Udita Ghosh

Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU)

[Udita Ghosh @UditaGhosh12]

JRF position available under SERB POWER Project.
Details : https://t.co/2RZhzcsMZA

B. Tech. /M. Tech in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or https://t.co/2XtCJzNJfC. in Chemistry with valid GATE score.

[IASc, Bengaluru @IAScBng]

The 34th Mid-Year Meeting of the Academy is on 28th and 29th June:
https://t.co/5bF64IosoM

Catch it Live on YouTube: https://t.co/EYKxDGKBTR

[Tapomoy Bhattacharjee @tapomoy89]

We are looking forward to hiring a postdoc. Detailed below!!

[Udita Ghosh @UditaGhosh12]

@AlvaroGMarin @VatsalSanjay Congrats @VatsalSanjay

[Udita Ghosh @UditaGhosh12]

@jeevanjyoti all young PIs join in chorus on that :)

[Aaraynsh @aaraynsh]

There is a small town called Charouda in Chhattisgarh, unfamiliar to most of us, there lived a boy named Bharat. He belongs to a weak financial family. His father worked as a security guard at a bank and his mother ran a tea stall

Later age he went to Kendriya Vidyalaya Charouda for school. In the 9th grade, he was unable to pay fees, but the school helped by waiving them, he did well in 12th grade and got into IIT Dhanbad.

When money became an issue again, business people Arun Bagh and Jindal Group from Raipur helped him. He did excellent in college and got a gold medal with 98% at IIT Dhanbad.

During his 7th semester in engineering, he got placed in ISRO. And got an opportunity to work on Chandrayaan 3 at just 23 years old.

He is proof of the saying 'Rising from the ashes like a phoenix'.

There are many Bharat like him around us, who come from humble backgrounds from the small towns, and who are pushing the dream of a new India every day. 💜

[IIT (BHU), Varanasi @IITBHU_Varanasi]

Greetings...
IIT(BHU), Varanasi has improved its position significantly by jumping to 78th position under citation per faculty category from the last year's rank of 115 & gain an individual ranking position of 571 for the first time this year in the QS World University rankings.

[Shailja Vaidya Gupta @himdaughter]

7. More detailed analysis as more information made available.

[Aloke Kumar @aalokelab]

Our paper appears as the cover Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Vol 965). Here is a video of one of our captures.

Congrats everyone, specially Navin and Shubham.

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

Presenting your work at a conference is NOT about reporting your results.

It's about controlling the flow of logic and excitement through the minds of the audience.

At each conference, I see a lot of mistakes that make #research presentations hard to follow. Wrong visuals, wrong language, wrong style and information flow.

Communication skills are vital for your career. Conferences are an excellent playground for their development.

Below, I put a brief list of what NOT to do during presentation.

Your slides:

1. Don’t put too much on one slide!
- Too many figures on one slide make it confusing. Don’t put more than 3-4 figures. Ideally, 1-2.

2. Don't rush through slides.
- If you show a slide only briefly, you don't let the audience absorb it. Speak slower or give more details.

3. Don’t assume that every detail you say must be supported by a figure.
- This is NOT necessary. You can just tell the audience about facts and findings without providing a visual "proof" for every detail discussed. Speak, not show!

4. Stop putting logos on each slide… They clutter the space and distract.
- If you really need them, put those logos on the front and last slides.

5. Don’t put titles on each slide when they are long and useless.
- People don’t read titles that often. Titles attract attention (by defocusing the audience from other parts of the slide), so use them wisely! Obsessive titling distracts from the core data.

6. DON’T use small fonts and small figures!
- Even if others are blessed with eagle vision, small fonts/figs require don’t get into memory as easily. Also, it often annoys the audience - some rooms are big, most people don’t have perfect vision, and when you don’t see what the person is speaking about, you get upset.

7. Don’t end your presentation with the slide “Thank you!” or “Questions?” or “Acknowledgements”.
- The last slide is your most valuable one. It stays on the screen while you’re answering questions, and your audience keeps looking at it for quite some time! So, you can put your acknowledgements beforehand, but not on the last slide.

Use the last slide for (1) your most important message(s) and (2) list of your papers relevant to the talk. Encourage the audience to take a photo of it.

Your speech:

8. Don’t speak too fast. Don’t speak monotonously. Make pauses! Use excitement in your voice!
- It’s hard to analyze your slides when your speech is very fast. Plus, it’s really hard to follow for non-native speakers at international conferences. Advanced speakers also introduce emotions into their talks (surprise, curiosity, etc.).

9. Don’t speak too quietly.
- Yes, a lot of people make this mistake without realizing it! Make sure your speech can be easily heard from the back of the room. Even if you use a microphone, it doesn’t mean you are loud enough.

10. Don’t weave your laser pointer too much.
- A pointer guides the attention. But when it keeps jumping up and down on a slide, the audience is getting tired. Use it only briefly one or twice on each slide. Or better stop using it at all and introduce cool animations into your presentation.

Finally, when watching others presenting, analyze their style and how audience perceives it. Identify weaknesses and possible improvements. It will help you see your own presentations differently.

#AcademicTwitter #phdchat

[Tapomoy Bhattacharjee @tapomoy89]

Postdoc position alert:
We have an open postdoc position in our lab @NCBS_Bangalore @ESoftbio. Please reach out to us if you have experience / interest in 3D printing or cellular behavior in 3D. PhDs in biology, engineering, and material sciences are encouraged to apply.

[Udita Ghosh @UditaGhosh12]

Position open, last date to apply : 14 th Feb, 2023

[Udita Ghosh @UditaGhosh12]

JRF position available under SERB POWER Project.
Details : https://t.co/2RZhzcsMZA

B. Tech. /M. Tech in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or https://t.co/2XtCJzNJfC. in Chemistry with valid GATE score.

[Udita Ghosh @UditaGhosh12]

Place : IIT (BHU), Varanasi.
Last date for application : 18th November, 2022.
#complexfluids #interfaces

For any details/queries, do reach out to me!

[Udita Ghosh @UditaGhosh12]

@MisraSambuddha @aalokelab @iiscbangalore Is that the Orion as slide background 😀

[Udita Ghosh @UditaGhosh12]

@NiyatiSaxena6 Let's discuss over a google meet. Drop an email!

[Udita Ghosh @UditaGhosh12]

Non academic perks :
1. Chance to stay and explore an ancient city.
2. Enjoy great street food.

[Udita Ghosh @UditaGhosh12]

@aalokelab I am jealous, like really jealous!

[Aloke Kumar @aalokelab]

A rather fantastic news - the order that would created much trouble for funds disbursal has now been removed. Thanks @PMOIndia @narendramodi govt & all involved for taking note &acting swiftly. Much appreciated. Thanks to scientists like @abandopa for highlighting the issue 🙏🙏

[Universal Curiosity @UniverCurious]

General relativity book for babies.