Khagol Bulletin # 132 (Apr 2024) - ENG

| 16 | KHAG L | No. 132 - APRIL 2024 Welcome to... Dr Anupam Bhardwaj works on precision stellar astrophysics and the cosmic distance scale using multi-wavelength photometric and spectroscopic observations of classical pulsating variable stars. He completed his doctoral research at the University of Delhi, India, between 2012 and 2018, including a one-year studentship at the European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany. After that, Dr Bhardwaj moved to the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics and the Peking University in China for a post-doctoral fellowship from 2018 to 2020. Dr Bharadwaj held an East Asian Core Observatories Association Fellowship in 2021 at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute in South Korea. He was a Marie-Curie Fellow of the European Commission between 2021 and 2024 at the National Institute for Astrophysics, Capodimonte Observatory in Naples, Italy, before joining IUCAA as an Assistant Professor in March 2024. He was also one of the recipients of the prestigious Gruber Foundation fellowship 2020award by the International Astronomical Union. Addition to IUCAA Core Faculty SubhashreeSwain,VibhoreNegi and SnehaVaibhavPandit (CEFIPRAProject) who have joined IUCAA as post-doctoral fellows. Farewell to... KanchanSoni , Senior Research Fellow , who left IUCAA at the end of her tenure Abhishek Mohapatra and Sujaya Das Gupta, Post-Doctoral Fellows, who left IUCAA at the end of their tenure or to take up a new assignment. Colloquium 07.03.2024 Arif Babul on The Formation and Evolution of Massive Galaxies in the Cosmos and their Circumgalactic Environment. Workshop on Advancement in AGN, Galaxy, Cluster and IGM Research The first day of the workshop focused on reviewing the science of the circumgalactic medium (CGM) and IGM, including the latest A workshop on Advancements in AGN, Galaxy Cluster and IGM Research was held at the Dharamshala Campus of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh Dharamshala, H.P. from29 to 31 March 2024. The primary objective of this conference was to bring together astronomers, astrophysicists, and cosmologists, including both early-career researchers and seasoned experts interested in diverse aspects of galaxy, cluster, and intergalactic medium research. The program was structured to encourage collaboration and exchange of ideas for long- term fruitful collaboration between researchers in Institutes and Universities. All the participants presented their work and outlined f u t u re p l ans f o r impac t f u l s c i en t i f i c contributions fromthe country as a team. updates from simulations. The second day concentrated on the science of diffusematter in the Universe. The third day covered active galactic nuclei (AGN) and their environments based on multi-wavelength data and a conference summary. The conference hosted around twenty-one participants, including 11 students from the university sector. IUCAA provided financial support for this workshop. The workshop was coordinated by Hum Chand (CUHP) and Sowgat Muzahid, IUCAA.