Welcome<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/mecheng.iisc.ac.in\/cnuiisc\/Blogs\/Welcome_Shantanu_Pramanik.jpg\")
<\/strong><\/h4>\nby\u00a0Santanu Pramanik, PhD (2014-2019)<\/em><\/p>\nWelcome, as you turn a new page<\/p>\n
Few words of wisdom from a senior sage<\/p>\n
Exaggeration, with a hint of pun<\/p>\n
But what is life without some fun<\/p>\n
Sure, the city feels cool and blue<\/p>\n
Wait till you catch the dengue or flu<\/p>\n
Let me warn of courses here<\/p>\n
Sleepless nights of terror and fear<\/p>\n
FEM, turbulence, and fracture<\/p>\n
Will make life highly non-linear<\/p>\n
Though you try your mighty best<\/p>\n
May still cry in every test<\/p>\n
But scalar, vector, and tensor<\/p>\n
Will be your buddies by first semester<\/p>\n
Prandtl, Navier, Stokes, Euler<\/p>\n
One would be your grandfather<\/p>\n
If you’re curious, what we do<\/p>\n
Not very hard, but let me tell you<\/p>\n
We have moved past bolts and gear<\/p>\n
Cams and lathe are very few here<\/p>\n
But still it\u2019s not Hollywood sci-fi<\/p>\n
Defending the aggression of AI<\/p>\n
Bio, nano, and sCO2<\/p>\n
That’s new stuff we currently do<\/p>\n
Playing with fire and UV laser<\/p>\n
Way cooler than the Jedi master<\/p>\n
But food will disappoint without fail<\/p>\n
Rice and rasam, the mess staple<\/p>\n
Not in math or drawing board<\/p>\n
Research is stuck at SP Road<\/p>\n
Black hole may find no mention<\/p>\n
As we call it Academic Section<\/p>\n
Age will grow in a steady parade<\/p>\n
Qualified GATE, in the last decade<\/p>\n
Still, while leaving, all heave a sigh<\/p>\n
Time runs by in a magical high<\/p>\n
So hearing me, if crazy it sounds<\/p>\n
Don’t you worry, will be around.<\/p>\n
\nPosted on November 21, 2020<\/p>\n
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For Curiosity in Research, Research in Curiosity\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/mecheng.iisc.ac.in\/cnuiisc\/Blogs\/Curiosity_Pabeen_Ku_Pattnayak.jpeg\")
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by Prabeen Kumar Pattnayak, PhD (2019)<\/em><\/p>\nChildren! What is that notorious curiosity in children, always with an insatiable appetite for knowledge?\u00a0 In fact,\u00a0curiosity is the fundamental nature of human beings. Starting from childhood, this\u00a0can be observed in every aspect\u00a0of life.\u00a0When I was a child, after learning the basic alphabets,\u00a0wherever I saw them, from posters to wrappers, t shirts to books, I used to read them one letter at a time. Not understanding any meaning out of it, yet, I would just read the letters without thinking what I would get out of it. Gradually, that curiosity receded as I grew up in pursuit of grades, assignments, reports, deadlines and what not.<\/p>\n
Eventually, with our ambitious dreams and over thinking of future, we forget our lives that is always in the present. That curiosity gets replaced by\u00a0anxiety and fear, which at times lead to depression.\u00a0When we just do not think anything and just observe life in the present, curiosity automatically appears and research becomes effortless. This is why children are more curious as they do not worry thinking about the future. They are always in the present moment.\u00a0This childlike curiosity can be observed in all the capable\u00a0scientists. Without curiosity there is no Eureka moment. As we live our lives, we forget why we joined research. When we simply just focus on the present, curiosity is a natural consequence and belonging to know appears. Then we do our research flawlessly, with willingness. As in every other aspect of life, will is essential for doing research as well. We always have two options to do it either willingly or compulsively.\u00a0I hope you remember the short story of a lion cub growing among goats and thinking himself as goat but one day it realizes it\u2019s true self. Similarly, just by observing something without thinking about anything, we can witness our curious nature.<\/p>\n
After joining IISc, I can say that this curious nature of human being is preserved. Every activity in the department is done with willingness without any kind of compulsion. You can experience this while interacting with the faculty members and staff. Let it be the orientation program,\u00a0annual student symposium or the open day, everyone works together with excitement.\u00a0Here, the course work part of Ph.D. is known as the Research Training Programme (RTP). The assignments and exams are designed in order to train us for doing research. The courses help us developing research-oriented thinking and aptitude. The unique thing about the ME department is in the research areas. You cannot categorize them in design, thermal, or\u00a0manufacturing like other institutions in India.\u00a0Independence is given to us\u00a0in terms of choosing topics, courses, advisors and the way of carrying out the research objective.\u00a0\u00a0 I never have faced that much academic challenge\u00a0in my life, but\u00a0at the same time I have never been more excited,\u00a0thanks to the well-maintained campus, food in mess, friends,\u00a0and professors.\u00a0IISc challenges us\u00a0in every step and it nurtures at the same time. I hope to carry out my research work with the same willingness and excitement that I started with.<\/p>\n
Posted on November 21, 2020<\/p>\n
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<\/strong><\/h4>\nby\u00a0Santanu Pramanik, PhD (2014-2019)<\/em><\/p>\n Welcome, as you turn a new page<\/p>\n Few words of wisdom from a senior sage<\/p>\n Exaggeration, with a hint of pun<\/p>\n But what is life without some fun<\/p>\n Sure, the city feels cool and blue<\/p>\n Wait till you catch the dengue or flu<\/p>\n Let me warn of courses here<\/p>\n Sleepless nights of terror and fear<\/p>\n FEM, turbulence, and fracture<\/p>\n Will make life highly non-linear<\/p>\n Though you try your mighty best<\/p>\n May still cry in every test<\/p>\n But scalar, vector, and tensor<\/p>\n Will be your buddies by first semester<\/p>\n Prandtl, Navier, Stokes, Euler<\/p>\n One would be your grandfather<\/p>\n If you’re curious, what we do<\/p>\n Not very hard, but let me tell you<\/p>\n We have moved past bolts and gear<\/p>\n Cams and lathe are very few here<\/p>\n But still it\u2019s not Hollywood sci-fi<\/p>\n Defending the aggression of AI<\/p>\n Bio, nano, and sCO2<\/p>\n That’s new stuff we currently do<\/p>\n Playing with fire and UV laser<\/p>\n Way cooler than the Jedi master<\/p>\n But food will disappoint without fail<\/p>\n Rice and rasam, the mess staple<\/p>\n Not in math or drawing board<\/p>\n Research is stuck at SP Road<\/p>\n Black hole may find no mention<\/p>\n As we call it Academic Section<\/p>\n Age will grow in a steady parade<\/p>\n Qualified GATE, in the last decade<\/p>\n Still, while leaving, all heave a sigh<\/p>\n Time runs by in a magical high<\/p>\n So hearing me, if crazy it sounds<\/p>\n Don’t you worry, will be around.<\/p>\n Posted on November 21, 2020<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n \n[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”For Curiosity in Research, Research in Curiosity\u2026 by Prabeen Kumar Pattnayak, Posted on November 21, 2020″ admin_label=”For Curiosity in Research, Research in Curiosity\u2026” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ title_font=”|700|||||||” text_orientation=”justified” link_option_url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n by Prabeen Kumar Pattnayak, PhD (2019)<\/em><\/p>\n Children! What is that notorious curiosity in children, always with an insatiable appetite for knowledge?\u00a0 In fact,\u00a0curiosity is the fundamental nature of human beings. Starting from childhood, this\u00a0can be observed in every aspect\u00a0of life.\u00a0When I was a child, after learning the basic alphabets,\u00a0wherever I saw them, from posters to wrappers, t shirts to books, I used to read them one letter at a time. Not understanding any meaning out of it, yet, I would just read the letters without thinking what I would get out of it. Gradually, that curiosity receded as I grew up in pursuit of grades, assignments, reports, deadlines and what not.<\/p>\n Eventually, with our ambitious dreams and over thinking of future, we forget our lives that is always in the present. That curiosity gets replaced by\u00a0anxiety and fear, which at times lead to depression.\u00a0When we just do not think anything and just observe life in the present, curiosity automatically appears and research becomes effortless. This is why children are more curious as they do not worry thinking about the future. They are always in the present moment.\u00a0This childlike curiosity can be observed in all the capable\u00a0scientists. Without curiosity there is no Eureka moment. As we live our lives, we forget why we joined research. When we simply just focus on the present, curiosity is a natural consequence and belonging to know appears. Then we do our research flawlessly, with willingness. As in every other aspect of life, will is essential for doing research as well. We always have two options to do it either willingly or compulsively.\u00a0I hope you remember the short story of a lion cub growing among goats and thinking himself as goat but one day it realizes it\u2019s true self. Similarly, just by observing something without thinking about anything, we can witness our curious nature.<\/p>\n After joining IISc, I can say that this curious nature of human being is preserved. Every activity in the department is done with willingness without any kind of compulsion. You can experience this while interacting with the faculty members and staff. Let it be the orientation program,\u00a0annual student symposium or the open day, everyone works together with excitement.\u00a0Here, the course work part of Ph.D. is known as the Research Training Programme (RTP). The assignments and exams are designed in order to train us for doing research. The courses help us developing research-oriented thinking and aptitude. The unique thing about the ME department is in the research areas. You cannot categorize them in design, thermal, or\u00a0manufacturing like other institutions in India.\u00a0Independence is given to us\u00a0in terms of choosing topics, courses, advisors and the way of carrying out the research objective.\u00a0\u00a0 I never have faced that much academic challenge\u00a0in my life, but\u00a0at the same time I have never been more excited,\u00a0thanks to the well-maintained campus, food in mess, friends,\u00a0and professors.\u00a0IISc challenges us\u00a0in every step and it nurtures at the same time. I hope to carry out my research work with the same willingness and excitement that I started with.<\/p>\n Posted on November 21, 2020<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n \n[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blogs Welcome by\u00a0Santanu Pramanik, PhD (2014-2019) Welcome, as you turn a new page Few words of wisdom from a senior sage Exaggeration, with a hint of pun But what is life without some fun Sure, the city feels cool and blue Wait till you catch the dengue or flu Let me warn of courses here […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Under Construction<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/mecheng.iisc.ac.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2129"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/mecheng.iisc.ac.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/mecheng.iisc.ac.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/mecheng.iisc.ac.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/mecheng.iisc.ac.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/mecheng.iisc.ac.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2129\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/mecheng.iisc.ac.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}For Curiosity in Research, Research in Curiosity\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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