15Mon
Coordinator: Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya
https://badal.hbcse.tifr.res.in/index.php/s/AWkPg9c9JdF9fdk
16Tue
Coordinator: Centre Director's Office
As part of the faculty recruitment process, Prof. Kolahal Bhattacharya will be delivering two seminars, first on June 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM and second on June 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM both in Room G1 (M.B.), HBCSE. The details of which are as follows:
Prof. Kolahal Bhattacharya (Ph.D. 2015, TIFR) is currently an Assistant Professor at the St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Physics Pedagogy Beyond the Textbook -- Inspirations from Academic Research
In this talk, I describe my journey of exploring physics beyond traditional textbooks to gain greater insight. It is well-known that intuition and heuristics are very powerful methods for learning Physics. A difficult topic often appears simpler when we see it in the light of something we know. This has been my technique, earlier as a student and now as a teacher. The common undergraduate-level Physics syllabus is a relatively unexplored domain where such methods can be very useful in the teaching-learning process. Such perspectives can sometimes also lead to research explorations, which should be one of the aims of education in general. In this talk, I will describe my experience in this journey, which I have often shared with undergraduate students whom I have mentored.
17Wed
Coordinator: Centre Director's Office
As part of the faculty recruitment process, Prof. Kolahal Bhattacharya will be delivering two seminars, first on June 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM and second on June 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM both in Room G1 (M.B.), HBCSE. The details of which are as follows:
Prof. Kolahal Bhattacharya (Ph.D. 2015, TIFR) is currently an Assistant Professor at the St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Leveraging Breakthroughs in Academic and Computational Research in the Teaching-Learning Process of Physics
In this talk, I discuss my plans to augment the teaching and learning of Physics using several breakthroughs in academic and computational research. Learning physical concepts and solving problems can be greatly facilitated if teaching is supplemented by suitable study materials. Over the years, many excellent study materials have been developed and reported in academic journals like AJP/EJP. These could be used to prepare challenging Olympiad-level problems and to kindle students' interest through programs like NIUS, conducted by the HBCSE. In addition, I will outline my long-term plans to incorporate machine learning techniques to address crucial elements of the teaching-learning process. Finally, I will report my observations as a teacher and comment on how I plan to bring positive changes in the traditional physics teaching-learning process.
NIUS Physics 2026
NIUS Building Lecture Hall - G4
15 to 29 June, 2026 (09:30 - 18:30)
Talk on "Leveraging Breakthroughs in Academic and Computational Research in the Teaching-Learning Process of Physics"
Main Building Lecture Room - G1
17 June, 2026 (14:30 - 15:30)