Platinum Jubilee Lectures

[PJL34] Economic fluctuations and statistical physics: quantifying extremely rare and much less rare events
Prof. H. Eugene Stanley, Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, USA
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 18 December 2009

[PJL33] Liquid water, the most complex liquid
Prof. H. Eugene Stanley, Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, USA
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 17 December 2009

[PJL32] Natural history of the malaria parasite and its genome
Prof. Daniel L. Hartl, Higgins Professor of Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 7 December 2009

[PJL31] Microorganisms, genomes, and the history of food
Prof. Daniel L. Hartl, Higgins Professor of Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, 3 December 2009

[PJL30] Desert ant navigation: mini brains - mega tasks - smart solutions
Prof. Rüdiger Wehner, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 10 November 2009

[PJL29] Mountain building: life and death of mountain ranges
Prof. Jérôme Lave, Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, Nancy, France
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 5 November 2009

[PJL28] Major transitions in evolution
Prof. Madhav Gadgil, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
West Bengal State University, Barasat, 4 November 2009

[PJL27] Major transitions in evolution
Prof. Madhav Gadgil, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
UGC Academic Staff College, Mizoram University, Aizawl, 29 October 2009

[PJL26] A world predominantly powered by solar and wind energy
Prof. Walter Kohn, Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 23 October 2009

[PJL25] Dr Anandibai Joshee: the achievement and iconization of India's first woman doctor
Dr. Meera Kosambi, Former Professor and Director of the Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad , 15 September 2009

[PJL24] Water: emerging challenge for India's brightest
Prof. T. N. Narasimhan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 25 August 2009

[PJL23] Glial cell purinergic synapses in chronic pain, spreading cortical depression and the BOLD effect in non-invasive brain imaging
Prof. Max Bennett, Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, 12 August 2009

[PJL22] Water policy and science
Prof. Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, 11 August 2009

[PJL21] Managing India's diversities
Prof. B. G. Verghese, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, 11 August 2009

[PJL20] The languages and cultures revealed by the Rig Veda: immigration, localization and convergence
Prof. Michael Witzel, Wales Professor of Sanskrit, The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
India International Centre, New Delhi, 10 July 2009

[PJL19] Origin and development of language in South Asia: phylogeny vs epigenetics?
Prof. Michael Witzel, Wales Professor of Sanskrit, The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 9 July 2009

[PJL18] Genomics of restriction and modification
Dr. Richard J. Roberts, New England Biolabs, Beverly, USA
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore , 19 June 2009

[PJL17] Major transitions in evolution
Prof. Madhav Gadgil, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
Academic Staff College, Manipur University, Imphal, 5 June 2009

[PJL16] Hydrogen: water, sun and catalysts
Prof. Marc Fontecave, College de France, Paris, France; Raman Professor, Indian Academy of Sciences
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 22 April 2009

[PJL15] What made humans modern? A look at human evolution through the eyes of a science journalist
Prof. Michael Balter, Contributing Correspondent, Science, and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Boston University, Boston, USA
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 8 April 2009

[PJL14] What made humans modern? A look at human evolution through the eyes of a science journalist
Prof. Michael Balter, Contributing Correspondent, Science, and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Boston University, Boston, USA
B. M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad, 7 April 2009

[PJL13] What made humans modern? A look at human evolution through the eyes of a science journalist
Prof. Michael Balter, Contributing Correspondent, Science, and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Boston University, Boston, USA
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
in association with Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, 6 April 2009

[PJL12] What made humans modern? A look at human evolution through the eyes of a science journalist
Prof. Michael Balter, Contributing Correspondent, Science, and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Boston University, Boston, USA
India International Centre, 4 April 2009

[PJL11] From parity violation to Nobel 2008
Prof. Sandip Pakvasa, High Energy Physics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA
Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore
in association with Bangalore Association for Science Education, 31 March 2009

[PJL10] How palaeoclimate studies can improve global warming forecasts
Prof. George Philander, Knox Taylor Professor of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, USA, and Research Director, Africa Centre for Climate and Earth System Science (ACCESS), Cape Town, South Africa
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 13 March 2009

[PJL9] Crisis in the classics
Prof. Sheldon Pollock, William B. Ransford Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Columbia University, New York, USA
Senate Hall, Central College, Bangalore, 5 March 2009

[PJL8] Large deviations and entropy
Prof. S. R. S. Varadhan, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, USA
Faculty Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 13 February 2009

[PJL7] Homogenization
Prof. S. R. S. Varadhan, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, USA
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, 11 February 2009

[PJL6] Random walks and diffusions in a random environment
Prof. S. R. S. Varadhan, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, USA
Auditorium, International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, 6 February 2009

[PJL5] Homogenization
Prof. S. R. S. Varadhan, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, USA
Conference Room, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, 4 February 2009

[PJL4] Cars: chemistry in motion
Prof. Richard N. Zare, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
Jnana Jyoti Auditorium, Central College, Bangalore University, Bangalore, 4 February 2009

[PJL3] Motion, hallmark of life - from marsupials to molecules
Prof. Martin Karplus, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 22 January 2009

[PJL2] How proteins work: insights from simulations
Prof. Martin Karplus, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Central Glass and Ceramics Research Institute, Kolkata, 20 January 2009

[PJL1] How proteins work: insights from simulations
Prof. Martin Karplus, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, 15 January 2009