Recent Programs conducted
As a part of NAAC visit, Observatory, an integral part of Department of Physics, was visited on January 15, 2015. Dr. K G Gopachandran, Director, Observatory (Asso. Professor, Department of Optoelectronics) presented the prospects of development in the Centre. Let me share with you some important points that were highlighted during the presentation. · The Thiruvananthapuram Observatory may soon become a grant-in-aid institution of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE). · The age-old establishment, which began operations in 1837 under the ruler of the erstwhile Travancore Swathi Tirunal, is currently under the control of Kerala University’s Physics Department. · Talks are on between the university officials and the KSCSTE on finalising terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would see t...