Open house 2025

The institute is open to the general public for two days in January annually as part of petrichor's open house. Physics department also hosted a stall demonstrating simple but exciting experiments as well as detailing department academic/research activities. Indeed fun time demonstrating physics to the masses.   

Kerala Science Slam 2024

It was a great time volunteering the Kerala science slam'24 finals happened in our institute. First one of such kind of an even happened in Kerala where, researchers all across the state filtered from four regional slams presented their research ranging from graph theory to cancer research for the general public in simple and engaging manner. It was fantastic to see such a wide audience from all over the state gathering to listen science!!

Department symposium 2024

The department conducts in-house symposium annually. I was a member of the organizing committee for the 2024 (October) edition. Dr. Vijayakumar Chikkadi from IISER Pune has been the invited speaker. It was a joyful 2.5 days filled with learning beyond one's microresearch world, culminating in the fun of trekking to the Dhoni waterfalls.

Science day 2024

National science is celebrated every year by inviting young minds to the laboratories. Various experiments are demonstrated each time ensuring enthusiasm to the participating school students. Few snapshots from the 2024 science day.

ETQT 2023

We organised a three day national conference Emerging Topics in Quantum Technology with lectures by experts in various domains of quantum information and quantum technologies and enthusiastic student participation from eminent institutes across the country on November 2-4, 2023.

Science Quest - CRYSTAL 2023

Every year institute hosts week long workshop for higher secondary as well as high school students which goes by the name science quest - crystal in the memory of Prof. Valsakumar. Apart from quantum information, I am easily distracted by high voltage experiments. Few glimpse from the 2023 edition demonstrations.