Seminars Delivered

Biomaterials and Bioengineering

  1. “Tissue Engineering; Case Study- 3 D printing in healthcare”  at the “Certificate Course in Healthcare Technology”, a joint course organised by IISc, IIST (Indian Institute of Space Technology), AHPI (Association of Health Professionals of India), and PHFI (Pubic Health Foundation of India) – Lecture recorded in September 2020, to be shown at the event in April 2021 (virtual)
  2. “Introduction to Biomaterials” at the “Biomaterials, biodevices and medical image processing” workshop held by Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology during 10 – 14th August 2020.
  3. Inaugural Keynote Lecture, Biophysical stimulation of stem cells on biomaterials: in vitro and in silico studies, Res Metallica, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, May 16, 2019.
  4. Invited presentation, Additive manufacturing of implantable biomaterials: Processing challenges, Biocompatibility assessment and Clinical translation; Bangalore, Indo-German HIPSTER workshop, Bangalore, February 12-15, 2019.
  5. Institute Lecture, Translational Research at the Intersection of Engineering, Biology and Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 16thJanuary, 2019
  6. 10th Anniversary Lecture, Translational Research at the Intersection of Engineering, Biology and Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, January 31, 2019.
  7. Invited Lecture, Translational Research at the Intersection of Engineering, Biology and Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, November 24, 2018
  8. Institute Lecture, Translational Research at the Intersection of Engineering, Biology and Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, November 14, 2018.
  9. Keynote Lecture, “Biomaterialomics: Data-Driven Accelerated Pathways for Next Generation Biomaterials”, 56thNational Metallurgists’ Day (NMD) celebration and the 72thAnnual Technical Meeting (ATM) of the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), held at Kolkata, November 15, 2018.
  10. Keynote Lecture, Inaugural meeting, Bio-Medical Implants & Materials Mission (BIM2), Kalam Instituteof Health Technology, Visakhapatnam, November 19, 2018.
  11. Invited Lecture, “Translational research at the interface of Engineering, Biology and Medicine: opportunities and Challenges”, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) local chapter, Bangalore, December 1, 2018
  12. Invited Presentation, ‘Multifunctional ceramics for renewable energy and healthcare’; Honorary Symposium: Advancing Frontiers of Ceramics for Sustainable Societal Development – International Symposium in Honor of Dr. Mrityunjay Singh held at 42nd International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC), January 21-26, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
  13. Invited Presentation,“Translational Research at Intersection of Engineering, Biology and Medicine: An Indian Landscape”, World Health Organisation Global Forum on Medical Devices, Visakhapatnam, December 13-15, 2018
  14. Inaugural Keynote Lecture,Second Meeting of Biomedical Implants Materials Mission (BIM2) Mission, Kalam Institute of Health Technology, Visakhapatnam, December 22, 2018
  15. Chief Guest, Academic Meeting and Keynote Lecture, “Translational research at the interface of Engineering, Biology and Medicine: opportunities and Challenges”, SPARSH hospital, Bangalore,November 12, 2018
  16. Plenary Lecture and Chief Guest for Orientation programme, Biomaterials and Bioengineering in India: Current Status and Future Perspectives, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, July 12, 2018.
  17. Keynote Lecture, Biomaterials and Bioengineering in India: Current Status and Future Perspectives, ICME approaches for Innovation in Biomedical implants, IISc, Bangalore, August 10-12, 2018.
  18. Keynote Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of biomaterials: A new paradigm”, BioMet 2018, July, VIT Vellore, India.
  19. Invited Presentation, ‘Size-tailored Gold nanoparticles: Novel therapeutic agents as electroactuators to guide stem cell differentiation’; 19thInternational Symposium on Eco-materials Processing and Design, February 21-22, 2018, Jaipur, India [Chaired a Plenary session and another session on Energy Materials]
  20. Invited Presentation, “Additive manufacturing of biomaterials: A new paradigm”, MS&T, 2017, Pittsburgh, USA.
  21. Invited Presentation, “Development of Multifunctional Bioceramics and External Field Stimulated Cell Functionality Modulation: A New Paradigm”, MS&T, 2017, Pittsburgh, USA.
  22. CURAM Lecture Series, “Additive manufacturing of biomaterials: A new paradigm”, National University of Ireland, Galway, September 20, 2017.
  23. Expert Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of biomaterials: A new paradigm”, National Institute of Technology Surathkal, August 14, 2017.
  24. Keynote Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of biomaterials: A new paradigm”, BRICS Young Scientist Conclave 2017, Hangzhou, China, July 11-14, 2017.
  25. Keynote Lecture, “Size-tailored Gold nanoparticles: Novel therapeutic agents as electroactuators to guide stem cell differentiation and to inhibit prosthetic infection”, International conference in Materials Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India, June 2-4, 2017.
  26. Plenary Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of biomaterials: A new paradigm”, International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Sastra University, Tanjavur, February 27 – 28, 2017.
  27. Keynote Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of biomaterials: A new paradigm”, 3rd Indo-Austrian Symposium on “Advances in Materials Engineering” (AME 2016), IIT Bombay, December 19-20, 2016.
  28. Plenary Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of biomaterials: A new paradigm”, 54thNational Metallurgists’ Day (NMD) celebration and the 70thAnnual Technical Meeting (ATM) of the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), held at IIT Kanpur, November 11-14, 2016.
  29. Keynote Lecture, “Biomaterials and Functional Prototyping”, Medical Device Hackathon (MeDHa’16), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, November 4, 2016.
  30. Plenary Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of biomaterials: A new paradigm”, National conference on Emerging Biomaterials, held at Coimbatore, October 19-21, 2016.
  31. Keynote Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of Biomaterials: A New Paradigm”, BRICS young scientist   forum, Bangalore Conclave 2016, September 25-October 1, 2016.
  32. Keynote Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of Biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications”, 12thJNC conference ‘Chemistry of Materials’, Vivanta by Taj at Kovalam, Trivandrum, September 23-25, 2016.
  33. TEQIP Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of biomaterial scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering”, TEQIP-II sponsored Short-term Course on “Product Design and Development (PDD-2016), National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, August 30, 2016.
  34. TEQIP Lecture, “Patient-specific femoral ball head and acetabular socket for total Hip Joint Replacement: Lab-scale research to prototype development”, TEQIP-II sponsored Short-term Course ‘Product Design and Development’, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, August 29, 2016.
  35. Plenary Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of porous scaffolds for bone-tissue engineering”, National Seminar on Porous ceramics, International Conference on Science and Technology: Future Challenges and Solutions, University of Mysore, Mysore, August 9, 2016.
  36. Plenary Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of porous scaffolds for bone-tissue engineering”, National Seminar on Porous ceramics, Faculty Development Program on Frontiers in Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Sustainability, Manipal University, Jaipur, July 11, 2016.
  37. Keynote Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of porous scaffolds for bone-tissue engineering”, National Seminar on Porous ceramics, Anna University, Chennai, May 28, 2016.
  38. Golden Jubilee Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of porous scaffolds for bone-tissue engineering”, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, April 21, 2016.
  39. Keynote Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of porous scaffolds for bone-tissue engineering”, International Biomaterials conference, under the Society for Biomaterials & Artificial Organs, India, during April 15, 2016 at IIT, Delhi.
  40. Keynote Lecture, “Challenges in Additive manufacturing of metallic and ceramic implants for bone tissue engineering applications”, Brainstorming meeting ‘3D Bioprinting’, organized by Department of BioTechnology, Government of India, held at IIT Delhi, March 30, 2016.
  41. Keynote Lecture, “Size-tailored Gold nanoparticles: Novel therapeutic agents as electroactuators to guide stem cell differentiation and to inhibit prosthetic infection”, National seminar ‘Recent Advances in Materials Science’, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah, March 28, 2016.
  42. Second CSP Iyer Memorial Lecture, “Development of Multifunctional Bioceramics and External Field Stimulated Cell Functionality Modulation: A New Paradigm”, School of Biosciences, Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies (MACFAST), March 11, 2016, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India.
  43. Keynote Lecture, “Size-tailored Gold nanoparticles: Novel therapeutic agents as electroactuators to guide stem cell differentiation and to inhibit prosthetic infection”, Advanced School on Nano, structural and single molecule approaches to biology, organised by The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP, Trieste, Italy), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, January 11-16, 2016.
  44. Distinguished Alumni Lecture –‘Beyond the Walls’, “Interdisciplinary research at the frontiers of Engineering Sciences: From Hypersonic space vehicles to Biomedical applications”, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, August 29, 2016.
  45. Keynote Lecture, “Patient-specific femoral ball head and acetabular socket for total Hip Joint Replacement: Lab scale research to prototype development”, International Conference on Product Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, Howrah, December 18, 2015.
  46. Golden Jubilee Lecture, “Patient-specific femoral ball head and acetabular socket for total Hip Joint Replacement: Lab scale research to prototype development”, Indian Institute for Toxicological Research, CSIR-IITR, Lucknow, September 2, 2015.
  47. Plenary Talk, “Development of Multifunctional Bioceramics and External Field Stimulated Cell Functionality Modulation: A New Paradigm” at the National Conference on Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, July 8, 2015.
  48. Keynote Lecture, “Additive manufacturing of porous scaffolds for bone-tissue engineering applications”, National Workshop on Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing & 3D scanning under TEQIP-II program, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, May 26, 2015.
  49. Plenary Talk, “Development of Multifunctional Bioceramics and External Field Stimulated Cell Functionality Modulation: A New Paradigm” at the First International Conference on Alumina and other functional ceramics (AOFC-2015), held at CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata, March 11-13, 2015.
  50. Fellow Award Lecture “Development of Multifunctional Bioceramics and External Field Stimulated Cell Functionality Modulation: A New Paradigm” at the Indo-Australian Conference on Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery System & Regenerative Medicine (BiTERM 2015); Organised by Department of Chemistry, Anna University, Chennai; February 5-7, 2015.
  51. Keynote Lecture “Development of Multifunctional Bioceramics and External Field Stimulated Cell Functionality Modulation: A New Paradigm”, first National Symposium on Biomaterials and Bio-Engineering at MNIT, Jaipur, December 11-12, 2014
  52. Plenary Lecture “Development of Multifunctional Bioceramics and External Field Stimulated Cell Functionality Modulation: A New Paradigm”, first International Conference on Emerging Materials: Characterization & Application (EMCA-2014); CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata, India, December 4, 2014.
  53. Inspiring Lecture, “A Journey of a Metallurgist from Ceramics to Biomaterials – Quest for Interdisciplinary Research”, organized under the program “Those who have made us Proud”, Jagadish Chandra Bose National Science Talent Search Institute, Kolkata, October 25, 2014.
  54. Keynote Lecture, Engineering ceramics and their composites – tailoring material variables for tribological application; International Forum on “Frontline of Tribology in Asian Region”, organized during Japanese Society of Tribologists (JAST) conference, Tokyo, Japan, May 19, 2014.
  55. Keynote Lecture, TEQIP sponsored one day workshop ‘Advanced Biocompatible Materials for Human Implants’, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, India, August 29, 2013.
  56. Plenary Lecture, National Conference on “Bio-Engineering Sciences-Present Status and Future Prospective (NCBES-13)”, College of Engineering, Pune, India on March 15-16, 2013.
  57. MRSI Medal Lecture: “Design of Biomaterials: where Materials Science meets Biology”; MRSI meeting held in Thapar University, Patiala, February 13-15, 2012.
  58. Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology (ASET) Colloquium, “Bridging gap between Materials Science and Biology: An interdisciplinary approach to study biocompatibility of some novel biomaterials”; Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, January 6, 2012.
  59. Keynote Lecture “Indo-US Biomaterials Center”; International Biomaterials Symposium Part 1; Society for Biomaterials Symposium, Orlando, Florida, USA, April 16, 2011.
  60. NMD Award lecture “Bridging gap between Materials Science and Biology: An interdisciplinary approach to Design biomaterials”; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, November 15, 2010.
  61. Public lectures for school students/clinicians/corporate sectors:
  62. Invited presentation and a panelist, “3D printing of biomedical device prototypes” (Theme session: Driving Innovations through 3D technology for industry), National Business Excellence Conclave, organized by Conferderation of Indian Industry, CII, Bangalore, May 9, 2017.
  63. Chief Guest, Valedictory function, 44th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment exhibition for children, Kendriya Vidyalaya, IISc, Bangalore, April 26, 2017.
  64. Inspiring lecture, “An era of Interdisciplinary research: Bridging Science and Engineering”, student-scientist interaction, under the auspices of ‘Walk With a Scholar (WWS)’, an initiative by the Government of Kerala, NIAS, Bangalore, March 10, 2017.
  65. Guest lecture, “Research proposal writing”; Faculty of Dental Sciences, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, October 28, 2016.
  66. Guest lecture, “Current trends in Biomaterials Research”; Faculty of Dental Sciences, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, October 27, 2016.
  67. Inspiring lecture, “An era of Interdisciplinary research: Bridging Science and Engineering”, Rotary Club, Sambalpur, Orissa, April 17, 2016. [A public lecture to motivate students in Science].
  68. Inspiring lecture, “An era of Interdisciplinary research: Bridging Science and Engineering”, West Bengal Youth Science fair-2015, Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal, October 4, 2015
  69. [Apublic lecture to motivate School students of Class VIII to XII to pursue Science as career].
  70. Guest of honor and Inaugural keynote lecture, “Opportunities for Translational Research: An Indian Perspective”; delivered while inaugurating the Biomaterial Research Centre at M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, March 16, 2015.


    Public lectures for school students/clinicians/corporate sectors:

1. Invited presentation and a panelist, “3D printing of biomedical device prototypes” (Theme session: Driving Innovations through 3D technology for industry), National Business Excellence Conclave, organized by Conferderation of Indian Industry, CII, Bangalore, May 9, 2017.

2. Chief Guest, Valedictory function, 44th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment exhibition for children, Kendriya Vidyalaya, IISc, Bangalore, April 26, 2017.

3. Inspiring lecture, “An era of Interdisciplinary research: Bridging Science and Engineering”, student-scientist interaction, under the auspices of ‘Walk With a Scholar (WWS)’, an initiative by the Government of Kerala, NIAS, Bangalore, March 10, 2017.4.    

4. Guest lecture, “Research proposal writing”; Faculty of Dental Sciences, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, October 28, 2016.

5. Guest lecture, “Current trends in Biomaterials Research”; Faculty of Dental Sciences, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, October 27, 2016.

6. Inspiring lecture, “An era of Interdisciplinary research: Bridging Science and Engineering”, Rotary Club, Sambalpur, Orissa, April 17, 2016. [A public lecture to motivate students in Science].

7. Inspiring lecture, “An era of Interdisciplinary research: Bridging Science and Engineering”, West Bengal Youth Science fair-2015, Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal, October 4, 2015[Apublic lecture to motivate School students of Class VIII to XII to pursue Science as career].

8. Guest of honor and Inaugural keynote lecture, “Opportunities for Translational Research: An Indian Perspective”; delivered while inaugurating the Biomaterial Research Centre at M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, March 16, 2015.