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Astronomy Seminars 2004



  • A Concept for Low Cost Imaging of Extrasolar Giant Planets
  • Prof S. Chakravarty
    Center for Space Physics, Boston University
    1 July 2004, Tuesday, at 11.30 hrs.

  • Radiatively Driven Jets from TCAF Accretion Disc
  • Dr. Indranil Chattopadhyay
    Centre for Plasma Astrophysics, Leuven , Belgium
    30 June 2004, Tuesday, at 16.00 hrs.

  • The High Energy Astrophysics Program at the Naval Research Laboratory
  • Dr. Kent S. Wood
    NRL, Washington, USA
    29 June 2004, Tuesday, at 16.00 hrs.

  • Near Infrared Photometry of Young Star Clusters
  • Dr. Priya Hasan
    Osmania Univ., Hyderabad
    25 May 2004, Tuesday, at 16.00 hrs.

  • Solar Transient events & their importance for coronal heating
  • Dr. Dipankar Banerjee
    IIA, Bangalore
    11 May 2004, Tuesday, at 16.00 hrs.

  • Ultra-luminous Compact X-ray Sources
  • Dr. Alok Chandra Gupta
    HRI Allahabad
    27 April 2004, Tuesday, at 16.00 hrs.

  • Variability in the different classes of AGNs
  • Dr. V. Girish
    TPD, ISAC, Bangalore
    22 April 2004, Thursday, at 11.30 hrs.

  • Variability in the different classes of AGNs
  • Dr. Ofer Biham
    Research Inst. of Physics, Israel
    13 April 2004, Tuesday, at 16.00 hrs.

  • Master equation for reaction networks on submicron-size grains
  • Dr. Bhaswati Mookerjea
    KOSMA, Cologne University, Germany
    16 March 2004, Tuesday, at 16.00 hrs.

  • "{CI} Observational Studies of the ISM"
  • Dr. Anwesh Mazumdar
    Institute of Astronomy, K. U. Leuven, Belgium
    15 March 2004, Monday, at 11.30 hrs.

  • Asteroseismology with COROT
  • Dr. G. C. Dewangan
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
    24 Feb 2004, Tuesday, 16.00 hrs.

  • Cosmic Relativity: The fundamental theory of relativity, its implications and experimental tests
  • Dr. C. S. Unnikrishnan
    18 Feb 2004, Wednesday, 16.00hrs.

  • Nano-layered magnetic structures
  • Dr. Amitesh Paul
    Institut für Festkörperforschung, Germany
    10 Feb 2004, Tuesday, 16.00 hrs.

  • Interpretation of diemeter measurements of Mira variables: Role of water
  • Dr. Anandamayee Tej
    PRL Ahmedabad
    27 Jan 2004, Tuesday, 16.00 hrs.


  • The History of the Kerr solution
  • Prof. Roy Kerr
    16 Jan 2004

  • Self-similar solutions, critical behaviour and convergence to attractor in gravitational collapse
  • Prof. Tomohiro HARADA
    Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary, Univ of London
    13 Jan 2004, Tuesday, 11.30 hrs.