LAKELAND, Fla. β For the first time, leaders in academia, industry and government from the United States and India will come together at 91ΒιΆΉΣ³»to discuss the most advanced research and development of green chemistry, engineering and technologies (GCET).
The , also hosted by Indiaβs Panjab University, will be held July 18-19 at the Innovation, Science and Technology Building on 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Polyβs campus in Lakeland.
βClean water, air, clean energy and food security are the biggest challenges facing our planet when it comes to the environment,β said Dr. Sesha Srinivasan, professor of physics at 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Poly and part of the university wide organizing committee. βThis conference will address solutions to some of these stringent parameters.β
The keynote speakers and participants include some of the most prominent researchers in green and sustainable technologies from universities in 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» and the nation, as well as from Panjab University. In addition, there will be panel discussions in which industrialists, non-profits, government, faculty and students will discuss international graduate education and research on green chemistry and engineering.
βThere is a rising awareness and demand for green chemistry, green materials, green composites and their engineering and technological applications,β said Srinivasan. βThis is why this conference is so relevant to todayβs environment.β
The event will allow scientists and technologists to generate strategic recommendations for the advancement of an international curriculum focused on green science and technology. There will also be a select group of graduate and undergraduate students from 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Poly and Panjab who will showcase their research findings.
GCET-2018 is jointly organized by 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Polytechnic University, Molekule, Inc., and Panjab University, India. The event is a follow up to the first international GCET conference held in Chandigarh, India, last year.
91ΒιΆΉΣ³»and Panjab University created the Indo-US partnership with the goal of developing programs to foster the knowledge and research breakthroughs in green chemistry, engineering and technologies that lead to environmental sustainability.
This three-year international collaborative exchange program is funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India and the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) to strengthen collaboration and build partnerships between U.S. and Indian institutions of higher education
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