In this episode, the hosts of Inquisitio are joined by H.C. Verma, experimental nuclear physicist and professor emeritus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Prof. H.C. Verma is a leading figure in outreach, especially in physics. He has created several hundred low-cost physicist experiments and has made several efforts on releasing courses online for students as well. In 2011, he set up the National Anveshika Network of India (NANI), a flagship programme of the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT), of which he is the national co-ordinator. For his contributions to outreach in India, he has been awarded the Padma Shree, one of the highest civilian honours, in 2020. He is well known for his work in work in authoring and publishing textbooks, the most popular being his volumes of "Concepts of Physics". To find more about Prof. H.C. Verma- Website: https://hcverma.inWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._C._Verma In this episode, we discuss both education and Prof. H.C. Verma's journey.
In this episode, the hosts are joined by Harsh Mathur. Harsh is interested in Aerospace Engineering and Physics. He’s a member of Ongharak Flying Club, where he's gathered many hours piloting aircrafts. He also enjoys building aeromodelling. For the latter, Harsh has been a national finalist at the Boeing IIT aeromodelling championship. In the past, Harsh has scratch-built a wind tunnel as part of a research project for which he was an ISEF finalist. We hope the viewers enjoy this episode.
Qian Chu is an undergraduate student researcher at New York University Shanghai majoring in neuroscience. He’s interested in mental functions such as simulation and prediction, their functional roles in perception, memory, decision making, language, and so on. We hope you enjoy this episode!
In this episode, we are joined by Prof. Urjit Yajnik- theoretical physicist from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Prof Urjit Yajnik, after finishing his Master’s at IIT-Bombay, joined the Weinberg Theory group at UT Austin after studying elementary particles as part of his PhD. He has been teaching at IIT-Bombay for over 30 years, during which time he has held numerous administrative positions there and has had affiliations with leading institutions around the world. His research interests include Cosmology, Grand Unification Theories, and High Energy Physics. Currently, he is working on Supersymmetry and the Dark Sector- dark matter and dark energy. This conversation is highly informative not only for anyone looking to enter Physics but also for those interested in learning more about the discoveries that we, as a species, make at the frontier of human knowledge.
In this episode, we are joined by Prof. Urjit Yajnik- theoretical physicist from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Prof Urjit Yajnik, after finishing his Master’s at IIT-Bombay, joined the Weinberg Theory group at UT Austin after studying elementary particles as part of his PhD. He has been teaching at IIT-Bombay for over 30 years, during which time he has held numerous administrative positions there and has had affiliations with leading institutions around the world. His research interests include Cosmology, Grand Unification Theories, and High Energy Physics. Currently, he is working on Supersymmetry and the Dark Sector- dark matter and dark energy. This conversation is highly informative not only for anyone looking to enter Physics but also for those interested in learning more about the discoveries that we, as a species, make at the frontier of human knowledge.
Hamza Alsamraee joins the hosts in this episode.
Hamza is the author of the book titled “Advanced Calculus Explored” for which he was an Amazon best-selling author. He’s heavily involved in science communication- he’s the admin for various Instagram pages which have garnered nearly 100K followers in total and is currently interning at Wolfram Research.
In this episode, he talks about his experience starting DailyMath, writing his book, and about his time at Wolfram Research.
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DailyMath: https://www.instagram.com/daily_math_/?hl=en
Advanced Calculus Explored: https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Calculus-Explored-Applications-Chemistry-ebook/dp/B08249GVH2/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0
Wolfram MOOC: https://www.wolfram.com/wolfram-u/covid-data-analysis-and-visualization/
WSC project/ Research: https://community.wolfram.com/groups/-/m/t/1732535?p_p_auth=3cuh5Ehz
Claire Morton, a student researcher- and an incoming freshman at Stanford University- from Blacksburg Virginia, joins the hosts in this episode. Claire is interested in the Biological Sciences. She’s an ISEF 2020 finalist and a two-time winner at the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair. In this episode, she talks about her research, the importance of science communication, and balancing STEM with other activities.
Claire Morton, a student researcher- and an incoming freshman at Stanford University- from Blacksburg Virginia, joins the hosts in this episode. Claire is interested in the Biological Sciences. She’s an ISEF 2020 finalist and a two-time winner at the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair. In this episode, she talks about her research, the importance of science communication, and balancing STEM with other activities.
In this episode, the hosts are joined by Mr. Narayan Iyer, the Founder and President of the Science Society of India. He sheds light on the story behind the inception and vision of the Science Society of India and how his time at the Intel Research group and the IRIS National Science Fair (as its Chair) along with his desire to promote project based learning culminated into the Indian National Science and Engineering Fair (INSEF): http://sciencesociety.in/insef/ We also hear from him about his passion for corporate and academic training in Multicore Software Technology.
Check out SSI's website: http://www.sciencesociety.in/
Harsh Agrawal, a cancer student researcher --currently based in Chattisgarh-- and co-founder of Cancer-EX, joins the hosts in this episode. For his work in developing a non-invasive, low-cost strip-based test for pancreatic cancer detection, Harsh was awarded the Bal Shakti Puraskar by the President of India (and was honoured by the Prime Minister of India as well). In addition, he's an ISEF 2020 finalist, a 2020 Global Teen Leader and Spark Teen Accelerator award winner. In this episode, Harsh speaks about the origins of Cancer-Ex, his journey and his vision for the venture.
In this episode, the hosts are joined by Prof. J Ramkumar, who talks about the innovative endeavours he has been a part of, including the recent COVID relief technologies that he’s been involved in developing.
Prof. J. Ramkumar is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. His specialisations include micro/nano manufacturing and novel product/process development, tribology, composite, and manufacturing process modelling. He has 27 patents and several prestigious awards to his name.
To learn more about his journey as a researcher and his advice for young innovators, check out this interview on the InnovatiON blog: https://www.innovationon.org/post/prof-j-ramkumar-on-encouraging-children-to-innovate-and-current-opportunities-in-india
In this episode, the hosts are joined by Prof. Nitin Gupta, from IIT Kanpur, who illuminates his path of becoming a researcher, shares some advice for young students, and gives us his take on the Indian education system.
After acing his entrance exams, he studied Computer Science at IIT-K, where he developed an interest in Computational Biology. He then went on to obtain a PhD in Systems Biology and Bioinformatics at UCSD (University of California, San Diego).
Now, he’s a faculty member of the Biological Sciences and Biological Engineering Department (BSBE) at IIT Kanpur (and is also a part of the Cognitive Science Program there). His research interests lie at the intersection of computation and biology.
Aditya Radhakrishnan, a Computer Science student researcher from Coimbatore, joins us in this episode to talk about his story with science and research. Aditya’s research has included the applications of computer science in wildlife conservation and in space weather prediction. His projects have earned him the honor of being a two-time ISEF finalist. At ISEF 2019, he won both a Special Award and a Grand Award; he was also a regional finalist for the Google Science Fair, 2019.
Maanasi, a student researcher from Bangalore, is interested in biological sciences research. For her work in cancer drug resistance, she was honoured with a Special Award at the IRIS National Fair this year. She was also a Grand Award winner, and thereby an ISEF finalist. In this episode, she joins the hosts to discuss about her journey and research.
In this episode, co-hosts Anwesha and Arnav introduce themselves and this podcast, shed light on their motivations behind taking up this initiative, and talk about their aspirations with this endeavour.
