29th Annual Report (2016-17)

100 VISIT OF MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER SHRI DEVENDRA PHADNAVIS The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, visited IUCAA campus on September 23, 2016. During his short stay, the Di r ec t or, a l ong wi th Ta run Souradeep and Ajit Kembhavi br i efed him about IUCAA’s involvement in LIGO-India, and the work being done in the selection of its site. (For details see Khagol, No. 108, October 2016 ) VACATION STUDENTS’ PROGRAMME The Vacation Students’ Programme (VSP), for students in their penultimate year of M.Sc. (Physics) or engineering degree coursewas heldduring May 16 to July 1, 2016. R. Srianandwas the faculty coordinator of this programme. (For details seeKhagol, No. 107, July 2016 ) 29 th ANNUAL RE PORT 2016-17