DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

REPORT 2015-16

Department of Physics celebrated National Science Day 2016. The celebration was

sponsored by, Kerala State Council for Science, technology and Environment’ and supported by

‘Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India’. The celebration consisted of an Invited

Lecture and an Inter Collegiate Science Quiz. The National Science Day was successfully

celebrated and the true spirit of observance of this important day was established.

15th February 2016 (Monday) at 1.30pm in the College Auditorium

Invited Lecture by Dr. Anu Gopinath, KUFOS Kochi

Programme Schedule (Revised)

Welcome Speech : Muhammed Abdul Hakkeem C,

Co-orinator & HoD Physics

Presidential Address: Dr. C. M. Abdul Slam,

Vice Principal

Inaugural & Keynote Address: Dr. Anu Gopinath,

Asst. Professor of Chemical Oceanography, KUFOS Kochi Topic: ‘Environmental Research; scope and Needs of the Present Scenario’.

Felicitations: Abdul Rof V, HoD Mathematics

Kum. Twinkle C Raju, College Union Chaiperson

Vote of Thanks: Sabeer V, Asst. Professor of Physics

The Programme started at 1.30pm in the college auditorium. More than 250

students and many faculty members from various departments gathered in the auditorium. The

co-ordinator Muhammed Abdul hakkeem delivered the welcome Address. He explained the

significance of Nobel Prize winning discovery of Raman Effect by C V Raman on 28th February

1928, and its connection with National Science Day. He explained the objectives of observing

National science Day. He introduced the resource person Dr. Anu Gopinath.The co-ordinator

pointed out that Dr. Anu Gopinath is the right person to be brought in front of a women

student community because she had achieved many awards and honours like Young Women

scientist Award, Common Wealth Academic Staff Fellowship in UK etc., and she had a research

experience of 36 days at Arctic pole of earth as a part of Indian Arctic Expedition 2014(Resume

attached). He opined that the observance of National Science Day helps to inculcate scientific

temper in students scientific thoughts in common people.

The vice Principal of the college Dr. C M Abdul Salam presided over the function.

He congratulated the coordinators of the programme for organizing the celebration and for

bringing an eminent researcher in front of the students. He persuaded the students to embrace

motivation from the resource person’s experiences and to dream a scientific future, and to

become an asset for the nation.

Welcome speech : Muhammed Abdul Hakkeem

Dr. Anu Gopinath formally inaugurated the function and delivered an

interesting lecture about the scope and needs environmental research, with special reference

to the Arctic Polar region. Her research experience as a part of Indian Arctic Expedition 2014

Presidential address: Dr. C M Abdul Salam

Inauguration: Dr. Anu Gopinath

triggered a great scientific enthusiasm among the students. She explained the various research

possibilities that the students from various science disciplines can do in the polar region of

earth. All students were motivated in the true spirit of scientific research, and their active

interaction after the session was the evidence for it. Thus, the programme achieved the main

objectives of the observance of National Science Day.

Mr. Abdul Rof (Head of Mathematics) and Kum. Twinkle C Raju (College

Union Chair Person) felicitated over the function. Mr. Sabeer v, Asst. Professor of Physics

delivered the Vote of thanks. The session was dispersed at 4.30 pm.

Keynote address: Dr. Anu Gopinath

Keynote address: Dr. Anu Gopinath

The audience

Inter Collegiate Science Quiz

24th February 2016, Wednesday

Time: 9.30 am

Venue: College Auditorium

As a part of national Science day celebrations, we organized an Inter

collegiate Science Quiz, purely based on science, for UG students of Arts and

Science colleges. More than seventy colleges were invited and 24 teams from

fifteen colleges participated in the event. The quiz consisted of Preliminary Round

and Final Rounds. The Preliminary round was an objective examination

comprising twenty questions for twenty minutes. Six teams securing highest

marks in the Preliminary round were selected for the Final Rounds. The

Preliminary round was conducted in the Seminar Hall. The teams qualified for the

Final Rounds are:

1) Fadiya Jesni C P & Risla Usman (MES Mampad College)

2) Rinshad P & Shahul Ameen (MES Mampad College)

3) Shirin K P & Unnimaya K S ( St. Mary’s College, Puthenangadi)

4) Vivekenand V & Sreerag K S (Ideal Arts and Science College, Cherpulassery)

5) Siddeekh Ali K & Hariprasad E G ( MES Ponnani College)

6) Nidheesh P K & Midhun P R (Govt. College, Malappuram)

The Final Rounds were conducted in the auditorium as a stage

show. The Final consisted of five rounds. The questions covered all fundamental

branches of science, from physical science and life science. The questions were

prepared by the coordinator Muhammed Abdul Hakkeem and presented by Mrs.

A K Shahina Mol, Asst. Professor of English.

Winners of Science Quiz

III Place: Rinshad P & Shahul Ameen (MES Mampad College)

II Place: Siddeekh Ali & Hariprasad EG (MES Ponnani College)

I Place: Vivekanand V & Sreerag KS ( Ideal Arts and Science College Cherpulassery)

Principal Dr. C Saidalavi handed over the Prizes and certificates to the winners.

The cash prizes were offered by the college management committee.

INVITED LECTURE

On 29-02-2016, an invited lecture was organized on the break-through discovery of

‘Gravitational waves’ by LIGO scientific collaboration. The session was handled by Mr.

Muhammed Saleem, a member of LIGO and SRF at IISER Trivandrum. The talk enlightened the

young minds towards ongoing scientific developments.

OTHER EVENTS

Mr. Muhammed Abdul Hakkeem participated in an orientation program

conducted by UGC-HRDC, University of Calicut from 04-09-2015 to 01-10-2015.