It gives me utmost pleasure to present the Annual Report of C-MET for the year 2010-2011. This report is an account of a successful year which furnishes abridged information on the activities, accomplishments, output and overall impact of CMET during this period.

The research and development activities at C-MET span a wide range of fields relevant for electronics, energy and allied technologies which are in-line with the vision and mission of C-MET. Enhanced abilities to understand and manipulate the matter at the nanoscale promise a new wave of momentous technologies in the spheres of electronics and IT over the next five decades. Consequently, we have aligned our core competence in tune with design and development of electronic materials relevant to the nano-science and technology.

This year, 16 sponsored projects were completed and 8 new externally funded projects have been initiated. It is quite gratifying to state that our budgetary resources from extramural sources have reached to the tune of 1574.52 lakhs during this year.

Let me summarize some of the foremost accomplishments pertaining to this year. C-MET has signed two cross-border MOUs with industries viz. E-Parisaraa, and Moserbaer India Ltd., for collaboration in the vital areas like e-waste and photovoltaic energy conversion, respectively.

During the year, scaling up to higher standards of scientific achievements is evident from research performance indicators of C-MET (in terms of 27 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals, 52 contributory paper presentations at various national / international conferences, 14 Indian patent applications, 3 Ph.Ds and 24 invited talks). This year scientists and students from C-MET have shown their research excellence in terms of five Best Presentation awards in the conferences /symposia and an Emerald Literati Network-Highly Commended Award - 2010 for a contributory paper.

C-MET, Pune has effectively organized International Workshop and Symposium on Synthesis and Characterization of Glass /Glass Ceramics (IWSSCGGC-2010) during 7-10 July, 2010 in collaboration with Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata and Gujarat Chapters. C-MET has also played a cornerstone role in organizing International Conference on NANO Technology Materials & Composites for Frontier Applications (NANOCON-2010) during 14-15 October, 2010 in collaboration with Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune, North Carolina A & T State University, USA and Tuskegee University, USA. Besides, C-MET was instrumental in organizing International Symposium on Materials Education (ISME-2011) during 26-28 March, 2011 in collaboration with Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune and Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune.

As a part of its Annual Foundation Day celebration, C-MET has organized National Conference on “RoHS Regulations and Chemical Analysis for Compliance (RRCA-2011) during March 8-9, 2011 at, Hyderabad to promote the awareness on Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) for export of electronic and related goods to European Union. The presidential address was delivered by Shri R. N. Jayaraj, Chief Executive, NFC, Hyderabad. Dr S. P. Vasireddy, CMD, Vimta Labs, Hyderabad graced the inaugural function as the Chief Guest. Dr. Lakshmi Raghupathy, Advisor, GIZ-MAIT, New Delhi has enlightened the audience via the key note lecture. Around 250 participants including delegates from industries, researchers, students, academicians from reputed institutions and universities have attended this conference. As far as possible, C-MET intends to follow this trend of organizing a conference on its Foundation Day every year to deliberate on different topics of scientific/technological significance.

On the whole, like previous years, C-MET maintains to march ahead with the blending of materials development efforts for strategic sector and the new service-rendering initiatives like RoHS and e-waste treatment. I must accentuate that the presentations in this Annual Report reflect the stimulating atmosphere that is induced by motivated co-workers and exciting projects. It is my sanguine belief that C-MET will steadily attain illustrious position in R&D of advanced electronic materials and cutting edge process technologies in the global perspective.

D.P. Amalnerkar
Executive Director

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