Archive of Academic Programmes

Shri Prithviraj  Chavan,  Hon’ble Minister of Science & Technology visited IACS on 7th December, 2009 and laid the foundation of the new campus of IACS at Baruipur   more......    video......

Visit of President of India to IACS

All were cordially invited to attend the Memorial Lecture

4th Professor C K Majumdar Memorial Lecture

All were cordially invited to attend the Memorial Lecture

National Symposium on Spectroscopy and its applications
(NSSA - 2006)

January 18-20, 2006
Programme Schedule
Invited Talks

Professor M N Saha Memorial Lecture

Special lecture on polymer physics

Recent Trends in Magnetism and Condensed Matter Physics
(RTMCP-2005)
Department of Solid State Physics
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
December 23, 2005
Programme Schedule

TC-2005
Topical Conference on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Theoretical Physics Department
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
December 13 - 15, 2005
Programme schedule
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A one day meeting sponsored by the
Theoretical Physics Department of IACS
DECEMBER 2nd, 2005
Venue: Raychaudhuri Hall, Dept of Theo.Phys.

ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED

SPEAKER:	Dr. Sourav Pal, NCL, PUNE
TITLE:	Electronic Structure & Molecular dynamics : Route to Molecular & Materials Design
DATE:	11th August, 2005
TIME:	12:30 pm
PLACE:	Seminar Room

SPEAKER:	Professor Asis Datta, Director, National Centre for Plant Genome Research, New Delhi
TITLE:	Molecular Biology Creators - Door they open for the society
DATE:	11th August, 2005
TIME:	3:00 pm
PLACE:	Seminar Room

SPEAKER:	Prof. Jainendra K. Jain,  Erwin Mueller professor of physics Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A
TITLE:	Composite Fermions - a new class of fermions in physics
DATE:	1st August, 2005
TIME:	3:00 pm
PLACE:	MLS Hall

SPEAKER:	PROFESSOR AYUSMAN SEN PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PENNSYLVANIA, USA
TITLES:	i) POLYMERIZATION OF FUNCTIONALIZED OLEFINS :              METAL CATALYSIS VS. RADICAL INITIATION  ii) AUTONOMOUS NANOSCALE MOTION THROUGH              CATALYSIS
DATE:	4TH AUGUST, 2005
TIME:	3-00 P.M.
PLACE:	SEMINAR ROOM, IACS

About the Topic: Polyvalent cationic cosolutes induce DNA complexation, compaction and protection. Our physico-chemical research on various mixed systems of DNA and cationic amphiphiles and polyions  in bulk and at interfaces will be outlined.

Interaction of DNA with simple cationic surfactants will be reviewed, followed by DNA interaction with cationic-anionic mixtures. These also include interaction with thermodynamically stable catanionic vesicles, built on classical and aminoacid-based surfactants. Through phase map determinations and cryo-transmission electron microscopy, an overview from phase behaviour to microstructure will be presented for several cases.

We will also address DNA compaction and decompaction phenomena in different mixed systems, and their dependence on the amphiphile hydrophobicity and mixture.

Modelling of DNA compaction by polycations, by means of Monte Carlo simulations, was also  considered. Results clearly indicate the crucial role of electrostatic interactions in the compaction process.

DNA adsorbs on a hydrophobic surface. The adsorbed amount is low and the conformation extended. On addition of a cationic surfactant, the adsorbed amount increases strongly at the same time as DNA compacts. As the surfactant is removed, DNA decompaction occurs. On a hydrophilic anionic surface DNA does not adsorb but adsorption can be induced by a cationic surfactant.

Various aspects of the interfacial behaviour of mixed DNA-surfactant systems are presented. These include the study of adsorption on hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces by ellipsometry, and the forces between DNA-covered surfaces by surface force apparatus and atomic force microscope. Different surfactant types are studied including the combination of cationic and anionic surfactant. Both thermodynamic and kinetic aspects are included.

Speaker	PROFESSOR P N PRASAD Executive Director, Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics State University of New York, USA
Date	December 20, 2004
Topic - I	New Directions in Nanomaterials
Time	11-00 a.m.
Topic - II	Biomedical Applications of Light: Opportunities for Nanomedicine
Time	12-30 p.m.
Venue	Seminar Room Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

Speaker	Professor I. Ohmine  Nagoya University Japan
Topic	Water, Water Everywhere: How Water Fluctuates, Transforms and Reacts
Date	December 02, 2004
Time	03-30 p.m.
Venue	Seminar Room Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

Water is a unique liquid. A detailed picture of motion of atoms and hydrogen bond network in water has been obtained recently using large scale computer simulations. It explains properties of water in unprecedented details. For instance, freezing of water has been explained for the first time (Ohmine, Nature 416 (2002) 409). Some of these results will be presented mostly through movie pictures.

SPEAKER	DR. SHIRAZ MINWALLA HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA
TITLE	NEW PHYSICS IN STRING THEORY
DATE	5 AUGUST, TUESDAY , 2003
TIME	12.00 NOON
VENUE	SEMINAR ROOM , IACS

The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science celebrated to commemorate the occassion of the 125th year of its existence through a year long programme. The inaugural ceremony was held on Sunday, July 29, 2001 followed by two commemoration lectures.  Following are some academic Lectures/ Seminars/ Symposia  held for this occassion.

 

Some Events held on 125 years celebration

A Brochure on activities of IACS

Speaker :	Professor G S Agarwal, Director, PRL, Ahmedabad
Topic :	Quantum Optical Processes for Quantum Information
Date :	March 10, 2003
Time :	11-30 AM
Venue :	Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar Hall, IACS

Date :	February 28, 2003
Time :	10-30 AM
Venue :	Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar Hall, IACS

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National Conference on Theoretical Physics
(TP-2003)

January 21 - 24, 2003

Celebration of 50 years of the Department of Theoretical Physics

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Ripon Professorship Lecture for 2001

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Trends in Theoretical Chemistry - 2002
(TTC-'02)

Programmes

January  17 - 19, 2003

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Sir C V Raman Memorial Lecture, 2003
(Also to Celebrate 50 years of the Department of Theoretical Physics)

About the Speaker :

Professor Geradus 't Hooft along with Professor Martinus J.G. Veltman, received the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1999 for setting up a functioning theoretical machinery to perform calculations with non-Abelian gauge theories.

The two researchers are awarded the Nobel Prize for having placed particle physics theory on a firmer mathematical foundation. They have in particular shown how the theory may be used for precise calculations of physical quantities. Experiments at accelerator laboratories in Europe and the USA have recently confirmed many of the calculated results.

Unifying the four basic forces -- gravitational, electromagnetic, weak and strong -- has been the holy grail of theoretical physics. The electromagnetic force keeps electrons in orbit and helps the atoms to survive, while the weak force keeps the sun burning by converting protons into neutrons which are then "baked" into helium nuclei. The combined elcetroweak interaction developed in the sixties was difficult to accept because no meaningful calculations could be done with it. The work of 't Hooft and Veltman in the early seventies changed the scenario and truly unified these two forces.

The 'holographic principle' developed by 't Hooft in the mid eighties has become the primary tool in tackling the final unification process -- that of gravity and quantum mechanics. These, along with numerous other pioneering works, make Professor 't Hooft one of the greatest theoretical physicists of all time.

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International Symposium on
Spectroscopy, Structure and Dynamics
(ISSSD - 2002)

December 12-13, 2002

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032
INDIA

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Previous Sir C V Raman Memorial Lectures
 

1999

Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Laureate Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University Baker Laboratory Ithaca, NY 14853-1301, USA

2002

Professor Ahmed H Zewail, Nobel Laureate  California institute of Technology USA Professor Ahmed H Zewail was conferred  the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the year 1999 for his pioneering studies of the transition states of chemical reactions using  femtosecond spectroscopy. Professor Zewail’s contributions have brought a revolution in Chemistry and adjacent sciences, since this type of investigation allows one to understand and predict important reactions.

Previous Reliance Endowment Lecture on Theoretical Chemistry