Khagol_126_April_2021

| KHAG L | No. 126 - APRIL 2021 | 07 Astronomy Centre for Educators An online Advanced Course on Pulsar Astrophysics for faculty members, post- doctoral fellows and research scholars working in the field, was held during January 25 – April 10, 2021. A set of 20 lectures by Dipankar Bhattacharya (IUCAA) took a broad and intensive Teaching Learning Centre and National Resource Centre look at the results of pulsar astrophysics. It covered pulsar ma g n e t o s p h e r e modelling, radio and high-energy r a d i a t i o n f r om pulsars, neutron star interiors, and the equation of state. In addition to listening to the pre- recorded videos, there were regular interactions with Dipankar Bhattacharya. Assignments were given regularly and quizzes held. There were about 50 participants from various institutions across the country. The course was coordinated by PrakashArumugasamy (IUCAA). Advanced Course on Pulsar Astrophysics ... Farewell to Abhijit Bendre, who was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at IUCAA, has joined the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland, as a Scientific Collaborator. SoumavoGhosh, and SantoshRoy, whowere Post-Doctoral Fellows, have left IUCAAat the end of their terms. SajalMukherjee, whowas a Post-Doctoral Fellowat IUCAA, has joined theAstronomical Institute of the CzechAcademy of Sciences, Prague, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. Suman Bala, Rajorshi Chandra, Debajyoti Sarkar, and Ruchika Seth, who were Research Fellows, have left IUCAAat the end of their term. Introductory Course on Astronomy and Astrophysics An online Introductory Course on Astronomy and Astrophysics for college teachers with some emphasis on teachers from the north-east was conducted jointly by the Teaching Learning Centre of IUCAAand the IUCAA Centre for Astronomy Research and Development (ICARD) of Tezpur University. It was held during January 27 –April 8, 2021. The course took on board the syllabuses on astronomy and astrophysics, which have been introduced recently at the undergraduate level at Gauhati University andAssamUniversity, and