
Events

ECS IITM Student Chapter Inaugural Event & Workshop
Inaugural Lecture by Prof. A.K. Shukla, IISc Bengaluru,
Invited lectures by Dr. R.Gopalan, Regional Director, ARCI-Chennai
and Prof. N. Rajendran, Head, Dept. of Chemistry, Anna university
Venue: T.T. Jagannathan auditorium, IC&SR building, IIT Madras
Date: 10th December 2022.
Time: 2:00 PM
Registration is Free
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Industrial Visit
Half day visit to International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Chennai Visit
Date : 30 December 2022
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Guided by Dr. Raman Vedarajan and Mr. Ramakrishna
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Fastest Finger First (Quizs) in International Conference on Energy Conversion and Storage
(IECS-2023)
Three sets of quizzes based on the basic electrochemistry and conference lectures during IECS-2023
Date:18-20th January 2023.
Workshop (IWETNGB-2023)
International Workshop on
Electrochemical Techniques for Next-Generation Batteries
Date : 29-30 March 2023
Organized by ECS IITM Students Chapter and Department of Chemistry, SRMIST
Venue: Central Lecture theatre (CLT)(IIT Madras)
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Workshop on Biosensors & Electroanalytical Techniques
Speaker: Prof. Sadagopan Krishnan
(Oklahoma State University, USA)
Venue : CB 310 (Department of Chemistry)
Session 1: Lectures (10:00 am to 1 pm)
Session 2: Hands-on (2 pm to 6 pm)
Number of Participants: 60
Teacher's Day Celebration
Speaker: Prof. K Vidyasagar
(Professor (retd.), Dept. of Chemistry IITM )
Venue : ICSR Hall 4
Date: 5 September 2023
Time: 3- 4 pm
Topic: Structural correlations of nonmolecular solid state energy materials


Indo Korea Workshop
Lectures on Electrochemical Energy Storage
Collaborative event with SRMIST
Venue: ICSR Terrace Hall.
Date: 20-21 September 2023
No. of participants: 130+
Pre- Energy Summit Workshop
Lectures on Electro-Sustainability
In-Association with Energy Consortium IIT Madras
Venue: Google Meet (Online).
Date: 05 December 2023
No. of participants: 60+


Workshop on Electrochemical Characterization of Batteries
In-Association with NIT Trichy.
Venue: NIT Trichy.
Date: 22-23 January 2024.
Speakers: Prof. Kothandaraman R (IITM), Prof. Ramanathan (IITM), Prof. L Cindrella (NITT), Dr. Sunandan Sarkar (NITT)
No. of participants: 130+
Symposium and Hands-on on Batteries
In-Association with Energy consortium IIT Madras.
Venue: Central Lecture Theatre (CLT).
Date: 23-24 February 2024.
Plenary speakers: Prof. Weppner Werner (University of Kiel), Prof. A K Shukla (IISc Banglore), Prof. V Thangadurai (University of Calgary),
No. of participants: 100+


Workshop on "Molecular Modelling and DFT Simulations for Energy Storage Materials"
Venue: Central Lecture Theatre (CLT).
Date: 08-09 July 2024.
Speakers: Prof. Vijay Ramani Washington University in St. Louis), Prof. Subramanian (IIT MAdras), Dr. Sooraj (IIT Madras),
No. of participants: 100+
Two Days Workshop on
Prospects for Li-ion Batteries and Emerging Electrochemical Energy Systems
Venue: PSG Institute of Advanced Studies,Coimbatore.
Date: 29-30 July 2024.
Speakers: Prof. Vijayamohanan PillaiI (ISER Tirupati) Prof. Kothandaraman Ramanujam (IIT Madras), Dr. Muhammed Musthafa (IISER Pune), Dr. Poulomi Roy (CSIR - CMERI),
No. of participants: 100+


Teacher's Day 2024
Venue: CB310, Department of Chemistry
Date: 05 September 2024.
Speakers: Prof. Shankararaman and
Prof. Parasuraman Selvam
Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, IITM
No. of participants: 50+
Two Day Workshop on Powering the Future:
Innovations in Lithium-Ion Battery Technology
Venue:Centre for Research, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu
Date: 13-14 September 2024.
Speakers: Prof. Kothandaraman Ramanujam and
Prof. Ramanathan Srinivasan
Affiliation: IIT Madras
No. of participants: 100+


Eminent Lecture series
Venue:IGCS Seminar Hall, Department of Biotechnology IIT Madras
Date: 23 November 2024.
Speakers: Melanie M Briton-In Operando Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Monitoring Reactions in Electrochemical Cells.
and Dr. Phoebe K Allan- In situ pair distribution function analysis of nextgeneration battery materials
Affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham
No. of participants: 40+
Electrochemical Energy Systems: From Fundamentals to Fabrication
(A Skill Development Program)
Venue:Christ University, Bengaluru
Date: 7-8 March 2025.
Speakers: Dr. Rajalakshmi N (Former Head CFCT, ARCI, Chennai)
Prof. Kothandaraman R (IIT Madras)
Topics: Fundamentals of fuel cell technology and
Fundamentals of Lithium ion batteries
No. of participants: 120+


Small Sciences Symposium by IITM
Venue: ICSR, IIT Madras
Date: 11-12 June, 2025
This event is made possible by the strong collaboration between IIT Madras, the ECS Student Chapter, and the Energy Consortium at IITM and Small Family at Wiley. These dynamic groups play a crucial role in fostering cutting-edge research in energy, nanoscience, and related interdisciplinary fields.
No. of participants: 60+
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ECSI-IITM Webinar Series
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