1975 - Annual Report

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Thirteenth Anniversary: The Thirteenth Anniversary of the Institute was celebrated on the 4th of February 1975. Hon’ble Thiru V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, Minister for Education Government of Tamil Nadu and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Institute, gave the Anniversary Address and the Director of the Institute presented the Annual Report- On that occasion the Hon'ble Minister released Matscience Reports numbered 81, 82 and 83. A one-day-symposium on ‘ Computational Methods and Numerical Analysis, was held at the Institute on January 25, 1975. H s Excellency Shri K. K. Shah inaugurated the symposium and released the book Introduction to Computers and Programming’ by Dr. K. Srinivasa Rao. (S. Viswanathan (publishers and Printers) Pvt. Ltd.) Mr. D. C. Kothari delivered the Key-note address on ‘Science and Industry'. Lectures in the symposium were delivered by Professor Alladi Ramakrishnan, M. R. Subrahmanya, R. Jagannnthan, Alladi Krishnaswami and G. N. Keshava Murthy.

Scventh Seminar in Analyaia: A Ten-day Matscience Conference entitled ‘ Seventh Seminar in Analysis’ was inaugurated by Professor K. R. Unni at Mysore on the 8th March 1975. More than 25 participants from various institutions all over India participated in the Conference. The proceedings of the conference are in the process of being published as a Matscience Report.

Seminar on Collective Phenomena in Nuclei and Solids The seminar on Collective Phenomena in Nuclei and Solids was held from 13th to 16th December 1975 at Mysore. It was inaugurated by Professor Alladi Ramakrishnan, Director, Matscience. The Seminar focussed the attention on the role of collective motion in nuclear and solid state physics and provided the required mathematical back-ground for understanding the same. About 50 participants from all over India participated in the seminar. Besides the members of the academic staff of the Institute, senior research workers lectured on various aspects relevant to the theme of the seminar. The proceedings of the seminar are in the process of being published as a Matscience Report.