Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST Dr. Suresh Das, Executive Vice President, KSCSTE Trivandrum Dr. Rajendra Singh, Scientist G, DRDO. Dr. K. Indira Priyadarsini, Head, Radiation chemistry section, BARC. Dr. A. Ajayaghosh, Scientist H,NIIST Trivandrum

Organizing committee Prof. (Dr.) J. Letha, Vice-Chancellor, CUSAT (Patron) Prof. (Dr.) K. Poulose Jacob, Pro-ViceChancellor, CUSAT (Co-Patron) Prof. (Dr). K. Girish Kumar (Chairman) Dr. P.A. Unnikrishnan (Convener) Dr. K.K. Mohammed Yusuff Dr. S. Sugunan Prof. (Dr). M.R. Prathapachandra Kurup Prof. (Dr). K. Sreekumar Prof. (Dr). S. Prathapan Dr. N. Manoj Dr. P.M. Sabura Begum Dr. P.V. Mohanan Dr. M.V. Mahesh Kumar All correspondence should be addressed to Dr. P.A. Unnikrishnan Convener, CTriC 2017 Department of Applied Chemistry Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi-22, Kerala, India

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Kochi The Queen of Arabian Sea, the heart of the state, that God calls his own, not only is a place that is any poet, dreamer or painters fantasy come alive, it also is a small town, capsuled with timeless imprints of various cultures. Kochi flaunts one of the finest natural harbours of the world. Being the financial capital of Kerala, it has an entire web of well connected routes, on land, air and sea. Kochi is one of the principal tourist destinations of Kerala. It ranks first in the total number of international and domestic tourist arrivals in Kerala and has been ranked the sixth best tourist destination of India. Commercial maritime facilities of the city include the port of Kochi, an International Container Transshipment Terminal, the Cochin Shipyard, offshore SPM of the Kochi Refineries, and the Kochi Marina. Hill Palace, Mattancherry Palace, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Jewish Synagogue, Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Willingdon Island are among the other best tourist places in Kochi Kochi International Airport is just 20 km away from the campus. Prepaid taxis are available at the Airport around Rs. 500. There are frequent services of lowfloor A/C buses of KSRTC via CUSAT. Bus timing from the airport can be obtained from the airport website (www.cial.aero). The nearest railway station is Alwaye (10 km). Other nearby railway stations are Ernakulam Town (12 km) and Ernakulam Junction (13 km). Public transport and prepaid taxis are available from these stations.

Current Trends in Chemistry 20th-21st January 2017

Organized by Department of Applied Chemistry Cochin University of Science and Technology

COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Cochin University of Science and Technology occupies a unique place on the academic roadmap of Asia as a premier institution for higher learning. The University’s motto itself is ‘Tejaswinavadhitamasthu’ which means ‘may the wisdom acquired deify us both the teacher and the taught and percolate to the universe in totality’. CUSAT has at present 28 departments of study and research offering Graduate and Post Graduate programmes. CUSAT with its versatility and multinational student fraternity is blazing new trails across the world giving the university a global footprint. Website: www.cusat.ac.in.

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY The Department of Applied Chemistry (DAC) was established with the support of UGC in 1976. The department offers Post Graduate programmes like M.Sc. (Chemistry), M.Tech. (Industrial Catalysis), M.Phil. (Chemistry) and Ph.D. in Chemistry. The research programmes are being undertaken in the following areas: Adsorption and Catalysis, Analytical Chemistry, Co-ordination Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Organic photochemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Polymer nanocomposites and Bio-inorganic Chemistry. In the last five years, 46 students have taken their Ph.D. from the department. Many students have secured faculty positions in various Colleges / Universities in India and abroad. The Department receives financial support from UGC (SAP), DST(FIST & PURSE). CALL FOR PAPERS INSRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACT PRESENTATION:

The abstract should be submitted in the prescribed format using the template available at http:// chem.cusat.ac.in along with the completed registration form. Detailed instructions for preparation of the manuscript are also available on this template. Save your manuscript as a Word document and send it as attachment to [email protected] by 20th December 2016. ORAL PRESENTATIONS While submitting the abstract the author/s may please indicate in the registration form whether they would like to make an oral presentation or not. A limited number of abstracts will be selected for oral presentation. Each speaker will be allocated 15 minutes for presentation, plus 5 minutes for discussion. POSTER SESSION Poster must not be larger than 100 cmx 100cm

IMPORTANT DEADLINES Submission of Abstracts 20 December 2016 Intimation of Acceptance 1 January 2017 Receipt of Registration 5 January 2017

INVITATION The Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and technology is organizing a National Seminar on Current Trends in Chemistry CTriC on 20th-21st of January 2017. The main objective of this seminar is to provide a common platform to researchers, faculty members and students with eminent scientists in the fields from various parts of our country. We are happy to invite you to become a part of this venture. REGISTRATION AND ACCOMODATION Request for registration are to be submitted in the prescribed format available at http://chem.cusat.ac.in Registered participants will have to book their accommodation by themselves. A list of hotels and their details are given at the conference websites. Transportation will be provided from these hotels to the conference venue. REGISTRATION FEE • Delegates from Universities/ National Institutes: 1000/• Delegates from Industries: 2000/• Student Delegates: 500/• Accompanying Person: 500/-