Jamshedpur, June 29 : A group of 49 students from KendriyaVidyalaya, Tatanagar accompanied by two teachers, Parmanand, SantwanaKabi visited CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur and interacted with scientists and research scholars in this morning under the Gigyasaprogramme, jointly collaborated by Ministry of HRD, Govt.of India and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. The students were thrilled to visit the laboratory and interact with scientists of different working group.
The programme was scheduled for a duration of three and half hours that includes brief up about CSIR and NML, documentary film show and laboratory visits. Dr.P.N. Mishra, Principal Scientist, delivered welcome address and briefed the silent features about the programme, its contributions in different branches of Science & Technology, relevance and application of natural resources such as ores, minerals for making metals and alloys. Dr. S.K. Mandal, Chief Scientist and coordinator of the programme discussed about the basic idea about science and inspire students to pursue further study in science discipline. The students expressed their feelings, asked numbers of questions and clarify their doubt with scientists. Dr. Anjani Kr. Sahu, Senior Technical Officer gave a vote of thanks.
Further, Dr.P.N. Mishra & S.N. Hembram, Senior Technical Officer has helped students during laboratory visits.
Udhbhaui Singh, Std. X, was impressed and happy to visit NML and also surprised to observed the R&D infrastructure and its contribution towards the gainful utilization and application of minerals for making different types of metals used as components in the various types of industries. Riya, Mr. Anurag Gupta and AnupriyaSurinhas also expressed their feeling in similar way.
Preety, Std. X, expressed that she has got information about how scientists carried out their research in the metallurgical laboratory, initiating from ores and minerals to making valuable metals, used in various industries. N. Meghana, LavanyaKumari and PramilaKumari has also espressed their similar views. They expressed that the documentary film on NML was also very interesting and informative.
Shikha Singh, Std. X, expressed the R&D on Waste Management area especially electronic waste has impressed her and know that the valuable metals like copper, nickel, cobalt, gold are extracted from E-waste products. Mr. KarhishVishwakarma expressed the similar view and gained knowledge about recycling of waste.
Students visited creep testing units of MTE Division and know about the fatigue, creep, fractures prevailing in different types of industrial components like boiler, reformer tubes, pressure vessel etc. Students get exposure of different machines like Servo Hydro Testing Machine, Servo Electrical Machine and Furnace. They further visited at Analytical Chemistry Centre, Electronic Waste Units, Mechanical Testing Unit and Museum.
