Jun 22 2024 to Jun 22 2024 11:30 a.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Dive into the electrifying world of plasma, the fourth state of matter beyond solids, liquids, and gases. Plasma, made up of ions, electrons, and neutrals, is a quasi-neutral substance where particle motion is influenced by electric and magnetic fields. This state of matter is an excellent conductor of electricity and exhibits unique collective behaviors. A combined effort of seven countries (EU as one country) in building the ITER tokamak in France is under progress, where India is a full partner. Low temperature (~ eV) plasmas with similar ion, electron and neutral temperatures can be used as an intense heat source. Such a heat source can dissociate large molecules, and hence such a plasma source is used for waste treatment. Low temperature (electrons ~ few eV, ions and neutrals ~ 0.1 eV) plasmas, where electron temperature is more than ion and neutral temperatures, are chemically very active and can be used for surface modification.

In this talk, Prof. Subroto Mukherjee will cover various aspects of plasmas and its applications, from energy to environmental solutions. This lecture is a part of RRI’s Vignyana Kathegalu, a series of popular talks on science. In collaboration with Raman Research Institute, Bangalore

Speaker

Subroto Mukherjee Senior Professor, Institute for Plasma Research Prof

Subroto Mukherjee is a Senior Professor at Institute for Plasma Research (IPR). He is currently Head – LIGO Division, and Dean of IPR. Earlier he was the Head of FCIPT Division for 12 years. He was the former Dean-Academic of IPR for 8 years when he started at IPR various academic programs such as “PhD in Engg”, “MTech in Fusion Science & Technology” and “MSc-Engg”. Prof Mukherjee has 165 peer-reviewed journal papers in various topics of plasma science & technology, 15 patents, guided 16 PhD scholars with 1 more pursing and has developed and transferred many plasma-based technologies for societal benefit. He is the 1st recipient of “BUTI Foundation Award” for outstanding contribution in plasma sciences in 2008 and is a recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation fellowship in 2001. He received the VASVIK-2016 award in the field of “Materials Engg” and was elected Fellow of the Gujarat Science Academy (FGSA) in 2016. In 2018, he was elected Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE).