Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi is hosting a Science Academies' Lecture-Workshop on "Molecular Spectroscopy: Theory, Instrumentation and Applications" during 2nd - 3rd March, 2012 sponsored by three Science Academies of India (i.e., IASc, Bangalore , INSA, New Delhi ,& NASI, Allahabad )

Prominent teachers/scientists will deliver lectures on fundamental aspects of Molecular Spectroscopy, a very important topic of Chemistry and Physics. This lecture-workshop is specifically meant for the local/regional students and for some college teachers who are interested in the topic. There will be no registration fee to participate in this Lecture-Workshop. Study materials, tea, snacks and working-lunch will be provided free to the limited registered participants. Participants will get ample chance to interact (during and after the lectures) with the renowned speakers, get a chance to learn the related topics and/or clear their doubts, if any. Those who are interested to participate actively are advised to get registered. Both online and offline registration facilities are available now.

Thank you respected speakers for your lectures and making this event a success.

SPEAKERS (In alphabetical order)

1.) Prof. Anunay Samanta

Professor, School of Chemistry,University of Hyderabad , Hyderabad

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2.) Prof. E. Arunan

Professor, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division ,

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

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3.) Prof. Kankan Bhattacharyya

Director and Chair Professor ,

Department of Physical Chemistry,

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata

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4.) Prof. Siva Umapathy

Professor, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division

Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore

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5.) Prof. S.K. Sengupta

Professor, Department of Chemistry,

Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi

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6.) Dr. Sobhan Sen

Assistant Professor , School of Physical Sciences,

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

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7.) Dr. Souvik Maiti

Scientist,

Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology , New Delhi

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8.) Prof. S K Ghosh

Head, Theoretical Chemistry Section, Chemistry Group,

Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai

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Department of Chemistry is one of those in few Departments, which were established soon after the inception of the Banaras Hindu University in 1916. Over the period, the Department has been nurtured under the able guidance of the eminent educationist / chemists like Prof. S.S. Bhatnagar, Prof. Bawa Kartar Singh, Prof. S.S. Joshi, Padmabhusan Prof. Gurubaksh Singh, Prof. B.M. Shukla, and so on. Many of the illustrious chemists of today, namely, Prof. C.N.R. Rao, Prof. V. Krishnan, Prof. J.S. Yadav, Dr, Ganesh Pandey, Prof. D. Basavaiah,Dr. Pradeep Kumar, to name a few, are the alumni of the this department. Goto BHU website.

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