Science Come Alive

This special issue of Brainwave has been produced in collaboration with scientists from National Chemical Laboratory. The NCL is a research organisation under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Set up around the time that India became independent, NCL boasts excellent research facilities and scientific expertise. What makes NCL special, though, is that its scientists take a keen interest in reaching out to students. That is why in July 2008, they started the Exciting Science Group (ESG). This outreach programme blends natural inquisitiveness into demonstrations and workshops to make science come alive. And before they know it, students are enjoying science without being taught! The ESG has grown to include scientists from NCL and faculty from IISER Pune.
The Exciting Science Group holds interactive talks on Sundays at 10am the NCL Campus. You can register with the ESG for free at www.excitingscience.org/ To celebrate the International Year of Chemistry, NCL holds workshops on Saturdays (from 8am to noon) where students can interact with scientists and do experiments specially designed for them. Register at www.excitingscience.org/iyc2011 If you have any questions about the Exciting Science Group, contact Ms. Bhakti Dhamdhere at outreach@excitingscience.org You can also get on NCLs mailing list for updates about the talks, registration dates, etc.

Artwork: Somesh Kumar

Thanks to our special guest advisors for this issue:

Dr. BLV Prasad, Dr. Guruswamy Kumaraswamy, Dr. Magesh Nandgopal, Dr. Mrityunjoy Kar, Dr. Neelanjana Sengupta, Dr. Rahul Banerjee, Dr. Sayam Sen Gupta, Dr. Kumar Vanka, Dr. S Sivaram, Sohini Maitra and Wafia Masih from the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune; and Sowmya Rajendran.

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