Science Day Celebrations @MSCBU

 

National Science Day has been organized by the Department of Physics at Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University in the Physics seminar hall on 23rd March, 2023. Chairman PG Council Prof. Pramoda Kumar Satapathy presided over the event and gave a speech on the historical significance of National Science Day. Professor Philip W. Kuchel of the School of Life and Environmental Sciences of the University of Sydney, Australia delivered his lecture on "Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of Living Systems: NMR Studies of Red Blood Cells". In this programme, the Head of the Physics department Dr. Indrajit Naik briefed about the purpose of the day and introduced the guests. Assistant Professor of Physics R. Jytiranjan Sahu proposed vote of thanks. Departmental Professor Sushmita Kar, Associate Professor Dr. Prabhanjan Mallik, Dr. Priyadarshini Sanghamitra Sahu, Laboratory Assistant Dr. Shikrishna Mohanta made a major contribution in organizing the event. On this occasion, the wall magazine of the Physics department 'Visheshika' was inaugurated by the Chairman, PG Council. Faculty members and students of various departments of the university participated in this programme.

Science Day-2023 was also organized by the Research Club of MSCB University, Baripada in the Convention Hall Annex. The program was inaugurated by the Chairman, P. G. Council, Prof. P. K. Satapathy. The meeting started with a Welcome address by Dr Cuckoo Mahapatra, Teacher-in-charge, Research Club, where she explained the theme of this year’s Science Day “Global Science for global well-being”. Miss Sneha Nayak, 3^rd Semester M.Sc. student of Yoga and Naturopathy was felicitated during the occasion for being awarded a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh in the Make-in-Odisha Conclave for her Startup idea, “Healing through Mandala Art”. The highlight of the meeting was a deliberation by Dr Sujata Dash, Associate Professor, P. G. Dept of Computer Applications who spoke on “Big Data Analytics”.  She gave a lucid presentation on the applications of computer science in solving intricate problems in biology, chemistry and physics. Prizes were also awarded to the winners of Science Essay and Science Quiz competitions organized on the occasion of Science Day. The meeting was concluded by vote of thanks by Mrs. A. Sarada Achary, Member, Research Club and Research Scholar, P. G. Department of Zoology.