Co-curricular Activities

Year 2014-15

• Dr. Michael Lewis, Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. Louis University, USA was invited for a guest lecture on “Predicting the Strength of Arene-Arene Interactions : Applications in DNA-Intercalator Binding.

• Chemistry students attended an Interactive Session with Mr. Nick Clegg, a Liberal Democrat and Deputy Prime Minister, UK.

• Students attended an Interactive Session with the Minister for Energy and Climate Change, UK.

Year 2015-16

• Ms. Sridevi Krishnan, Assistant General Manager, Patents, Piramal Enterprises Ltd., was invited for a guest lecture on “Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), its applications and scope in the field of Research”

• Orientation session on POGIL was held by Dr. Gulshan Shaikh and Mr. Marazban Kotwal.

• Lectures on Good Laboratory Practices were held by Mr. Umashankar Verma, Marketing Executive, Borosil for F.Y., S.Y. and T.Y.B.Sc. Students.

Year 2016-17

• A lecture session on ‘The Central Science: Organic Chemistry’ by Dr. Mahesh Lakshman, Prof. of Chemistry, was held for F.Y., S.Y. and T.Y.B.Sc. students.

• Dr. Nandita Madhavan (IIT Mumbai) was invited for a guest lecture on ‘Molecular Engineering – SMALL IS BIG’

• Dr. Ruchi Anand (IIT Mumbai) conducted a lecture on ‘Macromolecular Crystallography: Photography at an atomic level’

• Dr. Arnab Bhattacharya (TIFR) was invited to give a lecture on ‘A ChemHistory of Lighting’.

• Dr. G. Ramakrishnan (SIES Institute) conducted a lecture on ‘Instrumental Analytical Chemistry and its Industrial Applications’ .

Year 2017-18

• Dr Saibal Basu, Professor and Dean (Academics), Physical and Mathematical Sciences, HBNI, Mumbai, Ex Division Head, Solid state Physics division, BARC, conducted a lecture on “Probing Materials : Journey Through A Sliding Window Of Space And Time Scales."

• Lectures on Good Laboratory Practices were held by Mr. Umashankar Verma, Marketing Executive, Borosil for F.Y., S.Y. and T.Y.B.Sc. Students.

• Dr. Ram Mohan, Wendell & Loretta Hess Professor of Chemistry, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, USA conducted a talk on "Better Living Through Green Chemistry".

• Dr. R. K. Vatsa , President ICSMB & ISMAS , Mumbai was invited to give a Career guidance lecture for students in the fields of Chemistry and Physics.

• Dr. James Wilton – Ely, a Senior Lecturer in Green Chemistry, Imperial College, London was invited for a guest lecture on “Organometallic Chemistry”. His extensive experience in the area of Co-ordination and Organometallic Chemistry proved to be of great learning and help to our Chemistry students.

• Students as an SIP activity were involved in bore-well water analysis in order to spread awareness about the quality of water that is utilized by people using the bore-well water of a particular area.

• The Department has also collaborated with various BMC schools and rural colleges to promote chemistry amongst students.

Xavier's Association of Chemistry (XAC) was founded in the year 2003. XAC aims at fostering interaction between students at different levels between themselves, faculty and eminent chemists from various other institutions. Its objective is to inculcate a deeper love and interest for chemistry. XAC was initiated by a few T.Y. students to enthuse more students to enjoy the subject beyond the classroom and laboratory. XAC gives our students opportunities to hone several skills and talents which are absolutely necessary to get holistic development as young adults.

XAC activities include an annual inter-collegiate chemistry competition which is generally in collaboration with Chemistry Club of South Mumbai Colleges (CCSMC), a conclave wherein several eminent chemists from institutions like TIFR, IIT and BARC are invited to talk to the students and share their expertise in their niche fields of chemistry. There is an annual seminar conducted at Khandala where students are trained in various soft skills apart from chemistry, so as to catalyse their holistic growth in accordance with the objectives of XAC.

Year 2019-20

The Department of Chemistry in association with Xavier’s Association of Chemistry (XAC) had organized an Industrial Visit to Jaipur during 6^th to 10^th October 2019. In all, there were about 40 T.Y.B.Sc. Students and three Chemistry faculties, Dr Pralhad Rege, Prof. Himanshu G. and Dr. Nikhila Bhat were involved in this industrial visit. During this visit three industries of Jaipur were covered, namely Saras Dairy, Paper industry- Kagzi industry and Textile industry. The main purpose of this visit was to expose students to the various practical aspects of the industry i.e., how industry functions, their work culture, troubleshooting and to bridge a gap between academics and industry, which was very much fulfilled.

Year 2016-17

The Department of Chemistry organised a 9 day Industrial Visit for FY, SY and TY students to Kerala during the Diwali vacations of 2016. The visit was a grand success with 40 students and 3 department faculties, Dr Freddy Havaldar, Dr Gulshan Shaikh and Dr Pralhad Rege, participating in this visit.

The Department of Chemistry also organised a one day Industrial Visit for FY, SY and TY students to Silvassa on 17 January 2017. The visit was a grand success with 35 students and 3 department faculties, Dr Freddy Havaldar, Dr Ashma Aggarwal and Dr Pralhad Rege, participating in this visit.

Year 2015-16

The Department of Chemistry organised a 12 day Industrial Visit for FY, SY and TY students to Shimla, Dalhousie and Amritsar during the Diwali vacations of 2015. The visit was a grand success with 40 students and 3 department faculties, Dr Freddy Havaldar, Dr Gulshan Shaikh and Dr Pralhad Rege, participating in this visit.

Year 2014-15

The Department of Chemistry organised a 12 day Industrial Visit for FY, SY and TY students to Baddi (Chandigarh), Kullu, Manali and Dharamshala during the Diwali vacations of 2014. The visit was a grand success with 75 students and 4 department faculties, Dr Freddy Havaldar, Dr Gulshan Shaikh, Dr Bonde and Dr Pralhad Rege, participating in this visit.