Visit to Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum

As a part of Student Club activity, we the School of Applied Sciences, REVA University, Bangalore had organized a visit to Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum as a part of VIGYAN SAMAGAM on 14th September 2019 between 9.30 AM and 4.30 PM for the benefit of the Chemistry students at UG and PG level. The popular talk on the Introduction to Radio Astronomy and state of art facilities/instrumentation available for radio astronomy was followed by museum visit.
  
The expert lecture was delivered by Dr. Ramesh R Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 2nd Block Koramangala, Bangalore - 560034 
 The Expert lecture focused on the following key points: 1. Introduction to Radio Astronomy and Remote Sensing of the Earth. 2. Importance of Radio astronomy: As a tool used by scientists to study our universe. 3. Radio Telescope: Components, types and its significance. 4. Identification of new objects in the universe.
 
Following are the outcomes achieved: Applications of electromagnetic radiation in day today activities. Importance of radio waves in Astronomy. Exposed to Indian contributions in fundamental science and research. Also exposed to basic science models and their working principles.   Interacted with scientists and industry experts in various disciplines to take up science projects. Youngsters boosted with carrier opportunities available in basic sciences.
 
The talk follows interactive discussions and Q&A. Later students visited mutli-venue megha science exhibition.