Science & BusinessScientific conference in India to focus on explosives and advanced propellants systems

National and international experts will participate in the seventh International High Energy Materials Conference & Exhibit (HEMCE-2009) which begins tomorrow. The three-day event, jointly organized by the High Energy Material Research Limited (HEMRL) and the High Energy Materials Society of India (HEMSI), will be held at the HEMRL, Pashan, India.

“The focus of this year’s HEMCE is on advanced propellants systems and high performance explosives, including insensitive munitions, eco-friendly pyrotechnics, nano materials, and novel high energy dense materials,” A Subhananda Rao, director, HEMRL, said at a press meet on Saturday. “Considering the increasing number of low intensity conflicts during the recent times, explosive detection technology has been included as one of the topics,” he added.

The HEMSI was formed in 1983 to catalyze the process of bringing HEM scientists together. Currently, there are 1,200 active members from India and abroad.

The event will be inaugurated by V. K Saraswat, scientific adviser to the defense minister. S Sivram and director of India’s National Chemical Laboratory.

The conference will be attended by about 450 delegates, including scientists and technologists from the Indian Space Research and Organization (ISRO) and the Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), besides scientists from academic institutions and public and private sectors. As many as 32 experts from the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Israel, China, and Malaysia will also attend the conference.

The event will be host to about 250 technical papers being presented and 10 plenary lectures by experts from around the world.