Public Lectures

Public Lectures by NCRA Staff members


NCRA staff members regularly give public lectures, especially to school audiences. A list of such lectures, since 2016, is provided below.



S. No.

Venue

Date

Speaker, Title

Attendance

Comments

1

Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai

7/8/2016

Poonam Chandra, “Violent Universe”

150

“Chai and Why?”, a public lecture event organized by TIFR Mumbai

2

TIFR Auditorium

27/11/2016

Poonam Chandra, “How to become a scientist”.

1500

Highlight of the “Frontiers of Science”, the flagship outreach event of TIFR’s Science Popularization and Public Outreach Committee. Open house for students from 9th and 10th grades, usually from underprivileged backgrounds from municipal schools in Maharashtra.

3

NCRA Lecture Hall

15/1/2018

Divya Oberoi, “Astronomy - What good is it anyway?”

30

A introductory astronomy talk for 16-18 yr old exchange students from Rungsted Gymnasium, Denmark who were visiting Vidya Valley School, Sus Road, Pune.

4

British International School of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

1/2018

Poonam Chandra

50

A public talk organized for school students by the British International School of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

5

Suryadatta School/ Jr. College

2/2018

J. K. Solanki

200

A talk in Marathi to the winner of the DST Inspire Science Projects (Stds. 8-12)

6

Suryadatta School/ Jr. College

2/2018

Divya Oberoi

200

A talk in Hindi to the winner of the DST Inspire Science Projects (Stds. 8-12)

7

Garware College

13/3/2018

D. J. Saikia, “Multiwavelength view of our Universe”

30

A talk in a 2 day lecture series for students of Garware College

8

Scout Ground Hall, Pune

23/5/2018

Dharam Vir Lal, "Radio Astronomy".

30

Part of “Basic Course in Practical Astronomy” organised by Jyotirvidya Parisanstha.

9

NCRA Auditorium

5-6/9/2018

Divya Oberoi, Poonam Chandra, Yogesh Wadadekar

220

Visits from students of class 9 and 10 of Vidya Valley School for lectures covering how does astronomy work, the Sun, extreme events in astronomy, GMRT, how to be an astronomer and Galaxies.

10

IISER Pune

8/9/2018

Ruta Kale, “Clusters of galaxies in the radio bands: Uncovering the invisible”.

50

Akashganga, IISER Pune Astro Club


11

Vidya Valley School

9/2018

Poonam Chandra, "Explosive Universe?”

30

Vidya Valley School

12

Sanskruti School, Pune

12/10/2018

Yogesh Wadadekar, “Career Opportunities in Astronomy”.

100


13

Fergusson College, Pune

23/11/2018

Divya Oberoi, “Radio Sun”, and “Solar Atmosphere”.

50

“Frontiers in Science XI” series organised by the Astro Club of Fergusson College.

14

TIFR Auditorium

25/11/2018

Poonam Chandra, “How to become a scientist”.

1800

Highlight of the “Frontiers of Science”, the flagship outreach event of TIFR’s Science Popularization and Public Outreach Committee. Open house for students from 9th and 10th grades, usually from underprivileged backgrounds from municipal schools in Maharashtra.

15

Jagdishchandra Mahindra High School, Ghodegaon.


4/10/2018

Ruta Kale

200

Ambegaon Taluka Science Exhibition.

16

NCRA

12/1/2019

Poonam Chandra, Yogesh Wadadekar

30

Students of Rungsted Gymnasium, Denmark. Organised by Vidya Valley School Pune

17

NCRA

16/1/2019

Divya Oberoi, Yogesh Wadadekar

20

School leaders from Akanksha Foundation.

18

Scout Ground, Pune

8/2/2019

Yogesh Wadadekar, “Life Story of Galaxies”

25

Talk on occasion of 75 hours of astronomy to celebrate the 75th birthday of Jyotirvidya Parisanstha

19

NCRA

28/2/2019

Yogesh Wadadekar, “रेडिओ खगोलभौतीकशास्त्राचा परिचय".

60

Talk in Marathi to students selected by the Parbhani Astronomical Society who visited GMRT on 1 March

20

IIT Mumbai

16/3/2019

Poonam Chandra

100

SymPhy 2019 event at IIT Mumbai

21

Model College, Pune

3/2019

Poonam Chandra

200

Guest of Honour talk: “Advances in Astronomy & Space Sciences ”, Technology & Innovations for her, Sharada Shakti

22

ICTS Bangalore

5/2019

Poonam Chandra

70

Evening Public Lecture in the Summer School for Women in Mathematics and Statistics

23

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

17/6/2019

Divya Oberoi, “Radio Astronomy: A window into the invisible”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

24

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

17/6/2019

Divya Oberoi, “Here comes the (radio) Sun”

40

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

25

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

17/6/2019

Gaurav Parekh and Hanumanth Bhandari, “Sophisticated radio frequency electronics for receiving

faint radio signals from the Universe”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

26

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

18/6/2019

Divya Oberoi, “Radio Astronomy: A window into the invisible”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

27

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

18/6/2019

Sanjeet Rai, “The role of optical fibre technology in radio astronomy”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

28

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

19/6/2019

Poonam Chandra, “Introduction to Radio Astronomy”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

29

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

19/6/2019

Poonam Chandra, “Unveiling stellar deaths and afterlives through radio lens.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

30

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

20/6/2019

Ruta Kale, “Introduction to Radio Astronomy”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

31

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

20/6/2019

Ruta Kale, “On the trail of monster black holes and cosmic megacities”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

32

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

21/6/2019

B. Ajitkumar“How digital electronics and signal processing enable

radio astronomy”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

33

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

22/6/2019

Shambhunath Nayak, “Managing large distributed radio observatories : how we do it at GMRT”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

34

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

23/6/2019

Yashwant Gupta, “Introduction to Radio Astronomy”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

35

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

23/6/2019

Yashwant Gupta, “Pulsars: probing Einstein in extreme conditions”.

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

36

Vigyan Samagam, Mumbai

23/6/2019

Pravin Raybole, “Protecting radio observatories from man-made radio

interference signals”

30

Mumbai edition of the Vigyan Samagam Mega-Science exhibition

37

HBCSE, Mumbai

15/7/2019

Divya Oberoi, “Introduction to Radio Astronomy”

60

Talk to the students selected for the National Intiative for Undergraduate Science (NIUS) program of the HBCSE

38

Vidya Valley School

1/2020

Poonam Chandra, “Deaths in the Cosmos”.

40

Visit by students of Rungsted Gymnasium, Denmark. Organised by Vidya Valley School Pune

39

IISER Pune

1/2020

Poonam Chandra, “Deaths in the Cosmos”.

80

IISER Pune Astro Club

40

Avsara Academy

28/2/2020

Ruta Kale, “Being a scientist”.

60

Talk to the students of the Avsara Academy, Pune, on National Science Day

41

Online

1/6/2020

Poonam Chandra, “Explosive demise of massive stars”.

100

Vigyan Vidushi program by TIFR Mumbai

42

Online

14/9/2020

Poonam Chandra, Divya Oberoi, “A tribute to Prof. Govind Swarup”.

100

Organised by Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi as a part of their school and college outreach programme

43

Online

18/9/2020

Divya Oberoi, “A tribute to Prof. Govind Swarup”.

150

As a part of the memorial for Prof. Govind Swarup organised by IISER, Mohali

44

Online

9/2020

Poonam Chandra, “Violent deaths of massive stars and cosmic fireworks”.

100

MACFAST Outreach talk

45

Online

10/2020

Poonam Chandra, “Demise of exotic stars and cosmic fireworks”.

40

IAU Outreach talk in Iran AstroZoom

46

Online

10/2020

Poonam Chandra, "Stellar Explosions and violent Universe",

100

Nehru Planetarium, Delhi

47

Online

26/10/2020

Nissim Kanekar, “Govind Swarup and the rise of Radio Astronomy in India”.

100

Prof. Govind Swarup Memorial Lecture, “Horizon”, the Physics and Astronomy club of IIT-Madras.

48

Online

2/11/2020

Nissim Kanekar, “Atomic Hydrogen in High-redshift galaxies”.

100

Prof. Govind Swarup Memorial Lecture, “Horizon”, the Physics and Astronomy club of IIT-Madras.

49

Online

11/2020

Poonam Chandra, “Cosmic Fireworks: Ultimate demise of massive stars”.

80

Shastra Snehi outreach talk

50

Online

5/12/2020

Divya Oberoi, “The Invisible Sun”.

100

Astro-Adda series organised by Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi, in their school and college outreach programme

51

Online

12/12/2020

Divya Oberoi, “The Invisible Sun”.

100

Ask-an-Astronomer series organised by the POEC of the ASI

52

Online

16/12/2020

Divya Oberoi, “An introduction to Radio Astronomy”.

60

As a part of “Basic Course in Practical Astronomy” conducted by Jyotirvidya Parisanstha, Pune.

53

Online

12/2020

Poonam Chandra, "Challenges & Opportunities for women in Science”.

150


IISF 2020: Women Scientists and Entrepreneurs Enclave

54

Online

1/2021

Poonam Chandra, “The Last Dance of Neutron Stars”.

100

Ask-an-Astronomer series organised by the POEC of the ASI.

55

Online

7/7/2021

Divya Oberoi, “An introduction to Radio Astronomy”.

60

As a part of “Basic Course in Practical Astronomy” conducted by JVP, Pune

56

Online

5/9/2021

Ruta Kale, “Radio Astronomy”.

60

Workshop “Rising Star of Space Science”, Marathi Vidnyan Parishad Pune


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