Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) (formerly known as Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET)) is a premier Academic institution for higher & technical education under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India fully devoted in Academics, Research, Technology Support, Skill Training. CIPET operates from various locations spread across the country to cater the needs of the Polymer and allied industries. From our first location in Chennai, we now have 37 locations and 5 more are in the process of Establishment. Every campus offers state-of-art facilities, turning out alumni with an innovative mind set and an entrepreneurial spirit. Our campuses are workshops for inventing the future, where students work with award winning faculty and experts to translate learning and research into action. All the CIPET centres are equipped with state-of-the-art with excellent facilities in the areas of Design, CAD/CAM/CAE, Tooling & Mould Manufacturing, Plastics Processing, Testing and Quality Assurance with plan fund support from Government of India. In-line with the ever changing & challenging needs of the plastic industries, we continuously upgrade and modernize machinery, equipment and technology. CIPET Centres has been accredited with ISO 9001:2015 QMS, NABL, NABCB certification.

School for Advanced Research in Petrochemicals (SARP) – APDDRL, one of the R&D wings of Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) is located at Devanahalli, Bengaluru. APDDRL, with its state-of-the-art technical infrastructure, is dedicated for Research & Development, Consultancy, Technical Support Services and Specialized Tailor-made Courses in Polymeric Materials and Petrochemical Products.

APM 2023 is 14th in the conference series, held every year by the R&D wings of CIPET. The series brings together the scientific community across the globe on a common platform for discussing advancements in the broad areas of Material Development & Analysis as well as Product Design, Development and Validation. The conference is a forum for show casing cutting-edge technologies of stake-holders leading to extensive collaboration and indigenization.

The conference is intended for students, teachers, researchers, scientists, technologists and industrialists. The theme for APM 2023 is “Stride towards Innovations in Materials & Design”.

We cordially invite you to APM 2023 for pioneering the discussion on scientific advancements in the broad field of Materials and Design.

Prof. (Dr.) Shishir Sinha
Convener APM 2023