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RESEARCH SCIENCE INITIATIVE CHENNAI (RSIC)
SUMMER PROGRAMME-2018
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY
PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SCHOOLS, CHENNAI
AND
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS, CHENNAI
April 25- June 06, 2018
Participants of RSI Chennai Summer Programme 2018
REPORT
CONTENTS Page
I. RSIC OFFICE – BEARERS 2
II. INTRODUCTION TO RSIC & ITS BASIC OBJECTIVES 4
III. ABOUT THE SCIENCES 6
IV. SUMMARY OF RSIC 2018 ACTIVITIES 12
V. BOOKS ACQUIRED FOR THE PROGRAMME 15
VI. RSIC 2018 STUDENTS 20
VII. RSIC 2018 LECTURERS 23
VIII. RSIC 2018 EXTRAMURALS 25
IX. RSIC 2018 STUDENTS, MENTORS & PROJECT TITLES 26
X. RSIC 2018 PROJECT ABSTRACTS 28
XI. RSIC 2018 TIME-TABLE : IIT MADRAS 36
XII. RSIC 2018 TIME-TABLE : SASTRA UNIVERSITY 43
XIII. RSIC 2018 TIME-TABLE : EXTRAMURALS 44
XIV. RSIC 2018 TIME-TABLE : EDU SPORTS 45
XV. PHOTOGRAPHS 49
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I. RSIC OFFICE - BEARERS
Chief Patrons
Dr. (Mrs.) Y. G. Parthasarathy
Prof. M. S. Ananth (Former Director, IITM)
Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi (Director, IITM)
Overseas Patron
Dr. Joann P. DiGennaro,
President, Center for Excellence in Education, McLean
VA, USA
Patrons
Prof. M. S. Swaminathan
Prof. C. S. Seshadri
Prof. R. Sethuraman
Mr. K. V. Rangaswami
Mr. R. Seshasayee
Mr. Gopal Srinivasan
Mr. B. Santhanam
Chief Co-ordinator
Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Srivatsan
Chairmen
Prof. V. Balakrishnan
Prof. K. Mangala Sunder
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Members
Prof. V. Balaji
Prof. P. Gautam
Prof. C. Pandu Rangan
Prof. Edamana Prasad
Mr. Y. G. Rajendraa
Prof. R. Ramanujam
Mrs. Sheela Rajendra
Prof. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam
Prof. Srinivasa Chakravarthy
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II. INTRODUCTION TO RSIC & ITS BASIC OBJECTIVES
The state of science education in India needs deep introspection. In order to
ensure that our country takes its rightful place at the forefront of the
knowledge-based society of the future, we need to clearly identify, encourage
and nurture the scientific temper in our school children.
The Research Science Initiative Chennai (RSIC) started as one such
endeavor in 2009 and continues to fulfill, in a modest yet serious way, some of
these needs. It is associated with, and partially modelled on, an on-going
programme in the USA, the Research Science Institute, that is sponsored by the
Center for Excellence in Education based in McLean, Virginia, and run in
collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. RSI (USA) is an
annual programme in which 80 students who have just graduated from high
school are selected and spend six weeks in an intensive research programme in
MIT under the guidance of mentors who are established scientists and their
research students. The participants are required to submit a project report at
the conclusion of the programme. The programme is fully residential, and is
multi-faceted, including lectures on sciences and other subjects as well as a few
value-based extra-curricular activities, over and above the project undertaken
by each student.
The Summer Programme of Research Science Initiative Chennai (RSIC)
was envisaged along similar lines, but with some significant differences, owing
to the different circumstances prevailing here. The programme is organized
under the auspices of the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) Group of
Schools, with Dr. (Mrs.) Y. G. Parthasarathy, Padma Shri Awardee, Dean &
Director, PSBB Schools, and Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, Indian Institute
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of Technology Madras, (IITM) as the Chief Patrons. It is run at the IIT Madras in
collaboration with SASTRA University, Thanjavur. Other patrons of RSIC are
Prof. M. S. Ananth, former Director, IITM (2001–2011), Padma Vibhushan Prof.
M. S. Swaminathan, Chairman, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation,
(MSSRF), Prof. C. S. Seshadri, Former Director, Chennai Mathematical Institute,
(CMI), Prof. R. Sethuraman, Vice-Chancellor, SASTRA University, as well as Mr.
K. V. Rangaswami (Larsen-Toubro), Mr. R. Seshasayee (Ashok Leyland), Mr.
Gopal Srinivasasn (TVS Electronics), and Mr. B. Santhanam (Saint Gobain
Glass). The Summer Programme is conducted every year by a Governing
Council comprising mainly of academics from IITM, but faculty from the
Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), CMI, Anna University and SASTRA
University also contribute to lectures. Senior administrators from PSBB Schools
help in administering the program on a day-to-day basis.
The Summer Programme in 2018 (SP2018) was, like the previous years,
aimed at exceptionally bright students who had completed Std. XI and were on
the threshold of Std. XII in the summer of 2018. The students were provided
free lodging and boarding for the programme, as well as a stipend. There were
no minimum marks or credits for participation in the programme, nor was the
programme intended to be any sort of tuition course for any examination or
entrance test. The aim was to channelize the interest, energy and enthusiasm of
bright children in an appropriate direction with the help and guidance of experts
active in the subjects concerned. The students selected were required to
participate in SP 2018 in its entirety.
The focus of SP 2018 was on basic sciences, namely, Mathematics, Physics,
Chemistry and Biology, as well as other interface and interdisciplinary areas
based on, or bridging, these subjects. The programme was meant to impress on
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young minds the essential unity of the sciences and the close links and inter-
relationships between its different parts, It comprised
a) visits to laboratories and institutions of special interest;
b) special lectures by distinguished scientists; and
c) project by each student as a significant component of SP 2018.
Each student was assigned a mentor for his or her project work. A project
report written by the student was submitted at the end of the programme, and
each student made a short presentation based on his or her work.
III. ABOUT THE SCIENCES
Mathematics has been termed the ‘Queen of the Sciences’. It has been
the inspiration for the systematic investigation of the physical universe. It is
without doubt the cornerstone of all the quantitative sciences. It is no
exaggeration to say that mathematics has played a vital role in shaping the
modern world. Skyscrapers, satellites, jetliners power stations, computers and
the Internet are not possible without the application of fairly sophisticated
mathematics to solve very complex sets of problems.
Computer Science is a relatively new discipline. In its modern form, its
origin dates back to the 1940s, but progress has been incredibly swift. Although
computer science has existed as a subject in its own right for only a few
decades, several landmarks have already been crossed. Perhaps the most
notable and far-reaching of these have been the introduction of the personal
computer in the early years and the development of tablets and smart mobile
phones in the present decade. They have enabled the availability of
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considerable computing power and sophisticated software in a compact and
relatively inexpensive form for millions of people throughout the globe. Before
our very eyes, so many aspects of daily life have been made far more efficient
by the networking of computers - for instance, the functioning of ticket
counters, banks, libraries, hospitals, and so on. The World Wide Web and the
Internet, together with technological advances such as hand-held computers
and the Global Positioning System, have already given the world of the 21st
century a shape that could not have been dreamt of even 25 or 30 years ago.
Right from the beginning, computer science has relied heavily on
mathematics – in particular, on certain branches of discrete mathematics such
as graph theory and combinatorics. Computer science is constantly in the
search for better and faster ways of computing, i.e., for better algorithms to
carry out complicated computing tasks. In pursuing this search, computer
science has to go deep into areas of mathematics that would have been
regarded as extremely abstract in an earlier era. Until recently, questions such
as, “What is really meant by learning?” were in the realm of philosophy. They
are now addressed in a precise and mathematical way in computer science.
Moreover, the answers to such questions have an immediate application in the
design and capabilities of modern computers. New areas such as algorithmic
complexity theory, machine learning, artificial intelligence etc. have thus come
into existence, bridging abstract mathematics and computer science.
It is very desirable to bring out, at an early stage, the close and mutually
helpful relationship between mathematics and computer science. This has
dictated the choice of the topics touched upon in the course; these are not
necessarily the ones covered in the standard school curriculum at this level. The
fundamentals of the various areas involved have to be presented in a suitably
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coordinated manner. Special attention has to be paid to putting them in proper
perspective. The approach to framing mathematical problems correctly and to
solving them has also to be emphasized.
Physics is the most basic science of all the natural sciences. It is the
subject in which the very foundations of modern scientific method were laid–
namely, the respective roles of observation, hypothesis, experiment, deduction,
analysis, prediction and generalization. Its laws have been extended to cover
the widest ranges of physical parameters. Its experimental techniques have
reached the highest levels of precision. It is also the subject in which the
application of mathematics has been the greatest in both extent and depth. In
considering the deep problems of natural universe, physics has attained a level
of abstraction that is the highest among all the sciences. At the same time its
discoveries have been translated into inventions and technologies in a fashion
that has literally made the modern world. To mention just two examples that we
now take for granted: electric power and the internal combustion engine have
only been made possible by an understanding of the laws of electromagnetism
and thermodynamics, respectively.
Chemistry has an arguably longer history than physics. The origins of its
modern version go back to important discoveries made in the 18th and 19th
centuries. These discoveries not only established fundamental physical
principles such as the law of conservation of matter and the laws of
thermodynamics, but also provided the firmest experimental basis for one of
most basic of all facts of nature, namely, that matter is made up of atoms.
Since then chemistry has come a long way, having reached a mature stage in
which several of the great unifying principles of the subject have been
established firmly. If physics has provided the principles that can be harnessed
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to drive the great engines of the industrial world, chemistry has provided the
wealth of material to operate these engines and run the world, as we know it.
From fuels to fertilizers to pharmaceuticals and plastics there is practically no
aspect of today's world that is not directly and intimately dependent on the
application of chemistry.
As one might expect of sciences that have seen a great deal of
development, both physics and chemistry have cut across the traditional
barriers between disciplines. They now deal with problems in a whole host of
subjects, ranging from cosmology and geology to ecology and biology. On the
one hand, there is this ever-increasing diversity in the scope of applications of
physics and chemistry; while, on the other hand, fundamental problems in
these subjects themselves are being probed at deeper levels. For instance, one of
the most important current quests in physics is the so-called unification of all
the fundamental forces of nature. Likewise, current research in chemistry seeks
to understand in detail the quantum mechanical behaviour of atoms and
molecules. Modern experimental techniques (including ultra-fast electronics,
lasers and high performance digital computers) are making it possible to study
even extremely fast chemical reactions (occurring in femtoseconds) in ‘real
time’. And of course physics and chemistry themselves meet and intermingle on
several fronts.
It is one of the main objectives of this course to bring out all these
features, including the deep-seated unity of physics and chemistry. This should
give the students a unique perspective that would help them understand the
fundamental unifying principles on which the subjects rest. The choice of topics
was made accordingly.
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Biology has seen spectacular advances in recent years. New discoveries
continue to be made at an ever-increasing rate. There is good reason to believe
that the 21st century will be ‘the century of biology’, just as the 20th century was
largely dominated by progress in the physical sciences. Strong indications of this
trend are already in sight. Even technical matters such as genetic engineering,
gene therapy, cloning, immune response, DNA fingerprinting, etc., have almost
become part of our everyday vocabulary. More than in any other science,
advances in the biosciences have begun to affect the daily lives of large sections
of the population. Besides having a profound impact on human health and
medicine, they have also raised many fundamental questions of a legal, ethical,
sociological and cultural nature.
This aspect of biological research, too, is certain to become more and
more significant in the years to come.
In its early days, biology was concerned mainly with the systematic
classification of the bewildering variety of animal and plant life found on this
earth - e.g., according to phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. Even
today, there is a popular misconception that biology consists of ‘just’ botany
and zoology, and that these in turn mostly involve giving scientific names to
different life forms. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Even in its so-called
‘classical’ form, biology has gone a very long way beyond the stage of mere
classification. A number of basic principles and common mechanisms have been
identified and understood at some level. Then there is the whole subject of
molecular biology and its ramifications, seeking to understand most, if not all,
biological phenomena at the ultimate level of the chemistry and physics of
molecules. Much of all this has been made possible by dramatic advances in
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experimental techniques - for instance, large molecules can now be isolated,
examined, manipulated, cut and joined together, etc.
A prominent indication of the maturity of a science is the emergence of
different ‘philosophical’ approaches to it. In this sense, biology has reached a
degree of maturity: there is a lively and on-going argument between two broad
schools of thought among biologists. There are those who advocate the fully
‘reductionist’ approach of molecular biology towards all the problems of biology.
And there are those who believe that the ‘holistic’ approach of classical biology
is not only still useful in many cases, but is also the only one that will solve
certain classes of problems. As in many of these situations, progress is most
likely to occur as a result of attacking problems using all possible approaches -
the natural evolution of the subject itself will probably settle much of this
debate! Be that as it may, it is quite clear that the understanding of whole
classes of biological phenomena at the basic level of molecular chemistry will be
a primary goal in the near future.
Two aspects therefore become very important for every student of life
sciences and related disciplines (including the medical sciences). The first one is
to gain some familiarity with general principles behind in the latest advances in
this rapidly growing field. This should include some exposure to related issues
such as biohazards and biosafety. The second aspect is to strive towards an
understanding of the fundamental basis of biological phenomena at the level of
molecular level, and therefore, chemistry. These considerations have dictated the
choice of topics covered under the biosciences.
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IV. SUMMARY OF RSIC 2018 ACTIVITIES
The programme consisted of 73 regular lectures in mathematics, physics,
chemistry, biology, computer science and related topics, each being
approximately 50 minutes long; and 12 extramural lectures on arts, drama,
music and the environment. Sessions were also devoted to group discussions,
project work and library work. A set of popular science books was made
available throughout the programme to kindle the students’ interest.
Scientists from various institutions were involved in the lectures and
special lectures. The institutions which were involved in RSIC SP 2018 were IIT
Madras, Anna University, SASTRA University, CMI and IMSc. Boarding and
lodging arrangements for the students and the supervising teachers were
provided at IIT Madras during the programme. The institute has a well-equipped
library with modern search and retrieval facilities and access was provided to
students. Emergency medical facilities were also available to students.
The programme started on April 25, 2018 and ended on June 6, 2018. A
total of 35 students participated, of whom 17 were boys and 18 were girls, from
24 different schools. Two teachers from the PSBB group of schools were in
residence full-time in the hostels to look after the students. For the first 10 days
the students attended the lecture programme as day-scholars, and then spent 3
days in SASTRA University (situated about 320 km south of Chennai in
Thanjavur District).
Students were accommodated in their respective hostel rooms from May
7 onwards. The programme in 2018 ran for a period of 6 weeks. They were
allowed to go home on Saturday evenings and were instructed to be back on
campus by Sunday evening, so that the programme could run as per schedule
on Monday mornings.
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Extramural Lectures, held in the Central Lecture Theatre and Chemistry
Seminar Hall, IIT Madras, inculcated a spirit of wonder and cultural pride in
students. Early–morning yoga sessions, fun sports and regional games like kho-
kho and kabbadi in the Edusports segment made the programme holistic. Apart
from this the students were required to do a project. The student lecture, lab
and projects sessions ran from 9.00 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. with a sufficient number
of breaks. During their visit to SASTRA University, students stayed in the
University campus where they explored the various facets of experimental
science in labs and lecture theatres. A few lab visits at IIT Madras where also
arranged.
The students were paired up and project mentors were alloted based on
their areas of interest at the start of the programme. Their projects began on
May 7, 2018 and continued till the penultimate day of the programme. This
permitted the students to have a slightly longer interaction with their mentors
than in previous years. They were given the equivalent of about 29 days to do
their project work, and each pair of students was asked to give a 20-minute
project presentation along with a concise written report. Mentors, based on their
availability in Chennai, also attended the presentations. The programme
concluded with a Valedictory Function on June 06, 2018 in the CLT, IIT Madras.
This attracted a large turnout comprising students, their parents and well-
wishers, professors, projects mentors, alumni of previous RSIC programmes,
representatives of the media, representatives of the Governing Council of the
RSIC and several other dignitaries. Prof. S. Ramakrishnan, Deputy Director,
IISc Bangalore, was the Guest of Honour for the Valedictory function and
addressed the students and all attendees.
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No programme is complete without feedback. Each student was asked to
give a specific written feedback on the entire programme and its format, its
strengths, drawbacks and suggestions for improvement. This was collected by
the representatives of PSBB Schools and passed on to the organizers and
mentors subsequently. Without exception, every student expressed great
happiness and satisfaction with the programme. Several suggested innovative
improvements for future sessions. Alumni groups spanning the last 8 years,
from RSIC-2010 to RSIC-2017, have been formed with all the participants in the
programme. They were invited to attend the lectures and functions of RSIC SP
2018. Numerous e-mail discussions continue to this day. A large majority of the
RSIC students have chosen to pursue higher studies in science and technology
in India and abroad since then, which brings credit to the programme and
proves that objective learning enables bright young students to make their own
choices independent of market forces and business environments. It is hoped
that the efforts of RSIC in IIT Madras will be replicated in many places
throughout India and that a lot of bright young children and their well-informed
parents will help in enhancing the quality of basic science research in india in
the future. RSIC has so far had substantial influence among the parents of
these children who now believe in science and research-based careers for their
children and are also the advocates of such changes in their own circles.
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V. BOOKS ACQUIRED FOR THE PROGRAMME
In a programme such as this, it is very beneficial to introduce the students
to a variety of well-written, easily understood and comparatively inexpensive
and popular science books, on the subjects proper as well as matters related to
them. Experience has shown that while bright students are genuinely interested
in reading books of this sort, often they are not aware of the existence of such
books. In recent years, many excellent books have appeared in the ‘popular
science’ genre. These range from perceptive biographies of great scientists
describing both their work and their lives, to very readable accounts of highly
technical advances in modern science. A small collection of recent books was
kept for the students to read during their stay in IIT Madras that would arouse
the interest of the students taking part in the programme. The following is a list
of the books that were acquired:
S. No Title Author
1. Chaos James Gleick
2. A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson
3. Surely you’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! Richard P. Feynman
4. Big Bang Simon Singh
5. The Human Zoo Desmond Morris
6. Black Holes and Baby Universes Stephen Hawking
7. Mad Science Reto U. Schneider
8. Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow
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9. DNA: The Secret of Life James D. Watson
10. The Man Who Knew Infinity: The Life of
the Genius Ramanujan
Robert Kanigel
11. Phantoms in the Brain V. S. Ramachandran
12. The Character of Physical Law Richard P. Feynman
13. Impossibility John D. Barrow
14. The Double Helix James D. Watson
15. In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat John Gribbin
16. The God Delusion Richard Dawkins
17. The Universe in a Nutshell Stephen Hawking
18. Spherical Models Magnus J. Wenninger
19. The Naked Ape Desmond Morris
20. Guns, Germs and Steel Jared Diamond
21. E = Mc2 : A Biography of the World’s
Most Famous Equation
David Bodanis
22. What is Mathematics? Richard Courant and
Herbert Robbins
23. The World of Mathematics (Vol 1) James Newman
24. The World of Mathematics (Vol 3) James Newman
25. The World of Mathematics (Vol 4) James Newman
26. Why Does E = Mc2? Brian Cox and Jeff
Forshaw
27. The Scientific Indian A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and
Y. S. Rajan
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28. Relativity – The Special and General
Theory
Albert Einstein
29. The Eerie Silence: Are we Alone in the
Universe?
Paul Davies
30. Instant Notes in Chemistry for Biologists J. Fisher and J. R. P.
Arnold
31. Men of Mathematics E. T. Bell
32. Wings of Fire A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and
Arun Tiwari
33. Lilavati’s Daughters: The Women
Scientists of India
RohiniGodbole and Ram
Ramaswamy
34 The Emerging Mind V. S. Ramachandran
35 Beyond Einstein MichoKaku & Jennifer
Thompson
36 QED: The Strange Theory of Light and
Matter
Richard P. Feynman
37. The Origin of Species Charles Darwin
38 Stephen Hawking: Quest For a Theory of
Everything
Kitty Ferguson
39 Does God Play Dice?
The New Mathematics of Chaos
Ian Stewart
40 Antimatter Frank Close
41 The Selfish Gene Richard Dawkins
42 Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of
Mathematical Curiosities
Ian Stewart
43 Genius: Richard Feynman and Modern
Physics
James Gleick
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44 The Greatest Show On Earth: The
Evidence For Evolution
Richard Dawkins
45 S. Chandrasekhar: Man of Science Radhika Ramnath
46 The Information: A History, A Theory, A
Flood
James Gleick
47 Poincare’s Prize George G. Szpiro
48 The Edge of Reason Anil Ananthaswamy
49 Genome Matt Ridley
50 What Do You Care What Other People
Think?
Richard P. Feynman
51 Hyperspace MichioKaku
52 George’s Secret Key To The Universe Lucy and Stephen
Hawking
53 Dr. Riemann’s Zeros Karl Sabbagh
54 Stephen Hawking – A Life In Science Michael White and John
Gribbin
55 Electric Universe David Bodanis
56 Fermat’s Last Theorem Simon Singh
57 Longitude Dava Sobel
58 Do Polar Bears Get Lonely? New Scientist
59 Finding Moonshine Marcus du Sautoy
60 Seeing Through Illusions Richard L. Gregory
61 What Came Before The Big Bang? Roger Penrose
62 The Number Mysteries Marcus du Sautoy
63 The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell
64 Perfect Rigor Masha Gessen
65 Outliers – The Story of Success Malcolm Gladwell
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66 The Planets Dava Sobel
67 The Tell Tale Brain V. S. Ramachandran
68 Paths of Innovators (Vol 1) R. Parthasarathy
69 Paths of Innovators (Vol 2) R. Parthasarathy
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VI. RSIC 2018 STUDENTS
Sl:NO Name School
1 ASHUTHOSH
BHARADWAJ VIDYA MANDIR SR.SEC.SCHOOL, Mylapore,
Chennai-600 004
2 S. VARSHINI NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, Chennai-86
3 K. VASUNDHARA The HINDU SR. SEC. SCHOOL, Triplicane,
Chennai-600 005
4 PAVITHRA
PARTHIBAN Sir SIVASWAMI KALALAYA SR.SEC.SCHOOL,
Mylapore, Chennai-600 004
5 VARSHA V Sir SIVASWAMI KALALAYA SR.SEC.SCHOOL,
Mylapore, Chennai-600 004
6 G. NAMASIVAYAM D. A. V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, Velachery, Chennai-600 042
7 VIKASH K A. M. M. MATRICULATION HR. SEC. SCHOOL,
Kotturpuram, Chennai-600 085
8 AMOGH DEEPANKAR
KADAM SRI SANKARA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL,
Chennai-600 020
9 SRUTHI SREERAM SRI SANKARA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL,
Chennai-600 020
10 M. SAIRAM VAIDYA BHAVAN'S RAJAJI VIDYASHRAM, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010
11 V. KRISHI DIVYA
DHARSHINI
CHINMAYA VIDYALAYA, Kilpauk, Chennai-
600010
12 SPARSH KUMAR
SHAROFF
CHINMAYA VIDYALAYA, Kilpauk, Chennai-
600010
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13 ANIKETH SIVAKUMAR
PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC. SCHOOL, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034
14 ANNA MATHEW PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC.
SCHOOL, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034
15 S. ARJUN PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC.
SCHOOL, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034
16 K. S. ABHINAYA PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC. SCHOOL, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034
17 MALOLAN VASU PSBB LEARNING LEADERSHIP ACADEMY,
Bangaluru-560 083
18 ANUPAMA
MANJUNATH PSBB LEARNING LEADERSHIP ACADEMY,
Bangaluru-560 083
19 C. P. SANCHANA DEVAKI
D. A. V. SR.SEC. SSHOOL, Anna Nagar, Western Extension,Chennai-600 037
20 S. V. SHANMUGHA
BALAN S. B. O .A. SCHOOL & Jr. COLLEGE, Chennai-600 101
21 S. ABIRAMI PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC.
SCHOOL, K.K.Nagar, Chennai-600 078
22 SWAMYNATHAN
SIVA PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC.
SCHOOL, K.K.Nagar, Chennai-600 078
23 M. PRIYA
DHARSHINI THE PUPIL, Poonamalle, Chennai-600 056
24 J. ALAN JOEL DEVI ACADEMY SENIOR SECONDARY
SCHOOL, Valasaravakkam, Chennai-600 087
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25 A. M. S. ARUN
KRISHNA DEVI ACADEMY SENIOR SECONDARY
SCHOOL, Valasarawakkam, Chennai-600 087
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PAVITRA
VASUDEVAN
MODERN SR. SEC. SCHOOL, MODERN
SCHOOL, Chennai -600 061
27 S. R.
RIDUVARSHINI
N. S. N. MATRICULATION HIGHER
SECONDARY SCHOOL, Chitlapakkam,
Chennai-600 064
28 G. SREE HARINE THE PSBB MILLENNIUM
SCHOOL,Gerugambakkam, Chennai-602101
29 R. GAYATHRI SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL
SCHOOL, CHROMEPET, Chennai -600 044
30 S. YOSEPH DANIEL SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL
SCHOOL, CHROMEPET, Chennai -600 044
31 P. S. MIRUDHULLAH SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL
SCHOOL, CHROMEPET, CHENNAI-600 044
32 ARJUN PANT PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC.
SCHOOL, Siruseri, Chennai-600103
33 SMITI MITTAL THE SHRI RAM SCHOOL ARAVALI,
GURGAON, HARYANA-122 002
34 AYUSH SACHDEVA SPRINGDALES SCHOOL, NEW DELHI-110 021
35 AJAY UPPILI ARASANIPALAI
HLC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Karanai, Chennai- 603103
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VII. RSIC 2018 LECTURERS
S.No Lecturer's name Department Institute
1 V. Balakrishnan Physics IIT Madras
2 G. Ranga Rao Chemistry IIT Madras
3 P. Gautam Biotechnology Anna University
4 Srinivasa Chakravarthy V. Biotechnology IIT Madras
5 S. Sankararaman Chemistry IIT Madras
6 Anju Chadha Biotechnology IIT Madras
7 T. S. Radhakrishnan Physics IGCAR
8 Suresh Govindarajan Physics IIT Madras
9 T. E. Venkata Balaji Mathematics IIT Madras
10 Karthik Raman Biotechnology IIT Madras
11 Arul Lakshminarayan Physics IIT Madras
12 Hema Murthy Computer science IIT Madras
13 R. Nirmala Physics IIT Madras
14 N. S. Narayanaswamy Computer science IIT Madras
15 M. V. Satyanarayana Physics IIT Madras
16 Edamana Prasad Chemistry IIT Madras
17 S. Lakshmi Bala Physics IIT Madras
18 G. K. Suraishkumar Biotechnology IIT Madras
19 K. Mangala Sunder Chemistry IIT Madras
20 B. Ravindran Computer science IIT Madras
21 P. Venkatakrishnan Chemistry IIT Madras
22 Shankar Narasimhan Chemical Engg IIT Madras
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23 M. S. Sriram Physics Univ. of Madras
24 Shiva Subramaniam General Science Think Paper Clip
25 Sunethra Ramanan Physics IIT Madras
26 Dishant Pancholi Mathematics IMSc
27 Prasanta Kumar Tripathy Physics IIT Madras
28 Mahesh V. Panchagnula Applied Mechanics IIT Madras
29 Prabha Mandayam Physics IIT Madras
30 M .S. Sivakumar Applied Mechanics IIT Madras
31 Issan Patri Mathematics CMI
32 Shanti Pappu Archeology Sharma Centre for
Heritage Education
33 Ravishankar Physics PSBB
34 C. Vijayan Physics IIT Madras
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VIII. RSIC 2018 EXTRAMURAL LECTURES
Extramural
(EL) Lecturer Title
EM 1 Mr. Y. G. Mahendra Importance of Humour in life
EM 2 Mr. Anil Srinivasan
Musical Extravaganza
EM 3 Dr. Ranjit Daniels Nature Walk
EM 4 Mrs . Bharathi Bhaskar Science and Religion
EM 5 Mrs. Priya Murali
Dance - Theame Nava Vidha
Bhakti
EM 6 Mr. Ranjit Daniels
Biodiversity of IIT Madras
EM 7 Mrs. Nikhila Kesavan
On Theatre
EM 8 Dr. Chitra Madhavan
Temple Architecture
EM 9 Mrs. Srekala Bharat Dasavatharam Group Performance
EM 10 Mrs. Sudharma V
Solo Dance
EM 11 Mr. R. P. Shravan
An evening with Shravan - Music
Programme
EM 12 Mrs. Vidhya Pinto Language of Cinema
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IX. RSIC 2018 STUDENTS, MENTORS AND PROJECTS TITLES
Project
No Project Title Mentor Students
1 Systems biology
analysis of cells Prof. G . K.
Suraishkumar
Amogh D. Kadam
Arjun Pant
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Some interesting
theorems in plane
geometry and theorem verification
software ; real
analysis
Prof. T. E. Venkata Balaji
Malolan Vasu
SparshSharoff
3 Smart devices and
mechanisms using interesting materials
Prof. M. S.
Sivakumar
AnupamaManjunath
S. Abirami
4
Green chemistry
approach to synthesis of
plasticizers
Prof. S. Sankararaman
G. SreeHarine
AshutoshBharadwaj
5 An interesting
journey of self-propelling particles
Prof.Dillip K.
Satapathy
M. Priyadarshini
R. Gayathri
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Elementary
discussion on
Lorentz
transformations, Lorentz group and
some applications
Prof. P. K.
Tripathy
Ajay UppiliArasanipalai
Vikash K
7 Luminescent
quantum dots Prof. Edamana
Prasad
M. Sairam Vaidya
C. P. Sanchana Devaki
8
Perfect
superconductivity
and perfect
diamagnetism in superconductors
Prof. R. Nirmala Suruthi Sreeram
S. Varshini
9 Anomalous
diffusion: flights in a
random walk
Dr. Deepika Janakiraman
P. S. Mirudhullah
S. Aniketh
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10
Fun with random walks: First passage
times and return
times
Prof. V.
Balakrishnan
K. S. Abhinaya
Alan Joel J
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Rotation groups in 2
and 3 dimensions;
Lorentz group in
(1+3) dimensions
Prof. V.
Balakrishnan
Smiti Mittal
AyushSachdeva
12 High-speed imaging Prof. Mahesh
Panchagnula
V. KrishiDivya
Dhakshini
Anna Mathew
Pavithra Parthiban
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DNA computing:
using DNA to solve
computational
problems
Prof. Karthik
Raman
Yoseph Daniel
G. Namasivayam
14 Graph theoretical
analysis of protein
networks
Prof. Karthik
Raman
S. V. ShanmugaBalan
S. Arjun
15 Synthesis of ionic
liquid interaction
with KMnO4
Prof. G. Ranga
Rao
Pavithra Vasudevan
V. Varsha
16 Carbon materials for
charge storage Prof. G. Ranga
Rao
Swamynathan Siva
K. Vasundhara
17 Electromagnetic
emission Prof. S. Sathyan
S.R. Riduvarshini
A. M. S. Arun Krishna
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X. RSIC 2018 PROJECT ABSTRACTS
1. Systems biology analysis of cells
Amogh D. Kadam and Arjun Pant
Prof G. K. Suraishkumar, Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT Madras and Ms. Prerna
Bhalla (Research Scholar)
Abstract
Systems biology is the computational and mathematical modelling of biological
systems. It involves the study of metabolic networks in organisms and the
interaction between components of biological systems and how these
interactions affect their functioning and behaviour. It is based on the principle
that the phenotype of a living organism is a reflection of the simultaneous
multitude of molecular interactions. It is a very unique field, bringing together–
biology, computer science, engineering, bioinformatics, physics and others – to
enable oneto determine how biological systems change over time and under
varying conditions, and to develop solutions to the world’s most pressing health
and environmental issues. The advantage of systems biology over conventional
research methods is that it enables the study of a large of amount of data part
of metabolic networks together instead of breaking it up into innumerable parts
otherwise for experimentation on each.
2. Some interesting theorems in plane geometry and theorem
verification software; real analysis
Malolan Vasu and Sparsh Sharoff
Prof. T. E. Venkata Balaji, Dept. of Mathematics, IIT Madras
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3. Smart devices and mechanisms using interesting materials
Anupama Manjunath and S. Abirami
Prof. M. S. Sivakumar, Department of Allied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Abstract
The project is based on shape memory alloys and their possible applications.
These alloys deform at low temperatures and recover their original shape on
heating. They flip back and forth between two solid crystalline structures
(martensite and austenite).
4. Green chemistry approach to synthesis of plasticizers
G. Sree Harine and Ashuthosh Bharadwaj
Dr. S. Sankararaman, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras
Abstract
Ionic liquids are considered to be polar but non-corrosive, non-volatile
substances used in industrial scale operations replacing some commonly used
volatile organic solvents. Di-n-octyl phthalate and di-n-butyl phthalate are well
known plasticizers and are manufactured from phthalic acid and the
corresponding alcohol using sulfuric acid as a catalyst using esterification.
Sulfuric acid is corrosive. The objective of the project is to develop a
methodology using ionic liquids as catalysts (replacing corrosive sulfuric acid)
for the esterification of phthalic acid. During the project the students will have
exposure to green chemistry principles and handson experience in green
organic synthesis, interpretation of NMR, IR spectroscopy and mass
spectrometry of the synthesized compounds
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5. An interesting journey of self-propelling particles
M. Priyadarshini and R. Gayathri
Prof. Dillip K. Satapathy, Dept. of Physics, IIT Madras
Abstract
In this project, we will make camphor particles of different shapes (spherical,
elliptical, star-shaped, and what not!) And observed them as they go on an
interesting journey fueled all by themselves. We will closely monitor the way the
particles propel themselves in a fluid medium and try to understand why they
move the way they do! Their journey is fun-filled, surprising and will evoke
scientific curiosity. Let's have some fun and learn some science.
6. Elementary discussion on Lorentz transformations, Lorentz group
and some applications
Ajay Uppili Arasanipillai and Vikash K
Prof. Prasanta. K .Tripathy, Dept. of Physics, IIT Madras
Abstract
An elementary discussion of Lorentz transformations, Lorentz group and some
of its applications will be covered.
7. Luminescent quantum dots
M. Sairam Vaidya and C. P. Sanchana Devaki
Prof. Edamana Prasad, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Madras
Abstract
Luminescent Quantum Dots: In this project, you will be involved in making nano
sized materials and monitoring their light emitting properties. Some of the
questions you may be asking while implementing this project are: (a) why this
materials have to be in nano size? (b) how they absorb/emit light?; (c) can we
tune the emission color from the materials?
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8. Perfect superconductivity and perfect diamagnetism in
superconductors
S. Varshini and Sruthi Sreeram
Prof. R. Nirmala, Dept. of Physics, IIT Madras
9. Anomalous diffusion: flights in a random walk
P. S. Mirudhullah and S. Aniketh
Prof. Deepika Janakiraman, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Madras
Abstract
The students will start out generating simple random walk trajectories with
introduction to noise. They will explore Brownian motion and the unusual
diffusion processes viz., sub- and superdiffusion.
They will play around with the strength of the noise and correlations in noise to
see the effect on the random walk. At this point, they will be asked to find real
life examples for the processes they have worked on so far.
With the experience they have gained, they will be asked to develop a diffusive
search strategy to find a target on a rugged potential surface using a
combination of normal and super diffusion.
10. Fun with random walks: First passage times and return times
K. S. Abhinaya and Alan Joel J
Prof. V. Balakrishnan, Department of Physics, IIT Madras
Some basic properties of simple random walks will be considered. First passage
time distribution and return time distributions will be introduced. The role of
dimensionality in deciding the recurrence property of the random walk will be
studied.
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11. Rotation groups in 2 and 3 dimensions; Lorentz group in (1+3)
dimensions
Smiti Mittal and Ayush Sachdeva
Prof. V. Balakrishnan, Department of Physics, IIT Madras
ABSTRACT:
Rotations can be studied as matrices acting on column vectors. We studied
these rotations in 2 and 3 dimensions, the explicit formula for the new vector
obtained, the properties of the groups SO(2) and SO(3), and their parameter
spaces. We studied the topological properties of these spaces. We then derived
the group homomorphism between SO (2) and SO (3) and learnt the concept of
a universal covering group. Subsequently, we examined the Lie algebra of the
generators of SO (3). This idea was expanded to the Lorentz group SO (3, 1) of
from special relativity which includes the time dimension. We derived the
commutation relations and Lie algebra of the generators of SO (3, 1). We
finished the project by reading about the relationship between these groups and
fundamental quantities like particle spin, and saw how highly abstract
mathematics could be translated into theoretical physics.
12. High-speed Imaging
V. KrishiDivya Dhakshini , Anna Mathew and Pavithra Parthiban
Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Abstract:
Imaging is the technique used to observe, analyse, and understand phenomena
which could not be perceived through the human sense of vision because they
may happen either too fast or too slow for the human eyes to observe and
register the images. For instance, we cannot clearly see what is happening
when a cracker bursts or when a water droplet falls on a surface. Similarly we
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cannot observe flowers blooming or the movement of the sun across the sky. So
we use high-speed imaging to record and observe phenomena which occur at a
very high speed and we use slow – speed imaging (time-lapse) for phenomena
which occur at a very slow speed.
13. DNA computing: using DNA to solve computational problems
Yoseph Daniel and G. Namasivayam
Prof. Karthik Raman, Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT Madras
Abstract
1. DNA computing: using DNA to solve computational problems
Students will be required to come up with the design of DNA computing
experiments to solve interesting problems. Some previous projects in the area
worked on building an index Retrieval system and even computing prime
numbers!
14. Graph theoretical analysis of protein networks
S. V. Shanmuga Balan and S. Arjun
Prof. Karthik Raman, Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT Madras
Abstract
Increasing diversity among pathogens requires more efficient drug delivery
techniques. Analysis of the protein-protein interactions of various microbes
using a graph theoretical approach can help identify the critical proteins and
hence potential drug targets. The Network X package for Python was used to
compute various centrality measures for E. coli. The proteins were removed in
the decreasing order of centrality measures and changes to the energy cost of
the organism we computed. The most important proteins were deemed to be
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the ones that increased the energy cost by a large amount. Hence, an extension
of this method can help bring a radical shift to the way drugs are produced.
15. Synthesis of ionic liquid interaction with KMnO4
Pavithra Vasudevan and V. Varsha
Prof. G. Ranga Rao, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Madras
Abstract
Synthesis of ionic liquid-modified dye materials and testing their sensing ability.
This project involves synthesis of simple ionic liquids-dye based materials and
study their sensing properties. The students will synthesize IL-dye materials,
characterize them using spectroscopic methods. They will finally test these
materials for the sensing property over a range of pH using UV-Vis spectroscopy.
16. Carbon materials for charge storage
Swamynathan Siva and K. Vasundhara
Prof. G. Ranga Rao and Malaya Kumar Sahoo, Department of Chemistry, IIT
Madras
Abstract
Carbon is versatile in its allotropes and useful properties a recent way of
obtaining carbon involves using naturally available plant sources. Carbon
produced has good conductivity and specific surface area, qualities that are
useful in charge storage applications.
Carbon that is extracted from palm is synthesized with different concentration
of KOH as an activation agent and characterized using spectroscopic methods.
Electrical properties, such as specific capacitance, and ESR are characterized
through cyclic voltammetry and galvano static charge/ discharge.
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17. Electromagnetic emission
S. R. Riduvarshini and A. M. S Arun Krishna
Prof. S. Sathyan, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
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CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
12
:15
no
on
– 2
:00
pm
LUNCH
11
:20
am
-
12
:15
no
on
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
11
.00
am
–1
1:2
0
am
TEA BREAK
10
:05
am
–
11
.00
am
Lect
ure
53
Suja
tha
Srin
ivas
an
Lect
ure
55
S.
Sat
hya
n
Lect
ure
57
M.
S. S
iva
kum
ar
Lect
ure
59
M .S
.Sri
ram
Lect
ure
61
Issa
n
Pat
ri
Lect
ure
63
Raj
esh
Nar
ayan
an
9:0
0 a
m -
9:5
5 a
m
Lect
ure
52
Suja
tha
Srin
ivas
an
Lect
ure
54
S.
Sat
hya
n
Lect
ure
56
M .
S. S
iva
kum
ar
Lect
ure
58
M .S
.Sri
ram
Lect
ure
60
Issa
n
Pat
ri
Lect
ure
62
Raj
esh
Nar
ayan
an
Day
/Dat
e
Mo
nd
ay
May
21
Tues
day
M
ay 2
2
Wed
ne
sday
May
23
Thu
rsd
ay
May
24
Frid
ay
May
25
Satu
rday
May
26
Sun
day
May
27
41
Extr
a-m
ura
l
6:0
0 p
m –
7:3
0 p
m
CLT
CLT
- M
r.
YGM
Pro
gram
me
CLT
CLT
HO
LID
AY
4:2
0 p
m –
5:1
5 p
m
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
4:0
0 p
m –
4:2
0 p
m
TEA BREAK
3:0
5 p
m –
4:0
0 p
m
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
2:0
0 p
m –
2:5
5 p
m
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
12
:15
no
on
– 2
:00
pm
LUNCH
11
:20
am
-
12
:15
no
on
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
PR
OJE
CT
INSP
IRE
Edu
Spo
rts
11
.00
am
–
11
:20
am
TEA BREAK
10
:05
am
–
11
.00
am
Lect
ure
65
V.
Bal
akri
shn
a
n
Lect
ure
67
C V
ijaya
n
Nan
o L
ab
Vis
it
Lect
ure
69
Pro
f. K
.
Man
gala
Sun
de
r
Lect
ure
71
K. M
anga
la
Sun
de
r
Lect
ure
73
Rav
i
Sh
anka
r
9:0
0 a
m -
9:5
5
am
Lect
ure
64
V. B
alak
rish
nan
Lect
ure
66
C V
ijaya
n
Nan
o L
ab V
isit
Lect
ure
68
Pro
f. K
.
Man
gala
Sun
de
r
Lect
ure
70
K. M
anga
la
Sun
der
Lect
ure
72
Rav
i
Sh
anka
r
Day
/Dat
e
Mo
nd
ay
May
28
Tues
day
May
29
Wed
ne
sday
May
30
Thu
rsd
ay
May
31
Frid
ay
Jun
1
Satu
rday
Jun
2
Sun
day
Jun
3
42
Ex
tra-
mu
ral
Stu
de
nt
pre
sen
tati
on
s
Stu
de
nt
pre
sen
tati
on
s
Val
edic
tory
Fu
nct
ion
- C
LT
6:0
0 p
m
– 7
:30
pm
4:2
0 p
m
–5:1
5 p
m
4:0
0
pm
–
TEA
BR
EAK
4:2
0 P
M
3:0
5 p
m
– 4
:00
pm
Stu
de
nt
pre
sen
tati
on
s
Stu
de
nt
pre
sen
tati
on
s
2:0
0 p
m –
2:5
5 p
m
Inte
ract
ion
wit
h C
hie
f
Gu
est
12
:15
no
on
–
2:0
0 p
m
LUNCH
11
:20
am
-
12
:15
no
on
Stu
de
nt
pre
sen
tati
on
s
Stu
de
nt
pre
sen
tati
on
s
Stu
de
nt
pre
sen
tati
on
s
11
.00
am
–1
1:2
0
am
TEA BREAK
10
:05
am
–
11
.00
am
Vis
it t
o II
TM
Her
itag
e
Cen
ter
Stu
de
nt
pre
sen
tati
on
s
Stu
de
nt
pre
sen
tati
on
s
9:0
0 a
m -
9:5
5
am
Day
/Dat
e
Mo
nd
ay
Jun
4
Mo
nd
ay
Jun
5
Mo
nd
ay
Jun
6
43
XII. RSIC 2018 TIME TABLE: SASTRA UNIVERSITY 1
8:0
0 –
19
:00
Arr
ival
at
SAST
RA
Vis
it t
o B
ig
Tem
ple
Skyw
atch
Dep
artu
re f
rom
SA
STR
A, V
isit
to
Sh
ri R
aman
uja
n H
ou
se a
nd
Mu
seu
m a
t K
um
bak
on
am
15
:15
-
17
:15
3D
Pri
nti
ng
@
FIR
ST
Vis
it t
o A
nim
al
ho
use
an
d
Ad
van
ced
Res
earc
h la
bs
15
:00
–
15
:15
TEA
14
:00
–
15
:00
Dr.
V.
Srid
har
an,
Nex
t ge
n
tech
no
logi
es
Lec-
Dem
sess
ion
s in
Ro
bo
tics
an
d,
Dro
ne
lab
s
(Drs
.
Ram
kum
ar&
Ram
pra
sad
)
13
:00
-
14
:00
LUN
CH
12
:00
-
13
:00
Dr.
Bin
du
Sim
on
, Ge
ne
tic
Engi
nee
rin
g in
Pla
nts
Dr.
An
jan
Ku
mar
Das
,
Ro
bo
tics
11
:00
-12
:00
Dr.
Kan
nan
,
Mat
hem
atic
al
mo
de
ling
Dr.
Dev
araj
,
Ro
le o
f en
ergy
sto
rage
in
bu
ildin
g
sust
ain
able
futu
re
10
:45
-
11
:00
TEA
9:4
5-1
0:4
5
Dr.
Sh
anke
r
Jha,
Th
e
pla
stic
bra
in
Dr.
C.S
.
Srin
and
an,
Glim
pse
s o
f
the
mic
rosc
op
ic
wo
rld
8:4
5-9
:45
Dr.
Vig
ne
sh,
Cri
tica
l
Thin
kin
g
Dr.
Sri
kan
th,
Nu
mb
er
theo
ry
Date
/Tim
e
3.5
.20
18
4.5
.20
18
5.5
.20
18
6.5
.20
18
44
XIII. RSIC 2018 TIME TABLE: EXTRAMURALS
S.No
Expert/Artiste
Topic / Theme
Date
Time & Venue
1. Mr. Anil
Srinivasan
Musical
Extravaganza
10/5/2018
Wednesday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
CLT, IITM
2. Dr. Ranjith
Daniels
Biodiversity of
IITM
30/5/2018
Wednesday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Chemistry-Seminar Hall, II Floor, IITM
3. Dr. Ranjith Daniels
Nature Walk 31/5/2018 Friday
5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. CLT, IITM
4. Mrs. Nikhila
Kesavan
Theatre 16/5/2018
Monday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
CLT, IITM
5. Mrs. Bharathi
Bhaskar
Talk Science and
Religion
17/5/2018
Thursday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Chemistry-Seminar Hall, II Floor, IITM
6. Dr. ChitraMadhav
an Historian
Temple Architecture
9/5/2018 Wednesday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. CLT, IITM
7. Mrs. PriyaMurali
Dance 28/5/2018 Monday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Chemistry-Seminar
Hall, II Floor, IITM
8. Mr. Sanjay Pinto
Talk on Legal Option
24/5/2018 Thursday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. CLT, IITM
9. Ms. KadambariShi
vaya
Odissi Dance (solo)
25/5/2018 Friday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. CLT, IITM
10. R. P. Shravan
‘An evening with
Shravan’ Music
Programme
1/6/2018
Monday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
CLT, IITM
11. Mrs. Vidhya Pinto
Movie Appreciation
22/5/2018 Tuesday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. CLT, IITM
12. Ms. Nikhila
Kesavan
Theatre 16/5/2018
Friday
6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
CLT, IITM
45
XIV. RSIC 2018 TIME TABLE: EDUSPORTS
RSI Chennai Summer Programme -2018
Schedule of PE Activities
May-June Instructor
Date Time (AM)
Morning Time (PM)
Evening Boys Girls
07.05.18
5:30-
5:45 Warm -up
Faizul Mathani 5:45 -
6:15
Recreational
Games
6:15 -
6:30
Cool Down and 2
mins. Meditation
08.05.18
6:15-
6:30 Warm -up
Faizul Mathani 6:30-7:00
Activities to
develop Endurance/Recr
eational games
7:00 - 7:15
Cool Down and
2 mins
Meditation
09.05.18
6:15 - 6:30
Warm -up
Hema Muthu
6:30 -
7:00
Recreational games/Muscle
strength
7:00 - 7:15
Cool Down and 2 mins
meditation
10.05.18
6:15-
6:30 Warm -up
Faizul Mathani
6:30-7:00
Cricket
(boys)/Basketb
all (Girls)
7:00 -
7:15
Cool Down and 2 mins
meditation
11.05.18
5:30- 5:45
Warm -up
Faizul Mathani 5:45 -
6:15
Activities to
develop Endurance/Agility
6:15 - 6:30
Cool Down and 2 mins. meditation
46
6:00 - 6:20
Warm Up Activities
12.05.18
6:15-
6:30
Warm Up
Activities Warm -up
Faizul Mathani 6:30-7:00
Touch Rugby
(Boys), Basketball
(Girls)
Activities to
develop Endurance/Agility
7:00 -
7:15 Cool Down
Cool Down and 2
mins. meditation
13.05.18 Sunday Holiday
14.05.18
6:15-6:30
Warm -up
Arif,
Habi-bullah
Hemalatha
and Mathini
6:30-
7:00
Activities to
develop
Speed/Assessment
7:00 - 7:15
Cool Down and
2 mins meditation
15.05.18
6:15-6:30
Warm -up
Arif, Habi-
bullah
Hemalatha
6:30-7:00
Cricket (Boys) Kho Kho (girls)
7:00 -
7:15
Cool Down and 2 mins.
meditation
16.05.18
5:30-
5:45
Warm Up
Activities
Arif,Habi
-bullah Hemalatha 5:45 -
6:15
Football (Boys),
Basketball (Girls)
6:15 -
6:30
Sit ups and Cool
Down
17.05.18
5:30 - 5:45
Warm Up Activities
Arif,Habi
-bullah Hemalatha
5:45 - 6:15
Basketball(Boys),
Touch Rugby (Girls)
6:15 -
:6:30 Cool Down
47
18.05.18
6:15-6:30
Warm -up
Arif,
Habi-bullah
Hemalatha
6:30-7:00
Activities to
develop muscular
Strength
7:00 -
7:15
Cool Down and 2 mins.
meditation
19.05.18 6:15 - 7:15
Yoga
Karu-
valagan/Arif
Hemalatha
20.05.18 Sunday Holiday
21.05.18
6:15 -
6:30
Warm Up
Activities
Karu-
valagan/
Arif
Hemalatha 6:30 -
7:00
Activities to develop
muscular
Strength
7:00 -
7:15 Cool Down
22.05.18
6:15 - 6:30
Warm Up Activities
Karu-valagan/
Arif
Hemalatha 6:30 -
7:00
Health assessment/Re
creation games
7:00 - 7:15
Cool Down
23.05.18 6:15-
7:15 Yoga
Karu-
valagan Hemalatha
24.05.18
5:30 - 5:45
Warm Up Activities
Karu-valagan
Abinaya/Mathani
5:45 -
6:15
Cricket (Boys),
Basketball(Girls)
6:15 - 6:30
Cool Down
25.05.18 6:15-
7:15
Traditional Games Lagori
(Boys), Hop Scotch(Girls)
Karu-
valagan Abinaya
48
26.05.18 6:15-
7:15
Touch Rugby
(Girls),
Basketball (Boys)
Karu-
valagan Abinaya
27.05.18 Sunday Holiday
28.05.18
6:15 -
6:30
Warm Up
Activities
Karu-valagan
Abinaya 6:30 - 7:00
Football (Boys),
Basketball (Girls)
7:00 - 7:15
Sit ups and Cool Down
29.05.18
6:15 -
6:30
Warm Up
Activities
Karu-valagan
Abinaya 6:30 -
7:00
Football (Boys),
Basketball (Girls)
7:00 -
7:15
Sit ups and
Cool Down
30.05.18 6:15-7:15
Touch Rugby
(Girls), Basketball
(Boys)
Karu-valagan
Abinaya
31.05.18 5:30 -
6:30
Traditional Games
Lahori(Girls), Football (Boys)
Karu-
valagan Abinaya
01.06.18
6:15 -
6:30
Warm Up
Activities
Karu-valagan
Abinaya 6:30 - 7:15
Cricket (Boys),
Basketball(Girls
)
7:15 -
7:30 Cool Down
02.06.18 Inspire session Mathani, Hema latha
Karuvalagan,Murugan,Arif
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XV. RSIC 2018 PHOTOGRAPHS
Professors delivering their lectures
Prof. T.E Venkata Balaji
Prof. K. Mangala Sunder
50
Prof. V. Balakrishnan
Dr. Deepika Janakiraman
51
Prof. Edamana Prasad
Prof. Mahesh V. Panchagnula
52
Prof. S. Sankararaman
Prof. G. Ranga Rao
53
Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan
Prof. L. Sriramkumar
54
Prof. S. Lakshmi Bala
Prof. C. Vijayan
55
Prof. M. S. Sivakumar
Prof. Suresh Govindarajan
56
During Saint - Gobain visit
During Sastra University visit
57
Edu Sports – Kendra Vidyalaya Ground, IIT Madras
IIT Campus Walk
58
Dignitaries at the Valedictory Function:
Dr. (Mrs.) Y. G. Parthasarathy
59
Smt. Vijayalakshmi Srivatsan
Prof. V. Balakrishnan
60
Prof. Edamana Prasad
61
Prof. V. Jagadeesh Kumar
Smt. Sheela Rajendra
62
Shri. Y. G Rajendraa
Dr. Joann P. DiGennaro
63
Prof. S. Ramakrishnan
64
65
66
67