Date

Place

Particulars

Details

ARDE, Pune

Cannon Launched Missile system – Flight Readiness Review at ARDE

Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) , Hyderabad

Attended meeting to finalize proposed M Tech Programme in “Surface and Undersea Vehicle Engineering” with IIT Madras

Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS), Bengaluru

Attended “Vayuvahan Aagaman” ceremony (to commemorate the arrival of first  AEW&C India Aircraft)

Shrimaharshi Research Institute of Vedic Technology (SRIVT), Secunderabad

Presidential Address at 13^th Foundation Day Celebration

Welcomed and Presided over the motivational Talk of Shri MM Pallam Raju, Hon’ble
Raksha Rajya Mantri, Govt. of India. Who visited DIAT-MILIT on 16 Sept 2012

Institution of Engineers (India) Pune Local Centre

Chief Guest for 45^th Engineers’ Day Celebration

MVR Foundation, Bengaluru

Delivered 8^th Special Lecture on “Political Leadership driving Nation’s progress through Technology” to mark the 85^th Birthday of Shi. M V Rajashekharan, former Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning, Govt Of India.

Inaugurates “250 telephone lines EPABX System” at POINTS Hostel

FirePower India 2012, Delhi Cantonment

Special Address on “ Precision Delivery of Fire Power: Elements & Technologies” at
FirePower India 2012 Seminar

NAL–Centre for Civil Aircraft Design & Development, Bangalore

Attended 4^th Review Committee for SARAS development programme

Chaired the meeting with Schulich School of Business, York University  delegates to 
discuss academic  collaboration

DIAT Celebrates 66^th Independence Day

Kendriya Vidyalaya, DIAT, Pune

Chaired the Vidyalaya Management Committee Meeting

AICTE, Hqrs, New Delhi

AICTE - Appellate Committee meeting

Inaugurates of Customized Course on “Missiles Technology” for BrahMos Executives - 06 Aug to 14 Sept. 2012

Boeing’s Analysis & Experimentation Centre, Bangalore

Visited to discuss DRDO, DIAT - Boeing Collaboration

Chaired the meeting of academic collaboration with Prof Shankar of
Canada University

Chaired the meeting on establishment of Bio-science Deptt.  Dr. W Selwamurthy, CC R&D (LS & IC) & other subject experts attended the meeting

Reviewed  “ DRDO-DIAT Nano Project” with     Dr. W Selwamurthy, CC R&D (LS & IC) & DRDO experts

Dept. of Management Studies – IISc, Bangalore

Guest of Honour for International Conference on Technology Management – 2012, 18-20 July 2012

 DIAT (DU), Pune

Welcomed   POINTS 17 Batch & Presided over the function.  Dr. V Bhujanga Rao, DS &
CC R&D (HR), DRDO Hqtrs addressed the  POINTS 17 Batch

 DIAT (DU), Pune

PDR of  Tech. Demonstrator for very Light MicroSAR, attended by SAMEER team and Experts

28.6.2012

DRDO HQs, New Delhi

Orientation for newly appointed /Designated Directors of DRDO Labs.

12.06.2012

DIAT (DU), Pune

Inaugural speech on National Seminar on "Emerging Technologies in Micro/ Nano Manufacturing", 12-14 June 2012

07.06.2012

DIAT (DU), Pune

Inaugural speech on 1^st National Conference on “Cyber Security”, 07 & 08 June 2012

05.06.2012

NAL (National Aerospace Laboratories)  Bengaluru

Chaired the Meeting of C-CADD’s Scientific Committee at NAL

30.05.2012

Manav Rachana University, New Delhi

Chief Guest for National workshop on Geo - Spatial Technologies and Applications, 30-31 May 2012.

28.05.2012

DIAT (DU), Pune

6^th Convocation of DIAT (DU)

17.05.2012

DIAT (DU), Pune

Inaugural speech on 1^st International Conference on Functional Materials for Defence – Jointly organised by DIAT,NPS (USA) & ONR Global (USA), 17-19 May 2012

12.05.2012

R & DE (E), Pune

Chief Guest for National Technology Day celebration

27.04.2012

IEI, Karnataka State Centre, Bangalore

Delivered Prof. B R Narayan Iyengar Memorial Lecture on “Students of the Country to Engineers for the Nation”

Amrita School of Engg, Bengaluru

Chief Guest for “Amritotsava”- the Institution Day   celebration at Bengaluru

Chaired the review meeting of “Critical   Design Review of Project Sudarshan” at ADE

09.04.2012

DRDO HQs, New Delhi

Chaired the peer review meeting of Integrated Aerostat Surveillance System, long Size (71 M class)

30.03.2012

Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

Defexpo India 2012 - organised by Defence Exhibition Organisation (DEO) (Ministry of Defence, Govt of India)

Mahatam Gandhi University , Nalgond, A.P.

• Guest of honour of International Conference on “Current Trends and Issues of Renewable Energy “ On March 29, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., Hotel Taj Deccan, Banjara Hills, Hyderbad

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed University) College of Engineering, Pune

• Chief Guest of Inaugural Ceremony of ‘BHARATIYAM 2012 (A National level Annual Techno-Cultural fest)

Vehicle Research & Development Establishment (VDRE) Ahmednagar

• Chief Guest  of Valedictory function of  “Advanced course on Design methodology of
  Combat Vehicles for Scientists and Engineers”  -  05-10 March 2012

• Article on “Time for Action” The Pioneer, Thursday, 8 March 2012. P. 14.

G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Technology, Wagholi, Pune - 412 207

• Chief Guest  for publication ceremony of the first issue  of International Journal on Advanced Computing & Knowledge Discovery (IJACKD)

R & DE (E), Pune

• Grand Finale function of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of R&DE (E) and release of ‘Glorious 50 years’ book and a special issue of ‘RDE-Insight’ in-house Journal of R&DE (E)

• Chief Guest  and delivered the Inaugural Address of District Conference-2012 on "'Parivarthen' Change for Better"
  

• Chief Guest and Delivered the Inaugural Address  of Techno-Management Event “CYNOSURE 2K12” on 30^th January 2012 .

• Chief Guest of Inaugural Function of CEP on "Finishing School on Personality Development', Or Save ganised by Department of Induction Training Programme, DIAT,(DU) Pune

• Chief Guest, Inaugural Speech "Managing Technology Innovation", Seminar on Bond Graph at R&DE (Eng), Dighi, Pune

• 'Guest of Honour' and 'Keynote Speaker' for the inauguration cermony of ICSTaMR-2012 at IIT, Chennai. International Conference on Submarine Technology and Marine Robotics.

• Dr. VK Saraswat, SA to RM addressed the DRDO fraternity from DRDO HQ New Delhi on the occasion of the "DRDO Day" on 12th Jan 2012 at 1000 Hrs through DRONA. The webcast screened in POINTS (Dronacharya) auditorium for all the faculty members, Officers and Staff members of DIAT(DU) Pune.

• Dr. Prahlada, Vice Chancellor, DIAT (DU) Pune, delivered the 9th Convocation Address, Sardar Vallabbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat.
  

• Chief Guest of the National Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NWNST),at Department of Core Engineering and Engineering Science, MIT College of Engineering Pune

• The Indian Express has published 20 research articles from different experts in Reforms Magazine, December 2011. Out of these, Dr. Prahlada article is on “R&D Deficit: To Rival Foreign Brands, Indian Companies Need to Involve Science and Engineering Communities in a Big Way".

Hindustan University Chennai

• Seminar on Defence Education for the 21st Century (A join Cranfield University- Hindustan University Conference) - Invited Talk: "Value to Soldier and Power to Forces"

NAL, Bangalore

• Review of SARAS Program.

DIAT(DU)

• Chaired Finance Council at DIAT (DU)

• Plenary talk at CSI Conference on 'IT in Defence': "Cyber Security: Role of Academy".

Aeronautical Development Estt/. Aeronautical Development Agency Bangalore

• 5th Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vechicles (SAROD-2011): Chairman, National Advisory Committee/ Keynote Address in the Area of Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vechicles.

Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre, Bangalore

• Release of "MTRDC Lab Manual" and Distributed Foundation Day Awards and Presidential Address.

New Delhi

• Delivered a Talk on "Aerospace Technologies as forcs Multiplier" in the conference

Naval Postgraduate School,
Monterey California, USA

• To discuss the various schemes, mechanisms to collaboration between NPS and DIAT(DU) in Education & Training, Research & Development  and to participate in DRDO & NPS workshop on 'Counter Terrorism'.