Fundamental Research Institute and Deemed University for Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science & Science Education, under the umbrella of
@DAEIndia
.
Mumbai has a Maths Circle! Led by faculty from TIFR, maths enthusiasts can meet up on Saturday afternoons at St. Xavier's College. The first session was by the ever-enthusiastic Mahan Mj who took the audience through a delightful 2000 year journey of geometry.
Prof. R. Vijayaraghavan's lab
@TIFRScience
featured in an
@IndianExpress
article about the National Quantum Mission which was approved last week. TIFR scientists are gearing up to play an important role.
@DAEIndia
@IndiaDST
Have an old t-shirt/banian/sadra at home? Here is an design for a simple, washable, face mask. No stitching required! Infographics, usage guidelines and precautions in English & Marathi below. Also at More languages soon! Let's stop the spread of
#COVID19
TIFR is delighted to announce that Prof. Shankar Ghosh,
@TIFRScience
has been awarded
@CSIR_IND
's Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for 2019 in Physical Sciences, announced at CSIR Foundation Day celebrations. Congratulations to Shankar!
(Pic. courtesy
@chaiandwhy
)
New year, new look!
Celebrating 75 years of TIFR with a new website for the Colaba campus -
Check back regularly for new science stories, details on upcoming events, our popular
@chaiandwhy
sessions and more.
Prof. Sandip Trivedi, Director, TIFR (
@TIFRScience
) and Prof. Satyajit Mayor, Centre Director, NCBS (
@NCBS_Bangalore
), have been awarded the "Vijnan Ratna Award" and 'Vijnan Bhushan Award" respectively, by the H.K. Firodia Memorial Foundation.
@DAEIndia
@TIFRH_buzz
#TIFRPeople
Congratulations to Prof. Polshettiwar for being among the 10 winners selected for the Falling Walls Breakthrough of the year 2023 in the Physical Sciences Category. And best wishes for the announcement of the Laureate on Sep 13th.
@DAEIndia
@IndiaDST
Proud winner of Falling Walls Global Call in Physical Sciences!
Honored to stand with brilliant minds from Harvard, Yale, IBM, ETH, MIT, MaxPlank.
Truly humbling & inspiring.
One step closer to
#ScienceBreakthrough
title!
@Falling_Walls
#CO2
Dr Homi Bhabha, Nobel Prize laureate C V Raman and politician, freedom-fighter and administrator, Sri Prakasa talking at Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore
#TIFRArchives
@iiscbangalore
A room full of students at TIFR interacting with the Chemistry Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan. Everyone is looking forward to his lecture this evening on his insights into ribosomes.
#TIFRVisits
Using a supercomputer, physicists
@TIFRScience
have predicted the existence of a new subatomic particle: The most strongly bound beautiful dibaryon. The work is published in
@PhysRevLett
and opens up avenues for searching heavier exotic nuclei.
@DAEIndia
We're delighted to announce the launch of a pan-institutional (TIFR centres, IISc, IndiaBioScience and other publicly funded institutions) multilingual portal CoVID-Gyan () for communicating scientifically accurate information about
#COVID19
.
N95 masks are in short supply, need to be decontaminated for reuse. After decon, do they work as well? TIFR scientists
@toshankarghosh
&
@tifrarnab
, teamed up with
@urbansciencesIN
for a compact low-cost solution to measure filtration efficiency.
@N95decon
Danish physicist Dr. Niels Bohr, Dr. Homi Bhabha, German mathematical specialist in number theory Dr. C L Siegel and industrialist J R D Tata, at a reception held at the International Colloquium on Function Theory at TIFR in 1960
#TIFRArchives
@tatatrusts
Congratulations to Prof. Basudeb Dasgupta
@TIFRScience
for winning the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) award for 2022 in the Physical Sciences Category. His work is at the interface of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.
@DAEIndia
Ankona Datta's group at
@TIFRScience
, develops a fluorescent sensor that can spatio-temporally track the cellular recycle machinery, autophagy. It can be used to screen therapeutics for diseases linked to impaired autophagy.
@DAEIndia
@IndiaDST
TIFR faculty members will present the science behind the 2021 Nobel prizes in Physics, Chemistry and Physiology/Medicine for a general audience.
Join us for a special Wednesday NSF Colloquium
@TIFRScience
on 3rd November at 4PM IST.
Live on YouTube:
Nuclear physicist and Padma Bhushan recipient, Bernard Peters in conversation with Dr.Homi Bhabha’s mother Meherbai Bhabha on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee Celebration of TIFR in 1970. Also seen J J Bhabha and others
#TIFRArchives
Group photograph of the participants: Summer School in Theoretical Physics organised by TIFR at Bangalore. In the photograph Prof. Menon, Prof. R H Dalitz, Dr. Bhabha, Prof. M Gell-Mann and others (Left to Right)
#TIFRArchives
"Most of the great practical advances in science, and, therefore, in industry, have had their origins in fundamental research, without which they would have been impossible or would have been long delayed.” - JRD Tata,
@tatatrusts
- Celebrating
#TIFRFoundationDay
June1, 1945
#InfosysPrize2022
in Life Sciences is awarded to Vidita Vaidya,
@TIFRScience
, for her fundamental contributions to understanding brain mechanisms that underlie mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, including signals engaged by the neurotransmitter serotonin...
(1/2)
Congratulations for the INSA Young Scientist Award
@TIFRScience
Alumni Dr Prerna Sharma, now a faculty member
@iiscbangalore
and Dr Dhananjay Huilgol, presently
@CSHL
Tomorrow, 30th Oct, TIFR celebrates the 50th Founder's Day, remembering the legacy of our founder & visionary Homi J. Bhabha.
On this day we present academic degrees & annual recognitions. The Founder's Day lecture will be given by
@NCRA_Outreach
's Prof. Jayaram Chengalur.
Dr. Palas Roy, a TIFR graduate from The Dasgupta Research Group, is one of the five worldwide winners of the 2018 IUPAC-Solvay Award for Young Chemists for his PhD work. He was selected from 45 applicants from across 15 countries.
@DAEIndia
#TIFRScience
An update! Starting today, I'm delighted to join the wonderfully diverse and passionate community
@HBCSE_TIFR
, the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education. As we step up to the challenges facing the world today STEM education and public engagement are going to be vital. Game on!
Prof. Ken Ono, eminent mathematician and associate director for the film "The Man Who Knew Infinity" speaking at TIFR about Ramanujan's letter containing his mathematical insights that convinced G. H. Hardy to call him to Cambridge. The rest is history.
#TIFRvisits
On Independence Day, the
@TIFRScience
security staff hoist the tricolour on the terrace in a solemn ceremony every year at 0619 AM, sunrise in Mumbai (of course, cloudy and no sun visible!) in the midst of strong monsoon winds.
The energetic
@ViditaVaidya
taking the audience through the historical roles of serotonin long before it adapted to act as a neurotransmitter in brains.
Dr.Homi Bhabha, Nobel Prize laureate C.V. Raman and Indian politician, freedom-fighter and administrator, Sri Prakasa talking at Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore
#TIFRArchives
@iiscbangalore
Outreach teams from our Colaba campus,
@NCRA_Outreach
and
@HBCSE
were in Ooty to conduct public viewing events for the
#AnnularSolarEclipse
today at the Govt Arts College & the Ooty Radio Telescope. With clear skies large crowds at both venues enjoyed a spectacular event
#scicomm
Preparations are on for TIFR's largest ever Frontiers of Science, getting ready to host 2400 students plus teachers from 120 schools. Here are some of our student volunteers laying the groundwork.
#behindthescenes
It's that time of the year again!
TIFR to conduct its annual "Frontiers of Science" event on Nov 24. School students from all backgrounds, including under-served communities, will get a tour of TIFR labs and facilities, see cool science demos and attend talks by TIFR students.
Team TIFR is all set to head out to the National Science Day event organized by
@NCRA_Outreach
at GMRT. We have 3 van loads of demo equipment and 12 enthusiastic volunteers eager to showcase some cool experiments. (Mutant fruit flies, crazy pendulums, waves of fire...)
#scicomm
"It's a big milestone in my life." - Roop Malik, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, on winning Infosys Prize 2018 in the category of Life Sciences.
#InfosysPrizeAt10
Hurry! If you're a woman MSc Physics 1st year student you can still apply for our Vigyan Vidushi (Physics) programme: the deadline is extended to 12 May!
The 2022 edition of VV physics is going to have an on-site experimental component
@HBCSE_TIFR
along with the online sessions!
@TIFRScience
is delighted to note that Prof. Deepak Dhar has been awarded the Padma Bhushan 2023. He made seminal contributions to Statistical Physics during his 38 year tenure at TIFR. Hearty congratulations to Professor Dhar!
@DAEIndia
@IISERPune
1/2
A jam-packed audience at TIFR listening to distinguished physicist Prof. Ashoke Sen speaking on gravitational radiation emitted by violent explosions or collisions in the Universe.
Remembering Bibha Chowdhuri, the first woman scientist at TIFR and a prominent figure in High Energy Physics. The
@IAU_org
even named a star after her.
#WomenInSTEM
Founder's Day: Join us online at 2 pm TODAY as we pay homage to our founding director Dr. Homi J Bhabha on his birth anniversary. Events: Director's address, convocation ceremony, academic awards, public lecture and 25 years service medals to TIFR staff.
#InfosysPrize2022
in Physical Sciences is awarded to Nissim Kanekar,
@TIFRScience
, for his study of galaxies in an era, the so-called “high noon” period, in which stars were being formed at a maximum rate.
Chemical Biology and Molecular Imaging group, ,
@TIFRScience
report novel cell-permeable sensors that can image lipid dynamics in living cells and detect a signaling lipid implicated in cancers.
@DAEIndia
A unique exhibition of science-based sculptures, “Sculpting Science: An Experiment in Art”, by Sukant Saran is being organized to celebrate the Foundation Day of
@TIFRScience
June 1-10, 10 am to 5 pm
Inauguration by Mr Adi H. Jehangir, Chairman
@JehangirArt
on June 1 at 10.30 am
Danish physicist Dr. Niels Bohr, Dr. Homi Bhabha, German mathematical specialist in number theory Dr. C L Siegel and industrialist J R D Tata, at a reception held at the International Colloquium on Function Theory at TIFR in 1960
#TIFRArchives
@tatatrusts
Good morning Mumbai! All through the night volunteers have made the preparations for the science day celebrations at the TIFR Colaba campus. Looks empty now, should be buzzing with activity very soon!
#scicomm
Prof. R. Vijayaraghavan of
@TIFRScience
will be presenting two talks on Quantum Computing in a webinar series organized by HBNI. Today's talk titled "What is a quantum computer and what can it do?" will be live streamed at 4.30 pm:
@DAEIndia
@IndiaDST
Dr.Bhabha talking to Danish physicist Niels Bohr during the International Colloquium on Function Theory at TIFR in 1960. His contributions to atomic structure and quantum theory won him the Nobel Prize. He was also a philosopher and promoter of scientific research
#TIFRArchives
Dear responsible citizens,
All of our public talks and
@chaiandwhy
sessions are available online,
So get yourself charged with science while you practice
#SocialDistancing
in this quarantine.
Many labs in TIFR are actively working on various aspects of research related to COVID-19 like testing efficiency of masks , simulating the spread of the disease and more
The next generation of talented Indian Scientists - Kudos to TIFR Centre dedicated to Science Education
@HBCSE_TIFR
for training these young minds and also for their stellar results at the International Physics Olympiad
@IndiaDST
@DAEIndia
India has topped the medals tally at the International Physics Olympiad held @ Lisbon,
#Portugal
from 21-28 July with FIVE GOLDS for five students! Congrats to the students: Pawan Goyal, Lay Jain, Siddharth Tiwari, Bhaskar Gupta & Nishant Abhangi!
#IPhO2018
#TeamIndia
#Gold
Group photograph of the participants: Summer School in Theoretical Physics organised by TIFR at Bangalore. In the photograph Prof. Menon, Prof. R.H. Dalitz, Dr. Bhabha, Prof. M. Gell-Mann and others (Left to Right)
#TIFRArchives
Jyotishman Dasgupta's group at
@TIFRScience
shows that reactivity of styrene, an important reagent in polymer industry can be transformed to oxidised products controllably using Nanocages in water. Green and sustainable chemistry at work!
@DAEIndia
Happy
#NationalScienceDay
! Here is a glimpse of science bringing smiles to public at the TIFR Colaba campus celebrations that were held last Sunday.
#scicomm
This is also the largest "Frontiers of Science" we've ever organized. A total of 2400 students and teachers will attend the event and about 400 TIFR volunteers will engage with them to show 44 science labs and facilities across the campus.
#scicomm
Profs Ullas Kolthur-Seetharam
@UllasKolthur
and Sandip Juneja led the NITI Aayog-BMC-TIFR sero-prevalence study in Mumbai. Here are the intial reports from the
@mybmc
TIFR scientists, in collaboration with IISER Pune and
@iiscbangalore
, discover how the liver controls fat flow into the blood using Kinesin. The work also has significance for transport of hepatitis-C virus inside liver cells
@DAEIndia
@IndiaDST
#TIFRSci
Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan delivered a riveting talk at TIFR on the long journey of cracking the structure and functioning of the ribosome, a fundamental machinery of life.
#TIFRTalks
Carrying out organic reactions in water will be a major step towards green synthesis of chemicals. At TIFR Mumbai, Jyotishman Dasgupta's group has demonstrated a photochemical analogue of the classical Glaser coupling in water triggered by visible light
Dr. Bhabha showing the model of Atomic Research Centre at Trombay to Dr. Rajendra Prasad during his visit to Trombay. Dr. Rajendra Prasad is accompanied by his two grandchildren
#TIFRArchives
A special colloquium by Prof. Ullas Kolthur and Prof. Sandeep Juneja to discuss the latest results on the sero-survey carried out by
@NITIAayog
,
@mybmc
,
@TIFRScience
and partner organizations in the Mumbai area.
Aug 7 at 3 pm live on
@DAEIndia
@PMOIndia
Ankona Datta's group at TIFR reports new molecules which can remove excess Copper from living systems with high selectivity. These molecules can be developed into therapeutics for treating Alzheimer's and Wilson's disease.
@DAEIndia
@IndiaDST
#TIFRScience
The Institute first began functioning in 1945 at the Cosmic Ray Research Unit of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and moved to Bombay the same year. Here is an experimental set up in the Tritium Laboratory used for cosmic ray experiments in TIFR
#TIFRArchives
From the depths of the subatomic to the breadth of cosmological - explore our Universe at the beautiful online exhibition by Cosmic Zoom at .
Register at for guided online tours.
@ictstifr
@ZoomCosmic
Veronica Rodrigues, neuro/developmental/microbiologist, born in Nairobi & educated in Dublin and Mumbai. Offered permanent faculty position by
@TIFRScience
while still a grad student there. Pioneer of chemosensory bio in Drosophila olfaction and olfactory development
#WomeninSTEM
The Institute first began functioning in 1945 at the Cosmic Ray Research Unit of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and moved to Bombay the same year. Here is an experimental set up in the Tritium Laboratory used for cosmic ray experiments in TIFR
#TIFRArchives
Don't forget, fun with magnets at today's session, here are some preps for a "magnetic accelerator" (sometimes called a Gauss gun). Need slo-mo to really see what happens, even with just 3 magnets!
11 AM IST: Zoom link at
#scicomm
The Superconductivity Lab
@TIFRScience
invalidates the conventional view of Cooper pairing in very thin superconducting films with strong disorder; Cooper pairs can continue to survive even after superconductivity is destroyed by phase fluctuations.
New research from
@TIFRScience
provides exciting evidence that the neurotransmitter serotonin can directly influence neuronal powerplants, thus impacting the manner in which neurons grapple with stress.
@DAEIndia
@IndiaDST
@TIFRScience
was privileged to host Prof. Stephen Hawking as a Distinguished Sarojini Damodaran International Fellow during Strings 2001 where he gave science talks and a public lecture on "The Universe in a Nutshell" - Picture in TIFR Lawns with Profs Ed Witten and David Gross
Prof. Jayant Narlikar of
@IUCAApune
shares his thoughts on how the graduate school can be made more enjoyable.
Prof. Rohini Godbole of
@iiscbangalore
highlights the pressing issue of gender balance.
#TIFRGS50
Work in Computer Science and Technology started in 1954. Here is an operator drawing a picture on CDC-3600 computer system in TIFR with graph pen and touch screen facilities
#TIFRArchives
"Life is your Lab!", says Vinita Navalkar addressing 800 school students on how to become a scientist and sharing her journey of becoming one.
#scicomm
#FrontiersofScience
Prof. Ngô Bảo Châu, Mathematics Fields medalist speaking at TIFR on "Hitchin morphism for higher dimensional varieties". He is visiting TIFR for the flagship International Mathematics Colloquium which has gathered experts from across the world.
#TIFRVisits
Public Lecture by Prof. Ali Yazdani
Director, Princeton Centre for Complex Materials,
Princeton University, U.S.A
"Peering into the
secret life of Electrons"
10th January 2023 (Tuesday)
at 6 pm
Homi Bhabha Auditorium, TIFR Colaba, Mumbai
ENTRY IS FREE. BRING PHOTO ID.
Our 75th year celebrations begin with
#VigyanVidushi
a physics summer school for MSc level women students, with six public lectures that will be livestreamed. Starts with a bang today with Poonam Chandra
@NCRA_Outreach
- "Explosive demise of massive stars”