Visual Repository & Archives Est. 1982

Chapter Photographic Chronicle

Documenting four decades of metallurgical symposia, industrial blast furnace expeditions, academic convocations, student conclaves, and laboratory masterclasses across Odisha’s minerals corridor.

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14 Curated Albums

320+ Archival Photos

1982–26 Historical Span

4 Media Releases

A grand academic symposium auditorium at CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar, with rows of delegates, materials scientists and metallurgical engineers listening to an illuminated plenary keynote stage displaying crystal lattice diagrams and metallurgical stress-strain plots, warm lighting with copper architectural accents

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location_on CSIR-IMMT Sen Auditorium, Bhubaneswar

Symposium Plenary MARCH 14–16, 2026

18th National Symposium on Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS-2026)

Comprehensive visual highlights covering keynote orations by SAIL and Tata Steel chief metallurgists, the competitive young scholars poster session, and the bilateral Industry-Academia dialogue dinner.

Microalloyed Steels Phase Transformation CSIR Plenary

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University auditorium filled with young materials science undergraduates at the Prof. Brahm Prakash Memorial Materials Quiz regional finals, stage backdrop showing quiz scores and mineral structures, intense competition atmosphere in Bhubaneswar

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BPMQ Finals 2025 July 2025

location_on KIIT-DU Auditorium & IIT BBS

Odisha Metallurgical Conclave & BPMQ Regional Finals 2025

Inter-collegiate teams from across the eastern region competing in rapid-fire physical metallurgy and characterization rounds.

Collegiate Quiz

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Industrial steel mill interior showing a red hot steel slab emerging on the roller run-out table of a modern Hot Strip Mill at Tata Steel Kalinganagar with steam rising, industrial engineers in high-visibility protective gear observing from a pulpit

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Plant Expedition November 2025

location_on Kalinganagar Industrial Complex

Industrial Study Tour: Tata Steel Kalinganagar Hot Strip Mill

Delegation of professional members and postgraduate researchers walking through slab reheating furnaces and laminar cooling lines.

Industrial Trek Rolling Mill

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Ceremonial foundation day stage ceremony with brass oil lamp lighting tradition, distinguished senior metallurgists in formal academic attire presenting a carved bronze commemorative plaque to an honored fellow of the Indian Institute of Metals in Bhubaneswar

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Foundation Day February 2025

location_on Bhubaneswar Chapter Pavilion

47th Annual Foundation Day & Fellowship Honors

Conferment of Life Fellowships, ceremonial invocation address, and the annual general meeting report for chapter activities.

Fellowship Awards

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$Advanced metallurgical research laboratory at CSIR-IMMT showing scientists operating pilot mineral beneficiation flotation cells and high-temperature tube furnaces, with analytical displays showing X-ray diffraction patterns and slurry flow rates$

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Masterclass September 2025

location_on CSIR-IMMT Hydro & Mineral Lab

CSIR-IMMT Mineral Processing Pilot Plant Masterclass

Hands-on practicals on column flotation, rare earth separation techniques, and low-grade iron ore agglomeration circuits.

Hands-on Beneficiation

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Formal evening banquet hall gathering of metallurgical leaders, plant general managers, and research fellows dressed in business suits, networking over dinner tables with silver mementos and institute insignias in Bhubaneswar hotel ballroom

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NMD Banquet August 2024

location_on Hotel Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar

National Metallurgist Day (NMD) Regional Banquet 2024

Annual gathering honouring exemplary contributions to mineral extraction, steelmaking decarbonization, and regional innovation.

NMD Honors Banquet

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Technical presentation session on direct reduced iron technology with industrial rotary kilns visible in schematic diagrams on a large projection screen, participants examining sponge iron pellets and metallurgical coke specimens

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Pyrometallurgy April 2024

location_on Jajpur Steel Hub Technical Center

Workshop on DRI Rotary Kilns & Decarbonized Iron

Exploring hydrogen-enriched reduction kinetics, coal-based sponge iron efficiency, and transition pathways for secondary producers.

DRI Process Green Iron

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High magnification optical and scanning electron micrograph gallery print showing intricate Widmanstatten ferrite patterns, pearlitic lamellae, and martensitic laths in etched alloy steels, artistic presentation mounted on black gallery exhibition stands

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Art of Metals January 2025

location_on IIT Bhubaneswar, Argul Campus

Microscopy & Metallography Exposition (Art of Metals)

Curated exhibition of SEM, EBSD, and polarized light micrographs demonstrating the intrinsic aesthetic geometry of metallic phases.

Micrography EBSD

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Archival black and white photograph from the 1980s showing pioneering Indian metallurgical scholars and founding members of the IIM Bhubaneswar chapter gathered on the stone portico of the Regional Research Laboratory RRL Bhubaneswar

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Heritage Archive Circa 1982–1988

location_on RRL (now CSIR-IMMT) Grounds

Historical Chapter Archives: 1980s Foundation Conclaves

Preserved photographic records documenting the inaugural executive council, early seminars on chrome ore, and foundation milestones.

Heritage Pioneers

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Student chapter leaders from NIT Rourkela and IGIT Sarang receiving official student chapter certificates from IIM national council members, joyous atmosphere with institute banners and roll-up posters in the background

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Student Chapters October 2024

location_on Central Convention Center, Bhubaneswar

State-wide Student Chapter Affiliation Convocation

Formal induction ceremony for engineering affiliates across Odisha, conferring student office bearer badges and mentorship kits.

Youth Council Induction

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Showing 9 of 14 curated albums across 5 categories

Print & Broadcast Archive

Media Coverage & Press Clippings

Regional metallurgic developments reported in mainline dailies

The Pioneer March 17, 2026

‘IIM Bhubaneswar Symposium Urges Next-Gen Automotive Alloy Adoption in Odisha'

Front-page coverage of the AHSS-2026 technical recommendations presented by council members to state industrial planning directors.

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The Sambad July 22, 2025

‘Young Metallurgists Showcase Talent at BPMQ Regional Finals in Capital City’

Detailed reporting on student participants from eight state institutes and the announcement of winners proceeding to Kalpakkam.

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Mining & Metals Gazette Nov 28, 2025

‘Plant Focus: Engineers Tour Kalinganagar Hot Strip Expansion Milestone’

Technical trade digest examining the IIM industrial cohort’s observations on cold-reduction feed quality and hot runout lubrication.

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Community Contribution High-Resolution Photography Desk

Attended a Chapter Event? Contribute Your Photographs

Fellows, corporate associates, and student delegates are invited to submit uncompressed camera RAW/JPEG captures from symposium sessions, lab demonstrations, or industrial tours. Submissions undergo archival curation before permanent inclusion in the IIM Bhubaneswar repository.

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