Jammu, June28: A five-day summer science camp organized by CSIR-IIIM in collaboration with Royal Society of Chemistry, under the flagship of CSIR Jigyasa program and Yusuf Hamied Chemistry camps, was concluded on Friday with pride and gratitude.
The summer science camp commenced on 24th June, 2024, and was inaugurated by Ashok Kumar Sharma, Director School Education, Jammu. The summer camp was filled with a celebration of knowledge, innovation, and collaboration in which 55 students of 9th& 10th grade drawn from 20 government schools across the Jammu region, along with their faculties, got the opportunity to explore the wonders of science, during the camp.
A spokesperson informed that the days were filled with exciting crystallization, color formation experiments, slime preparation, coin battery experiment, clock reactions, forensic challenge water testing, DNA extraction and germ buster activities, making it a resounding success from the start. Campus tour, virtual science games and fun activities, including a captivating laser show, ensuring an unforgettable experience for the students.
Earlier, on 4th day yesterday, an interactive and scientific discussion session was also held at the C.K. Atal Auditorium for students and their faculty members, wherein Ashok Kumar Sharma, Director School Education, Jammu, Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director, CSIR-IIIM, Jammu, Shubha Mehta, Joint Director, DSE and other officials were presented.
On last day, a quiz based on the learnings of the camp was organized for the participants. All the participants and their escort teachers were felicitated by Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director, CSIR-IIIM, Jammu. The mentor teachers Dr. Showkat Rashid, Senior Scientist, Dr. Yedukondalu Nalli, Dr. Ravindra S. Phatake, Dr. J S Momo, Dr. Amol B. Gade, Dr. Bharitkar Yogesh, Scientists of NPMC Division, scholars and volunteers were also felicitated during the ceremony.
On the occasion, Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director, CSIR-IIIM said that it was a significant event for the organization to host such a residential science camp for the government school students. Further, Dr. Ahmed said that we are committed to serve the society and educational institutions in the field of Science and Technology. Ms Bhakti Dhamdhere, Program coordinator, Yusuf Hamied Chemistry Camps informed that such camps can be frequently organized for government schools students to make them familiar with basic science experiments.
