Author: Ram Kumar

An interview with Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krea-CWP (Centre for Writing and Pedagogy) has been featured in Vividh: Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity and Accessibility in Science in India. Published by IndiaBioScience.org, Vividh is a compilation of inspiring and thought-provoking stories, interviews and insights on DEIA in life science research and education in India. A previously published article by Datta titled Queer-trans people in STEM talk about their mental health was also reprinted in IndiaBioScience.org.

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Dr Jyoti Kumari, Assistant Professor of Finance, Accounting & Quantitative Finance, IFMR GSB, Krea University recently penned an article in TheBuckStopper titled Robo Advisors and the Digital Wealth Management: The Future of Indian Capital Markets. The article analyses and predicts the role of virtual robotics and robo-advisors in the Indian financial market in reshaping the financial industry and bringing financial inclusion, in the near future.

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Dr Tanmoy Chakraborty, Assistant Professor of Physics, SIAS, Krea University, has co-authored a research paper titled 31P NMR Studies of the 1/3-Depleted Two-Dimensional Anisotropic Kagomé Lattice System BaCu₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O), published in Physical Review B.

About the paper: The word “Kagomé” has a Japanese origin meaning basket with eyes referring to the pattern of corner-shared triangles in a woven basket. In the research field of “strongly correlated spin systems” it is one of the canonical examples of geometrically frustrated spins. In this work, the authors have synthesized one single crystalline material where the spin network is 1/3-depleted Cu 2+ kagomé layers. The authors have used magic angle spinning (MAS) – nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and theoretical (DFT+U) electronic structure calculations to validify their model spin network. Their work is published in Physical Review B involving six different research groups across three different countries.

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Dr Soumya Dey is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at SIAS, Krea University. Along with other researchers and academics in the field, Dr Dey co-organised World of GroupCraft IV. This was a short, international conference. It ran for 24 hours straight on 9 September, 2024.

Dr Shyam Kumar Sudhakar, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, SIAS, Krea University penned a story for IndiaBioscience on his journey as a young investigator and teaching at a Liberal Arts institution.

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Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krea-CWP (Centre for Writing and Pedagogy), has authored an article titled Vinesh Phogat versus the perplexing biochemistry of losing weight for The Hindu. In their latest report, Sayantan writes about how losing or gaining weight is much more than an arithmetic calculation with energy intake and energy loss, involving hormones, water retention, metabolism, and uncertainty.

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Professor Chiranjib Sur, Visiting Professor of Computer Science, SIAS, Krea University participated in InsightX: AI-Powered Innovations and Transformation in Digital R&D by Prescience Insilico Pvt Ltd on 3 September, 2024. He delivered a talk on AI: Journey from Artificial to Advanced Intelligence.

The Consulate General of the United States in association with the British Council conducted a panel discussion titled Her Frames: Women Shaping The Future of Film today at the British Council, Chennai. Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh, Assistant Professor of Practice & Discipline Coordinator for Arts, SIAS, Krea University moderated the session. The panel comprised film producer Caroline Libresco, film entrepreneur Archana Kalpathi, journalist Geeta Ilangovan and filmmaker Nandhini JS.