News & Achievements

60 student members of IEM Kolkata are registered for today's scheduled ISHRAE student customised webinar from 7pm to 8pm on Basic of Refrigeration and Cold Chain. It will help our members to explore more cold chain industry. Also, it will give complementary Industry learning as same mapped with our regular and elective subjects of syllabus. This is the 7th indirect webinar by Industry experts along with 4 own organized webinar by ISHRAE IEM student chapter in past three months. #iem_kolkata #webinar #ISHRAE

IEM has always been a flagbearer of entrepreneurship and innovation, has one of the most diverse and resourceful ECells in India. Read on to find out who we are, and what we do.   The IEM E-Cell or Entrepreneurship Cell helps guide students towards the path on entrepreneurship and new ideals, while also providing mentorship to budding startups, and opening newer avenues to fledgling businesses. We believe in upskilling our students so that they have more options and career paths open to them. We also organise events, E-Camps and sessions to help engage students and young entrepreneurs, and develop entrepreneurial spirit through healthy competition. We are proud partners of Wadhwani Foundation and NEN. We also offer free courses on entrepreneurship through the Learnwise platform.   Some of our on campus startups are ● cemX ● Distronix ● Zero Dollar Security (Cybertix Technologies llp) ● Cross Validate (Cybertix Technologies llp) ● Unseen and Beyond ● Wealthy Waste ● iotics.net ● stiQR it ● Applex     Some of our achievements throughout the years: ● NEN Eweek Champions (2010, 2011, 2013) ● NEN E-Week India Premiere Awardees (2014, 2015, 2016) ● NEN E-Cell of the Year awardee (2018) ● Best E-Cell of the Decade in India by Wadhwani Foundation (2019)   In the coming weeks, we'll give you a sneak peek of our inner workings, along with the inspiring startups stories and the people behind these enterprises, and their achievements, through blog posts on our page. Keep an eye out for these, as they're sure to leave you amazed!   #IEM #INNOVATION #ENTREPRENEURSHIP #CHAMPION #LEADERS Article Courtesy: Prof. Avijit Bose, IEM, Kolkata [gallery ids="7219,7220,7221,7222,7223"]

The next episode of India First Leadership Talk Series with Shri R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment on 13th June 2020 at 1.00 PM   Session Detail:   Date: 13th June 2020 Time: 01.00 PM On Twitter: @abhayjere On YouTube: Abhay Jere For upcoming Leadership talks, please visit: https://mic.gov.in/iflts_upcoming.php     NOTE: 'Certificate of Participation' will be issued to all students and faculty

Congratulations to Ms. Zainab Sultan, student of IEM for her outstanding performance in the entry level for ReThink Tank session on “Women Entrepreneurship through the lens of Higher Education” which will be held on 13th June 2020 at 5:00 PM with the Honorable Minister for Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani. The semi final round #1 streaming will be live on https://www.facebook.com/igaugerating/posts/889595281525624 to be held on Wednesday, *10th June 2020 at 5:00 PM* for 90 minutes on Facebook Live and will have a live polling appearing in the comments – which accounts for 40% of the weight to decide the top 3 students that will get the golden ticket to enter the final round. We request all IEM-UEM family members to vote for her. #iem_kolkata #achievement #voteforzainab

*IEM-UEM* invites all Alumni, Students, Faculty and Staff to Please register for *_IEM/UEM Distinguished Foreign Lecture_* on Topic* : " *Condition Monitoring of Machinery"* by *Prof. Len Gelman* University of Huddersfield, UK on *JUNE 4th, 2020 3:00 PM* IST .* *Link* : https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7324180511997942031 *Len Gelman,* joined the University of Huddersfield as a Professor, Chair in Signal Processing and Condition Monitoring and the Director of Centre for Efficiency and Performance Engineering, in 2017 from Cranfield University, where he had worked as a Professor and Chair in Vibro-Acoustical Monitoring since 2005, creating a team focused on vibro-acoustical condition monitoring of complex systems with an emphasis on their practical deployment. During his time at Cranfield, Len has developed technologies which have been field trialled in applications ranging from aircraft engines, gearboxes, bearings, steam turbines, composite materials and centrifugal compressors. He has managed as the Principal Investigator contributions to multiple EU funded programs, UK DTI programs (4 grants), multiple EPSRC grants, Royal Society grant, USA National Academy of Sciences grant, USA National Research Council grant, and multiple industrial contracts, including multiple contracts with Rolls-Royce (6 contracts), contracts with SKF, Shell, Scottish Southern Energy (two contracts), Caterpillar (USA, two contracts), London Underground (three contracts) and Cranfield Boeing Centre of Excellence (3 contracts). Before joining Cranfield University, Len was the Principal Investigator of USA International Science Foundation grant, USA Civilian Reserach and Development Foundation grants (two grants), USA MacArthur Foundation grant, Israel Lady Davis grant and Italian Landau Centro Volta grant. Len was • the Technical Manager of EU Framework FP7 project Monitur • the Technical Manager of EU Framework FP7 project Indgear • the Technical Manager of EU Framework FP7 project PileInspect • the Technical Manager of UK DTI project Sustain • the Coordinator of EPSRC project Len received Rolls-Royce engineering award for innovation in 2012, COMADIT Prize (by British Institute of NDT) in 2017 for significant contribution through research/development in condition monitoring, Oxford Academic Health Science Network Award, 2014, William Smith Prize by UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2010 and USA Navy Award, 1998. Len is the Honorary Technical Editor for the International Journal of Condition Monitoring, the Editor-in-Chief, the International Journal of Engineering Sciences (SCMR), the Executive Director of the International Society for Condition Monitoring, the Chair of the annual International Condition Monitoring Conferences, the Honorary Co-Chair of the annual World Congresses of Engineering, a Co-Chair of the International Conference COMADEM 2019, the University of Huddersfield, and the Chair of the International Scientific Committee of the Third World Congress on Condition Monitoring, China, 2021. He was the General Chair of the First World Congress on Condition Monitoring, London, 2017, the Chair of the Second World Congress on Engineering Asset Management, a Co-Chair of the Technical Programme of the International Conference on Maintenance, Prognostic and Health Management, 2012 and the Chair of the International Committee of the Second World Congress on Condition Monitoring, Singapore, 2019. Len is a Co-Chair of the International Working Group of the International Committee for NDT, the Chair of the International Working Group of the European Federation of NDT and a Member of ISO Technical Committee, Condition Monitoring. Len has published more than 250 publications, including 17 patents and 2 book chapters and he is a co-editor of 11 books published by Springer. He is a Fellow of British Institute of NDT, a Fellow of the International Association of Engineers and a Fellow of UK Institution of Diagnostic Engineers. Len made 42 plenary keynote presentations at major international conferences during period 1999-2019 and also made more than 100 invited lectures and seminars in the UK, USA, France, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Holland, India and Israel during period 1996-2019. He was a Visiting Professor at nine Universities abroad and at Argonne National Laboratory (USA). Len is reviewer of the following funding bodies: EPSRC, the Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders,Belgium, German Research Foundation, Germany, Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, China, Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, Scotland and National Research Foundation, South Africa. [gallery type="rectangular" columns="1" size="large" ids="7208"]

Date : *6th June 2020*. Time: *3.30pm* Speaker : *Mr. Ranajoy Banerjee*, CEO, ANB & Scheme Manager, ANBCC of IIW-India. Joining link: Join with Google Meet meet.google.com/nxc-azdv-aqu’ Login time has been kept at 3:15pm onwards. Organiser: The Indian Institute of Welding (IIW-India), Kolkata Branch. Open for IIW-IEM Students' Chapter.

Rotary Club of Salt Lake Silicon Valley participated in the District 3291 Training Program (Rotary Year 2020-2021)for the post of President Elect, Secretary Elect and Treasurer Elect. The District Governor Rtn. Ajay Agarwal along with District Governor Elect Rtn. Sudip Mukherjee discussed the social responsibility of the club, the importance of the Leadership and Motivation of the Club President. The corporate and managerial responsibilities of a Club Secretary,the responsibility of the Club Treasurer for monitoring Club's revenue deposit and expenses. Rotary Club of Salt Lake Silicon Valley is one of the newest clubs under Dist. 3291.It was chartered on 24th October, 2019 and it has successfully completed 7projects in 7months of its tenure this year. Thank you all for your help and support. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="7200,7199,7198,7197,7196,7195"]

Inner Wheel Club of IEM Kolkata* participated in the Aurelia Officers' Training Program from 3pm-6pm where discussions on social responsibility, corporate responsibility, corporate branding, charity working for COVID 19, and future Club activities. IW IEM KOLKATA is a new club and this was our first international-national training program. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="7185,7186,7187,7188,7189,7190"]

Today Management students of Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM), Kolkata experienced a very interactive & engaging Webinar on "The New Normal": Effective Interview Techniques post Covid-19 world.   Speaker: Mr. Sushovan Sarkar National Key Account Manager- NARNAG GROUP |Ex PEPSI Co|Ex Godrej|Ex Parle |Ex Lotte|   Mr. Sarkar shared lot of real experiences with the students & guided them with the interview techniques that they will adopt while appearing online via various platforms post Covid-19.   Few glimpses of the event are as follows.. [gallery ids="7141,7146,7147,7149"]