Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (TIFR, Mumbai)

TIFR is a National Centre of the Government of India, under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy , as well as a deemed University awarding degrees for master's and doctoral programs. The Institute was founded in 1945 with support from the stitute was founded in 1945 with support from the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust under the vision of Dr. Homi Bhabha. At TIFR, we carry out basic research in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science and science education. Our main campus is located in Mumbai, with centres at Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. An international research team, including scientists from The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), used the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) to test Einstein's theory of general relativity at cosmological scales. The study constrained the gravitational constant to within 4.7% across billions of light-years. The research also set an upper limit on the sum of neutrino masses at 0.071 electron volts (eV), providing a refined measurement of these elusive subatomic particles. The new TIFR logo is minimalist and modern. It admits a variety of interpretations. Three tapering bands curve clockwise and enclose a solid circle. The eye is led to imagine an enclosing rectangle. The logo admits a variety of interpretations, some mundane, others perhaps fanciful. Waves rise up out of the sea and sweep dramatically upward to the sun, representing soaring aspiration while highlighting the sea-face location of TIFR's main campus. But the circle could also represent the moon of truth, or the earth raised up on the swell of scientific knowledge. In a mathematical perspective the bands pass tangentially to the most perfect geometrical figure and perhaps converge at infinity. In a physical view the logo may represent wave-particle duality. Equally it may suggest quantum levels in chemistry, or planetary orbits in astronomy, or flagella in biology. Or it can depict the three schools of TIFR - Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Technology and Computer Science, merging into a common entity. But any of these would only be a possible interpretation. TIFR Logo The logo has been designed by Mr. Montosh Lall, a 1983 graduate of the J.J. Institute of Applied Art in Mumbai who has designed logos for the Government of India, for international organisations in Europe and the U.S., and for industrial clients. He operates a graphic design studio in Mumbai. In Bombay the Institute was housed at Kenilworth, a bungalow on Pedder Road. It was inaugurated by Sir John Colville, Governor of Bombay on 19th December 1945. In 1949, as the Institute grew, it found its second home at the Old Yacht Club Building (former home of Royal Bombay Yacht Club) near Gateway of India. The Cosmic Ray Group was the first to start functioning. The Nuclear Emulsion and the Electron Magnetism Group started in 1953. Work in Computer Science and Technology in 1954, and the first pilot machine became operational in 1956. The full scale machine, later named the TIFRAC was commissioned in February 1960. The foundation stone of the main building at the Colaba campus was laid by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954. This constitutes the Institute's main campus at present. The modern building on the seafront with gardens, lawns and a seaside promenade was designed by the Chicago architect, Helmuth Bartsch. The building was inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 15 January 1962. TIFR has grown steadily since then. Today we have schools in Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science and Science Education, all of which are renowned throughout the world. But our vision remains the same — to become a leading scientific research institution in the world, a major contributor to the growth of human knowledge and an institution that will educate and nurture our best scientists and mathematicians while contributing to the dissemination of scientific knowledge and the development of scientific temper in the society-at-large. The core of TIFR’s vision is to retain the best scientific minds in the country by providing state-of-theart facilities, such as are available in the best laboratories in the world, and enable them to come up with the same quality of research as is being done in such places. to set up and conduct top quality research in the country, in the areas of natural sciences, mathematics, computer science and science education; to set up state-of-the-art facilities incorporating advanced scientific technology; to foster new technologies arising from fundamental science, and incubate their early development, till they can be done in a separate and independent institution; to bring together outstanding scientists and mathematicians, provide them with world-class research facilities, and create a vibrant research atmosphere; to nurture and train the young scientific talent of the country, expose them to state-of-the-art research, and make them independent researchers on par with the best in the world; to contribute to the scientific development of the country by participating in the development of science curricula at all levels; to disseminate the knowledge of science and mathematics to the society in general through outreach activities, and thereby build up the scientific temper and a scientific outlook among the public. ...view more