VV2021

Vigyan Vidushi (VV2021) programme in Physics is a three-week programme for women students in the first year of their two-year M.Sc. degree in physics, or the fourth year of their Integrated B.Sc.-M.Sc. degree in physics. This programme will provide these students an exposure to advanced physics topics and research opportunities, and encourage them to take up research in physics as a career option. The students will also get an opportunity to be taught, inspired, and mentored by successful women scientist role models.

Duration of the online programme: 31 May – 19 June, 2021

Structure of the programme

The basic structure of the VV2021 (Physics) programme will be like an online summer school. There will be normally six courses, each of which will run for a week. In every week, two courses will run in parallel. A course will typically consist of lectures in the morning, and approximately equal time devoted to tutorials in the afternoon. Students may be divided into smaller groups during the tutorials. There will be online interaction sessions in the evening.

While some of the courses will focus on strengthening basic understanding of physics essentials, most of the courses will be on topics that may not be normally covered in M.Sc. classes in a University. Even when the topics may be common, the elements of research or unique perspectives of active researchers will be essential parts of the courses. The courses are expected to lead to a review of current research in the area towards the end.

The programme will consist of the following lectures:

Course	Instructor(s)	Tutor(s)
Quantum Mechanics	Arvind Kumar	Ankita Budhraja, Disha Bhatia, Shamayita Ray
Statistical Mechanics	Rajdeep Sensarma	Kusum Dhochak, Nisheeta Desai, Prerna Sharma
Experimental Techniques in Physics	Shirish Pathare, Shriganesh Prabhu,Vandana Nanal	Ananya Kundu, Aparajita Mazumdar, Bhagyashri Latad, Praveen Pathak, Saurabhee Huli
Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bhaswati Mookerjea	Anwesh Mazumdar, Poonam Chandra, Varsha Chitnis
Introduction to Laser and Plasma Physics	G. Ravindra Kumar	Aparajit Chandrasekaran, Vandana Sharma
Introduction to Quantum Computation	R. Vijayaraghavan	Madhavi Chand, Sumeru Hazra

In addition to the regular courses, the VV programme will have the following unique features:

• Special lectures by women scientists, as well as on women scientists that would serve as role models
• Ample opportunities for interacting (online) with subject experts, including many women scientists
• Special mentoring dealing with gender-related issues
• Exposure to Physics Education Research

Public events to be streamed live at: Vigyan Vidushi YouTube channel