National workshop on Electrochemistry starts at PU

Chandigarh, October 24, 2016: Two days national workshop on Electrochemistry (NWEC-2016) under the aegis of this UGC: INDO-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiative commenced on at the Seminar Hall of Department of Chemistry, Panjab University (PU).
As many as 85 students, researchers and scientists of various academic institutes and industries are participating in the workshop. The national workshop is being jointly organized by the PU Department of Chemistry and Sinsil International Pvt
Ltd, Faridabad. The theme of the workshop is to impart sufficient knowledge on electrochemical processes to sensitize and stimulate the young minds of students, research scholars and faculties.
The PU Dean Science, Prof. Praveen Rishi inaugurated the workshop. Addressing the inaugural function, Prof. Rishi emphasized that overlapping industries and academia are very important to take all research works to the society.
Prof. D. V. S. Jain Emirates professor of Chemistry Department gave historical prospects of electrochemistry in India. Dean Students Welfare (DSW) Prof. Navdeep Goyal, Controller of Examinations (COE) Prof Parvinder Singh, Prof. S.V. Kesar, Prof.A.S. Ahluwalia & Dr. M.C. Sidhu were also present along with the faculty members of the Department.
R.K. Mahajan from Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) discussed various aspects of electrochemical sensors. He explained great potential electrochemistry in several fields such as in environmental monitoring, clinical assays, quality monitoring as well as in medical applications. Recent development of potentiometric and voltammetric sensors for the selective recognition of variety of cations (mercury, lead, copper zinc, cadmium, cesium, uranyl etc.) and anions (chloride, hydrogensulphate, nitrate, perchlorate, ionic surfactants, dyes etc.) were showed with outstanding analytical performance with different medicinal, biological and environmental sample matrices with high sensitivity, selectivity and good reproducibility.
Later, Dr. Ramesh Krushnamurthy and his colleagues from Sinsil International Pvt Ltd demonstrated sweep potential electrochemistry, cyclic voltammetry, AC imbidence, Correction, differential pulse voltammetry and so on. They also stressed upon the need to use modern electrochemical tools in different areas of research.