Department of Applied Chemistry Organized the First Invited Lecture

ALIGARH March 2: The Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University organized the first invited lecture on "Indoor Air Pollution: A Major Environmental and Health Challenge in India" by Dr. Ajay Taneja, Head of the Chemistry Department, Institute of Basic Sciences, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra.

The Chairman, Department of Applied Chemistry, Professor Ali Mohammad welcomed the guests, faculty members and students present at the lecture after a short introduction of the guest speaker, Dr. Ajaya Taneja.

The talk covered the different aspects on the reasons and prevention of illnesses and deaths, especially of children and women as a result of inhalation of toxic pollutants produced by incomplete combustion of biomass indoor. It was suggested that the combined efforts of public, administrators, politicians and media are required to fight with the life threatening hazard.

Professor S.M.A. Rizvi, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology and Professor K.S. Siddiqui, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, were present in the lecture. Professor Kabiruddin, Professor Syed Ashfaq Nabi and Dr. Abdul Rauf from the Department of Chemistry and all the faculty members of the Department of Applied Chemistry were also present on the occasion. The lecture was also attended by a large number of students of B.Tech. The research scholars from the Departments of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry attended the lecture and participated in the interactive session following the lecture.

­Professor A. A. Khan proposed the vote of thanks. He appreciated the efforts of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis for his initiative to start lecture series which would go a long way in improving the academic environment of the University. He thanked the guest speaker for delivering a very informative lecture, faculty members and students for their participation and their quest of knowledge.