Sitharaman visits National Science Foundation in Washington, professors gave presentations

Posted on 17th Oct 2022 11:57 am by rohit kumar

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the National Science Foundation Headquarters (NSF) in the US today. Here he was given presentations on key issues such as astronomy, AI for robotics, and public messaging during the health crisis. Sitharaman had gone to the US capital to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. He began his six-day visit by interacting with the think-tank community at the prestigious Brookings Institute.

 

Professors gave presentations

 

During her visit to the NSF on Sunday, Sitharaman was given virtual presentations with applications by eminent and eminent professors for astronomy, and public messaging during health crises like corona and AI for robotics, agriculture, and environmental sustainability. During this presentations were made by Dr. Katherine Baumann, the lead researcher for the breakthrough discovery of black holes, Nobel laureate and economist Abhijit Banerjee, and Earth Sense co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Girish Choudhary.

 

Indo-US cooperation in the pandemic was mentioned

 

Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, NSF briefed Sitharaman about the work of the Foundation and took her to visit the NSF gallery. Panchanathan pointed out that the NSF is proud of the partnerships that India and the US have fostered over the years to advance society. Global collaboration has driven amazing things from capturing the first images of black holes to battling pandemics.

 

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