Physics Inspire club activities 2018-19

“STATE LEVEL INTER COLLEGIATE PHYSICS INSPIRE CLUB MEET-2018”

27.07.2018

Organized by

Department of Physics, Maris Stella College

In Collaboration with

Indian Association Of Physics Teachers (IAPT)

A total of 8 events spread over a week had been conducted by the Department of Physics, Maris Stella College, Vijayawada in collaboration with Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) through the “PHYSICS INSPIRE CLUB MEET – 2018”. The objective of all these events was to commemorate Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s third death anniversary and pay homage to Dr. Kalam on 27.07.2018 who is fondly remembered as the 'People's President' and the 'Missile Man of India'. As Dr.Kalam cherished the company of students, the Physics department conducted various inter- collegiate competitions centred around physics students. The objective of the Physics inspire club meet-2018 was to take forward Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam’s mission of awakening the youth to their own potentials.

As a part of this program, the following competitions were conducted for inter-collegiate and host college students:

i) An essay writing competition on the topic “Dr. Kalam: My Inspiration” on 23.7.2018,

ii) A drawing competition on “Disaster and Development side of Nuclear Energy” on 23.7.2018.

iii) A Video on ‘Life of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: A Celebration’ on 26.07.2018.

iv) A Symposium on “The Eminent Physicist Whom I Adore and his Contribution to Physics”

v) An Elocution about “Dr.Kalam’s Quote that I like the Most”

vi) Extempore on ‘A Physics term’ given on the spot
vii) Physics Quiz competition

viii) A documentary video on “Disaster and Development Face of Nuclear energy” in Commemoration of Hiroshima day on 06.08.2018.

One hundred and twenty four students took part in essay writing competition and fifty students took part in drawing competitions from intermediate, UG and PG sections of various colleges such as J.M.J College, Tenali, SRR, KBN, P.B.Siddhartha Arts and Science College, SDMS Mahila Kalasala, Andhra Loyola College, and Maris Stella College, Vijayawada and expressed their ideas. Twelve teams, each team of three members took part in the quiz, 15 students in extempore and 26 students in symposium out of which 10 were chosen for symposium finals, 25 students took part in elocution. A total of 80 inter-collegiate students and 150 Maris Stella students of I, II and III B.Sc Physics and 150 intermediate Maris Stella students participated in it and expressed their talents. Books written br Dr.APJ.Abdul Kalam were given as prizes to the winners and certificates to all participants in various competitions.

Certainly, such inter-collegiate events would awaken the students’ community and motivate them for greater careers in life. The inspire club feels glad that we are able to honour one of the greatest leaders of the country Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam through such students’ focused activities and expresses its gratitude to the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) and Maris Stella Management for encouraging to arrange such students’ centric enrichment programmes on our campus.

The list of winners are given below:

1) Symposium

I Prize: K.Sandhya, Maris Stella CollegeVijayawada.

II Prize: .Krishna Sowmya, SDMS College, Vijayawada.

III Prize: Chandan Lal, KBN College, Vijayawada.

2) Elocution

I Prize: Abinay, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada.

II Prize: Sri Varsha, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada.

III Prize: K.Krishna Sowmya, SDMS College, Vijayawada.

3) Extempore

I Prize: D.J.R.Sankar, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada.

II Prize: B. Spandana, Maris Stella College,Vijayawada.