Department Association Annual Report

A Report of Physics Association

RADIATIONS 2017-2018

The Physics association Radiations commenced its activities for the academic year 2017-2018 with the inauguration of College Council by our Chairman Honorable Justice J. Kanakaraj on July 7, 2017.

Department of Physics organized a field visit to Regional Science Centre, Tirupati on June 24, 2017. There were many exhibits and galaries with new developments in the field of science and its applications like Imaging technology, nanotechnology, biotechnology, a model of large hadron collider and many more were exhibited.

              The Department along with the Department of Mathematics and Chemistry organized Science Fest on August  23, 2017   in which   a  series  of  lectures  on  ‘ World  of  Physics -  Principles  to  applications’  , “Effective   learning  of  Mathematics” and “Applications of Chemistry in Daily life”   by  Eminent  Speakers  in  the  field  of    Mathematics, Physics  and  Chemistry were delivered.   As   a  part  of   this  event  , an  Inter school  Competition , “  Explaining concepts “  was  conducted   to provide  a  platform  for  the  students  to  exhibit  their   ability  of  understanding  basic  concepts  in  Science .Nearly  122  students  from  10  different  schools  participated  in  the   competition. The winners were awarded with cash award and consolation prizes.

On September 8, 2017, the Department organized an Intercollegiate Fest “Reverberations 2K17” in which various competitions such as Model Expo, Comic Strip, Cinemato Physics etc., were conducted. Nearly 70 students from 12 different colleges participated in this event. Dr. Lakshmi Jagannathan, Former Science Co-ordinator and Associate Professor of Physics (Retd.) instituted the Overall Championship “Shri Shesadri Memorial Trophy” and it was won by Pachaiyappas College.

The Department organized a Guest Lecture on Inner Space & Outer Space by  Dr. Srimathy Kesan, Founder, CEO Space Kidz India on September 20, 2017. The students were enlightened and empowered with her inspiring words . The UN General Assembly declares 4 to 10 October as World Space Week to celebrate the contributions of Space Science and Technology for the betterment of the society.  In this connection, Department of Physics, conducted a guest lecture on ‘Astronomy and Space Science’ by Mr. A. Prabhakaran, Astronomy Educator, Space Chennai on October 3, 2017 to develop scientific temper and to ignite the spark of curiosity in the students. On the same day the SPACE team conducted hands on activities like Safe Solar Observation, Weight on different planets, Hydro rocket launch, Air rocketry etc. The students of Departments of Basic Sciences participated in these activities under the guidance of SPACE team.

In connection with the World Space Week Celebration, the Department also organized Inter Department competitions. like poster presentation, model presentation, essay writing throughout the week to celebrate World Space Week on a grand note.

The events include Model Presentation - Model can be any satellite which has been successfully launched, Poster Presentation - on Stellar Evolution, Red Mars, Aurora Borealis, Inter Stellar Medium. Essay writing competition on the topic - The moon landing, Why explore Space, Beyond the Milky way, Stars and Navigation, Robotic Space Exploration. The following are the students won the prizes for various events.

Name of the Competition	Name of the student	Prize	Class	Date
Essay Writing	N. Vidhya	I	II B.Sc. Physics	October 4, 2017
	G. Gomathy	II	II B.Sc Maths
	G. Snegha varshini	Consolation	I B.Sc. Physics
	R. Deepika	Consolation	II B.Sc. Chemistry
	V. S. Abinaya	Consolation	II B.Sc. Chemistry
Poster Presentation	Shalini. V	I	II B.Sc. Physics	October 5, 2017
	S. Roopini Shri	II	III B.Sc Maths
	Nasreen. S	III	II B.Sc. Chemistry
	A. Shree Lakshmi	Consolation	II B.Sc. Physics
	Vidhya. N	Consolation	II B.Sc. Physics
Model Presentation	S. Nasreen. D. Evanjilin	I	II B.Sc. Chemistry	October 6, 2017
	A. Shree Lakshmi D. Dorcas Keerthana	II	II B.Sc. Physics
	Shalini.V Priyanka Soapra Queen. R	II	II B.Sc. Physics
	M. Smitha Nancy A. Shaptika Shanthi	III	II B.Sc. Physics
	Pooja. B Harsha Priya. M	Consolation	I B.Sc. Physics
	Archani. K	Consolation	II B.Sc. Maths

         To encourage the students of the Department, Dr. Lakshmi Jaganathan has instituted Shri. Srinivasan Memorial Trophy for the Best Outgoing student of the department. For this academic year, the trophy was awarded to K. Revathi of III B.Sc. Physics for her performance in academic and extracurricular activities.

To promote research activities among the students, the Department also organised one day training programme on the concepts of physics using MATLAB software on January 25, 2018 . Ms. S. Kanaka Durga, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Quaid-E-Millath Govt. College for Women was the resource person. The aim of the workshop is to create a platform for the beginners to learn a computational language and gain additional skills to face the challenges in the competitive world. Nearly 50 Students have participated in the workshop.  Six students have worked on project to solve numerical methods problems using C Programming – finding the roots using Bisection Method, Solving equations using Elimination Method, Curve Fitting to develop their interest among research activities.

The department organized a field visit to Regional Meteorological Department on January 19, 2018 to gain knowledge regarding weather forecast and instruments to recording the temperature of the particular area and satellite communication for transmitting the weather related datas to the public and prediction of cyclone formation etc. Around 40 students have visited the centre.

The Department organized a Career Guidance Programme for the students on February 6, 2018. Dr. D. Nedumaran, Associate Professor, Head, Department of Central Instrumentation & Service Laboratory, University of Madras was the speaker, who  helped the students to understand their career prospects, thereby they  can develop a career plan for their future.

The Department encourages students to attend Symposium and Conferences conducted by other Colleges to enrich their knowledge. Our students had a online video interaction with Dr. Gianluca Masi, Director, Virtual Telescope Project (part of Bellatrix Astronomical Observatory), Italy on January 30^th, 2018 related with the lunar eclipse on January 31, 2018. The 14 Students attended Special lecture on “Metallic Gases and their Applications and Societal Benefits” by Dr. Simon Pauly ”  Scientist & head, Institute for Complex material, Germany held at  Tamilnadu Science and Technology Centre on November 11, 2017. More than 30 students participated in National Symposium on Low Temperature Physics conducted by Ethiraj College for Women on February 5, 2018 and 18 students attended the National Seminar on Vibrant Trends in Physics on February 26, 2018 at Madras Christian College. Our students participated in various intercollegiate competition conducted by different colleges. G. SneghaVarshini of I B.Sc. Physics have won third prize for the event Enact-A-Scientist, N. Vidhya of II B.Sc. Physics won III prize in power point presentation at Pachaiyappa’s college. Six students have participated in State Level Inter Collegiate Quiz Competition organised by IGCAR, Kalpakam in Madras Christian College on December 8, 2017. Our Students have also presented posters and wrote essays in the aruvizhal vizha conducted by government of Tamilnadu. 18 students have participated in the Motivational lecture on “Life Towards Success” held at Saveetha Engineering College.

With these achievements, Department activities come to an end for this academic year. I take this opportunity to thank our Chairman, Managing Trustee and Correspondent and our beloved Principal for the untiring support. It is my privilege to thank all our faculty members for their dedication and hard work for the betterment of the department. I thank the Almighty God for his blessings and pray that he will continue to bless us to reach greater heights. On behalf of Radiations, I am sure that students of C.T.T.E. College for Women will expose their talents and bring success in their future.