2,400 participants expected to take part in over 70 sessions
The sixth international conference on nanoscience and nanotechnology was inaugurated virtually at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, on Monday.
The institute’s Department of Physics and Nanotechnology organised the biennial conference in association with Shizuoka University-Japan, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU)-Taiwan, GNS Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) Science-New Zealand, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Italy, RMIT University-Australia, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)-India, Asian Consortium on Computational Materials Science (ACCMS), Indian Physics Association (IPA), Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Indian Carbon Society (ICS)-India and Springer Nature.
The three-day meet will have 2,400 participants and over 70 sessions with speakers from several countries.
The cosmic bodies have come out of their historical isolation to take centrestage in modern astrophysics, says the recipient of the inaugural young scientist award instituted by The World Academy of Sciences
Parameswaran Ajith, 40, a Bengaluru-based astrophysicist who specialises in the study of detecting gravitational waves, was chosen as the first recipient of The World Academy of Sciences-Chinese Academy of Sciences (TWAS-CAS) Young Scientist award for Frontier Science. He talks about his prize, the excitement of black holes, and about how he chose to become a scientist. Excerpts:
The award citation says you have “.pioneered a method to model the expected gravitational-wave signals from colliding binary black holes.” In layman’s terms, could you explain the principle of this method? Is it the only method for detecting wave signals or is it part of an algorithm of detection?
Keralite scientist wins international recognition Headquartered in Italy, the World Academy of Science gives the award to the young scientists from developing countries. Dr Ajith Parameswaran played a key role in predicting the gravitational waves during a collision between two black holes. Dec 30, 2020, 09:44 AM IST
Dr Ajith Parameswaran
Bengaluru: A Keralite scientist has been selected for the World Academy of Science award. Malappuram Melattur native Dr Ajith Parameswaran, physicist at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences under the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (ICTS-TIFR) in Bengaluru, won the international recognition.
The World Academy of Science headquartered in Italy gives the award to young scientists from develop