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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