Inter-school science exhibition 'EXPISCOR 2012'

Updated on: Wednesday, December 26, 2012

To commemorate the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Vissanji Academy, Andheri (E), in association with Nehru Science Centre held an Inter-school science exhibition 'EXPISCOR 2012' at their sprawling school campus on Friday, 30th November and Saturday, 1st December 2012.

On November 30, the exhibition was inaugurated by Mr.Umesh Kumar Rustogi , curator of Nehru Science centre along with the trustee of the school, Mrs. Arati Vissanji.

The teachers of the participating schools, who attended a one-day work shop at Nehru Science Centre had an enriching experience to guide the students.

Budding scientists from 25 ICSE schools from Nerul to Colaba participated and presented many creative ideas and exhibits.

The enthusiasm and skill clubbed with in-depth knowledge of Physics, Chemistry and Biology at school and junior college level was commendable.

The results obtained in the research projects spread the spell of seeing the future generation Faradays, Newtons, Edisons and Einsteins among them.

The exhibits included still models, working models and research base projects which were very innovative and relevant to today's times.

The exhibits, to name a few, included research projects on electromagnets, sensors in cars, mineralogy and many more.

The projects were judged by ten distinguished professionals from Research and Development Institutes headed by Mr. Arnav Bhattacharya from TIFR who captivated the audience with his oratory skills.

The exhibits were visited by various schools. "It was a pleasure to see the BMC and other school students interact and gain knowledge through the various projects.

Students had a rare opportunity to interact on Sskype with Ms.Anupa Bajwa an ex-vissanjiaite, currently working with NASA, who sparked off the charisma of space and space technology through her personal experience. "The students were fascinated watching her and listening to her live via skype," said Shahnaz Chauhan, principal of the school.

On December 1, Prof. M N Vahia from the department of astronomy and astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research delivered an interesting lecture on "Power of 10" which mesmerized the audience.

Dr.Indrani Gupta, Principal & Scientist at National Environmental Engineering Research Institute appreciated the research done and projects exhibited on such a mega scale.

The first prize in Group A (Std.VIII to Std.X) was bagged by Podar International School, Nerul.

The research project was based on "Oil spill clean-up". In Group B (Std.XI and Std.XII) the first prize was bagged by St. Gregorious High School. Their project was based on research on "Effect of oil spill in ocean/seas". The winners were given cash prizes and a trophy. All the participants were presented with memento and the participating certificates.

Inter-school science exhibition 'EXPISCOR 2012'

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