Bhopal: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal organized its maiden “Open House” through its Centre for Science and Society (CS2) on Saturday, 5th November 2022. The event was aimed to provide a platform for high-school and college students, teachers, parents, and industries to experience cutting-edge teaching and research at the Institute.
At the event, the institute showcased its science, engineering, humanities, and economic sciences research and teaching facilities to visitors through live experiments, scientific demonstrations, lectures, and exhibitions.
Speaking during the inaugural of the event, Prof. Shiva Umapathy, Director, IISER Bhopal, said, “This is a great opportunity for students to get an experience of modern-day science and research facilities at IISER Bhopal.”
Interested students from school (from 8th class) and colleges parents, teachers, and industry professionals registered for the event online and about 1400 visitors took this opportunity to visit the campus and explore various facilities.
While giving a lecture on “Nature, Science, and Humanity - Some Random Thoughts” by Prof. Sreerup Raychaudhuri, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai, said, “It’s a great idea to have students from schools and colleges attend an Open House like this to learn how important, useful, and attractive science can be.”
Campus tour to sophisticated research and teaching facilities such as central instrument facility (CIF), Multi-media classrooms, museum, and central library was organized for school and college students. Demonstrations of various live experiments and all-day poster sessions were also arranged by various departments. In addition to this, pre-recorded talks organized by IISER Bhopal faculty members and competitions like quizzes, open mic, and interactive sessions were organized for students and visitors.
The organizers and volunteers were active throughout the day to assist the visitors. Young visitors from schools expressed their awe at the Open House and said, “It is a nice experience to be here, and learn about new experiments and science”.
The event was concluded with a talk on “IISER Bhopal: Your Next Destination” by Prof. Saptarshi Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IISER Bhopal.
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