On the occasion of the United Nations International Day for Women and Girls in Science, the Public Outreach and Education Committee in association with the Working Group on Gender Equity of the Astronomical Society of India is pleased to present the first lecture in our new series focussing on Women in Astronomy. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Seetha, a former Director of the Space Science Program Office at ISRO HQ, who will speak about her engagement with various ISRO space science missions and her journey as a scientist. Relevant details about the lecture and a poster is attached for wide dissemination within your organizations and to the public through your social media channels.
Lecture: Space Science in ISRO and my own Journey
Dr. Seetha, S.
Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru
1200 - 1300 HRS IST, Saturday, 11 February, 2023, Online Everywhere
YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/live/n5HGMi7W9xc
About the Lecture
ISRO has achieved major milestones in the field of Space Science over the last 50 years. Starting from experiments flown on rockets, ISRO has dedicated satellite missions for planetary science, space astronomy and solar studies. Use of these space platforms for astronomy has contributed to observations in new wavelength bands primarily in the UV and X-ray wavebands. This has led to the capability within the country to develop, test and qualify for space operation, optics and detectors in these bands. This talk will highlight some of the major milestones and my own engagement is several of them.
About the Speaker
Dr. Seetha superannuated from the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre as an Outstanding Scientist in January 2019 and is currently an Emeritus Scientist at Raman Research Institute. She was the Principal Investigator of AstroSat – India’s first dedicated space astronomy mission and has made significant contributions to the study of variable stars using x-ray and optical bands. Dr. Seetha has played a key role in the development of space science instrumentation for Indian satellite missions. She has over 80 publications in refereed journals, and has guided 5 students for their PhD. Dr. Seetha has been the recipient of several awards, including the best woman scientist award from the Astronautical Society of India and the Zubin Kembhavi award - as part of team AstroSat - from the Astronomical Society of India.
Dibyendu Nandi
Chairperson, Public Outreach and Education Committee, ASI
Attachment: Poster of Lecture
