हिंदी
Chandigarh 31 March 2022
The Department of Physics, in collaboration with Women Development Cell, Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Chandigarh organised an online national webinar on the topic ‘Nanotechnology: Innovation and Role of Women’. The resource persons for this enlightening webinar was Dr. Pooja Devi, Principal Scientist, CSIR–Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh and Dr. Madhulekha Gogoi, DST- Women Scientist, CSIR-North East Institute Of Science And Technology, Assam. Inaugurating the webinar, Principal Dr. Nisha Bhargava lauded this initiative to recognise and reflect upon the role and achievements of women in the field of science with special reference to nanotechnology, and also to deliberate on the challenges faced by women. Dr. Bhargava drew attention to the contributions of women scientists in the field of technology and motivated the students to take inspiration from them.
Sharing examples of several eminent women working in different scientific areas, Dr. Pooja Devi inspired the students to take up research and development as their career. While shedding light on the prevalent gender biases, Dr. Pooja highlighted the various government schemes that are made for the upliftment of women in India. Dr. Madhulekha Gogoi introduced the concept of nanotechnology including its properties, uses and applications. She also elaborated on the innovations used in daily life that are the result of nanotechnology. The participants found the webinar highly informative and felt motivated to undertake scientific research for development of the society.
