Int’l conference on material science begins at RU

A two-day international conference on Material Science and Nano-electrochemistry began at conference hall of Teachers-students Cultural Center in Rajshahi University (RU) here today.

Main objective of the conference is to transfer knowledge, facilitate sharing research experience and outcomes face to face, establish research relations and find partner for future collaboration.

RU’s Department of Chemistry hosted the conference in association with its Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project.

Member of Bangladesh University Grants Commission Prof Yousuf Ali Mollah addressed the inaugural session as chief guest with department chairman Prof Nazrul Islam in the chair.

RU Treasurer Prof Sayen Uddin, Science Faculty Dean Prof Akhter Faruque and member-secretary of organizing committee Prof Shahed Zaman also spoke.

In his remarks, Prof Yousuf Ali Mollah said several important areas for materials science and nano-electrochemistry is likely to be described in more details in the conference which will helpful for the research students as well as for the advanced readers.

Some 60 research papers are scheduled to be presented there in eight technical sessions including plenary session and theme lecture.

More than 200 researchers, teachers, chemists and other professional concerned working in the area of material, chemical, pharmaceutical, environmental and biological sciences are taking part in the conference, reports BSS from Rajshahi.