Iisc Lectures

8/14/2019 Iisc Lectures

1/15

Institute Lecture

Fueling future Cars

A.K.Shukla, Director

Central Electrochemical Research InstituteKaraikudi 630006 TN

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Abstract

Road transportation, as an important requirement of modern society, is presently hindered by restrictions in emission

legislations as well as the availability of petroleum fuels, and as a consequence, the fuel cost. For nearly 275 years, wehave burnt our fossil cache and have come to within a generation of exhausting the liquid part of it. Besides, to reduce

the greenhouse gases, and to obey the environmental laws of most countries, it would be necessary to replace a

significant number of the petroleum-fueled internal-combustion-engine vehicles with electric cars in the near future.This lecture will highlight the power and energy requirements of a modern car and will provide an appraisal of various

proposed electrochemical systems for future electric cars.

Biosketch

Ashok Kumar Shukla was born on February 3, 1947, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He earned his M.Sc. degree from

Kanpur University, Kanpur in 1968 and Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1974.

After Ph.D., he was a Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur from May 1974 to June 1976.

He was an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow at the Technical University, Hannover, West Germany from

September 1976 to February 1978. After his return from Germany, he joined the Indian Institute of Science (IISc)Bangalore in 1978. From then onwards, he has been with the IISc till October 2003 in various capacities.

During the period 1983-1992, he visited various countries in different capacities, some of them as follows:

INSARoyal Society Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford (UK) , EEC Senior Visiting Scientist at theUniversity of Oxford (UK), R.A. Welch Foundation Visiting Fellow at the University of Texas, Austin (USA), Royal

Society Visiting Fellow at University of Newcastle (UK), Guest Researcher at ONRI (Japan), Visiting Professor at the

University of Turku and Helsinky (Finland), Visiting Professor at CNR/TAE, Messina (Italy), Visiting Fellow at

University of Newcastle (UK), Visiting Professor at Monash University (Australia).

He has been the Director of Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu since October13, 2003. His research interests are in materials electrochemistry with emphasis on batteries, fuel cells, electrochemicalsupercapacitors and solid ionics. He has published 230 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and has 12 patents to

his credit.

Professor Shukla has been associated with the following journals.Associate Editor Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Member, Editorial Advisory Board Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Member, Editorial Board Bulletin of Materials ScienceMember, Advisory Board - Electrochimica Acta

Professor Shukla won the MRSI-Medal in 1993 and MRSI-ICSC Superconductivity and Materials Science AnnualPrize in 2006 from the Materials Research Society of India. He was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of

Sciences in 2005 and Fellow, Indian National Science Academy in 2007.

K. Muralidhar

Dean: Research and Development


2/15

Institute Lecture

Interaction between Mathematics

and Physics

M. S. NARASIMHAN

TIFR/IISc Bangalore

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Abstract:

"In this lecture I propose to speak about the long standing interaction between Mathematics and

Physics, mainly between Geometry and Physics. I will give examples on the one hand of ideas and

techniques from mathematics contributing to developments in physics and on the other hand of insights

coming from physics helping to solve problems in pure mathematics."

Biosketch:

Professor M.S. Narasimhan has been one of the major figures in Mathematics over the last five decades,

having made fundamental contributions to diverse areas such as Algebraic Geometry, Differential

Geometry, Representation Theory and Analysis. He is one of the principal architects of the School of

Mathematics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. He has also played an important role in the

progress that India has made in Mathematics in these years. He also held the post of the Head of

Mathematics Group of the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy.

Presently Professor Narasimhan is an Honorary Professor of TIFR, Bangalore. Even as he approaches

the age of 76, Professor Narasimhan continues to be active as a researcher, as an organiser and as a

mentor for young researchers.

In his illustrious career Professor Narasimhan has received many awards which includes

(1) Padma Bhushan

(2) Chevalier deOrdre National du merite

(3) Third world Academy award

(4) Fellow of the Royal Society, London

(5) King Faizal International Prize

(6) Fellow Indian Academy of Science

(7) Bhatnagar Award

(8) Executive Committee Member IMU

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K.Muralidhar



3/15

Institute Lecture

Deployment of technology at Shinsei

Bank.

Dhananjaya Dvivedi

Chief Information Officer

Shinsei Bank

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Biograph:

Jay Dvivedi has spent almost his entire career managing technology and operations in the banking industry. Prior to his

joining the key senior team at Shinsei Bank, Jay spent over twenty five years with the Citigroup.

Jay has an extremely varied experience, having worked in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Japan and North America.

The variety of assignment he has handled matches the variety of countries he has worked in. A constant theme that Jay

has dealt with throughout his career is the restructuring of technology and operations and to get them ready for seminal

changes in the industry. He was in the middle of the Big Bang in Europe and was instrumental in getting Citigroup

readied for it. In the twenty five years he spent with Citibank Jay worked on the design of processes and the design of

IT systems for all of Citibanks key lines of business. This included the Retail bank, Institutional and Wholesale bank.

Jay as a point person for the technology and operations was part of the team that established Citibank as the No.1 retail

bank in Japan. Jay was thus well prepared for one of his biggest challenges in the transformation of the failed Long

Term Credit Bank (LTCB) of Japan.

At Shinsei, Jay used an approach which focused on the use of standard off-the-shelf components and rapid

deployment. The unique methodology helped utilize leading edge IT capability at a very low cost and short time frame.

Jay graduated from Madhav Engineering College, Gwalior, India in 1969 and received his Master of Business

Administration from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India in 1974.

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Institute Lecture

Urban Infrastructure a perspective

Mahesh. N. Buch

Chairman, Board of Governors

ABV IIITM Gwalior

Friday, February 15, 2008 Venue: L-1, Lecture Hall Complex Time: 6:00 PM

Biosketch

Mahesh N Buch was born on 5th

October 1934. He graduated In Economics fromthe St. Stephens College of Delhi University in 1954 and obtained his Masters

Degree in Economics from Pembroke College, Cambridge University in 1956. He

also spent a year at the Woodrow Wilson school as Parvin Fellow in 1967-68.

Mr.Buch has a Post Graduate Diploma from Princeton University. In April 2002 he

was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris causa) by the Rajiv Gandhi

Technical University, Bhopal (MP).

Mr. Buch joined the Indian Administrative Science (IAS) in 1957 through a

competitive examination. Thereafter he has held a number of senior posts in theState of Madhya Pradesh and in the federal government. These include the posts of

Collector and District Magistrate, Director Tribal Welfare, Secretary and

Commissioner of departments including Town Country Planning, Housing and

Forests, Head: Delhi Development Authority, Director General of National

Institute of Urban Affairs and Vice-Chairman of National Commission on

Urbanization. He voluntarily retired from service in October 1984.

Mr. Buch is Chairman of the National Centre for Human Settlements and

Environment at Bhopal, an applied research institution, working in the field ofsettlements planning, afforestation, environmental protection, watershed

management, consumer protection and skill development. He won the UNDP

award for implementation of desertification control programme in 1994-95, the

Aga Khan award for Architecture in 1998 and the Man of Vision award instituted

by the Hindustan Times in 2003. His main areas of interest are Town and Country

Planning, Housing, Afforestation and Environmental Protection.

At present he is also the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Atal Behari

Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior.

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All interested are welcome.

K.Muralidhar



9/15

Institute Lecture

ENERGY IN INDIAOPPORTUNITIES AND ANXIETIES

Subir RahaDistinguished Honorary Professor, IIT KanpurExecutive Vice Chairman, Hinduja Group India

Former Chairman, ONGC

Monday, February 04, 2008 Venue: L-1, Lecture Hall Complex Time: 6:00 PM

About the speaker:

Mr Subir Raha is well-known as the past Chairman of ONGC, the largest public sector undertaking of India and listedas a Fortune 500 company.

Mr Raha excelled in academics, winning National Scholarships and Prizes in pre-university. He graduated fromJadavpur University in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering with several prizes and Rectors medal forbeing the Best All-round graduate of the university in 1969. He did his MBA with distinction in Strategic Marketing

from the University of Leeds in 1985. He is an Alumnus of the Administrative Staff College, Henley (1995)

After graduation, Mr Raha joined the Indian Oil Corporation in 1970 and rose to become Director (HR) 1998-2001 andDirector in-Charge of Business Development. Several of his innovations have become Industry Standards. Earlier, ondeputation to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas, He had served as the Head of the Oil CoordinationCommittee. He managed, amongst others, country-wide logistics, canalized imports/ exports, administered pricing andreform strategy.

During his stint as Chairman of ONGC, the companys market capitalization increased more than ten-fold to over Rs200,000 crores, making it the most valuable company in India. Its net profit trebled to over $ 3.5 billion. ONGCcreated more wealth than any other enterprise in India. ONGC paid the highest ever dividend in the Indian history.

Mr Raha also served concurrently as the Chairman of ONGC Videsh and expanded its foreign footprint to 14countries. He also turned around the sick MRPL within one year to a profit making company.

Mr Raha received the recognition of Global Energy Executive from the Petroleum Economist, London and many otherawards and recognitions. He has been a featured speaker in conferences worldwide.

Mr Raha is on the Board of the Transparency International India, IIM Ahmedabad, Centre for Development Hyderabadand IMI, New Delhi.

He is the Chairman of Hinduja National Power Company, Executive Vice Chairman of Hinduja Group India Ltd, onseveral Boards as Independent Director. He has promoted Team Raha Ideation for advisory service in Businessmanagement. He is also the Chairman of Tridea Training and Technology Pvt. Ltd, promoted to boost professionalexpertise in the Energy Industry.

It is a pleasure to have Mr Raha amidst us. We invite him to deliver his Institute Lecture on Energy in India Opportunities and Anxieties.

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All interested are welcome.

K.Muralidhar



10/15

Institute Lecture

WHITHER OXIDE ELECTRONICS?Prof. R. Ramesh

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

and Department of Physics

University of California Berkeley, CA 94720.

Date Friday, December 28, 2007 Venue: L-1, Lecture Hall Complex Time: 5:00 PM

Abstract

Complex oxides exhibit a rich spectrum of functional responses, including magnetism, ferro-electricity, highlycorrelated electron behavior, superconductivity, etc. The basic materials physics of such materials provide the ideal

playground for interdisciplinary scientific exploration. The advent of high temperature superconductivity in thecuprates ushered in a new era of scientific and technological exploration of these fascinating materials. Over the past

two decades, a phenomenal number of researchers has been exploring the science of such materials (for example,ferro-electricity, colossal magnetoresistance, multiferroicity, etc) and their applications in advanced technologies such

as computer memories, superconducting quantum interference devices, spintronics etc in thin film form by creating

model epitaxial heterostructures and nanostructures. Specifically, the group at UC Berkeley is studying the role of thinfilm growth, heteroepitaxy and processing on physical and functional properties. A new development has been the

discovery of the formation of spontaneously assembled nanostructures that exhibit 3-D heteroepitaxy. In this talk, Prof.Ramesh will describe his groups scientific and technological successes and lessons learned with examples assembled

from many areas of oxide electronics and will finish the presentation with some closing thoughts on where they are

heading in the years to come.

About the speaker:

Professor Ramesh graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Ph.D. in 1987. At the Lawrence

Berkeley Laboratory from 1987-1988 he carried out pioneering research on high temperature Superconductors and

co-discoered the 110K superconductong phase in the bismuth cuprate system. From 1989-1995, at Bellcore, heinitiated research in several key areas, including ferroelectric nonvolatile memories. His landmark contributions inferroelectrics came through the recognition that conducting oxide electrodes are the solution to the problem

polarization fatigue, which for 30 years, remained an enigma and unsolved problem. This contribution is nowrecognized worldwide with many industrial and research laboratories implementing such an approach. In 1994 in

collaboration with S.Jin (Lucent Technology) he initiated research into manganite thin films and they coined the term,

Colossal Magnetoresistive (CMR) Oxide. He joined the University of Maryland in 1995 and was promoted to

Professor in 1999 and Distinguished University Professor in 2003 and is currently a Professor at the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley. At Berkeley, he continues to pursue key scientific and technological problems in complex

multifunctional oxide thin films, nanostructures and heterostructures. His recent work has pioneered the resurgence of

research activity in multifunctional materials. He has over 350 publications, 18 patents issued and 11 pending and hisresearch is extensively cited (over16000 citations putting him among the Highly Cited Researchers in Physics). Among

his honors, are a Humboldt Senior Scientist Prize, Fellowship to the American Physical Society (2001) and theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science as well as the 2005 Adler Lectureship of the AmericanPhysical Society and the 2007 David Turnbull Lectureship of the Materials Research Society.

All are cordially invited to attend. Refreshments will be served at 4:45 PM

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S.C.Srivastava

Dean of Research & Development


11/15

Special Lecture

Mssbauer Spectroscopy in Space:

Exploration of the Surface of Mars and

its Moon Phobos with the miniaturized

Spectrometer MIMOS IIDr Gstar Klingelhfer

Institut fr Anorganische und Analytische

Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-

Universitt, Mainz, Germany

Date:Tuesday,October 16, 2007 Venue:Main Auditorium, Time:5.00 PM

AbstractThe NASA Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), Spirit and Opportunity, landed onthe Red Planet in January2004. The MERs Spirit and Opportunity have explored the Martian surface at Gusev Crater and MeridianiPlanum by nowfor more than three and a half Earth years, travelling more than ~ 10km (Opportunity) and ~7km (Spirit), respectively. The primary scientific objective of the MER mission is to explore two sites on theMartian surface where water may once have been present, and to assess past environmental conditions atthose sites and their suitability for life. Spirit and Opportunity are both carrying our Mssbauer spectrometerMIMOS II, part of the MER instrument suite consisting of remote sensing instruments (Panoramic Camera;Thermal Emission Spectrometer), and the In-Situ instruments mounted on an robotic arm (IDD): RockAbrasion Tool (RAT), Mssbauer (MB) spectrometer Mimos II , Microscopic Imager, and Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS). The IDD instruments are used to determine the chemistry and mineralogy ofrocks and soils.

About the speaker:Dr Klingelhfer born on October 2, 1956, in Gedern, Germany, received hisDiploma in Physics 1984,Darmstadt University of Technology (atomic physics; instrument development) and PhD in Physics in 1990,TU Darmstadt(nuclear solid state physics; surface science). He worked as PostdoctoralResearch Fellow(1990 1993) TU Darmstadt and then as Assistant Professortill 1999 in University of Darmstadt. Currentlyhe is Head of the WorkingGroup for Planetary Exploration and Surface Science at University Mainz,InstituteInorganic and Analytical Chemistry and working as seniorresearcher in University of Mainz since 1999.His current research interest is Experimental studies of planetary surfaces, including the development andimprovement of a Mssbauer Spectrometer for space applications, and the development of X-rayspectrometers for the chemical analysis of extraterrestrial surfaces. Dr Klingelhfer is the PrincipalInvestigator (PI) for the Mssbauer Spectrometer MIMOS II on the ATHENA mission to Mars: Mars-

Exploration-Rovers MER 2003; NASA, and the Beagle 2 lander of the ESA Mars Express mission;European Space Agency ESA Mars Rover mission ExoMars 2013, searching for traces of life; RussianSpace Agencys space mission Phobos Soil 2009 to the Mars moon Phobos and many more.His research contributions and accomplishments have been recognized by various prestigious awardsincluding Eugen-Snger- medal 2005, awarded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Luft- und Raumfahrt Lilienthal-Oberth E.V., for the unique contribution on the understanding of the role of water on Marsobtained by the Mars-Exploration-Rovers Mssbauer spectrometers; International Board on the Applicationsof the Mssbauer Effect (IBAME) AWARD 2006 in recognition of exceptional contribution to Mssbauerspectroscopy, especially the design and construction of miniaturized instrumentation for the exploration ofMars during 2004 / 2005; Helmholtz award 2007 for Metrology (endowed with 20.000 Euro) for thedevelopment of a miniaturized Mssbauer spectrometer for space applications, especially the exploration ofMars. Dr Klingelhfer is a Member of German Physical Society (DPG), European Physical Society,American Geophysical Union (AGU), European Space Agency (ESA) Exobiology study group and ExoMars

Space mission science advisory group.All are cordially invited to attend. Tea will be served at 4.30 PM.

Prof.N.S. Gajbhiye

Department of Chemistry and Chairman, ICMAE 2007 conference

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S.C.Srivastava



12/15

Institute Lecture

WILL GANGA DIE?

Julian Crandall Hollick

Independent Broadcasting Associates Inc,

Littleton, MA 01460-1527, USA

Date Thursday, August 16, 2007 Venue: L-16 Time: 6:00 PM

AbstractMost people assume pollution is the number One enemy of Ganga. But this is a popular fallacy. Yes, pollution is verybad, but only in places and mostly confined to Ganga between Haridwar and Allahabad. Pollution is caused largely by

man; therefore it's solution is also human. The real enemy of Ganga is FLOW, and the lack of it.

If we divide Ganga into at least two different rivers, the Himalayan Ganga which rises at Gaumukh and merges withthe Yamuna at Allahabad, is the Ganga most likely to dry up in spots because it is a fairly small river upon which too

many demands -irrigation and electricity generation - are being made. Unfortunately, it has few major sources ofreplenishment. If Himalayan Ganga is to survive these demands will have to be moderated- not politically easy.

In the lower Nepalese Ganga the problem is too much water and foolish attempts to control the river's behaviour. Butboth halves of Ganga share one thing in common: solutions have to respect Ganga.

Journalist Julian Crandall Hollick took on an extraordinary journey through northern India: starting at Gaumukh, going

down the Himalayas, past the great cities of Haridwar, Allahabad, and Varanasi to Sagar Island, where the river finally

meets the sea. Travelling mostly on small country boats, he discovered a river that most people simply do not know: ariver that never remains the same, which is often abandoned, and at times is no more than a stream.Throughout hisourney, Crandall Hollick looks at all the issues Ganga faces: from the Tehri dam which diverts most of her source

water to create electricity for Delhi, to the Farakka barrage which has wrecked havoc in the villages in Bengal; fromKanpur where the river is at its most polluted to Varanasi, the city next door, where millions take their holy dip

oblivious to the filth.

Combining travelogue, science and history, Ganga is a fascinating- and troubling - portrait of the river today. This

lecture will show you Ganga as you might have never seen her before.

About the speaker:

Julian Crandall Hollick (Project Director, Radio Producer) is an award-winning producer and writer of radiodocumentaries about Islam and South Asia, notably The World of Islam (1981-84), Passages to India (1985-89), ACalcutta Trilogy (1989) Letters from Jitvapur (1991-92) Apna Street (1994-96), Monsoon (1997), Sadak Chhap

(2002), Dharavi (2005).

Educated at Charterhouse School (UK), LInstitut d'Etudes Politiques, and the London School of Economics(International Relations), he has over twenty five years experience reporting on international affairs and producing

radio documentaries for National Public Radio (NPR) and the BBC (Radio 4 and World Service).He has received numerous grants from the NEH, NSF, CPB, Ford & Rockefeller Foundations, Carnegie Corporation,

UNDP and the Massachusetts Cultural Council for his radio programs. He has won many national and international

awards for his work (Gabriel, CPB, Ohio State, New York Festivals etc), including the 1991 Presidential End Hunger

Award and the 1995 Commonwealth Award as Outstanding Humanist, succeeding the late television producer Henry

Hampton (Eyes on the Prize).

As a print journalist, he has written for newspapers and journals throughout the US, Europe, Asia and the Arab world,

including The Smithsonian and The New Republic, has contributed chapters to the volumes Travelers' Tales - India

(1995) and Samskara - A Critical Reader (Shillong 2001). He presented a weekly audio Letter from America for Radio

Midday in Mumbai (1995-1998), and is executive producer for radio at the US-based Independent BroadcastingAssociates, Inc.


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S.C.Srivastava



13/15

Institute Lecture

Globalization, Agriculture andHunger

Mr. Devinder Sharma

Chairman

Forum for Biotechnology & Food Security

New Delhi

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2006 Venue: L-1, Lecture Hall Complex Time: 6:00 PM

Abstract

WTO (World Trade Organization) was promoted as the worlds best opportunity to increase economic growthand pull millions in the developing world out of poverty and hunger. More than ten years after the WTO cameinto existence, as the impasse over a multi-lateral trade regime continues, the question that is beingincreasingly asked is: Has the dream gone sour? Mr. Sharma will speak on the relevance of WTO for

developing countries like India. His contention is that WTO hardly offers any promise for development fordeveloping countries and instead: In reality it has put millions of jobs in the manufacturing sector at risk. In the agricultural sector it has turned a majority of the developing countries into net food importers

thereby playing havoc with food security and adding on to the global poverty and hunger. The trade agreements are biased towards the interests of the rich countries at the cost of the developing

nations. A case in hand is that of agricultural subsidies. Trade in agriculture had so far remainedembroiled in the contentious issue of subsidies -- presently computed at US $ 1 billion a day that the 30rich countries forming the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) provideto this sector. Only a minuscule component (export subsidy which constitutes less than one percent ofthe total subsidies) has been offered to be phased out over seven years. This still protects themonumental support provided to agriculture by the rich industrialized countries, which in turn distortsthe global market in favour of the developed nations.

About the speaker:

Mr. Devinder Sharma has been involved in research and writing on policy analysis, genetic engineering,sustainable agriculture and food security for more than 25 years. Trained as an agricultural scientist, with aMasters in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Mr. Sharma commenced his journalistic career with the IndianExpress in 1981 as Agricultural Correspondent and finally quit in 1992 as the Development Correspondent.Sharmas first book GATT and India: The Politics of Agriculture was published in 1994. Through hisarticles, published in various academic journals, national and international newspapers, magazines andelectronic news portals, he has played a significant role in changing the course of the national and globaldebate. He has taught at several national and international universities and has educated parliamentarians on

global agricultural issues.


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14/15

Institute Lecture

The Genome that we do not know-Unraveling the world ofNon-Coding Genes

Professor Subhash Chandra LakhotiaDepartment of Zoology and Molecular

&Human Genetics,

Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Venue: L-1, Lecture Hall Complex Time: 6:00 PM

Abstract

omplete sequencing of human genome and those of many animals, plants, bacteria and viruses have made it possible to havecomprehensive understanding of the books of our secrets since if the alphabets/sequence of the genome can be readout, it

hould obviously be easy to understand their meaning entirely. However, this has not happened yet, partly because of ourerception of gene as the unit of biological information is somewhat flawed. The simplest and the commonest perception ishat genes codes for proteins, which in turn control all other activities in the living system. Additionally, some genes producepecial RNAs, like tRNA or rRNA. These species of RNA help convert the messenger RNA, which is produced by each gene,

nto a specific protein. However this perception of genes leaves a bulk of DNA (often more than 95%) in genomes of mostigher organisms, including humans, without a genetic identity because these sequences neither code for proteins nor producehe other RNAs like the tRNA or rRNA etc. This paradoxical fact led to a dogma that our genomes carry a very large chunk of

junk or selfish DNA. Much of the genomic analysis till now has been based on this dogma.s a major DNA in our genomes indeed junk? Could nature have carried a bulk of the genomes of most higher organisms asubbish through the millions of years of evolution? Or is our perception of junk DNA is a fantasy shaped by our ignorance? Inhis talk, I would be addressing these questions and describe our new perception of junk DNA a fantasy shaped by ourgnorance? In this talk the speaker would be addressing these questions and describe our new perception of the so-calledjunk DNA. It is notable that the appearance of the non-coding DNA in the genome coincides with origin of complex multi-ellular organization from unicellular organisms. This relative amount of non-coding DNA in genomes generally corr

bout the speaker:

alyanmoy Deb is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He is the recipient of therestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences for the year 2005. He is a fellow of the Indian National

cademy of Engineering (INAE), Indian National Academy of Sciences (IASc) and International Society of Genetic &volutionary Computation (ISGEC). He has received Fredrick Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from Alexander Von Humboldtoundation, Germany in 200. His main research interests are in the area of optimization, optical modeling and design andvolutionary algorithms. He has written two text books on optimization and more than 160 international journal and conferenceesearch papers

ll are cordially invited to attend. Tea will be served at 5:45 PM

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S.C.SrivastavaDean of Research & Development


15/15

Institute Lecture

Radio Waves and the Universe and ChallengesAhead

Prof. Govind Swarup

National Centre for Radio Astrophysics,

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Pune University Campus,Ganeshkhind, Pune

Date :Wednesday, October 19, 2005 Venue: L-1, Lecture Hall Complex Time: 6:00 PM

Abstract

Over the last few decades several outstanding discoveries have been made through the radio window,

such as Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, Pulsars, Active Galaxies associated with Massive BlackHoles etc. These have truly revolutionized our understanding of the Universe. Today, astronomy, cosmology,

and fundamental physics are at cross roads posing many puzzling questions, such as origin of the universe,

what is invisible dark matter, is universe accelerating, does Einsteins General Relativity hold true at all scales,

etc.

After a brief introduction to the above questions the speaker plans to describe the Giant Metre Wave

Radio Telescope built by them fully indigenously at NCRA-TIFR consisting of 30 dishes of 45m diametereach, of a novel and economical design near Pune. It has become worlds largest radio telescope operating at

dcm and m waves and has already yielded many interesting results and discoveries . Finally, the speaker will

describe great challenges in instrumentation, image processing and computer science applications for GMRT,and also for a billion dollar radio telescope planned as an international effort by 17 countries, in which India is

a partner.

About the speaker:

Prof.G.Swarup did M.Sc in physics from the Allahabad University and P.hd from Stanford University in1961.He spent four years at National Physical Lab at Delhi, two years at CSIRO, Australia, an year at Harvard

and six years at the Stanford including two years as a Faculty member in the Deptt. Of Electrical Engineering.He joined Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1963 and became Professor of Eminence in 1990. He was

Professor Emeritus during 1994-99.He has made pioneering contributions in the field of solar radio astronomy, radio galaxies, quasars, cosmology and radio astronomy instrumentation. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society

of London and all the National Science Academies in India. He has received over 20 national and internationalawards including Padmashri (1972), S.S. Bhatnagar Award (1973), P.C. Mahalanobis Medal, Tskolovosky

Medal of USSR, Meghnad Saha Medal, Third World Academy of Sciences Award in Physics, C.V.RamanMedal, John Howard Delinger Gold Medal of URSI, Dr. B.C. Roy National Award by the Medical Council of

India.

All are cordially invited to attend.

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