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ABOUT JAMMU
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Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the Tawi, Chenab, Poonch, Kashmir, Sind and Lidder valley. The Himalayas divide the Kashmir valley from the Tibetan plateau while the Pir Panjal range, which encloses the valley from the west and the south, separates it from the Punjab Plain of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The southern Jammu region is mostly mountainous, with the Shivaliks, the middle and the great Himalayas running parallel to each other in a southeast-northwest direction. A narrow southwestern strip constitutes fertile plains. The Chenab, Tawi and Ravi are important rivers flowing through the Jammu region.
It is a matter of pride to share with the community that University of Jammu happens to be the only university in the country which has hosted four NSCs in the past (1986, 1992, 2002, 2010) and this becomes the number five. The amount of confidence and faith reposed in us by the INSA- National Committees on Crystallography and ICA of present and yester years has made it possible to host this national activity once again at Jammu.
The nucleus of crystallography as established by our mentors, during early eighties, has enabled the research laboratory at Jammu University to become a viable centre for small molecule crystallography research. It is expected that the delegates from the regional, national and international level shall have a very fruitful time in Jammu and that the University of Jammu will serve as a good platform for scientific exchanges to happen covering all aspects of X-ray crystallography.
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