Programme |
| Monday, Feb 5, 2018 | |||||
| Workshops 1 to 7 (PGRRCDE: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, S: Second floor) | |||||
| 9.30 - 18.30 | Workshop 1 - Exploring the ultraviolet Universe with UVIT Science, observation planning and data analysis workshop (Venue : PGRRCDE, Room no: S9) | ||||
| Workshop 2 - Towards a detailed project proposal for Indian participation in the SKA: Science Requirements (Venue : PGRRCDE, Room no: S10) | |||||
| Workshop 3 - Astrophysical Jets 2018 (Venue : PGRRCDE, Room no: S11) | |||||
| Workshop 5 - Deep Learning Applications in Astronomy (Venue : PGRRCDE, Room no: S4) | |||||
| Workshop 6 - Cosmological HD & MHD simulations and data analysis techniques: solving challenges in Astronomy and Astrophysics (Venue : PGRRCDE, Room no: S5) | |||||
| Workshop 7 - Early science with the newly installed 3.6m Devasthal Optical Telescope 7 (Venue : PGRRCDE, Room no: S12) | |||||
| 19.30 | Opening Reception (Venue: OUGH) | ||||
| Tuesday, Feb 6, 2018 | |||||
| 9.30 - 11.00 | Inauguration and Presidential Address [Chairperson: Jayaram Chengalur] (Venue: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology) | ||||
| 11.00 - 11:30 | Tea Break (Venue: IICT Lawn) | ||||
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Special Lecture -Parameswaran Ajith - Einstein's Messengers (Venue: IICT Auditorium) | ||||
| 12.30 - 14:30 | Lunch Break (Venue: Near PGRRCDE, OU) | ||||
| 14:30 - 16.00 | Stars, ISM and the Galaxy 1 PGRRCDE (Room no: S1) | Extragalactic Astronomy 1 PGRRCDE (Room no: S3) | General Relativity and Cosmology 1 PGRRCDE (Room no: S11) | ||
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Tea Break | ||||
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Stars, ISM and the Galaxy 2 PGRRCDE ( Room no: S1) | Extragalactic Astronomy 2 PGRRCDE (Room no: S3) | - | ||
| 18.30 - 19.30 | Gender Equity Session (Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium) | ||||
| Wednesday, Feb 7, 2018 | |||||
| Plenary Session 1 - TIME DOMAIN ASTRONOMY [Chairperson: Shantanu Rastogi] (Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium) | |||||
| 9.30 - 11.00 | G. C. Anupama - Studies of Supernovae in the era of future large facilities | ||||
| Biswajit Paul - X-ray timing from milliseconds to decades and time resolved spectroscopy/polarimetry | |||||
| Shabnam Iyyani - Gamma ray burst: A window to the extraordinary and extreme Universe | |||||
| 11.00 - 11:30 | Tea Break | ||||
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Stars, ISM and the Galaxy 3 PGRRCDE (Room no: S1) | Extragalactic Astronomy 3 PGRRCDE (Room no: S3) | General Relativity and Cosmology 2 PGRRCDE (Room no: S11) | ||
| 13.00 - 14:30 | Lunch Break | ||||
| 14:30 - 16.00 | Stars, ISM and the Galaxy 4 PGRRCDE (Room no: S1) | - | Instrumentation and Techniques 1 PGRRCDE (Room no: S3) | ||
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Tea Break | ||||
| 17.30 | General Body Meeting (Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium) | ||||
| 19.30 - 20:30 | Banquet (Venue: Nizam Club, Saifabad) | ||||
| Thursday, Feb 8, 2018 | |||||
| Plenary Session 2 - SCIENCE WITH THE UPGRADED GMRT [Chairperson: K. S. Dwarakanath] (Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium) | |||||
| 9.30 - 11.00 | Yashwant Gupta - The upgraded GMRT: Overview and Prospects for Pulsar Studies | ||||
| Ruta Kale - Clusters of galaxies with the upgraded GMRT | |||||
| Nirupam Roy - Spectral line observations with the upgraded GMRT | |||||
| 11.00 - 11:30 | Tea Break | ||||
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Thesis Presentation I (Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium) | ||||
| 13.00 - 14:30 | Lunch Break | ||||
| 14:30 - 16.00 | Thesis Presentation II (Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium) | ||||
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Tea Break | ||||
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Sun and the Solar System 1 PGRRCDE (Room no: S1) | Extragalactic Astronomy 4 PGRRCDE (Room no: S3) | Instrumentation and Techniques 2 PGRRCDE (Room no: S11) | ||
| 18.30 - 19:30 | Public Talk - Biman Nath - A dung beetle's view of the Milky Way (Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium) | ||||
| Friday, Feb 9, 2018 | |||||
| Plenary Session 3 - GALAXIES AND THE IGM [Chairperson: Annapurni Subramanian] (Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium) | |||||
| 9.30 - 11.00 | Aseem Paranjape - Recent insights into dark halo assembly and implications for galaxy evolution | ||||
| Arunima Bannerjee - Origin of LSB galaxies:A dynamical study | |||||
| Biman Nath - Galaxies and the intergalactic medium | |||||
| 11.00 - 11:30 | Tea Break | ||||
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Sun and the Solar System 2 PGRRCDE (Room no: S1) | Extragalactic Astronomy 5 PGRRCDE (Room no: S3) | General Relativity and Cosmology 3 PGRRCDE (Room no: S11) | ||
| 13.00 - 14:30 | Lunch Break and End of Conference | ||||
| List of Posters |