UVIT @ 10 Years

Thursday Dec 4, 2025, 9:30 AM → 2:30 PM Asia/Kolkata

Auditorium

Since achieving its first light on 30 November 2015, UltraViolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) on-board AstroSat has made remarkable contributions to the study of galactic and extragalactic sources, leading to several key scientific discoveries.  Researchers across the globe are now active users of UVIT. 

This is a one day meeting at IIA to celebrate the 10 years of observations with the UVIT.

9:30 AM → 10:30 AM Session 1: Inaugural Session

Convener: Stalin C

9:30 AM Welcome Address

Speaker: Stalin C

9:35 AM Address by Director IIA

Speaker: Annapurni Subramaniam

9:40 AM Address by the Chair, Governing Council of IIA

Speaker: Kiran Kumar .

9:45 AM A five minute video on the making of UVIT

9:50 AM The Birth of UVIT - Initial stages

Speaker: Kameswara Rao N

10:00 AM Making of UVIT

Speaker: Shyam Tandon

10:15 AM UVIT - First Light

Speaker: Swarna Ghosh

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM High Tea

11:00 AM → 12:00 PM Sesion 2: UVIT ane Plans ahead

Convener: Gajendra Pandey

11:00 AM UVIT POC - Supporting the User Community

Speaker: Prajwel Joseph

11:10 AM Key Results from UVIT

Speaker: Stalin C

11:30 AM INSIST

Speaker: Annapurni Subramaniam

11:45 AM UV Astronomy with small payloads

Speaker: Rekhesh Mohan

12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Reminiscences

1:00 PM → 1:10 PM Discussion and resolution

1:10 PM → 2:30 PM Lunch