Lecture
Inauguration of ISRO START Programme
Start Date
20th July 2023
End Date
7th August 2023
Time
10 : 00 AM
Audience Type
Students
Location
Vidyavihar - Mumbai
Institution(s)
Somaiya Vidyavihar University
Event Details
Inauguration and Introductory Lecture on India’s Space Exploration Endeavour
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Date |
Time |
Agenda Item |
Speaker / Lead
(Dr./Prof./Mr./Ms.) |
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Thursday 20 July 2023
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11.30 am onwards |
Welcome |
· Tirtha Pratim Das, Director, SPO, ISRO HQ · Raghavendra Pratap Singh, Director, IIRS |
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Opening Remarks |
Shantanu Bhatwadekar , Scientific Secretary, ISRO |
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Special Remarks |
A.S.Kiran Kumar, Chair, Apex Science Board, ISRO, Former Chairman, ISRO/Secretary, DOS |
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Inaugural Address |
S.Somanath, Chairman, ISRO/ Secretary, DOS |
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End of the inaugural programme |
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Lecture Schedule
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Lecture |
Topic |
Speaker |
Date |
Time |
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Lecture-1 |
Introductory talk: ”India’s Space Exploration Endeavour: Context of ISRO’sSTART programme” |
Tirtha Pratim Das,Director, SPO, ISROHQ |
July 20, 2023, Thursday |
After the end of the inaugural programme |
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Lecture-2 |
Space observations of Geosphere – Biosphere – atmosphere interactions and climate |
Dr. Suresh Babu,SPL, VSSC |
July 21, 2023,Friday |
11:00 to 12:00 hours; Plus 20minutes ofinteraction |
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Lecture-3 |
Earth’s Magnetic Field and Geospace |
Prof. Archana Bhattacharyya, IIG |
July 21, 2023,Friday |
15:00 to 16:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-4 |
Earth’s Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Sun-Earth interaction and Space Weather |
Dr. Tarun Kumar Pant, SPL, VSSC |
July 24, 2023,Monday |
11:00 to 13:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-5 |
Introduction to Remote Sensing of Earth and planetary bodies |
Dr. R.P. Singh, IIRS, ISRO |
July 25, 2023,Tuesday |
11:00 to 12:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-6 |
Rockets to access the Near-Earth Space: Sounding Rockets & Launch Vehicles |
Mr. Sheeju Chandran, VSSC, ISRO |
July 25, 2023,Tuesday |
15:00 to 16:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-7 |
Chemistry in Space Technology |
Dr. S. A. Ilangovan, VSSC, ISRO |
July 26, 2023,Wednesday |
11:00 to 12:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-8 |
Chemistry in Space Science |
Dr. Bala, PRL |
July 26, 2023,Wednesday |
15:00 to 16:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-9 |
The Sun |
Dr. K. Sankarasubramanian, URSC, ISRO |
July 27, 2023,Thursday |
11:00 to 12:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-10 |
The Solar System: Formation, evolution and the present state |
Prof. Debabrata Banerjee, PRL |
July 27, 2023,Thursday |
15:00 to 16:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-11 |
Scientific Payload development for Solar System Exploration |
Dr. Tirtha Pratim Das, SPO, ISRO HQ |
July 28, 2023,Friday |
11:00 to 12:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-12 |
Planets in the Solar System |
Prof. Varun Sheel, PRL |
July 28, 2023,Friday |
15:00 to 16:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-13 |
Origin and Evolution of the Moon |
Prof. Ramananda Chakrabarti, IISc |
July 31, 2023,Monday |
11:00 to 12:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-14 |
Minor Bodies in the Solar System – Asteroids, Comets and Meteors |
Dr. Kinsuk Acharya, PRL |
July 31, 2023,Monday |
15:00 to 16:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-15 |
Mission Design for Space Exploration |
Dr. Ritu Karidhal, URSC, ISRO |
August 01,2023, Tuesday |
11:00 to 12:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-16 |
Observational Techniques for Space Science |
Dr. V. Girish, SPO |
August 01,2023, Tuesday |
15:00 to 16:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-17 |
Basics of Astronomy & Astrophysics |
Dr. R. Niruj Mohan, IIA |
August 02,2023, Wednesday |
11:00 to 13:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-18 |
Exoplanets and Earth-like Exoplanets |
Dr. Aravind Singh Rajpurohit, PRL |
August 03,2023,Thursday |
11:00 to 12:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-19 |
Introduction to Astrobiology andSearch of Life Beyond Earth |
Prof. SudhaRajamani, IISER,Pune |
August 03,2023,Thursday |
15:00 to 16:00hours; Plus 20 minutes ofinteraction |
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Lecture-20 |
Introduction to Cosmic Rays |
Dr. P. K. Mohanty, TIFR |
August 04,2023, Friday |
11:00 to 12:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-21 |
Introduction to Cosmology |
Prof. Tarun Sauradeep, RRI |
August 04,2023, Friday |
15:00 to 16:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Lecture-22 |
Research Opportunities in Space Science and Technologies |
Dr. K. Praveen Kumar, SPO, ISRO HQ |
August 07,2023, Monday |
14:00 to 15:00 hours; Plus 20 minutes of interaction |
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Concluding Session |
August 07,2023, Monday |
15:30 to 16:00 hours |
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