GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY,

AMRITSAR

WORKSHOP

On

The USAGE of VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC

INSTRUMENTS

September 12-15, 2012

Sponsored By

University Grants Commission, New

Delhi

Organized by

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES

GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY

AMRITSAR– 143 005 (PUNJAB), INDIA

Organizing Committee

Patron

Prof. A. S. Brar,

Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev

University, Amritsar

Chairman

Prof. B.S.Randhawa

Convener

Prof. Palwinder Singh

Co-convener

Dr. Vandana Bhalla

Faculty

Prof. Harjit Singh

Prof. T.S. Lobana

Prof. M.S. Hundal

Prof. R.K. Mahajan

Prof. Subodh Kumar

Prof. T.S. Banipal

Prof. S. K. Chawla

Prof. Geeta Hundal

Prof. S.S. Chimni

Prof. Sukhpreet Singh

Prof. Manoj Kumar

Prof. Sumanjit Kaur

Prof. Damanjit Kaur

Dr. Paramjit Kaur

Dr. Parampal Kaur

Er. Ashwani Sood

Dr. Inderpreet Kaur

Dr. Vipin Kumar

Dr. Ritu Bala

Dr. Prabhpreet Singh

Venue

Department of Chemistry

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Important phone numbers

Prof. Palwinder Singh: 09876062406

e-mail: chemistry.workshop@yahoo.com

Website:

www.gndu.ac.in/chemistryworkshop

About the Workshop

Since good instrumentation is very

essential for obtaining good scientific

results, equally important is the judicious

usage of the instruments. A number of

research instruments are available in Guru

Nanak Dev University such as:

1. LC-MS/MS – High Resolution Mass

Spectrometer

2. Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer

3. Fluorescence Spectrophotometer

4. 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer (presently

not working)

5. Confocal Microscope

6. Polarized Optical Microscope

7. Microwave Synthesizer

8. Flow Cytometer

9. XRD

10. CHN Analyzer

11. IR Spectrophotometer

12. GC-MS

13. Scanning Electron Microscope

14. High Performance Liquid

Chromatography

15. Mossbauer Spectrometer

In order to get appropriate results from the

instrument/s, one must know about the

basics of working of the instrument.

Keeping this in mind, we planned to

organize a workshop to familiarize the

research scholars about the working of

available instruments. It will be tried to

cover the basic theory of the instrument as

well as the practical handling.

Number of participants

The limitation of time due to the

ongoing academic session and entertaining

properly to those who will participate in

this workshop, the number of participants

is kept 50. One student from each research

group could apply for attending the

workshop latest by 20.8.2012. More

students from each research group could

be accommodated if required number of

50 students is not available by the due

date.

Registration Those who are interested to attend the

workshop may get registered by

completing the enclosed registration form

and returning it along with payment by a

Demand Draft with name and address of

the participant clearly written on the back

of the draft. The DD should be in favor of

Convener, Chemistry Workshop and

payable at Amritsar. Registration fee

includes participation in workshop, writing

material, accommodation (if needed) and

all meals.

Please fill in the attached Registration

Form and send it before the deadline to:

Dr. Vandana Bhalla,

Department of Chemistry,

GNDU, Amritsar.

E-mail: chemistry.workshop@yahoo.com

Registration Fees INR 500/-

Accommodation

The outside participants will be provided

accommodation in the University guest

house. Besides regular accommodation,

Hotel Accommodation on payment basis is

also available. Those who prefer to stay in

hotels can contact the Hotel directly or

send their request in advance so that

booking can be made well in time.

Important Dates Registration

August 20, 2012

Notification to Participants

August 30, 2012

About GNDU

Guru Nanak Dev University

Guru Nanak Dev University was established

on Nov. 24, 1969 to commemorate the 500th

birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji,

the founder of Sikh religion. Guru Nanak Dev

University is one of the premier universities of

the country, which was two times accredited

with the 5 star (the highest level) accreditation

among the universities in India by National

Assessment and Accreditation Council

(NAAC), an autonomous institution of

University Grants Commission. Apart from

traditional areas of higher education,

university has the reputation of promoting

education and research in professional and

technological fields, with the aim of creating

human resources in the new but highly

required areas in the country. About Department of Chemistry The department of chemistry was established

in 1971 and over a period of time it has

emerged as one of the premier departments not

only in the university but also has acquired a

prestigious status at the national level. The

department has been recognized as a Center

for Advanced Studies by UGC. Department

of Science and Technology has funded the

department twice under its “Fund for

Improvement of Science and Technology”

(FIST) program.

The department offers courses of B.Sc.

(Hons. School) Chemistry, M. Sc. (Hons.

School) Chemistry, M. Sc. (Hons) Chemistry,

and Ph. D. The semester system with credit

based continuous evaluation is followed for

teaching programmes.

The research activities of the department

focus on synthetic organic chemistry,

inorganic chemistry, solid state chemistry,

electrochemistry, chemistry of surfactants,

chemistry of oils and fats, theoretical

chemistry, thermodynamics, analytical

chemistry etc. Several faculty members have

exposure to foreign laboratories in the form of

post doctoral fellows or visiting professor /

scientist. A number of faculty members are

fellows of academies of national repute and

also are recipients of research medals.

The department library has a collection of

about 16,500 books. The department also

regularly subscribes to 28 journals in addition

to the e-journals available through UGC

consortium. The department also has an access

through UGC consortium to the online

Chemical Abstracts through the platform of

Science Finder.

Amritsar, the City of Nectar Tradition traces Amritsar's origin from the

prehistoric times as a place having in its womb

an Amrit-Kund (Spring of Nectar) in the

desolate area covered with wild growth. It was

in the lot of Guru Ram Das, the fourth Guru of

Sikhs, to discover it and build a big Sarovar

(tank) on the site in AD 1564. Simultaneously,

the foundation of a town was also laid. The

construction of the tank and the town was

completed in AD 1577. Guru Ram Das'

successor, Guru Arjan Dev, continued the task

of development of the town. He raised the

Harmandir in the centre of the Holy tank, gave

the Sikh community its sacred scripture (Adi

Granth) and bound his followers in an

organization.

Golden Temple

With the ascendancy of Maharaja Ranjit

Singh, there ushered in the Golden Age in the

history of Amritsar. The city was conquered

by the Maharaja in AD 1805. Under the lavish

patronage of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the

Harmandir was given a marble face and

golden look for which it has now earned the

name of the Golden Temple.

REGISTRATION FORM

WORKSHOP

On

The USAGE of VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

September, 12-15, 2012

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Name:________________________________

Address:______________________________

City__________________Pin_____________

Telephone_____________________________Mobile _______________________________

Fax________________________________

E-mail _______________________________

Accommodation (If required)

Encl: Demand Draft no. ______________ drawn on

_____________________________________

For Rs. ___________________________ in favor of Convener, Chemistry Workshop payable at

Amritsar.

Signature: _____________

Date ___________________

Signature of the supervisor /Head of Department (with seal and date)