Tiruchi Chapter of the Indian Institute of Metals (IIMT) has received the Best Chapter Award
The Tiruchi Chapter of the Indian Institute of Metals (IIMT) has received the Best Chapter Award for overall performance for tenth time.
Conduct of TMAQ 09, the quiz on metals, and ManTRA 2k9” during September, 2009; formation of own website www.iimtiruchy.org; running of in-house journal METALL, conduct of evening courses on ‘Heat Treatment’ and other programmes for industries on metals and materials, and conduct of lecture programmes, have enabled the chapter to wrest the overall performance award.
Chapter chairman S. Karunakaran, General Manager, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchi, received the award from Mr. Sanak Misra, national president, Indian Institute of Metals, during the National Metallurgy Day celebrations held at Kolkatta earlier this month. Complimenting the team members for its good work, chapter patron A.V. Krishnan, Executive Director, BHEL, Tiruchi, assured support for their future endeavours.
Mr. Karunakaran attributed the achievement to the dedication of Vice-Chairmen P. Nainar, R. Easwaran and S. Suresh, and the Executive Committee led by honorary secretary N. Rajasekaran. According to Mr. Karunakaran, the quiz on metals and materials for higher secondary students was a watershed. Over 480 students from 19 districts of Tamil Nadu and from Karaikal region of Puducherry took part in the preliminary rounds at seven centres across southern Tamil Nadu.
The semi-finals were held for 40 teams at the National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi. Six teams qualified for the finals. Past president of Tiruchi Chapter S. Pugazhenthy apprised the students about the opportunities in the field of materials engineering and metallurgy, and on the importance of metals and materials in the development of the country, on the occasion. One of the teams representing the Tiruchi chapter emerged as the runner-up in the international Brahm Prakash Memorial Materials Quiz 2009 held at Kalpakkam. The team consisting of Balaji Srinivasan and M.S. Viswanath of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Tirunelveli, won a prize of Rs. 10,000.
Mr. Karunakaran exuded confidence that the chapter would scale newer heights in the years to come.
Conduct of TMAQ 09, the quiz on metals, and ManTRA 2k9” during September, 2009; formation of own website www.iimtiruchy.org; running of in-house journal METALL, conduct of evening courses on ‘Heat Treatment’ and other programmes for industries on metals and materials, and conduct of lecture programmes, have enabled the chapter to wrest the overall performance award.
Chapter chairman S. Karunakaran, General Manager, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchi, received the award from Mr. Sanak Misra, national president, Indian Institute of Metals, during the National Metallurgy Day celebrations held at Kolkatta earlier this month. Complimenting the team members for its good work, chapter patron A.V. Krishnan, Executive Director, BHEL, Tiruchi, assured support for their future endeavours.
Mr. Karunakaran attributed the achievement to the dedication of Vice-Chairmen P. Nainar, R. Easwaran and S. Suresh, and the Executive Committee led by honorary secretary N. Rajasekaran. According to Mr. Karunakaran, the quiz on metals and materials for higher secondary students was a watershed. Over 480 students from 19 districts of Tamil Nadu and from Karaikal region of Puducherry took part in the preliminary rounds at seven centres across southern Tamil Nadu.
The semi-finals were held for 40 teams at the National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi. Six teams qualified for the finals. Past president of Tiruchi Chapter S. Pugazhenthy apprised the students about the opportunities in the field of materials engineering and metallurgy, and on the importance of metals and materials in the development of the country, on the occasion. One of the teams representing the Tiruchi chapter emerged as the runner-up in the international Brahm Prakash Memorial Materials Quiz 2009 held at Kalpakkam. The team consisting of Balaji Srinivasan and M.S. Viswanath of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Tirunelveli, won a prize of Rs. 10,000.
Mr. Karunakaran exuded confidence that the chapter would scale newer heights in the years to come.
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