DAY-4 Amity University Gwalior Organized INSPIRE Internship Programme 2015

Fourth Day : 22 January 2015
The Fourth day of INSPIRE Internship Programme started with the written science screening test for Quiz competition among the bright interns. The Quiz test was conducted under the active supervision of Dr. Iti Roychowdhury, Dy.Director-ASCENT of Amity University Madhya Pradesh and her team to shortlist the top eight participants for oral quiz session scheduled for the next day. The next session was mentored by Dr. B.S. Dwarakanath Scientist-D, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Science, New Delhi, who delivered an inspiring talk on “Ionising Radiations: Friends or Foe of the Mankind”. He motivated the students to take up the challenges of the research for developing applications of radiation technology. The post-lunch session was a field visit to DRDE, Gwalior, wherein the participants visited various high-tech research labs, such as Synthetic Chemistry Lab, Vector Management Division, Microbiology Division,Discovery Centre, Viriology Lab and so on. The students were overwhelmed with the practical exposure and were bubbling with energy while interacting with the eminent scientists of DRDE throughout the visit.