Department of Geology, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)

On 6 th August 2019, the Department of Geology - Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science – conducted the Induction of the Club Nebulites Committee. Our chief guests of honour Dr. Antonio Mascarenhas, a retired scientist from NIO, and Mr. Abhijeet Prabhudessai, member of the NGO – Rainbow Warriors, were warmly welcomed. Dr. Antonio Mascarenhas and Sir. Harish Nadkarni, HOD of the Department unveiled and inaugurated the new department logo designed by Samuel Afonso from TY BSc Geology and his cousin Jeremy Afonso which symbolises a new beginning and vision for the Department followed by recognition of the committee members by displaying their achievements and distributing their respective badges. An inspiring speech was given by the HOD to encourage and create enthusiasm among the, newly admitted, first years and a few words were shared by Samuel Afonso, the newly formed President of the Nebula club.   Soon after, a tentative planner for the academic year 2019 – 2020 was

“Sports not only build better athletes, but also better people” Said Julie Foudy, an American Athlete. The Nebula Futsal League was a successful attempt in bonding within the students of all years of the Department of Geology. Even though it turned out to be really competitive, in the end, all the players/students left the court with smiles on their face. The group stage matches were held on 29 th of July during the morning sessions. All the teams gave their best in all the matches and made the event a rather exciting one. The first match was between The FYs and the TYs, of which the TYs won the match with a dominant display of skills. The FYs made a strong comeback in the first half of their next match against the SYs, but they could not hold their lead together in the second half as the SYs gave a fitting reply to their opponents and won the match. The third match between the TYs and the SYs was a little uneventful, but nevertheless exciting. Both teams held their own throu

As part of the curriculum in Petroleum Geology, the TYBSc geology students, accompanied by Asst. Prof. Mrs Swati Ghadi visited ONGC IPSHEM at Betul, Goa on   24th July 2019, for getting exposure to the work environment associated with the petroleum Industry. The ONGC unit at Betul is an I nstitute for P etroleum S afety, H ealth and E nvironment M anagement and conducts various safety training programmes for employees working on site. They also carry out Research and Development for environmental protection. The visit was organized under  DBT  Star College Scheme.

On 23 rd July 2019, an expert interaction talk was organised by the Department of Geology - Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science - to enlighten the budding undergraduate students with the avenues available in the field of Geology. The interaction was between the students and Akshay Kelkar who is currently a Trainee Scientific Officer at the Atomic Mineral Division in Hyderabad. All students were very excited to meet Sir Akshay and grab this unique opportunity to enhance their awareness in the fields available after graduation. The third year Geology students of the Bachelors course were more enthusiastic as they experienced great memories under Sir Akshay’s tutelage in the year 2017-2018, when he was the assistant professor in the Geology Department. The event began with Alistair Souza (student of Third Year) introducing the Guest speaker and mentioning his achievements. Later Sir Harish Nadkarni motivated the bright students with a great speech telling us about outl

·         The First Year students were welcomed with a Freshers’ party hosted by the T.Y. students. on July 10, 2019