International Conference in Nuclear Physics with Energetic Heavy Ion Beams (15-18 March, 2017) Inauguration Programme will start on 15th March, 2017 at 9.30 AM at the Prof. B. M. Anand Auditorium Department of Physics Panjab University, Chandigarh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof. Arun K. Grover (Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University) has kindly consented to inaugurate the programme Prof. R. K. Bhowmik (Former Sr. Scientist, IUAC, New Delhi) (Former HOD, Department of Physics, Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur, Chattisgarh) shall give the Keynote Address on Development of Experimental Facilities for Nuclear Physics in India (Historical Prospectives) Patron: Prof. Arun Kumar Grover Vice Chancellor, Panjab University Chairman: Prof. Devinder Mehta Conveners: Prof. B.R. Behera Dr. Ashok Kumar Organizing Secretaries: Dr. Samarjit Sihotra Dr. Sakshi Gautam Dr. Vivek Kumar Academic Programme Committee: Prof. R.K. Puri Prof. B.P. Singh Prof. S.S. Malik Prof. B.R. Behera Dr. N. Madhavan Dr. S. Muralithar Dr. Ashok Kumar Local Organizing Committee: Prof. Navdeep Goyal Prof. C.N. Kumar Prof. J.K. Goswami Prof. K.P. Singh Prof. A.K. Bhati Dr. J.S. Shahi Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Dr. Bimal Rai Dr. Samarjit Sihotra Dr. Sakshi Gautam Dr. Vivek Kumar Dr. Devinder Siwal International Advisory Committee Steven W Yates (USA) Amit Roy (India) Umesh Garg (USA) N. Singh (India) Giacomo Deangelis (Italy) R. K. Puri (India) Partha Chowdhury (USA) A. K. Mohanty (India) M. J. G. Borge (CERN) A. Saxena (India) David Jenkin (UK) R.K. Gupta (India) W. Udo Schroder (USA) N.L. Singh (India) S.S. Malik (India) H.J. Wollersheim (Germany) P.K. Rath (India) P. Sugathan (India) A. Navin (France) T.R. Routray (India) Arun Bharti (India) G. Gangopadhyay (India) N. Madhavan (India) S.R. Banerjee (India) B.P. Singh (India) P.K. Raina (India) S. Muralithar (India) About the Department of Physics: The Department of Physics was established in 1947, in Govt. College, Hoshiarpur (Punjab). In August 1958, the department was shifted to the present campus. At that time, the department was headed by Prof. B.M. Anand who had worked with Nobel laureate C.F. Powell. The faculty numbered about a dozen and Prof. Anand soon established a high- energy particle physics group (nuclear emulsion) and optical UV spectroscopy group. The experimental nuclear physics group and mass spectrometry section came into existence soon after. With Prof. H.S. Hans joining the department in the late sixties, the research activities got a major fillip—cyclotron was installed. Three major research groups in nuclear physics, particle physics and solid-sate physics including both theory and experiments were strengthened and mass spectroscopy laboratory was modernised. Since then the department never looked back. It has UGC Special Assistance Programme (SAP) from 1980 to 1988 and College Science Improvement Programme from 1984 to 1991. With the success of the above programs and of research activities in particle physics, nuclear physics and solid-state physics through national and international collaborations, the department became a major research centre amongst Indian universities. In 1988, the department was accorded the status of Center of Advanced Study (CAS) by UGC with three major thrust areas, particle physics, nuclear physics and solid-state physics, which is a unique feature in itself. The department is now in CAS forth phase. At present the department has a strength of 29 faculty members, 47 non-teaching/administrative staff, around 120 research students, 15 M.Phil. students, 10 Post-M.Sc. Course in Accelerator Physics students and about 350 graduate and undergraduate students. Our students clear various entrance examinations, like GRE, BARC, TIFR, DRDO, UGC/CSIR test for research and career in teaching, besides entering professional courses, like M.Tech., MCA, etc. About 30 research projects worth eight crore rupees under national/international collaborations are operating in the department. Besides imparting quality education to the department students, the faculty also teach specialisation subjects, like nano-technology, nuclear medicine and medical physics to name a few. 1 The department participates in various national and international research initiatives and also hosts various conferences, seminars, meetings etc. of research interest regularly. The department has an 11-inch telescope to encourage/inculcate the scientific temper among public and with particular emphasis on college and school students. The department houses Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) office and actively leads in IAPT and Indian Physics Association (IPA) activities. Achievements The faculty members have been honoured with Meghnad Saha award, Goyal Prize (Kurukshetra University), Sir C.V. Raman Award, Hari Om Trust Award, Mercator Professorship, Homi Bhaba Fellowship, Emeritus Scientistships, Ramanna Fellowship, S.N. Satyamurthi Young Scientist Award and DAE Young Scientist Award. They have been elected for Indian Academy of Sciences Fellowship, Joliot Curie Fellowship, Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowships, DFG (German Research Society) Fellowship, UNESCO/IAEA Fellowdhip, WE-Heraeus Fellowship, Henrich Hertz Foundation Fellowship, Fullbright Fellowship, Commonwealth Fellowship, Third World Academy of Sciences Fellowships, UGC National Lecturer Fellowship Awards, Associateship of ICTP, CERN Associate, etc. The department had the honour of having Prof. Yash Pal, former UGC Chairman on its faculty, Prof. K.N. Pathak was Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh from July 2000 to July 2006 and Prof. S. Prakash was Vice-Chancellor, Jivaji University, Gwalior from February 2001 to November 2006. Projects About 30 research projects worth eight crore rupees under national/international collaborations are operating in the department. 2 Schedule of Sessions Date: 15-03-2017 Session-01: Venue: Prof. B.M. Anand Auditorium 9:30 – 10:00 Inauguration Prof. A.K. Grover Vice Chancellor Panjab University 10:00 – 11:00 Prof. R.K. Bhowmik Development of Experimental (Former Sr. Scientist, IUAC, New Delhi Facilities for Nuclear Physics in & Former HOD, Department of India (Historical Prospectives) Physics, Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur, Chattisgarh Tea 11:00 – 11:30: Physics Department Lawn Session-02: Prof. B.M. Anand Auditorium 11:30 – 12:00 Hans-Jürgen Wollersheim PreSPEC – Gamma-spectroscopy on the way towards NUSTAR GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionen mbH, Planckstrasse 1, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany 12:00 – 12:30 R. P. Singh Nuclear structure studies at IUAC with heavy-ion beams Inter University Accelerator Centre, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi - 110067, India. 12:30 – 13:00 Rudrajyoti Palit Physics highlights of Indian National Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Gamma Array (INGA) Campaign at Mumbai TIFR and Plan for Super-INGA Lunch 13:00 – 14:30 : Physics Department Lawn Session-03: Venue: Prof. B.M. Anand Auditorium 14:30 – 15:00 Asimananda Goswami Effect of Alignment and Core Rotation on Shears Mechanism in Nuclear Physics Division, SINP, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064 Mass 140 region 15:00 – 15:30 P. Chowdhury Perspectives in Heavy Element Spectroscopy Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA 15:30 – 16:00 S. S. Malik How do nuclei rotate? Physics Department, G. N. D. University, Amritsar-143005, India 3 Tea 16:00 – 16:30 Session04: Venue: Prof. B.M. Anand Auditorium 16:30 - 17:00 S.K. Chamoli Shape Transition in Pt-Nuclei with Mass A ~ 190 Department of Physics & Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India 17:00 – 19:00 Oral Presentations O-1 to O-10 Each Presentation 10+2 mins. Dinner 19:30 Onwards: Physics Lawn Date: 16–03–2017 Session-01 Venue: Prof. B.M. Anand Auditorium 9:30 – 10:00 T. R. Routray Nuclear Matter and Finite Nuclei Properties Using Finite Range School of Physics, Sambalpur Simple Effective Interaction University, Jyotivihar-768 019, India 10:00 – 10:30 Santanu Pal Statistical Model of Compound Nucleus Decay: Role of Shell CS-6/1, Golf Green, Kolkata 700 095 Structure and Collective Motion Formerly with Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata 10:30 – 11:00 Christoph Hartnack Isospin ratios of pions - A signature for the equation of state of SUBATECH, UMR 6457 (IMTA, asymetricmatter? IN2P3/CNRS, Nantes Univ.), Nantes, France Tea 11:00 – 11:30 4 Session-02 Venue: Prof. B.M. Anand Auditorium 11:30 – 12:00 P. K. Raina Current Perspective of Double Beta Decay IIT Ropar 12:00 – 12:30 S. Mukhopadhyay Nuclear Structure of 76Ge from Inelastic Neutron Scattering Department of Physics and Astronomy, Measurements: Relevance to University of Kentucky, KY, USA Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay 12:30 – 13:00 C.R. Praharaj Microscopic Study of Spectra and Electromagnetic Transitions in Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar 751005 Nuclei Lunch: 13:00 – 14:30 Session-03 Venue: Prof. B.M. Anand Auditorium 14:30 – 15:00 Maninder Kaur Investigating the Dynamics of Heavy-Ion Induced Fusion Reactions Department of Physical Sciences, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala - 144603, INDIA 15:00 – 15:30 D.G. Jenkins Fusion in massive stars: Pushing the University of York, UK 12C+12C cross-section to the limits with the STELLA experiment at IPN Orsay 15:30 – 16:00 C. Bhattacharya Recent Experimental Nuclear Reaction Studies at VECC Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata, INDIA Tea: 16:00 – 16:30 Session-04 Venue: Prof. B.M. Anand Auditorium 16:30 - 17:30