PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, March 10: National Science Day 2025 was celebrated at the National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) Jamshedpur in association with The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Jharkhand Chapter and the Indian National Academy of Engineering today.
The event was graced by Prof. Pratim Kumar Chattaraj, Distinguished Professor, BIT Mesra and Asaad Ahsan Raza, GSI Jharkhand.
Speaking at the event, Sandip Ghosh Chowdhury, Director of NML, delivered the welcome address and recalled the contributions of eminent scientists in nation-building and the popularisation of Science in India. He also narrated on the legacy India has for science.
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Professor Indranil Manna, VC, BIT MESRA and Chairman, NASI Jharkhand Chapter, welcomed all the guests, students and members of NASI covered all the facets of science right from energy conversion, materials and metallurgy to the various aspects of clean energy.
He recapitulated the efforts Indian scientists had made since the start of the World War and the rigorous efforts needed to augment world-class research in all aspects of STEM to make a Viksit Bharat.
Prof. Chattaraj, in his theme lecture, elaborated with deep essence of chemistry, physics and metallurgy in the examples cited followed by the works and eminence of C.V. Raman and his contributions to light scattering, Rayleigh scattering and Spectroscopy. He depicted the efforts made by Sir C.V. Raman towards cultural science and promoting Indian science and scientists outside India.
The program was attended by students and 75 researchers from NML.
