environment. The conference presented five high-voltage plenary talks from globally
renowned experts on topical themes, namely “The Evolution of Laser Ignition Over
more than Four Decades” by Prof. Ernst Wintner, Technical University of Vienna,
Austria; “Transition to Low Carbon Energy Mix for India” by Dr. Bharat Bhargava,
ONGC Energy Center; “Energy Future of India” by Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Hon.
Member (S&T) NITI Aayog, Government of India; “Air Quality Monitoring and
Assessment in India” by Dr. Gurfan Beig, Safar; and “Managing Large Technical
Institutions and Assessment Criterion for Talent Recruitment and Retention” by
Prof. Ajit Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee.
The conference included 24 technical sessions on topics related to energy
and environmental sustainability including 5 plenary talks, 27 keynote talks, and
15 invited talks from prominent scientists, in addition to 84 contributed talks and
50 poster presentations by students and researchers. The technical sessions in the
conference included Advances in IC Engines, Solar Energy, Environmental
Biotechnology, Combustion, Environmental Sustainability, Coal and Biomass
Combustion/Gasification, Air and Water Pollution, Biomass to Fuels/Chemicals,
Combustion/Gas Turbines/Fluid Flow/Sprays, Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Atomization and Sprays, Sustainable Transportation and Environmental
Issues, New Concepts in Energy Conservation, and Waste to Wealth. One of the
highlights of the conference was the Rapid-Fire Poster Sessions in (i) Engine/
Fuels/Emissions, (ii) Renewable and Sustainable Energy, and (iii) Biotechnology,
where 50 students participated with great enthusiasm and won many prizes in a
fiercely competitive environment. 200+ participants and speakers attended this
four-day conference, which also hosted Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Hon. Member
(S&T) NITI Aayog, Government of India, as the chief guest for the book release
ceremony, where 14 ISEES books published by Springer, Singapore, under a
special dedicated series “Energy, environment and sustainability” were released.
This was second time in a row that such significant and high-quality outcome has
been achieved by any society in India. The conference concluded with a panel
discussion on “Challenges, Opportunities and Directions for National Energy
Security,” where the panelists were Prof. Ernst Wintner, Technical University of
Vienna; Prof. Vinod Garg, Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda; Prof. Avinash
Kumar Agarwal, IIT Kanpur; and Dr. Michael Sauer, Boku University of Natural
resources, Austria. The panel discussion was moderated by Prof. Ashok Pandey,
Chairman, ISEES. This conference laid out the road map for technology development, opportunities and challenges in energy, environment, and sustainability
domain. All these topics are very relevant to the country and the world in present
context. We acknowledge the support received from various funding agencies and
organizations for the successful conduct of the Third ISEES Conference
(III-SEEC), where these books germinated. We would, therefore, like to
acknowledge NIT Srinagar, Uttarakhand (TEQIP) (special thanks to Prof. S. Soni,
Director, NIT, UK), SERB, Government of India (special thanks to Dr. Rajeev
Sharma, Secretary); UP Bioenergy Development Board, Lucknow (special thanks
to Sh. P. S. Ojha), CSIR, and our publishing partner Springer (special thanks to
Swati Meherishi).
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renowned experts on topical themes, namely “The Evolution of Laser Ignition Over
more than Four Decades” by Prof. Ernst Wintner, Technical University of Vienna,
Austria; “Transition to Low Carbon Energy Mix for India” by Dr. Bharat Bhargava,
ONGC Energy Center; “Energy Future of India” by Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Hon.
Member (S&T) NITI Aayog, Government of India; “Air Quality Monitoring and
Assessment in India” by Dr. Gurfan Beig, Safar; and “Managing Large Technical
Institutions and Assessment Criterion for Talent Recruitment and Retention” by
Prof. Ajit Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee.
The conference included 24 technical sessions on topics related to energy
and environmental sustainability including 5 plenary talks, 27 keynote talks, and
15 invited talks from prominent scientists, in addition to 84 contributed talks and
50 poster presentations by students and researchers. The technical sessions in the
conference included Advances in IC Engines, Solar Energy, Environmental
Biotechnology, Combustion, Environmental Sustainability, Coal and Biomass
Combustion/Gasification, Air and Water Pollution, Biomass to Fuels/Chemicals,
Combustion/Gas Turbines/Fluid Flow/Sprays, Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Atomization and Sprays, Sustainable Transportation and Environmental
Issues, New Concepts in Energy Conservation, and Waste to Wealth. One of the
highlights of the conference was the Rapid-Fire Poster Sessions in (i) Engine/
Fuels/Emissions, (ii) Renewable and Sustainable Energy, and (iii) Biotechnology,
where 50 students participated with great enthusiasm and won many prizes in a
fiercely competitive environment. 200+ participants and speakers attended this
four-day conference, which also hosted Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Hon. Member
(S&T) NITI Aayog, Government of India, as the chief guest for the book release
ceremony, where 14 ISEES books published by Springer, Singapore, under a
special dedicated series “Energy, environment and sustainability” were released.
This was second time in a row that such significant and high-quality outcome has
been achieved by any society in India. The conference concluded with a panel
discussion on “Challenges, Opportunities and Directions for National Energy
Security,” where the panelists were Prof. Ernst Wintner, Technical University of
Vienna; Prof. Vinod Garg, Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda; Prof. Avinash
Kumar Agarwal, IIT Kanpur; and Dr. Michael Sauer, Boku University of Natural
resources, Austria. The panel discussion was moderated by Prof. Ashok Pandey,
Chairman, ISEES. This conference laid out the road map for technology development, opportunities and challenges in energy, environment, and sustainability
domain. All these topics are very relevant to the country and the world in present
context. We acknowledge the support received from various funding agencies and
organizations for the successful conduct of the Third ISEES Conference
(III-SEEC), where these books germinated. We would, therefore, like to
acknowledge NIT Srinagar, Uttarakhand (TEQIP) (special thanks to Prof. S. Soni,
Director, NIT, UK), SERB, Government of India (special thanks to Dr. Rajeev
Sharma, Secretary); UP Bioenergy Development Board, Lucknow (special thanks
to Sh. P. S. Ojha), CSIR, and our publishing partner Springer (special thanks to
Swati Meherishi).
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