"Brainstorming session on
Biological,Medical Sciences and Bio-Informatics" Organisor: Kalpana
Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
Participants :Dr Ruksana Chowdhury,
IICB, Kolkata, Dr Ashesh Nandy Ex-IICB Kolkata, Dr Jayprakash
Chakrabarty, IACS Kolkata and others etc
Brainstorming session on Biological
Sciences and Bioinformatics- at Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and
Nano Sciences, Kolkata today 10th April 2017 , 2:30 pm.Though it was a
truncated a bit as a few senior scientists could not join due to
meetings and university e examination the discussion session was even
more lively as the time for speakers and discussion was increased.
Beautiful presentation by Dr Ashesh Nandy on Graphical representation
of DNA sequence, Dr Ruksana Chowdhury on Human microbiome and on
Biological Science heritage of Kolkata lecture was delivered by Dr
Jayprakash Chakrabarty. We were informed that 2 Calcutta based
biological scientists were nominated for Noble Prize in 1929 and also
after independence. Some discussion on Space Biology and Astrobiology
took place.( Dr Ruksana Chowdhury was the founder Vice President of
KCCSNS)
Venue : Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
26/H/12 Radha Madhav Datta Garden Lane
Kolkata 700010, India
Date: 22.03.2017 1 pm
Seminar Dedicated to Kalpana Chawla whose Birthday was on 17th March
Session Chaired by Dr Dinesh Srivastava Ex Director Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Calcutta
Speaker :Supratik Banerjee
Post-Doc Research Assistant
University of Cologne,
Germany
Topics :Scaling and anisotropy in solar wind turbulence
Venue : Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
26/H/12 Radha Madhav Datta Garden Lane
Kolkata 700010, India
Date: 22 December.2016 2 pm
India Based Neutrino Observatory ( INO )
A Looking Glass to neutrino Physics
A mini workshop
organized by
Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences,
26/H/12 Radha Madhav Datta Garden Lane ,Kolkata 700010, India
Lectures by
Dr Naba Mandal ( Ex Project Director , INO ),Prof Amitava Raychaudhuri
(Ex Palit Prof Calcutta University, Ex Director Harish Chandra Research
Institute,Ahmedabad)
Interaction with INO Graduates : Dr Kolahal Bhattacharya (KCCSNS) & others
Session chaired by Dr Y P Viyogi ( Ex Director Institute Of Physics, Bhubaneswar )
Date: 21.11.2016 3 PM
Dr Prasanta Chakraborty
Ex Senior Scientist Indian Institute of Chemical Biology,Kolkata
Topics : Bioorthogonal Chemistry in Biology and medicine
Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space & Nano Sciences
Flat B3,26/H/12 Radha Madhav Datta Garden Lane Kolkata 700010
Dates: 3.10.2016-4.10.2016
2 Day Introductory Workshop on ARDUINO
Conducted by
Dr Santanu Datta
KCCSNS, kolkata
Venue:Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
Flat B3,26/H/12 Radha Madhav Datta Garden Lane Kolkata 700010
Date: 14.09.2016 3pm
Dr Amit Roy , Raja Ramanna fellow, VECC Kolkata,Ex Director, Inter University Accelerator Centre,N Delhi
Topics: Facilities for Nuclear Physics Research in India
Venue : Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
Flat B3, 26/H/12 Radha Madhav Dutta Garden Lane, Kolkata 700010
Date: 29.08.2016 3 pm
Prof Saugata Bhattacharyya
Vidyasagar College
Topics: Applications of Iterations and Perturbation
Venue : Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
26/H/12 Radha Madhav Datta Garden Lane
Kolkata 700010, India
Date: 20.07.2016 12 Noon
Banhi CHATTERJEE
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University,
Warsaw,Poland
(Life member of Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences)
Topics: Screening and Friedel oscillations in inhomogenous systems with
correlated fermions
Venue : Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
26/H/12 Radha Madhav Datta Garden Lane
Kolkata 700010, India
Date: 13.04.2016
whole night skywatching/ stargazing
have been arranged by kccsns incollaboration with Physics Department,
Kalyani University at Physics department of Kalyani university under
supervision of Prof Dr Chirantan Neogy
Dates: 23.02.2016-24.02.2016
DAE-BRNS sponsored National Workshop on Particle Radiation:effects and Applcation
organised jointly by Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences and Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College
Venue: Physics Department, Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College
10,Raja Nabakrishna Street,Kolkata, 700004
Dr. Ravishankar Raman (BARC, VECC)-Radiation Units and
Measurements ;Dr. Ranjan Bhowmik (Ex IUAC)-Radiation Detectors;Sri
Sujoy Chatterjee (BARC, VECC)-Simulation Techniques- Mathematical
tools;Dr. Netai Bhattacharya (Ex-SINP)-Radiation effects in Biology;Dr.
R K Bhandari, (Ex Director VECC, IUAC, N Delhi)-Medical Cyclotron;Dr.
Paramita Mukherjee, VECC-Radiation effects in Matter;Dr. Manashi Roy (
KCCSNS)-Ionospheric & Space Radiation; Dr. Anutosh Chakrabarty (
Nuclear Power Corporation India Ltd)Nuclear energy scenario and safety
; Dr. Tapas Bandopadhyay (BARC, VECC)-Emergency Response Indian
Scenario;
Hands on experience of Nuclear Radiation Detection and Measurement
Dates: 11 10.12.2015-12.12.2015
University Grants Commision Sponsored National Workshop on Material Science and Technology
Organised by Physics Department, Maulana Azad College &
Kalpana Chawla centre for Space and Nano Sciences
Venue: Physics Department, Maulana Azad College
R A Kidwai Road, Kolkata 700013
Invited Speakers :Prof S Raha ,
Director Bose Inst & Satyendra Bose National Centre for Basic
Sciences ( Inaugural address); Prof G P Das , IACS; Prof D Jana ,
CU;Prof K Chatterjee, JU, Dr A Mookherjee( SNBNCBS); Dr S Hazra
(SINP);Dr B K Dhindaw IIT Bhubaneswar;Dr S Giri IACS;Prof Pushan Ayyub
, TIFR, Mumbai;Dr M Vijayalaksmi, IGCAR, Kalpakkam;Prof P Barat , Ex
VECC;Panel Discussion with the Experts.
Dates: 6.10.2015 -7.10.2015
Material Science related to Nuclear & Space
Research and Industry
Venue
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics,Salt Lake
Kolkata 700064 (Lecture theatre 450)
Organisor
Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences,
Indian Physics Association, Kolkata Chapter
in collaboration with
Bose Institute, Kolkata and CARE, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata
P N Das College, Palta, 24 pgns,W B
Speakers:From ISRO & Department of Atomic Energy, Govt of India & KCCSNS
The 2 day discussion meeting had (1)
professional discussion between these two communities of Material
Science (2) Created Awareness about nuclear structural materials,
Rocket material science , Microgravity material science ( 3) Outreached
to students and scholars about our nuclear and space establishment by
having lectures and interactive programs with the scientists of our
National centres.
The following is the summary of the
Talks delivered in the “Discussion meeting on Material Science
related to Space and Nuclear in research and Industry-held at SINP
6-7th october 2015 organised by Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and
nano Sciences, Indian Physics Association (Kolkata Chapter) in
collaboration with CARE, SINP, Bose Institute and P N Das College
,Palta Barrackpore. Beside the talks video shows were arranged on
Nuclear Reactors, Microgravity environment etc. There were about 120
participants from colleges and Instiutes.At the end a panel discussion
was held. The meeting was inaugurated by Prof B Chakraborty , Director
SINP, Prof Sharmila De Principal of P N Das college was the special
guest Prof Kamal K Bardhan of KCCSNS gave the welcome address and
chaired the inaugural session and presented his views.
Prof B Pant Vikram Sarabhpecial guestai Space Centre, ISRO,Trivandrum
Materials overview for Indian Space program :
After introducing on Indian space
program , the nature of multi-disciplinary research and importance of
materials to space program was highlighted. Further various launch
vehicle materials was broadly described with specific importance for
PSLV , GSLV and GSLV M3. Subsequently future programs like RLV (
Reusable Launch Vehicles ) and Human Space Flight Program (HSP) were
briefly described with corresponding materials activities. Metallic,
polymeric , Ceramic, and composite materials were included in the talk.
Brief presentation on Nano materials for Space and Microgravity
research in India with respect to international scenario was covered.
Prof S K Bandopadhyay, VECC, Kolkata
Multifunctional and Nanostructured Materials: A new dimension for Material Science :unctional
Multifunctional materials can bring
wonders in the field of Material Science . Miniaturization of these
materials, to develop nanostructure has been done with respect to
ferroeclectric, ferromagnetic, ferroelastic and energy storage
materials. Work has been done intensely on BiFeO3 (BFO), Graphene based
Nano composites.
Prof Amitava De, SINP, Kolkata
Application of Graphene and Conducting Polymer based Composite materials as EMI shielding and as cholesterol bio-sensors
Prof Partha Barat Ex VECC, Kolkata
Nuclear Reactors and its materials:
To understand the peaceful use of
nuclear energy, understanding of the complex dynamics of various types
of Nuclear Reactors is essential. Starting from the basic nuclear
reaction to the mechanism of sustaining chain reaction inside a nuclear
reactor was discussed. The basic mechanism to extract nuclear energy
from nuclear reactors are also discussed. In Indian scenario the three
stage program and the use of different types of nuclear reactors that
are in operational and are being built to fulfil it are also discussed.
The hindrances to achieve higher burn-ups is discussed. The degradation
of material properties specially the core components of nuclear
reactors in India is discussed.
Prof B. N. Dev IACS, Kolkata
M The meeting was inaugurated by Prof B Chakraborty , Director
SINP,Prof Sharmila De Principal of P N Das college was the special
guest Prof Kamal K Bardhan of KCCSNS gave the welcome address and
chaired the inaugural session and presented his views.Multilayered
Structures in Space Research and the Effect of their Exposure to
Energetic Ions in Space:
On 28 September, 2015, ISRO launched India’s first Earth-orbiting
observatory. It sent the Astrosat space telescope into a 650 km
low-Earth orbit. Astrosat is India’s first multiwavelength space
observatory. It carries five scientific payloads to help astronomers
observe the universe through visible, ultraviolet, low energy and high
energy X-ray regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. For fabrication
of telescopes in these regions of the electromagnetic waves, it is
relatively difficult to fabricate X-ray telescopes. For example,
optical (visible region) telescopes can be easily built using both the
refractive and the reflective properties of light. For X-rays,
refractive, reflective and absorptive properties of materials are such
that it is almost impossible to build a refractive telescope. X-ray
telescopes are built using the reflective properties of X-rays, as in
the X-ray telescope in the Chandra X-ray Observatory launched by NASA
in 1999. This uses X-ray mirrors, the surface of which was polished to
such smoothness that surface roughness is of the order of a few atoms.
Using the growth techniques in materials science, thin films can be
grown with such surface smoothness.
An example of fabricating X-ray
telescopes using multilayers, fabricated by ion beam sputtering, is
given here. This telescope utilizes X-ray Bragg diffraction from
periodic multilayers. An example of a Pt/C multilayer and the related
physics are described. By varying the multilayer period slightly,
depth-graded and double-graded (depth and lateral) multilayers are
fabricated. These graded multilayers act as supermirrors. Such X-ray
supermirrors have been utilized to fabricate X-ray telescope. A
supermirror X-ray telescope collects X-rays over a wide range of the
X-ray spectrum at a given angle of incidence.
Astronauts as well as equipments in
space are exposed to radiations including energetic particle radiation
from solar flares and cosmic rays. Examples of ion exposure effect on
human cells as well as materials are given. Experiments can be carried
out in laboratories using energetic ions from ion accelerators. Effects
of 2 MeV gold ion irradiation on Pt/C multilayers are explained. Due to
ion irradiation, the multilayer structure may be disrupted and the
strength of Bragg diffraction from the multilayer is highly reduced.
This would render the telescope to be ineffective. Nanoparticles can
also be formed within multilayers due to ion irradiation.
Like the formation of standing waves
in the strings of a guitar or sitar, standing waves of X-rays can be
formed within multilayers. Properties of X-ray standing waves (XSW) are
utilized to analyze the ion-irradiation-induced atomic displacements
and nanoparticle formation in multilayers. The nature of nanoparticles
is extensively analyzed by carrying out extended X-ray absorption fine
structure (EXAFS) experiments under XSW condition. Using XSW-EXAFS
analysis, detection and understanding of formation of Ni-centred
bimetallic Ni-Pt nanoparticles within the C layers due to ion
irradiation in a Pt/Ni/C multilayer are presented.
Date: 25.07.2015 12 Noon
Speaker: Debisree Ray, Missisippi State University
Organised Jointly By: S A Jaipuria College Kolkata & Kalpana Chawla
Centre for Space and Nano Sciences, Kolkata
Topics :Nuclear landscape and drip lines in covariant density functional theory
Venue : Physics Department,S A Jaipuria College-10, Raja Naba Krishna Street,Kolkata-700 005
Date: 13.05.2015
Speaker : Santanu Datta
Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences,Kolkata
Topics: Importance of Space Science and Technology Today
organised by Dinabandhu College,Bongaon, 24pgns(N), W Bengal
Venue:Dinabandhu College, Bongaon,24pgns(N) W Bengal
Date: 4.04.2015
Speaker: Prof Dr Uma Basu
Department of Applied Mathematics
Calcutta University
Topics: Some aspects of Continuum Mechanics
Venue :Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
Date: 18.03.2015
Speaker: Supriya Pan
Mathematics Department, Jadavpur University
Topics: Present accelerating universe and future deceleration
Venue: Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
Date: 20.02.2015
One Day Physics Seminar commemorating the annual
DAE(BRNS) – C.V. Raman Lecture
Speakers:Prof. Dr.Debshankar Ray, Director, Indian Association for
Cultivation of Science-Nonlinear dynamics of chemical oscillators;Prof.
Dr.Dinesh Kr. Srivastava, Director, Variable Energy Cyclotron
Centre-Discovery of Quark – Gluon Plasma-Role of Thermal
Photons-(DAE (BRNS) – C.V. Raman Lecture); Prof. Dr. Amitava
Raychaudhuri, Palit Professor, Department of Physics, University
of Calcutta-India based Neutrino Observatory
Organiser:
Indian Physics Association, Kolkata Chapter &
Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences, Kolkata
Venue:
Meghnad Saha Auditorium, Rajabazar Science College.University of Calcutta , 92 A P C Road, Kolkata 700009
Date: 4.02.2015
Speaker: Dr Subhas Kar
Ex Head of The Dept of Physics, Barasat Government College
Topic: A gadget for Measurement of Hybrid Parameters of a Transistor
Speaker: Dr Achintya Pal
Ex Staff Scientist, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Govt. of India
Topic: Longitude Problem
Venue: Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
Date: 21.01.2015
Speaker: Umamahesh Thupakula
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
Topic: Tunneling and Electronic Properties of Shape Controlled Mono and Heterogeneous Nanocrystals
Speaker: Kanik Palodhi
St Thomas College of Engineering, Khidirpur, Calcutta
Topics : Optical Techniques to measure Surface topography with Nanometric Accuracy
Venue: Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
Date: 14.01.2015
Speaker: Sayan Biswas
Bose Institute , Kolkata
Topics:The Strangers From The Sky
followed by discussion chaired by Dr D Syam
Venue: Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
Date: 7.01.2015
1)Speaker : Madhurima Choudhuri
Topics: Evolution of self organised
two dimensiona patterns of nano clusters through DE mixing (work done
by Madhurima Choudhuri, A N S Iyengar, A Dutta , M S Janaki)
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physiscs, Kolkata 700064
Speaker : Angana Roy
Topics :Oxidative tearing of Graphene
Sheets:Insights by Computational Approach( work done by Angana Roy,
Koushik Bagani, Sangam Banerjee, Dhananjoy Bhattacharya)
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physiscs, Kolkata 700064
Speaker : Chaitrali Sengupta
Topics: Application of spectroscopic
methods in addressing questions of biologically relevant systems: A
special case study of electron transfer between vitamin B2 –
organic Amine system( work done by Chaitrali Sengupta , Manas Kumar
Sarangi, Abhisek Sau, Debabrata Mandal, Samita Basu )
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physiscs, Kolkata 700064
Venue: Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano Sciences
Activities 2004 - March 2014
After KCCSNS came into formal
existence in 2004 as a registered organisation. It has held numerous
seminars,lectures and workshops some of which are listed and described
below.
Fluid Dynamics:
Fluid dynamics is an important subject
in Space and Nano Science and Technology.Lectures on “fluid flows
in everyday life” - were delivered by Dr Christian Ruyer-Quila ,
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris,France at Bethune College
Calcutta on August 2006. .
Two workshops on Basic and Applied
Fluid Dynamics were held in September 2004 and December 2005 in
collaboration with Indian Physics Association (IPA, Kolkata) at Saha
Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) and Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science (IACS,Kolkata). Resource persons were Dr D
Dalal, Dr K Kumar, Dr K P Singha-Mahapatra, Dr M Laha Indian Institute
of Technology, (IIT); Dr H P Majumdar , Dr B Dandapat, Dr B Mondal
,Indian Statistical Institute (ISI); Dr S Ghosh Jadavpur University
(JU), J K Bhattacharya, Shyamal Biswas (IACS); Dr A Lahiri ,Vidyasagar
College;Dr U Basu Calcutta University (CU); Dr S Mukherjea Bengal
Engineering and Science University BESU; Dr T Das Harsish Chandra
Research Institute HRI (Ahmedabad). Introduction to Fluid Dynamics and
Turbulence were dealt in both the workshop. In the first workshop
stress was on Aerospace and Numerical and Computational Techniques. the
second workshop stressed non-linear dynamics ,microgravity fluid
physics, application to Astrophysics . The workshop brought together
applied mathematicians, engineers and physicists together and share
their approaches.
Astrophysics
Lecture on Origin of Solar flares was
delivered by Dr Atilla Grand Pierre, Konkaly Observatory, Hungary in
December 2004 at Jadavpur University. Dr Dipankar Maitra , Yale
University dwelled on the topic of “X Ray Transients” at
Presidency College in October 2006 . Dr AnanthaKrisnan , Pune
University in March 2008 introduced the topics of Radio Astronomy and
described the facilities at GMRT ,Pune at Scottish Church College
Auditorium and Dr D Duari ,M P Birla planetarium gave a lecture on
Solar System in Bharat Sabha Hall.
An one day workshop on Recent
Developments in Astrophysics was organised on 4th July 2005 in
Presidency College. Student Associates of KCCSNS Semanti Pal, Debayan
De, Supratik Banerjee ( 1st year students of Presidency College)
participated in a review project on Planetary Physics of Moon under Dr
B Banerjee ( Life Member KCCSNS, Retired Scientist GSI ) and presented
it. Dr S R Mukherjee, North Bengal University, Dr N Banerjee Jadavpur
University, Dr T Chattopadhyay Calcutta University exposed the audience
to Recent accelerations of the Universe, emerging universe and Globular
Clusters respectively.
A seven day “National Workshop
on Observational Astronomy” was held jointly by KCCSNS and
ISI,Kolkata (17-24 August,2009) at ISI,Kolkata with Dr. P.C.Agrawal
(TIFR) as the chairman of the advisory body. The workshop was sponsored
by -1) Department of Science and technology, Government of India; 2)
ISRO; 3)Bose Institute, Kolkata 4) Indian association for the
Cultivation of Science. The resource persons were from Indian Reasearch
Institutes and National Facilities all over India. The objective was to
introduce the participants to the research opportunities and facilities
of Observational Astronomy in India.
Space Science and Technology
Over this period four ISRO sponsored
workshop of two weeks duration were held jointly with RKM Vivekanada
University on “Fundamentals of Space Science and
Technology”. The venue for the workshop was Vivekananda Research
Centre, Kolkata 700006.The participants were mostly outgoing
B.Sc, B.Tech students though M.Sc
,M.Tech and Research students also participated from all over India.
The resource persons were from local colleges, Universities and
Research Institutions and Space Scientists and Technologists from ISRO.
In 2008 and 2010 two special days were arranged focused on
Chandrayaan-1 and Planetary exploration.
1st Workshop 2007
Speakers
U R Rao ( ISRO )P Soma ( ISTRAC,
ISRO)D P Duari( M P Birla planetarium), S Bhattacharya ( Vidyasagar
College), U Bhaumik ( Vidyasagar college ) S Datta ( KCCSNS), P K Dutta
( Presidency College), D Chattoraj ( Presidency College), V S Pandit
(Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre), U Bhuniya ( Variable energy
Cyclotron Centre), D L Bandopadhyay ( Variale Energy Cyclotron Centre),
K Chakraborty ( Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics ),K K Bardhan ( Saha
Institute of Nuclear Physics), A I Jaman (Saha Institute of Nuclear
Physics), T Chattopadhyay( Dina bandhu College, Howrah), M Nandy ( Saha
Institute of Nuclear Physics), R Ghosh( Kalyani University).
Topics
Astrophysics, Space Mechanics, Basic
Fluid Dynamics, Rocketry,Space Communication, Vacuum Physics and
Technology, cryogenics, Materials in Space, International Space
Station, Spectroscopy of Interstellar Molecules, Hubble Space Station,
Satellite Tracking and Telemetry,Indian Moon mission,Space Biology.
2nd Workshop 2008
S C Chakrabarty (ISRO), G R
Viswanathan (ISRO),P Patel( Presidency College), P C Agrawal ( Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research), L Srinivasan (ISTRAC, ISRO), Jayati
Datta ( ISRO), M D Muslim ( LPSC, ISRO), D Duari ( M P Birla
Planetarium), P Sengupta ( Presidency College), D Chattoraj (
Presidency College), S Datta ( KCCSNS), U Bhaumik ( Vidyasagar
College), A Mukherjee( RKM Vivekananda University),P K Dutta (
Presidency College), V S Pandit ( Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre), D
L Bandopadhyay( Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre), U Bhuniya ( Variable
Energy Cyclotron Centre), U N Nandy ( Scottish Church College), M Roy (
KCCSNS), A K Ganguly ( Calcutta University), M S Janaki (Saha Institute
of Nuclear Physics), M Mukul ( National Aeronautical laboratory), M
Nandy ( Saha Institute of nuclear Physics).
Astrophysics ( Current Perspective and
Future Challenges),Space Mechanics,Synthesis of Elements, Astronomical
Coordinates, Basic Rocketry and Assembly, Atomic and Molecular
Scattering, Black holes, ISRO Activities ( Video), Cryogenic
propulsion, ISRO-Telemetry, Teletracking and Command
Network,Chandrayaan 1,Vacuum Physics and Technology, Cryogenics
Materials, Space Communication, Introduction to Microgravity,
application of CFD to Space Vehicles, Currents in upper atmosphere,
Cosmic Rays, Space Plasma, Satellite transfer orbit, GPS and
application, Radiation in Space,, Materials in space, GIS,Indian Space
Program,Radar system in Space Research,Solar wind and Flares, Van Allen
Belt, MST Radar, Rocket Monsoon experiment, Solar System,
ISRO-Organisation,Knowledge Management, Space Techniquesand
Applications, Mission Analysis.
3rd Workshop 2009
Speakers
G R Viswanathan(ISRO),S C Chakravarty
(ISRO), D P Duari( M P Birla Planetarium), U Bhaumik ( Vidyasagar
College),S Datta( Kalpana Chawla Centre for Space and Nano
Sciences,KCCSNS),V S Pandit ( Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre,
Kolkata, VECC), D L Bandopadhyay(VECC), U Bhunia(VECC), D Chattoraj (
Presidency College),K K Bardhan( Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics,
SINP),R Ghosh( Kalyani University),M Nandy(SINP),P K Dutta( Presidency
College),P C Agrawal (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
TIFR),Jayati Datta (ISRO), A K Ganguly ( Calcutta University), M S
Janaki ( SINP), P Patel ( Presidency College), V Jayaraman ( ISRO), P
Sengupta (Presidency College), P K Dutta (Presidency College), A Guha (
Presidency College), C D Sharma(ISTRAC,ISRO), S Ramakrishnan ( Vikram
Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO),P Basak(Punjab Agricultural
University),Arvind Sharma(National Metaurgical Laboratory,
Jamshedpur),S Dasgupta ( Rammohan College ),A Jeyram (ISRO) , D Dutta
(ISRO), U N Nandy ( Scottish Church College),M Basu ( Birla Institute
of Technology)
Lecture Topics
Space Mechanics, Astronomical Coordinates & Spherical Astronomy,Astronomy & Astrophysics
~ Current Perspectives & Future
Challenges,Out of the Solar System,Incompressible and compressible (
gas ) dynamics, Rocket structure & propellants, Microgravity,Vacuum
Physics & practice, Telescope,Atmospheric scattering,GPS, Satellite
Communications, Risks Damages & disasters in outer space,launching
of satellites, Atmospheric stratification,ISTRAC and TTC network, Deep
Space Network,Mechanism of Space Propulsion,GIS, Space Plasma, Space
Biology, Cosmic rays,Bio-metric Nano-materials ( Microgravity
experiment in re-entry module), space radiation, story of the
star,Remote Sensing of Tropical Atmosphere , Role of Atmospheric Radar
System,Views of High energy universe from Astrosat,MST Polar radar
Techniques,Microwave Remote Sensing & its Application,The Solar
System,Early Moon Missions and Chandrayaan -I,Scientific Basis of
Indian Space Program.Hubble Space Telescope.Moon Quake,Atmospheric
Stratification, Re Entry of Space Vehicles.
4th Year 2010
G R Viswanathan (ISRO), D P Duari (M P
Birla Planetarium), P Sengupta ( Presidency College),S Datta (KCCSNS),P
K Dutta(KCCSNS),U Dhar(Vidyasagar College), M Roy(KCCSNS),M S Janaki (
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics),V S Pandit( Variable Energy
Cyclotron Centre), D L Bandopadhyay(Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre),
U Bhuniya( Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre),P Mukhopadhyay( Calcutta
University),S Dasgupta( Rammohun college), Abhijit Mukherjee(Jadavpur
University), S C Chakrabarty(ISRO),J R Kayal( Geological Survey of
India), A Bharadwaj(Space Application Laboratory, ISRO), S V S Murthy(
Physical Research Laboratory),A Raychaudhuri( Space Application Centre,
ISRO),S Mukherjee(RKM Vivekananda University),M Chakraborty( Space
Application Centre,ISRO),M Nandi( Saha Insitte of Nuclear Physics),M
Basu(KCCSNS),U N Nandi( Scottish Church College), R Ghosh( Kalyani
University),B Chatterjee(KCCSNS), C Neogy( Kalyani University),P Patel(
Presidency College), A Ghosh(Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur)
Topics
Radar Systems,Solar ystem, Space
Mechanics,Birth and Death of Stars,Mission Analysis,Space
Communication,Scattering of Light,Spacecraft internals,Space
Weather,Plasma Physics,Basic Rocketry,Principles ,production and
Measurement of Vacuum,Cryogenic Materials,International Space
Station,Psychology in Space – Isolation, Compressible Fluid
Mechanics,Black Hole,Indian Space Science,Tectonics and
Tomography-Earth and Moon quakes,Planetary Science -Indian Space
Program,Meteorites and Early Solar System,Chandrayaan and
instrumentation for planetary exploration,Chandrayaan 1,Quality
Control,Remote Sensing Techniques: Principles and Application,
Radiation in Space,Dynamics of Compressible Fluids and Cosmology,
Launch and Re-entry of vehicles,History of
telescopes,Microgravity,Interstellar medium,GIS and
Geo-informatics,Space Policy and Law,Cosmic Ray Initial years and
Indian Efforts,Life in Universe, Revisting Newtons Law,Astronomical
dating of ancient events.
5th Workshop 2011
Speakers
D Duari( M P Birla Planetarium), S K
Ghorai( Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi), D Chattoraj(Presidency
College),P K dutta (KCCSNS), G R Viswanathan( ISRO), Surendra Paul (
ISRO) , K K Bardhan ( Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics), S Datta (
KCCSNS), S Dasgupta(Rammohun College), P K Choudhury ( Presidency
College), S Mandal ( National Institute for Technical Teachers Training
and Research),A De( National Institute for Technical Teachers Training
and Research), P K Sarkar(National Institute for Technical Teachers
Training and Research), V S Pandit( Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre),
D L Bandopadhyay (Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre), U Bhuniya (
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre ), M Nandy( Saha Institute of Nuclear
Physics), M S Janaki ( Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics), M Roy
(KCCSNS), S Gurubaran ( Equatorial Geomagnetic Research Laboratory ), C
Neogy (Kalyani University), A Paul ( Institute of Radio Physics and
Engineering), P Basak ( Punjab Agricultural University), P Patel
(Alliah University ), A Bose ( Defence Research laboratory), J R Kayal
( Geological Survey of India) R Ghosh ( Kalyani University), P
Mukhopadhyay ( Calcutta University), D Ray (KCCSNS), B Chatterjee (
KCCSNS), S Sau (KCCSNS), Suman Datta ( Charuchandra College)
Topics
Astrophysics, Spherical astronomy,
Electo optics applied to Space, Robotics, Control Systems, Inertial
Guidance, Rocketry, Satellite and Spacecraft Substructures, Space
Biology,Space Psychology , Space Laws,Satellite Communication,
Materials in Outer Space, Telescopes, Hubble Space Telescope, Space
Tourism, Space Weather, Vacuum Physics and Techniques, Cryogenics,
Space Plasma, optical Aeronomy, Remote sensing, Atmospheric Scattering,
Mie Scattering, Chemical Kinetics of Atmosphere, Planetary Atmosphere,
Interstellar Space, Compressible and incompressible Fluid Dynamics,
Space Debris and Management,Radiation in Space, GPS , GIS.
6th Workshop 2012
Speakers
Dr. Debiprosad Duari( M P Birla
Planetarium), Dr. Subrata Kumar Midya( Calcutta University), Dr.
Saswati Dasgupta(Rammohun College), Dr. Santanu Datta(KCCSNS), Dr.
Pradeep K. Dutta (KCCSNS), Dr. Amalendu Bandyopadhay( Ex Positional
astronomy Centre, calcutta), Dr. Maitreyee Nandi(SINP), Dr.
Chittaranjan Neogi(Kalyani University), Dr. Sisir Roy (ISI), Dr. Ashik
Paul (Calcutta University), Dr.G R Vishwanathan(ISRO), Dr. K N Shankara
(ISRO), Dr. Abhijit Mukherjee(Jadavpur University), Dr. Anuradha
De(NITTTR), Dr. P Basak(BIET), Dr. Priyank Patel( Aliah University),
Dr. Debidas Chattoraj (Presidency University), Dr. Amitava
Bose(Ex-ISRO), Dr. S.R. Mukherjee (North Bengal University), Dr. U N
Nandi ( Scottish Church College), Dr. M.S. Janaki (SINP), Dr. Sutapa
Ghosh (Barasat Government College), Dr. D L Bandyopadhay (VECC), Dr. V
S Pandit(VECC), Dr. Amit Singh, (CII), Dr. Uttam Bhuniya (VECC), Dr. D
Dutta (ISRO), Dr. R Krishna Mohan Rao (DRDL), Dr. Kamal Kumar Bardhan
(KCCSNS),Senjuti Khanra, Dr. V Jayraman(ISRO),Swami Durgananda(RKMVU)
Topics
Astrophysics, Spherical astronomy,
Rocketry, Satellite and Spacecraft Substructures, Space, Space
Laws,Satellite Communication, Materials in Outer Space, Telescopes,
Hubble Space Telescope, Space Tourism, Space Weather, Vacuum Physics
and Techniques, Cryogenics, Space Plasma,The Energy Challange: Our
Greatest Challenge, Navigation of a Satellite Launch Vehicle,Conceptual
Issues in Cosmolog & Astroparticle Physics, Optical Fibre and
Communication, Indian National Satellite System and Its Applications,
Ground Based Radar System,Remote sensing, Atmospheric Scattering, Mie
Scattering, Compressible and incompressible Fluid Dynamics, Space
Debris and Management,Radiation in Space, GPS , GIS and
geo-informatics. Role of Earth Observation Satellites in Preserving the
Planet Earth, History of Space Explorations,CII Initiative in Space
To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of
the Apollo 2 moon landing a joint programme was held with the US
Consulate, Kolkata on 20th July,2009. Dr.Rita Ghosh,Banhi Chatterjee
and Dr. Santanu Datta delivered lectures on that occasion. The
programme was held in the Lincon hall of the US consulate,Kolkata.
Lectures on Microgravity fluid physics
was delivered by Dr Benoit Scheid , Microgravity Research Centre ,
Brussels, Belgium at Bethune College in August 2006.
Dr Pradip K Datta made presentation on
1) Indian Space Programme : A Review 2) Some Measures to Develop
Scientific Attitude at the 20th West Bengal Science &
Technology Congress organised by Bengal Engineering and Space
University & W.B Science & Technology Council & Dept.
Outreach Programs
Outreach lectures were delivered by Dr
Santanu Datta KCCSNS and Dr Swapan Kumar Saha ,Member KCCSNS Bose
Institute BI , on Various Aspects of Space Science and Technology,
International Space Station, Space Shuttle, Hubble Space Station,
Rocketry etc at Surendra Natha College, Lady Brabourne College, Bethune
College, Bhairab Ganguly College, Vidyasagar College ( Morning and
Evening separately ),Maulana Azad College, St Pauls College, Rammohun
College of Calcutta , Indian Association of
Physics Teacher ( at National Teachers
training and research Institute, NITTTR) and Katwa College, Nadia W
Bengal, Sikim Manipal University ,Sikim. Beside the above mentioned
oureach activities film/video shows were organised regulary.
Recently the School outreach programme was started by KCCSNS .On 15th November 2010 Dr S. C. Chakravarty held a student interaction session at Modern High School, Kolkats ;on 25th
November 2010 Dr Tirtha Pratim Das of Vikram Sarabhai Space
Centre (VSSC) gave a lecture at South Point High School and on 2nd
February Dr.Chirantan Neogy gave a lecture at La Martinier for
Girls.All the programmes were held jointly with the respective schools.
Workshop cum demonstration on
installation of DTH Satellite System were held at Shibpur Howrah
(October 2004)and National Teachers Science Conference (January 2006)
,Mysore University.
Sky watching at Physics
Department,Kalyani University were held regularly with the 14 inch
Celestron Telescope under supervision of Prof Chirantan Neogy.
Other Workshops/ seminars/ lectures
After Tsunami devasted South eastern and South Asia an one day Workshop on Tsunami: Cause effectand Disaster Management was arranged at Presidency College. Dr Buddhadev Banerjee , Dr J R Kayal, Dr
L K das from Geological Survey of
India GSI D Halder Presidency College, Bimalendu Bandopadhyay,
Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences SNBNCBS and A
Kundu SINP delivered lectures on Plate Tectonics, Seismic Activity and
Measurement trends and Earthquake prediction.
Dr Ralph Abraham ,University of
California, Santa Cruz on “New branches of Mathematics” at
Presidency College on January 2006.
Workshop on Vacuum and Cryogenics ,
November 2004 was organised in collaboration with IPA, Kolkata for UG
and PG students at SINP with resource persons from SINP, IACS, VECC etc.
A 10 day Training workshop on basic Electronics in
Apr-May 2012 at Shri Sikhshyatan ,Kolkata for outgoing 12th standard
1st/2nd year B.Sc/B.Tech students.Dr Subhas Kar, Dr Pradip Dutta, Dr
Sailen Raychaudhuri, Dr Santanu Datta were resource persons.The
workshop attempts to give intensive hands-on training to the students
so that they can tackle with confidence electronics projects/gadjets.
The National Workshop on Data Acquisition and Analysis in Physical Sciences
was held at Indian Staistical Institute ,Kolkata from 26-28 th December
2012, sponsored by DAE-BRNS-BARC have been organised in collaboration
with Physics and Earth Sciences Division ,Indian Statistical Institute
,Kolkata and Indian Physics Association , Kolkata Chapter. Prof P C
Agrawal Ex -Tata Institute of Fundamental Research delivered the
keynote address on the forthcoming Indian astronomical satellite
ASTROSAT. The three day meeting gave the teachers, students and
scholars opportunity to hear lectures on CAMAC Data Acquistion System
and VME bus in Hi Energy Physics, Matlab programed Data Acquisition, P
Shinghai, P Dhara, P Singha Roy of VECC and S Saha ,SINP ,Atmospheric
Data at National Atmospheric Research Laboratory,NARL using RADAR beam
from Dr A Kesarkar ,NARL and ROOTS an open source software developed by
CERN was introduced by Z Ahmed VECC and A Saha SINP. Dr S Chakrabarty
Maharaja Manindra College held a session on developing experimental
ideas.
Bengaluru Space Expo :Interaction with Space Industry
Sponsored by CII and ISRO we
participated in Bengaluru Space Expo -BSX 2010 & BSX 2012. KCCSNS
is the only academic organisation from eastern India to have
participated in BSX in 2010 and 2012 and interacted with the people of
space industry, ISRO and students of Bangalore.
Research :
A Research Project was submitted and
approved by ISRO RESPOND Program. It was of 2 years duration and is in
operation from September,2009. Dr.Manashi Roy was the principal
Investigator with Dr.S.C.Chakravarty and Dr. G.R.Viswanathan as
co-investigator. The topic of research was: “ Lower Atmosphere-
Mesosphere-Thermosphere Coupling studies using DWR data over
Shriharikota, MST Radar data over Gadanki and Geomagnetic data from
Indian Network stations”. Shri Sukanta Sau was selected as the
research scholar of the project. The project concluded on October 2011.
Beside this Research on Material Science was done by Prof Kamal
Bardhan, Dr Kuntal Chakrabarti
Conference / Workshop participation/publication:
1) Ionospheric currents and
Mesospheric Winds: Some Experimental Observations – S Sau, M Roy,
S C Chakrabarty, G R Viswanathan; Annual Meeting of the Indian
Geophysical Union, IGU, 8-10 December 2010 Osmania University,
Hyderabad- (presented by S Sau)
2)Search for possible radionuclide
dispersion near Kolkata from the Fukushima reactor accident-Banhi
Chatterjee, Aditya Priyant, Abhijit Bisoi, Sudatta Ray,Dibyadyuti
Pramanik, M.Saha Sarkar, Maitreyee Nandy,DAE Nuclear Physics Symposium
2011 --- December 26-30, 2011,Department of Nuclear Physics, Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam, A. P.,India – 530003 -(presented by B
Chatterjee)
3)Simultaneous observation of SQ
currents and Mesospheric winds – S Sau ,M Roy, S C Chakrabarty, G
R Viswanathan -17th National Space Science Symposium, Sri Venkateswar
University, Tirupati February 14-17 ,2012.( presented by S Sau)
4)Monte Carlo simulation of detector
efficiency and quantitative assessment of environmental radioactivity
near Kolkata after Fukushima reactor accident-Maitreyee Nandy,Banhi
Chatterjee, 39th COSPAR Scientic Assembly 2012 -Accepted but not
presented,July14 -21, 2012, Mysore India
5) Gravity Wave propagation studies the Indian MST Radar observation – S C Chakrabarty . Advances in Space Research vol 49 ( 2012) 716-724 published ( presented in COSPAR ,Bremen ,Germany by S Chakrabarti)
6)Environmental radioactivity analysis
at Kolkata after Fukushima accident-Banhi Chatterjee, Abhijit Bisoi,
Dibyadyuti Pramanik, Sudatta Ray, Aditya,Priyant, Vramori Mitra and
Maitreyee Nandy,12th International Conference on Radiation Shielding
(ICRS-12)---The Atomic Energy Society of Japan,September 2nd - 7th,
2012, Nara, Japan (presented by M Nandi)
Requirement of Satellite meteorology and Current Industrial
Urbanisation in Coastal Eastern India- A Dey and Santanu Datta-
Meteorological Satellite KALPANA: A decade of service to the Nation ,
9th October 2012, Space Application Centre,ISRO, Ahmedabad ( presented
by A Dey)
Induced activity in natPb by 200 MeV proton beam-Vramori Mitra,
Anamika Patra, and Maitreyee Nandy, DAE Nuclear Physics Symposium 2012
December 26-30, 2012,Delhi University, 3-7 Dec 2012 ( Presented by V
Mitra)
Nonlinearity exponents in disordered system- K K Bardhan and D Talukdar -submitted
10)Some issues related to Space Technology advancement-Santanu Datta -Submitted
Visit by Scientists
Three visits by scientists and members of KCCSNS were arranged during this period.
From 1-4 July,2009, Dr.Santanu Datta, Dr.Chirantan Neogy,Dr. Kamal K.Bardhan,Dr.Saswati Dasgupta
Visted Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre,
Space Physics Laboratory (VSSC), Indian Institute of Space Technology
(IIST), Liquid Propulsion Centre (LPSC) Valiamala in Thiruvanthapuram.
The group visited laboratories and interacted with the scientists. Dr
Santanu Datta made a presentation of activities conducted by KCCSNS to
the vice Chancellor and the faculties of IIST.
b) From 24th-28th January 2010 Dr santanu
Datta, Dr Chirantan Neogy, Dr Shukla Mukherjee and Dr Suman Roy visited
the Inter University Centre for Astronomy ansd Astrophysics ( IUCAA)
Pune and National Centre for Radio Astronomy (NCRA, TIFR ),Pune. The
trip included a visit to Giant Metre Wave Telescope ( GMRT) of NCRA and
the Large Optical Telescope of IUCAA at Girawali, Beside
interacting with the scientists of
IUCAA and NCRA, a separate meeting was held with Prof Dr.A.K.Khembavi,
Director of IUCAA. There was another interesting special discussion
with Dr.Arvind Gupta on Science Popularization projects.
C) Dr.Santanu Datta visited the regional Remote Sensing Centre,Kharagpur and had a meeting with the co-ordinator Dr.A.Jeyram.
Dr.Manashi Roy and Dr.Santanu Datta
participated in the 3 day workshop on Atmospheric research using MST
Radar,held at S.V.University campus and National Atmospheric Research
Laboratory,Tirupati. They also visited facilities at Shriharikota
rocket launching facility as a part this programme.
Mainak Basu a student associate of
KCCSNS was sent to participate in the 10 day COSPAR workshop on
Planetary exploration in September,2009 held at China.