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Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS (7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) was an Indian physicist whose work was influential in the growth of science. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for the discovery that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected light changes in wavelength. This phenomenon is now called Raman scattering and is the result of the Raman effect. The Raman papers archive curated by Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India.  C.V. Raman and his work Read more at ACS the-raman-effect-commemorative-booklet Raman Effect as the Chemist’s Tool This article from wikipedia: Read more at wikipedia

Scenario of Indian science

Some selected articles on Indian research scenario: Chemistry:  Chemistry is central science. This article describe current state of research and teaching in India. Chemistry in India: unlocking the potential.  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013 , 52 , 114 – 117 Read it at   DST, India    Wiley   Readcube Science: Basic Science in India: From Education to Research, Nature Network Research output    Changing scenario of Indian science    Indian R&D Scenario by AV Ramarao

Chemists of India

 Chemists of India Here is an inspiring article about Prof. CNR Rao's  journey, accomplishments and a distinguished career.  http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/How+I+made+it:+CNR+Rao,+Scientist/1/100031.html     Read more about Famous Indian Chemists  

Open Access Journals

'Open Access' is a buzz word in academics. Normally, It indicates free access to scientific article i.e. access without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself .[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-access_journal]  http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/11/30/criteria-for-determining-predatory-open-access-publishers-2nd-edition/ Directories/Tools: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Open Access Journals Search Engine (OAJSE) Open Access Directory e-Century Publishing Corporation Genamics JournalSeek   ABC-Chemistry: Directory of Free Journals in Chemistry http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Main_Page

Learning Science

Learning Science - learn it with Dr C N Rao Home Page    of Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao http://www.ignouonline.ac.in/sakshat/html/doctor.html Learning Science Part-I Learning Science part-II Learning Science part-III Learning Science part-IV  

The Organic Reactions Wiki

  Organic Reactions A comprehensive resource which provides information about the most important and useful synthetic reactions, organized primarily by reaction type. It contains mechanism, scope, and limitations of reactions for each reaction type.  Based on this large work, there is freely accessible wiki which provides basic information about a reaction published in this collection. this can be accessed at http://organicreactions.org/index.php/Welcome_to_the_Organic_Reactions_Wiki_Home_Page

American conventions and definitions on terms like periodicity/frequency

  It is observed that America dominates the scholarly environment, hence American conventions and definitions on terms like periodicity/frequency will be followed as is given below:   S No Abbreviation Periodicity Frequency Number 1. d Daily once per day 365/12 2. i ——– three times per week 156/12 3. c Semi-Weekly two times per week (‘half of a week’) 104/12 4. w Weekly once per week 52/12 5. j ——– three times per month 36/12   6. e Bi-Weekly every two weeks 26/12   7. s Semi-Monthly = Fortnight two times per month (‘half of a month’) 24/12 8. m Monthly once per month 12/12 9. b Bi-Monthly every two months 6/12 10. q Quarterly four times per year 4/12 11. t ——– three times per year 3/12 12. f Semi-Annual = Bi-Annual two times per year (‘half of a year’) 2/12 13. a Annual once per year 1/12 14. g Biennial every two years 1/24 15. h Triennial every three years 1/36 16. z ——– KNOWN:  other frequencies (quadrennial – every four years, quinquennial – every five years...