LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Madras Institute of Developmental Studies, A R Venkatachalapathy, Dr. Chennai. A. Ajayaghosh, Prof. CSIR-NIIST, Industrial Estate Pappanamcode Abhishek Kumar Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Srivastava, Dr. Technology (BHU) Aiswarya Abhisek Mohapatra, Mr. Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Amit Basak, Prof. Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, W.B Amitava Patra, Dr. Kolkata JC Bose National Fellow* Physical & Materials Anil Kumar, Dr. Chemistry Division CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Pune 411008, India Department of Physics and MNMR Research Centre, Anil Kumar, Prof. Indian Institute of Science Annapurni Subramaniam, Dr. Bangalore Professor Department of physics Dr. Ambedkar Anuradha K. N., Dr. Institute of Technology Outer Ring Road Mallathahalli Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Aparna Dutta Gupta, Prof. Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, A.P. Department of Physics S. N. Arts, D. J. M. Arote Sandeep Annasaheb, Dr. Commerce and B. N. S. Science College, Sangamner Department of Computer Science & Automation Arpita Patra, Dr. Indian Institute of Science 1 | P a g e Arun Joshi, Dr. Arup Bose, Dr. Delhi Arvind Ayyer, Dr. Polymer Science & Engineering Division, National Ashish Kishore Lele, Prof. Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008 Ashok K. Ganguli, Dr. Chandigarh School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Ashwini K Nangia, Prof. Hyderabad 500 046 and CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pashan, Pune 411 008 Department of Solid State Physics, Indian Aswini Ghosh, Prof. Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur Prof. Arindam Banerjee, Department of Biological Banerjee, Arindam, Prof. Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032 Professor and Chairperson, Department of Industrial Balladka K, Sarojini Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. Beena D B, Dr. Bangalore International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bhattacharjee, Subhro, Dr. Survey No. 151, Heseraghatta Hobli, Bhattacharyya, Aninda J., Prof. Dept. of Zoology, Orissa University of Agriculture Biswaranjan Paital, Prof. and Technology, Shiripur Chandu Y, Mr. Bangalore Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Chattopadhyay Surajit, Prof. Kalyani 741235 2 | P a g e Outstanding Scientist, Centre for Cellular and Chattopadhyay, Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, Amitabha, Prof. A.P. Department of Physics IISER Bhopal Bhopal Bypass Chaturvedi Subhash Road Bhauri International Scientific Research and Welfare Chaudhary, M.P., Dr. Organization Chebrolu Pulla Rao, Prof. Hyderabad Chitra Mandal, Prof. Kolkata Claver, Anto M, Dr. Department of Zoology St. Andrew' s College, UP Washington University 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Cowsik, Ramanath, Prof. Box 1105 Professor, Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit, D D Sarma, Prof. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, Karnataka D Narasimha, Dr. TIFR Head, Department of Biochemistry, University of D P Sarkar, Prof. Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110 021, U.T. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science 2A Das, Prasanta K, Prof. & 2B Raja S C Mullick Road, Jadavpur Das, Saumitra, Prof. IISc Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Dash, Debabrata, Prof. Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi-221005 Department of Mathematics Indian Institute of Datta, Basudeb, Prof. Science Debashish Chowdhury, Prof. Physics Department, I.I.T., Kanpur 3 | P a g e Special Centre for Molecular Medicine Jawaharlal Dhar Suman K, Prof. Nehru University Chief Scientist, Pharmacology Division, Central Drug Dikshit, Madhu, Dr. Research Institute, Sector 10, Janakipuram Extn., Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226 031, U.P. Dipankar Chatterji, Prof. IISC, Bengaluru Durgadas P Kasbekar, Dr. Hyderabad Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi E Krishnakumar, Prof. Bhabha Road G S Bhat, Prof. Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Gadagkar, Raghavendra, Prof. Science Interdisciplinary School of Scientific Computing Gadre, Shridhar R., Prof. Savitribai Phule Pune University Ganeshkhind, Pune- 411007. The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory Division of Gagandeep Kang, Prof. Gastrointestinal Sciences Christian Medical College Department of Chemistry, University College of Ghosh, Ashutosh, Prof. Science, 92, APC Road, Kolkata- 700 009 Department of Physics, Vivekananda College, 269, Ghosh, Kaushik, Dr. Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata - 700063, West Bengal Ghosh, Mrinal K, Prof. Department of Mathematics, IISc Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Ghosh, Pradyut, Prof. Kolkata 700032 Department of Organic Chemistry Indian Association Ghosh, Subrata, Prof. for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur Giridhar Kulkarni, Prof. Bengaluru 4 | P a g e Giridhar Madras, Prof. Indian Institute of Science Giriraj Chandak, Dr. Hyderabad Gladwin, Mr. Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Govindan Rangarajan, Prof. Science, Bengaluru 560 012, Karnataka Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 Grover, Arun K., Prof. 014, U.T. Director Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology 33, Gupta, Anil K, Prof. GMS Road Department of Zoology North-Eastern Hill University Gupta, Braj Bansh P, Prof. Shillong - 793022 (Meghalaya) Gurmeet Kaur, Dr. Dept. Of Animal Science Central University of Kerala Gurushankara Hp, Dr. Padanakkad Kasaragod H Surachandra Singha, Mr. Indranil Manna, Prof. IIT Kanpur Iramma G Patil, Ms. Jacob, Kallarackel Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Thomas, Prof. Institute of Science Department of NMR and MRI Facility All India Jagannathan N R, Prof. Institute of Medical Sciences Jai Pal Mittal, Prof. Javed N Agrewala, Dr. Jayant Haritsa, Prof. 5 | P a g e Jayanta K Bhattacharjee, Prof. Department of Physics IIT Kharagpur Jayaram N Chengalur, Dr. Pune JC Bose National Fellow, Department of Physics, Jog Chanda J., Dr. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, Karnataka Joyoti Basu, Dr. Kolkata Assistant Professor Department of Electronics, Jyoti G, Dr. Government Science College K C Malhotra, Prof. 385, Sector 29, Noida 201 301, U.P. Chemistry & Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal K S Narayan, Prof. Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bengaluru 560 064, Karnataka Department of Chemistry, Government Science K. Ramakrishna Reddy, Dr. College, Bengaluru Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies, 26-2, Aga K. Ullas Karanth, Dr. Abbas Ali Road (Apt. 403), Bengaluru 560 042, Karnataka K.L. Sebastian, Prof. Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad Kantwa Sanwar Mal, Dr. Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Kapil Hari Paranjape, Prof. Research, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Manauli P.O., Mohali, SAS Nagar 140 306, Panjab Krishna B. Athreya, Prof. Dept. of Biotechnology Anna University Chennai Krishnamoorthy, G., Prof. 600025 Krishnamoorthy, K, Dr. Distinguished Visiting Scientist CAOS, IISc, 6 | P a g e Kumar, Anil, Dr. Kumar, Vikash, Mr. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research at Kunal Ray, Dr. CSIR-Human Resource Development Center, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad - 201002 Lakshmanan B, Mr. Head, Department of Medical Oncology, All India Lalit Kumar, Prof. Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, U.T. Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology and Linda Louis, Dr. Biochemistry St Xavier's College for women, Aluva Madhav Gadgil, Prof. E102 Krishnayan Complex Advisor Chowmuhani, Madhuparna Chakraborty, Ms. Krishnanagar Madhusudana, N V, Prof. Assistant Professor Department Of Mathematics, Mahinder Singh, Dr. Govt Post Graduate College Seema(Rohru), Distt Shimla(H.P)-171207 Mani, Harihara Subra, Prof. C/O Wings and Oars Media Comm, Road no 25, Manikrishna, Mr. Jubliee Hills Hyderabad Manindra Agrawal, Prof. IIT Kanpur INSA Senior Scientist, Molecular Biophysics Unit, Manju Bansal, Prof. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, Karnataka Mathur, Avi, Mr. 7 | P a g e Meghana Shivanand Devli, Ms. Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Mishra, Sambit R, Dr. Khallikote University, Berhampur, Dist: Ganjam, Odisha Department of Pharmacology, Institute of PG Mitali Chatterjee, Prof. Medical Education & Research, 244-B, Acharya JC Bose Road, Kolkata 700 020, W.B. Dept. of Applied Zoology, Mangalore University, Mohammed S Mustak, Dr. Mangalagangothri-574199. Dakshin Kannada Mohanta Bidhan, Dr. Department of Physics, Assam University Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Mukherjee, Chandan, Dr. Technology Guwahati Guwahati-781039, Assam, India Department of Metallurgical & Materials Murty B S, Prof. Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai 600 036, T.N. N Mukunda, Prof. Nandi Arun K., Prof. Narayanasami Director - IISER Mohali Sathyamurthy, Prof. Visiting Scientist, International Centre for Genetic Narendra Tuteja, Prof. Engineering & Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067, U.T. Department of Materials Engineering Indian Natarajan K. A., Prof. Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 Natarajan Panchapakesan, Mr. Registrar North- Eastern Hill University Shillong Nayak Jay Narayan, Dr. Meghalaya 8 | P a g e Nehar Shamshun, Dr. Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Nitin Chattopadhyay, Dr. Kolkata P Ajith, Dr. ICTS Bangalore The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, CIT P Sankaran, Dr. Campus, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, T.N. P. Ramya Bala, Dr. Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Pallab Dasgupta, Dr. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, W.B. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Panda,