October 1-12, 2012, ACS Publications will be visiting institutions in India. Keep track of the visits on posts tagged ACS in India. For the complete schedule and more information on the speakers you can visit ACS & India: Partners in Progress.
ACS in India: Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur
There is still time to register for the ACS On Campus event at IIT-Kharagpur. We hope to see you tomorrow!
Details available here: http://pubs.acs.org/page/global/india
Photos from ACS On Campus at CSIR-NCL
Here are some photos from the ACS On Campus event at the CSIR – National Chemical Laboratory in Pune last Wednesday. We have over 600 registrants for the event making it the most attended of any to date! Thanks to the hosts and in particular to Dr. Sourav Pal, Director of CSIR-NCL, Dr. Rahul Banerjee, Dr. Guruswamy Kumaraswamy, and M. S. Katte for making this a great success.
ACS at the Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur
We are grateful to Prof. Parimal Bharadwaj, Head of the Department of Chemistry for organizing a great event at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Staying at the guesthouse was also a new experience for the editors… There were peacocks on the lane of the guesthouse, and indeed throughout the gorgeous, expansive campus.
ACS at the Taj Mahal!
The team from ACS Publications didn’t only visit some of the top chemistry departments in India: we got an opportunity to have some fun too. On Saturday, October 6, we left Delhi early in the morning for Agra. In Agra, we spent part of the next two days exploring the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort- two major historic attractions built by the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan.
Bangalore and Delhi in two days!
On October 4, the ACS editorial team visited Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Jakkur, Bangalore. We had an opportunity to meet with Prof. MRS Rao, President, Prof. CNR Rao, Director, and other researchers at the Institute. The team enjoyed the interactive Q&A session and lab visits with scientists. JNCASR has many focus areas, and is particularly strong in materials chemistry.
The following morning, we flew in to Delhi. In the afternoon, we visited Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi and met with researchers in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. We are indebted to Prof. A Ramanan, Head of the Department of Chemistry for inviting his colleagues to the interactive session in the afternoon.
In Delhi some of the editors got an opportunity to visit the Red Fort, while others saw the Qutub Minar – both popular historic monuments in the city and UNESCO world heritage sites.
Dispatch from the Indian Institute of Science
The American Chemistry Society team traveling in India stands in front of the Faculty Hall of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore earlier this morning. Events of the Chemical Sciences Divisional Day are being held in this impressive, august building. [From left to right: Dr. Robin Rogers, Crystal Growth & Design; Dr. Prashant Kamat, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters; Dr. Dale Poulter, Journal of Organic Chemistry; Dr. Norb Pienta, Journal of Chemical Education; Dr. Dave Whitten, Langmuir; Dr. Peter Stang, Journal of the American Chemical Society; Dr. Anirban Mahapatra, Assistant Director, Editorial Development (ACS); Dr. M.G. Finn, ACS Combinatorial Science; Dr. Susan King, Senior Vice President, Journals Publishing Group (ACS); Dr. Kirk Schanze, Applied Materials & Interfaces; Dr. Richard Armstrong, Biochemistry; Dr. Amos Smith, Organic Letters; Dr. Jonathan Sweedler, Analytical Chemistry; Dr. Don Paul, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.]
The team thanks Dr. P Balaram, Director of the Institute, Dr. Ramakrishnan, Head of the Division of Chemical Sciences, and Dr. Guru Row, Professor of Solid State and Structural Chemistry for organizing and hosting the Symposium.
IIT Bombay – ACS Symposium
Editors of ACS journals and staff spent the day on campus chatting with professors, scientists, and students in Chemical Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay. We’d like to thank Prof. Devang, Khakhar, Director of the Institute, Prof. Murugavel, Professor and Head of the Department, and Prof. Sunoj, Chief Organizer, for putting together an outstanding symposium and poster session. Editors also enjoyed the cultural presentations put together by the students of the department.
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