29th Annual Report (2016-17)

211 Conference Lectures/Seminars Astronomical Activities and Public Outreach Programmes Lectures by S. K. Pandey A National Conference on Signal Processing, Sustainable Energy Materials, and Astronomy and Astrophysics was organized at the School of Studies in Physics and Astrophysics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, during March 28 - 30, 2017. Is there life elsewhere in the Universe?, S.M. Chitre, CEBS, Mumbai University, Kalina. Gravitational waves, science and technology in astronomy, Ajit K. Kembhavi, IUCAA. Looking beyond Newton's laws of motion, Naresh K. Dadhich, IUCAA. Space astronomy and AstroSat, H.M. Antia, TIFR, Mumbai. Plasma physics and its flourishing Universe, Mridul Bose. Characteristics of atmospheric waves and their effect on the ambient atmosphere, Amitava Guharey. Pushpa Khare has given special lectures to M.Sc. students and taught astronomy and astrophysics. Avinash Khare has given special lectures to M.Sc. students and taught quantum mechanics. He also delivered a lecture on How to prepare for CSIR-NET exam? Indranil Chattopadyay took special classes and taught cosmology to M.Sc. students. Various astronomical activities were organized during the INSPIRE summer and winter camps. Planetarium show, sky watching programme and telescope demonstrations were organized time to time at various places. Milestones in astronomy: Our place in the Universe (2nd Shri Manek M. Patel memorial lecture), at Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya (SRV), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, October 19, 2016.