Preface

It is indeed a matter of immense pleasure and distinguished honor to bring to your kind attention that UIET, Panjab University Chandigarh has successfully organized the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Aspects of Materials in Engineering (IC-MAME 2021) from 8th – 9th October, 2021 in hybrid mode. This conference aimed to bring together the experts from the varied disciplines involved in engineering and ancillary aspects of materials engineering thus making ways for youngsters to learn, interact and share their experiences, research methods & results in the multidisciplinary aspect of material science and their contemporary applications. Prof. Gautam Biswas (J.C Bose Fellow and Professor, IIT Kanpur) and Prof. Rajeev Ahuja (Director, IIT, Ropar) graced the event as Chief Guest during Inaugural Session and valedictory Session of the conference respectively. The scientific program included keynote lectures, invited talks by academic and industry professionals and 12 different thematic sessions consisting of peer-reviewed full length paper presentations & abstract presentations in parallel technical sessions. This conference provided an opportunity for young researchers and scientists to discuss scientific topics and research results, to share their knowledge and experiences, to collaborate in innovative designs and proposals. List of ABOUT UIET, ABOUT PANJAB UNIVERSITY, ABOUT IC-MAME 2021, Conference Theme, Call for Papers, Committees are available in this pdf.


ABOUT IC-MAME 2021
International conference on multi-disciplinary aspects of Materials in Engineering (IC-MAME 2021) is a flagship event of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
This conference is a multidisciplinary event encompassing themes related to innovative research related to Materials in Engineering.
The objective of the conference is to bring professional engineers, academicians and research scholars of matching interests on a common platform to share new ideas, experiences, and knowledge in various fields of electrical and mechanical engineering.
The scientific program will consist of peer-reviewed paper presentations in parallel technical sessions. In addition, keynote lectures, presentations by academic and industry professionals will be conducted during the conference. Such interactions will facilitate better understanding about technological developments all across the globe amongst the peers. This conference will certainly ignite the minds of the researchers for undertaking more interdisciplinary collaborative research for up gradation of the technology.

Conference Theme
International conference on multi-disciplinary aspects of Materials in Engineering (IC-MAME 2021) is a flagship event of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. This conference is a multidisciplinary event encompassing themes related to innovative research related to Materials in Engineering.
The objective of the conference is to bring professional engineers, academicians and research scholars of matching interests on a common platform to share new ideas, experiences, and knowledge in various fields of electrical and mechanical engineering.
The scientific program will consist of peer-reviewed paper presentations in parallel technical sessions. In addition, keynote lectures, presentations by academic and industry professionals will be conducted during the conference. Such interactions will facilitate better understanding about technological developments all across the globe amongst the peers. This conference will certainly ignite the minds of the researchers for undertaking more interdisciplinary collaborative research for up gradation of the technology.

Call for Papers
Original and unpublished research or review papers are invited related to following sub-themes of the conference, but not limited to: x Composite Materials x Design, modeling and simulation, Multiscale Materials Modelling x Industrial, Production, Energy and environmental applications x Novel materials, manufacturing, joining and characterization x Smart materials, sensors, instrumentation, AI and IoT x Thermal and mechatronics x Biomaterials and Bioengineering.
x Nanomaterials and Nanoengineering x Functional Materials and Devices x Advanced Structural Materials Conference Dates: October 08-09, 2021 Note: There will be choice for the participants to present papers online or offline.
Kindly refer to the conference website https://www.icmame2021.com for more details.
The information about the conference is also available at https://easychair.org/cfp/icmame2021

MESSAGE
Material science and engineering contribute towards our everyday life. Therefore, it is important that the current and future resources are required and explored for conducting research through wide deliberations by the scientific institutions, as ours is.
It is a matter of great pleasure and pride that the UIET Panjab University, Chandigarh, a prestigious institution, has taken the initiative of organizing two day's international level conference on Multidisciplinary Aspects of Materials in Engineering (IC-MAME 2021). This is a multidisciplinary event and the key focus would be on themes related to research work in the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering. It is believed that the deliberations made during the conference would reach out to researchers working in this field, in particular.
I congratulate the organizing committee of the UIET for organizing this conference. Such like events are very prestigious and bring huge laurels to the institution to which they belong.
My sincere appreciation and best wishes to the organizing team of the UIET for its successful accomplishment. Message UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh was established nearly two decades ago, and has emerged as a leading technical institute in the region in teaching and research. Holding an international level conference is a matter of great pride for the students as well as faculty. Now a day's material science and engineering has become a very important area across globe as new materials result in products with better functionality. It is an interesting and attractive area of study. Manipulation of materials, their properties and processes are the need of the hour to make the products which are cheaper, stronger and lighter. There are many other reasons for an in-depth and advance research in this emerging field. The study of material science and engineering has the potential to generate a large number of jobs, to provide an excellent skill for jobs and give platform to those students who wish to opt for an international career. Above all, research in this area requires a strong link with the industrial sector.

Sd/-Dean University Instructions
Faculty of UIET and the organizing committee has taken this initiative in the right direction where a platform is being provided to researchers to share their findings. I convey my best wishes to the faculty, staff, students and the organizing team, in particular, for its big success.

Message
Multidisciplinary approach equips a learner with cache of skills which are much needed in the current scenario when technology is fast shaping our society. This aspect in research and training empowers the youngsters with much required virtues of critical thinking, analytic and problemsolving mindset, research design & process and above all the team work. Bringing together the thinkers and doers under the one umbrella are the hallmark of achieving these virtues in the youngsters.
I am indeed happy to learn that the young faculty members at University Institute of Engineering & Technology brain stormed to bring forth these virtues through organizing an International Conference on Multidisciplinary Aspects of Materials in Engineering on 8th and 9th October 2021 at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
I rather feel honored to be associated with this event and extend a very hearty welcome to all the participants to this conference.
This Conference aims to bring together the experts from the varied disciplines involved in engineering and ancillary aspects of materials engineering thus making ways for youngsters to learn, interact and share their experiences, research methods & results in the multidisciplinary aspect of material science and their contemporary applications. I wish all very fruitful deliberations during this conference.
Bringing out an abstract book, prelude to conference proceedings to be published in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, will encourage the youngsters and faculty to showcase their dexterity in the field of material sciences and also opening newer vistas for research.
I wish the organizers all the success and commend them for their ever preparedness towards this conference. I am sure their efforts would make this conference academically enriching and hope that all the participants enjoy this conference and go back richer in their knowledge and collaborations for a fruitful tomorrow.
Prof It is a great honor that two days multidisciplinary conference is being organized at UIET, Panjab University on 8 th -9 th October, 2021. The objective of the conference is to provide opportunity for every individual to explore new windows for innovation and advancements, promoting the contribution of Materials and Engineering for a sustainable future. The conference aims to bridge the researchers working in academia and other professionals through research presentations, keynote addresses and discussions.
This conference is a platform where scholars can share their views and ideas on the related themes and exchange ideas for further progress in research and development for the betterment of society and mankind. I thank the conference committee, all the authors, reviewers, and other contributors for their constant efforts and their belief in the excellence of IC-MAME2021. Lots of appreciations for reviewers as without their cooperation and full support, this conference would not have been possible.

Message
It is a matter of great pleasure for all of us that an International Level Conference on Multidisciplinary Aspects of Materials in Engineering (IC-MAME 2021) in hybrid mode is being organized at UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. This event will provide a platform to professional engineers, academicians and research scholars in this field to discuss and share their knowledge, new ideas, experiences, innovations made in different fields of electrical and mechanical engineering. New materials technologies developed through engineering and science shall help in making innovative and advance changes in future which would have great impact on our life. Apparently, the research in materials science and engineering will be the key factor in bringing out these changes.
It is in this context that the UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh is organizing this two days conference on Materials Sciences and Engineering. A large number of research papers have been received from within the country and abroad for which the faculty of UIET expresses its sincere thanks and gratitude to all of them. The proposed plan is to get published the accepted, registered and presented papers of IC-MAME 2021 in the IOP: Materials Science and Engineering Journal.
We do hope that the deliberations made in this conference would be very beneficial to the scholars working in this field.

About Speaker
Prof. Rahmani obtained his PhD from the National University of Singapore in 2013, followed by postdoc fellowship at Imperial College London, and the Australian Research Council Early Career Fellowship at the Australian National University (ANU). In 2020, he moved to the Nottingham Trent University as a Royal Society Wolfson Fellow, and has recently been awarded the UK Research and Innovation Fellowship. Prof. Rahmani has been invited to present his research findings at >30 international conferences, and he has published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal papers, with over 3k citations (H-index=34). He is the recipient of several prestigious awards and prizes, including the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Academics (Australian Oscar of Science), Early Career Medal from the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, and the Australian Optical Society Geoff Opat Award. He is an editorial board member of Opto-Electronic Advances. Currently, he serves as the chair of the IEEE Nanotechnology Chapter in the UK and Ireland Session.

Abstract of Talk
Light-matter interactions can be highly controlled via nanostructured thin films on the surface of objects. Indeed, a single-layer of designed and engineered subwavelength nanostructures, so-called metasurfaces, can resonantly couple to the incident light and manipulate the light's behaviour on demand. Metasurfaces can reproduce the functions of bulk optics, and on occasions, can offer new functionalities that are not possible with conventional diffractive optics. In this presentation, Prof. Mohsen Rahmani from Nottingham Trent University will review his journey in employing metallic to dielectric and semiconductor metasurfaces to control the light intensity, frequency and propagation direction. In addition, Rahmani will discuss how metasurfaces can lead to several exciting applications, including night vision, flat optics and ultra-sensitive biochemical sensing.

About Speaker
Dr Parveen Kumar did his Ph.D. from Punjab University and CSIR-CSIO in year 2014. He worked on various analytical instruments to complete his Ph.D. in the field of biosensing. Another area of interest is urban mining to recover valuable high end products such as, nanoparticles. He achieved INSPIRE Faculty award from Department of science and technology, New Delhi, Dr. D. S. Kothari Post doc fellowship from UGC, New Delhi and MHRD Post doc fellowship. He has contributed in various CSIR, ICMR, DBT and DST funded projects as PI, Co-PI and team member. He is keen to work in collaboration with industries and provided consultancies and accomplished industry sponsored project in strict deadlines. He is currently supervising 4 Ph.D. students and guided many Graduates and post graduate students for their thesis/ dissertation. He has around 35 international publications in various reputed journals and published 2 book chapters, one patent and transferred 3 technologies. He has delivered multiple invited talks at prestigious forums.

Abstract
Traditionally mining is supplying all materials, especially metals for various industrial and domestic applications. These generate high carbon footprints even reducing forest area, disturbing all ecological aspects, and finally responsible for the ill health of mother earth. One initiative to reduce the mining of natural mines is to bring the mined material back into work. All the metal/nonmetal waste accumulated in urban areas can prove to be a better resource in the material supply chain. The government has introduced Extended Producer Responsibility to bring back the material produced by Original equipment manufacturers. These are recycled by professionals to use with pristine/virgin material to bring value back to recycled materials. Electronic waste management is one of such industries which is recycling/ recovering and refurbish to reuse the material back. The electronic devices after their end of life are collected and dismantled by the recycler to segregate metallic and nonmetallic components. Ferrous metals can be directly sent to metal IOP Publishing doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1225/1/011001 40 refineries whereas nonmetals like plastic, glass, etc. are recycled by other industries. Some materials like Lithium-Ion batteries require special attention to recycle as the electric vehicle era is about to begin. These batteries can supply fine battery-grade material for upcycling as novel electrode materials. Exigo has scaled up technologies for graphite recovery, which is a precursor to making graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, quantum dots, etc.

About Speaker
His research focuses on detection technologies using nanomaterials for a range of analytes i.e. blood biomarkers, pathogens, pesticides and small molecules. The currently undergoing projects include Point of care detection of cardiac biomarker peptides using natural and synthetic receptors (aptamers) on nanostructured electrochemical based biochips. We also work on Purification and characterization of surface biomarkers to enable selective detection of water borne pathogens. We develop new kinds of optical and electrochemical immunoassays for pathogen detection in food and water samples. We synthesize different kinds of nanoparticles, nanoclusters, carriers, haptens, bioconjugates and work on biointerface development to enable low-cost diagnostics.

Abstract
Nanomaterials have opened new avenues for researchers working in the area of biosensors. By taking examples from my own research, I will explain how the different nanomaterials such as Carbon nanotubes, Graphene, Molybdenum disulfide can be used to realize high sensitivity of detection. The high surface area and presence of functional groups on nanomaterials allow facile immobilization of bioreceptors onto the sensing layer. The nanomaterials are easy to synthesize in lab and they have an indispensable role to play in sensing. Not only electrochemical and FET based sensors but also fluorescence and optical sensing have been demonstrated by employing nanomaterials.

About Speaker
Dr. Vinay Sharma currently works at the Indian Institute of Technology Jammu (IIT Jammu), India. He was previously associated with University of California, Riverside as a postdoctoral researcher and Indian Institute of Technology Indore as a research scholar. He obtained Ph.D. in the area of nanomaterial-based biosensor and bioimaging probes from IIT Indore. He was awarded with the prestigious Ramanujan fellowship by DST-SERB, Govt. of India in the year 2020. He has also received ESONN-CEFIPRA Fellowship award in the year 2016 by CEFIPRA, Govt of India. Dr. Sharma's research interests are in Nanopores, Single molecule techniques and nanomaterials for healthcare. He has extensive experience in fluorescent quantum dots, bioimaging and nano-bio-hybrids for bio-medical applications. He has published more than 30 research articles, review articles and book chapters in high impact journals of international repute. Dr. Sharma is also associated with various international journals as editor and reviewer. He works with a vision of making healthcare accessible and affordable with the intervention of nanotechnology.

Abstract
The unprecedented chemical and physical properties of nanomaterials have the potential to revolutionize the field of biology and medicine. Nanomaterials have found applications in the disease biosensing, bioimaging and even therapeutics. The nano material-based biosensors have the promise to provide portable alternatives to lab diagnostics. The high sensitivity, selectivity, high throughput and the potential to bring Labon-a-Chip have brought significant attention to the field of nanosensors. Similarly, the photodynamic and photothermal nanoparticles have shown immense potential in therapeutics. The field of DNA sequencing, protein folding and biomolecule interaction is hugely benefitted by the advent of nanopore technology which can make modern diagnostics fast, accurate and inexpensive. The present talk discusses various application of nanoparticles in sensors, bioimaging probes, therapeutics and envision the potential of nanopore technology to lead nanodiagnostics. He is faculty co-coordinator for IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Chapter at VIT. This chapter organizes a lot of technical workshops and hands on training sessions throughout the year. He is also an active member of Placement and Training cell at VIT.

Abstract
Modelling and simulation are changing the way modern materials science work. Over the years it has become one of the most vital tools for discovering new materials and material phenomena. It is increasingly being used for obtaining information about the processes that determine the behaviour of materials. It is also being used for quantitative forecasting which can then be utilized for design in association with synthesis and experimental set-up. Modelling and simulation acts as the essential bridge between science and engineering. It ranges from a basic understanding of the behaviour of materials to the cognizant plan to design new material technologies using newer properties as well as procedures. This work provides a wide outline of the huge impact of simulation and modelling on materials science over the past years and provides centred viewpoints on the way forward. This field continues to make rapid advancements and evolves to address the difficulties of materials for the upcoming decades. This work gives valuable insights into the advancements made in disciplines which ranges from phase field methods to model behaviour at the mesoscale; to molecular dynamics method in order to derive the basic dynamic processes at the atomic level that control the reaction of material, to the challenges of interdisciplinary research that targets complicated material problems that require multiscale approaches. The shift from understanding the basic behaviour of the material to developing quantitative approaches in order to explain and foresee experimental observations require advancements in these methods and practice of simulation in terms of reproducibility and integrity. It also includes interaction with different computational ecosystems which allow to develop new theories, unique applications along with an integrated computing and software facility using efficient computational methods and highly powerful computational hardware resources.  (WSN), IoT, and even in the potential millimeter and submillimeter wave applications, this technology will play a pivotal role. Lots of passive communication building blocks of the system can be realized utilizing this upcoming technology. Starting from the basic building blocks to system level approach can be adopted with MEMS. In terms of antenna engineering or any other signal processing blocks likefilter, oscillator, switching matrix or phased array antenna system, this technology can be implemented in multifaceted applications. Bottom to top approach is adopted in this field. Using the standard CMOS foundry and few additional post-CMOS fabrication techniques the unique MEMS devices are realized. Device modeling plays an important role. Vertical integration approach can also be materialized with MEMS, which is inevitable for higher frequency applications. MEMS using the silicon substrate or silicon micromachining can even be used to develop Terahertz (THz) devices. In this talk, the speaker will cover the basic understanding of this technology in context with RF/microwave engineering and then its applied fields.

About Speaker
Alumni of PEC and PU Chandigarh, Dr Harlal Singh Mali has experience of 15 years in academics and 10 years in the aviation industry. He holds two patents and has applied for another seven. He held multiple research grants from Indian and international funding agencies, including BIG of BIRAC (DBT), ECR, EMR of DST (SERB), DRDO (ARMREB), NSF (USA) and various industries. Has supervised 08 PhD and 32 M. Tech. theses and has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. He is also the founder-director of startup; Jaipur Club Foot Pvt. Ltd., which is an outcome of NISP 2019 to solve a complex socio-medico-technological problem called Club Foot treatment. He did set up an Advanced Manufacturing & Mechatronics Lab and founded CAM Society. MNIT CAM Society is a student-driven club dedicated to teaching and learning manufacturing technologies.

Abstract
State-of-the-art and high-performance textile composites are used worldwide due to their enhanced applicability in defense, automotive, aviation, sports, and marine sectors where high performance of a material is required. Textile composites have an architecture in the form of unidirectional, woven, braided, knitted, and stitched fabrics. Highperformance textile reinforcements such as Aramid, Dyneema, Spectra, Zylon, Vectran, Boron, Carbon, and Glass are impregnated with a polymer matrix to fabricate the advanced polymer textile composites with high-end specifications. Glass, Carbon, and Kevlar fiber reinforcements are popular due to their high strength to weight ratio, modulus of rigidity, heat and chemical resistance, toughness, dimensional stability, creep resistance, and moisture insensitive properties.
Hybrid textile fabrics are developed by weaving more than one type of synthetic fiber to obtain the optimum properties of individual fiber material. Hybridization at interply and intraply levels can obtain different engineering properties on a specific characterization IOP Publishing doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1225/1/011001 48 and be further optimized. The polymer textile composites can be processed using hand layup, spray layup, filament winding, autoclave, resin transfer molding, vacuum-assisted resin infusion, thermoforming, and compression molding techniques. Alike all other engineering materials, developed composites are further used for several experimental characterizations: tension, compression, flexural, fracture toughness, dynamic mechanical analyzer, high and low-velocity impact test, hardness, creep, machinability, fatigue, and wear.
Numerical characterization of textile composites has the advantage over the costly experimental setup. The numerical model can be able to predict the various engineering properties. Numerical simulation of textile composites entirely depends on the geometrical model of textile composites, which is a challenging task due to the complicated architecture of textile reinforcements. Few geometrical modeling tools such as Texgen, Wisetex, and TechText CAD can model the textile reinforcements.
Once modelled, the textile composites are numerically characterized using finite element simulation tools such as ABAQUS ® , ANSYS ® , HyperWorks ® , and Nastran ® to predict the many engineering properties. The finite element simulation tool, ABAQUS ® is very popular among researchers due to the accuracy of results. Numerically simulated results can further be used for experimental validation, hence making the developed material usable for the intended application.

Abstract
Human beings have always been fascinated by nature and especially by advanced technology and their evolutionary process. This has resulted into Inspirations drawn from natural or technological systems, and innovations in agriculture, for problem solving and has seen an emergence of a new paradigm for revolutionary technology using Internet of Things (IoT) known as Smart Agriculture with Precision farming as its subset. Just as any of the smart technology are poised to change the way we get around similarly smart technology in the field of agriculture is set to revolutionize the way we cultivate the food we eat.
The main challenge towards the food and agricultural industry ponder is that, how IOP Publishing doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1225/1/011001 50 to double food production by 2050 with less land available with the increase of population in the country every year. Moreover, according to the United Nations, the planet's global population is expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050. There is an extensive demand of food products, along With require growth in the production itself, which requires the smart technologies for precision farming and further reach the food products in the market. However, in the food supply chain, it is believed that loT will help to revolutionize the technology towards food desirability for suppliers and supermarkets alike.
The broadly used approaches are artificial neural network, Precision farming, Remote Sensing, Robotics. IoT enabled Agri products etc. counts to be few technological developments in the field of agriculture. It also allows for much more reliable production ands, which in turn enables greater management of demand.

About Speaker
Dr. Akash Deep received his Ph.D (Chemistry) degree in 2004 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India after which he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow till 2008. He joined CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh in 2008, where he is presently working as a Principal Scientist. Dr. Akash Deep has worked in the fields of analytical and material chemistry, biochemistry, and nanosensors for environmental and health applications. He has expertise in the synthesis and applications of advanced materials, such as 2-dimensional layered materials, fluorescent nanoparticles, metal-organic frameworks, graphene composites, and conducting polymers. Dr. Akash Deep has also worked as a Visiting Professor at the Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea and CSIR-Raman Research Fellow at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. He has published more than 180 research articles in reputed international journals. He has also transferred technologies to the industries and provided consultancy in the areas of nanomaterial synthesis, biosensors and waste treatment.

Abstract
The increasing demand for clean and green energy necessitates the development of efficient energy storage devices such as batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors. Batteries deliver high energy density values but are not necessarily efficient in terms of their cycle life and power density. Supercapacitors are the emerging energy storage devices which can exhibit high values of power density. Nonetheless, a moderate energy density limits the applications of supercapacitors in many fields. Therefore, the researchers are exploring the applications of new materials and composites to design superactions with combined features of high energy and power densities along with sufficient cycle life. Graphene and metalorganic frameworks (MOFs) are the class of advanced functional materials that are characterized with many attractive features such as high surface to volume ratio, accessible porosity, electrocatalytic activity, etc. The individual properties of graphene and MOFs can