[nukkad] Public event at TIFR on 28 February 2006

[Kishore Menon <>]

TIFR Alumni Association (TAA) is organising a Public
Lecture on 28 February 2006

Topic              Radio Waves and the Universe
Speaker            Professor Govind Swarup, FRS
Date               Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Time & Venue       5 p.m.: Homi Bhabha Auditorium,
TIFR

Discoveries in radio astronomy have revolutionized our
understanding of the Universe such as radio galaxies,
quasars, microwave background radiation, pulsars,
molecules in space.  Recent major results from the
Ooty radio telescope and the Giant Meterwave Radio
Telescope at Narayangaon will be highlighted.  Finally
the speaker will discuss the question:  Are we alone
in our galaxy

About the speaker
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Professor Govind Swarup is the former Centre Director
of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics and the
Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope Project.  He set up a
530 meters long and 30 meters wide radio telescope
of a unique design at Ooty during 1965-1969.  During
1987-1996, he directed the design of the Giant
Meterwave Radio Telescope that was proposed by him. 
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of London and all
the national science academies in India. He has
received over 20 national and international awards.

The lecture is open to all.     

IMPORTANT
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Non TIFR members are requested to carry a photo
identity card when coming to attend the lecture. 
College ID card, voter's ID card etc will suffice.   
  



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