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AIRF is organising Lecture-cum-demonstration

AIRF is organising Lecture-cum-demonstration

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Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

Lecture-cum-demonstration

on "Emerging Applications on Potentiostat-Galvanostat"

on Tuesday, 8th August, 2017

NOTICE
In order to provide the highest level of services to scientific community, series of workshop / training programs on different sophisticated instruments in biological / chemical/ physical sciences are organized by AIRF throughout the year.

In this series, the next Lecture-cum-demo will be on "Emerging Applications on Potentiostat-Galvanostat" to be held on Tuesday, 8th August, 2017. The workshop shall have lectures and practical sessions by application specialists.

Applications are invited from registered research students / scholars from an Academic Institution. Class size shall be limited to 20 participants. The workshop is open to all research students and scholars. Depending upon availability not more than one research student / scholar from each lab will be allowed. Decision of the screening committee shall be final and only selected candidates will be allowed to participate the workshop. Click for Application form.

PRE – REGISTRATION 
The training is free and open to all registered research Students and Scholars. Application has to be sent to Director's Office on or before 4th August, 2017. The selected/shortlisted candidate's will be informed by email. No TA / DA will be paid.

 

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