Indian Physics Association

• Indian Physics Association (IPA) was founded in 1970.
  
  
• Aims and objectives of IPA are:
  
  
  • To help the advancement, dissemination and application of the knowledge of Physics;
    
    
  • To promote interaction amongst the persons, bodies, institutions (private and/or state owned) and industries interested in achieving the advancement, dissemination and application of the knowledge of physics;
    
    
  • To disseminate information in the various fields of physics by publication of bulletins, reports and newsletters, journals etc., and also arranging special programmes for students or establishing student cadres;
    
    
  • To arrange seminars, lectures, debates, panel discussions, conferences and film shows on current research topic and other topics of national and local interest pertaining to research and teaching in physics;
    
    
  • To undertake and execute all other acts as mentioned in its constitution.
  
  
  
• IPA presently has about 3,500 members spread all over India and abroad.
  
  
• IPA has 41 chapters in India and one in USA.
  
  
• IPA gives the following awards:
  
  
  • R. D. Birla Memorial Award. The award is given once in two years. It carries a citation, a medallion and an reward of Rs. 50,000.
    
    
  • S. N. Seshadri Instrumentation Award. The award is given annually and carries a citation and a reward of Rs. 20,000.
    
    
  • N. S. Satyamurthy Award for Young Scientist. This annual award carried a citation and a reward of Rs. 10,000.
    
    
  • Murali M Chugani Award for Excellence in Applied Physics. The award is given once in two years. It carries a citation, a medallion and a reward of Rs. 1,00,000.
    
    
  • Best Thesis Award. This is given in the following fields:
    
    
    • Nuclear Physics
      
      
    • Solid State Physics
      
      
    • Atomic and Molecular Physics
  
  
  
• Since 1989, IPA conducts DAE- C. V. Raman Lecture Series every year. Four eminent Indian scientists are selected from any of the following disciplines: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics. The four speakers deliver two lectures to undergraduate students in colleges in Mumbai, one in South Mumbai and another in North Mumbai.
  
  
• Since 1978, IPA has been conducting P. A. Pandya Endowment Lecture. This series is to be delivered either in IPA head quarters in Mumbai or any other chapter of IPA.
  
  
• IPA supports the National Physics Olympiad Programme for the International Participation and Indian Physics Association's nominee is one of the members of the National Steering Committee. IPA has instituted two awards of Rs. 3000, one for Best Performance in Experimental Programme and another for Best Solution for a Challenging Problem to be given at the conclusion of the Indian National Physics Olympiad Training Programme every year.
  
  
• IPA publication Physics News is published quarterly and sent to all its members as well as more than 200 libraries worldwide.
  
  
• IPA publishes Monographs and Books on various topics in Physics.
  
  
• IPA organises special seminars, symposia and workshops on topics of current interest.
  
  
• IPA sponsors National and International Conferences. These are not funded by IPA but IPA helps in getting funds from various funding agencies.
  
  
• IPA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with American Physical Society (APS) in which IPA and APS have agreed to extend reciprocal membership privileges to members of the other society.
  
  
• IPA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Institute of Physics (IOP), UK for exchange of visiting lecturers. The visiting lecturer from India will be called Homi Bhabha Visiting Lecturer where as a lecturer will be called Cockroft - Walton Visiting Lecturer. The visits will be organised in alternate years for lecturers from each country.
  
  
• IPA is a member of Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) and is represented in AAPPS.