Dr. Bappa Acherjee

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Email - bappa.rana@bitmesra.ac.in, bappa.rana@gmail.com
Phone - 8294270873

Training and Workshops

Workshop/FDP/Conference Organized:

  1. Coordinator, One Day “Research Facility Training Program” under SERB-SSR (Scientific Social Responsibility) Scheme (for CRG Project: CRG/2022/004102), organized by the Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India, February 03, 2024.
  2. Coordinator, One Day “Research Facility Training Program” under SERB-SSR (Scientific Social Responsibility) Scheme (for CRG Project: CRG/2021/001066), organized by the Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India, May 20, 2023.
  3. Coordinator, Technical Webinar Series: PIE Connoisseur”, organized by the Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India in collaboration with Society for Industrial Management and Engineering (SIME), BIT Mesra, September 15, 2021 (2), October 21, 2021 (1), October 29, 2021 (1), November 18, 2021 (1), December 3, 2021 (1), December 17, 2021 (1).
  4. Course Coordinator, A Two Weeks Self-paced Onlline FDP on Delivering Online Course on Canvas LMS”, organized by Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India, June 28 - July 9, 2021.
  5. Joint Coordinator, “National Workshop on Recent Trends in Manufacturing (RTM – 13)”, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Production Engineering, BIT Mesra, Off-Campus – Deoghar, India, October 23, 2013.

Invited Lecturers Delivered:

  1. Delivered a one-hour lecture on “Laser Fusion: Welding Metals, Polymers, and Fabricating Sandwich Composites” in One Day “Research Facility Training Program” under SERB-SSR Scheme (CRG/2022/004102), organized by the Production & Industrial Engg. Dept., BIT Mesra, February 03, 2024.
  2. Delivered an online expert lecture on “Laser Welding Strategies for Polymers and Polymer-Metal Hybrid Assemblies”organized by the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Technology Dept., University of Johannesburg, South Africa, January 26, 2024.
  3. Delivered a one-and-a-half-hour lecture on “The Power of Light: Laser Beam Machining and Welding for Modern Manufacturing” in “Two Weeks Hands-on Training Session on Welding”organized by the Production & Industrial Engg. Dept., BIT Mesra, December 11-22, 2023.
  4. Delivered a one-and-a-half-hour lecture on “Discovering Hidden Gems: Strategies for Uncovering Relevant Literature in a Crowded Field” in One Day “Research Facility Training Program” under SERB SSR Scheme (CRG/2021/001066), organized by the Production & Industrial Engg. Dept., BIT Mesra, May 20, 2023.
  5. Delivered a one-and-a-half-hour lecture on “Laser welding of polymers and polymer-metal hybrid structures” in SERB Sponsored One-Week High-End Workshop on “Joining Techniques for Modern Transportation Sector”, organized by Mechanical Engg. Dept., BIT Mesra, December 5-11, 2022.
  6. Delivered a one-hour lecture on “The laser: A versatile tool for advanced manufacturing” in Workshop on Advances in LASER Technology”, organized by Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and Jagadish Chandra Bose Center for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT – DRDO), Kolkata, December 18, 2021.
  7. Delivered a one-hour expert talk on “Computational optimization techniques for performance enhancement in welding” in a webinar organized by Mechanical Engg. Dept., ICFAI Technical School, The ICFAI University Tripura, September 16, 2021.
  8. Delivered an invited talk on Laser polymer welding process: Fundamentals and advancements”, in International Online Conference on Macromolecules: Synthesis, Morphology, Processing, Structure, Properties and Applications (ICM – 2021)”, organized by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India & Gdansk University, Gdansk, Poland & Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland, September 10-12, 2021.
  9. Delivered a one-hour lecture on “Introduction to welding simulation & case studies” in “Workshop on Manufacturing Process Simulation”, organized by Production Engg. Dept., BIT Mesra, March 15-21, 2021.
  10. Delivered an invited talk on “Laser welding innovations for polymers and hybrid structures”, in 8th International Conference onAdvancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AFTMME 2020)”, organized online by Society of Materials and Mechanical Engineers (India), December 19-20, 2020.
  11. Delivered a one-hour lecture on “Through transmission laser welding: A novel technique to join thermoplastic”, in Two Day Workshop on “Advances in Joining Processes”, organized by Jadavpur University under the TEQIP - II, September 22 - 23, 2016.
  12. Delivered a one-hour lecture on “Applications of laser in mechanical industries”, in National Workshop on “Recent Trends in Manufacturing, RTM - 13, organized by BIT Mesra, Deoghar Campus, October 28, 2013.
  13. Delivered a one-hour lecture on “Laser transmission welding of thermoplastic”, in Two Day Workshop on “Advanced Welding Processes & Selection Considerations”, organized by Jadavpur University under the TEQIP II, March l4 - l5, 2013.
  14. Delivered a one-and-a-half-hour lecture on “Laser welding of plastics: Process, quality and applications” in UGC Academic Staff College, Jadavpur University Sponsored Three Day Faculty Development Program on “Recent Advances in Laser Technology & its Applications”, organized by Jadavpur University, March 20-22, 2013.

Session Chaired:

  1. Chaired a Technical Session in International Conference on Thermo-fluids and System Design (ICTFSD-2022), Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India, March 22-23, 2022.
  2. Chaired a Technical Session in International Online Conference on Macromolecules: Synthesis, Morphology, Processing, Structure, Properties and Applications (ICM-2021), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, September 10-12, 2021.
  3. Chaired a Technical Session in National Conference on Improvised Plasma Technologies for Nanomaterials Processing and Applications (NCIPT – 2016), Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Off-Campus – Deoghar, India, February 26, 2016.

Workshop/Short Term/Refresher Course Attended:

  1. “One-week CATIA Hands-on Training”, Organized by the Dept. of Production & Industrial Engg., BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India, November 1-5, 2022.
  2. Orientation workshop on “Design Thinking”, Organized by BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India, in association with Explorra Education Pvt. Ltd. & Innovation and Research Foundation, June 5, 12, 18, 2021. 
  3. One-week online AICTE-ISTE refresher program on “Welding Process and Nondestructive Evaluation”, Organised by ITM sls Baroda University, Vadodara, India, March 1-6, 2021.
  4. Two-week online faculty development program on “Delivering Online Course using CANVAS LMS” under TEQIP - III, Organized by BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India, July 27 - August 5, 2020
  5. One-day Workshop on “Effective and Efficient Online Teaching in the Age of Corona, A Hands on Workshop” under PMMMNMTT, MHRD, Organized by IIT Bombay, May 16, 2020. [pre and post workshop online activities, involving 3 days of video lectures and hands-on work]
  6. Two-week course on “Digital Transformation in Teaching Learning Process” under TEQIP – III, Organized by IIT Bombay, India, April 6-22, 2020.
  7. One-week short term training program on “Induction Training”, Organized by NITTTR Kolkata, India, July 13-20, 2018.
  8. One-week “Summer Training Program on Active Learning” under TEQIP – III, Organized by IIT Gandhinagar, India, June 18-22, 2018.
  9. Two-days workshop on “Outcome Based Education for Improvement in NBA Accreditation” under TEQIP – III, Organized by BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India, March 18-19, 2018.
  10. Three-days “Workshop on Academic Writing: Grant, Consultancy & Research Articles”, under TEQIP – III, Organized by BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India, December 13-15, 2017.
  11. “Special Summer School 2016”, Organized by UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Ranchi University, Ranchi, India (Focal Theme: Higher Education in India: Issues and Challenges), June 10-30, 2016.
  12. Short term course on “Micromanufacturing: Materials, Processes and Systems”, Organized by MNNIT Allahabad, India, June 17-21, 2014.
  13. Two-week ISTE workshop on Engineering Mechanics” under the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Organized by IIT Bombay, India, at Remote Centre: BIT Mesra, November 26 - December 6, 2013.
  14. AICTE & BARC sponsored short term course on Micro-manufacturing, Organized by IIT Kanpur, India, September 2-8, 2010.
  15. Eighth biennial workshop on “Application of Laser in Mechanical Industries, WALMI 2010, Organized by Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, January 7-8, 2010.
  16. Workshop on “Electron Microscope: Instrumentation and Their Applications in Material Science & Biological Science”, Organized by Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, November 23-25, 2009.

Webinar Attended:

  1. Webinar on “How to Search and Analyse Effectively to Get Relevant and Latest Literature - Few Time Saving Tips”, Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur, India, June 25, 2020.
  2. Online webinar series on “Outcome-based Education”, Organized by Directorate of Academics, Manipal University Jaipur, India, June 22-26, 2020.