REPORT - Indian Institute of Technology Madras · INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS, CHENNAI April 25- June 06, 2018 ... Each student was assigned a mentor for his or her project

RESEARCH SCIENCE INITIATIVE CHENNAI (RSIC)

SUMMER PROGRAMME-2018

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY

PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SCHOOLS, CHENNAI

AND

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS, CHENNAI

April 25- June 06, 2018

Participants of RSI Chennai Summer Programme 2018

REPORT

CONTENTS Page

I. RSIC OFFICE – BEARERS 2

II. INTRODUCTION TO RSIC & ITS BASIC OBJECTIVES 4

III. ABOUT THE SCIENCES 6

IV. SUMMARY OF RSIC 2018 ACTIVITIES 12

V. BOOKS ACQUIRED FOR THE PROGRAMME 15

VI. RSIC 2018 STUDENTS 20

VII. RSIC 2018 LECTURERS 23

VIII. RSIC 2018 EXTRAMURALS 25

IX. RSIC 2018 STUDENTS, MENTORS & PROJECT TITLES 26

X. RSIC 2018 PROJECT ABSTRACTS 28

XI. RSIC 2018 TIME-TABLE : IIT MADRAS 36

XII. RSIC 2018 TIME-TABLE : SASTRA UNIVERSITY 43

XIII. RSIC 2018 TIME-TABLE : EXTRAMURALS 44

XIV. RSIC 2018 TIME-TABLE : EDU SPORTS 45

XV. PHOTOGRAPHS 49

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I. RSIC OFFICE - BEARERS

Chief Patrons

Dr. (Mrs.) Y. G. Parthasarathy

Prof. M. S. Ananth (Former Director, IITM)

Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi (Director, IITM)

Overseas Patron

Dr. Joann P. DiGennaro,

President, Center for Excellence in Education, McLean

VA, USA

Patrons

Prof. M. S. Swaminathan

Prof. C. S. Seshadri

Prof. R. Sethuraman

Mr. K. V. Rangaswami

Mr. R. Seshasayee

Mr. Gopal Srinivasan

Mr. B. Santhanam

Chief Co-ordinator

Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Srivatsan

Chairmen

Prof. V. Balakrishnan

Prof. K. Mangala Sunder

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Members

Prof. V. Balaji

Prof. P. Gautam

Prof. C. Pandu Rangan

Prof. Edamana Prasad

Mr. Y. G. Rajendraa

Prof. R. Ramanujam

Mrs. Sheela Rajendra

Prof. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam

Prof. Srinivasa Chakravarthy

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II. INTRODUCTION TO RSIC & ITS BASIC OBJECTIVES

The state of science education in India needs deep introspection. In order to

ensure that our country takes its rightful place at the forefront of the

knowledge-based society of the future, we need to clearly identify, encourage

and nurture the scientific temper in our school children.

The Research Science Initiative Chennai (RSIC) started as one such

endeavor in 2009 and continues to fulfill, in a modest yet serious way, some of

these needs. It is associated with, and partially modelled on, an on-going

programme in the USA, the Research Science Institute, that is sponsored by the

Center for Excellence in Education based in McLean, Virginia, and run in

collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. RSI (USA) is an

annual programme in which 80 students who have just graduated from high

school are selected and spend six weeks in an intensive research programme in

MIT under the guidance of mentors who are established scientists and their

research students. The participants are required to submit a project report at

the conclusion of the programme. The programme is fully residential, and is

multi-faceted, including lectures on sciences and other subjects as well as a few

value-based extra-curricular activities, over and above the project undertaken

by each student.

The Summer Programme of Research Science Initiative Chennai (RSIC)

was envisaged along similar lines, but with some significant differences, owing

to the different circumstances prevailing here. The programme is organized

under the auspices of the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) Group of

Schools, with Dr. (Mrs.) Y. G. Parthasarathy, Padma Shri Awardee, Dean &

Director, PSBB Schools, and Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, Indian Institute

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of Technology Madras, (IITM) as the Chief Patrons. It is run at the IIT Madras in

collaboration with SASTRA University, Thanjavur. Other patrons of RSIC are

Prof. M. S. Ananth, former Director, IITM (2001–2011), Padma Vibhushan Prof.

M. S. Swaminathan, Chairman, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation,

(MSSRF), Prof. C. S. Seshadri, Former Director, Chennai Mathematical Institute,

(CMI), Prof. R. Sethuraman, Vice-Chancellor, SASTRA University, as well as Mr.

K. V. Rangaswami (Larsen-Toubro), Mr. R. Seshasayee (Ashok Leyland), Mr.

Gopal Srinivasasn (TVS Electronics), and Mr. B. Santhanam (Saint Gobain

Glass). The Summer Programme is conducted every year by a Governing

Council comprising mainly of academics from IITM, but faculty from the

Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), CMI, Anna University and SASTRA

University also contribute to lectures. Senior administrators from PSBB Schools

help in administering the program on a day-to-day basis.

The Summer Programme in 2018 (SP2018) was, like the previous years,

aimed at exceptionally bright students who had completed Std. XI and were on

the threshold of Std. XII in the summer of 2018. The students were provided

free lodging and boarding for the programme, as well as a stipend. There were

no minimum marks or credits for participation in the programme, nor was the

programme intended to be any sort of tuition course for any examination or

entrance test. The aim was to channelize the interest, energy and enthusiasm of

bright children in an appropriate direction with the help and guidance of experts

active in the subjects concerned. The students selected were required to

participate in SP 2018 in its entirety.

The focus of SP 2018 was on basic sciences, namely, Mathematics, Physics,

Chemistry and Biology, as well as other interface and interdisciplinary areas

based on, or bridging, these subjects. The programme was meant to impress on

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young minds the essential unity of the sciences and the close links and inter-

relationships between its different parts, It comprised

a) visits to laboratories and institutions of special interest;

b) special lectures by distinguished scientists; and

c) project by each student as a significant component of SP 2018.

Each student was assigned a mentor for his or her project work. A project

report written by the student was submitted at the end of the programme, and

each student made a short presentation based on his or her work.

III. ABOUT THE SCIENCES

Mathematics has been termed the ‘Queen of the Sciences’. It has been

the inspiration for the systematic investigation of the physical universe. It is

without doubt the cornerstone of all the quantitative sciences. It is no

exaggeration to say that mathematics has played a vital role in shaping the

modern world. Skyscrapers, satellites, jetliners power stations, computers and

the Internet are not possible without the application of fairly sophisticated

mathematics to solve very complex sets of problems.

Computer Science is a relatively new discipline. In its modern form, its

origin dates back to the 1940s, but progress has been incredibly swift. Although

computer science has existed as a subject in its own right for only a few

decades, several landmarks have already been crossed. Perhaps the most

notable and far-reaching of these have been the introduction of the personal

computer in the early years and the development of tablets and smart mobile

phones in the present decade. They have enabled the availability of

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considerable computing power and sophisticated software in a compact and

relatively inexpensive form for millions of people throughout the globe. Before

our very eyes, so many aspects of daily life have been made far more efficient

by the networking of computers - for instance, the functioning of ticket

counters, banks, libraries, hospitals, and so on. The World Wide Web and the

Internet, together with technological advances such as hand-held computers

and the Global Positioning System, have already given the world of the 21st

century a shape that could not have been dreamt of even 25 or 30 years ago.

Right from the beginning, computer science has relied heavily on

mathematics – in particular, on certain branches of discrete mathematics such

as graph theory and combinatorics. Computer science is constantly in the

search for better and faster ways of computing, i.e., for better algorithms to

carry out complicated computing tasks. In pursuing this search, computer

science has to go deep into areas of mathematics that would have been

regarded as extremely abstract in an earlier era. Until recently, questions such

as, “What is really meant by learning?” were in the realm of philosophy. They

are now addressed in a precise and mathematical way in computer science.

Moreover, the answers to such questions have an immediate application in the

design and capabilities of modern computers. New areas such as algorithmic

complexity theory, machine learning, artificial intelligence etc. have thus come

into existence, bridging abstract mathematics and computer science.

It is very desirable to bring out, at an early stage, the close and mutually

helpful relationship between mathematics and computer science. This has

dictated the choice of the topics touched upon in the course; these are not

necessarily the ones covered in the standard school curriculum at this level. The

fundamentals of the various areas involved have to be presented in a suitably

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coordinated manner. Special attention has to be paid to putting them in proper

perspective. The approach to framing mathematical problems correctly and to

solving them has also to be emphasized.

Physics is the most basic science of all the natural sciences. It is the

subject in which the very foundations of modern scientific method were laid–

namely, the respective roles of observation, hypothesis, experiment, deduction,

analysis, prediction and generalization. Its laws have been extended to cover

the widest ranges of physical parameters. Its experimental techniques have

reached the highest levels of precision. It is also the subject in which the

application of mathematics has been the greatest in both extent and depth. In

considering the deep problems of natural universe, physics has attained a level

of abstraction that is the highest among all the sciences. At the same time its

discoveries have been translated into inventions and technologies in a fashion

that has literally made the modern world. To mention just two examples that we

now take for granted: electric power and the internal combustion engine have

only been made possible by an understanding of the laws of electromagnetism

and thermodynamics, respectively.

Chemistry has an arguably longer history than physics. The origins of its

modern version go back to important discoveries made in the 18th and 19th

centuries. These discoveries not only established fundamental physical

principles such as the law of conservation of matter and the laws of

thermodynamics, but also provided the firmest experimental basis for one of

most basic of all facts of nature, namely, that matter is made up of atoms.

Since then chemistry has come a long way, having reached a mature stage in

which several of the great unifying principles of the subject have been

established firmly. If physics has provided the principles that can be harnessed

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to drive the great engines of the industrial world, chemistry has provided the

wealth of material to operate these engines and run the world, as we know it.

From fuels to fertilizers to pharmaceuticals and plastics there is practically no

aspect of today's world that is not directly and intimately dependent on the

application of chemistry.

As one might expect of sciences that have seen a great deal of

development, both physics and chemistry have cut across the traditional

barriers between disciplines. They now deal with problems in a whole host of

subjects, ranging from cosmology and geology to ecology and biology. On the

one hand, there is this ever-increasing diversity in the scope of applications of

physics and chemistry; while, on the other hand, fundamental problems in

these subjects themselves are being probed at deeper levels. For instance, one of

the most important current quests in physics is the so-called unification of all

the fundamental forces of nature. Likewise, current research in chemistry seeks

to understand in detail the quantum mechanical behaviour of atoms and

molecules. Modern experimental techniques (including ultra-fast electronics,

lasers and high performance digital computers) are making it possible to study

even extremely fast chemical reactions (occurring in femtoseconds) in ‘real

time’. And of course physics and chemistry themselves meet and intermingle on

several fronts.

It is one of the main objectives of this course to bring out all these

features, including the deep-seated unity of physics and chemistry. This should

give the students a unique perspective that would help them understand the

fundamental unifying principles on which the subjects rest. The choice of topics

was made accordingly.

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Biology has seen spectacular advances in recent years. New discoveries

continue to be made at an ever-increasing rate. There is good reason to believe

that the 21st century will be ‘the century of biology’, just as the 20th century was

largely dominated by progress in the physical sciences. Strong indications of this

trend are already in sight. Even technical matters such as genetic engineering,

gene therapy, cloning, immune response, DNA fingerprinting, etc., have almost

become part of our everyday vocabulary. More than in any other science,

advances in the biosciences have begun to affect the daily lives of large sections

of the population. Besides having a profound impact on human health and

medicine, they have also raised many fundamental questions of a legal, ethical,

sociological and cultural nature.

This aspect of biological research, too, is certain to become more and

more significant in the years to come.

In its early days, biology was concerned mainly with the systematic

classification of the bewildering variety of animal and plant life found on this

earth - e.g., according to phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. Even

today, there is a popular misconception that biology consists of ‘just’ botany

and zoology, and that these in turn mostly involve giving scientific names to

different life forms. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Even in its so-called

‘classical’ form, biology has gone a very long way beyond the stage of mere

classification. A number of basic principles and common mechanisms have been

identified and understood at some level. Then there is the whole subject of

molecular biology and its ramifications, seeking to understand most, if not all,

biological phenomena at the ultimate level of the chemistry and physics of

molecules. Much of all this has been made possible by dramatic advances in

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experimental techniques - for instance, large molecules can now be isolated,

examined, manipulated, cut and joined together, etc.

A prominent indication of the maturity of a science is the emergence of

different ‘philosophical’ approaches to it. In this sense, biology has reached a

degree of maturity: there is a lively and on-going argument between two broad

schools of thought among biologists. There are those who advocate the fully

‘reductionist’ approach of molecular biology towards all the problems of biology.

And there are those who believe that the ‘holistic’ approach of classical biology

is not only still useful in many cases, but is also the only one that will solve

certain classes of problems. As in many of these situations, progress is most

likely to occur as a result of attacking problems using all possible approaches -

the natural evolution of the subject itself will probably settle much of this

debate! Be that as it may, it is quite clear that the understanding of whole

classes of biological phenomena at the basic level of molecular chemistry will be

a primary goal in the near future.

Two aspects therefore become very important for every student of life

sciences and related disciplines (including the medical sciences). The first one is

to gain some familiarity with general principles behind in the latest advances in

this rapidly growing field. This should include some exposure to related issues

such as biohazards and biosafety. The second aspect is to strive towards an

understanding of the fundamental basis of biological phenomena at the level of

molecular level, and therefore, chemistry. These considerations have dictated the

choice of topics covered under the biosciences.

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IV. SUMMARY OF RSIC 2018 ACTIVITIES

The programme consisted of 73 regular lectures in mathematics, physics,

chemistry, biology, computer science and related topics, each being

approximately 50 minutes long; and 12 extramural lectures on arts, drama,

music and the environment. Sessions were also devoted to group discussions,

project work and library work. A set of popular science books was made

available throughout the programme to kindle the students’ interest.

Scientists from various institutions were involved in the lectures and

special lectures. The institutions which were involved in RSIC SP 2018 were IIT

Madras, Anna University, SASTRA University, CMI and IMSc. Boarding and

lodging arrangements for the students and the supervising teachers were

provided at IIT Madras during the programme. The institute has a well-equipped

library with modern search and retrieval facilities and access was provided to

students. Emergency medical facilities were also available to students.

The programme started on April 25, 2018 and ended on June 6, 2018. A

total of 35 students participated, of whom 17 were boys and 18 were girls, from

24 different schools. Two teachers from the PSBB group of schools were in

residence full-time in the hostels to look after the students. For the first 10 days

the students attended the lecture programme as day-scholars, and then spent 3

days in SASTRA University (situated about 320 km south of Chennai in

Thanjavur District).

Students were accommodated in their respective hostel rooms from May

7 onwards. The programme in 2018 ran for a period of 6 weeks. They were

allowed to go home on Saturday evenings and were instructed to be back on

campus by Sunday evening, so that the programme could run as per schedule

on Monday mornings.

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Extramural Lectures, held in the Central Lecture Theatre and Chemistry

Seminar Hall, IIT Madras, inculcated a spirit of wonder and cultural pride in

students. Early–morning yoga sessions, fun sports and regional games like kho-

kho and kabbadi in the Edusports segment made the programme holistic. Apart

from this the students were required to do a project. The student lecture, lab

and projects sessions ran from 9.00 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. with a sufficient number

of breaks. During their visit to SASTRA University, students stayed in the

University campus where they explored the various facets of experimental

science in labs and lecture theatres. A few lab visits at IIT Madras where also

arranged.

The students were paired up and project mentors were alloted based on

their areas of interest at the start of the programme. Their projects began on

May 7, 2018 and continued till the penultimate day of the programme. This

permitted the students to have a slightly longer interaction with their mentors

than in previous years. They were given the equivalent of about 29 days to do

their project work, and each pair of students was asked to give a 20-minute

project presentation along with a concise written report. Mentors, based on their

availability in Chennai, also attended the presentations. The programme

concluded with a Valedictory Function on June 06, 2018 in the CLT, IIT Madras.

This attracted a large turnout comprising students, their parents and well-

wishers, professors, projects mentors, alumni of previous RSIC programmes,

representatives of the media, representatives of the Governing Council of the

RSIC and several other dignitaries. Prof. S. Ramakrishnan, Deputy Director,

IISc Bangalore, was the Guest of Honour for the Valedictory function and

addressed the students and all attendees.

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No programme is complete without feedback. Each student was asked to

give a specific written feedback on the entire programme and its format, its

strengths, drawbacks and suggestions for improvement. This was collected by

the representatives of PSBB Schools and passed on to the organizers and

mentors subsequently. Without exception, every student expressed great

happiness and satisfaction with the programme. Several suggested innovative

improvements for future sessions. Alumni groups spanning the last 8 years,

from RSIC-2010 to RSIC-2017, have been formed with all the participants in the

programme. They were invited to attend the lectures and functions of RSIC SP

2018. Numerous e-mail discussions continue to this day. A large majority of the

RSIC students have chosen to pursue higher studies in science and technology

in India and abroad since then, which brings credit to the programme and

proves that objective learning enables bright young students to make their own

choices independent of market forces and business environments. It is hoped

that the efforts of RSIC in IIT Madras will be replicated in many places

throughout India and that a lot of bright young children and their well-informed

parents will help in enhancing the quality of basic science research in india in

the future. RSIC has so far had substantial influence among the parents of

these children who now believe in science and research-based careers for their

children and are also the advocates of such changes in their own circles.

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V. BOOKS ACQUIRED FOR THE PROGRAMME

In a programme such as this, it is very beneficial to introduce the students

to a variety of well-written, easily understood and comparatively inexpensive

and popular science books, on the subjects proper as well as matters related to

them. Experience has shown that while bright students are genuinely interested

in reading books of this sort, often they are not aware of the existence of such

books. In recent years, many excellent books have appeared in the ‘popular

science’ genre. These range from perceptive biographies of great scientists

describing both their work and their lives, to very readable accounts of highly

technical advances in modern science. A small collection of recent books was

kept for the students to read during their stay in IIT Madras that would arouse

the interest of the students taking part in the programme. The following is a list

of the books that were acquired:

S. No Title Author

1. Chaos James Gleick

2. A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson

3. Surely you’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! Richard P. Feynman

4. Big Bang Simon Singh

5. The Human Zoo Desmond Morris

6. Black Holes and Baby Universes Stephen Hawking

7. Mad Science Reto U. Schneider

8. Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow

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9. DNA: The Secret of Life James D. Watson

10. The Man Who Knew Infinity: The Life of

the Genius Ramanujan

Robert Kanigel

11. Phantoms in the Brain V. S. Ramachandran

12. The Character of Physical Law Richard P. Feynman

13. Impossibility John D. Barrow

14. The Double Helix James D. Watson

15. In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat John Gribbin

16. The God Delusion Richard Dawkins

17. The Universe in a Nutshell Stephen Hawking

18. Spherical Models Magnus J. Wenninger

19. The Naked Ape Desmond Morris

20. Guns, Germs and Steel Jared Diamond

21. E = Mc2 : A Biography of the World’s

Most Famous Equation

David Bodanis

22. What is Mathematics? Richard Courant and

Herbert Robbins

23. The World of Mathematics (Vol 1) James Newman



26. Why Does E = Mc2? Brian Cox and Jeff

Forshaw

27. The Scientific Indian A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and

Y. S. Rajan

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28. Relativity – The Special and General

Theory

Albert Einstein

29. The Eerie Silence: Are we Alone in the

Universe?

Paul Davies

30. Instant Notes in Chemistry for Biologists J. Fisher and J. R. P.

Arnold

31. Men of Mathematics E. T. Bell

32. Wings of Fire A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and

Arun Tiwari

33. Lilavati’s Daughters: The Women

Scientists of India

RohiniGodbole and Ram

Ramaswamy

34 The Emerging Mind V. S. Ramachandran

35 Beyond Einstein MichoKaku & Jennifer

Thompson

36 QED: The Strange Theory of Light and

Matter

Richard P. Feynman

37. The Origin of Species Charles Darwin

38 Stephen Hawking: Quest For a Theory of

Everything

Kitty Ferguson

39 Does God Play Dice?

The New Mathematics of Chaos

Ian Stewart

40 Antimatter Frank Close

41 The Selfish Gene Richard Dawkins

42 Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of

Mathematical Curiosities

Ian Stewart

43 Genius: Richard Feynman and Modern

Physics

James Gleick

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44 The Greatest Show On Earth: The

Evidence For Evolution

Richard Dawkins

45 S. Chandrasekhar: Man of Science Radhika Ramnath

46 The Information: A History, A Theory, A

Flood

James Gleick

47 Poincare’s Prize George G. Szpiro

48 The Edge of Reason Anil Ananthaswamy

49 Genome Matt Ridley

50 What Do You Care What Other People

Think?

Richard P. Feynman

51 Hyperspace MichioKaku

52 George’s Secret Key To The Universe Lucy and Stephen

Hawking

53 Dr. Riemann’s Zeros Karl Sabbagh

54 Stephen Hawking – A Life In Science Michael White and John

Gribbin

55 Electric Universe David Bodanis

56 Fermat’s Last Theorem Simon Singh

57 Longitude Dava Sobel

58 Do Polar Bears Get Lonely? New Scientist

59 Finding Moonshine Marcus du Sautoy

60 Seeing Through Illusions Richard L. Gregory

61 What Came Before The Big Bang? Roger Penrose

62 The Number Mysteries Marcus du Sautoy

63 The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell

64 Perfect Rigor Masha Gessen

65 Outliers – The Story of Success Malcolm Gladwell

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66 The Planets Dava Sobel

67 The Tell Tale Brain V. S. Ramachandran

68 Paths of Innovators (Vol 1) R. Parthasarathy

69 Paths of Innovators (Vol 2) R. Parthasarathy

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VI. RSIC 2018 STUDENTS

Sl:NO Name School

1 ASHUTHOSH

BHARADWAJ VIDYA MANDIR SR.SEC.SCHOOL, Mylapore,

Chennai-600 004

2 S. VARSHINI NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, Chennai-86

3 K. VASUNDHARA The HINDU SR. SEC. SCHOOL, Triplicane,

Chennai-600 005

4 PAVITHRA

PARTHIBAN Sir SIVASWAMI KALALAYA SR.SEC.SCHOOL,

Mylapore, Chennai-600 004

5 VARSHA V Sir SIVASWAMI KALALAYA SR.SEC.SCHOOL,

Mylapore, Chennai-600 004

6 G. NAMASIVAYAM D. A. V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, Velachery, Chennai-600 042

7 VIKASH K A. M. M. MATRICULATION HR. SEC. SCHOOL,

Kotturpuram, Chennai-600 085

8 AMOGH DEEPANKAR

KADAM SRI SANKARA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL,

Chennai-600 020

9 SRUTHI SREERAM SRI SANKARA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL,

Chennai-600 020

10 M. SAIRAM VAIDYA BHAVAN'S RAJAJI VIDYASHRAM, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010

11 V. KRISHI DIVYA

DHARSHINI

CHINMAYA VIDYALAYA, Kilpauk, Chennai-

600010

12 SPARSH KUMAR

SHAROFF

CHINMAYA VIDYALAYA, Kilpauk, Chennai-

600010

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13 ANIKETH SIVAKUMAR

PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC. SCHOOL, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034

14 ANNA MATHEW PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC.

SCHOOL, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034

15 S. ARJUN PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC.

SCHOOL, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034

16 K. S. ABHINAYA PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC. SCHOOL, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034

17 MALOLAN VASU PSBB LEARNING LEADERSHIP ACADEMY,

Bangaluru-560 083

18 ANUPAMA

MANJUNATH PSBB LEARNING LEADERSHIP ACADEMY,

Bangaluru-560 083

19 C. P. SANCHANA DEVAKI

D. A. V. SR.SEC. SSHOOL, Anna Nagar, Western Extension,Chennai-600 037

20 S. V. SHANMUGHA

BALAN S. B. O .A. SCHOOL & Jr. COLLEGE, Chennai-600 101

21 S. ABIRAMI PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC.

SCHOOL, K.K.Nagar, Chennai-600 078

22 SWAMYNATHAN

SIVA PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC.

SCHOOL, K.K.Nagar, Chennai-600 078

23 M. PRIYA

DHARSHINI THE PUPIL, Poonamalle, Chennai-600 056

24 J. ALAN JOEL DEVI ACADEMY SENIOR SECONDARY

SCHOOL, Valasaravakkam, Chennai-600 087

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25 A. M. S. ARUN

KRISHNA DEVI ACADEMY SENIOR SECONDARY

SCHOOL, Valasarawakkam, Chennai-600 087

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PAVITRA

VASUDEVAN

MODERN SR. SEC. SCHOOL, MODERN

SCHOOL, Chennai -600 061

27 S. R.

RIDUVARSHINI

N. S. N. MATRICULATION HIGHER

SECONDARY SCHOOL, Chitlapakkam,

Chennai-600 064

28 G. SREE HARINE THE PSBB MILLENNIUM

SCHOOL,Gerugambakkam, Chennai-602101

29 R. GAYATHRI SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL

SCHOOL, CHROMEPET, Chennai -600 044

30 S. YOSEPH DANIEL SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL

SCHOOL, CHROMEPET, Chennai -600 044

31 P. S. MIRUDHULLAH SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL

SCHOOL, CHROMEPET, CHENNAI-600 044

32 ARJUN PANT PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SR. SEC.

SCHOOL, Siruseri, Chennai-600103

33 SMITI MITTAL THE SHRI RAM SCHOOL ARAVALI,

GURGAON, HARYANA-122 002

34 AYUSH SACHDEVA SPRINGDALES SCHOOL, NEW DELHI-110 021

35 AJAY UPPILI ARASANIPALAI

HLC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Karanai, Chennai- 603103

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VII. RSIC 2018 LECTURERS

S.No Lecturer's name Department Institute

1 V. Balakrishnan Physics IIT Madras

2 G. Ranga Rao Chemistry IIT Madras

3 P. Gautam Biotechnology Anna University

4 Srinivasa Chakravarthy V. Biotechnology IIT Madras

5 S. Sankararaman Chemistry IIT Madras

6 Anju Chadha Biotechnology IIT Madras

7 T. S. Radhakrishnan Physics IGCAR

8 Suresh Govindarajan Physics IIT Madras

9 T. E. Venkata Balaji Mathematics IIT Madras

10 Karthik Raman Biotechnology IIT Madras

11 Arul Lakshminarayan Physics IIT Madras

12 Hema Murthy Computer science IIT Madras

13 R. Nirmala Physics IIT Madras

14 N. S. Narayanaswamy Computer science IIT Madras

15 M. V. Satyanarayana Physics IIT Madras

16 Edamana Prasad Chemistry IIT Madras

17 S. Lakshmi Bala Physics IIT Madras

18 G. K. Suraishkumar Biotechnology IIT Madras

19 K. Mangala Sunder Chemistry IIT Madras

20 B. Ravindran Computer science IIT Madras

21 P. Venkatakrishnan Chemistry IIT Madras

22 Shankar Narasimhan Chemical Engg IIT Madras

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23 M. S. Sriram Physics Univ. of Madras

24 Shiva Subramaniam General Science Think Paper Clip

25 Sunethra Ramanan Physics IIT Madras

26 Dishant Pancholi Mathematics IMSc

27 Prasanta Kumar Tripathy Physics IIT Madras

28 Mahesh V. Panchagnula Applied Mechanics IIT Madras

29 Prabha Mandayam Physics IIT Madras

30 M .S. Sivakumar Applied Mechanics IIT Madras

31 Issan Patri Mathematics CMI

32 Shanti Pappu Archeology Sharma Centre for

Heritage Education

33 Ravishankar Physics PSBB

34 C. Vijayan Physics IIT Madras

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VIII. RSIC 2018 EXTRAMURAL LECTURES

Extramural

(EL) Lecturer Title

EM 1 Mr. Y. G. Mahendra Importance of Humour in life

EM 2 Mr. Anil Srinivasan

Musical Extravaganza

EM 3 Dr. Ranjit Daniels Nature Walk

EM 4 Mrs . Bharathi Bhaskar Science and Religion

EM 5 Mrs. Priya Murali

Dance - Theame Nava Vidha

Bhakti

EM 6 Mr. Ranjit Daniels

Biodiversity of IIT Madras

EM 7 Mrs. Nikhila Kesavan

On Theatre

EM 8 Dr. Chitra Madhavan

Temple Architecture

EM 9 Mrs. Srekala Bharat Dasavatharam Group Performance

EM 10 Mrs. Sudharma V

Solo Dance

EM 11 Mr. R. P. Shravan

An evening with Shravan - Music

Programme

EM 12 Mrs. Vidhya Pinto Language of Cinema

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IX. RSIC 2018 STUDENTS, MENTORS AND PROJECTS TITLES

Project

No Project Title Mentor Students

1 Systems biology

analysis of cells Prof. G . K.

Suraishkumar

Amogh D. Kadam

Arjun Pant

2

Some interesting

theorems in plane

geometry and theorem verification

software ; real

analysis

Prof. T. E. Venkata Balaji

Malolan Vasu

SparshSharoff

3 Smart devices and

mechanisms using interesting materials

Prof. M. S.

Sivakumar

AnupamaManjunath

S. Abirami

4

Green chemistry

approach to synthesis of

plasticizers

Prof. S. Sankararaman

G. SreeHarine

AshutoshBharadwaj

5 An interesting

journey of self-propelling particles

Prof.Dillip K.

Satapathy

M. Priyadarshini

R. Gayathri

6

Elementary

discussion on

Lorentz

transformations, Lorentz group and

some applications

Prof. P. K.

Tripathy

Ajay UppiliArasanipalai

Vikash K

7 Luminescent

quantum dots Prof. Edamana

Prasad

M. Sairam Vaidya

C. P. Sanchana Devaki

8

Perfect

superconductivity

and perfect

diamagnetism in superconductors

Prof. R. Nirmala Suruthi Sreeram

S. Varshini

9 Anomalous

diffusion: flights in a

random walk

Dr. Deepika Janakiraman

P. S. Mirudhullah

S. Aniketh

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10

Fun with random walks: First passage

times and return

times

Prof. V.

Balakrishnan

K. S. Abhinaya

Alan Joel J

11

Rotation groups in 2

and 3 dimensions;

Lorentz group in

(1+3) dimensions

Prof. V.

Balakrishnan

Smiti Mittal

AyushSachdeva

12 High-speed imaging Prof. Mahesh

Panchagnula

V. KrishiDivya

Dhakshini

Anna Mathew

Pavithra Parthiban

13

DNA computing:

using DNA to solve

computational

problems

Prof. Karthik

Raman

Yoseph Daniel

G. Namasivayam

14 Graph theoretical

analysis of protein

networks

Prof. Karthik

Raman

S. V. ShanmugaBalan

S. Arjun

15 Synthesis of ionic

liquid interaction

with KMnO4

Prof. G. Ranga

Rao

Pavithra Vasudevan

V. Varsha

16 Carbon materials for

charge storage Prof. G. Ranga

Rao

Swamynathan Siva

K. Vasundhara

17 Electromagnetic

emission Prof. S. Sathyan

S.R. Riduvarshini

A. M. S. Arun Krishna

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X. RSIC 2018 PROJECT ABSTRACTS

1. Systems biology analysis of cells

Amogh D. Kadam and Arjun Pant

Prof G. K. Suraishkumar, Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT Madras and Ms. Prerna

Bhalla (Research Scholar)

Abstract

Systems biology is the computational and mathematical modelling of biological

systems. It involves the study of metabolic networks in organisms and the

interaction between components of biological systems and how these

interactions affect their functioning and behaviour. It is based on the principle

that the phenotype of a living organism is a reflection of the simultaneous

multitude of molecular interactions. It is a very unique field, bringing together–

biology, computer science, engineering, bioinformatics, physics and others – to

enable oneto determine how biological systems change over time and under

varying conditions, and to develop solutions to the world’s most pressing health

and environmental issues. The advantage of systems biology over conventional

research methods is that it enables the study of a large of amount of data part

of metabolic networks together instead of breaking it up into innumerable parts

otherwise for experimentation on each.

2. Some interesting theorems in plane geometry and theorem

verification software; real analysis

Malolan Vasu and Sparsh Sharoff

Prof. T. E. Venkata Balaji, Dept. of Mathematics, IIT Madras

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3. Smart devices and mechanisms using interesting materials

Anupama Manjunath and S. Abirami

Prof. M. S. Sivakumar, Department of Allied Mechanics, IIT Madras

Abstract

The project is based on shape memory alloys and their possible applications.

These alloys deform at low temperatures and recover their original shape on

heating. They flip back and forth between two solid crystalline structures

(martensite and austenite).

4. Green chemistry approach to synthesis of plasticizers

G. Sree Harine and Ashuthosh Bharadwaj

Dr. S. Sankararaman, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras

Abstract

Ionic liquids are considered to be polar but non-corrosive, non-volatile

substances used in industrial scale operations replacing some commonly used

volatile organic solvents. Di-n-octyl phthalate and di-n-butyl phthalate are well

known plasticizers and are manufactured from phthalic acid and the

corresponding alcohol using sulfuric acid as a catalyst using esterification.

Sulfuric acid is corrosive. The objective of the project is to develop a

methodology using ionic liquids as catalysts (replacing corrosive sulfuric acid)

for the esterification of phthalic acid. During the project the students will have

exposure to green chemistry principles and handson experience in green

organic synthesis, interpretation of NMR, IR spectroscopy and mass

spectrometry of the synthesized compounds

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5. An interesting journey of self-propelling particles

M. Priyadarshini and R. Gayathri

Prof. Dillip K. Satapathy, Dept. of Physics, IIT Madras

Abstract

In this project, we will make camphor particles of different shapes (spherical,

elliptical, star-shaped, and what not!) And observed them as they go on an

interesting journey fueled all by themselves. We will closely monitor the way the

particles propel themselves in a fluid medium and try to understand why they

move the way they do! Their journey is fun-filled, surprising and will evoke

scientific curiosity. Let's have some fun and learn some science.

6. Elementary discussion on Lorentz transformations, Lorentz group

and some applications

Ajay Uppili Arasanipillai and Vikash K

Prof. Prasanta. K .Tripathy, Dept. of Physics, IIT Madras

Abstract

An elementary discussion of Lorentz transformations, Lorentz group and some

of its applications will be covered.

7. Luminescent quantum dots

M. Sairam Vaidya and C. P. Sanchana Devaki

Prof. Edamana Prasad, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Madras

Abstract

Luminescent Quantum Dots: In this project, you will be involved in making nano

sized materials and monitoring their light emitting properties. Some of the

questions you may be asking while implementing this project are: (a) why this

materials have to be in nano size? (b) how they absorb/emit light?; (c) can we

tune the emission color from the materials?

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8. Perfect superconductivity and perfect diamagnetism in

superconductors

S. Varshini and Sruthi Sreeram

Prof. R. Nirmala, Dept. of Physics, IIT Madras

9. Anomalous diffusion: flights in a random walk

P. S. Mirudhullah and S. Aniketh

Prof. Deepika Janakiraman, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Madras

Abstract

The students will start out generating simple random walk trajectories with

introduction to noise. They will explore Brownian motion and the unusual

diffusion processes viz., sub- and superdiffusion.

They will play around with the strength of the noise and correlations in noise to

see the effect on the random walk. At this point, they will be asked to find real

life examples for the processes they have worked on so far.

With the experience they have gained, they will be asked to develop a diffusive

search strategy to find a target on a rugged potential surface using a

combination of normal and super diffusion.

10. Fun with random walks: First passage times and return times

K. S. Abhinaya and Alan Joel J

Prof. V. Balakrishnan, Department of Physics, IIT Madras

Some basic properties of simple random walks will be considered. First passage

time distribution and return time distributions will be introduced. The role of

dimensionality in deciding the recurrence property of the random walk will be

studied.

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11. Rotation groups in 2 and 3 dimensions; Lorentz group in (1+3)

dimensions

Smiti Mittal and Ayush Sachdeva

Prof. V. Balakrishnan, Department of Physics, IIT Madras

ABSTRACT:

Rotations can be studied as matrices acting on column vectors. We studied

these rotations in 2 and 3 dimensions, the explicit formula for the new vector

obtained, the properties of the groups SO(2) and SO(3), and their parameter

spaces. We studied the topological properties of these spaces. We then derived

the group homomorphism between SO (2) and SO (3) and learnt the concept of

a universal covering group. Subsequently, we examined the Lie algebra of the

generators of SO (3). This idea was expanded to the Lorentz group SO (3, 1) of

from special relativity which includes the time dimension. We derived the

commutation relations and Lie algebra of the generators of SO (3, 1). We

finished the project by reading about the relationship between these groups and

fundamental quantities like particle spin, and saw how highly abstract

mathematics could be translated into theoretical physics.

12. High-speed Imaging

V. KrishiDivya Dhakshini , Anna Mathew and Pavithra Parthiban

Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras

Abstract:

Imaging is the technique used to observe, analyse, and understand phenomena

which could not be perceived through the human sense of vision because they

may happen either too fast or too slow for the human eyes to observe and

register the images. For instance, we cannot clearly see what is happening

when a cracker bursts or when a water droplet falls on a surface. Similarly we

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cannot observe flowers blooming or the movement of the sun across the sky. So

we use high-speed imaging to record and observe phenomena which occur at a

very high speed and we use slow – speed imaging (time-lapse) for phenomena

which occur at a very slow speed.

13. DNA computing: using DNA to solve computational problems

Yoseph Daniel and G. Namasivayam

Prof. Karthik Raman, Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT Madras

Abstract

1. DNA computing: using DNA to solve computational problems

Students will be required to come up with the design of DNA computing

experiments to solve interesting problems. Some previous projects in the area

worked on building an index Retrieval system and even computing prime

numbers!

14. Graph theoretical analysis of protein networks

S. V. Shanmuga Balan and S. Arjun

Prof. Karthik Raman, Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT Madras

Abstract

Increasing diversity among pathogens requires more efficient drug delivery

techniques. Analysis of the protein-protein interactions of various microbes

using a graph theoretical approach can help identify the critical proteins and

hence potential drug targets. The Network X package for Python was used to

compute various centrality measures for E. coli. The proteins were removed in

the decreasing order of centrality measures and changes to the energy cost of

the organism we computed. The most important proteins were deemed to be

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the ones that increased the energy cost by a large amount. Hence, an extension

of this method can help bring a radical shift to the way drugs are produced.

15. Synthesis of ionic liquid interaction with KMnO4

Pavithra Vasudevan and V. Varsha

Prof. G. Ranga Rao, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Madras

Abstract

Synthesis of ionic liquid-modified dye materials and testing their sensing ability.

This project involves synthesis of simple ionic liquids-dye based materials and

study their sensing properties. The students will synthesize IL-dye materials,

characterize them using spectroscopic methods. They will finally test these

materials for the sensing property over a range of pH using UV-Vis spectroscopy.

16. Carbon materials for charge storage

Swamynathan Siva and K. Vasundhara

Prof. G. Ranga Rao and Malaya Kumar Sahoo, Department of Chemistry, IIT

Madras

Abstract

Carbon is versatile in its allotropes and useful properties a recent way of

obtaining carbon involves using naturally available plant sources. Carbon

produced has good conductivity and specific surface area, qualities that are

useful in charge storage applications.

Carbon that is extracted from palm is synthesized with different concentration

of KOH as an activation agent and characterized using spectroscopic methods.

Electrical properties, such as specific capacitance, and ESR are characterized

through cyclic voltammetry and galvano static charge/ discharge.

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17. Electromagnetic emission

S. R. Riduvarshini and A. M. S Arun Krishna

Prof. S. Sathyan, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras

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62

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May

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May

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May

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67

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68

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70

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72

Rav

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Day

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May

28

Tues

day

May

29

Wed

ne

sday

May

30

Thu

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May

31

Frid

ay

Jun

1

Satu

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Jun

2

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day

Jun

3

42

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XII. RSIC 2018 TIME TABLE: SASTRA UNIVERSITY 1

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4.5

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6.5

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XIII. RSIC 2018 TIME TABLE: EXTRAMURALS

S.No

Expert/Artiste

Topic / Theme

Date

Time & Venue

1. Mr. Anil

Srinivasan

Musical

Extravaganza

10/5/2018

Wednesday

6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

CLT, IITM

2. Dr. Ranjith

Daniels

Biodiversity of

IITM

30/5/2018

Wednesday

6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Chemistry-Seminar Hall, II Floor, IITM

3. Dr. Ranjith Daniels

Nature Walk 31/5/2018 Friday

5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. CLT, IITM

4. Mrs. Nikhila

Kesavan

Theatre 16/5/2018

Monday

6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

CLT, IITM

5. Mrs. Bharathi

Bhaskar

Talk Science and

Religion

17/5/2018

Thursday

6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Chemistry-Seminar Hall, II Floor, IITM

6. Dr. ChitraMadhav

an Historian

Temple Architecture

9/5/2018 Wednesday

6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. CLT, IITM

7. Mrs. PriyaMurali

Dance 28/5/2018 Monday

6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Chemistry-Seminar

Hall, II Floor, IITM

8. Mr. Sanjay Pinto

Talk on Legal Option

24/5/2018 Thursday


9. Ms. KadambariShi

vaya

Odissi Dance (solo)

25/5/2018 Friday


10. R. P. Shravan

‘An evening with

Shravan’ Music

Programme

1/6/2018

Monday

6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

CLT, IITM

11. Mrs. Vidhya Pinto

Movie Appreciation

22/5/2018 Tuesday


12. Ms. Nikhila

Kesavan

Theatre 16/5/2018

Friday

6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

CLT, IITM

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XIV. RSIC 2018 TIME TABLE: EDUSPORTS

RSI Chennai Summer Programme -2018

Schedule of PE Activities

May-June Instructor

Date Time (AM)

Morning Time (PM)

Evening Boys Girls

07.05.18

5:30-

5:45 Warm -up

Faizul Mathani 5:45 -

6:15

Recreational

Games

6:15 -

6:30

Cool Down and 2

mins. Meditation

08.05.18

6:15-

6:30 Warm -up

Faizul Mathani 6:30-7:00

Activities to

develop Endurance/Recr

eational games

7:00 - 7:15

Cool Down and

2 mins

Meditation

09.05.18

6:15 - 6:30

Warm -up

Hema Muthu

6:30 -

7:00

Recreational games/Muscle

strength

7:00 - 7:15

Cool Down and 2 mins

meditation

10.05.18

6:15-

6:30 Warm -up

Faizul Mathani

6:30-7:00

Cricket

(boys)/Basketb

all (Girls)

7:00 -

7:15

Cool Down and 2 mins

meditation

11.05.18

5:30- 5:45

Warm -up

Faizul Mathani 5:45 -

6:15

Activities to

develop Endurance/Agility

6:15 - 6:30

Cool Down and 2 mins. meditation

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6:00 - 6:20

Warm Up Activities

12.05.18

6:15-

6:30

Warm Up

Activities Warm -up

Faizul Mathani 6:30-7:00

Touch Rugby

(Boys), Basketball

(Girls)

Activities to

develop Endurance/Agility

7:00 -

7:15 Cool Down

Cool Down and 2

mins. meditation

13.05.18 Sunday Holiday

14.05.18

6:15-6:30

Warm -up

Arif,

Habi-bullah

Hemalatha

and Mathini

6:30-

7:00

Activities to

develop

Speed/Assessment

7:00 - 7:15

Cool Down and

2 mins meditation

15.05.18

6:15-6:30

Warm -up

Arif, Habi-

bullah

Hemalatha

6:30-7:00

Cricket (Boys) Kho Kho (girls)

7:00 -

7:15

Cool Down and 2 mins.

meditation

16.05.18

5:30-

5:45

Warm Up

Activities

Arif,Habi

-bullah Hemalatha 5:45 -

6:15

Football (Boys),

Basketball (Girls)

6:15 -

6:30

Sit ups and Cool

Down

17.05.18

5:30 - 5:45

Warm Up Activities

Arif,Habi

-bullah Hemalatha

5:45 - 6:15

Basketball(Boys),

Touch Rugby (Girls)

6:15 -

:6:30 Cool Down

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18.05.18

6:15-6:30

Warm -up

Arif,

Habi-bullah

Hemalatha

6:30-7:00

Activities to

develop muscular

Strength

7:00 -

7:15

Cool Down and 2 mins.

meditation

19.05.18 6:15 - 7:15

Yoga

Karu-

valagan/Arif

Hemalatha


21.05.18

6:15 -

6:30

Warm Up

Activities

Karu-

valagan/

Arif

Hemalatha 6:30 -

7:00

Activities to develop

muscular

Strength

7:00 -

7:15 Cool Down

22.05.18

6:15 - 6:30

Warm Up Activities

Karu-valagan/

Arif

Hemalatha 6:30 -

7:00

Health assessment/Re

creation games

7:00 - 7:15

Cool Down

23.05.18 6:15-

7:15 Yoga

Karu-

valagan Hemalatha

24.05.18

5:30 - 5:45

Warm Up Activities

Karu-valagan

Abinaya/Mathani

5:45 -

6:15

Cricket (Boys),

Basketball(Girls)

6:15 - 6:30

Cool Down

25.05.18 6:15-

7:15

Traditional Games Lagori

(Boys), Hop Scotch(Girls)

Karu-

valagan Abinaya

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26.05.18 6:15-

7:15

Touch Rugby

(Girls),

Basketball (Boys)

Karu-

valagan Abinaya


28.05.18

6:15 -

6:30

Warm Up

Activities

Karu-valagan

Abinaya 6:30 - 7:00

Football (Boys),

Basketball (Girls)

7:00 - 7:15

Sit ups and Cool Down

29.05.18

6:15 -

6:30

Warm Up

Activities

Karu-valagan

Abinaya 6:30 -

7:00

Football (Boys),

Basketball (Girls)

7:00 -

7:15

Sit ups and

Cool Down

30.05.18 6:15-7:15

Touch Rugby

(Girls), Basketball

(Boys)

Karu-valagan

Abinaya

31.05.18 5:30 -

6:30

Traditional Games

Lahori(Girls), Football (Boys)

Karu-

valagan Abinaya

01.06.18

6:15 -

6:30

Warm Up

Activities

Karu-valagan

Abinaya 6:30 - 7:15

Cricket (Boys),

Basketball(Girls

)

7:15 -

7:30 Cool Down

02.06.18 Inspire session Mathani, Hema latha

Karuvalagan,Murugan,Arif

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XV. RSIC 2018 PHOTOGRAPHS

Professors delivering their lectures

Prof. T.E Venkata Balaji

Prof. K. Mangala Sunder

50


Dr. Deepika Janakiraman

51


Prof. Mahesh V. Panchagnula

52

Prof. S. Sankararaman

Prof. G. Ranga Rao

53

Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan

Prof. L. Sriramkumar

54

Prof. S. Lakshmi Bala

Prof. C. Vijayan

55

Prof. M. S. Sivakumar

Prof. Suresh Govindarajan

56

During Saint - Gobain visit

During Sastra University visit

57

Edu Sports – Kendra Vidyalaya Ground, IIT Madras

IIT Campus Walk

58

Dignitaries at the Valedictory Function:

Dr. (Mrs.) Y. G. Parthasarathy

59

Smt. Vijayalakshmi Srivatsan


60


61

Prof. V. Jagadeesh Kumar

Smt. Sheela Rajendra

62

Shri. Y. G Rajendraa

Dr. Joann P. DiGennaro

63

Prof. S. Ramakrishnan

64

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