Theme for this year's Science Symposium: Space & Energy - India’s Perspective
The Hyderabad Chapter of Jadavpur University Alumni Association (JUAAH) has been organising an annual Symposium on Popular Science for school students since 2009. Previous editions of the symposia have been hugely i…
I am delighted to learn that the Jadavpur University Alumni Association, Hyderabad Chapter, is continuing its inspiring tradition of organizing the Annual Science Symposium for school students. Since its inception in 2009, this initiative has served as a remarkable platform for igniting young mi…
Dr. V. Ashok
Former Associate Director,Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala
Space missions are very challenging considering the fact that all systems need to work in a very precise manner within very narrow margins. ISRO has undertaken many challenging space missions …
Tata Narasinga Rao
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad
Research Advisor, IIT Hyderabad, Former Director, ARCI
Email: advisor.src@iith.ac.in, tatanrao@gmail.com
Abstract
India is aggressively pursuing the development of self-reliant technologies for advanced energy materials an…
A. K. Chakrabarti
Former Director, DRDL, Hyderabad
Email id: chakrabarti49@gmail.com
“Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silver wings ……
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.”
These wonderful lines are from ‘High Flights’ by John Gilles…
Dr Ujjwal Pal, Senior Principal Scientist, Department of Energy & Environmental
Engineering, CSIR IICT, Hyderabad
Email: ujjwalpal.iict@nic.in; upal03@gmail.com
Cracking the Code of Hydrogen: A Path to Humanity’s Sustainable Future Every morning, the Sun sends us billions of tiny messengers…
A.S. Narayana
Senior Scientist (Retd.), Aerodynamics Group DRDL, Hyderabad
Email: asnarayana_2000@yahoo.com
‘The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.' Zeno of Citium (334- 262BC) Abstract The magnificent spectacle of a bird pouncing from a high altitude to the surface of a
lake…
Soumika Munshi
Scientist, RCI (DRDO), Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad
A. Introduction
Quantum technology offers a promising alternative to Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigation, particularly in situations where GPS signals are unavailable or unreliable, i.e., when GPS is jammed, spoofed up …
Dr. Ruchira Sarbajna
Director, Viatris, India
Email ID: ruchirams2016@gmail.com
You can’t see it you can’t feel it, yet it is an integral part of your daily life. As you wake up you switch on your Radio; you walk into your kitchen and warm a glass or water / milk in the microwave, and …
Partha Ghosal
Senior Scientist, DMRL, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad
Email: dr.parthaghosal@gmail.com
In 1959, the American physicist Richard Feynman, in his famous speech "There's plenty of room at the bottom," gave an idea of nanotechnologies, foresaw the possibilities and potentialities of nanotechn…
Dr. Chanchal Sarbajna
Head, Mineralogy-Petrology-Geochemistry Group,
AMD, Department of Atomic Energy, Hyderabad
Email:csarbajna@gmail.com
Introduction:
Imagine a world without smartphones, electric cars, wind turbines, or even headphones. Sounds impossible, right? But did you know that a…
Anupam Mandal,
Senior Scientist, DRDL, DRDO, Hyderabad
Introduction
We all know that computers are machines that help us solve problems, store information, and communicate with others. Today’s computers are incredibly powerful and fast, but scientist’s are already working on a new kind of c…
T K. Nandy, Former Senior Scientist, DMRL, Hyderabad
Email: nandytapash@gmail.com
Dmitri Mendeleev
The evolution in civilisation has been closely associated with the advent of new materials. Since Stone Age, Iron Age to the modern times of Information Technology, it is the materials that …
Sudip Ghosh,
Senior Scientist, ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad-500007
E-mail: bihongo@yahoo.com
Nutrition is the process by which living organisms utilizes food to support its life. Nutrition plays a vital role in maintaining life and promoting optimal growth, development, and f…
Dr. Rupasree Mukhopadhyay
Assistant Professor, Genetics & Biotechnology,
Joint Director, Research & Innovative Programs,
Veeranari Chakali Ilamma Women’s University, Koti, Hyderabad
Figure 1. Nurdles found on sea shore of Kerala after a cargo-ship wreck. (Picture Courtesy: NDTV)
Introdu…
A.K. Chakrabarti
Former Director, DRDL, Hyderabad
“Mathematics is the music of reason”–James Josoph Sylvester, an English mathematician (1914- 1897). And ‘pi is its most beautiful song’.
Pi, the mystical number, is used in many mathematical applications – including circles, waves, oscilla…
Dr. Rajkumar Banerjee, Chief Scientist,
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
“Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity, freezes in cold; so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind”- Leonardo Da Vinci
Do you know of anybody who while in his/her pinnacle…
Ankon Nandi, M.Tech Student, IIIT-Hyderabad
ankon.nandi@students.iiit.ac.in
What if a computer program could write code with given requirements, write a poem from the theme you give, generate an image from a piece of text, explain you complex problems in simple terms, assist with medical diagnos…
Ankit Manna
B.Tech Computer Science, GITAM University Hyderabad.
Email: amanna.0406@gmail.com
In the age of digital transformation, machine learning is the driving force behind predictive text, social media feeds, virtual assistants, and even self-driving cars. It’s the invisible engine powerin…
Sourav Chowdhury
Senior Leader, Enterprise Architecture in Optum
Email id: sounics@gmail.com
Abstract
Voice recognition has evolved from a novelty to an integral component of modern digital ecosystems. The rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning, has signi…