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BIHER, announces its 28th Annual convocation to be held in the city at Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital Auditorium on Sunday, 6th March 2016. The convocation will witness 2066 candidates including UG/PG/Ph. D/ Diplomas receiving their degrees. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Director General ICMR and Secretary, Department of Health Research has consented to be the chief guest for this year’s convocation.

The special feature of the event is that for the first time in the Convocation, SIX Honoris Causa Doctor Degrees will be awarded to the following outstanding contributors and Achievers:

• Doctorate Science (D.Sc.) Honoris causa degree to Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai, for his outstanding leadership qualities and his contributions to the successful development of SLV-3 as the Father of Brahmos.
• Doctorate of Letters (D. Litt.) Honoris causa degree to Mr. Mickey munsami, for his outstanding services to the South African Tamil community, and for his outstanding achievements for making Tamil a second language in South Africa.
• Doctorate of Divinity (DD) Honoris Causa degree to Senthamizh Velvi Chadurar, Siddhanta Kavimani Thiru. M.P. Sathiyavel Murugan for his outstanding scholarship in theology and his exemplary contributions and services to the religious community.
• Doctorate Science (D.Sc.) Honoris Causa degree to Prof. V. Seshaih for his most significant contribution in the public health issue, introducing an economical and evidence-based “A Single-step procedure” for diagnosing gestational diabetes in the community.
• Doctorate Science (D.Sc.) Honoris Causa degree to Prof. Jayakar Thomas for his outstanding contributions to pediatric dermatology and Tele dermatology.
• Doctorate Science (D.Sc.) Honoris Causa degree to Dr. S. Nambi for his outstanding service in mental health care in India, for his outstanding contributions to adult psychiatry, general psychiatry, and for his exemplary achievements in the mental health needs assessment and service delivery in the tsunami-affected population of coastal Tamil Nadu.

Dr. M. Ponnavaiko, Vice-Chancellor, BIHER endeavored the initiation of Advanced research and also other research facilities as progress to develop research and education at Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER).

• Pharma Research: A pharma research center was established to develop herb-based medicine for healthcare. The aim is to develop this research facility as an international center with all features to develop, produce, and market herbal medicine for all kinds of metabolic diseases at the global level.
• Metabolic research: Metabolic research facility was established for providing medical services to the rural population. The Padappai rural health center of BIHER offers to test facilities for treating the needy of the Paddapai rural population.
• Space Research: Salizhan Sharipov, an aerospace research lab was established recently to facilitate Aerospace research, a high proficiency computer-based numerical stimulations for processes like planet re-entry of a space vehicle, mission simulation, structural analysis, and propulsion system analysis along with supersonic jet tests facility to help in understanding, designing and testing nozzles used in the propulsion system. The digital electronics facility to aid the design of satellites and communication, navigation and control system, the structural analysis lab to facilitate the design and testing of composite material for space vehicles and a wind tunnel facility to help in understanding the flow dynamics ascent and re-entry, which will enable the students to design enhanced space vehicle.

Five outstanding students enthusiastic in the field will be selected for training at the Russian Space Agency under the guidance of cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov for two months. The travel and training expenses of the selected students will be sponsored by the institution and Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov. Students are offered training on space vehicle dynamics, design of space vehicles, re-entry vehicles, and landing payloads for the mission to other planets. They will also be acquainted with the process that takes place from the launch until the mission.