Congratulations to Ms. Anushka Baidyanathan (E.No.: 00214811123)

We’re thrilled to announce that Anushka, a dedicated ASHRAE student from MAIT, has secured the 2nd position on the waitlist for a travel grant of $1,100 USD to attend the 2025 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Orlando! ?

This is a remarkable achievement, and we’re proud to see her passion for HVAC&R and commitment to advancing sustainability recognized on an international platform. Best of luck, Anushka—we’re sure you’ll make the most of this incredible opportunity!

Heartiest congratulations to Team Aerostars for securing second position at Tinkercase 2.0, organised by IEEE, DTU, Delhi on 14th October, 2024.

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Congratulations to Mr Mayank Jately, ASHRAE Student Branch MAIT (5th sem, ME Deptt)

Congratulations to Mr Mayank Jately, ASHRAE Student Branch MAIT (5th sem, ME Deptt) for getting 3rd position in Poster Presentation under the guidance of Dr Vaibhav Jain during International Symposium on Clean Air, Water and Energy: Circular Economy on 16 Sept 2024 at Qutub Institutional area, Delhi.
The event was graced by Mr Dennis Knight, President ASHRAE, Mr Arundhati Singh Khanna, President, AIC, Mr Gaurav Mathur, Mr Abhishek Jain, Mr Priyanka, Mr Abid Hussain, Mr Sunil Gupta and many Industry Experts & academicians. More than 60 students of different institutes participated in the same.

Prize money : USD 50 + 1 year membership

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ME Students attended Chapters Regional Conference (CRC) of ASHRAE Region XV at Udaipur, Rajasthan

Chapters Regional Conference (CRC) of ASHRAE Region XV was held with the theme of ‘Blue is the New Green’ on 20-22 September 2024 at Fateh Vilas by Fateh Collection, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The event was organized by ASHRAE India Chapter and attended by more than 200 International and National Delegates including ASHRAE President, Mr Dennis Knight, USA. Three students of MAIT Mr Aman Kr, Mr Aman Vats and Mr Keshav Vats attended and volunteered the same. Dr Vaibhav Jain, Associate Prof and Head, ME Deptt also received huge appreciation and recognition for his work and support to ASHRAE.

Event Report

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ME Students attended ASHRAE Building Tour of Development Alternatives

A building tour to Development Alternatives, Qutub Institutional Area, Delhi was attended by the students of Mechanical, MAIT on 16th sept 2024. ASHRAE President, Mr Dennis Knight, USA graced the occasion with many HVAC industry experts. Around 30 students of MAIT participated in the same.

Event Report

ASHRAE Building Tour

ME Students at International Symposium on 'Clean Energy, Air and Water: Circular Economy'

ASHRAE India chapter organised an International Symposium on 'Clean Energy, Air and Water: Circular Economy' on 16th September 2024 at Development Alternatives, Qutub Institutional Area, Delhi. ASHRAE President, Mr Dennis Knight, USA graced the occasion with many HVAC industry experts. Students depicted their idea through posters and oral presentation, followed by Engineer's day celebration with a video prepared by Ms Anushka, Student MAIT and DL presentation by Mr Dennis Knight.

Event Report

ASHRAE Symposium

Congratulations to ASHRAE Student Branch MAIT for winning at Inter-College Football Tournament

The ASHRAE Student Branch MAIT has won 1st prize at the 4th Edition of the NC Gupta Memorial Inter-College Football Tournament, organized by the ASHRAE India Chapter on September 14, 2024. Student winners are:

  1. Aman Vats

  2. Keshav Vats

  3. Viral

  4. Abhishek

  5. Manish 

  6. Lakshay

  7. Aman

  8. Aditya singh

  9. Puneet singh

  10. Lalit Sharma

  11. Prabhat

ASHRAE Football

Best Oral Presentation Award at the International Conference held at VIPS, New Delhi 

Heartiest congratulations to Mr. Ehsas Srivastava and Mr. Kavya Taneja from the Mechanical Engineering Department for winning the Best Oral Presentation Award at the International Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Innovations (ICAMSI-2024), held at VIPS, New Delhi!Their paper titled “Design and Experimental Analysis of Free Piston Stirling Cooling System: An Environment Friendly Cooling Technique”, under the guidance of Dr. Vaibhav Jain, HOD, ME Deptt., truly stands as a testament to their innovative approach towards sustainable solutions.

Student paper Award

Congratulations to Dr Vaibhav Jain, HoD, ME Deptt,MAIT 

Dr Vaibhav Jain, HoD, ME Deptt,MAIT has been honored with the 2024 SBA Award from ASHRAE! This recognition is highlighted in the latest Newsletter of ASHRAE, USA. The award will be presented at the 2025 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Orlando, February 2025.

ASHRAE Award

SAE India Southern Section Autonomous Drone Development Challenge 2024 

Team Aerostars under the ME Department from Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology left a lasting impression with their unique pusher-configured drone at the SAE India Southern Section Autonomous Drone Development Challenge held in KCG College of Technology, Chennai on the dates 18-20 July 2024. The team's innovative and unique design left a lasting impression on the other participants as well as the judges. Some teams went so far that they specially approached our team and enquired about our design strategies and methods., February 2025.

Special thanks to PDS Designs and Solutions for helping with high quality 3D printing and prototyping to the team!

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Forum on Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation 2024 (FEED 2024)

Students of ME deptt, MAIT participated in the fourth edition of ‘Forum on Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation 2024 (FEED 2024) presented by Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), 28- 29 Feb 2024, Hotel Eros, Delhi under the guidance of Dr Vaibhav Jain.

FEED placed a robust emphasis on decarbonisation and smart energy management, which is crucial for achieving a net-zero economy and encourages vital knowledge transfer in technology adoption across the value chain. As a convergence point for stakeholders within India’s energy ecosystem, FEED facilitated interactions and opportunities for enhanced business competitiveness through energy efficiency and decarbonisation. Aligned with the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration and COP28’s agenda, FEED 2024 focused on ‘Achieving India’s energy efficiency commitment by 2030: Fuelling investments, creating green jobs, and forging key alliances.’ This edition aimed to foster meaningful dialogue, issuing a call to action to accelerate energy efficiency across sectors through collective efforts, cooperation, knowledge sharing and creating opportunities across industries, governments, and communities.

Students of MAIT Joined in this endeavour to create opportunities and shape a sustainable future. Total 10 students of ME Deptt, MAIT attended the event.

  1. Kavya Taneja
  2. Vishu
  3. Keerat Singh
  4. Mayank Bhadouria
  5. Kamran Ali
  6. Keshav vats
  7. Saquib khan
  8. Syed Qasim Ali
  9. Anshul Mathur
  10. Aditya Kumar

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ACREX 2024

MAIT students as volunteer to shadow ASHRAE President Ms Ginger Scoggins during ACREX 2024. Some students are placed at booth to represent AIC during ACREX 2024.

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2024 ASHRAE Winter Conference at Chicago, 20-24 Jan 2024

It was a proud moment for ASHRAE Student branch MAIT being part of 2024 ASHRAE Winter Conference at Chicago, 20-24 Jan 2024. During the conference, Dr Vaibhav Jain has been given SBA award and recognized for the Project along with Mr Prakhar Jain, which is selected among top two grants for presentation in the conference. The scholarship recipients of 2023-24, Mr Saquib and Mr Kamran were recognized during student activity event. Mr Saquib received travel grant to attend the conference.

Proud moment for ASHRAE Student Branch MAIT

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 ASHRAE Scholarship 2024

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BHARAT MOBILITY GLOBAL EXPO 2024

10 students for TATA Motors and 5 students for HERO represents in BHARAT MOBILITY GLOBAL EXPO 2024 From Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology.

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India Decarbonization Conference: Shaping a Sustainable Future for the Built-Environment

ASHRAE Student Branch Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology attended the 'India Decarbonization Conference : Shaping a Sustainable Future for the Built-Environment' Organized by ASHRAE RAL, hosted by ASHRAE India Chapter (15th -16th December 2023 at Pride Plaza Hotel, Aerocity, New Delhi). The event was witnessed with many eminent personalities from Industry as well as Academia around the globe including ASHRAE President Ms Ginger Scoggings and other officials of ASHRAE, USA.

The students of MAIT participated in Student Poster Making Competition under the guidance of Dr. Vaibhav Jain during “India Decarbonization Conference" which aimed to foster creativity, awareness, and innovative thinking among students on the critical issue of decarbonization.

Mr. Mayank Jaitely, 3rd Year, ME won Rising Star Position in same. The students of MAIT also assisted as volunteer of the event.

India Decarbonization Conference

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Bharat Drone Shakti 2023

Bharat Drone Shakti 2023 organized by Drone Federation of India hosted at Hindan airforce station on 25th and 26th September 2023, where the defence minister inaugurated C-295. Ambassadors and delegates of different countries were present, who witnessed the made in India drones and their application in different fields.

The students of Team Aerostars under ME Deptt, MAIT assisted the Drone Federation of India in managing the event and made it successful. MAIT students, Mr Deepanshu and Mr Sanyam also managed the Air traffic control at Hindan Airforce station. The team also flew the drones with the company Flycamp. The event was a great succes.

Bharat Drone

Autonomous Drone Development Competition

Team Aerostar of ME Deptt, MAIT received 2nd place in Technical Presentation and Best in Innovation Category in Autonomous Drone Development Competition organized at KCG College of Technology, 25-26 August 2023, Chennai.

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Technoxian World Robotics Championship

Team Aerostars under ME Deptt, MAIT participated in Technoxian World Robotics Championship that was held in Noida Indoor Stadium from July 25th to July 27th,2023. The Robotics Championship attracted a crowd from all around the world and got more than 32 countries visited this prestigious competition. Team Aerostars took part in the Drone championship with 172 other teams including teams from Iran, Bangladesh, Israel, Sri Lanka, Russia, Brazil etc. Team Aerostar, MAIT managed to secure a position in the top 5 by the piloting skills shown by team Aerostar and came out in 5th position.

Robotics championship

Annual conference AIC Tech 2023

The students of ASHRAE Student Branch MAIT along with their mentor Dr Vaibhav Jain were felicitated for their active participation and work in the field of HVAC&R by ASHRAE India Chapter during their Annual conference AIC Tech 2023 organized at Hotel Pride Plaza, Aerocity, Delhi on 28 April 2023.
The conference was highly informative and focused on net zero educational campuses, and the discussions were centered around how we can reduce the carbon footprint of educational institutions while maintaining a comfortable learning environment.
Apart from net zero educational campuses, the conference also focused on topics such as thermal comfort, energy efficiency, and building automation systems. The speakers at the conference were highly experienced and provided valuable insights into the latest technologies and best practices for achieving sustainability in the built environment.

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 ASHRAE Scholarship 2023

ASHRAE Scholarship