Centre of Excellence in Advanced Materials (CAM) is a unique Centre established in Cochin University of Science and Technology in the year 2011, with a single goal of promoting and coordinating research in the broad area of material science. The center was formally inaugurated by Prof.C.N.R Rao, Chairman, Scientific advisory council to the prime minster on 15^th January 2011. Since then various seminars were conducted by eminent scholars in the area of material science. CAM conceived to an interdisciplinary Centre coordinating and combining the research activities of departments of Physics, Chemistry, Polymer and rubber technology, Instrumentation and Electronics in order to better understand material properties and design and create new materials.