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Dates: 7 to 9 July 2005

Venues: Central College, Bangalore, and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore



7 July 2005 (Thursday) Venue: Jnana Jyothi Auditorium, Central College, Bangalore


1400-1730

Lectures in physics  (in connection with World Year of Physics)

1400-1445

N. MUKUNDA, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Light, space and time

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1445-1530

N. KUMAR, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
Bose-Einstein condensation: where many become one and there is plenty of room at the bottom

1530-1600

Tea break

1600-1645

J. V. NARLIKAR, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
Einstein and our understanding of the universe

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1645-1730

SRIRAM RAMASWAMY, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Brownian motion then and now


8 July 2005 (Friday) Venue: Faculty Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore


0930-1030

Special Lecture
D. CHATTERJI, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
A tiny molecular machine and its architecture

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1030-1100

Tea break

1100-1130

R. C. BUDHANI, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Antagonistic orders in tailored superlattices of hole-doped Mott insulators

1130-1200

SURESH DAS, Regional Research Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram
Photoresponsive liquid-crystalline and luminescent materials

1200-1230

CHANDRIMA SHAHA, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi
Kinetoplastid parasites - do they commit suicide?

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1230-1300

A. N. LAHIRI MAJUMDER, Bose Institute, Kolkata
L-Myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase: evolutionary divergence and role in stress tolerance

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1300-1430

Lunch break

1430-1500

G. K. LAHIRI, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Tuning intermetallic electronic coupling in polyruthenium systems via molecular architecture

1500-1530

ATUL H. CHOKSHI, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Role of interfaces in mechanical properties of polycrystalline materials

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1530-1600

Tea break

1600-1630

B. R. ARORA, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun
Electrical conductivity imaging of frontal Himalaya: geodynamic implications

1630-1700

K. KRISHNAMOORTHY, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
Towards an aerosol climatology for India

1700-1730

P. N. PANDITA, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
Low-energy implications of supersymmetric grand unification

1815-1915

Public Lecture
KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAW, Biocon India, Bangalore
The need for shared vision between academia and industry

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9 July 2005 (Saturday) Venue: Faculty Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore


0930-1030

Special Lecture
T. RAMASAMI, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai
Collagen-based smart biomaterials

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1030-1100

Tea break

1100-1130

V. SHANKAR, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Stability and dynamics of fluid flow past deformable solid media

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1130-1200

SULABHA K. KULKARNI, University of Pune, Pune
Surface-engineered small particles

1200-1230

G. C. MISHRA, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune
Differentially activated B cells acquire different capacity to activate CD8+ T cells

1230-1300

SUJATHA RAMDORAI, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Elliptic curves and number theory

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