Dr BLESSON MATHEW
MSc, PhD, Post-Doc
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
Sl.No. Title Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos ISSN No. Date Published
1 NIR properties of Be stars in star clusters in the Magellanic Clouds New Astronomy / 56 / / 28 - 49 1384-1076, 1384-1092 01-Oct-2017
2 The Curious Case of PDS 11: A Nearby, >10 Myr Old, Classical T Tauri Binary System The Astronomical journal / 153 / 5 / 225 - 234 0004-6256, 1538-3881 01-May-2017
3 Spectroscopic study of Be-shell stars: 4 Her and 88 Her Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (RAA) / 16 / 5 / 76 - 86 1674-4527 01-May-2016
4 Optical/IR studies of Be stars in NGC 6834 with emphasis on two specific stars Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics / 14 / 9 / 1173 - 1192 1674-4527 01-Sep-2014
5 Studies of the Be Star X Persei during a Bright Infrared Phase The Astronomical journal / 145 / 6 / 158 - 166 0004-6256, 1538-3881 01-Jun-2013
6 Infrared studies of the Be star X Per Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) / 423 / 3 / 2486 - 2491 01-Jul-2012
7 The A-X Infrared Bands of Aluminum Oxide in Stars: Search and New Detections The Astrophysical Journal Letters / 753 / 1 / 20 - 24 2041-8205 01-Jul-2012
8 A Study of the Role of Lyman beta Fluorescence on O I Line Strengths in Be Stars The Astrophysical Journal / 753 / 1 / 13 - 20 0004-637X 01-Jul-2012
9 Study of candidate Be stars in the Magellanic Clouds using near-infrared photometry and optical spectroscopy Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) / 421 / 4 / 3622 - 3640 0035-8711 01-Apr-2012
10 Near-infrared observations of the Be/X-ray binary pulsar A0535+262 Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (RAA) / 12 / 2 / 177 - 186 1674-4527 01-Feb-2012
11 Studies of a possible new Herbig Ae/Be star in the open cluster NGC 7380 Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (RAA) / 12 / 2 / 167 - 176 1674-4527 01-Feb-2012
12 Optical spectroscopy of Classical Be stars in open clusters The Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India / 39 / 4 / 517 - 537 0304-9523 01-Dec-2011
13 Spectroscopic study of a few Herbig Ae/Be stars in young open clusters The Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India / 38 / 1 / 35 - 52 0304-9523 01-Mar-2010
14 Optical and near-infrared photometric study of the open cluster NGC 637 and 957 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) / 390 / 3 / 985 - 996 0035-8711 01-Nov-2008
15 Be phenomenon in open clusters: results from a survey of emission-line stars in young open clusters Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) / 388 / 4 / 1879 - 1888 0035-8711 01-Aug-2008
16 Pre-main sequence stars, emission stars and recent star formation in the Cygnus region The Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India / 35 / / 383 - 411 0304-9523 01-Jul-2007
17 Star formation in the region of young open cluster - NGC 225 The Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India / 34 / 4 / 315 - 325 2249-9601 01-Dec-2006
18 NGC 7419: a young open cluster with a number of very young intermediate mass pre-MS stars Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) / 370 / 2 / 743 - 752 0035-8711 01-Aug-2006
19 Determination of the size of the dust torus in H0507+164 through optical and infrared monitoring Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / in press / yet to get / 203 - 212 1365-2966 01-Jan-2018
20 Star formation in the region of young open cluster - NGC 225 Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India / 34 / 4 / 315 - 325 0304-9523 01-Dec-2008
21 Excitation Mechanism of O I Lines in Herbig Ae/Be Stars The Astrophysical Journal / 857 / 1 / 30 - 39 0004-637X 10-Apr-2018
22 Determination of the size of the dust torus in H0507+164 through optical and infrared monitoring Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 475 / 4 / 5330 - 5337 0035-8711 01-Apr-2018
23 Properties and Occurrence Rates for Kepler Exoplanet Candidates as a Function of Host Star Metallicity from the DR25 Catalog The Astronomical Journal / 156 / 5 / 221 - 234 0004-6256 25-Oct-2018
24 On the Mass Accretion Rate and Infrared Excess in Herbig Ae/Be Stars The Astronomical Journal / 157 / 4 / 159 - 168 0004-6256, 1538-3881 02-Apr-2019
25 Analysis of Membership Probability in Nearby Young Moving Groups with Gaia DR2 The Astronomical Journal / 159 / 4 / 166 - 179 0004-6256, 1538-3881 23-Mar-2020
26 A Statistical Search for Star?Planet Interaction in the Ultraviolet Using GALEX The Astronomical Journal / 159 / 5 / 194 - 0004-6256, 1538-3881 09-Apr-2020
27 A census of young stellar population associated with the Herbig Be star HD 200775 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 494 / 4 / 5851 - 5871 0035-8711 01-Jun-2020
28 Long-term optical and infrared variability characteristics of Fermi blazars Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 498 / 3 / 3578 - 3591 0035-8711 01-Nov-2020
29 Quasar catalogue for the astrometric calibration of the forthcoming ILMT survey Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy / 41 / 1 / - 0250-6335 01-Sep-2020
30 Optical spectroscopy of Galactic field classical Be stars Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 500 / 3 / 3926 - 3943 0035-8711 01-Jan-2021
31 Estimation of the size and structure of the broad line region using Bayesian approach Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 502 / 2 / 2140 - 2157 0035-8711 15-Feb-2021
32 Identification of new classical Ae stars in the Galaxy using LAMOST DR5 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 501 / 4 / 5927 - 5937 0035-8711 01-Mar-2021
33 Dust reverberation mapping of Z229-15 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 501 / 3 / 3905 - 3915 0035-8711 15-Mar-2021
34 Discovery of an M-type companion to the Herbig Ae Star V1787 Ori Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 501 / 1 / 1243 - 1252 0035-8711 15-Feb-2021
35 In search of radio emission from exoplanets: GMRT observations of the binary system HD 41004 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 500 / 4 / 4818 - 4826 0035-8711 15-Jan-2021
36 Identification of emission-line stars in transition phase from pre-main sequence to main sequence Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 507 / 3 / 3660 - 3671 0035-8711 23-Aug-2021
37 Clustering of low-mass stars around Herbig Be star IL Cep - evidence of 'Rocket Effect' using Gaia EDR3 ? Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 507 / 1 / 267 - 281 0035-8711 21-Jul-2021
38 Changing look AGN Mrk 590: broad-line region and black hole mass from photometric reverberation mapping Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 508 / 4 / 5296 - 5309 0035-8711 08-Oct-2021
39 Study of classical Be stars in open clusters older than 100 Myr Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy / 42 / 2 / - 0973-7758 01-Oct-2021
40 Star formation around three co-moving HAeBe stars in the Cepheus Flare Astronomy & Astrophysics / 653 / A142 / - 0004-6361 01-Sep-2021
41 Discovery of 2716 hot emission-line stars from LAMOST DR5 Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (RAA) / / / - 01-Aug-2021
42 Understanding the secular evolution of NGC 628 using UltraViolet Imaging Telescope Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 516 / 2 / 2171 - 2180 0035-8711 16-Aug-2022
43 Understanding the secular evolution of NGC 628 using UltraViolet Imaging Telescope Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 516 / 2 / 2171 - 2180 0035-8711 01-Oct-2022
44 Decoding the X-Ray Flare from MAXI J0709-159 Using Optical Spectroscopy and Multiepoch Photometry The Astrophysical Journal Letters / 933 / 2 / 34 - 40 2041-8213 01-Jul-2022
45 UVIT view of Centaurus A: a detailed study on positive AGN feedback Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 516 / 2 / 2300 - 2313 0035-8711 01-Oct-2022
46 Long-term Optical and γ-Ray Variability of the Blazar PKS 1222+216 The Astrophysical Journal / 939 / 2 / 76 - 86 1538-4357 05-Nov-2022
47 Emission line star catalogues post-Gaia DR3. A validation of Gaia DR3 data using the LAMOST OBA emission catalogue Astronomy & Astrophysics / 668 / A156 / 1 - 6 0004-6361 02-Dec-2022
48 Study of transient nature of classical Be stars using multi-epoch optical spectroscopy Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy / 43 / 2 / 102 - 0973-7758 05-Dec-2022
49 Study of correlation between optical flux and polarization variations in BL Lac objects Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 517 / 3 / 3236 - 3256 0035-8711 05-Dec-2022
50 Optical Spectroscopy of Classical Be Stars in Old Open Clusters Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics / 23 / 3 / 1 - 9 1674-4527 01-Mar-2023
51 Fullerenes in the circumstellar medium of Herbig Ae/Be stars: insights from the Spitzer mid-infrared spectral catalog Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 523 / 2 / 1601 - 1613 0035-8711 22-May-2023
52 DES J024008.08-551047.5: A new member of the polar ring galaxy family ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS (A & A) / / / - 0004-6361 26-Aug-2023
53 What drives the wheels of evolution in NGC 1512? A UVIT study Astronomy & Astrophysics (A & A) / / / - 0004-6361 28-Aug-2023
54 Spectroscopic study of Herbig Ae/Be stars in the Galactic anti-centre region from LAMOST DR5 MNRAS / 524 / 4 / 5166 - 5181 0035-8711 13-Jul-2023
55 Estimation of stellar parameters and mass accretion rate of classical T Tauri stars from LAMOST DR6 Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy / 44 / 4 / - 0973-7758 28-Jul-2023
56 Identifying the population of T-Tauri stars in Taurus: UV?optical synergy Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy / 44 / 2 / - 0973-7758 25-Jul-2023
57 HI line analysis of Herbig Ae/Be stars using X-Shooter spectra Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy / 44 / 2 / 62 - 72 0973-7758 01-Nov-2023
58 Disentangling the two sub-populations of early Herbig Be stars using VLT/X-shooter spectra Astronomy & Astrophysics / 679 / 71 / 1 - 12 0004-6361 15-Oct-2023
59 Soft excess in AGN with relativistic X-ray reflection Astronomische Nachrichten / 344 / 4 / 1 - 10 0004-6337 01-Sep-2023
60 Multiwavelength spectral modelling of the candidate neutrino blazar PKS 0735+178 MNRAS / 529 / / 3503 - 3510 0035-8711 22-Jan-2024
61 A uGMRT search for radio emission from planets around evolved stars MNRAS / 529 / / 1161 - 1168 0035-8711 16-Feb-2024
62 Investigation of the correlation between optical and γ-ray flux variations in the blazar Ton 599 MNRAS / 527 / / 11900 - 11914 0035-8711 21-Dec-2023
63 Chandra X-ray analysis of Herbig Ae/Be stars Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 530 / 3 / 3020 - 3037 1365-2966 05-Apr-2024
64 Beyond the rings: Polar ring galaxy NGC 4262 and its globular cluster system Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 530 / 3 / - 0035-8711 15-May-2024
65 Disentangling the association of PAH molecules with star formation ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS (A & A) / 684 / A71 / - 0004-6361 05-Apr-2024
66 Gas Kinematics and Dynamics of Carina Pillars: A Case Study of G287.76-0.87 The Astrophysical Journal / 969 / 2 / 113 - 127 1538-4357 04-Jul-2024
67 Detection of a new sample of Galactic white dwarfs in the direction of the Small Magellanic Cloud Astronomy & Astrophysics / 690 / A68 / 1 - 9 0004-6361 10-Aug-2024
68 Simultaneous X-Ray and Optical Polarization Observations of the Blazar Mrk 421 The Astrophysical Journal / 975 / 2 / 185 - 192 1538-4357 24-Sep-2024
69 Detection of High-frequency Pulsation in WR 135: Investigation of Stellar Wind Dynamics The Astronomical Journal / 168 / 8 / 199 - 213 0004-6256 02-Sep-2024
70 Detection of X-ray polarization in the high synchrotron peaked blazar 1ES 1959+650 Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy / 45 / 2 / 35 - 44 0973-7758 04-Sep-2024
71 The Interaction Jigsaw: investigating star formation in interacting galaxies Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 534 / 3 / 1902 - 1912 1365-2966 07-Nov-2024
72 Serendipitous detection of an intense X-ray flare in the weak-line T Tauri star KM Ori with SRG/eROSITA Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia / 42 / / 9 - 9 1448-6083 13-Jan-2025
73 Spectroscopic Study of Late-type Emission-line Stars Using the Data from LAMOST DR6 Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics / 24 / / 125014 - 2397-6209 03-Dec-2024
74 Kinematic study of molecular gas in cometary globule - LBN 437 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 540 / 3 / 2279 - 2288 0035-8711 24-Apr-2025
75 Analysis of Forbidden Neon Emission lines in HAeBe Stars using Spitzer IRS spectra Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 540 / 4 / 3330 - 3349 0035-8711 05-Jun-2025
76 Connecting the dots: Tracing the evolutionary pathway of polar ring galaxies in the cases of NGC 3718, NGC 2685, and NGC 4262 Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia / 42 / id.e056 / - 1323-3580 01-Apr-2025
77 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Circumstellar Medium of Herbig Ae/Be Stars Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics / 25 / 9 / - 2397-6209 12-Aug-2025
78 Discovery of fullerenes in the shell of candidate luminous blue variable WRAY 16-232 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / / / - 0035-8711 03-Oct-2025
79 High-resolution spectroscopy of HE 0225−0546 and HE 1153−0518: probing the progenitors through abundance patterns and kinematics Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 546 / 1 / 1 - 13 1365-2966 09-Dec-2025
80 Non-linear solar EUV-driven sodium release from the lunar surface: a contrast to the linear PSD model Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society / 543 / 2 / 1 - 13 1365-2966 27-Aug-2025
Books/ Book Chapter/Case Study
Sl.No. Title Author Names(s) ISBN No. Month Year
1 Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège BLESSON MATHEW,AMIT KUMAR MANDAL,I PAL, PETER DE CAT, RAM SAGAR, S. RAKSHIT, STALIN C. S. /
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
Sl.No. Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium Type of Program Title of the Article Role Venue/Place Date
1 Introduction to Astronomical Spectroscopy SYMPOSIUM Introduction to optical spectroscopy PRESENTER) CMS College, KottayamKerala 26/08/2017
2 Workshop on Multi-wavelength Observations using AstroSat CONFERENCES PARTICIPANT) Bangalore 14/12/2017
3 Research in Astronomy: Opportunities and Challenges ­ IV SYMPOSIUM Astronomy Research at Christ University PRESENTER) Wayanad, Kerala 01/12/2017
4 36th Meeting of Astronomical Society of India CONFERENCES Discovery of a new population of Herbig Be stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud PRESENTER) Osmania UniversityHyderabad 05/02/2018
5 Astronomy Research: Opportunities and Challenges CONFERENCES MODERATOR) CUSATCochin 08/02/2019
6 XXXVII Meeting of Astronomical Society of India, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANT) Bengaluru 18/02/2019
7 International conference on Infrared Astronomy and Astrophysical Dust CONFERENCES PARTICIPANT) IUCAAPune 22/10/2019
8 Science with Subaru: An Indian Perspective SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANT) TIFRMumbai 18/12/2019
9 38th meeting of the Astronomical Society of India CONFERENCES Higher mass accretion rates for Herbig Ae/Be stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud ? PRESENTER) IISERTirupati 13/02/2020
10 XXXIXth meeting of the Astronomical Society of India CONFERENCES PARTICIPANT) ICTS, IIT, IUCAA and IISEROnline 18/02/2021
11 Gaia Symposium: DR2 and Beyond SYMPOSIUM Study of young stars in diverse environments using Gaia DR2 PRESENTER) Indian Institute of AstrophysicsBangalore 02/11/2020
12 40th meeting of the Astronomical Society of India CONFERENCES MODERATOR) IIT Roorkee and ARIES NainitalRoorkee 25/03/2022
13 Star Formation Studies in the Context of NIR Instruments on 3.6m DOT CONFERENCES MODERATOR) ARIES NainitalNainital 04/05/2022
14 4th meeting on star formation studies in India CONFERENCES MODERATOR) SN Bose Institute (SNBNCBS)Kolkata 08/01/2024
15 42nd annual meeting of The Astronomical Society of India CONFERENCES Herbig Ae/Be Stars: Bridging the Gap in Star Formation. KEYNOTE_SPEAKER) Indian Institute of ScienceBangalore 31/01/2024
16 Regional Astronomy Meeting CONFERENCES MODERATOR) CUSATKochi 31/01/2025
17 COSPAR capacity building workshop SYMPOSIUM COSPAR capacity building workshop PARTICIPANT) CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bangalore 20/10/2025
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
Sl.No. Title Name of Student Institution Role Status Month Year
1 ECHO MAPPING OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI AMIT KUMAR MANDAL Christ University SUPERVISOR Awarded June 2021
2 "Spectroscopic study of Classical Ae stars to understand their disc properties" SUMAN BHATTACHARYYA Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing July 2021
3 Study of supergiants in the Galaxy: blue to red supergiant ratio in open clusters Keerthana S Narayan Christ University SUPERVISOR Awarded September 2020
4 Investigating the evolution of emission-line stars from pre-main sequence to main sequence phase Suman Bhattacharyya Christ University SUPERVISOR Awarded August 2021
5 HIGH ENERGY EMISSION FROM BLAZARS: CONSTRAINTS FROM NEUTRINOS AND X-RAY POLARIZATION ATHIRA M BHARATHAN Christ University SUPERVISOR Awarded May 2025
6 OPTICAL AND INFRARED STUDIES OF HERBIG Ae/Be STARS ARUN ROY Christ University SUPERVISOR Awarded May 2022
7 UNDERSTANDING THE VARIOUS PHASES IN THE EVOLUTION OF HIGH-MASS STARS AND THE VARIATION OF THEIR PROPERTIES IN DIVERSE METALLICITY ENVIRONMENTS KEERTHANA S NARAYAN Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing May 2023
8 STUDY OF PRE-MAIN SEQUENCE STARS IDENTIFIED FROM LAMOST SURVEY NIDHI SABU Christ University SUPERVISOR Awarded February 2025
9 Study of Early-Type Emission-Line Stars in the Galaxy Using LAMOST and Gaia SHRIDHARAN B Christ University SUPERVISOR Awarded January 2024
10 Solar Variability and it's Impact on Earth and the Earth Space Environment NIKITHA UNNI Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing August 2023
11 OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY OF CLASSICAL Be STARS IN THE GALAXY GOURAV BANERJEE Christ University SUPERVISOR Awarded November 2023
12 STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF AGN ACTIVITY ON STAR FORMATION IN NEARBY GALAXIES USING UVIT PRAJWEL P J Christ University SUPERVISOR Awarded March 2025
13 Study of Classical Be Stars in Old Open Clusters in the Galaxy MADHU KASHYAP J Christ University SUPERVISOR Awarded January 2024
14 Study of High Energy Emission from Pre-Main Sequence Stars HEMA ANILKUMAR Christ University CO_SUPERVISOR Ongoing March 2024
15 INVESTIGATION OF TRIGGERED STAR FORMING REGIONS USING SPECTROSCOPIC AND RADIO CONTINUUM OBSERVATIONS AARDRA S Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing March 2024
16 SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF EMISSION LINE REGION IN CLASSICAL Be STARS AMOGHAVARSHA N Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing August 2024
17 . CYSIL TOM BABY Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing July 2025
Research Project
Sl.No. Name of the Research Project Investigator(s) Sponsors Internal/External
1 Panchromatic Temporal Characterisation of Classical Be-Stars PAUL K T,BLESSON MATHEW,ANNAPURNI SUBRAMANIM SCIENCE& ENGINEERINGRESEARCHBOARD(SERB External
2 Unraveling the ongoing star formation in diverse galaxy environments using UVIT SREEJA S KARTHA,BLESSON MATHEW,PAUL K T,VINEETH V ISRO External
3 Element abundance analysis of the surface boundary exosphere of Moon using the data from Chandrayaan2 SREEJA S KARTHA,BLESSON MATHEW,PAUL K T,SHYAMA NARENDRANATH K C Department of Space Science, ISRO External
4 FIST (Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure) Programe 2022 Department of Science and Technology MANOJ B,BLESSON MATHEW,IMRAN JAFRI R,JITHESH V,JOYDEEP BAGCHI,NAINESH KANTILAL PATEL,ROHAN PASCAL FERNANDES ,SREEJA S KARTHA,VINEETH V Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India External
5 A disc that connects them all: Study of Be stars in various evolutionary phases and the role of binarity BLESSON MATHEW,SREEJA S KARTHA SERB External
6 Study of emission-line stars in diverse metallicity environments BLESSON MATHEW Internal
7 Exploring the Dynamic universe: Advancements in time domain and multi-wavelength studies of emission-line star system BLESSON MATHEW Internal
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
Sl.No. Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme Name of Organiser Level Role Date
1 Leadership workshop Christ university Higher Education Leadership Institute,  Institutional Participant 24/11/2023
2 Faculty Development programme 1 CEDBEC and HRDC,  Institutional Participant 16/06/2021
3 Hybrid Teaching Staff Development College,  Participant 02/03/2021
4 Renewable Energy and Materials for Energy Storage and conversion Academic Staff College,  Participant 20/05/2019
5 Orientation Program Academic Staff College,  Participant 17/01/2019
6 Orientation program Academic Staff College,  Participant 02/07/2018
7 Frontier Areas in the Subject and Curriculum Updation Academic Staff College,  Participant 21/05/2018
Awards/Achievements/Others
Sl.No. Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others Description Organisation Month/ Year
1 Ceritificate of appreciation for summer project guidance I have been invited to guide two students for the summer project program by the three academies, under the leadership of Indian Academy of Sciences. The students successfully finished the project in the stipulated period of time. Indian Academy of Sciences 06 April 2022
2 Ceritificate of appreciation for summer project guidance I have been invited to guide two students for the summer project program by the three academies, under the leadership of Indian Academy of Sciences. The students successfully finished the project in the stipulated period of time. Indian Academy of Sciences 07 March 2024