IIIT to host Science Conclave for fourth time

A galaxy of Nobel laureates,scientists of international acclaim,eminent scientists from India,students from various scientific institutions and secondary-level students selected through an internship programme — INSPIRE — will be involved in discussions on various science-related subjects over seven days beginning November 26 at the Indian Institute of Information Technology,Allahabad (IIIT-A),here.

They will be participating in the Fourth Science Conclave,an annual feature of IIIT-A,which has been entrusted by the Ministries of Human Resources Development and Science and Technology to hold it for the fourth consecutive year.

IIIT-A director M D Tiwari said here on Thursday that at least three Nobel laureates had agreed to deliver lectures,besides a host of acclaimed scientists. “Professor Theodor W Hansch and professor Hartmut Michel,both from Germany,and professor Robert C Richardson,are the Nobel laureates,who have agreed to participate in the conclave,” said Tiwari.