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Dates:
31 October to 2 November 2008
Venue:
Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
31 October 2008
(Friday)
| 0930 - 1100 |
Inauguration and
President's address
D. BALASUBRAMANIAN, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad
The human eye lens: a tissue that age
does wither, custom does stale |
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1100
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Group photograph and
tea break
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1140 - 1220
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Special lecture
A. K. SOOD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Fascinating dynamics of soft matter
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1220 - 1300
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Lectures by
Fellows/Associates
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1220
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K. GEORGE
THOMAS, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Optical properties of hybrid
nanomaterials
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1240
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USHA
VIJAYRAGHAVAN, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
The making of a flowering stem:
lessons from molecular genetic analysis of flowering in model plants
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1300
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V. SURESH,
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Isotropy of quadratic forms
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1320 - 1450
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Lunch break
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| 1450 - 1700 |
Symposium: Complexity and
computation in the natural sciences
(Convener: Rahul Pandit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
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1450 - 1455
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RAHUL PANDIT, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore
An
overview of the symposium
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| 1455 - 1525 |
M. BARMA, Tata Institute
of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Complexity in stochastic processes and
statistical physics |
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1525 - 1555
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SOMDATTA
SINHA, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
A simple approach to study designs in
complex biochemical pathways
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1597 kbytes)
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1555 - 1625
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B. N.
GOSWAMI, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
Computing grand challenge of
projecting Indian monsoon in a changing climate
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1635 - 1700
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RAHUL
PANDIT, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Complexity
in turbulence
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presentation
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68 kbytes)
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1700
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Tea break
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1800 - 1900
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Business meeting
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1900 - 2000
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Public lecture
NARAYANI GUPTA, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Delhi - The city of many gates
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2000
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Dinner
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1 November 2008
(Saturday)
| 0930 - 1200 |
Lectures by
Fellows/Associates |
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0930
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MAMMEN CHANDY,
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Research on haematology at Vellore:
from bedside to bench
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presentation
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0950
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K. KRISHNA KUMAR,
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
Impacts of climate change on India's
monsoonal climate: current status and outstanding issues
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presentation
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1010
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BANIBRATA
MUKHOPADHYAY, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Measuring spin of black holes in the
universe
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presentation
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1030 -
1100
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Tea break
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1100
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DULAL
PANDA, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Microtubule dynamics, mitosis and
cancer chemotherapy
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1120
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ASHWINI
NANGIA, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Crystal engineering: polymorphs,
cocrystals and network solids
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presentation
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1140
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GANESH
SUBRAMANIAN, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,
Bangalore
The role of inertia in micro-scale
transport processes
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presentation
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428 kbytes)
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| 1200 |
Symposium: Women in science
(Convener: Rohini Godbole, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
Panel members include:
VINEETA BAL
RAGHAVENDRA GADAGKAR
SAMAN HABIB
SUJATHA RAMDORAI
INDIRA NATH
SHANTI PRASANNA
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1330 - 1430
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Lunch break
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| 1430 - 1530 |
Lectures by
Fellows/Associates |
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1430
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P. K. DAS,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Chemical applications of second
harmonic Rayleigh scattering
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presentation
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1450
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ANIL
KUMAR, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
Kimberlites as probes of the Earth's
mantle
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presentation
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kbytes)
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1510
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U. S.
BHALLA, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
How mammals discriminate odorant
identity and location
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1530 - 1600
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Tea break
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1600 - 1715
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Symposium: Energy
(Convener: S. Sivaram, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune)
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G. RAJESWARAN, Moser Baer Photovoltaic
Ltd, New Delhi
Silicon-based photovoltaic
technologies
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R. RAJARAMAN, Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi
Nuclear power – present status and
future prospects |
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PUSHPITO K GHOSH, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals
Research Institute, Bhavnagar
CSMCRI's engagement in energy from bio-resource
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1730 - 1830
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Public lecture
C. RANGARAJAN, Member, Rajya Sabha
The state of Indian economy -
achievements and challenges
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1830 - 2000
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Cultural programme
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2015
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Dinner
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2 November 2008
(Sunday)
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0930 - 1010
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Special lecture
K. MURALIDHAR, University of Delhi, Delhi
Mammalian prolactin—an ancient but
still a mysterious hormone
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presentation
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| 1010 - 1240 |
Lectures by
Fellows/Associates |
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1010
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A. B.
PANDIT, University of Mumbai, Mumbai
Cavitationally induced
transformations: an emerging technology
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presentation
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1030
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S. K.
APTE, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
Living dangerously: the Deinococcus
way
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presentation
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1050 - 1120
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Tea break
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1120
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S. M.
SHARMA, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
High-pressure investigations of some
exotic materials
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presentation
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1140
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K.
SOMASUNDARAM, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Genomics in cancer classification,
prognostication and treatment
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presentation
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1200
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U. V.
WAGHMARE, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,
Bangalore
Soft modes in hard materials
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presentation
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1220
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IMRAN
SIDDIQI, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
Gamete formation without meiosis in
plants
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