News from NGSMIPS | SPARC - Workshop on Advanced Functional Materials and Applications

The Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry of NGSMIPS organized a one-day workshop on Advanced Functional Materials and their Applications on 21st April 2025 sponsored by Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC). The workshop covered various disciplines like nanotechnology, material science, physics, bio-inorganic chemistry and brought together experts, researchers and students to discuss latest developments and key issues in the field.

The inaugural function was graced by Chief guest, Prof. Sundaram Gunasekaran, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Dr. Harishkumar Madhyastha, University of Miyazaki, Japan was the Guest of honor. Prof. (Dr) CS Shastry, Director (Research & Strategic Initiatives), NGSMIPS welcomed the SPARC project members. Dr. B C Revanasiddappa, Principal Investigator of the project shared interesting insights on the genesis and objectives of the SPARC program. Dr. Marina Koland, Principal highlighted the importance of the functional materials and their relevance in the research field.

The scientific sessions were enlightening, with Prof. Gunasekaran delivering important note about the nanozymes and sanozymes and their applications in current research. Dr. Santosh Tiwari, Associate Professor of Chemistry at NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte delivered a talk on new materials and advanced functional materials in the field of biological sciences. Prof. Krishnamoorthi K, Computer Science & Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence & machine learning in the field of pharmacy. He also mentioned the various applications of machine learning and retrieval of data from these tools. The last session was covered by Dr. Madhyastha, emphasizing on nanomaterials in the field of biomedicine and characterization of various nanomaterials and the biological complications of these materials in the human body.

The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. K Ishwar Bhat, Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry.