We are honored to announce a 3-day memorial conference to celebrate the life and work of Prof. Rohini M. Godbole, a brilliant researcher, visionary leader, and champion of women in science. Prof. Godbole, an esteemed faculty member in our department, made groundbreaking contributions to the field of Particle Physics. Her dedication to academic excellence and mentorship inspired countless students, colleagues, and collaborators throughout her career.
Prof. Godbole’s legacy extends beyond her scientific achievements. As a passionate advocate for women in science, she broke barriers and paved the way for future generations, leaving an indelible mark on the scientific community. Among her many accolades, she was honored with the prestigious Padmashri award for her exemplary contributions.
The memorial conference will be held from 13th to 15th March and will include prominent speakers, discussions, and tributes to reflect on her impact. An open session dedicated to honour the memory of Prof. Rohini will be held (Exact dates will be announced shortly). All other sessions will be exclusive to invited participants.
ORGANIZERS: Genevieve Belanger, Biplob Bhattacherjee, Fawzi Boudjema, Justin David, Xerxes Tata, Sudhir Vempati
A special Poster session for Ph.D. Students and Post Doctoral Fellows is also being conducted. The Pre-registration link can be found under Important Links. Please not that only Ph.D. Students and Post-Docs will be selected from the pre-registration. Also a special female participants will be given special priority.
Remembering Padma Shri Prof. Rohini M. Godbole – Read what the world had to say about Prof. Rohini M. Godbole here
ORGANIZERS: Geneveive Belanger, Biplob Bhattacherjee, Fawzi Boudjema, Justin David, Xerxes Tata, Sudhir Vempati
All confirmed speakers at the conference can be found here. A detailed timetable with talk title and abstracts will be published close to the conference dates
| List of Confirmed Speakers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | Name | Affiliation |
| Abhiram Koushik | Zagreb university | Milada Margarete Mühlleitner | University of Karlsruhe |
| Amol Dighe | TIFR | Dilip ghosh | IACS |
| Anuradha Misra | University of Mumbai | Gautam Bhattacharya | SINP |
| Atul Gurtu | TIFR | Juhi Dutta | IMSc |
| Giacommo Polesello | INFN, Italy | K Sridhar | Aziz Premji University |
| Debtosh Chowdhury | IIT Kanpur | Kirtimaan A. Mohan | Michigan State Uni |
| Manimala Mitra | IoP Bhubaneshwar | Monoranjan Guchait | TIFR |
| Neelima Gupte | IIT Madras | Ritesh Singh | IISER kolkata |
| Swagata Mukherjee | IIT Kanpur | Seema Sharma | IISER Pune |
| Rahool Kumar Barman | IPMU, Tokyo Uni | Shankha Banerjee | IMSc |
| Shrihari Gopalakrishna | IMSc | Sreerup Raychaudhuri | TIFR |
| Sourendu Gupta | TIFR | Srubabati Goswami | PRL |
| Sourov Roy | IACS | Tuhin Roy | TIFR |
| Sunil Mukhi | IISER Pune | V Ravindran | IMSc |
| Urjit Yajnik | IIT Gandhinagar | Mathew Arun Thomas | IISER TVM |
| Bruce Mellado | University of Witwatersand | Verónica Errasti Díez | CUNEF Uiversity |
| Manuel Drees | University of Bonn | Genevieve Belanger | LAPTh |
| Eric laenen | Nikhef and CERN | Fawzi Boudjema | LAPTh |