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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 16/10/2026

Ankona Datta (faculty at DCS @tifr.res.in) has been awarded the James Hoeschele AsBIC Award, that recognises outstanding mid-career researchers in biological inorganic chemistry across the Asia-Pacific region. She will deliver an award lecture at the 12th AsBIC Conference in Jaipur. #TIFRScience

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 12/10/2026

Join us as we commemorate the centenary of Prof R Narasimhan, a pioneer of computer science research in India. This workshop will bring together researchers from India & abroad to reflect on his life, work & legacy. 🗓️ 10–11 Dec '26 📍 TIFR, Mumbai Register: www.tifr.res.in/rncentenary/ #AcademicSky

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 07/10/2026

What can emerge when different areas of mathematics come together? ICM TV visited TIFR's Random Geometry group, offering a glimpse into the ideas & collaborations shaping research at the interface of geometry, probability & dynamics. 🎥 Full video: youtu.be/CmUaAQRgMqE

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 02/10/2026

How does the brain turn sensory information into decisions? At the EMBO Global Lecture Series, Manuel Zimmer (University of Vienna) will discuss neuronal population dynamics underlying decision-making in C. elegans. 📅 12 Oct | 4 PM | TIFR, Mumbai Open to all. RSVP: dbsoffice@tifr.res.in @embo.org

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 25/09/2026

How can contemporary research reshape chemistry education? TIFR’s Department of Chemical Sciences brings together college educators & researchers for a workshop on teaching practice, research exposure & the future of chemistry education in India. 📅 24 Nov | 📍TIFR, Mumbai Apply: tifr.link/j2k4h9

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 24/09/2026

What happens when #art meets engineering? From the Bauhaus to Ars Electronica, TeamLab and Sphere, Jahnavi Phalkey traces how artists, scientists and engineers have collaborated to rethink technology, knowledge and experience. 🎥 Watch the full lecture on TIFR’s YouTube: tifr.link/aaac3 #sciart

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 23/09/2026

The Lab Leadership Course for Group Leaders in Biological Sciences, supported by @embo.org, is a 3-day course designed to help researchers develop the skills needed to lead effective & empowered research teams. 📅 17–19 Nov 2026 📍 TIFR, Mumbai (Days 1 & 2) & IIT Bombay (Day 3) 🔗 tifr.link/kck18r

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 23/09/2026

Applications are now open for TIFR Graduate School GS-2027, the nationwide entrance examination for PhD and Integrated MSc-PhD programmes at TIFR centres across India. 📝 Exam on 13 Dec 2026 🗓️ Apply by 25 Oct, 11 PM Fee Waiver Deadline: Oct 11, 11 PM 🔗 tifr.link/gs-admissions #AcademicSky

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 21/09/2026

Susobhan's work also explores a cosmological approach to the Higgs hierarchy problem & how ultralight dark matter could affect solar-neutrino survival. Upcoming solar neutrino detectors like DUNE, Hyper-K and JUNO can test these features.

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 21/09/2026

Where should we look for new fundamental physics? Susobhan Chattopadhyay’s PhD in the Dept of Theoretical Physics at @tifr.res.in explores possible extensions of the Standard Model across scales. His work finds a possible “backdoor” from HEFT to the SM without passing through SMEFT.

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 21/09/2026

What do spin glasses, evolving populations & neural networks have in common? They can all be studied through an “overlap”—a measure of similarity that reveals patterns in complex systems. 🎙️ Overlaps in spin glasses & models of evolution 👤 Prof. Bernard Derrida 📅 24 Sept | 4 PM 📍 AG66, TIFR, Mumbai

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 31/08/2026

TLDR; From the Higgs boson to the mysteries of dark matter, the experiments at @cern.bsky.social tell us that particle physics has plenty of questions left to ask. #CERNatTIFR #TIFRScience #AcademicSky

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 31/08/2026

A screening of the documentary "The Peace Particle" and a subsequent panel discussion moderated by Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya followed. The evening gave the audience a glimpse into how we explore the smallest scales to understand the biggest questions about our Universe. #CERNatTIFR #TIFRScience

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 31/08/2026

Today at @tifr.res.in, CERN Director General Mark Thomson took us on a journey through the remarkable achievements of the LHC, the science of the Higgs boson, and CERN’s exciting plans for the future—including the High-Luminosity LHC and the proposed Future Circular Collider. @cern.bsky.social

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 25/08/2026

And a significant share of these boards is being assembled by Indian industry, Merritronix Ltd, one of only two companies selected worldwide, with support from @tifr.res.in & IIT Hyderabad. #CMS #HGCAL #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRScience #CERN

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 25/08/2026

It's now part of #HGCAL quality control at centres across the collaboration. #CMS #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRScience #CERN

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 25/08/2026

It was prototyped at TIFR on single channels first, then scaled up to cover a full hexaboard. That full system was commissioned at @cern.bsky.social in March 2025 & used to test ~600 hexaboards, successfully identifying missing & faulty connections that no other available test could have caught.

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 25/08/2026

A team at @tifr.res.in, working with Matt Noy (CERN) & the #CMS #HGCAL Collaboration, designed & developed a system that injects charge capacitively, mimicking the very signal each electronic channel is built to detect — no contact, no damage. #AcademicSky #DetectorPhysics #TIFRscience #CERN

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 25/08/2026

Each sensor connects to its readout board through hundreds of hair-thin wire bonds. So how do you verify ~200 channels per board without touching a single fragile bond pad? #CMS #HGCAL #HiLumiLHC #DetectorPhysics #TIFRscience #CERN

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 25/08/2026

Precision counts when you're upgrading for 5× the collision rate of the High-Luminosity LHC at @cern.bsky.social. The #CMS endcap calorimeters are being replaced by the High Granularity Calorimeter #HGCAL: ~27,000 silicon modules that must run for a decade with no chance of repair. #AcademicSky

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 21/08/2026

It was prototyped at @tifr.res.in on single channels first, then scaled up to cover a full hexaboard. That full system was commissioned at @cern.bsky.social in March '25 & used to test ~600 hexaboards, identifying missing & faulty connections that no other available test could have caught. #Physics

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 21/08/2026

A team at TIFR, working with Matt Noy (CERN) and the #CMS #HGCAL Collaboration, designed and developed a system that injects charge capacitively, mimicking the very signal each electronic channel is built to detect — no contact, no damage. #HGCAL #TIFRScience #AcademicSky #Physics #CERN

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 21/08/2026

Each sensor connects to its readout board through hundreds of hair-thin wire bonds. So how do you verify ~200 channels per board without touching a single fragile bond pad? #HGCAL #TIFRScience #AcademicSky #Physics #CERN

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

12/ Also on the agenda: a safety & security talk by Lt. Cdr. (Retd.) Abhishek Khandekar, a health & wellbeing session by Dr. Sandhya Raghavan and a fun talk on student life by Manya Arora. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

11/ A pre-recorded session by Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya (Director, HBCSE) welcomed the new batch & introduced TIFR's outreach initiative, #Chai&Why? inviting students to volunteer and get involved. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

10c/ Sessions on campus life: Ms. Kausalya Srinivas led an informative session on Cyber Safety & Ethics. Dr. Onkar Parrikar introduced the Student Support Cell & spotlighted #YourDOST — a free, anonymous 24x7 counseling service for TIFR students. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

10b/ Session on campus life: Prof. R. Vijayaraghavan (Chair, Colaba Campus Life Committee) covered TIFR's strict anti-ragging policy & campus life. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

10a/ Session on campus life: Prof. Sandhya Koushika (co-chair, Gender Harmony Cell) led a session on gender sensitization & building an inclusive campus culture. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026 @wormlockholmes.bsky.social

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

9/ At the Low-Temperature Facility, Mr. K. A. Jaison showed the Linde L280 Helium Liquefier & Nitrogen Plant, explaining how #cryogenics drives cutting edge work in superconductivity & quantum physics. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

8/ At TIFR's National Facility for High-Field #NMR, Mr. Devidas Jadhav explained how NMR spectroscopy reveals molecular structure & dynamics powering research in chemistry, biology & materials science. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

6/ Craft met science in the #GlassBlowing section where Mr. Dhanawade, Mr. S H Shirke & Mr. Vipul Naik demonstrated how flasks, tubes & custom apparatus are handmade on campus to fuel frontier research. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

5/ The #ArtWalk brought students face to face with iconic works by the Progressive Artists’ Group. The #ArchiveTour followed letters, sketches & designs by Dr. Homi Bhabha, revealing how creativity and research have always breathed together at TIFR. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

4/ In an online session, Mrs. Oindrila Raychaudhuri (TIFR Art & Archives) walked students through the Institute's art collection & history, & traced Founder-Director Dr. Homi Bhabha's deep love for art & how he saw art & science as inseparable. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

3/ Prof. Shubha Tole (former Dean, Graduate Studies) interacted with students in an insightful and fun conversation, imparting knowledge about navigating #GraduateSchool, staying curious and advice that sticks long after. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026 @shubhatole.bsky.social

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

2/ Prof. Jayaram Chengalur (Director, TIFR) gave students a warm welcome & words of encouragement, celebrating the start of a remarkable path in science. Prof. Rudrajyoti Palit (Dean, Graduate Studies) followed & walked them through the workings of the Graduate Studies Office. #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 20/08/2026

1/ @tifr.res.in welcomed the #GS2026 batch of 67 students into its PhD & Integrated MSc-PhD programmes across the Colaba campus and #HBCSE. The orientation day gave them a glimpse of what lies ahead—labs, lectures, art, accelerators and more! #TIFRScience #TIFRwelcomesGS2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 11/08/2026

Prof. Deepak Dhar (INSA Distinguished Professor, ICTS-TIFR) has been awarded the 2026 Dirac Medal by @ictp.bsky.social He shares this honor with Bernard Derrida, Marc Mézard & Haim Sompolinsky for foundational contributions linking statistical physics to AI, neuroscience & non-equilibrium systems.

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 29/07/2026

Sabyasachi Mukherjee (Faculty, School of Mathematics, TIFR) delivered an invited lecture at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), held this year in Philadelphia, USA. More: www.icm2026.org/event/ac1939... #TIFRScience #Mathematics #icm2026

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 07/07/2026

#AwardAlert TIFR faculty, Prayush Kumar (ICTS-TIFR), Prasad Perlekar (@tifrhyderabad.bsky.social), & Bahadur Singh (TIFR, Mum), have received the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam HPC & AI Award '26 for contributions to high-performance computing in gravitational phys, fluid dynamics & quantum materials, resp.

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 06/07/2026

Research led by Animesh Sah & Dr. Mohamed Rameez from @tifr.res.in, in collaboration with @ox.ac.uk, questions the widely accepted argument that the expansion rate of the universe is accelerating & that this is driven by ‘dark energy’ arising from the quantum vacuum. Read more: tifr.link/cxq0px

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 12/06/2026

#AwardAlert Dr. Girish Kulkarni (faculty, DTP, @tifr.res.in) has been awarded the Laxminarayana & Nagalaxmi Modali Award (2025) by the Astronomical Society of India. The award recognises outstanding research contributions carried out primarily in India over the past decade. #blackholes #cosmology

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 11/06/2026

Dr. Aradhana Shrivastava will be delivering the Bibha Chowdhury Memorial Lecture at @tifr.res.in today, as a part of Vigyan Vidushi (Physics)2026, jointly organized by TIFR, Mumbai, and the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE-TIFR).

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 03/06/2026

#AwardAlert Dr. Amitesh Anand (faculty, DBS, @tifr.res.in) has been selected as an INSA Associate Fellow in Molecular & Cell Biology, and Dr. Shilpi Jain (faculty, DHEP, @tifr.res.in) has been selected as an INSA Young Associate in Physics. Read more: tifr.link/cuqcam #TIFRScience #INSA #IAF #IYA

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 03/06/2026

#AwardAlert Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar (faculty, DCS, @tifr.res.in) has been awarded the PIFI Distinguished Scientist by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). #TIFRScience #PIFI #CAS #Nanocatalysis

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 29/05/2026

Dr. Somnath Biswas (Dept of Chem Sci, @tifr.res.in) has received the Prime Minister’s Early Career Research Grant by ANRF. His research on coherent wavepacket spectroscopy aims to decode how electronic & structural dynamics govern properties & function in quantum & energy materials. #TIFRScience

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 22/05/2026

A discovery that'd go on to redefine the international system of units, including the kilogram globally used today. But beyond the equations & measurements lies something deeply human: curiosity. Join Nobel Laureate Prof Klaus von Klitzing for a public lecture at TIFR. Livestream: tifr.link/ijck0i

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 14/05/2026

What begins as curiosity-driven research can often reshape the world in ways we least expect. Join us for an evening of discussion & insight with some of the world's leading minds in quantum science. Register: tifr.link/zlth0r

What begins as curiosity-driven research can often reshape the world in ways we least expect.

Join us for an evening of conversation and insight with some of the world's leading minds in quantum science. Nobel Laureate Klaus von Klitzing will be joined by distinguished panellists Bertrand Halperin, Allan MacDonald, and Sankar Das Sarma, with the discussion moderated by Jainendra Jain, Founding Director of Lodha Theoretical Physics Institute and recipient of the Wolf Prize 2026.

Presented by Lodha Foundation in collaboration with Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, this public lecture explores how quantum research continues to influence technology, healthcare, energy, and our understanding of the universe itself.

The lecture is open to all. No prior background in quantum physics required.

Register: https://tifr.link/zlth0r

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 09/05/2026

A question that shapes the future: Why does quantum research matter? Join us for a public lecture at TIFR, Mumbai, in collaboration with the Lodha Foundation: Why Quantum Research Matters: From Curiosity to Real-World Impact Register here: tifr.link/zlth0r

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research @tifr.res.in · 16/04/2026

TIFR faculty Piyush Srivastava & Priyanka Chaturvedi have been honored with the 2026 #TarunTejankitAward, joining 20 other changemakers from across India. This initiative by the #Loksatta newspaper celebrates lasting achievements in science, innovation, arts, sports & social service.

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