Schedule

09:00 AM – 09:30 AM: Registration
09:00 AM – 09:40 AM: Inauguration of NISER Astronomical Observatory by Director, NISER
09:40 AM – 09:50 AM: Welcome
09:50 AM – 10:00 AM: Address by Director, NISER
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM: "Stars and Life: A Journey through our Astrophysical Ecosystem" by Prof. Dibyendu Nandi,
                                                 CESSI, IISER, Kolkata
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: Tea Break
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: "Worlds Without End: Planets Around Other Stars" by Prof. Subhanjoy Mohanty,
      Imperial College London & SEPS NISER
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM: "How do astronomers search for life on exoplanets?" by Dr. Liton Majumdar, SEPS, NISER
12:20 PM – 12:40 PM: "How far away are stars and galaxies?" by Dr. Luke Robert Chamandy, SPS, NISER
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM: Lunch
02:00 PM – 02:40 PM: Space Quiz
02:40 PM – 03:00 PM: “Satellite Remote Sensing from Space” by Dr. Jayesh Goyal, SEPS, NISER
03:00 PM – 03:20 PM: "High redshift galaxies" by Dr. Nishikanta Khandai, SPS, NISER
03:20 PM – 03:40 PM: "Cosmology with Microwave Background Radiation" by Dr. Tuhin Ghosh, SPS, NISER
03:40 PM – 04:00 PM: "Touching lives while touching the Moon: India's space saga in global context" by Dr. G. Thangjam, SEPS, NISER
04:00 PM – 04:30 PM: Panel discussions on future of Indian space program and Q&A with students. Host: Astronomy club
04:30 PM – 04:40 PM: Vote of thanks
04:40 PM – 05:00 PM: Tea Break 

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