C. K. MAJUMDAR MEMORIAL SUMMER WORKSHOP IN PHYSICS 2015
Organised jointly by
Indian Association of Physics Teachers (Regional Council 15) [IAPT RC 15]
and
S.N.Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences [SNBNCBS], Kolkata
(May 26 to June 05, 2015)
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Time
09:30 am to 10:00 am
Name of the
Speaker
Registration
Affiliation
for
Prof. Sibaji Raha
Dr. Bhupati
Chakrabarti
12:30 pm to 01:30 pm
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
02:30 pm to 03:30 pm
03:30 pm to 03:45 pm
03:45 pm to 04:45 pm
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Dr. Surajit
Chakrabarti
Prof. Bichitra Kumar
Guha
participating
Director, S N Bose National
Centre for Basic Sciences, Salt
Lake, Kolkata
10:00 am to 11:00 am
( Inaugural Session )
11:00 am to 11:30 am
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
the
Title of the talk / Event
students
Inaugural Address
General Secretary, IAPT
A few words about IAPT and
the workshop
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Formerly of Maharaja
Manindra Chandra College,
Kolkata
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A simple Experiment to Study
Bernoulli and Poiseuille
Equations in a unified manner
Indian Institute of
Evolution of Thoughts from
Engineering, Science and
Aristotle to Newton
Technology, Shibpur, Howrah
L U N C H
B R E A K
Prof. Anirban Kundu
Dept. of Physics, Calcutta
Introduction to Cosmology I
University
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E A K
Orientation
session
for
the
participants
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Time
09:30 am to 10:45 am
Name of the
Speaker
Affiliation
Prof. Soumitra
Sengupta
10:45 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
12:15 pm to 01:30 pm
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Prof. Soumitra
Sengupta
Prof. Anirban Kundu
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
02:30 pm to 05:30 pm
Title of the talk / Event
Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
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A
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Elements of General
Relativity I
E A K
Indian Association for the
Elements of General
Cultivation of Science, Kolkata Relativity II
Dept. of Physics, Calcutta
Introduction to Cosmology II
University
U N C H
B R E A K
Laboratory Session
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Thursday, May 28, 2015
Time
09:30 am to 10:45 am
10:45 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
12:15 pm to 01:30 pm
Name of the
Speaker
Affiliation
Prof. Soumitra
Sengupta
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Prof. Soumitra
Sengupta
Prof. Subhasish
Dattagupta
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
02:30 pm to 05:30 pm
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Title of the talk / Event
Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
E
A
B
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Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
University of Hyderabad
U N C H
Laboratory Session
B
Elements of General
Relativity III
E A K
Elements of General
Relativity IV
Recent trends in optics: from
metamaterials to
extra-ordinary transmission I
R E A K
Friday, May 29, 2015
Time
09:30 am to 10:45 am
10:45 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
12:15 pm to 01:30 pm
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
02:30 pm to 05:30 pm
Name of the
Speaker
Prof. Subhasish
Dattagupta
Affiliation
University of Hyderabad
Title of the talk / Event
Recent trends in optics: from
metamaterials to
extra-ordinary transmission II
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E
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B
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E A K
Prof. Subhasish
University of Hyderabad
Recent trends in optics: from
Dattagupta
metamaterials to
extra-ordinary transmission III
Dr. Biswarup Pathak Indian Institute of Technology, Nanomaterials for Renewable
Indore
Energy and Bioapplication
L U N C H
B R E A K
Laboratory Session
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Time
09:30 am to 10:45 am
10:45 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
12:15 pm to 01:30 pm
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
02:30 pm to 05:30 pm
Name of the
Speaker
Affiliation
Title of the talk / Event
Dr. Bhupati
Chakrabarti
Formerly of City College,
Kolkata
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E
A
B
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Prof. Anirban Kundu
Dept. of Physics, Calcutta
University
Students’ Session
L U N C H
B R
Estimation : An Art That
Facilitates Science
E A K
Introduction to Cosmology III
Dr. Syed Minhaz
Hossain
Studies on Emission and
Absorption Spectra Using
Webcam
Indian Institute of
Engineering, Science and
Technology, Shibpur, Howrah
E
A
K
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Time
09:30 am to 10:45 am
10:45 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 01:30 pm
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
02:30 pm to 05:30 pm
Name of the
Speaker
Affiliation
Title of the talk / Event
Prof. Kalyan Mandal
S N Bose National Centre for
Magnetism in
Basic Sciences, Salt Lake,
nanostructured materials
Kolkata
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E
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B
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E A K
Dr. Birendra Nath Das
Formerly of Vivekananda
Fun in Physics College, Kolkata
Demonstration
L U N C H
B R E A K
Students’ Session
Monday, Jun 01, 2015
Time
09:30 am to 11:30 am
Name of the
Speaker
Prof. Sabyasachi
Bhattacharya
11:30 am to 11:45 am
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11:45 am to 12:45 pm
Dr. Achintya Pal
12:45 pm to 01:45 pm
Prof. Jaydeb
Chakraborti
01:45 pm to 02:30 pm
02:30 pm to 05:30 pm
Affiliation
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U
Title of the talk / Event
Presidency University, Kolkata
Dynamics of interfaces I
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B
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Formerly of Oil and Natural
Gas Corporation Limited
(ONGC )
S N Bose National Centre for
Basic Sciences, Salt Lake,
Kolkata
N C H
B R
Laboratory Session
A
K
300 Years of the Longitude
Problem
Computer Simulations of
Biomolecular systems I
E
A
K
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
Time
09:30 am to 10:45 am
10:45 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
12:15 pm to 01:30 pm
Name of the
Speaker
Affiliation
Prof. Sabyasachi
Bhattacharya
T
Prof. Jaydeb
Chakraborti
Prof. Ranjan
Chaudhury
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
02:30 pm to 05:30 pm
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Title of the talk / Event
Presidency University, Kolkata
Dynamics of interfaces II
E
A
B
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S N Bose National Centre for
Basic Sciences, Salt lake,
Kolkata
S N Bose National Centre for
Basic Sciences, Salt Lake,
Kolkata
E A K
Computer Simulations of
Biomolecular systems II
U N C H
Laboratory Session
B
R
How much can condensed
matter physics help in the
understanding of
molecular bio-physical
processes ?
E A K
Wednesday, June 03, 2015
Visit to CGCRI, Jadavpur, Kolkata
Thursday, June 04, 2015
Time
Name of the
Speaker
09:30 am to 10:45 am
Prof. Ujjwal Sen
10:45 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Prof. Ujjwal Sen
12:15 pm to 01:30 pm
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
02:30 pm to 05:30 pm
Affiliation
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Dr. Achintya Singha
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Title of the talk / Event
What is entanglement ? I
Harish-Chandra Research
Institute, Allahabad
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B
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Harish-Chandra Research
Institute, Allahabad
E
Bose Institute, Kolkata
U N C H
Laboratory Session
B
A
K
What is entanglement ? II
R
Scattering of Light by Matter
E A K
Friday, June 05, 2015
Time
Name of the
Speaker
09:30 am to 10:45 am
Prof. Jaydeb
Chakraborti
10:45 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
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Prof. Gour Prosad Das
12:15 pm to 01:30 pm
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
Affiliation
S N Bose National Centre for
Basic Sciences, Salt Lake,
Kolkata
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A
B
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Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
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VALEDICTORY
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N
SESSION
C
Title of the talk / Event
Computer Simulations of
Biomolecular systems III
E A K
A Visit to the Brave New
World of Carbon
Nanostructures
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