Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 24: The Department of Chemistry of Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu organized one day national webinar on ‘Chemistry Towards a Sustainable Future’ in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry, UIET Chandigarh under Twinning Initiatives of TEQIP III on 24 Aug 2020.
The webinar was organized to acquaint the faculty and students with the area of drug development and a sustainable chemistry by design under the chairmanship of Talat Parvez Rohella, Commissioner Secretary to Govt, Higher Education Department. The webinar was commenced with the welcome address by the Coordinator, Dr. Anita Brar, head, Department of chemistry and then the organizing secretary Dr. Raman Gupta guided the proceedings. During the webinar, Dr. Naveed Qazi, Principal Scientist, IIIM Jammu talked about “Introducing Oxo-Phenyl acetyl (OPAc) as a Protecting Group for Carbohydrates: Application towards the Synthesis of API” and Dr. Renuka Rai, faculty from UIET Chandigarh delivered lecture on “Sustainability: Beyond Benign by Design”. The entire session was very interactive and insightful. Dr. Sameru Sharma, Principal GCET appreciated the efforts of the coordinator Dr. Anita Brar, Head, Department of Chemistry and the organizing team, Dr. Raman Gupta, Dr. Neerupama and Dr. Rajinder Singh, Assistant professors, Department of Chemistry.
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