A quick note to tell you -- particularly those of you in Bangalore -- about the Bangalore Materials Quiz (BMQ), an annual event organized by us for the students of Classes XI and XII. As the name suggests, BMQ covers all aspects of materials: their physics, chemistry, production, processing, properties (mechanical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, optical, ...), applications and use.
I have created the BMQ blog which will be used to both disseminate information and coordinate our team's activities.
BMQ is organized almost entirely by the wonderful graduate students of our Department. They orchestrate all aspects of the event, with some minimal guidance (and cheering from the sidelines) from me. This is the tenth year since I took over the responsibility of running this show, and I have met some of the brightest students (one of them runs this blog) through it.
BMQ is not a mega event; we usually get about 25 teams (of two each) every year. This year, we hope to attract 50 teams. On the other hand, we aren't set up to handle a large number of teams either; so 50 is the hard limit!
The Prize we offer is admittedly small -- books worth about Rs. 500 for each student! But the top two teams from BMQ get to take part in a grander event with bigger prizes at stake (see the blog for details).
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Well, if you know anyone in Bangalore-based schools (higher secondary schools and pre-university colleges) who might be interested in BMQ, do please spread the word. Many thanks in advance.
1 Comments:
Abi,
Increase in the number of prizes as well as the prize money may be useful. I would be interested in contributing on an annual basis for the next five years or so. If interested, pl. send a PM.
Swarup
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