Unconventional collective behaviour of DNA-made nanoparticles Francesco Sciortino Sapienza, Universita¡¯ di Roma, Dipartimento di Fisica Date : January 30, 2017 ------------------------------------------ Faltering Steps into the Galaxy Prof. Z.P. Zank Department of Space Science Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research University of Alabama in Huntsville Date: February 06, 2017 (Monday) ------------------------------------------ Shapes and symmetries of the atomic nuclei Prof. Sukalyan Chattopadhyay Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata Date: February 27, 2017 ------------------------------------------ Physics potential of CLIC in the baseline energy staging scenario Professor Victoria Martin University of Edinburgh Date : March 21, 2017 ------------------------------------------ (in association with The United States Embassy, New Delhi) Exploring the New Frontier of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy Dr. Frederick J. Raab Associate Director for Operations, LIGO Laboratory and CalTech, USA Date : March 23, 2017 ------------------------------------------ The Physics of Ranking Prof. Gourab Ghoshal Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester University, New York Date : June 13, 2017 ------------------------------------------ Dark Energy: constant or time variable? (... and other open questions) Prof. Bharat Ratra Department of Physics, Kansas State University Date: August 14, 2017 ------------------------------------------ Probing the Universe with the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Prof. T.R. Seshadri Department of Physics and Astrophysics Date: September 04, 2017 ------------------------------------------ Magnetic field induced 1st order transitions: recent studies, and some new concepts Praveen Chaddah Former Director, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research,Indore Date: September 11, 2017 ------------------------------------------ Accelerator based molecular collisions : physics and interdisciplinary science Prof. Lokesh C. Tribedi Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai Date: September 18, 2017 ------------------------------------------ An outburst on Gravitational Wave Bursts, Radio Bursts and Gamma Ray Bursts Prof. Patrick Dasgupta Department of Physics and Astrophysics Date: September 25, 2017 ------------------------------------------ Particle Physics: Science without Borders: Neutrinos Going Global Prof. Nigel Lockyer Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laborotary, U.S.A. Date: October 11, 2017 ------------------------------------------ Understanding Crystals: Growth and Characterization Prof. Binay Kumar Department of Physics and Astrophysics Date: October 23, 2017 ------------------------------------------ Formation of Sunlike Stars and Planetary Systems Prof. Frank H. Shu University of California at Berkeley and Sandiego Date: December 20, 2017 ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------