34th Annual Report (2021-22)

178 Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala during from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. Areasof research ResearchWork Prof. Thanu Padmanabhan Memorial Talk Radio Astronomy, X-ray Astronomy and Machine Learning. There are four research scholars in the Department of Physics, Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala who are using ICARD facilities for doing research in the fields of Radio Astronomy, X-ray Astronomy and Machine Learning. A memorial Talk to pay tributes to the late Prof. T. Padmanabhanwas conducted on his th birthday, the 10 of March, under the auspices of the ICARD. Paddy's student and Post-doctoral research fellow of IIT, Powai, Dr. Karthik Rajeev gave a web talk on the “Academic Legacy of Thanu Padmanabhan” during the occasion. The programme attendance was in a hybrid mode whereby the students of the college attended the programme which was screened at the college and the other participants joined online. The programme commenced at 11.30 am with a welcome speech by Dr. Aloysius Sabu N. (Head of the Dept.) followed by Dr. Joe Jacob, former HOD and Co-ordinator of ICARD, sharing fondmemories of the visit of Prof. Thanu Padmanabhan to the college. Programme coordinator Sri. Noble C Kurian delivered the vote of thanks. There were more than 100 participants including researchers and students fromthe region. Outreachprogrammes: (a) LunarDayCelebration Department of Physics conducted the Lunar Day Celebration in association with ICARD on 24th July 2021 at 10.00 am through The Google meet platform. The programme started with a welcome speech by Dr. Aloysius Sabu N. (Head of the Dept ). Dr. Joe Jacob, Co-ordinator of ICARD inaugurated the programme. Seminars on the topics of Apollo Missions - Failure and success, Voyage toMoon, Chandrayan and Upcoming Lunar Missions were presented by the students. Dr. Beena Mary John, Asst. Prof.Dept. of Physics proposed the vote of thanks