Media Release
Mangaluru, Feb 20: St Aloysius College (autonomous) is a 138 year old premier Jesuit institution located in the heart of the city offering both UG and PG programmes.
The college started MSc Analytical Chemistry in the year 2007, having an excellent academic and placement record. Following this, MSc Chemistry was initiated in the year 2012 establishing itself as another feather in the cap of the college. The department is keenly interested in establishing academic linkages by building partnership in areas of education, research and development in the field of Chemistry.
As part of the activities of 'ALCHEMY', the subject association of department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Chemistry, a national level intercollegiate fest 'Analyst 2K19', will be held on February 22 at LF Rasquinha Hall.
The programme will be inaugurated by Ranga Rao, head, Commercial Manufacturing Unit, Syngene International, Bengaluru and presided over by Fr Dr Praveen Martis SJ, principal, St Aloysius College (autonomous), here. The Head of the Department Dr Ronald Nazareth, Dr Richard Gonsalves, director, Loyola Centre for Research and Innovation, the president of Alchemy Association Dr Divya N Shetty, the student coordinator Florencia Hezil and assistant coordinator Apoorva will be present on the occasion.
The students of undergraduate and postgraduate studies from different colleges will be engaged in nine different events- ice breaker, seminar, quiz, rangoli, video juggling, documentary making, collage, face painting and star of analyst which will stimulate their creativity and logic all centering around learning with fun. It is a platform for both the undergraduate and post graduate students from various colleges to interact and explore the mystery of Chemistry. About 35 departments/ colleges are expected to participate in the fest including colleges from Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, Mysore and Bengaluru.
The chief guest for the valedictory programme will be Prof Arun M Isloor, HOD, department of Chemistry, NITK, Surathkal and Fr Dr Leo D'Souza SJ, director, Laboratory of Applied Biology, St Aloysius College (aAutonomous) will preside over the function.