EURAXESS India Science Slam
Meet the finalists of the 10th Euraxess India Science Slam. This year we are back live on stage! Meet the 5 finalists here or join us for the LIVE Finals on the 3rd of December at Alliance Française in Chennai and find out who will win the 1st Prize - a free roundtrip ticket to EUROPE!
And the 5 finalists are (in alphabetical order):
Debanjana Das - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
"I have done my B.Sc. from Presidency University, Kolkata. In my M.Sc.-Ph.D. with Prof. A.S.R. Koti at TIFR Mumbai, I work on metallo-proteins and their circular permutated variants to find out changes in protein stability brought about by circular permutation."
Watch Debanjana's Slam Entry Video here:
Devanshi Gupta - Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad
"A scientist-in-making with an unbridled passion for revealing the beauty of science through art, literature and creativity."
Watch Devanshi's Slam Entry Video here:
Sarbajit Dutta - Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore
"Hailing from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, I am a young aspiring theoretical physicist, pursuing an integrated Ph.D programme. The area of my research is mainly Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science. I am also a music enthusiast, who is always seen humming melodies. I participate in debates too and sometimes try my luck in acting. I also have a knack for video making and nothing becomes better when they are related to science"
Watch Sarabjit's Slam Video Entry here:
Satadru Chakrabarty - Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar
"A humanist by nature with a little dash of cynicism. Chemical engineer and 2D materials researcher by profession. Ardent believer in the maxim- a man can be destroyed but not defeated. Science and technology are the two pillars on which the global civilization stands. Let us pledge to strengthen these further. Viva la ciencia!"
Watch Satadru's Slam Entry Video here:
Shuchita Soman - National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR)
"Neuroscientist, science educator, Indian classical dancer, artist"
Watch Shuchita's Slam Entry Video here:
Visit the pages of the previous SCIENCE SLAM India competitions (top of the page) and meet the EURAXESS Science Slam India winners of the past. Read what they say about their Science Slam experience. The next picture and testimony could be yours!
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Partner organisations 2022:
The EURAXESS Science Slam India 2022 is organised in partnership with:
Delegation of the European Union to India, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Embassy of France, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, French Institute in India, IndiaBioscience, Netherlands Embassy, Symbiosis Centre for European Studies.
And the Winners of the 2021 Science Slam is...
Raghav Narasimha P., Christ Deemed to be University Bangalore
Slam title: "The dark side of the universe"
"Physics graduate working on the dark side(dark matter), lost in the way searching for fun in physics and to inspire before I expire."
"I always wanted to show how fun science is and now the EURAXESS Science Slam provided me with the right opportunity to unveil the fun side of science. People often think that education and entertainment are mutually exclusive, but EURAXESS broke that dogma by providing a perfect stage to show our research to the world in the way that we like. I have never shot a video in my life before the slam. I learned a lot during the Science Slam odyssey. I'm very exuberant to meet the researchers and science communicators in Europe who have inspired me for all this time. I'm very grateful to EURAXESS for providing me with this life-changing opportunity"
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And the other finalists were (in alphabetical order):
Aditi Chandra - Kay Bouvet Engineering Ltd. Pune
Slam title: “The story of an atom - How nuclear energy can save our world”
"Nuclear Engineer. Founded Nisaba Education to inspire Indian children to become scientists. Love dancing tango, practicing yoga, and discovering new species of birds."
Ankur Gupta - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Slam title: "The hidden role of the magical net "membrane" in brain neurotransmission."
"I am a membrane biophysicist and optical engineer at TIFR, fascinated by nature and love to solve nature's mysteries. I am a foodie. I love watching movies, playing cricket and badminton."
Chaitanya Raj - University of Delhi
Slam title: "A Ride With Fluoride”
Currently pursuing Masters in Environmental Studies I a classical dancer and a theatre enthusiast I
Experimenting with art as a medium to communicate and connect to people I I believe that a combination of science and art will help to reconstruct the definitions of growth and development which will be sustainable for all.
Kshipra Naik - IIT Madras
Slam title: “How to train the Glaucoma Dragon”
PhD # Nanobiotechnology | Enthusiastic Researcher Curious About Nanoworld # Inventor # Creator # Traveller # Explorer | Start-up Influencer | Artist @ Heart | Future Academic
Sarbajit Dutta - Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore
Slam title: "Graphene vs The State of Solid Matter"
A young aspiring theoretical physicist, pursuing an integrated Ph.D programme I A music enthusiast, who is always seen humming melodies. I participate in debates too and sometimes try my luck in acting. I also have a knack for video making and nothing becomes better when they are related to science.
Visit the pages of the previous SCIENCE SLAM India competitions (top of the page) and meet the EURAXESS Science Slam India winners of the past. Read what they say about their Science Slam experience. The next picture and testimony could be yours!
Watch the videos of the past years’ finalists and winners on our YouTube channel. Get inspired by previous contesters.
Follow the EURAXESS Science Slam and more on Facebook and Twitter.
Partner organisations 2021:
The EURAXESS Science Slam India 2021 was organised in partnership with:
Embassy of Belgium, Bimtech, Cactus Communications, CNRS India, Delegation of the European Union to India, Embassy of France, Embassy of Germany, High Commission of Malta, IndiaBioscience, Embassy of The Netherlands, Nuffic Neso India, Symbiosis Centre for European Studies, Embassy of Sweden and The French Institute India.
And the Winners of the 2020 Science Slam are...
4 exceptional finalists were invited to battle for the 1st prize this year - the EURAXESS Science Slammer title and a round trip to Europeto visit a research institute of the winner's choice in the European Union in 2021.
Watch the Science Slam 2020 LIVE Finals HERE
And the other two finalists were (in alphabetical order):
Members of the Jury
Ms. Anwesha Majumder, Chief Representative Officer, Nuffic Neso India
Ms. Harini, Calamur, Head of Science Communication Division, Cactus Communications
Mr. Milan Dosta, Science and Technology Counsellor, Czech Embassy New Delhi
Dr. Smita Jain, Executive Director, Indiabioscience
Ms. Tania Friederichs, Head of R&I Section, Delegation of the European Union to India
Dr. Vivek Dham, Senior Advisor, R&I Section, Delegation of the European Union to India
Dr. Praveen Kumar, Ass. Prof. IACS Kolkota, Chair Marie Curie Alumni Association Indian Chapter
Partner Organisations
The EURAXESS Science Slam India 2020 was organised in partnership with Cactus Communications, Delegation of the European Union to India, Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi, IndiaBioscience and Nuffic Neso India.
EURAXESS Science Slam India 2019
The 7th live final of the EURAXESS Science Slam India 2019 was organised in partnership with Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), the Consulate General of the Federal Republic Germany, Bengaluru, Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA), Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum, India Bioscience and The World Bank Group on 30 November 2019 in Trivandrum.
Five exceptional finalists were invited to battle for the 1st prize this year - the EURAXESS Science Slammer title and a round trip to Europeto visit a research institute of the winner's choice in the European Union in 2020. Pictures of the event can be seen on Facebook.
And the 2019 finalists were...
Ms Sayani Das, Graduate Student, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai with Sensing Mercury: Easier than Ever !!
Mr Akshaykumar Desai, Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay with An Exciting Story of Fuel Cells
Mr Satyajeet Gupta, Graduate Student, RMB lab, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (KA)withNature's way of handling bad hitchhikers
Mr Nishant P, PhD Student, School of Pure and Applied Physics , Kannur University with Physics of musical instruments of God's own country
Ms Anupma Thakur, PhD Scholar, DST-INSPIRE Fellow, CSIR-CSIO,Chandigarh with Hydrogen: The coal of future
Members of the 2019 Review Panel:
Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya (Scientist and Science Communicator at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-TIFR)
Dr. Jyoti Rao (Scientist, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune)
Dr. Mohit Kumar Jolly (Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore)
Dr. Navodita Jain (Science Education and Communication Coordinator, IndiaBioscience)
Ms. Nimisha Singh (Assistant Professor, Birla Institute of Management Technology)
Dr. Samrat S. Kumar (Country Representative, EURAXESS India)
Partners and Supporting organisations 2019:
The EURAXESS Science Slam India 2019 was organised in partnership with Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), the Consulate General of the Federal Republic Germany, Bengaluru, Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA), Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum, India Bioscience and The World Bank Group.
EURAXESS Science Slam India 2018
The 6th live final of the EURAXESS Science Slam India 2018 was organised in partnership with India Bioscience, Alliance française Bangalore, NMIMS, Embassy of France with the support of Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA) and Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) on 17 November 2018 in Bengaluru.
Five exceptional finalists were invited to battle for the 1st prize this year - the EURAXESS Science Slammer title and a round trip to Europeto visit a research institute of the winner's choice in the European Union in 2019. Pictures of the event can be seen on Facebook.
And the 2018 finalists were...
Mr Prabahan Chakraborty, Graduate Student (NCBS, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore) with How does stress affect our brain, and how can we fight back?
Ms Nidhi Rawat, PhD candidate (ICAR- Central Institute for Research on Buffalo, Hisar) with IVF Blabber: A journey of miracles
Ms Charu Seth, PhD candidate (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai) with Hunny, We Shrunk The Circuits
Ms Gita Singh, PhD candidate (SVKM's NMIMS Sunandan Divatia School of Science, Mumbai) with Journey of a Capacitor to Supercapacitor
Mr Viraj R. Torsekar, PhD candidate (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) with Does the risk of mate-searching communication influence predator-prey space use strategies?
Note: Finalists listed in alphabetical order.
Members of the 2018 Review Panel:
Ms. Anupama Ambika Anilkumar(Scientific Coordinator at Section for Science & Technology, Embassy of France in India)
Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya(Scientist and science communicator at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-TIFR)
Dr. Jérôme Bove(Scientific and academic attaché, Embassy of France in India – Bangalore)
Mr. Vivek Dham(Policy Officer, Department of Research & Innovation, European Union Delegation to India)
Ms. Dr. Navodita Jain(Science Education and Communication Coordinator, IndiaBioscience)
Dr. Samrat S. Kumar(Country Representative, EURAXESS India)
Ms. Dr. Reeteka Sud(Research Coordinator, ADBS Consortium, NIMHANS Bangalore)
Dr. Karthik Ramaswamy(Visiting Scientist, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore)
Dr. Purvi Bhatt(Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS)
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Partners and Supporting organisations 2018:
The EURAXESS Science Slam India 2018 organised in partnership with India Bioscience, Alliance française Bangalore, NMIMS, Embassy of France with the support of Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA) and Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC).
EURAXESS Science Slam India 2017
The 5th live final of the EURAXESS Science SlamIndia was organised in partnership with Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA), the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)and IndiaBiosciencewith the support of Finnair in Kolkata on 8th December 2017. Exceptionally five finalists were invited to battle for the title of EURAXESS Science Slammer India and a trip to Europe to attend a science communication training and visit a research institute of the winner's choice in the European Union in spring 2018. Pictures of the tour can be seen on facebook.
And the 2017 finalists were...
Mr Mayur Bonkile, PhD candidate (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai) with Love Story of Lithium-ion Battery
Ms Priyanka Dasgupta, MSc. student (University of Delhi) with Inside The Brain- "Effect of Theatre on Creativity and Cognition"
Ms Padma N, Senior Assistant Professor (New Horizon College of Engineering, Bengaluru) with Correlation of Soil and Corrosion Science
Ms Ananya Rakshit, PhD candidate (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-TIFR, Mumbai) with Catch the excess Copper, if you can!!
Mr Calvin Warjri, PhD candidate (North Eastern Hill University-NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya) with How Healthy is Our Fish?
Members of the 2017 Review Panel:
Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya(scientist and science communicator at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-TIFR)
Ms. Tania Friederichs(Research & Innovation Counsellor, European Union Delegation to India)
Dr. Reeteka Sud(Science Education Coordinator, IndiaBioscience)
Ms. Ainhitze Bizkarralegorra Bravo(Country Representative, EURAXESS Links India)
Partners and Supporting organisations 2017:
The EURAXESS Science Slam India 2017 organised in partnership with Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA), the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)and IndiaBiosciencewith the support of Finnair.
EURAXESS Science Slammer India 2016
On the whole, the event was a great success and I am sure that everybody must have benefited from it in some way or the other. Europe is an academic hub and has a lot to offer to young researchers like me. I am very sure that future winners will benefit from such outings"
The 4th live finals of the EURAXESS Science SlamIndia was organised in partnership with the BITS Pilani, Nuffic Neso India-Study in Hollandand IndiaBioscience with the support of B.M.Birla Science Centre and Finnair at the B M Birla Science Centre in Hyderabad on 18 November 2016. Exceptionally six finalists were invited to battle for the title of EURAXESS Science Slammer India and a trip to Europe to attend a science communication training and visit a research institute of the winner's choice in the European Union in June 2017. Pictures of the tour can be seen on facebook.
2016 finalists were...
Mr Ashish Jha, PhD candidate (CSIR- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad) with “Tale of the Bulbuls”
Mr Ananth Krishna, Master student (Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana) with “The KMOSala Mix(?)”
Mr Damanbha Lyngdoh, PhD candidate (North Eastern Hill University-NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya) with “Do not judge a book by its cover – A tale from India’s North-East”
Ms Richa Pande, PhD candidate (National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad) with “How media and marketing strategies influence our food choices”
Mr Avtar Sain, PhD candidate (VIT University Vellore, Tamil Nadu) with “Phage Therapy for infectious diseases”
Ms Kshama Sharma, PhD candidate (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-TIFR, Mumbai) with “Magnets to the rescue of the world”
Members of the 2016 Review Panel:
Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya (scientist and science communicator at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-TIFR)
Ms. Tania Friederichs(Research & Innovation Counsellor, European Union Delegation to India)
Dr. Jugnu Jain(CEO and Co-Founder, Sapien Biosciences & Saarum Sciences)
Dr. Joby Joseph(Associate Professor, Center for Neural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Hyderabad)
Dr. Rahul Nigam(Assistant Professor, BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus)
Dr. Ramakrishna Vadrevu(Associate Professor, BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus)
Ms. Ainhitze Bizkarralegorra Bravo(Country Representative, EURAXESS Links India)
Partners and Supporting organisations 2016:
The EURAXESS Science Slam India 2016 organised in partnership with BITS Pilani, Nuffic Neso India-Study in Hollandand IndiaBioscience with the support of B.M.Birla Science Centre and Finnair.
EURAXESS Science Slammer India 2015
training and visit a research institute of the winner's choice in the European Union in June 2016. Pictures of the tour can be seen on facebook.
EURAXESS Science Slammer India 2014
a research institute of the winner's choice in the European Union in spring 2015.
Watch here his video on the Science Slam.
EURAXESS Science Slammer India 2013
opportunity to present that point of view to the international audience. Memorable experience."
Watch here her message on the Science Slam.