Twelve Nobel Laureates to participate in a science conclave at Allahabad

A nobel confluence at Allahabad
15 Dec 2008, 1117 hrs IST, TNN

Twelve Nobel Laureates from across the world will participate in a week-long science conclave organised by the ministry of human resource

development (MHRD) and the department of science and technology (DST) at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A).

According to M D Tiwari, founding director, IIIT-A, "For the first time in Indian and Asian history, 12 Nobel Laureates, leaders, policymakers, research scholars and students including the first batch of DST's 'Inspire' programme, will participate in the conclave to discuss emerging trends in scientific research and technological innovations in the world of science. This is a great opportunity for the Indian scientific community, particularly young minds, to interact with global veterans and stalwarts in the respective scientific disciplines."

Anthony James Liggett, Robert Coleman Richardson, Hersko Ferenc, Martin Lewis Perl, Jerome Isaac Friedman, Harod 'Harry' Walter Kroto, Douglas D Osheroff, Claude Cohen Tannoudji, Rajendra K Pachauri are some of the Nobel Laureates that will participate in the event. more