Prof. Sanjeev Dhurandhar delivers a lecture in an event organized by PIC
Pune, November 24, 2018 : On 23rd November 2018, Prof Sanjeev Dhurandhar gave a talk on “Nobel Prize in Physics 2017: The Discovery of Gravitational Waves” on the platform of the Lecture Series “Crazy about Science and Technology” organised by Pune International Centre (PIC). Prof. Sanjeev Dhurandhar is Professor Emeritus at Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune. He has made significant contribution to the discovery of “Gravitational Waves”, for which Nobel Prize was won by 3 scientists from Caltech University, in the US. Prof. Dhurandhar’s group was instrumental in helping the group for the theoretical calculations and deriving signal from the noise-embedded data received from the cosmos.
During his talk he covered a wide range of scientific evolution, right from Newton’s Laws to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity to the discovery of Gravitational waves. He spoke about a pair of Black holes and the phenomenon of formation of ripples in space-time fabric when these black holes merge, a billion of light years away. He shared his experiences during his work with the Nobel award winning scientists at Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO), and called the entire discovery as a “Team Effort”. “LIGO-India will be soon set up in India, which, our Hon. Prime Minister has recently approved”, he informed. The geographical location of India, as a country, and the strong base of Theoretical Scientists in India are the main reasons to setup LIGO-India, in the coming years.
The Lecture was arranged by Pune International Centre, which is a Think-Tank of eminent people in Pune. The lecture was organised in IISER-Pune and was well attended by students, faculty members from various institutes in Pune, and PIC members. The session was chaired by Prof. Amitav Mallik, the Founder member of PIC and Prof. Sangeeta Kale, member PIC and Dean at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) worked as the convener of this event. PIC plans to hold lectures on cutting edge science and technology every two months as part of its series “Crazy for Science and Technology”. The next lecture will be on Artificial Intelligence.
