Winter School on High Energy Physics by the department of Physics BHU inaugurated

Updated on: Friday, January 25, 2013

The 20-day Winter School on 'High Energy Physics' organised by the department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) began on Wednesday. The programme has been organised under UGC Networking Programme, and BHU's is the only physics department in the country to have this facility.

The inaugural function was attended by leading physicists and one of the pillars of India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project, Prof Naba Kumar Mandal, dean faculty of science, Prof SK Sengupta, head of the department, Prof SB Rai, director of winter school, Dr BP Mandal, deputy director of the school, Dr Venkatesh Singh, and others.

According to Mandal, "the objective of this Winter School is to make a network of young researchers and the experts in the field of high energy physics from all over the country. The idea is to enhance research, training, and skills development of the young research scholars through pedagogical lectures, tutorials, periodic discussion, and experimentation. The field of High Energy Physics (HEP) is undergoing rapid developments. With greater strides in technological advancement, high energy physicists have been able to solve many challenging problems, the most recent being the proof of existence of the Higgs Boson." "However, newer challenges come up every day and to solve these, we need a large base of efficient and dynamic talent pool of researchers and students. The researchers should not only be well acquainted with basics but also have information and expertise in current developments," he added

Mandal emphasized that the aim of this Winter School is to impart and provide efficient training on research methodologies as well as educate the young researchers from various parts of the country on current challenges and innovations in both theoretical and experimental HEP.

The philosophy of Winter School is to expose young minds to excitement in the field. The programme consists of four sessions every day with three to four lectures, tutorials, and discussions for three weeks. To encourage learning, the organisers have kept adequate interactive sessions. Several popular lectures and overview talks are also included in the programme of this school. Exceptionally bright PhD students perusing a research career in HEP are selected for participation. As many as 35 out-station candidates and 20 local Students are attending this school to familiarize themselves with modern techniques of HEP under the guidance of experts in this field from all over the country.

Winter School on High Energy Physics by the department of Physics BHU inaugurated

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