2-day ISAMPE National Conference on Composites to start tomorrow

The Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) (R&D), a premier Pune-based facility of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), and the Pune chapter of the Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (ISAMPE) will hold the 19th edition of the ISAMPE National Conference on Composites (INCCOM-19) in the city on Thursday and Friday. The conference will be inaugurated by DRDO chairman Dr Samir V Kamat.

The conference will be centred on the theme ‘Innovative Technologies in Composites’. Professor Prateek Kishore, Director General of the Armament and Combat Engineering Cluster of the DRDO, Dr Makarand Joshi, Director, R&DE (Engineers), and Dr A Rajarajan, director of Satish Dhawan Space Center and ISAMPE president will be among those present for the conference.

“INCCOM-19 will bring together leading minds from research and development organizations, academia, and industry to share insights, innovations, and applications in advanced composite materials. R&DE, a DRDO laboratory known for its pioneering work in combat engineering and defence technologies, is playing a pivotal role in the organization of the event,” read a press statement.

Founded in 1985, ISAMPE has been at the forefront of advancing materials and process engineering, with a particular focus on composites. Through conferences like INCCOM, the organisation fosters collaboration between research organizations and industries, the release said.