A three-day hands-on workshop on R was ornanized for college and university teachers under DBT-BIC.

The presentation skills for career advancement workshop’

On the occasion of International Conference on Women in Physics- ICWIP 2023, a satellite workshop titled ‘The presentation skills for career advancement workshop’ was organized. This workshop catered to graduate students, early career researchers and faculty participated in the ICWIP 2023 workshop. The workshop was interactive in nature and included discussions on identifying suitable jobs, preparing job applications, writing research statements, interview preparation, presentation of project reports, and similar other topics related to careers in physics. It was attended by ~ 32 participants.

ICWIP conference link: https://icwip2023.hbcse.tifr.res.in/interactive-workshops.php

ICWIP program link: https://icwip2023.hbcse.tifr.res.in/docs/detailed-overview.pdf

The international conference “Yeast India 2023: Fundamental to Applications of Yeast and Fungi” was held from March 10-13, 2023 at IISER Mohali. The yeast community in India has more than 100 research groups working with diverse yeast and fungi. This meeting was the 12th gathering of researchers working on yeast and fungi. It had 271 registered participants. Scientific sessions had 51 oral presentations and 137 posters. Six renowned international scientists also participated in the meeting. The event was an important platform for the assembly of PIs and students addressing fundamental questions of life using yeast and fungi and their applications to mankind.

Shivalik HEPCATS Meeting - Winter 2019

On December 7th 2019, IISER Mohali organized the Winter 2019 edition of Shivalik HEPCATS Meeting. These meetings are intended to foster discussions and collaborations among researchers in and around the Shivalik range of the Himalayas. These meetings will take place, ideally once every six months, at various institutes located in the region. The acronym HEPCATS stands for High Energy Physics, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Theory and Simulations. The organizers of the symposium were Dr. Jasjeet Bagla, Dr. Harvinder Kaur Jassal, Dr. Anosh Joseph, Dr. Kinjalk Lochan, Dr. Ambresh Shivaji and Dr. K P Yogendran. The speakers of the symposium were Dr. Shankhadeep Chakrabortty (IIT Ropar), Mr. Arpith Kumar (IISER Mohali), Dr. Ayan Chatterjee (Central University of Himachal Pradesh), Prof. Charanjit Singh Aulakh (IISER Mohali), Dr. Arvind Kumar (NIT Jalandhar), Mr. Manvendra Pratap (IISER Mohali), Dr. Hironori Hoshino (IIT Ropar), Dr. Maguni Mahakhud (IISER Mohali), Dr. Aru Beri (IISER Mohali), Dr. Md Sabir Ali (IIT Ropar), Mr. Ankit Dhanuka (IISER Mohali), Dr. Karunava Sil (IIT Ropar) and Mr. Ranbir Sharma (IISER Mohali). Prof. Jasjeet Bagla and Prof. Charanjit Singh Aulakh delivered the opening remarks. The symposium concluded with closing remarks by Dr. Anosh Joseph.

1st CRIKC Chemistry Symposium (CCS2019)

The first edition of the CRIKC Chemistry Symposium (CCS-2019), a chemistry symposium between CRIKC institutions, was held during Nov 2 and 3, 2019. This symposium aimed at providing a platform for interaction and fostering collaborative and interdisciplinary chemistry research among all CRIKC institutions. During the symposium, eminent scientists from National Institutions delivered plenary lectures and the faculty of CRIKC institutions delivered talks on their research activities in different domains of Chemical Sciences. In addition, students also got an opportunity to present their research in the form of posters.

The first edition of the CRIKC Chemistry Symposium (CCS-2019) was held at IISER Mohali and it was organized by the department of chemical sciences, IISER Mohali along with IIT Ropar, Panjab University, INST Mohali and NIPER Mohali.

The organizing committee Patrons: Prof. Siva Umapathy, Director (Officiating), IISER Mohali (Patron-in-Chief), Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh (CRIKC Advisory Committee Chairman), Prof. S. K. Das, Director, IIT Ropar, Prof. Hirendra N. Ghosh, Director (Officiating), INST Mohali, Prof. Raghuram Rao Akkinepally, Director, NIPER Mohali.

Organizing Secretary and Chairman: Dr. S. A. Babu, Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER Mohali.

Conveners: Prof. K. N. Singh, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Dr. T. J. Dhilip Kumar, IIT Ropar, Dr. Kamalakannan Kailasam, INST Mohali, Dr. Sankar K. Guchhait, NIPER Mohali, Dr. Rohit Kumar Sharma, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Treasurers: Dr. Sabyasachi Rakshit, IISER Mohali Dr. Kamalakannan Kailasam, INST Mohali.

Annual Symposium of the Indian Biophysical Society

The Annual Symposium of the Indian Biophysical Society was held at IISER Mohali during 22nd - 25th March 2017.

DST INSPIRE internship camp

A DST INSPIRE internship camp was organized for about 200 students during January 2-6, 2016. The highlight of the camp was the lecture by Nobel Laureate Professor V. Ramakrishnan. A unique feature of the camp was that the participating students conducted 20 experiments over 06 days. Elaborate experiment kiosks were setup in the Lecture Hall Complex of IISER Mohali.

Open Day

Open Day was celebrated on September 27, 2015, the Foundation Day of IISER Mohali. The program was organized by IISER Mohali students for the school students of the region and was co-ordinated by Dr. N. G. Prasad and Dr. Vinayak Sinha on behalf of the Institute Outreach Committee. More than 200 school children from 18 schools in the tricity region and places as distant  as Yamunanagar participated in the program. The Institute declared an Open Day to provide an opportunity  for city residents and school students alike to visit the institute research facilities and interact with IISER Mohali faculty and students. A variety of events were held  including science quizzes, group discussions and a treasure hunt. In addition, several non-competitive events such as science and maths demonstrations, documentary screening, superstition busting chemical demonstrations and poster presentations were also organized for the visitors. In the evening, prize winning school students were awarded prizes by the Chief Guest of the Foundation Day, Professor M. M. Sharma in the institute auditorium.