Kerala Science Slam members with former Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on the valedictory perform at IIT Palakkad on Saturday.
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The finals of the Kerala Science Slam performed by the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP) concluded at Indian Institute of Know-how (IIT) Palakkad on Saturday.
Sneha Das, researcher at Amala Most cancers Analysis Centre, Thrissur, received the Science Slam first prize for her presentation on the utility of mushrooms for wholesome hearts of most cancers sufferers. The prize constituted ₹30,000, a plaque and a quotation.
Scientific displays chosen from the regional science slams of Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode and Kannur featured within the mega slam finals. Twenty researchers from totally different establishments within the nation introduced their research.
Sneha Das
Bijeesh C from Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Backyard and Analysis Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, and Aditya Salbi from Inter College Centre for Nanomaterials and Units, Cochin College of Science and Know-how, shared the second prize. They received a money award of ₹20,000, a plaque and a quotation. Mr. Bijeesh spoke about toxic mushrooms in Kerala and their poisoning. Ms. Salbi spoke about software of nanogold for most cancers therapy.
Yadu Krishnan P. from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and Celin Rooth from the Division of Chemistry at Indian Institute of Know-how Madras, shared the third prize. Ms. Celin spoke concerning the magical world of gels, and Dr. Krishnan spoke concerning the sunscreen manufacturing and management amongst vegetation. They got a money prize of ₹10,000, a plaque and a quotation.
Increased Schooling Minister R. Bindu inaugurating Science Slam finals at IIT Palakkad on Saturday.
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Scientists C. George Thomas, Aneesh T.S., Rajeev Pattathil, Shaiju, Jayashree, and Roshita Kuniyil comprised the jury. The viewers additionally performed a job in judging the winners.
Minister for Increased Schooling inaugurated the finals of the slam. Former Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac, IIT Palakkad director in cost Deepak Rajendraprasad, and KSSP State president T.Okay. Meerabhai gave away the prizes.
The colleges of Cochin, Calicut and Kannur, Authorities School for Girls, Thiruvananthapuram, IIT Palakkad, Asar Social Affect Advisors, and KSSP’s Science Kerala YouTube channel supported the science slam.
The slam witnessed all kinds of displays, together with detention water management, ecological degradation of Vembanad Lake, utilising micro organism in soil for the advantage of paddy, genetic research of African snail, bio polymer that may preserve water from environment, potentials of landslide prediction, and nanotechnology for detection of formalin in fish.
Printed – December 14, 2024 08:56 pm IST
