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Leaky Cauldron : Life of a Researcher

 Here, I hope to highlight the emerging scientific developments in the field of Chemistry and also my journey as a researcher.

I obtained my PhD at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India. My doctoral work revolved around understanding solute dynamics in complex fluids like ionic liquids by employing time resolved fluorescence techniques. Currently, I am a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at KU Leuven and my research is focussed towards investigating pi-conjugated systems using a range of scanning probe techniques like Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy and also Tip Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. A major part of my Marie Curie funded research pertains to the investigation of the self assembly behavior of DNA molecules in the presence of ionic liquids and ionic liquid solutions.

By Sugosh R. Prabhu

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Archive for January, 2014
The Year That Was.............
As 2013 finally passes ....and as we enter an exciting 2014.....here are some relevant news snippets that made 2013 memorable.
The first one though not relevant (and not in the chronological order) was the retirement of cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar. His departure from the sport left everyone misty eyed. Come January 26 (Indian Republic Day) he will be conferred with the highest civilian honour by the Indian Government which is the Bharat Ratna (Diamond of India). On the same day Indian Scientist Prof. C. N. R. Rao who also happens to be an honorary fellow of the RSC will be conferred with the same honour.
The other BIG development was the visit of Britain Prime Minister David Cameron to India. Though he was on a hurricane visit, he addressed many important issues. On the visa bond issue, Cameron said Britain needs to control immigration as it is a much smaller country geographically than India but at the same time he clarified that there was no limit on number of Indian students going to UK.
"Fact one, there is no limit on the number of Indian students that can come to Britain and study; fact two, having completed your university degree there is no limit on the number of people who can do a job in Britain," he said. This is definitely positive news for Indian students looking for opportunities in Britain. (Quoted from the Indian Express).
Finally the greatest scientific news that made all the headlines in 2013 (in India) is the Mangalyaan i.e. the Mars Orbiter Mission launched in the earth’s orbit on 5th November 2013. It is India's first interplanetary mission and, if successful, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) would become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, and European Space Agency.
2013 was definitely an year to remember........Hopefully 2014 will be even more exciting..........On this note I wish everyone a very Happy and Prosperous...err .............and yes..... considering the times we are living in I would like to add A very Happy Prosperous and PEACEFUL new year!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Sugosh Prabhu on Jan 1, 2014 4:54 PM GMT