About the Conference Registration fee: Bose Institute (1917–2017) is celebrating its centenary Category On or before On or before On-spot year through various year-long programmes covering all the disciplines the institute is engaged in. As a part of this centenary celebration and to August 21, 2017 September 11, Registration commemorate its 100th birth anniversary, we are organizing a National 2017 Conference on Recent Trends in Condensed Matter Physics from 31st Student 2500 INR 3000 INR 4000 INR October to 3rd November 2017. Post-Doctoral 3500 INR 4000 INR 5000 INR The conference aims to cover various aspects of condensed matter physics so that the participants are enlightened to multidisciplinary nature Fellow of applications and expand their field of research. The study of condensed matter Faculty 4500 INR 5500 INR 7000 INR physics involves measuring various material properties via experimental probes Accompanying 2000 INR 2500 INR 3000 INR along with using techniques of theoretical physics to develop mathematical person models that help in understanding physical behaviours. This field overlaps with chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology, and relates closely to atomic Bank details: physics and . Research in condensed matter physics has given rise to Beneficiary Name: RTCMP 2017 Bose Institute several device applications, such as the development of the semiconductor- transistor, and laser technology. Several phenomena studied in the field of Bank Name: State Bank of nanotechnology come under condensed matter physics. The conference aims at Bank Branch: Manicktala, -700009 broadly addressing the following topics: Account No.: 36878278472  Solid State Physics (Physical and Transport properties of rigid materials) IFSC Code: SBIN0001715  Nano-materials and thin films.  Computational materials science (density functional theory) and modelling of Advertisement in Souvenir new materials.  Soft-condensed matter physics (physical properties of polymers, composites, Adv. Place in Souvenir Nature of Print Amount liquid crystals, etc.) Back Page Colour 40,000 INR Invited Speakers Prof. Prabhat Mandal, SINP, Kolkata Inside Page (Front) Colour 35,000 INR Prof. D. D. Sarma, IISc Bangalore Prof. Ramesh Chandra, IIT Roorkee Prof. Indrani Bose, Bose Institute Prof. S. K. Kulkarni, IISER Pune Inside Page (Back) Colour 30,000 INR Prof. S. K. Ray, SNBNCBS, Kolkata Prof. S. Banerjee, SINP, Kolkata Inside Page (Full) Colour 25,000 INR Prof. S. Ramakrishnan, TIFR, Mumbai Prof. R. P. Tandon, Delhi University Prof. M. K. Sanyal, SINP, Kolkata Prof. Arnab Das, IACS, Kolkata Inside Page (Half) Colour 15,000 INR Prof. A. J. Pal, IACS, Kolkata Prof. P. M. G. Nambissan, SINP, Kolkata Inside Full Page Black & White 15,000 INR Prof. Arghya Taraphder, IIT Kharagpur Prof. R. K. Mandal, IIT BHU Prof. B. K. Chakraborty, SINP, Kolkata Prof. Dipali Banerjee, IIEST Shibpur Inside Half Page Black & White 10,000 INR Prof. Kedar S. Damle, TIFR, Mumbai Prof. K. K. Raina, Thapar University Prof. Pushan Ayyub, TIFR, Mumbai Prof. R. K. Thapa, Mizoram University Stall Charges: 50000 INR per stall of 2m × 2m Prof. G. P. Das, IACS, Kolkata Prof. S. N. Kaul, Hyderbad University Prof. S. M. Yusuf, BARC, Mumbai Prof. P. P. Sahay, MNNIT Allahabad Accommodation Prof. P. Mahadevan, SNBNCBS, Kolkata Prof. P. K. Bajpai, G. G. University, Bilaspur Being Metropolitan city, accommodation in Kolkata is costlier. The Prof. K. Sengupta, IACS, Kolkata Prof. S. Yarlagadda, SINP, Kolkata accommodation may be arranged for all the participants on request in nearby Prof. C. Narayana, JNCASR Bengaluru Prof. Banasri Basu, ISI, Kolkata Guest Houses or Hotels on payment basis. Necessary help will be provided by Prof. S. M. Bhattacharjee, IOP Bhubneswar Dr. A. Singh, IISc Bangalore the organizers to arrange affordable accommodation on first come first serve Prof. Pratap Raychaudhuri, TIFR, Mumbai Dr. V. Adyam, IIT Kharagpur basis. To and fro transportation facility from guest house / hotels to the Prof. Kalobaran Maiti, TIFR, Mumbai Dr. S. B. Ogale, CSIR-NCL, Pune conference venue will be provided by the organizer. Prof. Kalyan Mandal, SNBNCBS, Kolkata Dr. A. Das, BARC, Mumbai Prof. Sumathi Rao, HRI Allahabad Dr. C. S. Sundar, IGCAR Kalpakkam For more details kindly visit us at: Prof. Aditi Sen De, HRI Allahabad Dr. Alok Banerjee, UGC-DAE-CSR Indore Prof. Anushree Roy, IIT Kharagpur Dr. T. N. Sairam, IGCAR, Kalpakkam http://www.jcbose.ac.in/conference/17/rtcmp Prof. K. K. Chattopadhyay, JU, Kolkata Dr. Surajit Saha, IISER Bhopal Email: [email protected] Prof. Sabu Thomas, MGU, Kottayam Dr. Sri Sivakumar, IIT Kanpur Prof. Ashish Garg, IIT Kanpur Dr. R. J. Chaudhary, UGC-DAE-CSR Indore Address: Local Organizing Committee Prof. Ratnamala Chatterjee, IIT Delhi Dr. Anurag Srivastava, ABVIIITM Gwalior Department of Physics, Bose Institute Chairman Prof. Amit Dutta, IIT Kanpur Dr. V. R. Reddy, UGC-DAE-CSR Indore 93/1, A. P. C. Road, Kolkata – 700 009 Prof. Tripurari P. Sinha (9830159422) Prof. Chiranjib Mitra, IISER Kolkata Dr. K. Ashokan, IUAC, New Delhi Prof. A. Thamizhavel, TIFR Mumbai Dr. Binay Kumar, Delhi University Local Advisory Committee Prof. S. B. Roy, RRCAT Indore Dr. M. M. Sinha, SLIET, Longowal Joint Secretaries Prof. B. N. Dev, IACS, Kolkata Dr. A. K. Thakur, IIT Patna Prof. Indrani Bose, Bose Institute Mr. Saswata Halder (8017087793) Prof. Tarashankar Pal, IIT Kharagpur Dr. Ashok Kumar, CSIR NPL, Delhi Prof. B. K.Chatterjee, Bose Institute Mr. Moumin Rudra (9477398318) Prof. R. N. Basu, CGCRI, Kolkata Prof. K. R. S. Priolkar, Goa University Prof. Tripurari P. Sinha, Bose Institute Prof. P. Sujatha Devi, CGCRI, Kolkata Dr. G. Vaitheeswaran, Hyderabad University Dr. Achintya Singha , Bose Institute Treasurer Prof. P. V. Satyam, IOP Bhubneswar Dr. Ashraf Shah, NIT Srinagar Dr. Ajay K. Himanshu, VECC Mr. Sankar P. Singha Prof. M. Mukherjee, SINP, Kolkata Dr. P. Mishra, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Prof. Indranil Das, SINP, Kolkata Dr. R. Thangavel, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Dr. Binita Ghosh, SPCMC Members Prof. M. S. Ramachandra Rao, IIT Madras Dr. M. Mahendran, Thiagarajar College,Madurai Dr. Alo Dutta, SNBNCBS Dr. (Mrs.) Tanima Modak Dhar IMPORTANT DATES : Mrs. Ishani Chatterjee Abstract Submission Mrs. Sayantani Das  Abstract Submission deadline – 15.08.2017 Abstract should be one page A4 size (MS-word and PDF format). Mr. Tarun Majhi  Abstract Acceptance – 17.08.2017 For details please visit Mr. Sukanta Chakraborty  Early bird registration deadline – 21.08.2017 http://www.jcbose.ac.in/conference/17/rtcmp/Abstract Mr. Rajbrat Ram  Late registration deadline – 11.09.2017 It should be sent to the Organizing Secretary through email at All staffs and students of Physics  Conference commences – 31.10.2017 [email protected] on or before 15th August, 2017. Department of Bose Institute