journal of science education
Information and Announcements
November 5 – 10, 2004
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380 009
Fifth Workshop on Moon & Meteorites
With the aim of creating awareness amongst scientists, particularly
in universities and national laboratories and attract bright talented
students to take up research work in the challenging area of Planetary
Science/Exploration, the PLANEX programme of ISRO has been organizing
periodic workshops and training programmes. The main features of this
workshop are listed below:
The workshop will consist of lectures by experts, group discussion and laboratory visits.
Three or four bright participants will be selected for further intensive training in specialized fields related to the thrust areas in Planetary Sciences.
Post-doctoral Fellows, Research Scholars working towards their Ph.D. Degree and final year M.Sc. students in Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences may apply. Selected participants (about 30) will be provided travel support, accommodation and boarding for the duration of the workshop.
Interested scientists/students may write or send e-mail to the following address before 15 September 2004, enclosing a brief bio-data, research interests (in ~ 200 words) and a reference letter from Department Head/Research Supervisor.
Prof. S V S Murty,
Planetary and Geosciences Division,
Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380 009, India,
Phone: (079) 26302129, Fax: (079) 26301502,
Email : murty@prl.ernet.in
Last date for receipt of application:
15 September 2004,
Short Course on Seismic Design of Bridges
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 208 016
November 22-26, 2004
The short course is meant for engineers engaged in design and construction of bridges and for senior engineers engaged in directing these activities. The course contents include: earthquake engineering basics, concepts of seismic design, difference between seismic design philosophy of bridges and buildings, review of codal provisions in different countries, ductile detailing, and seismic retrofitting. Brochure of the course is available at www.nicee.org/brochure.pdf. For further information, please contact:
Mrs Snehal Kaushik
Organizer, Course on Seismic Design
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur 208 016, India.
Phone: 0512-2597247, Fax: 0512-2597866, 2597395,
Email: snehal@iitk.ac.in
In the May issue, Resonance advertised prominently a Public Eye Experiment to be conducted during the Transit of Venus event of June 8, 2004. A Reporting Form was attached for the readers of Resonance who wished to participate in the experiment and record their observations.
We are glad to note nine (9) individuals have responded. Their names are displayed below. Many more may have participated but we have no way of knowing. We note that the response has been region specific with a concentration from Nagpur. Part of the reason of this uneven distribution is that on that day the weather did not cooperate in most of the regions of the country. The cloudiness interrupted and in many cases severely hampered the observations.
Sachin Kr Tamang, Sudhapa Tol, MV Road, Kurseong 743203, Dt.Darjeeling,WB.
Anil Malik, Vikram Rajendra Awate, Kapil E Ingle, Kuldeep Prabhakar Rao Thakre, Annad Pinjarkar and Radika Godbole, Nagpur.
Pradip Boruah, Reader Department of USIC, Gauhati.
A N Chakrapani V Rao, Member Reasearch Staff, Central Reasearch Laboratory BEL, Jalahalli Post Bangalore 560013.
Indian Academy of Sciences
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Sadashivanagar Post, Bangalore 560 080
Tel: 91-80-23612546, 23614592, 23612943
Fax: 91-80-23616094
email: resonanc@ias.ernet.in
URL: http://www.ias.ac.in