INDIAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
XXIII YOUNG PHYSICISTS’ COLLOQUIUM-2005
Tentative Programme
AUGUST 25 - 26, 2005
LECTURE HALL, SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS,
BIDHANNAGAR, KOLKATA
AUGUST 25, THURSDAY
INAUGURAL SESSION (10:00 – 10:40)
Welcome Address:
Prof Bikash Sinha, Director, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics & Variable Energy Cyclotron
Centre, Kolkata
YPC 2005:
Prof Harashit Majumdar, General Secretary, Indian Physical Society
Keynote Address:
Prof Prasantakumar Rudra, Ex Professor, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal
H I G H
T E A (10:40 – 11:00)
SESSION I (11:00 – 13:00)
Goutam Sheet, Dept. of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences, TIFR, Mumbai
Probing superconductors and Ferromagnets using Point Contact Andreev Reflection:
Multiband Superconductivity in YNi2B2C and High Spin Polarization in NaFe4Sb12 and
KFe4Sb12
B. Joseph, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
Ion beam synthesis of metal nanoclustures in silica glass
Prasenjit Ghosh, Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific
Research, Bangalore
Origin of Stability of Helical Structure of Tellurium
Yogesh Singh, Dept. of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences, TIFR, Mumbai
Exotic ground states in R2Fe3Si5 (R= Tm and Yb)
L U N C H (13:00 – 13:45)
SESSION II (13:45 - 15:45)
Paramita Dey, Theory Division, SINP, Kolkata
Testing Universal Extra Dimensions at the Future International Linear Collider
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Supratik Pal, Department of Physics and Centre for theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of
Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal
An alternative to dark matter: do braneworld effects hold the key?
Ayan Chatterjee, Theory Division, SINP, Kolkata
Gravity waves in a Braneworld Model
Himadri Sekhar Samanta, Dept of Theoretical Physics, IACS, Kolkata
Approach to equilibrium in shape changing potentials
T E A
(15:45 - 16:00)
SESSION III (16:00 - 18:00)
Sharmistha Dutta Choudhury, Chemical Sciences Division, SINP, Kolkata
Magnetic field modulation of photoinduced electron transfer reaction: importance of structure
of participating molecules and media
Abhishek Kumar Srivastava, Physics Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow
Study of dielectric, optical anisotropy and order parameter of cholestryl propionate
Hirak Chakraborty, Chemical Sciences Division, SINP, Kolkata
Effect of membrane parameters on the structural dynamism piroxicam, a painkiller
Atanu Mitra, Dept of Materials Science, IACS, Kolkata
Silver nanoparticle doped dendrimer / DNA nanogel - an approach of controlled assembly
AUGUST 26, FRIDAY
SESSION IV (10:00 - 11:00)
S. Lakshmi, Dept of Nuclear & Atomic Physics, TIFR, Mumbai
Structure of high spin states in nuclei of mass 130 region
P. K. Sahu, Nuclear Physics Division, BARC, Mumbai
Fusion barrier distribution derived from quasi-elastic excitation functions in 11B, 12C, 13C +
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Bi reactions
T E A
(11:00 – 11:15)
SESSION V (11:15 - 13:15)
Swati Bhattacharya, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata
A Galerkin model for Turing patterns on a sphere
Sunil Nair, Dept. of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences, TIFR, Mumbai
Are manganite glasses truly glasses? An investigation using non linear magnetic susceptibility
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Amarjeet Singh, Surface Physics Division, SINP, Kolkata
Nanocomposite Ultrathin Films: A New Structure and Restricted Swelling Dynamics
Subindu Kumar, Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, Kolkata
Influence of annealing and interdiffusion on the luminescence of quantum dot nanostructure
L U N C H
(13:15 – 14:00)
SESSION VI (14:00 - 16:00)
Sankar De, Dept. of Physics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
Studies on ion induced molecular dissociation
Anjan K Gupta, Dept. of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
A compact scanning tunneling microscope for low temperatures
K S Suraj, Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Power balance at cathode in glow discharges
Prabhakar Undre, Microwave Research Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, Dr. B.A.M. University
Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Microwave dielectric characterization of binary mixture of formamide with
N, N- dimethylaminoethanol
H I G H
T E A (16:00 - 17:00)
VALEDICTORY SESSION (17:00 - 17:30)
Valedictory Address:
Chairperson of the Board of Judges
Distribution of Awards and Certificates
Vote of Thanks
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