14. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PURE AND APPLIED PHYSICS (IUPAP)                 

Introduction

The International Union of Pure and Applied  Physics (IUPAP) was established in 1922.  The aims of the IUPAP are:

-to stimulate and promote international cooperation in physics

-to sponsor suitable international meetings and to assist organising committees;

-to foster the preparation and the publication of abstracts of  papers and tables of physical constants;

-to promote international agreements on the use of symbols, units, nomenclature and standards;

-to foster free circulation of scientists and

-to encourage research and education.

Secretariat:

Dr.R.Turlay, Secretary General, IUPAP, Vittens gata 11, S-421 65V, Frolunda, Sweden, FAX:(46 31)773 4628

http://www.physics.umanitoba.ca/IUPAP

Subscription: US $ 5920(2002)    Category: IV(4 shares)

No. of Votes:4

No.of Commissions: 20; No.of Affiliated Commissions:2

Positions in IUPAP

1. M.G.K.Menon, Vice President, 1982-1987

2. Yash Pal, Vice President, 1989-1993

3. B.V.Sreekantan, Vice Chairman, Commission on Cosmic Rays

4. P.K.Kaw, Chairman, IUPAP Commission on Plasma Physics, 1994-98

6. B.Ramachandra Rao, Member, IUPAP Commission on Education,1982

7. B.V.Sreekantan, Vice-Chairman, IUPAP Commission on Cosmic Rays, 1989-1993, Member, IUPAP Commission on Cosmic Rays, 1982

XXII General Assembly of IUPAP at Uppasala Sweden from 16-21 September 1996:

1.Prof.G.Rajasekaran                   

2.Prof.Bikas C.Sinha                   

3.Prof.S.Chandrasekhar               

XXIII General Assembly of IUPAP  at Washington USA during 1999.

1. Prof.B.C.Sinha, FNA:

2. Prof.A.Sen, Gandhi Nagar,

3. Prof.R.Cowsik, FNA:

1. Prof.G.S.Agarwal,FNA:
2. Dr.S.S.Jha, FNA:

24^th General Assembly of IUPAP at Berlin, Germany during 9-12 October,2002.

1. Professor S.S.Jha, FNA:
2. Professor S.Datta Gupta, National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata: e
3. Professor Rohini Godbole, IISc, Bangalore:
4. Professor R.Cowsik, TIFR, Mumbai:

Seminar/Symposia:

Intl.Conf.on Thin Films at New Delhi from 7-11 December,1987

Int. Conf. on Plasma Physics at New Delhi from 22-28 Nov.1989

IUPAP Symposium on Plasma Science & Technology (PLASMA 93) at University of Allahabad during 11-13 October,1993.

Int. Conf. on Physics and Industrial Development -Bridging the Gap at New Delhi during 17-19 January 1994.

Int. Conf. on Spectroscopy Perspectives and Frontiers at BARC, Bombay during 3-5 January 1996

International Workshop on Special Functions and differential Equations at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Madras during 13-24 January 1997.

XV Meeting of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR-15) at IUCAA Pune during 16-21 December 1997.

STATUS REPORT:

Status Reports prepared during 1990 and 1994