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Jubilee meetings
Platinum Jubilee Meeting 2 12 to 14 November 2009, Bangalore
Platinum Jubilee Meeting 1 2 to 4 July 2009, Hyderabad
Jubilee lectures
Some lectures available
PROFESSOR H. EUGENE STANLEY (Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, USA)
[PJL34] Economic fluctuations and statistical physics: quantifying extremely rare and much less rare events, 18 December 2009, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
[PJL33] Liquid water, the most complex liquid, 17 December 2009, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
PROFESSOR DANIEL L. HARTL (Higgins Professor of Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA)
[PJL32]Natural history of the malaria parasite and its genome, 7 December 2009, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
[PJL31]Microorganisms, genomes, and the history of food, 3 December 2009, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore
[PJL30] Desert ant navigation: mini brains - mega tasks - smart solutions, by PROFESSOR RÜDIGER WEHNER (University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland); 10 November 2009, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
[PJL29] Mountain building: life and death of mountain ranges, by PROFESSOR JÉRÔME LAVE (Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, Nancy, France), 5 November 2009, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Major transitions in evolution by PROFESSOR MADHAV GADGIL (Agharkar Research Institute, Pune)
[PJL28] Barasat -- 4 November 2009, West Bengal State University
[PJL27] Aizawl -- 29 October 2009, UGC Academic Staff College, Mizoram University
[PJL26] A world predominantly powered by solar and wind energy, by PROFESSOR WALTER KOHN (Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA), 23 October 2009, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
[PJL25] Dr Anandibai Joshee: the achievement and iconization of India's first woman doctor, by Dr MEERA KOSAMBI (Former Professor and Director of the Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai), 15 September 2009, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
[PJL24] Water: emerging challenge for India's brightest, by PROFESSOR T. N. NARASIMHAN (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA), 25 August 2009, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
[PJL23] Glial cell purinergic synapses in chronic pain, spreading cortical depression and the BOLD effect in non-invasive brain imaging, by PROFESSOR MAX BENNETT (Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia), 12 August 2009, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
[PJL22] Water policy and science, by PROFESSOR RAMASWAMY R. IYER (Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi), 11 August 2009, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
[PJL21] Managing India's diversities, by PROFESSOR B. G. VERGHESE (Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi), 11 August 2009, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore
PROFESSOR MICHAEL WITZEL (Wales Professor of Sanskrit, The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA)
[PJL20] The languages and cultures revealed by the Rig Veda: immigration, localization and convergence, 10 July 2009, India International Centre, New Delhi
[PJL19] Origin and development of language in South Asia: phylogeny vs epigenetics?, 9 July 2009, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
[PJL18] Genomics of restriction and modification by Dr RICHARD J. ROBERTS (New England Biolabs, Beverly, USA), 19 June 2009, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
[PJL17] Major transitions in evolution by PROFESSOR MADHAV GADGIL (Agharkar Research Institute, Pune), 5 June 2009, Academic Staff College, Manipur University, Imphal
[PJL16] Hydrogen: water, sun and catalysts by PROFESSOR MARC FONTECAVE (College de France, Paris, France; Raman Professor, Indian Academy of Sciences), 22 April 2009, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
What made humans modern? A look at human evolution through the eyes of a science journalist by PROFESSOR MICHAEL BALTER (Contributing Correspondent, Science, and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Boston University, Boston, USA)
[PJL15] Chennai (in association with Indian Institute of Technology Madras) -- 8 April 2009, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
[PJL14] Hyderabad (in associaion with B. M. Birla Science Centre) -- 7 April 2009, B. M. Birla Science Centre
[PJL13] Hyderabad (in association with Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology) -- 6 April 2009, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
[PJL12] New Delhi (in association with India International Centre) -- 4 April 2009, India International Centre
[PJL11] From parity violation to Nobel 2008 by PROFESSOR SANDIP PAKVASA (High Energy Physics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA), 31 March 2009, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore (in association with Bangalore Association for Science Education)
[PJL10] How palaeoclimate studies can improve global warming forecasts by PROFESSOR GEORGE PHILANDER (Knox Taylor Professor of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, USA, and Research Director, Africa Centre for Climate and Earth System Science (ACCESS), Cape Town, South Africa), 13 March 2009, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
[PJL9] Crisis in the classics by PROFESSOR SHELDON POLLOCK (William B. Ransford Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Columbia University, New York, USA), 5 March 2009, Senate Hall, Central College, Bangalore
Lectures by PROFESSOR S. R. S. VARADHAN (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, USA)
[PJL8] Large deviations and entropy, 13 February 2009, Faculty Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
[PJL7] Homogenization, 11 February 2009, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
[PJL6] Random walks and diffusions in a random environment, 6 February 2009, Auditorium, International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi
[PJL5] Homogenization, 4 February 2009, Conference Room, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi
[PJL4] Cars: chemistry in motion by PROFESSOR RICHARD N. ZARE (Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, USA), 4 February 2009, Jnana Jyoti Auditorium, Central College, Bangalore University, Bangalore
Lectures by PROFESSOR MARTIN KARPLUS (Harvard University, Cambridge, USA)
[PJL3] Motion, hallmark of life - from marsupials to molecules, 22 January 2009, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
[PJL2] How proteins work: insights from simulations, 20 January 2009, Central Glass and Ceramics Research Institute, Kolkata
[PJL1] How proteins work: insights from simulations, 15 January 2009, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi
Inaugural event
Date: 1 January 2009
Venue: Faculty Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Time: 3.45 - 5.30 pm
| 3.45 pm |
'Lighting the lamp' ceremony, and address by D. Balasubramanian |
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| 3.55 |
Address by C. N. R. Rao, Chair, Platinum Jubilee Advisory Group |
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| 4.10 |
Presentations by a few past presidents Reading of messages from distinguished scientists and others |
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| 4.50 |
Short scientific lecture by Renee Borges, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Topic: What's in an eye? Colour vision at starlight in bees and exploiting the ultraviolet in hunting crab spiders |
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| 5.10 |
Concluding remarks by S. Chandrasekaran |
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| 5.15 |
Tea |
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