Activities of the Society

Organization of regular talk programs, workshops, seminars and scientific meetings etc. belong to the regular activities of the Society. A brief overview of the activities of the society during the last year is given below.

The first official program organized by the society was a Talk Program in Tri-Chandra Campus on Nov. 18, 2006. The speaker was Prof. Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Agrawal an academician of NAST, who highlighted the aims, objectives and significance of Chemical Sciences sub-committee formed by the NAST.

Prof. Agrawal (left) and the audience (right) during a Talk Program

As a regular part of NCS activities, a talk program was organized on April 5, 2007 in Mountain Hotel, Kantipath, Kathmandu. The Speaker was Prof. Dr. Conxita Solans from Spanish Academy for Scientific Research (CSIC), Barcelona. Prof. Solans highlighted the preparation and applications of micro- and nanoscale emulsions.

Prof. Solans (left) and audience (right) during a Talk Program

During a period of last year the society organized in collaboration with Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Campus and Nepal Academy of Science and Technology – one in Jan. 2007 and the other in June 2007. More details will be provided separately in this bulletin.
Recently, Nepal Chemical society took initiative to launch a research laboratory in order to attract university teachers and young researchers in chemical researches. The laboratory, which focuses on the investigation of natural drugs, was inaugurated on May 30, 2007 by Prof. Dr. Mohan Bikram Gewali, director of Research Centre for applied Science and Technology (RECAST), T.U. The expenses of the laboratory setup were collected from the members of the society.

Left: Some Instruments of the newly established laboratory; Right: Prof. Gewali with other olleagues

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Chemistry Symposium were held in Kathmandu on Sept. 29, 2007 in Tri-Chandra Campus, Kathmandu with overwhelming participation of the society members in spite of the unfavorable weather. Prof. Dr. Chhabi Lal Gajurel inaugurated the function. Five distinguished scientists were honoured by the NCS during the occasion for their distinctive contribution for the development of chemistry in Nepal.

Ms. Bindra Hada Bhattarai, life member and former office bearer of Nepal Chemical Society was felicitated for her appointment as Secretary by Nepal Government on ….2007. The function was organized in Nepal Academy Hall, Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal. The chief guest of the function was Prof. Dr. Soubhagya Jung Karki, Chairman of T. U. Service Commission.

Congratulations!

Prof. Dr. Mohan Bikram Gewali, Director of Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST), TU, and former Vice-President of Nepal Chemical Society, for his appointment as ACADEMICIAN of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).

Mr. Ramesh Kumar Silwal, Past President of Nep appointment as Vice-Chairman of Cricket Association of Nepal(CAN)
Prof. Dr. Krishna Manandhar, Immediate Past President of Nepal Chemical, for his appointment as Member of University Grants Commission (UG)
Prof. Dr. Tulsi Prasad Pathak, for his appointment as Chairman of Chemistry Subject Committee of Higher Secondary Education Board
Newly elected Chemistry Students Association (ChemSA) team, Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University

Participation in International Conferences!

Dr. Rameshwar Adhikari, General Secretary of Nepal Chemical Society, delivered invited lectures in International Conference on Polymeric Materials P2006, (Sept. 27-29, 2006) and International Seminar on Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Polymers (June 2-22, 2007) in Martin Luther University Halle-Witenberg, Germany.

On invitation of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, Rubber Technology Centre (RTC), members of Nepal Chemical Society Mrs. Jyoti Giri, Mr. Rajesh Pandit and Mr. Netra Lal Bhandari participated in International Short Term Course on Recent Advances on Rubbery and Polymeric Materials, organized by the IIT Kharagpur, Rubber Technology Centre from Jan. 13-19, 2007.

Presidents of FACS members societies during the 12th Asian Chemical Congress, NCS president Dr. Jha is standing in the second row (fourth from left)

Presidents of FACS members societies during the 12th Asian Chemical Congress, NCS president Dr. Jha is standing in the second row (fourth from left)
Dr. Ram Narayan Jha and Dr. Paras Nath Yadav, President and executive member of Nepal Chemical Society, respectively participated in the 12th Asian Chemical Congress and 14th General Meeting of Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS) organized in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 22-25, 2007. Dr. Yadav presented a paper in poster session during the chemical congress. Dr. Jha further participated in Workshop on Chemical Security in 21st Century organized by the Department of Defense, the USA.

Dr. Rameshwar Adhikari, General Secretary of Nepal Chemical Society, delivered Invited Lecture on “Ways of Controlling Mechanical Properties of Styrenic Block Copolymers” in International Conference on Natural Polymers, ICNP-2007, (Nov. 17-21, 2007) organized by Institute for Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Kottayam, India. Life members of the society Mr. Netra Lal Bandari and Mr. Rajesh Pandit presented paper in poster session of the same conference.

Heartfelt Condolence

In the last month we lost some of our senior members including founder member, distinguished chemists and dedicated teachers. We have been extremely saddened by the untimely demise of the following chemists and express our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and we prey to the almighty to give the family the strength to overcome this irreparable loss.

Prof. Dr. Dhruba Man Singh Amatya

Prof. Om Bahadur Vaidya

Prof. Dr. K. P. Awal

Mr. Ramendra Kumar Mandal

Mr. Yam Rai