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GENIUS MEET 2010 -Eduworld

Thiruvananthapuram (14 August 2010)

Eduworld Foundation – A non profit organization aimed at nurturing scientific spirit in children organized Genius Meet 2010 for the students of Trivandrum schools who scored high in class 10 during the year 2010. About 150 students along with their parents participated.

Former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, G. Madhavan Nair interacted with the students.

The participants also got chance to hear and interact with Sh. B.N. Suresh, Director of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology; Dr. E.D. Jemmis, Director of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research; A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Executive Officer of BrahMos Aerospace.

Dr. Sivathanu Pillai’s address and presentation were very much appreciated by the audience. All were wonderstruck with the advancement and the high degree of precision India has achieved in the field of missile technology.

The students were taken to a visit to the Science and Technology museum and in the mean time Prof E D Jemmis interacted with the parents of the genius students and stressed on giving freedom for the students to think and choose the right career which they find themselves suitable for. He stressed on the importance of attending the exams like KVPY (Kishore Vygyanik Protsahan Yojana – A scheme introduced by the Govt of India to identify the genius and to grant them scholarship to study in Top Schools and courses like IIT, IIST,IISER etc Get the details here http://www.iisc.ernet.in/kvpy/). He stressed that there is a high need of students selecting research as a career. Pure science is also leading to great jobs with long lasting and healthy work environment than the get rich quick type jobs as in the IT field.

Dr. S.K. Satheesh of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, who won the Bhatnagar Award for 2010, was felicitated at the meet.

The Genius Meet 2010 ended with felicitation of the top scoring students and the National Anthem

The eyes of the students were sparkling with inspiration and motivation while they came out of the meet.

GENIUS MEET 2010 -Eduworld

Thiruvananthapuram (14 August 2010)

Eduworld Foundation – A non profit organization aimed at nurturing scientific spirit in children organized Genius Meet 2010 for the students of Trivandrum schools who scored high in class 10 during the year 2010. About 150 students along with their parents participated.

Former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, G. Madhavan Nair interacted with the students.

The participants also got chance to hear and interact with Sh. B.N. Suresh, Director of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology; Dr. E.D. Jemmis, Director of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research; A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Executive Officer of BrahMos Aerospace.

Dr. Sivathanu Pillai’s address and presentation were very much appreciated by the audience. All were wonderstruck with the advancement and the high degree of precision India has achieved in the field of missile technology.

The students were taken to a visit to the Science and Technology museum and in the mean time Prof E D Jemmis interacted with the parents of the genius students and stressed on giving freedom for the students to think and choose the right career which they find themselves suitable for. He stressed on the importance of attending the exams like KVPY (Kishore Vygyanik Protsahan Yojana – A scheme introduced by the Govt of India to identify the genius and to grant them scholarship to study in Top Schools and courses like IIT, IIST,IISER etc Get the details here http://www.iisc.ernet.in/kvpy/). He stressed that there is a high need of students selecting research as a career. Pure science is also leading to great jobs with long lasting and healthy work environment than the get rich quick type jobs as in the IT field.

Dr. S.K. Satheesh of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, who won the Bhatnagar Award for 2010, was felicitated at the meet.

The Genius Meet 2010 ended with felicitation of the top scoring students and the National Anthem

The eyes of the students were sparkling with inspiration and motivation while they came out of the meet.

Government Has Decided to Introduce Two IIITs In The Northeast

The Central government is planning to set up two new Indian Institutes of Information Technology in the northeastern region. While addressing the All India Editors conference, Ms. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development said, “The locations are being worked out.” The minister informed that 44 new colleges and six engineering colleges will be launched in northeastern states. Ms. Purandeswari said, “Out of the 10 new National Institutes of Technology (NIT) proposed to be opened in the country during the 11th Five Year Plan, 6 NITs are proposed to be opened in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.”

Rev. William R. Callahan Dies at 78, Dissident Who Challenged Vatican – New York Times

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Science showcase set Sept. 25 at UNC – TMCnet

Science showcase set Sept. 25 at UNCTMCnet... catapults and trebuchets, virtual reality, wave simulation machine and advanced imaging. n Performances including a Phenomenal Physics show, ...

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AERB experts lay to rest – Times of India

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Karole Armitage's 'Three Theories' finds a muse in physics – Albany Times Union

Albany Times UnionKarole Armitage's 'Three Theories' finds a muse in physicsAlbany Times Union... quantum mechanics, these two pillars of 20th-century physics, and reveals the fact that these two highly tested theories are incompatible,&quo...

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