Hyderabad, January 31 (MExN): The Inaugural Dr. I. Sentitemsu Imsong Annual Memorial Lecture organised by the Naga Research Scholars’ Forum (NRSF), University of Hyderabad was held at the Zakir Hussain Lecture Hall Complex of the university on January 25.
The lecture was delivered by Prof. B. Ananthanarayan, Chairman and Professor, Centre for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, also the former PhD Research Supervisor of late Dr. Imsong.
He spoke on the topic ‘The Scientific Work of I. Sentitemsu Imsong’ and highlighted Imsong’s core research areas. Prof Anant said Imsong’s PhD thesis caters to a field where one looks at properties of strong interactions of particles at high precision using methods of mathematical physics, informed a press release.
Imsong had published 23 papers in refereed journals, which was impressive, according to his supervisor considering that Imsong was hardly six to seven years into research in physics. His professor further informed that some of these papers have been cited over 25 times in different papers published across the discipline, with top citations of about 50. Through close association over the years, Prof. Anant observed that Imsong had progressed from reading elementary particle physics to becoming an accomplished scholar, developing an instinct for knowing whether the answer was correct or wrong. Imsong is a role model for many who wish to achieve what he achieved, he stated. In conclusion, the professor reminded that Imsong’s life and story should be told again and again because it is not often that “we find a beacon of his calibre.”
In the introductory note, Riku Khutso, PhD Scholar, Department of History, stated NRSF exists to facilitate a platform and an ambiance for academic engagement among the Naga scholars and students in the University. Dr. I. Sentitemsu Imsong Annual Memorial Lecture has been one of the major plans of NRSF for 2018. It was informed that the memorial lecture originally was an extension of an idea of having an annual distinguished lecture series in the University. “However, the NRSF feels that late Dr. Imsong deserves the honour of being memorialized through the distinguished lecture series in his name considering the prolific scholarship he left behind and the illustrious life he lived, even though it was short.” At the same time, the Naga research scholars also believe that Hyderabad was special to Dr. Imsong, Khutso added.
Dr. Sentitemsu Imsong was an outstanding particle physicist. He received his PhD degree at the age of 27 from IISc, Bangalore. His PhD thesis titled “Improvement on Hardonic Form Factors using Analyticity and Unitary Constraints” was awarded the best thesis in Theoretical Physics at IISc for the year 2012. He had completed M.Sc. Physics from the University of Hyderabad (2008) and joined PhD at the Centre for High Energy Physics, IISc, Bangalore (2008). Thereafter, he completed three Post-Doctoral Studies at the University of Siegen, Germany (2013-14), Ben Gurion University, Israel (2014-15), and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (2015).
He was selected as an Assistant Professor both at IIT Guwahati and IIT Hyderabad just before his tragic demise.
During the lecture, Dr. Barilang Mawlong, Assistant Professor in the School of Physics, University of Hyderabad and a friend of late Dr. Imsong also spoke about him and some of his most cited publications.
