In their quest for better ways to harness solar energy, researchers from India and USA have now developed a phase-stable, all-inorganic quantum dot based solar cell and demonstrated its potential utility in opto-electronic devices. This is of great significance to the field of solar cell research wh...

Dr. R. Vaidhyanathan and group's work on synthesis of a new crystalline polymer with applications in the process of electrochemical splitting of water was covered by Pune Mirror. September 25, 2016. ...

Researchers at IISER Pune have developed new crystalline organic polymers that when used with electrocatalysts can tilt the kinetics favorably to split water and produce hydrogen and oxygen. Separating water into its constituent molecules requires one to overcome the forces holding the molecules ...

Prof Satish Ogale and his lab have devised a simple, cost-effective and quick process to convert sugarcane bagasse into a conducting, activated carbon material for use in Li-ion batteries. This research was reported by The Hindu. September 22, 2016. ...

Dr Mayurika Lahiri was interviewed by the website The Life of Science on her experiences as chairperson of the Day-care facility at IISER Pune and on her research on cancer biology. September 12, 2016 ...

Dr Sujit Ghosh's (Assistant Professor in Chemistry, IISER Pune) group works on developing novel crystalline organic frameworks. The media reported on their various potential applications in fuel cells (Nature Asia & The Hindu) and oil-spills (SakalTimes and Sakal e-paper). August, 2016 ...

Prof AA Natu and three others led a team of Indian students at the 48th International Chemistry Olympiad held Tbilisi, Georgia. The team bagged two gold and two silver medals. Indian Express reported the news. August 5, 2016 ...

Prof Shyam S Rai (Chair, Earth & Climate Science, IISER Pune) has been conferred with the "National Award in Geoscience and Technology" for 2016 by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India. The prestigious award was presented to him in New Delhi on July 27 which was celebrated as the 10th ann...

Dr. VG Anand, Associate Professor of Chemistry at IISER Pune, has won the Bronze Medal of Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI). [caption id="attachment_896" align="alignright" width="135"] Dr VG Anand[/caption] The CRSI is a professional body established in 1999 with an aim to facilitate ...

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are a special type of porous polymers made up of metal nodes linked to organic struts. As their numerous pores offer to house guest molecules, MOFs have found applications in gas storage, separation, and catalysis. Most commonly, MOFs are poor conductors of electri...

The University of Queensland and the Indian Institute for Science Education and Research (Pune) have signalled their intention to create a new Joint Research Centre for Collaborative Impact. A Letter of Intent to this effect has been signed in New Delhi on June 21, 2016 between the two organization...

Ion transport across the cell membranes is facilitated by a certain class of membrane proteins known as ion channels and transporters. Concentration of ions within cells is prone to changes as the external environment varies. But cells have a built-in mechanism, called homeostasis, to maintain optim...

If you thought Twitter challenges you enough with its character limit, how about this NextGen VOICES survey by Science. In April 2016, the magazine had invited submissions from young researchers to create a story about the life of a scientist using exactly six words. From about 400 responses that...

Dr. Sudarshan Ananth, Associate Professor of Physics at IISER Pune, has been awarded the Buti Foundation Award for excellence in Theoretical Physics by the Indian Physics Association (IPA) for the year 2014. The Buti Foundation award was instituted by Prof. Bimla Buti who was a Professor of Astrophy...

The 2016 edition of IISER Pune’s in-house student magazine Kalpa has won the second runner-up prize in ‘educational institutes’ category at this year’s In-House Communication Excellence (ICE) Awards. The ICE Awards were instituted in 2009 by the Shailaja Nair Foundation to recognise in-house maga...

IISER Pune is on the cusp of its 10th year. As we celebrate this milestone, the time is right for looking back at IISER's evolution from a nascent organization to a research and teaching institute of repute. We bring you a series of blogs by people whose personal journey is intertwined with that ...

In collaboration with IISER Pune and University of Melbourne (UoM), SP Pune University launched a new blended three-year BSc course on May 6, 2016. University of Melbourne announced the launch on their website. June 1, 2016 ...

From social to neuronal, networks are omnipresent in our day-to-day lives. Networks such as transportation, power grids, web-pages, facebook, internet etc are complex systems built up of a collection of similar objects with an underlying pattern in their interactions or relations. "This is true for ...

Seventy two BS MS students and 33 PhD students walked away with their degrees on the fifth convocation of IISER Pune held on May 28, 2016. The ceremony began with the academic procession led by the Registrar Col Raja Sekhar taking their spots on the podium and the Chairperson of the Board of Govern...

Times of India recently reported on the IISER Pune's academic programmes, with focus on the integrated BS-MS course structure and admission process. May 23, 2016. ...