School of Science celebrates “National Education Day”

School of Science celebrated ‘National Education Day’ on 11th November 2011 with the theme “Emerging Trends in Science and Technology”. A series of guest lectures by eminent experts followed by a poster competition. Shri. Balwantrai Seth, Vice President, SVKM was invited as the Guest of Honour.

The guest talks were as follows:

Sr. No. Name of Guest Speaker / International Visitor Topic
1 Dr. Z. R. Turel, Emeritus Scientist, Chemistry Department, SVKM’s Mithibai College, Mumbai “Neutron activation analysis and its application to multiple areas”
2 Dr. K. S. Laddha, Dean ICD & Prof. of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai “Herbals in Healthcare”
3 Dr. L. R. Dwivedi, Principal, SVKM’s  Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai “Masti as a teaching tool – Some reflections”

Thirty eight students participated in poster competition in groups of two. The poster competition was based on the following themes: Health and Disease, Pharmacology and Drug Discovery, Nanotechnology and its applications, Green Chemistry, and Application of Statistics. Four best posters were given cash rewards.