Category: Pratidhvani
Gerhard Herzberg – scientific life
References:
Pavan Kumar, G. V. “Gerhard Herzberg (1904–1999): A Pioneer in Molecular Spectroscopy.” Resonance 29 (2024): 1339. https://www.ias.ac.in/describe/article/reso/029/10/1339-1345.
Stoicheff, Boris. Gerhard Herzberg: An Illustrious Life in Science. Ottawa : Montréal ; Ithaca N.Y.: Canadian Forest Service,Canada, 2002.
Stoicheff, Boris P. “Gerhard Herzberg PC CC. 25 December 1904 – 3 March 1999.” Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 49 (December 2003): 179–95. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2003.0011.
New episode on podcast : Conversation with Aditi Sen (De)
Aditi Sen (De) is a Professor at HRI, Allahabad. We had a freewheeling conversation on her biography, research on quantum information, motherhood, her experience of working in Europe and India. Also we have small segment in Bengali বাংলা (her mother tongue) on quantum research and motivations. Listen as we humanize science…
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PxgZe1sdPwlIkDCUXwDht?si=1aWctGNcRmmc3i1H4SmT9g
YouTube: https://youtu.be/NPxLccZ5Z64
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Namaste, Hola, Welcome!
I am G.V. Pavan Kumar, the author of this blog.
My research interests are :
- Optics and Soft Matter Physics
- History of Science
In my research group, we study the interaction of light with soft-matter from a photonics viewpoint.
Until now, I have supervised 11 PhD theses, 11 MS theses, a few post-docs and several undergraduate students at IISER Pune (see my group members – past and present). I continue to learn a lot from them.
See our publications sorted by : topics / chronology.
Another strand of my research is the history of science. I am interested in the historical evolution of ideas in physical sciences and technology. I research the life and work of past scientists, innovators, and people driven by curiosity, and I write about them from an Indian and Asian perspective. My motivation is to humanize science.
Writing has been an integral part of my life since my childhood (1980s), and I have been in the process since the ‘pre-internet’ era. I have been blogging since 2008 or so. You can access my old blog site here.
Also connected to my blog are:
YouTube channel – Science meets History,
podcast – Pratidhvani: Humanizing Science.
My blog integrates all of the above.
You can access and listen to my audio podcast – Pratidhvani – Humanizing Science, on -Spotify, YouTube (audio), Google Podcast or Apple podcast (all links below).
Podcast Pratidhvani -Google podcast
Podcast Pratidhvani -Apple podcast
You can give your feedback here.
Note: My blogs/podcasts/videos are motivated by my research, teaching and learning. I create them in my personal capacity.
Pratidhvani-Humanizing Science: podcast on reflections of Academic Scientist
As an extension of my blog, I am starting a podcast in my individual capacity :
Pratidhvani – Humanizing Science
In several Indian languages, including Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Hindi and many more, the word – Pratidhvani (ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ/प्रतिध्वनि) – means resonance, reflection (of sound). Through my podcast, I intend to reflect on my thoughts as an academic scientist on some topics related to science, technology, history and philosophy of science. Listen to my first podcast, and let me know what you think.
References :
Kumar, G.V.P., 2023. Science + History —> better Science. Scatterings. URL https://backscattering.wordpress.com/2023/04/01/science-history-better-science/ (accessed 5.11.23).
Kumar, G.V.P., 2022. 12 Years as a faculty member in India – 12 lessons. Scatterings. URL https://backscattering.wordpress.com/2022/05/25/12-years-as-a-faculty-in-india-12-lessons/ (accessed 5.11.23).
Weinberg, S., 2003. Four golden lessons. Nature 426, 389–389. https://doi.org/10.1038/426389a
Mankutimma’s Aphorisms!!: 789, n.d. . Mankutimma’s Aphorisms!! URL http://mankutimma-aphor.blogspot.com/2012/12/789.html (accessed 5.11.23).
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