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(a) An integrated 5‐year M. Sc. (b) Integrated M.Sc‐Ph.Dprogramme after B.Sc. (or equivalent degree) from other recognized Universities/Institutes.

NISER, established in 2007 is a centre of excellence in science education and research in all areas of Basic Sciences including Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Humanities and Social Sciences. National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), an aided institute of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, conduct

s the following programmes in science education with the degrees being awarded by the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai. Programme in the core and emerging branches of Basic Sciences to students after their 10+2 Higher Secondary Schooling or equivalent. (c) Ph.D Programmes after M.Sc. (or equivalent degree) from recognized Universities/Institutions. (d) Two-year M.Sc in Medical and Radiological Physics after B.Sc (Physics) from recognized Universities/Institutes. NISER carries out both theoretical and experimental research in frontier areas in all branches of science.

20/08/2026

🔬 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 @ 𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗥 | 𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦
𝑇h𝑒 𝐹i𝑟s𝑡 𝑃a𝑝e𝑟. A N𝑒w 𝐵e𝑔𝑖n𝑛i𝑛g.

🌟 Episode 2: Dr. Bijit Mukherjee
Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Sciences

📄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗥
Dr. Bijit Mukherjee’s first NISER-affiliated publication explores a general method for tuning interactions between static-field-shielded ultracold molecules using microwave fields. The study demonstrates wide control over molecular interaction parameters while maintaining strong suppression of unwanted collisional losses.

🔹 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?
Precise control of molecular interactions is essential for exploring many-body quantum physics, quantum simulation, and strongly interacting ultracold systems.

🔹 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸?
The approach uses microwave fields to control interactions between ultracold polar molecules while suppressing destructive collisional losses under carefully controlled field conditions.

🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱?
The method enables wide tuning of both the s-wave scattering length and dipole length, providing flexible and precise control of molecular interactions.

🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁?
The work offers a general strategy for controlling interactions in static-field-shielded molecules while strongly suppressing loss, opening new possibilities for quantum simulations and the study of complex quantum systems.

📌 Title: Tuning interactions between static-field-shielded polar molecules with microwaves

📚 Journal: Physical Review Research

📅 Published: 29 April 2026

🔗 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/2td6-pcvk

Department of Atomic Energy, India NISER

19/08/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗥.
The latest edition of Vibes 8.1 is here!

From achievements and milestones to campus celebrations, inspiring people, and everyday moments, this edition captures the vibrant spirit of the NISER community.

📖 Read Vibes 8.1: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/5019843cd4.html
📚 Explore earlier issues: https://niser.ac.in/about/newsletter

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed stories, photographs, ideas, and perspectives. Your enthusiasm continues to make Vibes a true reflection of life at NISER.

Turn the pages and discover the stories that make our community what it is.

17/08/2026

𝗢𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟯.𝟰: The research led by Prof. Himansu Sekhar Biswal, Professor at the School of Chemical Sciences, along with his student, investigates the intriguing ¹³C NMR behaviour of cyclic ketones and resolves the long-standing “cyclopentanone anomaly” through advanced spectroscopic and Natural Chemical Shielding analysis, has been featured on the cover of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

In this work, by combining high-resolution spectroscopic studies with Natural Chemical Shielding (NCS) analysis, the study uncovers the origin of the unexpected carbonyl deshielding observed in cyclopentanone. The findings show that this anomaly is primarily driven by paramagnetic orbital contributions and magnetic-field-induced mixing of oxygen lone pairs with π* orbitals, offering a new perspective on NMR chemical shifts in strained molecular systems.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cp01684g

Royal Society of Chemistry Department of Atomic Energy, India NISER

15/08/2026

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟴𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺!
NISER proudly commemorated the 80th Independence Day of India with a spirit of patriotism, unity and pride.

The celebrations featured the ceremonial hoisting of the National Flag, a tree plantation drive led by our Honourable Director and Registrar, and vibrant cultural performances that brought the NISER community together in celebration of our nation’s remarkable journey.

As we celebrate the spirit of freedom, let us renew our commitment to knowledge, innovation, unity and nation-building.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Independence Day!

Jai Hind!

Department of Atomic Energy, India NISER

14/08/2026

🔬 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 @ 𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗥 | 𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦
𝑇h𝑒 𝐹i𝑟s𝑡 𝑃a𝑝e𝑟. A N𝑒w B𝑒g𝑖n𝑛i𝑛g.

We are delighted to introduce “RESEARCH @ NISER | BEGINNINGS” — a new series celebrating the stories behind the first NISER-affiliated publications of our faculty member.

🌟 Episode 1: Dr. Aishani Ghosal
Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Sciences

📄 The Story Behind the First Paper at NISER

Dr. Aishani Ghosal’s first NISER-affiliated publication is a review exploring irreversibility and entropy production in stochastic systems. The work brings together approaches based on trajectory and time-series data, while examining the challenges posed by incomplete observations and coarse-graining.

🔹 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿?
Quantifying entropy production helps us understand the thermodynamic behaviour and limits of nanoscale systems such as molecular motors, active matter and synthetic nanomachines.

🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲?
Experimental observations often provide only a partial or coarse-grained view of a system. The review discusses how incomplete information can influence entropy-production estimates and approaches for obtaining more reliable bounds.

🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱?
The methods explored can help researchers understand a broad range of nonequilibrium systems where fluctuations and irreversible processes play a central role.

📌 Title: Identification and quantification of irreversibility in stochastic systems
📚 Journal: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2026) 28 (16): 9840–9866
📅 Published: 08 April 2026
🔗 DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cp04712a]

From a first paper to a new beginning — discover the research stories shaping NISER.

Department of Atomic Energy, India Royal Society of Chemistry NISER

13/08/2026

🔬 𝗛𝘆𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗨𝗦-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
NISER Bhubaneswar and CSIR-IMMT jointly invite you to the Conference on Hybrid Nanoscience for Energy and Ultrafast Spectroscopy, being held 25–27 September 2026.

The conference is being organized in honor of Prof. Hirendra Nath Ghosh, Director, NISER, on the occasion of his 60th birthday, celebrating his pioneering contributions to ultrafast spectroscopy, energy materials, perovskites, plasmonics, quantum dots, and 2D materials.

The conference will bring together leading researchers, young scientists, students, and experts to exchange ideas on emerging advances in ultrafast spectroscopy, photophysics, nanomaterials, energy technologies, and next-generation functional materials. The program will feature invited lectures, contributed talks, poster sessions, and opportunities for scientific networking and collaboration.

📅 25–27 September 2026
📍 Venue: NISER Bhubaneswar

🔗 Conference details: https://sites.google.com/view/hynanous-2026/

Department of Atomic Energy, India NISER

11/08/2026

𝗢𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟯.𝟯: The research led by Prof. Palok Aich, Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, along with his student Ms. Smaroki Smruti Rekha at NISER, has been featured on the cover of Journal of Proteome Research.

In this work, the team developed a confidence-aware workflow to interpret poorly annotated LC–MS/MS metabolomics data by combining structural analog identification, reverse biotransformation, and enzyme/gene mapping. The approach improved pathway-level interpretation and generated biologically plausible candidate genes from unannotated metabolites. Validation across reference and independent datasets demonstrated consistent pathway enrichment, including strong associations with glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways, highlighting its potential for reproducible and interpretable metabolomics-driven biological discovery.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.6c00138

Department of Atomic Energy, India ACS Publications NISER

07/08/2026

𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲!
Mr. Biplab Kumar Manna from the School of Chemical Sciences at NISER has successfully defended his doctoral thesis titled “Metal/Metal Oxide-Carbon Composites for Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Value-Added Chemical Production, carried out under the guidance of Prof. Sudip Barman.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘀: This research advances sustainable energy conversion through the development of interface-engineered metal/metal oxide-carbon composite electrocatalysts. Through the combined effect of hydrogen spillover, bifunctional mechanisms, hydrogen binding energy and interfacial synergistic effects, the catalysts achieve superior performance in hydrogen evolution/oxidation and the selective conversion of glycerol, ethanol, and nitrate into value-added chemicals. The findings offer new insights into catalyst design, paving the way for efficient electrochemical energy technologies and sustainable chemical production.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨!

Department of Atomic Energy, India NISER

06/08/2026

Heartiest congratulations to Dipam Naskar, a final-year Integrated M.Sc. student (Batch of 2022) from the School of Biological Sciences, on winning the Best Poster Award at the COINS 2026 Conference, hosted by the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia.

Dipam presented a poster showcasing his ongoing research at the international conference, where his work was recognised with the Best Poster Award. This achievement reflects his dedication to scientific research and highlights the quality of research being carried out at NISER.

We congratulate Dipam on this outstanding accomplishment and wish him continued success in his future research endeavours.

Department of Atomic Energy, India NISER

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