Program

Programme  
36th Annual Meeting of Astronomical Society of India  
5 - 9, February, 2018, Osmania University, Hyderabad

Monday, Feb 5, 2018 
 Workshops 1 to 7  
(PGRRCDE: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, S: Second floor)
9.30 - 18.30Workshop 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)
19.30Opening Reception  
(Venue: OUGH)
 
  
Tuesday, Feb 6, 2018 
9.30 - 11.00Inauguration and Presidential Address [Chairperson: Jayaram Chengalur]   
(Venue: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology)
 
11.00 - 11:30Tea Break  
(Venue: IICT Lawn)
 
11:30 - 12:30Special Lecture -Parameswaran Ajith - Einstein's Messengers   
(Venue: IICT Auditorium)
 
12.30 - 14:30Lunch Break  
(Venue: Near PGRRCDE, OU)
 
14:30 - 16.00Stars, 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 - 16.30Tea Break 
16.30 - 18.00Stars, ISM and the Galaxy 2   
PGRRCDE ( Room no: S1)
Extragalactic Astronomy 2   
PGRRCDE (Room no: S3)
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18.30 - 19.30Gender 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 - 11.00G. 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 - 11:30Tea Break
11:30 - 13:00Stars, 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 - 14:30Lunch Break 
14:30 - 16.00Stars, ISM and the Galaxy 4   
PGRRCDE (Room no: S1)
-Instrumentation and Techniques 1   
PGRRCDE (Room no: S3)
  
16.00 - 16.30Tea Break 
17.30General Body Meeting   
(Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium)
 
19.30 - 20:30Banquet  
(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 - 11.00Yashwant 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 - 11:30Tea Break 
11:30 - 13:00Thesis Presentation I  
(Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium)
  
13.00 - 14:30Lunch Break 
14:30 - 16.00Thesis Presentation II  
(Venue: Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Platinum Jubilee Auditorium)
  
16.00 - 16.30Tea Break 
16.30 - 18.00Sun 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 - 19:30Public 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 - 11.00Aseem 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 - 11:30Tea Break 
11:30 - 13:00Sun 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 - 14:30Lunch Break and End of Conference 
List of Posters