PATRONS LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Chairman
Dr K Sivan, Chairman ISRO
Dr RK Tyagi, National President, AeSI Dr G Ayyappan, Chairman, AeSI Tvpm Branch
Dr A S Kiran Kumar, President Elect, AeSI
Alt Chairman
NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Shri G Narayanan, LPSC
Chairman Members
Shri S Somanath, Director, VSSC Dr AK Anil Kumar, VSSC
Members Shri D Gangadhar, LPSC(B)
Dr V Narayanan, Director, LPSC Shri K M Arul Kumar, LPSC
Shri P Kunhikrishnan, Director, SDSC SHAR Dr S Sunil Kumar, LPSC
Shri M Annadurai, Director, ISAC Shri MS Suresh, LPSC
Shri Tapan Misra, Director, SAC Shri A Manimaran, LPSC
Shri S Pandian, Director, IPRC Dr. K Nandakumar, LPSC
Shri D Sam Dayala Dev, Director, IISU
Shri M Ganesh Pillai, LPSC
Shri S Rakesh, CMD, Antrix
Shri S K Govindarajan, IPRC
Shri PG Diwakar, Scienti¿c Secretary, ISRO
Shri Jitendra J Jadhav, Director, NAL Dr Abhilash Suryan, CET
Dr V K Dadhwal, Director, IIST Shri RS Santhosh, AAI
Shri MSR Prasad, Director, DRDL Shri M Mohan, VSSC
Dr Girish S Deodhare, Director, ADA Shri A Rajarajan, VSSC
Dr V Adimurthy, National Vice President, AeSI Shri Sirajudeen Ahmed, VSSC
Shri Lalit Gupta, Hon. Secretary, AeSI HQ Shri J Jayaprakash, VSSC
Prof S Gopalakrishanan, IISc, Bangalore Smt AP Beena, VSSC
Prof T Sundararajan, IITM, Chennai Shri P Damodaran, VSSC
Prof RI Sujith, IITM, Chennai Shri G Sunil Kumar, VSSC
Shri MZ Siddque, Director, GTRE
Shri SS Vinod, VSSC
Dr S Anil Lal, GEC, Barton Hill, Tvpm
Shri L Mohan Kumar, VSSC
Dr K Krishna Kumar, CET, Tvpm
Dr M Jose Prakash, TKM Eng. College, Quilon Shri M Ramprabhu, VSSC
Dr A K Anil Kumar, Vice Chairman, AeSI Tvpm Shri V Sanoj, VSSC
Shri Md Shafeeq Ahmed, VSSC
Member Secretary Shri J Paul Murugan, VSSC
Dr G Ayyappan, Programme Director, STS Smt KR Rekha, LPSC
Chairman, AeSI Tvpm Branch Shri Baiju Issac, LPSC
Shri V Thanga Puthiavan, IPRC
COMMUNICATION Shri C Radhakrishna Pillai, IISU

TDAD/VSSC
All communication shall be addressed to Shri K S Nandhakumar, IISU
Shri VS Vinoj, IISU
Shri G Narayanan,
Co Convenor
Organising Secretary, ASET 2018
GSLV Mk III Project, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Shri Robin Alexander, LPSC
ISRO Post, Thiruvananthapuram– 695 022 Convenor
Phone : 0471 2563963, 2563974, 9447065771
email : g_narayanan@vssc.gov.in Shri G Narayanan, GSLV Mk III/VSSC
Website : http://aset2018.vssc.gov.in Hon. Secretary, AeSI, Tvpm Branch
 FOCUS AREAS
AseT 2018 ‡/LTXLG3ropulsion
‡Solid Propulsion AseT 2018
National Conference on
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The Aeronautical Society of India founded ‘Future Directions in Propulsion’
‡ Propulsion System for inter-planetary/ manned
in 1948, with the ¿rst Prime Minister of Independent mission May 11 - 12, 2018
India as the Chief Patron, promotes the advancement
‡Technologies for Re-Usable propulsion
and dissemination of knowledge of Aeronautical and
‡1DQRWHFKQRORJLHVfor propulsion system
Aerospace Science/Technologies in the country.
‡$UWL¿cial Intelligence for health monitoring & other
Starting from 2008, AeSI Thiruvananthapuram propulsion rHTXLrements REGISTRATION FORM
Branch has been organizing the Annual National ‡ Spin-off applications of propulsion systems
Conference ASET, dealing with the Emerging trends in development Name :
Aerospace ¿eld and applications, enabling scientists, SPONSORSHIP Designation :
academicians, technocrats and industrialists to share Platinum sponsors : `. 3,00,000 (Three Lakhs Only)
their vast pool of knowledge and experiences. In the Organisation :
Golden Sponsors : `. 2,00,000 (Two Lakhs Only)
past decade, our country has made tremendous and
Silver Sponsors : `. 1,00,000 (One Lakh Only) Of¿cial Address :
vivid progress in aerospace discipline which includes
development and Àight testing of higher capability launch Sponsors can advertise full page in color in the souvenir
vehicles, demonstration of hypersonic re-entry and scram free of cost and get 4,3 and 2 delegates respectively.
jet propulsion. More complex endeavors like heavy lift email id :
CALL FOR PAPERS
launch vehicles, semi cryogenic technology, advanced re- Conference includes invited talks by eminent speakers Mobile No: :
usable launch vehicles, human spaceÀight, stage re-entry in the area of propulsion together with oral and poster
concepts are in the pipeline. presentations. Prospective authors intending to contribute
papers on the focus areas are rHTXHVWHG to forward I would like to participate in AseT 2018 and hereby
In this context, it is highly pertinent for AeSI their abstracts of about 200 words for oral and poster
enclose the registration form along with the registration
to organize a National Conference with representatives, contribution by 31st March, 2018 to the Convener by
specialists and delegates from propulsion and related e-mail to: g_narayanan@vssc.gov.in fee:
¿elds. ASET 2018 is being organized as a two-day ADVERTISEMENT CHARGES IN SOUVENIR &KHTXH'raft No & Bank:
National Conference on ‘Future Directions in Propulsion’ Full Page : `. 50,000 (Fifty Thousand Only)
during May 11-12, 2018 at LPSC, Valiamala, Half Page : `. 30,000 (Thirty Thousand Only)
Thiruvananthapuram on the occasion of Pearl Jubilee Back Cover Outside : `. 1,00,000 (One Lakh Only) Date: Signature
Celebration of LPSC. This conference will provide a
REGISTRATION
platform for synergetic interaction amongst professionals Name
in the ¿eld of Propulsion to discuss the state of art Delegate fee : `. 5,000 (Five Thousand Only)
technologies, assess the future opportunities and Registration form shall be mailed to :
The fee shall be remitted through FKHTXHGraft drawn in
contribute towards the technological challenges ahead favour of Hon. Secretary, AeSI Tvpm Branch.
in the ¿eld of propulsion and related technologies. The Shri G Narayanan
The last date for the registration is April 15, 2018 Organizing Secretary, ASET 2018
two day conference will have a keynote address and
invited talks, paper presentations by eminent scientists IMPORTANT DATES GSLV Mk III PROJECT, PROJECT COMPLEX,
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre,
and researchers. * Last date for extended abstracts : 31st March 2018
ISRO Post, Thiruvananthapuram - 695022
* Acceptance noti¿cation : 10th April 2018 email : g_narayanan@vssc.gov.in
* Submission of Full Paper : 20th April 2018 Phone : 0471 2563963, 2563974, 9447065771
* Final announcement : 30th April 2018