Team Herald
PANJIM: “The Inter-Ridge program plays an important role in promoting interdisciplinary, international studies by creating global research community, coordinating new science programs and sharing new technologies and facilities” said Dr. Ehrlich Desa, Former Director CSIR-NIO; Director, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), UNESCO; and Distinguished Scientist at CSIR. He was addressing the gathering at the inaugural programme of SCOR-InterRidge workshop on “Mid-Ocean Ridges and Other Geological Features of the Indian Ocean”.
The workshop is jointly organised and coordinated by The CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa and the ESSO-National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa.
Dr. Desa, also highlighted the important aspects of ridge research and research at sea to be- technologies, resources and outreach. He emphasized, “That the need of the right technologies will lean towards widening the collaboration for the desired research and also reduce the cost”. He concluded by saying, “That reaching out to the next generation and inculcating a sense of complexities of the seas, will attract talent and catalyse curiosity in the young minds and create awareness and concern, which will contribute towards the earth system”.
Earlier during the programme, Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh, Director CSIR-NIO, welcomed the gathering by giving emphasis to the importance of the Mid Ocean Ridges in seafloor spreading, plate tectonic, controlling chemistry of the ocean as a rich source of elements and micro nutrients impacting biogeochemistry of the oceans.
Dr. M Ravichandran, Director ESSO-NCPOR, provided an overview about the 2 day workshop will would focus on the geological, mid-ocean ridges. The Role of SCOR in the Indian Ocean Research was stressed upon by Prof. Colin Devey, Member SCOR, and later Dr. Jerome Dyment, InterRidge Chair, accentuated the role of Inter-Ridge in mid-oceanic ridge research. Towards the end of the inaugural programme Dr. Yatheesh, Senior Scientist, CSIR-NIO and convener of the workshop proposed the vote of thanks.
Scientists from China, Russia, France, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Canada, Mauritius, United Kingdom and India, over 130 participants are partaking in the workshop.
