Senang rasanya melihat rak-rak buku iptek berbahasa Indonesia di toko buku Gramedia di Podok Indah Mall. Judulnya berbagai macam, mulai teknik sipil sampai nanotek. Yang lebih menggembirakan adalah buku populer untuk menggairahkan minat remaja pada fisika. Buku itu berjudul "Fisika untuk Semua" oleh Prof. Johannes Surya, Ph.D. Disitu ada sub-bab tersendiri tentang fisikawan C.V Raman dan fisikawan asal Asia lainnya yang memenangkan Hadiah Nobel. C.V. Raman dikenang dunia dengan Raman effect-nya. Selamat mengikuti.
Salam, RM ------------------------------------- C.V. Raman (second from right) poses with other dignitaries at the inaugural meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences in Bangalore on July 31, 1934. BANGALORE NEEDS no introduction to the scientific fraternity in India and abroad. The City is home for many reputed science institutes and forums and the Indian Academy of Sciences is one among them. The Indian Academy of Sciences was founded on April 27, 1934 by the Nobel Laureate, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888-1970), with the objective of "promoting the progress and uphold the cause of science, both in pure and applied branches." The Diwan of Mysore, Sir Mirza M. Ismail, formally inaugurated the Academy on July 31, 1934 at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in the presence of distinguished scientists. The Academy, established with 65 founding Fellows, is registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The foundation of the Academy is not an isolated event but was part of an intellectual renaissance that swept the country in the first few decades of the last century. The Academy has come a long way in the last 70 years and its evolution has seen the continuity of the objectives of the founder and the adaptation to the changing needs of science and the nation. Noted scientists such as T.S. Sadasivan, M.G.K. Menon, Satish Dhawan, S. Varadarajan, C.N.R. Rao and K. Kasturirangan have served as Presidents of the Academy. Science education panel The Academy conducts a number of programmes. The Council of the Academy set up a science education panel to organise activities for science teachers and students all over India. The Academy has 845 Fellows, who are distinguished scientists, covering all areas of sciences. The Council of the Academy elects about 25 Fellows each year after rigorous scrutiny of their work. A few scientists from abroad have been elected as Honorary Fellows, they include Nobel Laureates. The building of the Indian Academy of Sciences. — Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash The Academy brought out a report titled "University Education in Science" in 1994. The report has been referred widely by many science agencies such as Department of Science and Technology, says the Chairman of the Science Education Panel of the Academy, N. Mukunda, who is also the Professor at Centre for Theoretical Studies, IISc, Bangalore. Summer Fellowships The Academy awards summer fellowships to bright students and motivated teachers to work with Fellows of the Academy on research-oriented projects. Approximately 150 and 50 fellowships to students and teachers respectively are offered every year. Besides travel expenses, the selected teachers will be provided an honorarium of Rs. 6,000 per month and students Rs. 4,000 per month. The duration of the fellowship is two months. The Academy has decided to give fellowship to 250 students and teachers this year. The fellowships provides a forum for interaction of students and teachers with distinguished scientists. The Academy has invited proposals from interested students and teachers for summer research fellowships-2005. The proposals should include a brief resume of the applicant, a one-page description of the planned activity, the Fellow with whom the applicant would like to work and the tentative dates of work as convenient to the applicant. The students' application should include a recommendation letter from a teacher familiar with their work. January 31, 2005 is the last date to reach the completed proposals to the Academy office. Information of selection along with concurrence of the Fellow will be dispatched by early March 2005. In 2003, 116 students and 30 teachers were offered fellowships. There were 1,260 students' and 152 teachers' applications, respectively. In 2004, the Academy offered fellowship to 167 students and 37 teachers. As many as 1689 students and 152 teachers applied. A large number of candidates apply for fellowship in Life Sciences (40 per cent) followed by Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and so on, says Prof. Mukunda. Refresher courses This is a programme to help teachers of colleges and universities to improve their knowledge and teaching skills. The duration is two weeks and approximately 30 teachers selected from all over the country undergo a rigorous course of lectures, discussions and problem-solving sessions. During the last five years, refresher courses on a variety of topics have been organised throughout the country. The Academy conducts about 10 courses in a year and bears all expenses (on an average of Rs. 2.5 to Rs. 3 lakhs per course). It also provides experimental materials and kits to participants. Proposals to organise refresher courses are invited from fellows. The Academy issue advertisement for refresher course in its journals. So far, refresher courses have been conducted in general areas in modern biology, animal sciences and reproductive biology (Kolkota, Dharwad); molecular genetics, evolution (Mysore, Madurai, Varanasi) and Immunology (Pune); Spectroscopy, chemical reactions and biology (Santiniketan); quantum chemistry (Hyderabad); Inorganic Chemistry (Kanpur) and laser chemical processes (Chennai). Courses have also been conducted in Analysis, Probability and Statistics (Kottayam); Experimental Physics (Goa, Kalpakkam and Rajkot), Physics of Earthquakes (Tezpur) and so on. Lecture programmes The Academy arranges two or three-day lecture programmes on topics in physics, mathematics, chemistry and life sciences at selected college and university departments for students pursuing doctoral studies and teachers. Lectures have so far been held in various branches of the science across the State and country. Academy meetings Over the years, with the help of its Fellowship, the Academy has built up a database of teachers from colleges and universities all over the country. Up to about 50 teachers are invited to participate, as guests of the Academy, in its mid-year (July) and annual (October-November) meetings. This provides opportunities to teachers to attend scientific programmes, as well as to meet and interact with Fellows. As many as 50 teachers attended the annual meeting last year. Raman Professorship The Raman Chair was instituted by the Government in 1972 in memory of the Founder of the Academy. Eminent scientists are invited by the Council of the Academy to occupy the Chair, for periods between six weeks and six months. So far, 21 scientists have occupied the Chair. Journals Amongst the many activities undertaken by the Academy, publications have taken pride of place since inception. Starting with two journals, the Academy now publishes 11 journals covering all major scientific disciplines. They include Bulletin of Materials Science, Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy, Journal of Biosciences, Journal of Chemical Sciences, Journal of Genetics, Pramana - Journal of Physics, Proceedings - Earth and Planetary Sciences, Proceedings - Mathematical Sciences, Resonance - Journal of Science Education, Sadhana (Engineering Sciences), Current Science. There are over 20,000 paid subscriptions for journals. For details, contact G. Madhavan, Executive Secretary, Indian Academy of Sciences, C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore-560 080. Ph: 080-23614592/23612546. E mail- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. 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