Schemcon-2016 concludes

​Hyderabad: SCHEMCON—a two day National Student Chemical Engineering Conference with theme Chemical Engineering Cutting Edges concluded at BVRIT College, Hyderabad.

Addressing the 1000 plus gathering of Chemical Engineers at the valedictory function of the SCEMCON, Prof Dr GD Yadav, Vice Chancellor of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, spoke on chemical engineering as a vibrant and versatile profession in the service of the society, he said the kind of things chemical engineering is associated; I don’t have any doubt in my mind to say god must be a chemical engineer. He went on to explain to the packed full of audience, he gave various career scopes of chemical engineering.

He quickly added that all chemical engineers may not be gods. Everything in this society is chemically engineered including the human body. That is why I said god who created us must be a chemical engineer he said and added that if there is no chemical engineer, there is no world.

He highlighted the contribution made by Institute of Chemical Technology and how it has produced many Padma Awardees. Human body is designed to live 150years, but we abuse it so badly that it can’t last for so many years. Chemical Engineers have many problems to solve such as things for better living, stretching natural resources, and carbon cycle.

All these challenges are uniquely physicochemical in nature and an education in chemical engineering or chemical technology particularly empowers you to tackle these herculean tasks. There is a confluence of chemical sciences and engineering with biological sciences and engineering said Yadav.

Chemical Engineers are paid US $ 70,000 per year which is more paid to any other disciplines he said.Chemcial Engineers can play a very important role in addressing the foods needs of the world. Carrot vegetable didn’t exist 1000 years ago. It was developed in a lab 200 years ago in Netherlands he said.

Genetically modified foods will give more yields per acre to address the food safety needs of the world, he informed.
Engineers must study biology to be better engineers because these two studies together can make an excellent combination to serve the future needs.

As we are going to witness revolutionary changes in medical field artificial liver, heart, kidney, skin- and various parts of the body are going to be reality very soon . These can be produced in the lab very soon. By 2020 organ manufacturing in the lab is possible he said. By the year 2100 it is possible to replace every part of the human body. He informed.

Speaking on the occasion KV Vishnu Raju recollected some of the famous chemical engineers who include Intel Founder Andrew Grove; CEO of Jack Welch; one of the two inventors of the Post It Note, Victor Mills who developed Pringles at P&G was a chemical engineer.

He is most credited for the creation of modern disposable diapers and the Pampers brand, production improvements for Ivory soap and Duncan Hines cake mix, and the production concept for Pringles.

The meeting concluded with the presentation of the awards. Dr CH Venkateshwarly, Principal BVRIT, KV Vishnu Raju, Chairman of Sri Vishnu Educational Societym Prof Satyanarana, many chemical engineers were present at the ocassion.