Kashmir Impulse Desk

Srinagar, May 5 

National Institute of Technology Srinagar hosted a lecture on Raman spectroscopy and its applications across scientific disciplines on Tuesday, as part of a collaborative academic outreach programme, officials said.

The event, organised under the Indian National Young Academy of Science in collaboration with the University of Kashmir and IIT Jammu, brought together faculty, researchers and students from multiple institutions.

The lecture was delivered by Chandrabhas Narayan, a scientist at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, who outlined the principles of Raman Spectroscopy and its role in modern research.

Narayan described the technique as a “molecular fingerprint” that enables identification of chemical structures through analysis of molecular vibrations, and highlighted its applications in materials science, physics and chemistry.

He also discussed light-matter interactions, distinguishing between elastic scattering and inelastic scattering, the latter underlying the Raman effect first observed by C V Raman.

The lecture further covered advanced tools such as angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and their use in studying electronic structures and complex phenomena in condensed matter physics.

More than 80 participants, including delegates from academic institutions across the Kashmir region, attended the programme, organisers said. 

Officials said such collaborations aimed to promote interdisciplinary research and expose students to emerging scientific developments.