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Summer Projects
May 15, 2016 - July 7, 2016
IntroductiontotheWings
Prakriti:
Prakritiisaninitiativewhosepurposeisdevelopingasocietywhichbelievesinsustainable
developmentandlivinginharmonywithothercreatureswesharethisearthwith.Thiswingbelieves
inthecollectiveresponsibilityanddutyofallindividualsandorganizations,irrespectiveofclasses,
towardsconservationofnaturalresourcesandbiodiversity.
Pragati:
Pragatiisasocialinnovationwingthatworksontheprinciplesofservingthesociety.Oursocietyis
facingvariouseconomic,environmentalandsocialproblems.Thewingbelievesthatinnovationsare
thekeytotackletheseproblemstoimproveourcommunities.Basedonthesebeliefs,thewingshall
workoncreating,developingandimplementingpracticesaswellasprovidinginnovativesolutionsto
someofthecommonproblemsthatexistnow.
SummerProjects
thesummerprojectsareopentopeoplefromalldepartmentsandallprogrammesof
semakesureyouhavestayfromaroundMay15toJuly7,2016beforefillingupthe
1)Reducingair-bornediseasesincommunity:
ProjectMentor:ProfessorSachidanandTripathi(EEMdepartment)
UsinguniquedatafromtheAerosolMassSpectrometer,whichisonlypresentinourlaboratoriesin
allofIndia,weshalltrytodevelopasophisticatedcodeforreal-timesourceidentificationfor
commonair-pollutants.Oncedoneitcanbeavaluabletoolforairqualitymanagers.
Theprojectshallworktolinksanitationpracticestoairpollutionandhealthbyperformingadvanced
airsamplingofbbi-aerosolsandlookingintotheirdiseasecausingpotentials.Theprojectshallstudy
thedirectandindirecteffectsofsuchpollutants.
Contact: Ayush Mukherjee: 8604926503, a yushmkj@iitk.ac.in
Shaurya Aarav: 7755057804, a arav@iitk.ac.in
2)WasteDisposal
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Summer Projects
May 15, 2016 - July 7, 2016
ProjectMentor:
ProfessorAbhasSingh(CEdepartment)
Thisprojectshallstartbyimplementingwasteseparationideasinthecampus,bychangingthe
structureofwastedisposalmethodswecurrentlyuse.Thisshallincludeaninvestigativereportabout
thecurrentwastedisposaltechniquesinIITKanpur,andraisemoneyforchangingtheprocedure.
Asecondpartoftheprojectshalllookintotheefficientuseofthesegregatedwaste,andthe
possibilityofreusingthedifferentkindsofwasteinthecampusfordifferentprojects.Solutionsfor
biodegradablewasteaddressalcanbeimplemented,andthosefornon-biodegradablewastecanbe
studied.
Anotherpartoftheprojectshallworkonthemeanstoreducethewasteinthecampus,andthe
mannerinwhichIITKanpurcanmoveclosertoazerowastecampus,eitherinisolation,orwithhelp
fromthenearbycommunities.
3)ElectricityConsumption
ProjectMentor:ProfessorSandeepAnand(EEdepartment)
Thisprojectshalllookintotheavailablealternativestoelectricityconsumptiondevicesandthe
presentstateofelectricconsumptioninthecampus.Thisshallbeacompletestudyofthevarious
regionsofthecampus.Amaximumof3peopleshallbeshortlistedforthisproject.
Thisprojectshalllookintotheefficientuseoftheexistingresourceswehaveincampus.Thisshall
lookintothesolarenergyconsumptionofthecampus,andintowayswecanimplementnewdesigns
foreffectiveenergyusage.
Theprojectshallalsolookintotheeffectivemeasurementoftheelectricunit,andpresentittothe
campuspopulationinamannerthattheycanunderstand.Itshalllookintothecurrentpartsofthe
electricbillandthewaythesearemeasured,andfindbettermethodsifpossible.Amaximumoftwo
peopleshallbeshort-listedforthisproject.
Summer Projects
May 15, 2016 - July 7, 2016
AnothersectionunderthisprojectshalllookintotheenergycrisisofNorthIndiabylookingatthe
energyconsumptionandproductioninKanpur.Theprojectisbasicallyinvestigative,andshalltryto
lookintothelossesofelectricitydistributionsectorsinthecity,theirstakeholders,theviewsofthe
peoplealongtheseissues,andthesocio-politicalfactorswhichguidethisproblem.Asignificantpart
oftheprojectshallalsoincludeidentifyingtheroleofIITKanpurinaddressingthisproblemthatthe
cityfaces.Thisprojectshallhaveamaximumofathreemembers.
4)RainwaterHarvestinginIITKanpur:
Thisprojectshallincludeasurveyofthecommonrainwaterharvestingprocessesthatareemployed
indifferentplacesinourcountry,andhowourHallsandcommonareascaneffectivelyharvest
rainwaterthismonsoon.
Apartoftheprojectshallconcerndesigningefficientsystemsforharvestingrainwaterinthecampus
andunderstandingthestructureoftheabioticenvironmentofKanpurforefficientrechargeof
primarywatersources.
5)IrrigationandHorticulture
ProjectMentor:ProfessorIshanSharma(MEdepartment)
Irrigationinfarmlandsisanationwideproblem.ThecostforirrigationthroughGovernmentprovided
meansisless,andyetprivatelyfundedirrigationisacommonproblemforfarmersinthefaceof
waterscarcity.
Theprojectshalllookintowaterconsumptioninirrigationandhorticultureprojectsinandaround
thecampusandidentifythevariousproblemsassociatedwithsuchpractices.Findingbettermeansof
irrigationpracticeswillbethefinalgoalofthisproject.
6)CampusAesthetics
Thisisaprojectwhereweshallsimultaneouslyworkonconvergingtwointerestingfieldsofstudy-
campusaestheticswithcampusutility.Theprojectshallinvolveintroducingobjectsofutilityin
campusunderthecurrentstructureinthemostvisually-pleasingwaypossible,inthemost
cost-efficientwaypossibleandintheleasttime.
Summer Projects
May 15, 2016 - July 7, 2016
Tobeginwith,weshallidentifythevariousproblemsfacedbysectionsofthecommunityalloverthe
campus,andtryandimplementsomesolutionsinthisregard.Thesolutionspresentedmustbeviable
andeffective,bothpracticallyandfinancially.
Thisprojectdemandscreativityandinterestinlearningmoreabouttheneedsofdifferentpartsofthe
campuscommunity.Afewthingsdefinitelyworthmentioninginyourvisionfortheprojectwouldbe
thechangesyouwouldliketoseewithinIITKwalls.
7)WaterscarcityinBundelkhand
ProjectMentor:ProfessorShivamTripathi(CEdepartment)
ThisprojectshallinvolvefrequenttripsthroughoutsummerstoHamirpurareaofBundelkhandto
understandtheproblemofwaterscarcitythereinthecontextofthegeographyandthechemistryof
theland,aswellasthesocialandpoliticalimpactthatarecausingalarge-scalemigrationoutofthat
place.
Thisshallbeanon-siteprojectandshallinvolveaprojected5-memberteam,whichshallbe
responsiblefordesigningcatchment-correctionmechanismsforthevillagesfacingrainwater
retentionissues.Aninitialtaskherewouldbetotakeeffectivesurveys,whichshallsoonbefollowed
byimplementationoftheprojectideas.
Thisprojecthasbeenextendedtoincludedesignsofacarrierforwaterbarrelsoverlongdistances.
Suchadesignisalreadyinplacebuttherearecertainissueswithitsuseintheterrainwefacein
Hamirpur.Thispartoftheprojecthasnovolunteerrestrictions,andgroupsarewelcomedforthe
implementationoftheidea.
Anotherinterestingextensionoftheprojectincludesidentifyingpotentialreforestationtechniques,
andusingsolardistillationofsoilmoisturetogrowseedlingsindrought-affectedareas.
ThetargettimeistillJulythisyearbecausetheteamalreadyworkingontheprojectistargetingthis
yearsmonsoons.CivilEngineeringcandidatesarepreferable,thoughpeoplefromalldepartmentscan
apply.ThisprojectshallencompassalotofdepthintoruralIndiansocietyinanenvironmental,social,
economic,politicalandnaturalcrisis.