Program Schedule

Conference timeline and sessions

Program Schedule

The detailed program schedule for SuWatE+'26 is available for download as a PDF and is also listed below in day-wise format.

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26th March 2026

Day 1 - Thursday

Time (IST)Invited Talk / SessionChairCo-chairVenueLink
09:30 - 10:00

Inauguration

--In-person - Tanguturi Prakasam Auditorium (AB2)-
10:00 - 10:45

Prof M G Sethuraman

  • The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed to be University, Tamil Nadu
  • Title: Advanced metal-organic framework-based electrochemical sensors for food additive detection
  • Email: mgsethu@gmail.com
Dr Manas Rajan DashDr S Pratheep KumarIn-person - Tanguturi Prakasam Auditorium (AB2)-
10:45 - 11:00

Tea Break

--AB2 Auditorium-
11:00 - 11:45

Prof Narayan Roger J

  • University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, United States
  • Title: Microstructured and nanostructured hard carbon coatings for medical applications
  • Email: rjnaraya@ncsu.edu
Dr Sabeel M BasheerDr T PrabhakaranOnline - AB1 Newton HallJoin Link
11:45 - 12:30

Prof K V Gobi

  • National Institute of Technology Warangal
  • Title: Advancements in supercapacitors in India
  • Email: kvgobichem@nitw.ac.in
Dr M SatyanarayanaDr Koteswara Rao GIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
12:30 - 13:15

Prof E Balaraman

  • IISER Tirupati, India
  • Title: Sustainable chemical production via catalytic dehydrogenation strategy
  • Email: eb.raman@iisertirupati.ac.in
Dr Rajarshi SarkarDr AV Narendra KumarIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
13:15 - 14:30

Lunch

--Rock Plaza Dance Floor (Second Floor)-
14:30 - 15:15

Prof S Meenakshi

  • The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed to be University, Tamil Nadu
  • Title: Chitosan-based materials for water treatment applications
  • Email: drsmeenakshi@gmail.com
Dr S Muthu PrabhuDr Triveni R MandlimathIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
15:15 - 16:00

Prof Biplob Kumar Pramanik

  • RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
  • Title: MOF/HOF-engineered polymeric ultrafiltration membranes for high-flux nanoplastic removal from wastewater
  • Email: biplob.pramanik@rmit.edu.au
Dr K SenthilDr Bosu BabuOnline - AB1 Newton HallJoin Link
16:00 - 16:15

High Tea

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16:15 - 17:00

Prof C P Rao

  • SRM University, AP
  • Title: Water Remediation by Inorganic - Organic Hybrid Nano Materials (IOHNM): Our Contributions and Current Challenges for Sustainable Future
  • Email: cp.rao@srmap.edu.in
Dr MVV SreenivasuDr K SelvakumarIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
17:00 - 18:30

Cultural Programme

--AB2 Amphitheatre-

27th March 2026

Day 2 - Friday

Time (IST)Invited Talk / SessionChairCo-chairVenueLink
09:30 - 10:15

Prof G Ranga Rao

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
  • Title: Catalytic synthesis of ammonia - The story continues
  • Email: grrao@iitm.ac.in
Dr T RamanaDr Debakanta TripathyIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
10:15 - 11:00

Prof P Rambabu

  • Guru Ghasidas University (A Central University), Bilaspur
  • Title: Thermoelectricity, spin-caloritronic and magneto-caloric effects for energy harvesting applications
  • Email: rams.hcu@gmail.com
Dr Bibhab Bandhu MajumdarDr Shailja JainIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
11:00 - 11:30

Tea Break

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11:30 - 12:15

Prof Yugender Kotagiri

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad
  • Title: Trends in wearable electrochemical sensors for healthcare and agricultural applications
  • Email: yugenderkotagiri@iitpkd.ac.in
Dr Moru SatyanarayanaDr Sandhya SadanandanOnline - AB1 Newton HallJoin Link
12:15 - 13:00

Prof Srivari Chandrasekhar

  • Chief Scientific Advisor (PI Industries)
  • Title: Ideal synthesis of small molecules towards Sustainable Future
  • Email: srivari.chandrasekhar@piind.com
Dr Illa RamakanthDr Naga Prasad PIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

--Rock Plaza - Dance Floor-
14:00 - 14:45

Prof S Nagarajan

  • National Institute of Technology, Warangal
  • Title: Carbohydrate-based assembled organic materials for the sustainable generation of energy
  • Email: snagarajan@nitw.ac.in
Dr T PrabhakaranDr M MuneeswaranIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
14:45 - 15:30

Prof Sekar Karthikeyan

  • Yonsei University, South Korea
  • Title: Advancing solar photocatalysis with copper-cased materials: Design strategies for energy and environmental applications
  • Email: karthiks13@srmist.edu.in
Dr Sachil SharmaDr Sangeetha AdhikariOnline - AB1 Newton HallJoin Link
15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break

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15:45 - 18:00

Poster Presentation - Offline (Newton Hall) - 60 Posters

  • External: Dr S Nagarajan / Dr P Rambabu
  • Oral Parallel Session 1 - Online | Paper No: WSD-12, WSD-13, WSD-14, WSD-17, WSD-18, WSD-26, SST-17
  • Oral Parallel Session 2 - Online | Paper No: CSE-03, MWE-01, MWE-07, MWE-09, TMWE-06, CSE-22, CSE-26
Dr C Rajesh (Poster), Dr M Muneeswaran (Parallel 1), Dr S Karthikeyan (Parallel 2)Dr Sangeetha Adhikari (Poster), Dr Rajashree Naik (Parallel 1), Dr S Pratheep Kumar (Parallel 2)-https://meet.google.com/xny-ziwj-xwn (Parallel 1), https://meet.google.com/fup-jtsm-gio (Parallel 2)

28th March 2026

Day 3 - Saturday

Time (IST)Invited Talk / SessionChairCo-chairVenueLink
09:00 - 09:45

Prof Azahar Ali

  • Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
  • Title: High-performance bio-sensing technologies using 3D-printed microstructures
  • Email: azahar@vt.edu
Dr T SenguptaDr Gangadhar PamarthiOnline - AB1 Newton HallJoin Link
09:45 - 10:30

Prof V Aravindan

  • IISER Tirupati, India
  • Title: Li-ion battery recycling
  • Email: aravindan@iisertirupati.ac.in
Dr Senthil KDr Bosu BabuIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
10:30 - 11:00

Tea Break

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11:00 - 11:45

Prof Sudarsanam Putla

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
  • Title: Heterogeneous nanocatalysis for waste valorization into value-added chemicals
  • Email: sudarsanam.putla@chy.iith.ac.in
Dr Dripta De JoarderDr Tufan GhoshIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
11:45 - 12:30

Prof P Ganesan

  • Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai
  • Title: Efficient and durable electrodes for the energy conversion and energy storage devices
  • Email: ganesan.p@vit.ac.in
Dr R ParamasivamDr Soumyakanta PrustyIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
12:30 - 13:30

In-person Oral Presentation

  • CSE: 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 23, 24
  • MWE: 02, 03, 05, 11
  • SST: 06, 10, 18
Dr Sudarsanam PutlaDr P GanesanIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
13:15 - 14:00

Lunch

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14:00 - 15:00

In-person Oral Presentation

  • TMWE: 05, 07, 08, 09
  • WSD: 08, 09, 15, 22, 23, 24, 28, 30, 35, 36
Dr V AravindanDr P GanesanIn-person - AB1 Newton Hall-
15:00 - 16:00

Valedictory

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