Inspiring Young Minds through INSPIRE, SMVDU

SMVDU Katra 11^thJuly,2018: Five-day, Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI sponsored “Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)”, Science Internship Camp continued on day Two and three with inspiring lectures from scientists and professors across the country. Dr. Ashish K. Shukla, noted Scientist and Mathematician from ISRO Ahmedabad, delivered lecture on the Process of Navigation, GPS System, Different types and functioning of Satellites, and Precision and Accuracy of Remote Senses. Dr. Pooja Srivastava, ISRO Ahmedabad, further highlighted the basic functions of satellite devices, satellite production and the role of Make in India. Mr. Mineesh Gulati, Principal Happy Model School, Udhampur, delivered an insightful lecture on Experimental Physics wherein he discussed Newton’s Third Law, Bernoulli’s Principle, Time Period of a Pendulum, Sound related experiments etc. Prof. K. K. Bamzai from University of Jammu talked about the discourse of Material Sciences, its integration of the branch of Physics and Chemistry, Features and various uses of Crystals, Quasi crystals and Nano Particles. Dr. Shirish M. Dhoble, Clinical Director, SMVD Narayana delivered an enriching lecture on the structure of Heart, its parts, location and its functioning. Further, he highlighted the procedure of Heart Surgery with the help of various case studies and videos by emphasizing upon the different types of surgery. The session concluded with a very interactive question-answer round wherein participants asked queries related to Heart Transplantation, Shock Therapy, Heart disease, and Cardiac arrest versus Heart attack. Dr. Sunil Wanchoo, Coordinator Inspire and Faculty, School of Physics, thanked all the speakers for such insightful lectures.