09.30 - 11.00

Inauguration andPresident'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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11.00

Group photograph and tea break

11.40 - 12.20

Special lecture
A. K. SOOD, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Fascinating dynamics of soft matter

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12.20 - 13.00

Lectures by Fellows/Associates

12.20

K. GEORGE THOMAS, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Optical properties of hybrid nanomaterials

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12.40

USHA VIJAYRAGHAVAN, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
The making of a flowering stem: lessons from molecular genetic analysis of flowering in model plants

13.00

V. SURESH, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Isotropy of quadratic forms

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13.20 - 14.50

Lunch break

14.50 - 17.00

Symposium: Complexity and computation in the natural sciences
(Convener: Rahul Pandit, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru)

14.50 - 14.55

RAHUL PANDIT, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
An overview of the symposium

14.55 - 15.25

M. BARMA, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Complexity in stochastic processes and statistical physics

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15.25 - 15.55

SOMDATTA SINHA, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
A simple approach to study designs in complex biochemical pathways

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15.55 - 16.25

B. N. GOSWAMI, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
Computing grand challenge of projecting Indian monsoon in a changing climate

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16.35 - 17.00

RAHUL PANDIT, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Complexity in turbulence

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17.00

Tea break

18.00 - 19.00

Business meeting

19.00 - 20.00

Public lecture
NARAYANI GUPTA, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Delhi - The city of many gates

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20.00

Dinner

09.30 - 12.00

Lectures by Fellows/Associates

09.30

MAMMEN CHANDY, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Research on haematology at Vellore: from bedside to bench

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09.50

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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10.10

BANIBRATA MUKHOPADHYAY, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Measuring spin of black holes in the universe

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10.30 - 11.00

Tea break

11.00

DULAL PANDA, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Microtubule dynamics, mitosis and cancer chemotherapy

11.20

ASHWINI NANGIA, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Crystal engineering: polymorphs, cocrystals and network solids

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11.40

GANESH SUBRAMANIAN, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru
The role of inertia in micro-scale transport processes

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12.00

Symposium: Women in science
(Convener: Rohini Godbole, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru)
Panel members include:

VINEETA BAL
RAGHAVENDRA GADAGKAR
SAMAN HABIB
SUJATHA RAMDORAI
INDIRA NATH
SHANTI PRASANNA

13.30 - 14.30

Lunch break

14.30 - 15.30

Lectures by Fellows/Associates

14.30

P. K. DAS, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Chemical applications of second harmonic Rayleigh scattering

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14.50

ANIL KUMAR, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
Kimberlites as probes of the Earth's mantle

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15.10

U. S. BHALLA, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru
How mammals discriminate odorant identity and location

15.30 - 16.00

Tea break

16.00 - 17.15

Symposium: Energy
(Convener: S. Sivaram, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune)

G. RAJESWARAN, Moser Baer Photovoltaic Ltd, New Delhi
Silicon-based photovoltaic technologies

R. RAJARAMAN, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Nuclear power – present status and future prospects

PUSHPITO K GHOSH, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar
CSMCRI's engagement in energy from bio-resource

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17.30 - 18.30

Public lecture
C. RANGARAJAN, Member, Rajya Sabha
The state of Indian economy -  achievements and challenges

18.30 - 20.00

Cultural programme

20.15

Dinner

09.30 - 10.10

Special lecture
K. MURALIDHAR, University of Delhi, Delhi
Mammalian prolactin — an ancient but still a mysterious hormone

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10.10 - 12.40

Lectures by Fellows/Associates

10.10

A. B. PANDIT, University of Mumbai, Mumbai
Cavitationally induced transformations: an emerging technology

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10.30

S. K. APTE, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
Living dangerously: the Deinococcus way

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10.50 - 11.20

Tea break

11.20

S. M. SHARMA, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
High-pressure investigations of some exotic materials

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11.40

K. SOMASUNDARAM, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Genomics in cancer classification, prognostication and treatment

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12.00

U. V. WAGHMARE, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru
Soft modes in hard materials

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12.20

IMRAN SIDDIQI, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
Gamete formation without meiosis in plants

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