Awesome Chemistry Videos of 2011

I have put together some of the awesome chemistry videos which were published in the year of 2011, definitely of my choice. ENJOY. Have a wonderful new year ahead.

1. Soft Robot from Whitesides group at Harvard University.



2.Conductive Silver Ink from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

3. Will it blend? Glow Sticks?

Life's Trek Brings Scientist to U.S. from Nepal

There were fewer than 1,000 people in the tiny Nepalese village of Tanahun district when Jefferson Lab SRF Scientist Pashupati Dhakal grew up there. He was the son of the village's school principal. And at that time, the local school only went through middle school. Had he stayed there, it would have been a two-hour trek by foot to the nearest high school. Instead, he moved in with his grandfather in Pokhara, a popular tourist destination in Nepal.

                             

"This," he said with a sweep of his hand toward a stunning computer screen shot of the Himalayas, "is the view I woke up to every morning."

Impressive, indeed. Almost as impressive as Dhakal's abilities in math, which came to him early and were nurtured throughout his education. His first physics teacher at Tribhuvan University, where he did his undergraduate work, was, in Dhakal's words, "brilliant" and lured him into the field.

Chemistry activities in Biratnagar, Nepal

Department of Chemistry, M.M.A.M.C., Biratnagar, Nepal organized an "one day seminar".  This is the third seminar after launching M.Sc./ PhD programme of Physics and Chemistry in 2009.  

Dr. Jagadeesh  Bhattarai, associate Prof from CDC, TU, honored Mr. Tulasi Prasad Niraula, who achieved the best poster award in the International Conference of Advanced Materials and Technology for sustainable Development, 21-23 October, 2011 by garland with Tika. Similarly, Prof. Dr. Sujeet Kumar Chatterjee honored Miss Alina Shakya, who was also the best poster award winner in the same conference. 

Mr. Tulasi Niraula, the Ph.D. scholar, gave seminar presentation on "Conductivity study of surfactants in mixed solvent media". Also, Mr. Sujit Kumar Shah, the Ph.D. scholar gave a presentation on basic information of surfactants. Both of these Ph.D. research scholars are working under the guidance of Prof. Sujeet Kumar Chatterjee and Dr. Ajaya Bhattarai. 

Dr. Jagadeesh Bhattarai presented his talk on "Research Activities on Corrosion in Nepal: An overview". Prof. Dr. Sujeet Kumar Chatterjee shared his view about the research work in the department of Chemistry. He talked about the low cost work research. He emphasized about the devotion of time during the research work. 

During the programme, participants were welcomed by Mr. Balaram Pant (chemistry faculty) and Dr. Ajaya Bhattarai presented the activities of chemists of the eastern part of Nepal. Mr. Narendra Kumar Chaudhary (chemistry faculty) gave vote of thanks. The program was chaired by Mr. Ghanashayam Shrivastav. The programme was announced by Sabita Gautam Dahal, head of the department of Chemistry, Manamohan Polytechnique Institue, Morang. 

Mr. Rajesh Karki presented a laptop to the head of the department of Chemistry. The laptop was purchased with the collection of funds from 38 chemists. List of donors is given below.

Some photos from the program below.