30th Annual Report 2017-18

The Council and the Governing Board Statutory Committees Members of IUCAA Visiting Associates of IUCAA Organizational Structure of IUCAA's Academic Programmes Director's Report IUCAA in Numbers Highlights of 2017-2018 IUCAAAcademic Calendar Awards and Distinctions / Research Fellowships / Grants Research at IUCAA 1 - The Council - The Governing Board 3 - The Scientific Advisory Committee - The Users' Committee - The Academic Programmes Committee - The Standing Committee for Administration - The Finance Committee 5 8 12 13 17 23 51 53 57 - Quantum Theory and Gravity - Cosmology and Structure Formation - Gravitational Waves - Cosmic Magnetic Fields - Observational Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy - Cosmic Microwave Background - High Energy Astrophysics - AstroSat Mission - Interstellar Medium Planetary Studies - Solar Astrophysics Publications IUCAAMembers Pedagogical Scientific Meetings and other Events IUCAA-NCRA Graduate School Facilities at IUCAA Public Outreach Highlights IUCAA Sponsored Meetings and Events at Various Places outside IUCAA Research by Visiting Associates IUCAA Resource Centres Balance Sheet 95 108 129 145 151 - Data Driven Initiatives in Astronomy and Biology - TMT Telescope Control System - Computing Centre - High Performance Computing - Library - Radio Physics Lab 167 184 188 - Research - Publications by the Visiting Associates 247 - University of Calcutta, Kolkata - Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur - North Bengal University, Siliguri 257 I N S I D E