Yearbook Report 2008-2009

    Inspired by the King of Chemicals, H₂S0₄, the ‘Chemistry Soc’ bubbled with enthusiasm and vigor, and organized a host of interesting activities this year.

    The year began with the Junior and Senior members of college getting a peep into the life of a great genius; the movie, ‘Einstein Revealed’, screened in two parts, was a narrative that lucidly portrayed how Albert Einstein was hit by those en-‘lightening’ ideas and how he worked upon them despite all odds that he faced all along.

    It was then time for the Junior Members to get on to their creative best as they designed and sketched logos for the Society in the ‘Logo Designing Competition’. The best logo has been installed as the Society’s Logo.

    The next event was the Crossword Solving Contest, ‘Chemcross’ that made the students scratch their heads as they figured out ‘Which limonoid can both Steven Ley and Neem seeds synthesize?’ Keeping the thinking spirit on, ‘Chemo-Trivia’, the Chemistry Quiz was next to follow. A brainstorming session of intriguing questions and answers kept the teachers and students captivated. By this time, the Chemists were well equipped to beat the Delhi chill.

    The Annual intra-college Paper Presentation Competition was next on the agenda. The students presented papers on many interesting and appealing topics like ‘Pharmacogenetics’ and many more.

    The excitement and fervor was on as the annual educational excursion was announced. This year, the senior and junior members visited ‘Inter University Accelerator Centre’, formerly known as ‘Nuclear Science Centre’ where they learnt about the technique of accelerating beams of ions which are then used for experiments in Nuclear Science, Material Sciences, Mass Spectroscopy, etc. Walking through the rooms having ‘radiation shielding’ walls, they also got to see parts of the 50 m tall accelerator called ‘Pelletron’.

    If you are still doubtful of the ‘accelerated motion’ of the on goings of the Society this year, then come and witness the fears and tears, the screams and dreams that glorify the Science Block, as a group of chemists are intensely involved in their literary experiment, ‘Oxygen’, the Annual Chemistry Society Journal.

    A lot has gone, but a lot more is yet to come. As the Society motto goes, lets Imbibe, Initiate.