Media Release
Mangaluru, Sep 7: St Aloysius College (autonomous), here and National Association for Applications of Radioisotopes and Radiation in Industry (NAARRI), Mumbai in association with Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Navi Mumbai will organise a national seminar on 'Applications of Radioisotopes & Radiation in Industry, Healthcare and Agriculture' on September 10 and 11.
The seminar will be organized by the department of Physics and sponsored by Board of Research in Nuclear Science (BRNS) and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Govt of India.
Chief guest, U T Khader, minister for City Corporation and Housing will inaugurate the seminar on September 10 at 9.00 am at Fr L F Rasquinha hall, LCRI block.
S A Bharadwaj, chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Govt of India and Dr Pratibha Jolly, principal, Miranda House, University College for Women, University of Delhi and Member, Scientific Advisory Committee to the cabinet, Govt of India, will be the guests of honour.
Fr Dionysius Vaz S J, rector, St Aloysius Institutions will preside over the programme. Fr Dr Praveen Martis SJ, principal of the college will be present on the occasion.
The seminar is open to medical students, medical doctors, research scholars, postgraduate students in Physics, Chemistry and Biotechnology and students of other science streams.
Public lecture: On the occasion of national seminar, a public lecture will be organized on September 11 at 5.00 pm in the Eric Mathias Hall on the topic 'Public Perceptions about Atomic Energy - Myths Vs Realities'. The lecture will be delivered by S K Malhotra, Raja Ramanna Fellow and former head, public awareness Division, DAE, Govt of India. All are welcome for the public lecture.
The following are the key speakers of the seminar:
1. Dr S F D’Souza - former associate director, Biotech group, BARC
2. G Ganesh - chief executive, BRIT, Mumbai
3. Dr J P Agarwal - head, Radiation Therapy, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
4. Dr S K Srivastava, Radiation Oncology, Appolo Mumbai
5. Dr Sharmila Banerjee, Radiation Medicine Centre, Mumbai
6. Dr Lalit Vashney - head, Radiation Technology Division, BARC, Mumbai
7. Dr Guatam, Food Technology Division, BARC
8. S K Malhotra, Raja Ramanna Fellow, DAE
9. Dr A K Kohli, Raja Ramanna fellow, DAE
10. Dr Ashutosh Dash - head, RPh Division, BARC
11. Dr Dash Sharma - head, Radiation Safety Division, AERB
About St Aloysius College, Mangaluru:
St Aloysius College (autonomous) in the city is one of the premier institutions for higher education in Karnataka which has been reaccredited by NAAC with 'A' grade, with a CGPA of 3.62 out of 4. It is recognized by UGC as a college with potential for excellence comprising of undergraduate and post graduate programmes for various disciplines of science, arts and commerce. The college strives for excellence in both academic and extra-curricular fields.
About NAARRI:
National Association for Applications of Radioisotopes and Radiation in Industry (NAARRI) was founded in 1976, realizing the need for a forum for interaction among industrial users of radioisotopes and radiation technology. Since then, the association has acted as an effective interface between the department of atomic energy and the users of this technology. Over the last four decades, NAARRI has been in the forefront in promoting the peaceful uses of atomic energy and programmes aimed at promoting applications of radioisotopes and radiation. NAARRI had been organizing training courses for industrial isotope radiography, management induction programme, programmes aimed at radiation safety objectives and regular workshops, seminars, national and international conferences on subjects of tropical interest.
NAARRI has also undertaken a programme of creating awareness among the general public, university students and faculty members to disseminate information on current and potential applications of radioisotopes and radiation and also to dispel fear and apprehension from the minds of the people about radiation.