the two sessions lasting 5 days had a record attendance

of 150+ delegates.
We have drawn up ambitious plans to scale up our
activities, improving quality and content with added
emphasis on deliverables in providing value added
services and programs.
We are also planning to conduct frequent development
programs in India jointly with SAE International. The
focus will be on the entire fraternity including practicing
engineers, students, faculty members, policy makers and
government officials involved in execution.
We are addressing an important need i.e.
communication by commencing this quarterly e-Bulletin
which will provide a synopsis on members, recent events
and a peep into technology trends.
We envision ourselves to grow at a much faster pace
providing valuable service to our members who will help
them in their careers and achievements. India is on a
growth path and hence this is not an impossible target to
achieve. However, everyones participation in achieving
this goal is vital. I would personally request every one of
you to communicate your ideas for achieving this
growth, which will go a long way in firming up our future
programs.
We trust that you will find this relevant, informative and
useful and would appreciate your constructive feedback.

Warmest Regards,

Shrikant R. Marathe.



This issue
Presidents Message P.1
SAEINDIA National Events P.3
Bangalore Section P.7
Northern Section P.7
Southern Section P.8
Western Section P.10
Upcoming Maj or
Events
J an 2013
OFF HI GHWAY EDU
Meet - Oppor t uni t i es
f or wome n Engi neer s i n
Of f Hi ghway i ndus t r y @
Cummi ns Col l e ge f or
women, Pune.

J an 2013
SAEI NDI A
Foundation
Annual Award
Function.

J an 2013
SI AT 2013 -
Sympos i um on
I nt er nat i onal Aut omo t i v e
Te chno l o gy 2013,
ARAI at Pune.

Feb 2013
Aerospace Board
Seminar on New
Vistas i n A&D @
Bangl ore.

Feb 2013
BAJA SAEI NDI A
2013@
Pithampur.

Dec 2013
SAEINDIA
International
MOBILITY
Engineering Congress
& Expo 2013 @ CTC
Chennai
At the outset, I am delighted to extend Seasons Greetings and Best
Wishes for A Happy & Prosperous New year to all.
I wish Publications Board all the very best in reviving the
Newsletter which will come once in a quarter updating
all members on programs, projects and activities of
SAEINDIA.
In retrospect, the year that has gone by has been
eventful for SAEINDIA with healthy strides in many fields
of activities.
We began with 7
th
International mobility conference in
New Delhi in January 2012 in a grand manner and it was
a spectacular success coinciding with the launch of
Automobile Board. This was followed by BAJA SAEINDIA
at Pithampur setting yet another milestone in terms of
participation, performance and standards achieved in
design and development of All Terrain Vehicles by bright
and brilliant young engineering students. Our team from
St. Columbas which won AWIM National Olympics in
New Delhi, participated in International Olympics in
Detroit winning the coveted honours in Time category
and over all 4
th
position amongst world champions. A
proud moment for India.
We conducted Aerospace Standards Workshop for the
First time in India along with SAE International at
Bangalore and Hyderabad with huge success and
inaugurated a New Division at Hyderabad in June 2012
with over 145 members. We organized the second
edition of SUPRA SAEINDIA at Buddh International
Circuit drawing a large contingent of Student engineers
forming over 100 teams vying with each other to win
the coveted prizes and recognition.
We also conducted National Aerospace Conference at
Chennai with robust support from Aerospace industries
in August 2012. The second edition of Lubrizol Seminar
for Farm Equipment sector conducted along with
SAE International drew more than 100 delegates at
Pune and the First International Lecture series was
organized in Chennai along with SAE International and


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Mr. Devendra Bahirat
Chair, Off-Highway Board

Mr. A. Akbar Badusha
Vice Chair, Meeting & Exposition Board

Representing SAE International

Dr. David. L. Schutt

Mr. Murli M. Iyer









Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total 9867 12,505 17,723 24,157 22,225 40,042 48,665






SAEINDIA Managing Committee
Members.
Mr. Shrikant R. Marathe
President

Mr. R.Dayal
Immediate Past President

Dr. Aravind.S Bharadwaj
Sr.Vice President & Chair, Finance Board

Mr. R.K.Malhotra
Vice President & Chair, Meeting & Exposition Board

Dr. Arun Jaura
Vice President & Chair Automobile Board

Dr. Bala K. Bharadvaj
Vice President & Chair, Aerospace Board

Mr. Ramesh S.Pasarija
Secretary

Mr. Pamela Tikku
Joint Secretary & Chair, Section Board

Dr. G.Nagarajan
Treasurer & Vice Chair, Finance Board

Mr. G.Vijayan
Joint Treasurer & Member, Finance Board

Dr. K.C.Vora
Chair, Development Board

Mr. S.K.Gupte
Vice Chair, Development Board

Dr. I.V.Rao
Chair, Membership Board

Mr. Sanjay P.Deshpande
Vice Chair, Membership Board

Mr. Prakash V Sardesai
Chair, PDP Board

Dr. V.Balasubramanian
Member, Managing Committee

Mr. Asit K Barma
Chair, Publication Board & Web/Media

Mr. C.V.Raman
Vice Chair, Publication Board & Web/Media

Dr. S.Thirumalini
Chair, Engineering Education Board


SAEINDIA
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Seminar on Farm Tractor Power train
Emissions, Performance and Productivity:
Challenges for Engines, Transmissions, and
Axles
This Seminar on Farm Tractor Powertrain Emissions, Performance, and
Productivity: Challenges for Engines, Transmissions, and Axles was held
on 30 & 31
st
Oct, 2012 at Ista Hotel, Pune. This seminar was organized
jointly with SAE International and hosted by Lubrizol. The Educational
Content was reviewed and facilitated by SAE International Professional
Development.

The seminar addressed global emission standards, hardware designs for
the future based on performance, and the implications at the
component level design & innovations.



Delegates from all walks of Farm automotive Sector had the opportunity
to listen and interact with eminent experts from the Industry within
India and abroad. The hot topics included India Farm Tractor Market
Today & Tomorrow by Mr. Naresh Pednekar from AC Nielsen, Fuel
Injection Systems and Fuel Challenges by Mr. Sahadev. V. Panch from
Bosch, Lubricant Options and Challenges by Mr. Kailash Sawant from
Lubrizol, Engine and After Treatment Design for Future requirements by
Mr. Sandip Mahadik from John Deere, Emissions & Fuel Economy
Regulations & Challenges by Mr. Gopal Munankami from AVL,
Challenges in Drive train engineering and Future Trends by Mr. Satish
Wagh and Mr. Pramod Mahajan from John Deere. Overseas experts Mr.
Simon Evans from Lubrizol and Mr. Rich Dowell form Wellman also
shared their experiences on Lubricant options and challenges -
Transmissions & Axles and Oil immersed Brake material respectively.



National Aerospace Conference &
Exposition 2012

According to a report, In India alone, the Aerospace industry is
believed to require a staggering investment between USD 200 to 300
Billion over 2009-2034 to leverage its full potential.

To unlock its growth promise, the Indian Aerospace industry would
require not just a good ecosystem comprising the industry and the
academia, but also very high quality talent pool that is capable of
driving increasingly larger programs through global collaboration.

This Two Day conference organized and conducted by SAEINDIA
Southern Section, had eminent speakers from the industry &
Academia who debated on the state of the Aerospace Industry in
India, its engineering imperatives and what the various opportunities
within this sector pertaining to R&D, Industry Best Practices,
Regulatory and Commercial, etc. With an exposition coinciding with
this conference, SAEINDIA created a great confluence of Aerospace
professionals.


This event was held at Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) Campus
in Chennai. MIT is renowned as the first institute in India to offer
Aeronautical related Courses and Degrees and had produced well
known scientists and engineers including Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Eminent Speakers included Dr. Roddam Narasimha (Eminent Indian
Aerospace Scientist and former Director of NAL) who was the Chief
Guest for the Inaugural Ceremony while Dr. V. Sumantran (Executive
Vice Chairman, Hinduja Automotive) was the Chief Guest for the
valedictory Function. Mr. S.R. Marathe, President, SAEINDIA,
delivered the Presidential Address. Dr. P. Kaliraj, Vice Chancellor of
Anna University and Dr. Thamaraiselvi Dean of MIT Campus, hosted
the event and felicitated the distinguished members and delegates.

The list of organizations with distinguished speakers included Boeing,
National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
(HAL), HCL, GE Aerospace, Eaton, Axis, Assystem, Safran Engineering,
L&T Aerospace, VOLVO Aero, Godrej Precision Systems, Textorn India,
Infotech Enterprises, Defiance Technologies and Titanium Industries.

The Conference witnessed registration from 53 Industry Delegates
and additional 184 delegates from various Universities across India.

The event was sponsored by HCL, Textron, Assystem, Axis Aerospace,
Infotech Enterprises, Safran Engineering Services. And stalls were
sponsored by EGS Computers, Titanium Industries, etc.

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International Lecture Series by
Dr.William Mark McVea, P.E.
The Basics of Internal Combustion Engines

This two-day technology survey seminar covered, quite
comprehensively, the most relevant topics - ranging from the
chemistry of combustion to the kinematics of internal components of
the modern internal combustion engine.

This session discussed in detail the basic functioning and component
interaction in a modern internal combustion engine, specifically, two
and four-stroke cycles as they relate to reciprocating and rotary engine
designs including the general thermodynamic concepts governing the
operation of an internal combustion engine and its various cycles. It
also compared the principle operational differences of the various fuels
used in internal combustion engines, their availability, covering
functions and operations of all major components and systems within a
modern internal combustion engine. Apart from these, the delegates
had the opportunities to identify the operational principles behind the
timing and working relationships among all internal components, and
articulate the importance of this inter-relationship, recognize the
limitations of the current designs and implementations of the modern
internal combustion engine.

Internal Combustion Systems: HCCI, DoD,
VCT/VVT, DI & VCR
This seminar gave exposure to the emerging technologies in engine
design and operation that can significantly improve operational
efficiencies. The fundamental science and implementation technology
of the various internal combustion engine systems were presented.

It listed the typical sensors, the sensory information they collect and
described the use of that information as it addresses improved fuel
economy and reduced combustion emissions, significance, technology,
and application of Direct Injection (DI) of both gasoline and diesel fuels,
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI), Displacement on
Demand (DoD) Systems, Variable Cam Timing (VCT), Variable Valve
Timing (VVT) and Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) engine designs.

The session explained in detail the fundamental physics of the various
technologies and specified the operational parameters and
interrelationships of each of the sub-systems of the enabling hardware.
It also threw more light on basic design synthesis and analysis
techniques for major operational improvement technologies.



SAEINDIA

SUPRA SAEINDIA

SUPRA SAEINDIA is an inter-collegiate student event which was
organised from 6th to 10th September 2012 Held at the Buddh
International Circuit, Greater Noida. The field competition which is in
its second year is being organized for engineering students. Indias
leading car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki has teamed up with SUPRA
SAEINDIA to host the event. This is one more step by the company
towards aligning itself with the overall Automotive Mission Plan (AMP
2016) - a dream to make India an International Automotive Hub.




The first 3 day activities comprised of Technical Inspection of the 63
vehicles that made it through the Virtual round. The panel of judges
consisted of well known automobile experts across Indian Automotive
industry from companies like Mahindra, Maruti, ARAI, TATA, and John
Deere. The judges inspected the vehicles to declare them as
Technically Fit for the Dynamic Events to be followed during the
course of the 4
th
day event.



Team Camber Racing from SRM University, Chennai bagged the
honours being the Overall Winners in the event. Team GEPARD Racing
from Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology was the
Overall First Runners up. All Girls Aious Racing Team from IGIT
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AWIM National Olympics 2012
AWIM National Olympics 2012, organized and conducted by
SAEINDIA Indore Division was held at The Daly College Indore on 21
st

& 22
nd
Dec, 2012. Inaugural function was attended by Chief Guest
Mrs. Anuradha Shankar IPS, Inspector General Police, Indore.

Session began with a welcome address by Dr N. Karuppiah, Addl
Director & Site Head NATRIP (Secretary SAEINDIA, Indore Division)
who explained how SAEINDIA is driving various initiatives for future
Engineers of Mobility Science. Mr. Shriramchandran K. suggested
teachers to convert classrooms into workshops and help kids to learn
Science in a practical manner to understand better. While Dr. P.K.
Chande, linked movies and stated that learning if made fun filled can
sustain for lifetime. The Chief Guest Mrs Anuradha Shankar,
addressed the Kids, Teachers and parents and explained how
learning of difficult fundamentals is made simple by initiatives like
AWIM. Guest of Honor Mr Nirmal Matharu, expressed how
Mahindra & Mahindra is driving its Corporate Social Responsibility
through supporting SAEINDIA initiatives e.g. AWIM, BAJA etc. Kr.
Sumer Singh, the Principal praised the Regional Champs and wished
them a healthy Competition and pleasant Stay at Indore. Mr. Heman
Saiwal correlated with examples how learning in childhood helps in
making quicker decisions in business process later in life.



For jet toy, this is the 5th National Olympics, where School Kids
adopted Fun Filled Learning opportunities to understand Science and
Mathematics. Overall 25 Teams from 13 Cities participated this year
in National AWIM Olympics.

For skimmer challenge, this Years Introduction from City Level to
National Olympics, Extensive Hard work was done by Technical Team
from SAEINDIA Development Board, right from the development of
Kits, Rules and extending support to organizing committee in
conducting the competition smoothly.



SAEINDIA


Mr. Shrikant Marathe in his address to the Kids extolled the Spirit and
active participation of Industry & Schools in the way of Participative
Learning of Science Fundamentals. He also expressed how SAEINDIA,
through its various initiatives is helping the Students Right from
School to the Engineering College. He expressed his happiness on
seeing the enthusiasm shown by the students during the event and
felt this is promising a great future for Indian Automobile Industry.

WINNERS
Skimmer Challenge 2012 JET-TOY Challenge 2012
National Champion, St.Columbas
School New Delhi
National Champion, St. Columbus
School New Delhi
1
st
Runner-up, Pandit Rao Agashe
School Pune
1
st
Runner-up, Wisdom High
International School Pune
2
nd
Runner-up, St. Francis School
Nasik.
2
nd
Runner-up P.S. Senior
Secondary School Chennai.



INNOVATION AWARD
From
EATON CORPORATION

EATON Corporation has announced Innovation Award for industry
professionals who are members of SAEINDIA as per criteria
formulated by an expert committee from 2013 onwards. The 1
st
prize
will be Rs-1,00,000, 2
nd
prize Rs-50,000 and 3
rd
prize Rs- 25,000. More
details on the competition will be circulated to members shortly.

SAEINDIA lauds this excellent initiative from EATON Corporation to
encourage industry professionals to work and showcase their
innovative skills.
































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62 HYBRIDS from more than 1000
Engineers make SAEINDIA EFFI-CYCLE
2012 a Grand Success

It was the third successful edition of SAENIS EFFI-CYCLE 2012 and was
held at UIET Chandigarh from 12th-14th October 2012. EFFI-CYCLE is an
Inter-collegiate event organized and conducted by SAEINDIA Northern
India Section with the objective of providing an opportunity for the
students to explore Environment Friendly and Economical solutions
for the day-to-day mobility needs of people.

EFFI-CYCLE derived from EfficientCycle was started with the objective
of providing opportunity to the students to conceive, design and
fabricate a three wheel configuration vehicle powered by human
electric-hybrid power and capable of seating two passengers. The
event witnessed an overwhelming participation of 125 teams from
across the country in Virtual EFFI-cycle in the month of July12. Top
62 qualified teams including three All Girls' teams competed against
each other in the main event at UIET.

The Inaugural Ceremony was presided over by Chief Guest Sh.
Bhupinder Singh, Additional Transport Commissioner, and Haryana
Govt. The dignitaries who were present included Mr. A.K. Bhandari
(Punjab University), Prof. Renu Vij (UIET), Mr. Alok Jaitley (MSIL) and
Mr. U. D. Bhangale (ICAT). Mr. Alok Jaitley, Convener, EFFI-cycle 2012
highlighted the need of EFFI-cyle as an opportunity not only to hone
the skills of young engineers in automotive technology, but also to
align them with the overall dream of making India self sustained in
green energy.


Various industrial affiliates supported the event wholeheartedly both
in financial and intellectual sponsorship. A team of 40 professionals
carefully picked from automotive companies like Maruti Suzuki India
Limited, ICAT, NATRIP and other partners and associates of EFFI-
CYCLE12 were present to evaluate the teams on various parameters.

Mr. Arun Grover, Vice Chancellor of Punjab University graced the
Valedictory event as the Chief Guest. Dr. I.V Rao (Chairman-SAENIS)
and Dr. Tapan Sahoo (Secretary-SAENIS) also lent lustre to the occasion
with their presence. The event culminated with the announcement of
winners. Mr. I V Rao announced an Innovation Award worth Rs.25,000
for the most innovative design. Mr. Arun Grover also announced a
Special Award for the winning team on behalf of Punjab University.
Prizes were given to the winners in different categories as listed below:

Overall Joint 1st Winner:
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Amrita School of Engineering, Kerala
Overall Third Place: Walchand College of Engineering, Maharashtra
Design Award: PES Modern College of Engineering, Pune
Cost Award: Shri Govind Ram seksariainst of Technology and Sciences.

SAEINDIA


The event was sponsored by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Spark Minda, Motherson
Sumi Systems Ltd, Vee Gee Automotive Parts, ICAT, Subros Ltd, Lumax
Industries Ltd and Altair Engineering.

A Salute to Stalwarts of SAEINDIA Office
In a simple and elegant function organized at SAEINDIA Office on 2
nd

January 2013, a farewell was given to Mr.R.R.Sankarasubramanian,
Executive Director & Advisor and Mr.Ravi Senji, Senior Assistant
Director (Project). Mr. Shriramachandran Deputy Director General paid
a glowing tribute to Mr. Sankarasubramanian and added he was truly
impressed with the work done by Mr. Ravi Senji even during the brief
interaction he had with him after joining SAEINDIA. .





Mr.D.Seshadri called RRS an inspiring role model with passionate
attachment to SAEINDIA and a deep sense of commitment to the
organization he had helped build over the five years he spent at
SAEINDIA. He described Mr.Ravi Senji a goal driven individual with
abundant creative skills and praised the stellar role played by him in
formation of Aerospace Board and Off Highway Board which have
become shining examples of success since formation. .

Mr.RRS explained his journey with SAEINDIA in his inimitable style and
touched upon systems introduced and manuals created for smooth
functioning and transition to the new executives and emphasised the
bonds developed with SAEINDIA are truly deep and strong and he
would always be available for any help any time in future. He will also
play an active role as a Life Time member of SAEINDIA and would wish
the organization continued growth and achievements.

Mr. Ravi Senji explained his association with SAEINDIA more as
achievement oriented and filled with action and results in all spheres
of work entrusted to him. .

A memento was given to each of them as a fond and affectionate
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Tech Talk Series Lecture
on Vehicle Technology

The Tech Tal k Series Lecture on
Vehi cl e Technol ogy was organized on
12
th
Sept, 2012 at Sri Venkateshwara College
of Engg, Banglore. The speaker for the
l ecture was Mr. Vi jayakanthan
Damondaran, from GM and a
Management Committee member of
SAEIndia, Banglore Section.


Collegiate Club
Inauguration

SAEINDIA Collegiate Club Inauguration was
held on 15
th
December, 2012 at MS Ramaiah
Institute Of Technology. S.M..Acharya, Chief
Executive, MS Ramaiah Institute of
Technology Dr. N.V.R.Naidu, Vice Principal,
MSRIT, inaugurated the Club. The event was
widely attended by Managing Committee
Members of SAEINDIA Banglore Section and
industry professionals





SAENIS Technical Seminar
Series Future Trends in
Passenger Car Engine and
Lubricant
The Technical Seminer Series Lecture on
Future Trends in Passenger Car Engine and
Lubricant was organized on 4
th
Dec 2012 at
Gurgaon with SAENIS in association with
Shell India Markets Private Limited. The
Speakers were Dr Simon Dunning (Global
Technology Manager, OEM Passenger Car
Motor Oils, Shell Global Solutions), Mr.
Shaun Wakefield (Scientist, Passenger Car
Motor Oil, Shell Global Solutions), Mr.
Naoyuki Tachiki (Product Application
Specialist, Shell Global Solutions), Mr.
Purushottam Panda (Vice President-
Powertrain, MSIL).
The seminar was targeted towards
engineers, students and faculty interested in
engine technology, lubrication, emissions,
fuel economy improvement and related
areas.
Technical Seminar Series
Clutch Technology
This seminar focused on transmission
technology particularly clutch systems. An
insight was given about the Clutch Release
Systems and New Developments, Self
Adjusting Clutches, Dual Mass Flywheel.
The Speaker for the Lecture was Mr.Suresh,
Krishanaswamy Naig (Professional from LuK
India Pvt. Ltd, member of Schaeffler Group,
Germany). The seminar saw participation of
over 40 people from SPIL, MSIL amongst
others, along with students from NSIT, GB
Pant College.
SAENIS Technical Seminar
Series Robotic Automation
System

The Techni cal Semi nar Series Lecture
on Roboti c Automati on System
was organized on 6
th
July, 2012 at Gurgaon.
The speaker for the l ecture was Mr.
Ajay Gopal aswamy (Chief Executive
Officer, DIFACTO Robotics and
Automation Pvt. Ltd).

The Workshop started with warm welcome &
introduction session of all the speakers. In
this Lecture Latest trends in the field of
industrial Robots, its common applications
and various steps to implement robot
automation in industry were covered in the
seminar.
Case study was also presented to
demonstrate the detailed implementation
of Robot Automation in the industry.

*Organizers: SAENIS and DIFACTO Robotics and
Automation Systems.
Vehicular Emission
Measurement & Testing
The Technical Seminar Series Lecture on
Vehicular Emission Measurement &
Testing was organized on 19
th
July, 2012
at Gurgaon. The speakers for the lecture
were Mr. Michael Muehloegger (Global
Business Unit Manager Measurement &
Instrumentation, AVL List GmbH, Graz,
Austria), Dr. Thomas Kauffeldt (Sales
Support Manager,AVL Emission Test
Systems GmbH) and Mr. Kurt
Engeljehriner (AVL, GmbH).
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The Seminar focused on Engine, Emission,
Combustion, Test validation, and Fuel
economy improvement. Close to 100
delegates across Industry including 25
students and professors from different
colleges participated in the seminar.

Automotive Welding
Technology
The Technical Seminar Series Lecture on
Automotive Welding Technology was
organized on 29
th
Aug, 2012 at Gurgaon.
The Speakers for the Lecture were
Mr.Toshiki Iwashima (Professional from
NADEX Co., Ltd Japan), Mr. Sanjay L.
Basarikatti(Professional from Denyo India
Pvt. Ltd), Mr. Anil Chaudhry (Application
Lead Welding, Cutting and BIW, ABB
Robotics India.
The Seminar gave an insight into the latest
developments in the areas of Resistance
Welding Technology for Automotive
application (aspects of Spot Welding, Tip
Dressing, Nut Welding & Welding Timer
Controller Covered).
EFFLCYCLE Virtual Round
EFFICYCLE An SAENIS Initiative, Regional
Virtual Rounds were held in July 2012,
Design & Fabrication of Three Wheel
Configuration vehicle powered by Human-
Electric Hybrid power. 125 teams
participated in three regions at Bangalore
on 12
th
-13
th
July, Chandigarh on 14
th
-15
th

July and Pune on 17
th
-18
th
July. 65 teams
were finally given go ahead to participate in
the final round in October at UIET,
Chandigarh.
SAENIS - AWIM Regionals
Chandigarh

AWIM Jet Toy Olympics Chandigarh Regionals
at UIET, Chandigarh. Design and fabrication of
balloon propelled Toy car called Jet Toy was
started in 2011. There were 17 Schools which
participated in Chandigarh Regional
competition.
Winners in Chandigarh Regional:
(1) Saupins School, Chandigarh
(2) AKSIPS School, Chandigarh
(3) Lawrence Public School, Mohali
(4) The Gurukul School, Panchkula

Sponsors were Mahindra & Mahindra, Swaraj
and the SAE INDIA Collegiate Club of UIET,
Punjab University Chandigarh.



AWIM Regionals
Delhi & Gurgaon

The AWI M Regi onal Del hi & Gurgaon
was hel d on 17
t h
Nov, 2012. There
were 32 School s from Del hi , Gurgaon,
Fari dabad and Hi ssar. St. Col umbas
School , Del hi was Wi nner of Del hi
Regi onal s.



Inauguration of Hyderabad
Division

Inauguration of SAEISS Hyderabad Division
was held on 6
th
June 2012 with Shri Shrikant
R. Marathe, President - SAEINDIA, as Chief
Guest and Dr. David Schutt, CEO, SAE
International was the Guest of Honor for the
event.

The response to the inauguration of the
Division surpassed all expectations with 120
participants attending the proceedings,
which augured well for the mobility
engineering movement in this region.
Hyderabad, which has a rich collection of
research institutions, aerospace companies
and other companies, engaged in design
related activities are pointers for it to be a
very active Division.

Prof Rameshwar Rao, Vice Chancellor, JNTU
is the Chairman and Mr Suman Nelluri Vice
President Automotive Robotics is the
Secretary of the newly created Division.
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Inauguration of New Office
premises of SAEINDIA
Southern Section



SEAINDIA Southern Section became a proud
owner of a new office premises located at
the heart of Chennai city within SIDCO
Industrial Estate, Guindy. The office
premises was Inaugurated on 1
st
December
2012 by Dr. R. Mahadevan Group technical
Advisor, India Pistons Ltd. The event was
graced by the presence of other eminent
stalwarts of SAEINDIA, Mr. M. S. Kumar, Dr.
Aravind Bharadwaj, Mr. R. Mukundan, Mr. S.
Govindarajan, Dr. Siva Kumar and Dr. G.
Nagarajan.



Dr. Mahadevan along with others addressed
the gathering and praised SAEINDIA
Southern Section on acquiring new premises
in the heart of the city.

Faculty Advisors Forum

The Faculty Advisors Forum was conducted
on 27
th
November 2012 at Renault Nissan

Technology & Business Centre India (P) Ltd,
Chennai. It was a forum for industry
academia interaction to address skill gaps
between industry requirements and academic
preparation. Industry experts from Renault
Nissan shared the skill requirements and Best
practices of the industry for the benefit of the
faculty. They also advised them to closely
work with the Industry requirements. A plan
of action is contemplated to bridge the
existing gaps. A Faculty Executive Council is
envisaged to achieve this objective.


SAE COLT

The SAE COLT (Club Officers Leadership
Training) was conducted on 31
st
March & 1
st

April 2012 at St. Xaviers Catholic college of
Engineering, Nagercoil. It was well attended
by Office-Bearers of SAEINDIA Southern
Section Collegiate Clubs.

7
th
Student Convention 2012
Student Convention 2012 was conducted at
CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY, Hyderabad on 5th & 6th
October 2012. About 1200 students & 49
Collegiate Clubs participated in the
convention.


SAEINDIA Southern Section Annual Student
Convention was an opportunity for students
to showcase their skills & ideas to the industry
and to the student community as well as to
share, compete and learn in the process. It
was the festival of technology for students
and all different forms of technical skill and
knowledge pertaining to basic concepts of
mobility engineering, engineering design
challenges, and Technology Theatres were all
present in one roof during those two days. It is
SAEINDIA Southern Section's flagship event
for students held year after year.




AWIM Regional Olympics
2012

AWIM (A World In Motion) Regional
Olympics 2012 was conducted successfully
on 9
th
& 10
th
November, 2012 at the
Maharishi Vidhya Mandhir Senior Secondary
School, Chetpet, Chennai.

SAEINDIA Southern Section AWIM Regional
Olympics 2012 being inaugurated by Dr. Arun
Kumar Sambath, Chairman Southern Section.

SAE Trek

SAE Trek was a unique two day programme
which is a blend of adventure and learning on
15
th
and 16
th
Sep, 2012 from JBIT Hyderabad
to Ananthagiri Hills. They are held at scenic
trekking locations which provide for great
sense of adventure and bonding while
providing some instructional learning
pertaining to mobility engineering on the
way. The trekking team was accompanied by
a highly experienced engineering mentor,
who blends learning with environment in the
process. The students were challenged by the
mentor to solve a problem within a limited
time inspired by the natural ambiance.



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University. He has done his M. Tech in
Thermal Engineering from IIT Bombay.

This Lecture on Creative Engineering
aims at Creating Innovation mindset in
everything where engineers are involved in
any organization.
The innovation here refers to potentially
creative solutions which respect all the
constraints of the system. The presentation
provides a systematic framework of how an
engineering problem should be defined to
solve it in innovative manner under the given
constraints and resources. . This approach not
onl y provi des a versati l e framework to
engineers to have innovation mindset for
problem solving but also provides basis to
appreciate technology solutions
prevalent in mechanical industry.

Eminent Speaker Series
Lecture by Dr. R. K. Malhotra

The Eminent Speaker Series Lecture on Fuels
& Lubricants for Fuel Economy and Emission
Control was organised on 10h Aug, 2012 at
ARAI, Pune, which witnessed participation
from engineers, scholars in various disciplines
of engineering. The speaker for the lecture
was Dr. R. K. Malhotra. He is Director of
Indian Oil Corporation (R&D) and Vice
President of SAEINDIA.
SP OS01 3
One and Half day Workshop on Life Cycle
Assessment in Automobile Sectors was
conducted successfully on 17th & 18th May,
2012 at The Automotive Research
Association of India, Pune. This Workshop
witnessed participation of engineers,
scholars in the discipline of engineering,
environment science. The Workshop
focused on creating awareness about
various aspects of Life Cycle Assessment of
Automobile for Environmental
Management.

This was the first workshop under
Automobile Board of SAEINDIA. The
Workshop started with warm welcome &
introduction session of all the speakers, by
Mr. Abdullah Jamal, Project Engineer,
Vehicle Evaluation Laboratory, ARAI.

Sh. Naresh Patil, Head Corporate
Sustainability Cell, M/s. M & M Mumbai,
was the Chief Guest for this workshop. The
Speakers for the workshop were Sh.
Juergen Stichling, Global Head for the
consultancy services, M/s. PE International
AG,

Life Cycle Assessment in Automobile Section:
A Holistic Environment Management Approach
Sh. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Managing Director
at M/s. PE Sustainability Solutions Pvt Ltd.,
Sh. Abhay Pathak, Assistant General
Manager, Environmental Science, M/s. Tata
Motors Limited, Sh. Aashish Nohria Solution
Manager, M/s. PE International AG., Sh.
Ritesh Agrawal, Senior Consultant at M/s. PE
Sustainability Solutions Pvt. Ltd graced the
occasion.



Tech Talk Series Lecture
on Creative Engineering
The Tech Tal k Series Lecture on
Creati ve Engineering was organized on
7
th
Sept, 2012 at ARAI, Pune, which
witnessed participation from engineers,
scholars and industry professionals. The
speaker for the l ecture was Mr.
Tushar Kanikdale. He is currently working
as a Technical Lead for power generati on
busi ness at M/s. Cummins Research and
Technology India Limited.

Mr. Anurag Parmar welcomed all participants
and introduced Mr. Tushar Kanikdale. Mr.
Tushar is Mechanical Engineer from Nagpur

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proactive manner so that organizations
everywhere will embrace, value and utilize
project management principles and then
attribute their successes to it.


Welcome address was given by Mr. Girish
Kadam, President, PMI Pune Chapter.
Mr. Shrikant R. Marathe, President SAEINDIA,
and Director, ARAI, inaugurated the PMI Auto
Conference and addressed all the participants.
Key note address was given by Dr. Arun Jaura,
Vice President - Technology, Eaton.
Dr. Jaura gave a presentation with live examples
of Project Management.
In another session of the Conference, Mr. Atul
Karkhanis, General Manager, Mahindra &
Mahindra, gave a presentation on Power of
Project Management - Component Development
through Project Management approach.
Mr. Sujan Roy, Head Marketing Service and
Product Planning, Tata Motors, gave a
presentation on Risk Management-Best practice
in mobility industry.
After lunch; session started with panel Discussion
on Fostering Innovation while developing new
products in the mobility sector. The panelists
were: a) Mr. Sujan Rioy, b) Dr. Kamal C Vora,
Deputy Director ARAI. C) Mr. Shekhar Pranjpe,
General Manager. Mahindra Navistar Ltd, d) Mr.
Viresh Shah, Country Head IT, Dana Corp.
After the panel discussion Mr. Vishwanathan
Subramaniam, General Manager, Bajaj Auto,
gave a presentation on Challenges in concurrent
Engineering from Project Managers Perspective.


Mr. Akbar Badusha, Co-ordinator, SAE India,
Western Section, welcomed all the
participants, Introduced Dr. R. K. Malhotra,
Director (R & D) Indian Oil Corporation
Limited.

Mr. Shrikant R. Marathe, President SAEINDIA,
Chairman SAEINDIA Western Section and
Director, ARAI, welcomed Dr. R. K. Malhotra
with a flower bouquet.
Dr. R. K. Malhotra lecture covered the following
topics:
Energy and Environmental Scenario
Fuel Economy Standards
Fuel Quality - Indian Scenario
Fuel Economy and Emission Reduction
Imperatives & Options
Fuel Additives & Their Impact
Lubricants & Emission Compliance
Fuel Economy through Lubricants
Alternative Fuels


The New Fuel Economy
Mandate and Lightweight
Materials: Technical and
Business Challenges
by Mr. Prakash Krishnaswamy

The Eminent Speaker Series Lecture on The
New Fuel Economy mandate and Lightweight
Materials: Technical and Business Challenges
was organised on 20h Nov, 2012 at ARAI,
Pune, which witnessed participation from
engineers, scholars in the discipline of
engineering. The speaker for the lecture was
Mr. Prakash Krishnaswamy. He is CEO of
Xitadel.

Mr. Shrikant R. Marathe, President SAEINDIA,
Chairman SAEINDIA Western Section and
Director, ARAI, welcomed Mr. Prakash
Krishnaswamy with a flower bouquet. Dr. K. C.
Vora, Dy. Director ARAI Academy, welcomed
all the participants and Introduced Mr.
Prakash Krishnaswamy.

Mr. Krishnaswamy is the CEO of Xitadel, a
company that offers transformative expertise,
innovation and technologies.
His lecture covered the following topics:
Automotive Industry in
transformation.
Key drivers of Fuel Economy.
Lightweight Materials
Crashworthiness Major challenges.
2012 CAE Industry Survey.
Evolution Vs Transformation.
Transformative forces.
Fuel Economy and Light-weighting
Impact on CAE
Opportunities and Challenges
Value Rankings.
o Spark Ignition
o Diesel Technologies
o Electrical
o Transmission
o Hybrid Technologies
o Vehicle Technologies

The lecture was received well by all the
participants and led to interesting interaction
with the audience.


Project Management
Institute
Auto Conference

One day workshop was organized by Project
Management Institute and supported by
SAEINDIA Western Section, on 8th Dec 2012,
at Hotel Le Meridien, Pune.
PMIs primary goal is to advance the practice,
science and profession of project
management throughout the world in a
conscientious and

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Overall, the event was successful due to the
sincere efforts, hard work and dedication from
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AWIM Master Teacher &
Volunteer Training Program

AWIM (A World In Motion) Master Teachers
& Volunteers Training Program was
conducted s ucces sf ul l y on 20 & 21
J ul y, 2012 at t he Automotive Research
Association of India, Pune. This training
program witnessed response from industry
volunteers and teachers from various
schools. The training was focused on Jet-Toy
and the Skimmer activity of AWIM Curriculum.
There was an overall participation of 40
attendees on each day, including Industry
Volunteers, Student Volunteers & Teachers.

A Wor l d I n Mot i on ( AWI M) i s a
t eacher admi ni st ered, i ndustry
vol unteer assi st ed pr ogram t hat bri ngs
Sci ence, Technol ogy, Engineering and
Maths (STEM) education to life in the
classroom for students. Developed by SAE
International, AWIM aims to promote science
and mathematics literacy of students in standard
5th through 8th by providing curriculum
materials for authentic engineering design
activities in the classroom that support a
multidisciplinary, cooperative working
experience.
On the 20 Jul y, 2012, Mr. Sagar
Murugkar, welcomed all the industry /
student volunteers and teachers.

On 21 July, 2012, The Skimmer Toy was
presented by Dr.K.C.Vora, with demonstration
by Mr. Mihir Kulkarni & Mr. Sagar Murugkar.

Each team tested their toy on corresponding
tracks for Distance, Weight carrying capacity,
Speed, Accuracy & Turning ability. The results for
each round were noted by respective teams,
f or demo competi ti on duri ng the trai ni ng
program. They were also rated for aesthetic
round.
SAEINDIA AWIM 2012 Pune
Olympics
AWIM Pune Olympics was held at SNBP
International School, Rahatani on 2
nd
December
2012. The event was a grand success with more
than 200 students from 13 different schools
contesting and displaying their knowledge and
skills. This was the 1
st
time in Pune Olympics, two
activities namely Jet Toy 6
th
standard and
skimmer for 5
th
standard were introduced. More
than 40 teachers trained 1600+ students in these
design contests and played an important role in
the development of future engineers and
scientists.



The event was adjudged by 14 Judges Inaugural
function, valedictory function and prize
distributions were glorified with the presence of
eminent dignitaries from industries and
academia. The prize distribution ceremony was
cheered by several parents.

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Presented by
SAEINDIA Media,
Communications and
Publications
Committee
Mr. Asit K Barma
Chair

Mr. C.V.Raman
Vice Chair,

Mr. Umaanand Durai
Member

Mr. Arun Sivasubrahmaniyan
Member

Mr. R Rajendran
Member

Mr. Rajesh Kumar
Member

Mr. Deepak Panda
Member

Mr. Avnish Gosain
Member

Mr. Mohit Sehgal
Member

Supported by

K. Shriramchandran, D. D.G, SAEINDIA

D. Seshadri, Dy. Director, SAEINDIA

Creative by

A.V. Dhananjayan, SAEINDIA