(2/n) ...Then, one firefly moved around, touching the others, seemingly waking them up."

- Sriram Murali (National Geographic Explorer and Firefly Specialist)

Join us for a spectacular Sawaal-Jawaab session today at Aaromale (4 PM). All are welcome. Entry Free.

(10/n) Poster Awards: In-House Symposium at TIFR Hyderabad, 2025

(9/n) Ritesh Haldar took us through the engineering of light-responsive nanopores, a step towards developing sustainable and energy-efficient chemical separation technologies.

(8/n) Ullas Kolthur shared his lab’s work on how epigenetic and mitochondrial mechanisms shape metabolic health, from nutrient sensing and fasting responses to circadian control of metabolism. He also briefly spoke about the goals of ARUMDA-TIFR.

(7/n) Discussions over posters and tea!

In-House Symposium, 2025
TIFR Hyderabad

(6/n) Anukul Jana discussed his recent research on the chemistry of the main group elements, specifically alkene chemistry & photoswitchable diradicaloids.

Vishal Ranjan spoke about using in-house developed superconducting circuits & measurement techniques at ultralow temp for quantum memory.

(5/n) Aneesh T Veetil gave an overview of the chemical biology approaches taken by his lab to study microglia, the innate immune cells in the brain.

Harish N S Krishnamoorthy spoke about light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.

(4/n) G Rajalakshmi discussed weak measurement approaches for high-sensitivity optical metrology. Meanwhile, Pranav R Shirhatti discussed the dissociation dynamics of carbon dioxide on copper surfaces, giving a closer look into the elementary step of the overall reaction.

(3/n) Prashant K Singh highlighted the challenges of maintaining the integrity of liquid targets while using high repetition rate lasers to study laser-matter interactions.

Sahana Holla provided insights into the conserved features of the 3D genome that impact gene repression.

(2/n) Using a combination of native mass spectrometry and molecular dynamics, Aniruddha Panda's lab aims to investigate protein-protein interactions and lipid-protein clusters within synaptic vesicle pools. Meanwhile, Kabir Ramola discussed the elasticity of granular materials.

(5/n) Best Thesis Commendations for the year 2024-25:

Congratulations to Susmita Sarkar (graduate student, Jagannath Mondal's lab) on receiving an 'Honourable Mention - Best Thesis Commendations'.

(4/n) Best Thesis Commendations for the year 2024-25:

Congratulations to Amar Kumar (graduate student, T. N. Narayanan's lab) on receiving the 'TAA-Best Thesis Commendation in Chemistry'.

(3/n) Awards | Announced during the Founder's Day programme at TIFR:

Congratulations to Simran Rawal (graduate student, Tamal Das's lab) and Rishabh Sharma (graduate student, Smarajit Karmakar's lab) on receiving the Ramakrishna Cowsik Medals, 2025.

(2/n) While Aprotim Mazumder discussed Bhabha's deep engagement with art and culture, M. Krishnamurthy concluded the programme with anecdotes from TIFR members about Bhabha's work ethic and attention to detail as an institution builder.