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IT-BHU Global Alumni Association
The 2009 election for Board of Directors for IT-BHU Global Alumni Association was announced on March 05. Attached please find following documents for your information:
*BoD election-responses received from board members
BoD election-responses received from board members-2009.pdf
*FAQ about BoD election
FAQ about BoD election-030209.pdf1) Currently we have interim board consisting of 14 elected directors and 3 ex-officio directors. The election will be held for all the 14 posts.
The document “BoD election-responses received from board members” shows the decision by members of current BoD; i.e. how many would like to continue in their position, how many will quit, and also who will quit from the currently held position and contest the election for the same or different position.
Irrespective of the above, all 14 posts of BoD are open for contest.
The FAQ document shows the current organization set-up, structure of BoD, how to apply for the post, election process, etc.
2) The election and process of forming new Board of Directors shall be over in next 2 months. The new BoD shall be ready by April end.
Announcement of BoD election: March 5, 2009
Last date of receiving nomination: March 26, 2009
Last date of withdrawing nominations: March 29, 2009
3) Any registered alumnus can stand for a particular post of director. The candidate should state his preference for a particular post. The different posts for BoD are as per the attached FAQ document. He can apply for up to 3 posts of his choice.
4) Voting shall be done by the 145 members of CoR (Council of Representatives) members. The election shall be monitored by the election team, whose decision shall be final. The 8-member team of election officers is lead by Dr. Supten Sarbadhikari (PhD. Biomedical Engineering, 1995) and Jairaj Hegde (Electrical 1982).
5) For posts with more than one contestant, the outcome will be decided by online voting. The online voting system shall be put up on our website, www.itbhuglobal.org. The voting process shall be announced by the end of March.
Below please find procedure for applying for the nomination. For any questions, please write to electionteam@itbhuglobal.org
The election announcement and related documents can also be found on our website at: http://www.itbhuglobal.org/archives/2009/03/announcement_for_2009_election.html
Thanks,
Yogesh Upadhyaya
Chemical 1977
For IT-BHU Global Alumni Association
March 5, 2009
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Instruction for sending nomination for BoD post
1) General:
Last date of receiving nomination: March 26, 2009
Last date of withdrawing nominations: March 29, 2009
All correspondence to be sent to: electionteam@itbhuglobal.org
1) Checklist:
Please verify that you meet the following criteria
a) You are an alumnus of our institute
(Only alumnus need apply. The students, faculty and staff are already represented by ex-officio directors)
b) You are a registered member of our alumni association, IT-BHU Global Alumni Association (as verified on our registered alumni database).
If you are still not a member, you can still apply for nomination, but apply separately for registering with us. You can register with us by visiting www.itbhuglobal.org/register and filling out details, which takes only few minutes.
c) You are willing to work on alumni related activities and devote some time on alumni issues and projects.
2) Application
You may apply by providing the following information.
Please send your response to electionteam@itbhuglobal.org.
a) Your full name (first, last)
b) Your branch/year of graduation
c) Type of degree (B.Sc. /B. Tech., M. Tech/Integrated M. Tech. /Dual degree/Ph. D.)
d) Location (City/state/country)
e) Applying for the following position (Pick out of 14 available).
A candidate can apply for only one post. Any vacant post shall be filled up by extending election time, as decided by Election Officers.
*President/
*Vice-President
*Secretary
*Deputy Secretary
*Treasurer
*Deputy Treasurer
*Director-External Affairs
*Deputy Director-External Affairs
*Director-Institute Affairs
*Deputy Director-Institute Affairs
*Director-Website
*Deputy Director-Website
*Director-Reunions
*Deputy Director-Reunions
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(Chronicle Note: Prof. Bala is a professor at IIT-Kanpur in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering. He has studied 1,600 year old famous Iron Pillar at New Delhi extensively and published many books. He is now contacted by an Italian documentary film-maker to advice on the Iron Pillar.)
Prof. Bala can be contacted at: bala@iitk.ac.in
(Prof. R. Balasubramaniam)
(Iron Pillar at New Delhi)
Now, Iron Pillar of Delhi comes under arch lights
28 Feb 2009, 2117 hrs IST, Abhinav Malhotra, TNN
KANPUR: Quest for Indian shores for making Oscar winning films like 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Smile Pinki' has not ended. Another documentary film- 'Mystery of the Delhi Iron Pillar'- is being shot by Italian film producer and director Diego D'Innocenzo at IIT-K. He is being assisted by Professor Balasubramaniam of the materials and metallurgical engineering department of IIT-Kanpur.
It may be mentioned here that a replica of the iron pillar of Delhi stands at IIT-K and extensive research is on to find out why it has not rusted even after centuries of bearing the vagaries of nature. Every available expertise and modern technology (computer simulations and animations) is being used to highlight the science and archaeology of the historically signficant Iron Pillar, in particular its excellent corrosion resistance.
The director as well as producer of the documentary film, Diego D'Innocenzo, informed: "The team is preparing a full-fledged documentary on the famous Iron Pillar in Delhi. The documentary will highlight the research work on the Delhi Iron Pillar by Professor Balasubramaniam of IIT-K."
"For this purpose, the crew has already visited Delhi, Mathura, Gwalior, Udaygiri, Besnagar, Vidisha, Sanchi, Bhopal and Konark to film several aspects related to the Iron Pillar. The crew filmed in great detail the important Gupta period site of Udaygiri and nearby locations, in order to bring out the astronomical significance of the Iron Pillar at its original site during the Gupta period. The crew has also filmed extensively at IIT-Kanpur in the past two days," the Italian producer added.
The Italian crew has already shot three documentaries earlier in India and is sure of coming out with a brilliant documentary on this vital subject. The rustless 'Iron Pillar of Delhi' has its replica in IIT-Kanpur too. The Iron Pillar in Delhi has withstood the ravages of nature in the form of wind storm, hailstorm, heavy showers and atmospheric pollutants for several centuries without any signs of corrosion. It, therefore, is a perfect example of artistic magnificence as well as the high quality of metallurgical skill of the Indian sub-continent.
"The Iron Pillar is world famous because it is a symbol of engineering excellence and one of the metallurgical wonders of the world. In particular, it has withstood corrosion for the past 1,600 years," said Professor Balasubramaniam.
With sheen in his eyes, Diego D'Innocenzo reveals: "We are in talks with several international television channels, like the National Geographic, to air the programme so that the film receives a wide audience."
The oldest inscription on the Iron Pillar says that the pillar was erected as a 'Standard of Vishnu' (Vishnuordhwajah) at 'Vishnupadagiri'. This has now been identified as modern Udaygiri, in the near vicinity of Vidisha and Sanchi. This is the first documentary that will highlight this particular aspect of the history of the Iron Pillar.
Education of Prof. R. Balasubramaniam
*B. Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (1984)
*Ph. D. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York (1990)
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Additional links:
Home page of Prof. Balasubramaniam IIT-Kanpur website
Interview of Prof. Bala in Chronicle November 2007 issue
http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2007/11/
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(Prof. Yoginder Paul Chugh)
(Chronicle note: Dr. Yoginder P Chugh is a Professor in Mining & Mineral Resources Engineering Department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois.)
Prof. Chugh can be contacted at: chugh@engr.siu.edu
Society honors SIUC’s Chugh with two awards
http://www.thesouthern.com/articles/2009/02/28/breaking_news/doc49a85f7217c7a152141852.txt
BY TIM CROSBY, SIUC University Communications
Saturday, February 28, 2009 3:13 AM CST
CARBONDALE - A faculty member in the College of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale received two awards this week from an organization dedicated to mining technology.
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration honored Yoginder “Paul” Chugh with the Howard N. Eavenson Award and the Rock Mechanics Award during its annual meeting in Denver. Chugh is a professor in the Department of Mining and Mineral Resources Engineering at SIUC.
The awards are part of the organization’s coal and energy division. They honor Chugh’s work in the fields of coal mining and rock mechanics.
The Rock Mechanics Award cites Chugh’s work in the area of coal pillar design in weak floor conditions. It also recognizes his work in subsidence in room-and-pillar mining and development and demonstration of alternate mining geometry concepts for improved ground control. The organization also honored Chugh for his work in the development of fly ash-based posts and cribs and his success and commercialization of a new, engineered wooden crib support system.
The award citation says Chugh has achieved “sustained and outstanding contributions to coal industry through applied rock mechanics and ground control research.”
SME also gave Chugh the Howard N. Eavenson Award for distinguished contributions to the advancement of coal mining. The award recognizes a researcher who, within the last two years, has contributed the most to the advancement of the coal industry, including the areas of research, invention, publication or advances in mining and development methods.
The award, which includes a $3,000 cash prize, cites Chugh for “sustained and outstanding contributions to the coal industry through education and applied research in ground control, dust control and coal combustion byproducts management areas.”
Specifically, the award honors Chugh for his work in mining and for elevating the international visibility of the SIUC Department of Mining and Mineral Resources Engineering.
A professional with 47 years of experience, Chugh earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering in 1961 at the Banaras Hindu University in India. He earned his Master of Science degree in 1968 and doctorate in mining engineering in 1971 at Pennsylvania State University.
Chugh joined the SIUC faculty in 1977.
A former chair of the mining and mineral resources engineering department, Chugh three times received its Outstanding Department Teaching Award.
Last year, Chugh introduced “Atlas Cribs,” a lighter, stronger system for bracing mine ceilings with manufactured hardwood braces. The system uses wood grain orientation to increase strength with less surface area, improving its ventilation characteristics by up to 50 percent.
Education of Prof. Yoginder P. Chugh
*B. Sc in Mining Engineering at Institute of technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (1961)
*MS in Mining Engineering at Penn State University (1968)
*Ph. D. in Mining Engineering at Penn State University (1971)
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Additional links:
List of research publications of Prof. Chugh
http://www.onemine.org/search/index.cfm/yoginder-chugh
Home page of Prof. Chugh on SUIC website
http://www.crc.siu.edu/profiles/Chugh.htm
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(Dr. Mrityunjay Singh)
(Chronicle note: Dr. Mrityunjay Singh is working as Chief Scientist at NASA Glenn Research center at Cleveland, Ohio.)
He can be contacted at: m.singh@juno.com
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Dr. Mike Heil, OAI President and CEO, MichaelHeil@oai.org, 440.962.3000
OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE REASEARCHER EARNS PRESTIGIOUS MATERIALS SCIENCE AWARD
CLEVELAND – February 6, 2009 – Dr. Mrityunjay “Jay” Singh, Chief Scientist of the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), has been chosen as a recipient of the prestigious Lee Hsun Lecture Award in recognition of his accomplishments in materials science and technology research.
Dr. Singh is an influential contributor to the exploration of materials science and has developed and tested several significant aerospace related products. Such materials include the Glenn Refractory Adhesive for Bonding and Exterior Repair (GRABER) material used for in-space repair of both large repairs and small cracks in the space shuttle reinforced carbon-carbon composite thermal protection system. He also developed a series of “green” ceramics made from sawdust and silicon carbide that have adaptable properties that can be customized for use in various applications.
“We are extremely proud of Jay’s numerous achievements and international recognition in ceramics research. He is a great example of the research capability that OAI brings to our customers’ technical challenges,” stated Dr. Michael L. Heil, OAI president and CEO.
The Lee Hsun Lecture Award is annually administered by the Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science (SYNL) in China and the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMR CAS). As an award recipient, Singh has been invited to visit IMR in Shenyang, China to give a lecture and thus further advance the scientific cooperation between research institutions in both countries.
Recently selected to serve on the board of governors of Acta Materialia, Inc., Singh is an academician of the World Academy of Ceramics and fellow of ASM International, the American Ceramic Society, and Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK) and is also on the international advisory boards/committees of more than a dozen international journals published in the U.S., Europe and Japan. He is a recipient of nearly 40 national and international awards, published more than 245 papers and edited/co-edited more than 30 books/proceedings and journal volumes.
For more information about IMR or the Lee Hsun Lecture Award visit www.imr.ac.cn/en/.
About OAI
The Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) is a non-profit organization that builds Ohio’s aerospace economy through research and technology development, education and training, and collaboration and information exchange. For more information, visit: www.oai.org
About NASA Glenn
The NASA John H. Glenn Research Center is one of NASA's 10 field centers, empowered with resources for developing cutting-edge technologies and advancing scientific research that address NASA's mission to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research. Working in partnership with government, industry and academia, the center serves to maintain the U.S. economy's global leadership while benefiting the lives of the people around the world. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/home/index.html.
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Dr. M. Singh, FASM, FACerS, FIMMM (UK)
Academician, World Academy of Ceramics, Italy
Governor, Acta Materialia, Inc.
Chief Scientist, Ohio Aerospace Institute
NASA Glenn Research Center
MS 106-5, Cleveland, OH 44135 (USA)
Home: m.singh@juno.com OR singhsahab@gmail.com
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http://www.icdd.com/ppxrd/08/orgcom-bio.htm
(Dr. Raj Suryanarayanan)
Dr. Raj Suryanarayanan
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Professor and William and Mildred Peters Endowed Chair College of Pharmacy
Raj Suryanarayanan (Sury) is Professor of Pharmaceutics in the College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota. He also holds the William and Mildred Peters Endowed Chair in Pharmaceutics. He obtained his B. Pharm. and M. Pharm. degrees from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmaceutics from University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. His research is focused in the area of solid-state properties of drugs. His publications in this field deal with phase transitions in solids, implications of in situ phase transitions on product performance, evaluation of concepts of crystallinity and development of new techniques to evaluate crystallinity in solids. He has developed X-ray diffractometric techniques for the qualitative and quantitative analyses of solid phases, to determine the drug content in intact tablets and to study solid-state reactions. His research group is currently involved in developing low temperature powder X-ray diffractometric techniques to study frozen and freeze-dried pharmaceutical systems. He is a consultant to numerous pharmaceutical companies and has served as a member of the USP Expert Committee (Excipients test methods). He is a fellow of the AAPS and is the past-chair of the Teachers of Pharmaceutics Section of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
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Dr. Raj can be contacted at: surya001@umn.edu
Education of Dr. Raj Suryanarayanan
B. Pharm from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, in 1976
M. Pharm from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, in 1978
Ph. D. in Pharmaceutics from University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in 1985
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Additional Links:
Home page of Dr. Raj on University of Minnesota website
http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/faculty/suryanarayanan_raj/home.html
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(Chronicle note: Shirish Sathaye is perhaps the first among our alumni to feature in Forbes list. Email:Shirish@matrixpartners.com)
http://specials.rediff.com/money/2009/feb/06sli12-these-indians-have-the-golden-touch.htm
(Shirish Sathaye)
These Indians have the golden touch
February 6, 2009
Shirish Sathaye
Rank: 94
Company: Matrix Partners
Designation: General partner
Did you know?
Sathaye arrived at Virginia Polytechnic Institute from India with $43 to his name. Today, he has over five years of experience in the venture industry, investing in early-stage information technology companies.
Prior to a venture career, he had over 15 years operating experience as an executive and an entrepreneur at both small and large technology companies. As vice president of engineering and chief technology officer at Alteon WebSystems, he led the engineering organisation almost from its inception through a highly successful IPO and subsequent acquisition by Nortel Networks
Investments include
*Wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions provider Aruba Networks
*Mobile convergence enabler Copivia
*Non volatile memory solutions provider Grandis
*Agent-less access management solutions supplier Rohati Systems
*IT infrastructure protection manufacturer Solidcore Systems
*Solar energy management systems manufacturer Tigo Energy
Shirish Sathaye (inset) has lent his expertise to numerous technology firms
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Education of Shirish Sathaye
B. Tech in Electronics Engineering from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, in 1984
M. S. Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia in 1986
Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1993
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Additional Links:
Midas list by Forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/99/midas09_Shirish-Sathaye_WBEH.html
Profile of Shirish Sathaye on Forbes.com
http://people.forbes.com/profile/shirish-s-sathaye/7577
Profile of Shirish Sathaye in Matrix Partners website
http://www.matrixpartners.com/team_sss.asp
Public Profile in LinkedIn
Shirish Sathaye in Chronicle
http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2008/01/
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Amit Pandey (Mining 2003) is a member of the Baltimore Section Executive Committee of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and was elected for the Board of Directors for the year 2008- 2009.
(Amit Pandey)
Amit did his B-Tech (Mining Engineering) from Institute of Technology-BHU, Varanasi, India and M.S. (Geo-mechanics) from The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. Currently, he is working towards his Ph.D. (Mechanics and Materials) from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA. He was awarded IT-BHU Colour award in the year 2003 and Graduate student of the year from American Society of Engineers in 2005. Presently, he is one of the senate members for Graduate Student Association and an active member of the ASME and ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) for the past 4 years.
The information can be obtained on the ASME website http://sections.asme.org/Baltimore/UnchangingPages/Leadership.html
Amit Pandey can be contacted at: amitpandey02@gmail.com; amitpandey@umbc.edu
Education of Amit Pandey
*B. Tech. in Mining Engineering from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 2003
* M.S. in Geo-mechanics from The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA in 2005
* Ph.D. in Mechanics and Materials from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA. (expected by Dec 2009)
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Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that promotes the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences throughout the world. The core values of ASME are rooted in its mission to better enable mechanical engineering practitioners to contribute to the well-being of humankind.
Additional Links:
1) American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME Codes and Standards
http://catalog.asme.org/home.cfm?Category=CS
http://www.asce.org/asce.cfm
3) Chronicle Links for Amit Pandey
Amit Pandey receives 2005 ASCEIO Award
http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2005/11/
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http://www.ices.cmu.edu/saurabh_puri.html
(Saurabh Puri)
The Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES) is part of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (CIT), the engineering college at Carnegie Mellon University, and functions at the department level.
Mr. Saurabh Puri received the Award in September 2007 for my research project entitled, “Strength, Internal Stress and Relaxation in Mesoscale Plasticity”. The award provides one year funding One year funding support in terms of stipend and tuition during PhD.
About ICES DOWD Award
The Philip and Marsha Dowd Engineering Seed Fund was established in 2001 through a generous gift to the College of Engineering (CIT) from Philip (B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, 1963) and Marsha Dowd. This fellowship grant program, administered through ICES, provides support for graduate students working on cutting edge research projects which do not have other sources of funding.
Education of Saurabh Puri
*B. Tech. in Mining Engineering from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 2003
* M.S. in Mining Engineering from The University of Utah, Salt lake City, Utah, USA in 2006
* Ph.D. in Mechanics, Materials and Computing from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. (Current)
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Additional Links:
1) ICES
2) About ICES DOWD Award
(http://www.ices.cmu.edu/archiveresults.asp?TypeSearch=Headline&DaInBox=dowd&x=0&y=0&offset=5)
http://www.ices.cmu.edu/dowd_fellowship.html
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http://www.gpca.org.ae/fugitive_emissions_whop.asp?ID=38
(Vijay Kumar)
Process Safety Expert & EH&S Engineer (Ethylene)
EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait
Vijay Kumar graduated in Chemical Engineering from IT-BHU (India) in 1990, and has more than 18 years of experience in Projects, Design, Technical services and commissioning of large petrochemicals complexes (Reliance Industries Ltd., India and EQUATE Petrochemical Complex, Kuwait). Presently he is Process Safety Expert and EH&S Engineer for Ethylene (Cracker) for EQUATE Petrochemical company, Kuwait.
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What are Fugitive Emissions?
Fugitive emissions are the emissions to the atmosphere resulting from leaking piping sources and equipment such as valves, flanges, pump seals, connections, compressor seals, open-end lines and pressure relief valves. In general these emissions are not visually observable, but can be measured in relatively low concentrations at each source. Although the emission of one single source might seem small, a large number of these leaking sources result into a significant emission quantity.
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Klein, O’Neill & Singh, LLP Partner elected as the President of the Orange County Patent Law Association, California
(Mr. Teji Singh, JD)
The Orange County Patent Law Association (OCPLA), an organization made up of Intellectual Property lawyers and practitioners from around Orange County and throughout the world has elected Mr. TJ Singh, one of the founding partners of Klein, O’Neill & Singh LLP as President for 2009.
Mr. Singh is an experienced practitioner in the field of Intellectual Property Law and is committed to serve the interests of the Intellectual Property Law community. To learn more about Mr. Singh and Klein, O’Neill & Singh LLP, please visit www.koslaw.com. To learn about OCPLA, please visit www.ocpla.org.
Teji Singh can be contacted at: tjsingh@koslaw.com
The above info was provided by Jackie Chao from the company office. Email: JackieChao@koslaw.com
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Profile of Mr. Teji Singh (from company website)
Practice Areas
Patent Prosecution, Licensing, IP Due Diligence, Litigation Support, Infringement and Validity Opinions, Trademark Prosecution
Technical Expertise
Computer Software/Hardware, Internet, Business Methods, Embedded Systems, Color Science, Flash Memory Systems, Storage Area Networks, Computer Security, Semiconductor Processing, Fiber Optics, Wireless Communications, Networking, Circuits, Medical Devices, Electro-Mechanical Devices
Education
Jurist Doctor, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California in 1996
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Long Beach in 1991
B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 1985
Professional Experience
Mr. Singh is a registered patent attorney who has represented clients (Fortune 500® and emerging growth companies) in a broad range of technical and legal disciplines including strategic counseling, patent prosecution and patent portfolio development, patent training, litigation support, licensing, due diligence support in mergers & acquisitions, and trademark prosecution.
Mr. Singh has drafted and negotiated numerous technology related agreements in the high tech arena including development, distribution, end-user, click-through, consulting, manufacturing, joint venture, technology transfer, confidentiality, standard organization related and other agreements.
Before starting Klein, O'Neill & Singh, LLP Mr. Singh was an IP Attorney with Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP, and Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson, LLP. Prior to his law firm experience, he was in-house Corporate Patent Counsel at Canon Information Systems, Irvine, California.
Prior to law school Mr. Singh was a Senior Engineer at Harman-JBL, Northridge, California and at Parker Hannifin Corp, Irvine, California.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice law in California
Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Memberships / Additional Information
Member of the Executive committee of the IP Section of the California State Bar
Member of the Board of Directors for the Orange County Patent Law Association
Former Chairman of the IP Section for the Orange County Bar Association
Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member of the Intellectual Property Owners Association
Member of the International Trademark Association
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Additional Links:
Profile of TJ Singh on company website
http://www.koslaw.com/Singh.php
Teji Singh as Advisor to 2008-2009 Executive Committee for Intellectual Property Law Section-The State Bar of California
http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_generic.jsp?sImagePath=Intellectual-Property-Section.gif&sCategoryPath=/Home/Attorney%20Resources/Sections/Intellectual%20Property%20Law&sHeading=Executive%20Committee&sFileType=HTML&sCatHtmlPath=html/IP_Executive-Committee.html#singh
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http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/19/stories/2009021953460300.htm
New Chief General Manager of BSNL
BHUBANESWAR: Awadh Narain Rai, an Indian Telecom Service officer, has joined as the new Chief General Manager of the BSNL Orissa Circle.
Prior to his new posting, Mr. Rai worked as Deputy Director General (Rural Network) and Deputy Director General (CMTS) at the Corporate Office of BSNL in New Delhi.
A graduate in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Benaras Hindu University, Mr. Rai has undergone training in digital telephone system in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Germany.
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(Prof. P. Ajayan)
(Chronicle note: A pioneer in nanotechnology, Prof. Ajayan has been one of the key figures in the development of carbon nanotube technologies. He is currently the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department, Rice University, Texas.)
Prof. Ajayan can be contacted at: ajayan@rice.edu
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209122554.htm
Nanotechnology: Lithium-Ion Batteries Have Better Performance With New Electrode Material
ScienceDaily (Feb. 9, 2009) — Need to store electricity more efficiently? Put it behind bars.
That's essentially the finding of a team of Rice University researchers who have created hybrid carbon nanotube metal oxide arrays as electrode material that may improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries.
With battery technology high on the list of priorities in a world demanding electric cars and gadgets that last longer between charges, such innovations are key to the future. Electrochemical capacitors and fuel cells would also benefit, the researchers said.
The team from Pulickel Ajayan's research group published a paper this week describing the proof-of-concept research in which nanotubes are grown to look – and act – like the coaxial conducting lines used in cables. The coax tubes consist of a manganese oxide shell and a highly conductive nanotube core.
"It's a nice bit of nanoscale engineering," said Ajayan, Rice's Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
"We've put in two materials – the nanotube, which is highly electrically conducting and can also absorb lithium, and the manganese oxide, which has very high capacity but poor electrical conductivity," said Arava Leela Mohana Reddy, a Rice postdoc researcher. "But when you combine them, you get something interesting."
That would be the ability to hold a lot of juice and transmit it efficiently. The researchers expect the number of charge/discharge cycles such batteries can handle will be greatly enhanced, even with a larger capacity.
"Although the combination of these materials has been studied as a composite electrode by several research groups, it's the coaxial cable design of these materials that offers improved performance as electrodes for lithium batteries," said Ajayan.
"At this point, we're trying to engineer and modify the structures to get the best performance," said Manikoth Shaijumon, also a Rice postdoc. The microscopic nanotubes, only a few nanometers across, can be bundled into any number of configurations. Future batteries may be thin and flexible. "And the whole idea can be transferred to a large scale as well. It is very manufacturable," Shaijumon said.
The hybrid nanocables grown in a Rice-developed process could also eliminate the need for binders, materials used in current batteries that hold the elements together but hinder their conductivity.
The paper was written by Reddy, Shaijumon, doctoral student Sanketh Gowda and Ajayan. It appears in the online version of the American Chemical Society's Nano Letters.
The project is supported by funding from the Hartley Family Foundation.
Journal reference:
1. Reddy et al. Coaxial MnO2/ Carbon Nanotube Array Electrodes for High-Performance Lithium Batteries. Nano Letters, 2009; 090202085144070 DOI: 10.1021/nl803081j
Adapted from materials provided by Rice University.
At left, a drawing shows an array of coaxial nanotubes after fabrication in an alumina template, a process developed at Rice in which the outer shell of manganese oxide is formed by vacuum infiltration, and the inner core is added through chemical vapor deposition, a standard method for building carbon nanotubes. A thin layer of gold coats the base to act as a current collector for the electrodes. (Credit: Image courtesy of Rice University)
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http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl803081j?prevSearch=arava&searchHistoryKey=
Coaxial MnO2/Carbon Nanotube Array Electrodes for High-Performance Lithium Batteries
Arava Leela Mohana Reddy†, Manikoth M. Shaijumon†, Sanketh R. Gowda‡ and Pulickel M. Ajayan*†
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, and Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005
Nano Lett., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/nl803081j
Publication Date (Web): February 2, 2009
Copyright © 2009 American Chemical Society
† Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science.
, ‡ Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.
, * To whom correspondence should be addressed, ajayan@rice.edu.
Abstract
Coaxial manganese oxide/carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays deposited inside porous alumina templates were used as cathodes in a lithium battery. Excellent cyclic stability and capacity of MnO2/CNT coaxial nanotube electrodes resulted from the hybrid nature of the electrodes with improved electronic conductivity and dual mechanism of lithium storage. The reversible capacity of the battery was increased by an order compared to template grown MnO2 nanotubes, making them suitable electrodes for advanced Li ion batteries.
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http://www.dailytech.com/New+Super+Battery+Technology+Locks+Up+Energy+Behind+Bars/article14216c.htm
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http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/420d9e49bcaa69d0/id/464629/cs/1/
Indian American boosts lithium battery performance
Birmingham Star
Tuesday 10th February, 2009
(IANS)
A team led by an Indian American materials scientist is working to boost lithium battery performance by creating hybrid carbon nanotubes.
Pulickel Ajayan said his team is growing nanotubes to look and act like the coaxial conducting lines used in cables. The coax tubes consist of a manganese oxide shell and a highly conductive nanotube core.
'It's a nice bit of nanoscale engineering,' said Ajayan, Rice University professor in mechanical engineering and materials science.
'We've put in two materials - the nanotube, which is highly electrically conducting and can also absorb lithium, and the manganese oxide, which has very high capacity but poor electrical conductivity,' said Arava Leela Mohana Reddy, Rice postdoctoral researcher.
'But when you combine them, you get something interesting.' That would be the ability to hold a lot of juice and transmit it efficiently. The researchers expect the number of charge/discharge cycles such batteries can handle will be greatly enhanced, even with a larger capacity.
'Although the combination of these materials has been studied as a composite electrode by several research groups, it's the coaxial cable design of these materials that offers improved performance as electrodes for lithium batteries,' said Ajayan.
'At this point, we're trying to engineer and modify the structures to get the best performance,' said Manikoth Shaijumon, also a Rice postdoc.
The hybrid nanocables grown in a Rice-developed process could also eliminate the need for binders, materials used in current batteries that hold the elements together but hinder their conductivity, said a Rice release.
Ajayan's early education was in Kerala, India. Till the sixth standard, he studied in a government school in Kodungallur, after which he moved to Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram, a high school he has credited for making a strong impact on him, and for making him 'realise that learning is the most exciting thing one can ever befriend'.
He graduated from Loyola in 1977. In 1985, Ajayan graduated with a B.Tech. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University.
He topped his class, thereby winning the department's gold medal. In 1989, he earned a Ph. D in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
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Additional links:
Bio-data of Prof. Ajayan on Rice University (Texas) website
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~smm5/ajayan.html
P. Ajayan in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulickel_M._Ajayan
P. Ajayan interview in Rediff.com “Nanotech holds key to the future”
http://ia.rediff.com/money/2006/dec/15inter.htm?q=bp&file=.htm
P. Ajayan news in Chronicle
http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2006/12/
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