A Two-Day National Conference on “Recent Trends in Mathematical Sciences” inaugurated at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra on 21st March 2024. The conference was organized by the School of Mathematics in Association with MMTTC-SMVDU. Prof.(Dr.) Pragati Kumar, Honorable Vice-Chancellor, SMVDU, and Prof. S.D. Sharma, Former Head, Department of Mathematics, University of Jammu were the Chief Guest and Guest of Honor at the occasion, respectively. Prof. Pragati Kumar recalled some motivational stories of stalwarts in the field of Mathematics and nicely explained the utilization of concepts of Mathematic in Engineering. Prof. S. D. Sharma highlighted the fundamental concepts in Mathematics and their real-life implications. Dr. Sunil Kumar Wanchoo, Dean, Faculty of Sciences encouraged the organizers to broaden the horizon of the conference. Participants across the nation turned up for the conference to showcase their research work.
Prof. Rakesh Kumar, Punjabi University, Patiala, Prof. Sartaj Ui Hasan, IIT, Jammu, Prof. Ajay K. Sharma, Head, Department of Mathematics, Central University of Jammu, Dr. Varun Jain, Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala, Dr. Navneet Lal Sharma, Gati Shakti Vishvavidyalaya, Vadodara, Gujrat attended the inaugural session. Dr. Kuldip Raj, Head, School of Mathematics and Convener of the Conference introduced the theme of the conference and welcomed the delegates. Dr. Surender Singh, Coordinator of the conference proposed the vote of thanks. Dr. A. K. Das, Coordinator of the conference, Dr. Sandeep Bhougal and Dr. Sandeep Sharma, Organizing Secretaries smoothly handled all the activities of the inaugural session. Among the audience, Dr. Vineet Tyagi, Dean, Research and Development, Dr. Sanjeev Anand, Associate Dean, Research and Development, Dr. Roop Lal Sharma, Head, School of Economics, Dr. Kamini Patania, Senior Faculty, School of Physics were the eminent faculty colleagues from SMVDU.