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Celebration of -
International Day of Light

at IIT Guwahati

16th May, 2025

In the process of development of mankind, the importance of light has been very significant. On a basic note, the existence of life depends on the photosynthesis process – which is entirely a light based phenomenon! The application of light and light-based technologies revolutionized the field of medicine, communication, entertainment, culture - which in turn made a strong impact on the society globally. So, after the highly successful International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015, UNESCO has endorsed 16th May as annual International Day of Light (IDL) . The reason behind choosing this particular date as IDL, is the anniversary of the first successful operation of Laser in the year 1960 by physicist and engineer, Theodore Maiman. Keeping in mind that IDL is not just about Lasers and science, it also includes the sustainable development and growth of societal health and well-being, we are very happy to announce that SPIE students are going to celebrate the second IDL in the Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati on the day 16th May, 2025.

The event will comprise of general talk on light by eminent Prof. Amarendra Kumar Sarma, Professor, Dept. of Physics IIT Guwahati, Prof. Dalip Singh Mehta,Professor, Department of Physics IIT Delhi, Dr. Vibhav Bharadwaj Shivakumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics IIT Guwahati and Dr. Ashwini Sawant,Assistant Professor, Department of EEE IIT Guwahati. Apart from gaining knowledge in the talk theoretically, there will be a interactive poster session followed by a lab visit as well as demonstration session designed to deepen UG and PG students’ understanding of the fascinating world of light and its real-world applications. -->


List of speakers


  • Prof. Amarendra Kumar Sarma , Professor, Dept. of Physics IIT Guwahati
  • Prof. Dalip Singh Mehta Professor, Department of Physics IIT Delhi
  • Dr. Vibhav Bharadwaj Shivakumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics IIT Guwahati
  • Dr. Ashwini Sawant, Assistant Professor, Department of EEE IIT Guwahati
  • Interactive session

Eligibility Criteria


  • School, UG, PG students, Ph.D. scholars and post-doctorate fellows who have keen interest and want to explore more on optics and photonics are encouraged to attend.

Registration Procedure


  • Registration is free for all
  • In case of any discrepancy please contact:
    Ms. Nimish Gupta
    President, SPIE IIT Guwahati Student Chapter
    Department of Physics
    IIT Guwahati, Guwahati - 781 039
    Assam, India.
    mail: g.nimish@iitg.ac.in,
    Mob.: +91 8303422518


Venue


Seminar Hall, Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati
Organized by
SPIE Student Chapter IIT Guwahati
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Celebration of

    International Day of Light

Important Dates
  • Last date of Registration:
    10th May 2025
  • Event date:
    16th May 2025
    Time: 09:00 AM Onwards
  • Venue
      Seminar Hall, Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati
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    Organized by
    SPIE IIT Guwahati Student Chapter
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    Organizing Committee

    Student Organizers
    • Ms. Nimish Gupta
    • Mr. Samrat Roy
    • Mr. Palash Makumuria
    • Ms. Urmimala Dewan
    • Ms. Gunjan Yadav
    Faculty Advisors
    • Dr. Kanhaiya Pandey
    All Members of SPIE-IITG Student Chapter

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