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Particle accelerators are tools for exploring the sub-atomic world. Ion beams produced by accelerators also have myriad applications in research and industry.
The proposed book will describe the origins, establishment and working of a large-scale accelerator laboratory within the university system in India. The Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), which came into existence as the Nuclear Science Centre (NSC) in the mid-1980s, was the first inter-university centre (IUC) set up by the Indian government's University Grants Commission (UGC). The success of this unique model prompted the Indian government to replicate the same approach in other domains of higher education.
Besides leaving indelible footprints in many research areas, IUAC is a success story of managing human resources, state funding and achieving multiple goals within a relatively short time span. After nearly four decades of operation, this book takes stock of the achievements of the IUAC - as well as wider educational and research impacts - and outlines future scientific directions.
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