International Conference on Futuristic Materials (ICFM – 2022)

Venue: I block Auditorium
School of Sciences (Physics Program), Manav Rachna University, hosted a two-day
International Conference on Futuristic Materials (ICFM-2022) on December 8-9, 2022. The
conference was jointly sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Govt. of India. ICFM-2022
provided a platform for sharing ideas on cutting-edge research in the domain of futuristic
materials, broadly aimed at fulfilling the 17 sustainable development goals identified by the
United Nations.
Prof. (Dr.) Venugopal Achanta (Director, CSIR-NPL, New Delhi) was the honorable chief guest.
The conference encompassed 17 invited talks, 11 oral presentations and 34 poster
presentations from over 100 delegates across the globe. Attendees included academicians
and students from various renowned universities including Russian Academy of Sciences,
Russia; KKU, Saudi Arabia; Dambi Dollo University, Ethiopia; DGIST, South Korea; NMRI,
Japan; among others. Delegates from several Indian institutes such as NPL, New Delhi; NIT
Hamirpur; NIT Rourkela; IUAC, New Delhi; IIT Delhi; UPES, Dehradun; and other central
universities were also present.