Alchemy is the oldest association of BITS Pilani , Hyderabad Campus . Our goal is to create awareness and interest in chemistry andchemistry related fields . The assoc promotes our field in community events , group activities . We also focus on learning by doing by organizing various events which incorporate the applications of chemistry in everyday life .
The academic year began with celebration of Chemistry Freshers ’ which provided the much needed interaction between juniors , seniors and teachers to form strong bonds with each other . It was a fun filled evening in which the juniors showcased their talents and got the much needed guidance to start their college life . We commemorated 21 years of this classic TV Series ‘ F . R . I . E . N . D . S ’ through our T Shirt . Prof . C P Rao from the Department of Chemistry , IIT Bombay was invited to give a talk on the topic ‘ Protein – Inorganic Hybrid Nanomaterials ’ which was very informative and provided the students as well as faculties with an insight of how Nanotechnology offers immense opportunities for regulating and improving biological functions of proteins in vitro . Later in the semester , the new logo of Alchemy and it ’ s official facebook page https :// www . facebook . com / bits . alchemy was launched in the presence of all the faculties of Chemistry Department . The official biweekly newsletter of Chemistry Association , Chemazine was also launched during the same event . In the technical fest ATMOS of our campus , Alchemy organized and held a number of events with a hefty cash prize of 26K in total . Some of the events are :
Chem Hunt : The Chem Hunt was the headliner event of Alchemy and had a head count of more than 150 participants . It was a two round event , the second being based on the treasure