Five day Summer School of National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) started with the Inaugural function at Physics Department, Panjab University(PU), here today.
Chandigarh June 12, 2019
Prof. Devinder Mehta, Dean Sciencesin his Welcome address motivated
the students to be innovative and take up Science as future. He also
gave details of Honours School Courses in various Science subjects
being run at PU. He urged the students to realize their potential and
skills to realize their interest.
Prof. Raj Kumar. Vice-Chancellor, PU, delivered motivational words
for NASI. He appreciated the efforts of NASI for running Science
summer schools for 10+2 students which inspire to take science for
their undergraduate programs. He laid stress on innovation, creative
ideas and promised to make Incubation Centre in Panjab University
Campus for students. He urged the students to interact informally with
the scientist/academician to get inspired and motivated.
Prof. I.B.S. Passi, President, NASI, Chandigarh Chapter, shared about
the functioning of NASI.
Prof. K.N. Pathak, Former VC, PU, said that there is an appreciable
initiative from NASI to support students and motivate them towards
sciences.
More than 200 students from various schools of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are participating in the Summer School.
Three lectures were delivered on the first day after the inaugural.
Prof. Neelima R. Kumar from Zoology Department delivered very
informative lecture on importance of honey bees, their types and life
cycle. Prof. K.K. Bhasin, Senior Professor from Chemistry department
discussed with the students ‘how to appreciate and understand
chemistry’. Prof. Suman Bala Beri eminent Physicist delivered a talk
on understanding the mysteries of nature and creation of universe as a
step forward with The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment.
In the evening, the day concluded with visit to museums of Zoology,
Geology and Anthropology departments, Botanical Garden, and Cyclotron
accelerator facility in the Physics department.
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