2-Day National Level Online Workshop on “Vibration and Noise Control : Recent Trends and Innovations”

A 2-Day National Level Online Workshop  on “Vibration and Noise Control : Recent Trends and Innovations” was organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering – Don Bosco College of Engineering (DBCE) in association with Goa State Innovation Council on 25^th and 26^th of February 2022. The inaugural ceremony of the workshop was graced by Chief Guest – Mr. Jose Noronha, Chairman of Goa Public Service Commission and Chairman of Goa State Innovation Council, Fr. Kinley D’Cruz – Director – DBCE, Dr. Neena Panandikar – Principal, Mr. Ajit Salunke, Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering  and Dr. Pravin Verekar – Convener. Also present for the event were Dr. Kala Nayak – Registrar  and Mr. Sudip Faldesai, – Project Officer, GSInC.

Dr. Verekar formally welcomed all the dignitaries and participants of the workshop. He threw light on the topics that would be covered during the workshop. Mr. Jose Noronha spoke about opportunities for innovation in the State. He emphasized the role of GSInC in supporting the startup community. He also stressed on importance of reading habits for students. He said “always strive for perfection” and wished the participants to take the benefit of the workshop. In the end, Mr. Ajit Salunke proposed the vote of thanks. The event was compered by Mr. Raymond Joseph and the workshop was coordinated by Mr. Chetan Gaonkar and Mr. Ramnath Prabhu Bam.

There were 5 eminent resource persons from premier Institutes and Industries of India as below :

1. Dr. M. L. Munjal, Professor Emeritus, FRITA, IISc Bengaluru

2. Dr. Krishna Mohan Kumar, Assistant Professor, IIT Indore

3. Mr. Bhushan Singh, Assistant Professor, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

4. Mr. Peeyush Bhonde, Area Manager, Technical Services (NVH), Josts Engineering

5. Mr. Suryakant Gawde, Vibration Analyst Level III, Certified Maintenance Partner at SKF Bearings

Apart from this, 3 sessions were conducted by in-house faculty members, Dr. Pravin Verekar, Mr. Chetan Gaonkar and Mr. Ramnath Prabhu Bam. Also a session on roles and responsibilities of GSInC was conducted by Mr. Sudip Faldesai.

Around 100 participants from all over India with different backgrounds such as Industry Professionals, Faculty Members, Research scholars and students had registered for the event.