Maninagar2 2024

Plasma Exhibition

Shri Sardar Patel and Swami Vivekananda High School,

Maninagar, Ahmedabad

28-29 November, 2024

Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), in association with Shri Sardar Patel and Swami Vivekananda High School, Maninagar, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) organized an exhibition on Plasma, "The Fourth State of Matter" during 28-29 November, 2024. This program is part of IPR’s scientific outreach activity in various states of India under the auspices of “70 years of DAE” celebrations.

The program was inaugurated by Shri. Deven Mistry, alumni of the school and director, Innwant Technologies, Shri Vadibhai Patel, Ex. Principal of GLS college, Ahmedabad and Shri Ajaybhai Chokshi, Managing Director of Shri Vivek Education Trust.

The programme consisted of an exhibition on plasma, its applications as well as introductory talks on plasma for visiting students and training program on plasma, its applications and nuclear fusion for science teachers. Students of 9th and 10th standard from the host school were trained by IPR staff to explain the various exhibits to visiting public. Over 2150 students and teachers from over 20 schools and 7 colleges visited the exhibition and highly appreciated.

Institutions	Number	Visitors
Schools & Colleges	27	800
Host School students and their parents	1	1360
Students trained for exhibition	40
Total		2160

Inauguration of the event by Mr. Deven Mistry, alumni of the school and Director, Innwant Technolgies, Ahmedabad

Student volunteers demonstrating the exhibits to the guests of the function, Mr. Vadibhai Patel and Mr. Ajaybhai Chokshi

IPR Outreach Team introducing plasma to visiting students

Student volunteers of Shri Sardar Patel and Swami Vivekananda High school explaining the exhibits to visitors

Student and teacher volunteers from Shri Sardar Patel and Swami Vivekananda High school with IPR Outreach team