Conferences/Meetings | Prof. P. Selvam


ONE-DAY WORKSHOP ON “Catalysis - A Key to a Sustainable Future”
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Professor B. Viswanathan Endowment Lecture, the 3rd in series, to be held in the Department of Chemistry, IIT-Madras 
on April 30, 2024.



Professor B. Viswanathan Endowment Lecture, “Hydrogen from Biomass via Aqueous Phase Reforming", Dec. 28, 2022, IIT-Madras.
   

Prof. BV Endowment 2022 Professor B. Viswanathan Endowment Lecture, "Developments in Catalytic Processes", March 19, 2019, IIT-Madras.


The Royal Society of Chemistry and NIT Symposium on “Heterogeneous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry”, Trichy, November 5, 2016.

UK-India Newton Researchers Link Workshop on "Rational Designing of Catalysts for the Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals", IIT-Madras, Chennai, November 1-4, 2016.

RSC India Roadshow and Symposium Series, 10, 2014.

Indo-Russian Workshop on Nanostructured Catalysts for the Chemical Processing & Environmental Protection, Chennai, Dec 14-15, 2011.

15^th National Workshop on Catalysis: The Role of Materials in Catalysis, Chennai, Dec. 11-13, 2011.

20^th National Symposium on Catalysis: Catalysis for Energy Conversion and Conservation of Environment, Chennai, December 18-21, 2010.

Indo-Hungarian Workshop on Future Frontiers in Catalysis, IIT-Madras, Chennai, 16-18 Feb. 2010.

International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM): Symposium R: Materials for Catalysis, Bangalore, Oct. 8-11, 2007.

PLENARY LECTURES IN CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS

3rd International Conference on Recent Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Chennai, June 26-28, 2023.
Indo-French Symposium on Functionalized Materials for Sustainable Catalytic and Related Applications – Strasbourg, France, October 26-28, 2021.
International Conference on Emerging Trends in Catalysis, Vellore, January 6-8, 2020.
5^th International Conference Catalysis for Renewable Sources: Fuel, Energy, Chemicals, Crete, Greece, Sept. 2-6, 2019.
17th National Workshop on Catalysis for Clean Energy and Sustainable Future, New Delhi, May 31 – June 1, 2019.
23^rd National Symposium on Applied Catalysis, Bengaluru, January 17-19, 2018.
Int. Conf. on Advancement and Challenges in Chemical Sciences, Chennai, February 2-3, 2018.
UK-India Newton Researchers Link Workshop on “Rational Designing of Catalysts for the Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals”, Chennai, November 1-4, 2016.
The 2nd International Conference on “Nanomaterials for Health, Energy and the Environment”, Mauritius, 7-11 September 2016
20th National Symposium on Catalysis for “Energy Conversion & Conservation of Environment”, Chennai, December 19-22, 2010.
National Workshop on “Frontiers in Catalysis Research”, Trichy, October 1, 2010.
National Workshop on “Frontiers in Materials Science”, Chennai, February 11, 2010.
6th Annual conference of the “Advances in Functional Nanomaterials”, Coffs Harbour, Australia, Nov. 9 -12, 2009.

KEYNOTE LECTURES IN CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS

National Workshop on Futuristic Catalysts and Catalytic Processes, Kasaragod, 15-16 February 2024.
International Conference on Nanospace Materials, Pattaya, Thailand, 11-14 December 2022.
9^thWorld Congress on Oxidation Catalysis, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 4-8 September 2022.
National Seminar on Frontiers in Heterogeneous Catalysis, Baroda, 8-9 December 2018.
The 3^rd Conf. on “Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials”, Newcastle, Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 2018.
International Conference on Advanced (Nano and Energy) materials, Guildford, 10-12 September 2018.
2nd Int. Conf. on Recent Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Chennai, 15-17 March 2018.
International Conference on “Global/Local Innovations for Next Generation Automobiles” Sendai, October 11-13, 2016.
2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Energy Storage and Conversion 2016 (APEnergy2016), September 4-8, 2016, Hsinchu, Taiwan
3rd International Conference on Catalysis for Renewable Sources: Fuel, Energy, Chemicals, Catania, September 6-11, 2015.
Joint IIT-Madras–University of Manchester workshop Catalysis, Manchester, July 16-17, 2015.
International Workshop on “Advanced Porous Materials”, Busan, 8-10 January 2014.
International Conference on “Global/Local Innovations for Next Generation Automobiles” Sendai, October 7-10, 2014.
4th Russian-Indian Symposium on Catalysis And Environmental Engineering”, St. Petersburg, September 15-16, 2014.
Indo-UK Royal Society Joint Workshop on “Catalysis at the Interface”, Hyderabad, 11-13 February 2013.
The University of Queensland-India Workshop on “Applications of Nanotechnology and Catalysis in Clean Energy, Biofuels, Chemicals and Hydrogen Generation”, Brisbane, 7-8 November 2013.
Indo-US Workshop on “Green Chemistry for Environment and Sustainable
Development” Dehradun, March 11-13, 2012.
2nd Indo-German Conference on Catalysis, Rostock, June 19-22, 2011.
Indo-French Symp. on Catalysis for Sustainable & Environ. Chemistry, Pune, July 11-13, 2010.
2nd Russian-Indian Symposium. on ”Catalysis And Environmental Engineering”, Novosibirsk, September 13-14, 2009.
Indo-Hungarian Workshop on “Nanomaterials, Catalysis and Future Prospects”, IIT-Madras, Chennai, January 8-9, 2009.
National Workshop on “Catalysis for Clean Environment and Sustainable Future”, Tezpur, December 21-23, 2009.
XXI National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society, Porto, June 11-13, 2008.
National Seminar on Green Chemistry, Mumbai, March 20-21, 2008.

INVITED TALKS IN CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS

Workshop on Interpretation of Instrumental Methods, Sathyabama University, Chennai, January 3, 2024.
International Conference, Exhibition on Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Mumbai, September 14–16, 2023.
National Science Day, Saveetha University, Chennai, February 28, 2023
Invited lightening presentation, Faraday Discussion Meeting, 16-18 May 2018.
Conf. on Advances in Catalysis for Energy and Environment, Mumbai, January 7-9, 2018.
9^th International Symposium on Group Five Elements, New Delhi, 22-24 November 2017.
Chemeca 2017 – Innovation through Science and Engineering, Melbourne, 23-26 July 2017.
8^th International Symposium on Acid-Base Catalysis, Rio de Janeiro 7-10 May 2017.
Asia-Pacific Conference on Catalysis (APCAT-7), Catalysis for Sustainable Development Peace and Prosperity, Mumbai, 17-21 Jan. 2017.
6^th DAE-BRNS Interdisciplinary Symposium on Materials Chemistry, Mumbai, 6-10 Dec. 2016.
16^th National Workshop on Catalysis for Sustainable Development, Hyderabad, 23-25 Jan. 2016.
XII European Congress on Catalysis (EuropaCat-2015), Kazan, August 30 – September 04, 2015.
International Conference on Electron Microscopy, Mumbai, July 8-10, 2015.
International Conference on Global Innovations for Next Generation Automobiles, Sendai, Oct. 27-29, 2015.
80^th Annual Meeting, The Society of Chemical Engineers Japan, Tokyo, March 19-21, 2015.
22nd National Symposium on Catalysis, Bhavanagar, January 7-9, 2015.
Chemeca 2014 – Processing Excellence, Powering Our Future, Perth, 28 Sep. – 1 Oct., 2014.
5^th IUPAC Conference on Green Chemistry, Durban, 17-21 August 2014.
Asia-Pacific Conference on Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Brisbane, 5-8 Feb. 2014.
16^th National Workshop on Catalysis for Sustainable Development, Nagpur, 4-5 Feb. 2014.
Indo-UK Conf. on & Devices for Energy and Environment, Chennai, 16-18 Jan. 2014.
Conf. on Globa Innovations for Next Generation Automobiles, Sendai, 25-27 Nov.2013.
21^st National Symposium on Catalysis, Hyderabad, February 10-13, 2013.

INVITED GUEST LECTURES IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

BARC Chemistry Group Colloquium, Mumbai, November 20, 2023.
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newari, USA, June 29, 2023.
Department of Chemistry, IIT-Palakkad, Palakkad, February, 2023.

Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, Thailand, December 15, 2022.
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, October 29, 2022.
Queen’s University, Belfast, United Kingdom, October 23, 2022.

University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, October 29, 2021.
CSIC-Instituto de Catalysis, Madrid, Spain, October 23, 2021.
University of Claud Bernard Lyon1, Lyon, France, October 20, 2021.
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France, October 19, 2021.

University of Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan, March 12, 2020.

University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, September 12, 2019.
University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 9 September 2019.

University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, 14 September 2018.
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, 30 July 2018.
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 30 June 2018.
University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 25 June 2018.
University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, 25 May 2018.
Synchrotron Facility, Harwell, United Kingdom, 23 May 2018.
University of Southampton, United Kingdom, 21 May 2018.
Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 27 February 2018.

Vaibhav Summit-2020: Global Summit of Overseas and Resident Indian Scientists and Academicians - Catalytic Materials and Processes.

Vaibhav Summit - 2020 : Schedule for V9H4S1 : 15, 17  October 2020

IIT-Bombay's the 5th Indian Faculty-Alumni Network Symposium - New and Advanced Materials and Sustainable Sciences, 
Goa, April 6, 2019.

Conclave on Materials and Technologies in Energy Conversion and Storage, IIITDM- Kancheepuram, December 2018.

RSC India Roadshow and Symposium Series, Awareness of the value of analytical chemistry, outreach activities, 
teaching of analytical sciences, IIT-Madras, November 10, 2014

UK-India-Brazil-Africa workshop on the use of green chemistry for the sustainable production of biofuels, 
Durban, August 21-22, 2014.

Platinum Seminar Series, "Morphologically-controlled Nanomaterials & Ordered Nanoporous-Materials for Sustainable Catalysis", Monash University, Clayton, Australia, July 31, 2018

Invited Seminar Series, "Size and Shap-controlled Nanomaterials & their Applications in Catalysis", The Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, 30 July 2018.

Distinguished Lecture Series, "Ordered Mesoporous Materials and their Applications in Catalysis",The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kinddom, 25 June 2018.

1st DCU Water Institute & Ireland India Institute Joint Public Lecture, “Green Chemistry and Catalysis for Sustainability”, Dublin, January 21, 2015.

Flow Chemistry India 2014, “Nano- and Nanoporous Materials: Applications in Catalysis”, Hyderabad, January 23-24, 2014.

9th Wold Congress on Oxidation Catalysis - Oxidation for a Sustainable Future and Clean Environment, Sept. 4-8, 2022, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Indo-French Symposium on "Functionalized MATerials for SUstainable CATalytic and Related Applications (MATSUCAT-2021)"  –  Oct 26-28, 2021, Strasbourg, France

ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER

3^rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Energy Storage and Conversion, Singapore, July 18-20, 2018.
2^nd International Conference on Petrochemistry, Rome, April 25-27, 2018.
23^rd National Symposium on Catalysis, Bengaluru, January 17-19, 2018.
Conf. on Advances in Catalysis for Energy and Environment, January 7-9, 2018.
4^th International Conference – Catalysis for Renewable Sources, Adriatic Riviera, September 4‐8, 2017.
Conf. on Nanomater. for Health, Energy and Environ., Mauritius, 7-11 September 2016.
2^nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Energy Storage and Conversion, Hsinchu, 4-8 September
3^rd Conf. Catal. for Renewable Sources: Fuel, Energy, Chemicals, Catania, 6-11 Sep., 2015.
22^nd National Symposium on Catalysis, Bhavanagar, January 7-9, 2015.
Asia-Pacific Conf. on Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Brisbane, 5-8 Feb. 2014.
Conf. on Emerging Environmental & Adv. Oxidation Technol., Chennai, Sept. 29-30, 2014.
Conf. on Nanomater. for Health, Energy and Environ., Mauritius, Aug. 31 – Sept. 5, 2014.
21^st National Symposium on Catalysis, Hyderabad, February 10-13, 2013.
Conf. on Advances in New Materials, University of Madras, Chennai, June 20-21, 2014.
International Workshop on Advanced Porous Materials, Busan, January 8-10, 2014.
2^nd Conf. Catal. for Renewable Sources: Fuel, Energy, Chemicals, Lund, July 22-28, 2013.
8^th Mesostructured Materials Symp. (IMMS-2013), AwajiIsland, Hyogo, May 20-24, 2013.
2^nd World Congress on Engineering and Technology (CET-2012), Beijing, Oct. 26-28, 2012.
Symp. on Zeolites & Microporous Crystals (ZMPC-2012), Hiroshima, July 28-Aug. 1, 2012.
22^nd Canadian Symposium on Catalysis, Québec, May 13-16, 2012.
Conf. on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Environment, Trichy, 7-8, July 2010.
Conf. on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology & Adv. Mater., Visakhapatnam, Dec. 17-19, 2010.
Symp. on Zeolites and Microporous Crystals (ZMPC-2009), Tokyo, August 3-7, 2009.
Russian-Indian Symp. on Catalysis and Environmental Engg., Novosibirsk, Sep. 13-14, 2009.
19^th National Symposium on Catalysis, NCL, Pune, January 18-21, 2009.
6^th Mesostructured Materials Symposium (IMMS-2008), Sept. 8-11, Namur, 2008.
5th Symp. on Nanoporous Materials V, Vancouver, May 25-28, 2008.
18^th National Symposium on Catalysis, IIP-Dehradun, April 3-5, 2007.

Prof. P. Selvam

Head, NCCR Department of Chemistry IIT - Madras, Chennai selvam@faculty.iitm.ac.in

3rd International Conference on Recent Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Chennai, June 26-28, 2023.

Indo-French Symposium on Functionalized Materials for Sustainable Catalytic and Related Applications – Strasbourg, France, October 26-28, 2021.

International Conference on Emerging Trends in Catalysis, Vellore, January 6-8, 2020.

5th International Conference Catalysis for Renewable Sources: Fuel, Energy, Chemicals, Crete, Greece, Sept. 2-6, 2019.

17th National Workshop on Catalysis for Clean Energy and Sustainable Future, New Delhi, May 31 – June 1, 2019.

23rd National Symposium on Applied Catalysis, Bengaluru, January 17-19, 2018.

Int. Conf. on Advancement and Challenges in Chemical Sciences, Chennai, February 2-3, 2018.

UK-India Newton Researchers Link Workshop on “Rational Designing of Catalysts for the Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals”, Chennai, November 1-4, 2016.

The 2nd International Conference on “Nanomaterials for Health, Energy and the Environment”, Mauritius, 7-11 September 2016

20th National Symposium on Catalysis for “Energy Conversion & Conservation of Environment”, Chennai, December 19-22, 2010.

National Workshop on “Frontiers in Catalysis Research”, Trichy, October 1, 2010.

National Workshop on “Frontiers in Materials Science”, Chennai, February 11, 2010.

6th Annual conference of the “Advances in Functional Nanomaterials”, Coffs Harbour, Australia, Nov. 9 -12, 2009.

KEYNOTE LECTURES IN CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS

National Workshop on Futuristic Catalysts and Catalytic Processes, Kasaragod, 15-16 February 2024.

International Conference on Nanospace Materials, Pattaya, Thailand, 11-14 December 2022.

9th World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 4-8 September 2022.

National Seminar on Frontiers in Heterogeneous Catalysis, Baroda, 8-9 December 2018.

The 3rd Conf. on “Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials”, Newcastle, Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 2018.

International Conference on Advanced (Nano and Energy) materials, Guildford, 10-12 September 2018.

2nd Int. Conf. on Recent Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Chennai, 15-17 March 2018.

International Conference on “Global/Local Innovations for Next Generation Automobiles” Sendai, October 11-13, 2016.

2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Energy Storage and Conversion 2016 (APEnergy2016), September 4-8, 2016, Hsinchu, Taiwan

3rd International Conference on Catalysis for Renewable Sources: Fuel, Energy, Chemicals, Catania, September 6-11, 2015.

Joint IIT-Madras–University of Manchester workshop Catalysis, Manchester, July 16-17, 2015.

International Workshop on “Advanced Porous Materials”, Busan, 8-10 January 2014.

International Conference on “Global/Local Innovations for Next Generation Automobiles” Sendai, October 7-10, 2014.

4th Russian-Indian Symposium on Catalysis And Environmental Engineering”, St. Petersburg, September 15-16, 2014.

Indo-UK Royal Society Joint Workshop on “Catalysis at the Interface”, Hyderabad, 11-13 February 2013.

The University of Queensland-India Workshop on “Applications of Nanotechnology and Catalysis in Clean Energy, Biofuels, Chemicals and Hydrogen Generation”, Brisbane, 7-8 November 2013.

Indo-US Workshop on “Green Chemistry for Environment and Sustainable

Development” Dehradun, March 11-13, 2012.

2nd Indo-German Conference on Catalysis, Rostock, June 19-22, 2011.

Indo-French Symp. on Catalysis for Sustainable & Environ. Chemistry, Pune, July 11-13, 2010.

2nd Russian-Indian Symposium. on ”Catalysis And Environmental Engineering”, Novosibirsk, September 13-14, 2009.

Indo-Hungarian Workshop on “Nanomaterials, Catalysis and Future Prospects”, IIT-Madras, Chennai, January 8-9, 2009.

National Workshop on “Catalysis for Clean Environment and Sustainable Future”, Tezpur, December 21-23, 2009.

XXI National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society, Porto, June 11-13, 2008.

National Seminar on Green Chemistry, Mumbai, March 20-21, 2008.

INVITED TALKS IN CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS

Workshop on Interpretation of Instrumental Methods, Sathyabama University, Chennai, January 3, 2024.

International Conference, Exhibition on Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Mumbai, September 14–16, 2023.

National Science Day, Saveetha University, Chennai, February 28, 2023

Invited lightening presentation, Faraday Discussion Meeting, 16-18 May 2018.

Conf. on Advances in Catalysis for Energy and Environment, Mumbai, January 7-9, 2018.

9th International Symposium on Group Five Elements, New Delhi, 22-24 November 2017.

Chemeca 2017 – Innovation through Science and Engineering, Melbourne, 23-26 July 2017.

8th International Symposium on Acid-Base Catalysis, Rio de Janeiro 7-10 May 2017.

Asia-Pacific Conference on Catalysis (APCAT-7), Catalysis for Sustainable Development Peace and Prosperity, Mumbai, 17-21 Jan. 2017.

6th DAE-BRNS Interdisciplinary Symposium on Materials Chemistry, Mumbai, 6-10 Dec. 2016.

16th National Workshop on Catalysis for Sustainable Development, Hyderabad, 23-25 Jan. 2016.

XII European Congress on Catalysis (EuropaCat-2015), Kazan, August 30 – September 04, 2015.

International Conference on Electron Microscopy, Mumbai, July 8-10, 2015.

International Conference on Global Innovations for Next Generation Automobiles, Sendai, Oct. 27-29, 2015.

80th Annual Meeting, The Society of Chemical Engineers Japan, Tokyo, March 19-21, 2015.

22nd National Symposium on Catalysis, Bhavanagar, January 7-9, 2015.

Chemeca 2014 – Processing Excellence, Powering Our Future, Perth, 28 Sep. – 1 Oct., 2014.

5th IUPAC Conference on Green Chemistry, Durban, 17-21 August 2014.

Asia-Pacific Conference on Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Brisbane, 5-8 Feb. 2014.

16th National Workshop on Catalysis for Sustainable Development, Nagpur, 4-5 Feb. 2014.

Indo-UK Conf. on & Devices for Energy and Environment, Chennai, 16-18 Jan. 2014.

Conf. on Globa Innovations for Next Generation Automobiles, Sendai, 25-27 Nov.2013.

21st National Symposium on Catalysis, Hyderabad, February 10-13, 2013.

INVITED GUEST LECTURES IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

BARC Chemistry Group Colloquium, Mumbai, November 20, 2023.

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newari, USA, June 29, 2023.

Department of Chemistry, IIT-Palakkad, Palakkad, February, 2023.

Head, NCCR
Department of Chemistry
IIT - Madras, Chennai

selvam@faculty.iitm.ac.in

5^th International Conference Catalysis for Renewable Sources: Fuel, Energy, Chemicals, Crete, Greece, Sept. 2-6, 2019.

23^rd National Symposium on Applied Catalysis, Bengaluru, January 17-19, 2018.

9^thWorld Congress on Oxidation Catalysis, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 4-8 September 2022.

**The 3^rd Conf. on “Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials”, Newcastle, Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 2018.**

9^th International Symposium on Group Five Elements, New Delhi, 22-24 November 2017.

8^th International Symposium on Acid-Base Catalysis, Rio de Janeiro 7-10 May 2017.

6^th DAE-BRNS Interdisciplinary Symposium on Materials Chemistry, Mumbai, 6-10 Dec. 2016.

16^th National Workshop on Catalysis for Sustainable Development, Hyderabad, 23-25 Jan. 2016.

80^th Annual Meeting, The Society of Chemical Engineers Japan, Tokyo, March 19-21, 2015.

5^th IUPAC Conference on Green Chemistry, Durban, 17-21 August 2014.

16^th National Workshop on Catalysis for Sustainable Development, Nagpur, 4-5 Feb. 2014.

21^st National Symposium on Catalysis, Hyderabad, February 10-13, 2013.