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Young minds introduced to ‘the exciting world of science’

All ears: Participants at the CPYLS - 2007 in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

BHUBANESWAR: With students veering away to high salaried professional career right from the school level, scientists here on Thursday took the challenge to introduce talented young minds to the ‘exciting world of science’.

Scientists from the Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) presented complex science theories in lucid manner to meritorious students of CBSE, ICSE and Orissa Board.

On their part students were spell bound hearing the top scientists and latest use of science for human welfare.

Though the subject ‘Earthquake Engineering’ sounds very complex, C. V. R. Murty from IIT, Kanpur was up to the task. Prof Murty had prepared his presentation in such a colourful fashion that students enjoyed it thoroughly.

The other science subjects those were discussed included Nanotechnology for Biologist, and Engineering Molecules Via Self-Assembly and Story on Electron. Prof Murty also participated in an interactive talk on ‘How to build a successful career in science and technology’.

Students were taken in groups to laboratory of IMMT where they were shown different instruments for research activities.

This exercise was part of CSIR Programme on Youth for Leadership in Science (CPYLS 2007), which got under way on IMMT campus here from Thursday.

Introducing to CPYLS, B. K. Mishra, Director of IMMT, said the aim of the programme was to expose the young mind to the exciting world of science and encourage them to take up basic science as career.

With a large number of professional and crash courses available for students, very few were opting for basic science subjects and research, Prof Mishra said.

About 90 students, who topped in Standard 10 examination in 2006, and their guardians from all over the State came to the campus and got a chance to interact with the scientists.

“The interaction covered lectures, demonstrations, audio-visual shows and visits to the facilities and specialized equipment at IMMT,” Srikant Sharma, a scientist, said.

S. K Joshi, emeritus scientist and former Director General of CSIR, gave a lecture on the occasion.

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