SPACES DEGREE COLLEGE HOSTS CHEMISYMPOSIUM 2011
SPACES Degree College, Payakaraopeta in Visakhapatnam District conducted the third edition of CHEMISYMPOSIUM, a one-day National level Seminar on ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES and OPPORTUNITIES IN PHARMA SECTOR on 23rd Oct, Sunday. As many as 450 student delegates from various degree colleges around in the four districts of Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and West Godavari are participated in it.
The Guest Speakers on the occasion of the Inauguration are Professor K. Laxma Reddy, Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal and Dr M Damodharan, General Manager, Quality All API Sites, Ranbaxy Labs Ltd.
Prof Laxma Reddy came up with a lively presentation on Chemistry of life and Future and he hailed the 2011 year being declared as the International Year of Chemistry in honour of Madam Curie.
Dr Damodharan presented his views on eco-friendly research in pharma industry and such opportunities for aspiring students. Later the Guest Speakers followed it up with question sessions in which the student participants can have very highly useful interactive clarifications from the eminent subject authorities, which can certainly help them plan for choosing the right career.
The ensuing sessions had a lot for the student delegates in Poster presentations and a Quiz competition. It must have been an enduring test of wits for all the participants who had have to come up with novel ideas of resourceful ease. The Guest Speakers themselves judged the best presentations and the winners were awarded cash prizes Rs 2500/- and 1500/- in the competitions for 1st and 2nd prizes respectively.
Secretary and Correspondent Sri Ch.V.K.Narasimharao, and Joint Secretary Sri Vijay Prakash clarified that this National level endeavour would positively realize the creative efforts of the student delegates and stress the need for such subject Seminars to improve competencies and employability of the aspiring students in professional fields.
