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National Initiative on Undergraduate Science

Calling Scientists to visit HBCSE

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), a National Centre of TIFR, Mumbai, has launched a major new programme aimed at nurturing talented undergraduates in basic sciences and promoting undergraduate student research in India. National Initiative on Undergraduate Science (NIUS) is to be implemented in academic collaboration with interested scientists of TIFR, BARC and other leading institutions/universities in the country. It is a natural sequel to the Olympiad programme in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and astronomy for which HBCSE is the nodal Centre of the country.

We invite scientists, especially young physicists, chemists, biologists (and those in allied fields) to visit HBCSE for a period ranging from a month to a year. The Centre is developing undergraduate research laboratories in a few selected areas. Likewise, some theoretical areas and problems will be identified that are suitable for review and protoresearch by undergraduate students. We expect visiting scientists to contribute to this effort. Interested scientists from national institutes, university and college teachers may write to Prof. Arvind Kumar, Centre Director, HBCSE, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, VN Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai 400 088, stating (a) the period of intended visit, (b) the nature of work they propose to do at HBCSE, (c) names of two referees (for visits exceeding 3 months), and attaching a copy of CV.

Visit our websit: http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in for more details.

Tel: 022-2556 2132, 2558 0036,
Fax: 2558 5660, 2556 6803,
Email: arvindk@hbcse.tifr.res.in

This course is for post-graduate college and University teachers. The aim is to motivate physics teachers to improve their experimental skills and develop an insight for designing and setting up of physics experiments in college/university laboratories.

This two-weeks’ course will consist of lectures and laboratory experiments in selected areas of condensed matter physics, optics, general physics and electronics. The course will include project work to design, build and test electronic kits (such as a temperature controller, a constant current source, a lock-in amplifier) which are useful for a physics laboratory.

Teachers (less than 50 years in age) who wish to participate in this Course should send their brief curriculum vitae (including name, date of birth, email and postal addresses, educational qualifications, teaching experience, courses taught, positions held, whether involved in post-graduate teaching, and if so, how?) along with a brief write-up as to why they would like to participate in this course and their expectations from the course, to the Course Coordinator. Preference would be given to applicants from the North Eastern States of India (including Sikkim). Selected teachers will be provided local hospitality and round trip actuals of bus fare / train fare (I Class or 3-Tier AC).

Applications may be sent to:
Prof. A Srinivasan,
Department of Physics,
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati 781 039,
Tel: 0361-258 2701 (O), 0361-258 4712 (R);
Email:asrini@iitg.ernet.in

Last date of receipt of application: 15 February, 2005

Indian Academy of Sciences
C.V.Raman Avenue, Post Box No. 8005,
Sadashivanagar Post, Bangalore 560 080