Symposium on Women in Physics​: Networking, Innovation, Opportunity and Equity (SWPNIOE)

11 Sept 2026, 00:00 → 12 Sept 2026, 19:00 Asia/Kolkata

Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence, Delhi NCR

SUCHETA MONDAL (Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence), POONAM MEHTA (Jawaharlal Nehru University)

The Symposium on Women in Physics: Networking, Innovation, Opportunity and Equity (SWPNIOE) aims to bring together established and early-career researchers to strengthen gender equity and inclusion across the physics community. 

The key highlights of SWPNIOE are

• Research talks featuring cutting-edge research by women across diverse areas in physics

• • Condensed Matter Physics

  • Cosmology, Astroparticle Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics

  • High Energy Physics 

  • Soft Matter, Applied Physics and Sustainable Energy Technologies

 

• Special Session dedicated to the Life and Journey of Professor Rohini Godbole (Padma Shri, 2019) 

• Special Session featuring Success Stories

• Panel discussion on Code of Conduct and Best Practices

• Panel discussion on Mentorship and Networking

• Poster Session for students and post-doctoral fellows to facilitate cross‑institutional collaborations and provide visibility to emerging work

By combining research talks with panel discussion and mentorship forum, SWPNIOE aims to catalyze an equitable and supportive physics ecosystem that nurtures diverse talent at every career stage.

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Friday 11 September

08:00 → 09:15 Registration & Breakfast

09:15 → 10:15 Inaugural Session

Conveners: Ananya Mukherjee (VC, SNIOE), Rupamanjari Ghosh (Former VC, SNIOE)

10:15 → 11:10 Initiatives of the Indian Physics Association (IPA) and Gender in Physics Working Group (GIPWG)

10:15 Some personal reflections

Speaker: Priya Johari

10:25 IPA

Speaker: Srubabati Goswami

10:30 GIPWG

Speaker: Shikha Varma

11:10 → 11:40 High Tea

11:40 → 12:40 Condensed Matter Physics

11:40 1

Speaker: Saswati Barman (IEM)

12:00 2

Speaker: Sudeshna Sen (IIT (ISM) Dhanbad)

12:20 3

Speaker: Tanuja Mohanty (JNU)

11:40 → 12:40 High Energy Physics

11:40 1

Speaker: Mamta Dahiya (DU)

12:00 2

Speaker: Manimala Mitra (IoP)

12:20 3

Speaker: Moon Moon Devi (TU)

12:40 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:00 Cosmology, Astroparticle Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics

14:00 1

Speaker: Mayuri S Rao (RRI)

14:20 2

Speaker: Arunima Banerjee (IISER Tirupati)

14:40 3

Speaker: Pravabati Chingangbam (IIA)

14:00 → 15:00 Soft Matter, Applied Physics and Sustainable Energy Technologies

14:00 1

Speaker: Garima Mishra (Ashoka University)

14:20 2

Speaker: Debosmita Banerjee (UPES)

14:40 3

Speaker: Monalisa Halder (DSE, WB)

15:00 → 16:30 Panel Discussion on Best Practices and Code of Conduct

Conveners: Simanti Bandopadhyay (Chair, ICC, SNIOE), Amita Das (IIT Delhi), Sourin Das (IISER Kolkata), Shubashree Desikan (Associate Editor, Shaastra Magazine, IIT Madras), Seema Joshi (Advocate, IC Member NALSA and INSA)

16:30 → 18:00 Poster Session with Tea

18:00 → 19:00 Campus Tour

19:00 → 21:00 In-house Cultural Program and Banquet Dinner

Saturday 12 September

08:00 → 09:15 Registration & Breakfast

09:15 → 10:45 In loving memory of Prof. Rohini Godbole

09:15 Rohini's Contributions to Science - Personal Reflections

Speaker: Anuradha Misra

10:00 Rohini's Contribution to "Women in Science" - Personal Reflections

Speaker: Vandana Nanal

10:45 → 11:30 Gender diversity in India : a personal perspective

Convener: Sumathi Rao (ICTS, Bangaluru)

11:30 → 11:45 Tea Break

11:45 → 12:45 Condensed Matter Physics

11:45 1

Speaker: Susmita Saha (Ashoka University)

12:05 2

Speaker: Ipsita Mandal (SNIOE)

12:25 3

Speaker: Pallavi Kushwaha (CSIR-NPL)

11:45 → 12:45 High Energy Physics

11:45 1

Speaker: Ipsita Saha (IIT M)

12:05 2

Speaker: Swagata Mukherjee (IIT Kanpur)

12:25 3

Speaker: Disha Bhatia (APU)

12:45 → 13:45 Lunch

13:45 → 14:45 Cosmology, Astroparticle Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics

13:45 1

Speaker: Sharvari Nandkarni Ghosh (IIT K)

14:05 2

Speaker: Sarmistha Banik (BITS Pilani, Hyderabad)

14:25 3

Speaker: Shilpa Kastha (SINP)

13:45 → 14:45 Soft Matter, Applied Physics and Sustainable Energy Technologies

13:45 1

Speaker: Ranjini Bandyopadhyay (RRI)

14:05 2

Speaker: Snigdha Thakur (IISER Bhopal)

14:25 3

Speaker: Reshma Raveendran (SNU)

14:45 → 15:00 Photo session

15:00 → 16:30 Panel Discussion on Mentorship and Networking

Conveners: Esha Chatterjee (IIT Kanpur), Deeksha Gupta (ACS), Ekta Kapoor (DST), Bimlesh Lochab (Co-ordinator, SNIOE), Ajit Srivastava (IoP)

16:30 → 17:00 Editorial Session

16:30 An Editorial Talk by Wiley

Speaker: Anushri Gupta

16:45 An Editorial Talk by ACS

Speaker: Deeksha Gupta

17:00 → 17:30 Valedictory Session

17:30 → 18:00 High Tea