A group of 60 students of class 10 and two teachers, Manjula Rai and Udit Narayan from Adivasi +2 Ucch Vidyalaya, Sitaramdera visited CSIR-NMl, Jamshedpur and interacted with the scientists and research fellows under the aegis of School- NMl interactive programme (SNIP). The students were thrilled to visit the laboratory and interact with the working groups.
“The visit taught me to look at things differently and scientifically. I want to pursue science in a more meaningful way. Thanks to CSIR-NMl”, Miss Sunita Hemrom,a class 10tribal student said. Another Std X student said, “Every information provided at CSIR-NMl were new and motivating. The visit has given me more clarity in pursuance for my future goal”, Rahul Kalindi, a class 10 student of Adivasi +2 Ucch Vidyalaya, Sitaramdera said after the laboratory visit.
The students expressed their excitement and happiness over the laboratory visit as well as interaction with the scientists and research scholars. In fact, they were thrilled while visiting the labs and looking at the practical set- ups. I am thrilled to know about the use of commercially available product “Sybograf Hydroxyapatite”- Bone graft for Dental surgery. “It is indeed very fascinating to learn about such products being developed by CSIR-NMl scientists”, said Kundan Kumar Singh, a class 10 student. Most of the students were happy to express how the visit to the lab helped in improving their attitude towards science.
Mithun Nag said, “I came to know about new things here like India’s first Super computer PARAM designed by CSIR in 1986, Swaraj ractor used in farming based on CSIR technology, the importance of patent and its impact, which I barely knew earlier. It was a wonderful experience rejuvenating my thought process.” Another student, Gaurav Kumar Singh said, “We are excited to know about CSIR lab’s contribution towards materials that we use everyday ranging from Amul baby food to Drugs like Asmon (a drug for asthama), Saheli (Family Planning drug), etc.
Sagar Ram was excited to learn about the Tissue Culture technique, firstly reported by CSIR cientists that made the bamboo plant bloom within a month which normally takes hundred years. He felt Science can change our life quality. Therefore, he felt his career in science can have some societal impact in near future.
Giving an overview of CSIR-NMl contribution in different branches of Science & Technology, Chief Scientist and Head IMDC, Dr. N.G. Goswami motivated the students that why they should take up science as a career and should focus on how they can correlate the materials that they are using in their day to day life with the subject which can help in better understanding of the matter.