About Refresher Course

The aim of this refresher course is to promote research aspects in different Science subjects for interdisciplanery research. The refresher course will start with an overview of forensic science, physics, chemistry, life sciences, intellectual property right, copyright, patents, research ethics, synopsis and research project writing, etc. This aspects will help the audience to understand importance of these areas in real life scenarios. This refresher course is planned for 15 days into three parts: live sessions, quiz and weekend assignments. The live session part of the refresher course will focus on the most challenging contemporary issues in sciences and technology and extend the knowledge of subjects. After each session, assessment and feedback session will be conducted where importantquestions from the current session will ask with participants helping identify about their attention during the refresher course and interpretate outcome on daily basis. The sessions of this refresher course shall be conducted by the team of eminent academicians & industry experts possessing in-depth knowledge in the area of Forensic Science, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property Rights, Patents, etc. It will consist of a series of lectures and discussion sessions.

Objectives of the Refresher Course

The participants would be able –

  • To comprehend real time challenges and assimilate research ideas to strengthen interdisciplinary research and teaching.
  • To discuss recent advancements in science & technology.
  • To provide discussion session in research ethics and intellectual property rights related issues.
  • To present an insight of interdisciplinary research and teaching as a global issue and instilling research ideas that are of benefit to all round the globe.

Amity University is a highly research-focussed, innovation-driven and interdisciplinary University with over 35,000 full-time students at its main campus in Noida (Delhi NCR). The focus on quality has led the University to be ranked # 35 among all Indian Universities in NIRF 2023, the # 1 Private University since the last nine years by India Today and amongst the top 3% Universities globally by QS and Times Higher Education. Amity is also the only University in India to have US regional accreditation by WASC (USA) and by QAA (UK). It is part of the Amity Education Group with over 2,00,000 students across campuses in 16 countries.

Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India is a leading premier institute dedicated to nation service. It offers higher education in forensic sciences at three programmes levels: UG- B.Sc. (Forensic Sciences) (Honours / Research), PG- M.Sc. (Forensic Sciences) & M.Sc. (Cyber Forensic & Cyber Security) and Doctorate- Ph.D. (Forensic Sciences) in Full Time and Part Time. All the courses aim to instil in student’s professional acumen, skills and capabilities to deal with different areas of life.

Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences is an institute of Amity University came into existence by an act under the Amity University (Uttar Pradesh) Act, 2005 and it has also been listed under ‘Educational Institutions’ in the U.P. Govt. website (http://www.upgov.nic.in/). Its main aim is to conduct important professional courses that can ensure employment to passing-out students. In addition, several short-term training and capacity building programmes are being offered by the institute. The institute has organized National and International conferences, workshops, seminars, faculty development programs, refresher courses, value added courses and quiz competitions.

  • Research Scholars/ Post Doctoral Fellows
  • Faculty/ Academicians
  • Scientists
  • Science Teachers
  • Legal & Other Professionals

S. No.

Category

National

International

Early Bird Registration (Till 30th November)

Late Registration (after 30th November)

Early Bird Registration (Till 30th November)

Late Registration (after 30th November)

1.

Research Scholars/ Post- Doctoral Fellows

Rs.2000/-

Rs.2500/-

$50

$60

2.

Faculty/Scientists, Science Teachers and Legal & Other Professionals

Rs.3000/-

Rs.3500/-

$75

$85

3.

Amity University Noida Campus

No Registration Fee


*Note: GST as applicable extra

IMPORTANT DATE

Last Date of Registration (without late fee):

30th November 2024

Dates of refresher course:

9th December – 23rd December, 2024

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Participants have to attend all the Plenary Lectures and Question & Answer sessions.
  • It is mandatory to fill the attendance sheet daily and ensure required attendance.
  • It is compulsory to fill the feedback form and participate in examination on 15th Day of the Refresher Course for successful completion of the course.

Organising Team

Chairperson
Prof. (Dr.) Balvinder Shukla

Professor-Entrepreneurship, Leadership and IT Vice Chancellor Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP)

Advisor
Prof. (Dr.) Sunita Rattan

Dean
Science & Technology Domain

Program Director
Dr. Amarnath Mishra

Associate Professor
Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences

Program Coordinator
Dr. Sagina Hooda

Dy. Director
Amity Academic Staff College

Faculty Coordinators

Dr. Jyoti Singh

Assistant Professor (Grade-III)


Dr. Shipra Rohatgi

Assistant Professor (Grade-I)


Dr. Sonali Kesarwani

Assistant Professor (Grade-I)

EMINENT RESOURCE PERSONS

Prof. (Dr.) Robert Green OBE
Professor (Forensic Science), School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

Dr. Amarnath Mishra
Associate Professor, Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

Dr. Anna Barbaro
Forensic Geneticist & Criminalist, WAWFE President, Italy

Dr. Sharon Plotkin
Certified Crime Scene Investigator and Associate Professor, Miami Dade College, Miami, United States

Dr. Anshuman Mishra
Prof. Herbert Gleiter Research Group Leader Institute of Advanced Materials, IAAM, Sweden

Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra
Head- Center of Excellence (AI-Data Science) Associate Professor -Computer Science & Engineering Amity University Dubai, UAE

Dr. N. P. Waghmare
Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Panaji, Goa, India

Mr. Gregory J. Williams
President, Caribbean Association of Forensic Sciences, Forensic consultant/scientist Basic Medical Science, Jamaica

Dr. Ravindra Sharma
Deputy Director, & Scientist D, CFSL, Bhopal, India

Prof. (Dr.) Basant Singh Sikarwar
Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, AUUP, Noida, India

Prof. (Dr.) Nidhi Chauhan
Professor, School of Health Sciences & Technology, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Bidholi, Dehradun, India

Prof. (Dr.) Harminder Kaur Gujral
Department of HR, Amity Business School & Head- Consortium - Amity Centre for Guidance and Counselling, AUUP, Noida, India

Dr. Domingo Magliocca
Public Investigator, Certified Geographic Profiling Analyst, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Patairiya
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Prof. (Dr.) Satnam Singh
Professor (Pharmacology), Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Adesh University, Bathinda, Punjab, India

Dr. Rakesh Yadav
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar Campus, India

Prof. (Dr.) Bhoopendra Singh
Professor cum Toxicologist Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Dr. Sapna Sharma
Associate Professor Department of Forensic Science, Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak, Haryana, India

Dr. G. K. Goswami, IPS
Additional Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh Director UP State Institute of Forensic Sciences, Lucknow, India

Dr. Tarakanta Jana
Senior Principal Scientist CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), New Delhi, India

Prof. Bhakti Pad Mishra
Adjunct Faculty NUJS Kolkata, Dy. Director & Scientist “D” (Document) Retd. C.F.S.L. Kolkata, India

Prof. (Dr.) Sunita Bhagat
Professor, Department of Chemistry, ARSD College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Dr. Pamela Marshall
Director-Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Prof. (Dr.) Ajay Kumar Mishra
Director, Academy of Nanotechnology and Waste Water Innovations and Professor, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Dr. Madhuri Gupta
Senior Scientist, National Poison Information Centre, Dept. of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Dr. A. K. Jaiswal
Senior Scientist, Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Prof. (Dr.) Lav Kesharwani
Professor, Dept. of Forensic Science, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, UP, India

Dr. Nimish Kapoor
Scientist & Science Communication Specialist BSIP, an autonomous organisation of the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India

Prof. (Dr.) Sangeeta Sharma
Professor, Dept. of Neuropsychopharmacology, Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences, Delhi, India

Prof. (Dr.) G. S. Sodhi
Professor, Department of Chemistry & Forensic Science Unit, S.G.T.B. Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Dr. Indira Sudha
Director, Central Finger Print Bureau, National Crime Record Bureau, New Delhi, India

Ms. Sangeeta Nagar
Scientist ‘F’, Patent Facilitating Centre, TIFAC, (An autonomous body of Department of Science & Technology), New Delhi, India

Ms. Candace N. Walker
Director Atlanta Police Department Crime Laboratory Atlanta, USA

Dr. Lata Gautam
Associate Professor, Forensic and Investigative Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

Prof. (Dr.) Dipayan Deb Barman
Professor & Head, Dept. of FMT, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, India

Prof. (Mrs.) Krishna Misra
Honorary Professor Indian Institute of Information Technology, Prayagraj, UP, India

Dr. Ajai Prakash Gupta
Director, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Prof. (Dr.) Ashutosh Tripathi
Professor & Head, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Nagaland University, Nagaland, India

Prof. (Dr.) Vrinda J Bhat
Professor & HoD, Dept. of FMT, SIMS & RC, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Dr. K. S. Sowmiya Rani
Editor, Editage; Founder, Sowmis_AWW, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Prof. Wayne McLaughlin
Director, CARIGEN, Coordinator, Forensic Science Program, UWI, Mona Campus, Jamaica

Mrs. Hillary Mullings-William
Forensic Scientist & Educator, Jamaica

Ms. Dionne A. Cruickshank
Attorney-at-Law and Educator Kingston, Jamaica

Dr. Dalia Al-Saif
Forensic Medicine Consultant, Dammam Centre of Forensic Medicine, Saudi Arabia

Prof. (Dr.) Arun Sharma
Professor, National Forensic Sciences University, Uganda Campus

Dr. Laura Pettler
Forensic Criminologist/ Private Death Investigator, USA

Prof. (Dr.) Rajinder Singh
Professor & Former Head, Dept. of Forensic Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

Dr. Narendra Shanker Pandey
Advocate, High Court Allahabad bench, Lucknow and Ex-Director & Scientist-E, Central Forensic Science Lab, Kolkata, India

Dr. Vinod Tiwari
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, IIT, BHU, Varanasi, India

Dr. Rohin Garg
Associate Professor (Anatomy), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Prof. (Dr.) Magdy Kharoshah
Editor-in-Chief, Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences & Consultant, Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia

Dr. Utkarsh Jain
Senior Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences and Technology, UPES, Bidholi, Dehradun, India

Mr. Ryan Colley
International Corporate Advisor/ Strategist, Financial and Cybercrime Investigator, Washington D.C. Metro Area, USA

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Contact Details

Dr. Amarnath Mishra
Program Director (Refresher Course-2024)
Associate Professor
Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences,
J-1 Block, First Floor,
Faculty of Science & Technology
Amity University Uttar Pradesh
Sector-125, Noida-201313, India
Mobile No. - +91 9818978527
E-mail: amishra5@amity.edu
Website: http://www.amity.edu/aifs