Proud Moment! IIT-Bombay Student Selected To Represent India At Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting
Jayeeta, a student from the prestigious institute's chemistry department, is among more than 600 early-stage researchers selected worldwide for a Nobel Laureates meeting to be held from June 28 to July 3, in Germany.
A PhD student from IIT-B, Jayeeta Saha, will have the honour of representing India at the Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting 2020 in Lindau, Germany, in June.
Jayeeta, a student from the prestigious institute's chemistry department, is among more than 600 early-stage researchers selected worldwide for a Nobel Laureates meeting to be held from June 28 to July 3, in Germany. She was shortlisted by the department of science and technology, Government of India.
Her candidature for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting was chosen by the International Lindau Committee. ¡°The Lindau meeting brings together nearly 70 Nobel Laureates in various disciplines for both technical and non-technical interactions with over 600 students and early-stage researchers. The selected candidates usually pertain to the top 5 % of the applicants and follow a rigorous examination by the committee,¡± said IIT Bombay in a statement, adding that the institute was delighted at Saha¡¯s participation in the meeting.
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Jayeeta, who works on electrocatalysis with namomaterials at IIT-B, is excited at the prospect of meeting John B Goodenough, who won the Nobel in chemistry for co-creating the lithium-ion batteries.
The Lindau Nobel Laureate meetings include various sessions like lectures by the Nobel Laureates, panel/round-table discussions on interdisciplinary topics and informal small-group meetings with the Nobel Prize winners.
Two other PhD scholars from India, Srimadhavi Ravi and Dependu Dolui, both from the discipline of Chemistry at IIT Gandhinagar, have also been selected this year to attend the prestigious 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
