8th edition of Northeast Meet of Astronomers comes to an end
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 24 2022: A 3 -day conference of the eight edition of Northeast Meet of Astronomers (NEMA-8) was heldfromNovember21 till 23, 2022 organized by the Department of Physics, Manipur University under the aegis of the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune - an autonomous institute of UGC.

The aim of the NEMA-8 conference was to bring together young and highly motivated students, researchers, and college and university teachers of the North-East region, working or intending to take up research in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics and related topics, on a single platform to simulate discussions and collaborations, said a statement.

The 3-day NEMA-8 conference started on November 21, 2022 with a very brief inaugural function in which Professor K Yugindro Singh, Dean, School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences, MU; Professor H Basantakumar Sharma, Head, Department of Physics, MU and Professor Ng Ibohal (Retired), Department of Mathematics, MU graced the function as the presidium members while senior Professor Ranjeev Mishra of IUCAA, Pune attended the conference online.

The NEMA-8 conference had five technical sessions comprising 38 talks delivered by the faculty members and research scholars from various institutions of Northeastern States.

A wide range of topics covering Planetary Science, Solar Physics, Astronomical Observations and Data Analysis, High-Energy Astrophysics, General Relativity, Astroparticle and Cosmology were deliberated in the conference.

Delegates from Indian Institute of Technology (Guwahati), Gauhati University, Tezpur University, Assam University, Mizoram University, Manipur University, Bhattadev University, Assam Don Bosco University, University of Science & Technology (Meghalaya), Science College (Kokrajhar), St Edmund's College (Shillong), Dhanamanjuri College of Science (Imphal), etc.

attended the NEMA-8 conference.

At the end of the conference a sight-seeing tour at Moirang was also arranged.

Professor K Yugindro Singh and Dr I Ablu Meitei, Department of Physics, DM College of Science were the convenor and co-convenor of the NEMA-8 conference respectively.

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