The 8th BRICS Astronomy Working Group Workshop (BAWG 2022) will be held during October 18 – 20, 2022. This meeting is hosted by the National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) and supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
We feel deeply saddened to convey the message of the untimely demise of Prof. Paul Kodiyan Thomas, HOD, Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore on September 16, 2022. He was an astrophysicist, researcher, a wonderful teacher and an excellent administrator. He leaves behind his wife Shini and two sons Ein and Kevin.
Forefront Areas of Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics & Space Science
The online Symposium is on September 18, 2022.
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IUCAA invites applications for a Scientific/Technical Officer-D position to work at the Astronomy Centre for Educators (ACE). Those passionate about astronomy education are especially encouraged to apply. The details are available in the IUCAA website: http://www.iucaa.in/Opportunities.html A PDF file describing the position is also attached. The last date for application is the 27th of September 2022.
Professor Rajesh Kumar Kochhar passed away in Chandigarh on 13 March 2022, aged 75 years. An ‘astrophysicist turned historian of science’ as he described himself, Kochhar has published well-researched books: Astronomy in India (jointly with J.V. Narlikar, INSA, 1993, 1995), The Vedic People (Orient BlackSwan, 2000), English Education in India, 1715-1835 (Routledge, 2021) and Sanskrit and British Empire (Routledge, 2022).
We are deeply saddened by Chandrakant Shukre's untimely demise in the early hours of 7th January, 2022. He leaves behind his wife, Vijaya and his son Satyajit.
We are pleased to announce the "1st National Workshop on GEANT4 and its Application to High-Energy Physics and Astrophysics", jointly organised by TIFR and IUCAA, to be held from 5th December 2022 to 9th December 2022 on IUCAA Pune campus. The workshop is aimed towards capacity building of graduate students, postdocs and scientific staff using GEANT4 for their research in high-energy physics or astrophysics. The workshop will have national and international experts delivering talks about intermediate to advance level functionalities in GEANT4.
