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The Society is an association of scientists in the area of optical spectroscopy applied to problems in biology and materials science. It has been set up to facilitate the exchange of scientific and technical know-how between labs. It organizes the annual FCS workshops (National Workshop on Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy) and other meetings. This website is designed to bring many new utilities to help the members excel in their research.

Mihir Chowdhury Student Fellowship
The prize will be 100,000/-, to be paid against receipts of relevant expenses.

One fellowship to a student or post doc per year, to cover the cost for presenting one’s work in an international conference.

The prize will be 100,000, to be paid against receipts of relevant expenses.

The fellowship will be accompanied by a certificate, an invitation to give a talk at the next meeting, and adequate mention in the society’s webpage.

The actual money will be disbursed to the fellow’s bank account, against actual receipts. Travel, registration, visa fees, travel insurance, accommodation, food, connected travel to other labs nearby, and any other legitimate expenses will qualify.

The student should be a member of the society

Selection Procedure: Selection will be done in FCS workshop, based on the poster presentation. Any Indian citizen working in an Indian institute should be eligible.

R. S. Daryan Student Fellowship
The prize will be 50,000/-, to be paid against receipts of relevant expenses.

One fellowship to a student or post doc per year, to cover the cost for presenting one’s work in an international conference.

The prize will be 50,000, to be paid against receipts of relevant expenses.

The fellowship will be accompanied by a certificate, an invitation to give a talk at the next meeting, and adequate mention in the society’s webpage.

The actual money will be disbursed to the fellow’s bank account, against actual receipts. Travel, registration, visa fees, travel insurance, accommodation, food, connected travel to other labs nearby, and any other legitimate expenses will qualify.

The student should be a member of the society

Selection Procedure: Selection will be done in FCS workshop, based on the presentation (poster or talk). Any Indian citizen working in an Indian institute should be eligible.

Happenings
Latest Happenings in the society

National Workshop on Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy (FCS XV)

This year, the FCS Workshop (FCS XV) will be held in two parts (1) online workshop during 18-20 October 2024 (2) in-person workshop during 16-18 November 2024.

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International Conference on Optics Within Life Sciences (OWLS)

International Conference on Optics Within Life Sciences (OWLS) will be held in Indian Institute of Technology Bombay during 18-21 November 2024.

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Award Winners
FCS Winners

Award Winners

Several Student Poster Awards are given at each FCS Workshop. The top award is the "Mihir Chowdhury Student Fellowship (MCSF)" of Rs. 100,000 as travel grant. This award is given in memory of Prof. Mihir Chowdhury, a pioneering spectroscopist of India. Moreover, other felowship awards are also given such as R. S. Daryan (Simco Global) Student Fellwoship (RSDSF), Kankan Bhattacharyya Student Fellowship (KBSF), Watt Webb Student Fellowship (WWSF); all of which carry Rs. 50,000/- as travel grant. Other poster prizes sponsored by Fluorescence Society (FS) or by other societies (e.g., OWLS and MAF) are also given during the FCS workshops. Below are the prize winners.

Mihir Chowdhury Student Fellowship

Pritam Saha
Joint MCSF Winner (FCSXIV)

Aisworika Mohanty
Joint MCSF Winner (FCSXIV)

Vishnu E K
MCSF Winner (FCSXIII)

Meenakshi P
Joint MCSF Winner (FCS2021)

Apran Dey
Joint MCSF Winner (FCS2021)

Debolina Bandyopadhyay
MCSF Winner (FCS2020)

Parijat Biswas
Joint MCSF Winner (FCS2019)

Ankur Gupta
Joint MCSF Winner (FCS2019)

Sunandita Paul
MCSF Winner (FCS2018)

R S Daryan (Simco) Student Fellowship

Vivek Nagendra Bhat
RSDSF Winner (FCSXIV)

Debsankar Saha Roy
RSDSF/SGSF Winner (FCSXIII)

Kankan Bhattacharyya Student Fellowship

Anup Kundu
KBSF Winner (FCSXIII)

Watt Webb Student Fellowship

Deepika Sardana
WWSF Winner (FCSXIII)

FCS XIV Poster Winners

Silkey Bedi
FS Best Poster Award

Amitav Sahu
FS Best Poster Award

Kuljeet Kaur
FS Best Poster Award

FCS XIII Poster Winners

Sukhwinder Singh
FS Best Poster Award

Aniruddha Mazumder
FS Best Poster Award

Swarnali Ghosh
FS Best Poster Award

FCS 2021 Poster Winners

Subhankar Kundu
OWLS Best Poster Award

Ebin Sebastian
MAF Best Poster Award

Athira T. John
FS Best Poster Award

Swadhin Garain
FS Best Poster Award

FCS 2020 Poster Winners

Debanjana Das
FS Best Poster Award

Ajith V. J
FS Best Poster Award

Amitava Chandra
FS Best Poster Award

FCS 2019 Poster Winners

Deepika Sardana
OWLS Best Poster Award

Ajith V. J
FS Best Poster Award

Arup Kundu
FS Best Poster Award

Preeti Gupta
FS Best Poster Award

FCS 2018 Poster Winners

Harsh Bhatia
FS Best Poster Award

Jagdish Hazra
FS Best Poster Award

Arup Kundu
FS Best Poster Award

Paulomi Sanghavi
FS Best Poster Award