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Dr. Mona Nasr is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Information systems, Faculty of Computers and Information, Helwan University at Cairo,
She has shown interest to become international examiner for research activities at our institute.
Yogesh K. Upadhyaya from Chronicle spoke with her for her teaching and research work:
Q-1: Welcome, Madam. Please introduce yourself to our readers.
I was born in
I attended primary school at
I chose the field of Information technology/ I worked in the field at various positions and I was curious to know and study all the technologies related to my working field; hence I completed my diploma that was my 1st post graduate academic level successfully and joined to the other till I finished my Ph.D.
Since 2007, I am working as Assistant Professor in the Information Systems Department, Faculty of Computers and Information at
Q-2: Please tell us about your current job as Assistant Professor at
My current job at
Besides teaching at
Q-3: You have research interest in a wide range of information technology.
My areas of interest are:
Mobile Computing, Intelligent Agents & Multi-agent Systems, Agent Based Information Systems, Human Computer Interaction, Ontological Analysis in Systems Analysis & Design, Ontology Driven Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Business Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Based Decision Support Applications, Geographic Information Systems, Geographic & Location Based Technologies for Decision Support, Data Warehouse, Web Mining, Conceptual Representation, Human Conceptual System, Cognitive Tools, Bioinformatics, Methods Tools & Techniques for Medical Information, Information Systems & technology for mobile commerce & services, Mobile Commerce Strategy & Behavioral Issues, Information Systems Security, Information Visualization, Data Base, Interface & Database Design, Software Engineering, e-Government Systems: Development and Evaluation, E-Services: e-commerce, e-payment, mobile banking, e-Learning, Computer aided language learning, Business Process Reengineering.
Following are my recently published Research Papers:
- Effect of Using a Graphical Conceptual Representation Tool on Student Understanding, In the Proceeding of the 5th International Conference, ICSRA, Cairo University, 22-24 Dec '09.
- E-Learning based system for medical transactions, In the Proceedings of The Seventh International Knowledge, Economy, and Management Congress, CKEM’09, Yalova, Turkey, 30-31Oct. and 1Nov. 2009.
- A Performance Evaluation for Conceptual Representation Tools, presented at the 4th International M3C Workshop on ‘Interaction with Content’, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT),
- Mobile Agent Interactive role in e-Learning Environment, In the Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on e-Learning Applications, AUC, Jan. 10 - 12, 2009.
-Moodle: Establishing New Egyptian Educational Communities, 15th Scientific Conference for Information Systems and Computer Technology, “E-Learning Communities and Educational Software Development”,
- A Simulation-based Model for Tracing the Effect of Denial of Service Security Threat in Mobile Agent Systems, In the Proceedings of The Fourth Annual Conference of Learning International Networks Consortium, “Technology-Enabled Education: A Catalyst for Positive Change”, MIT LINC 2007, Jordan, Oct. 2007.
- A Proposed Framework for using Mobile Agents in Learning and Diagnosing Medical Data, In the Proceedings of The Fourth Annual Conference of Learning International Networks Consortium, “Technology-Enabled Education: A Catalyst for Positive Change”, MIT LINC 2007, Jordan, Oct. 2007.
- A Simulation-based Model for Tracing the Effect of Masquerading Security Threat in Mobile Agent Systems, In the proceeding of the 13th International Conference on Artificial Applications, ICAIA’05, American University in Cairo(AUC), Egypt, Feb. 2005.
- e-Learning: Between Extensibility and Security, In the proceeding of the 12th Scientific Conference for Information Systems and Computer Technology (ESISACT), “E-Learning and Knowledge Age”, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 2005.
- Security Models of e-Payment Records: A Comparison Study, In the proceeding of the 11th Scientific Conference for Information Systems and Computer Technology (ESISACT), “Citizens and Electronic Records: The Memory of Information Society”,
- e-Learning: between theory and practice, ", In the Proceeding of the MES 7th International Conference Management Traits Amid Information and Communication Technologies, Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 2003.
Q-4: Please tell us about your personal life.
I am a member of the following boards/institutions:
Member: of the
Member: of the Egyptian Society for Information Systems and Computers Technology.
Member: of the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA).
Member: of the Society for Arab Open Source Business Egyptian.
I have joined the many NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) for public services helping charity works (helping Orphans, helping widowed or divorced women, helping disabled students, etc.)
My mission is to spread goodness and serve humanity
Favorite site: http://www.thawab.net
Favorite Quotations:
***** Excellence can be obtained if you:
Care more than others think is wise;
Risk more than others think is safe;
Dream more than others think is practical;
Expect more than others think is possible.
**** Shoot for the moon, even if you miss it, you will land among the stars.
Interests:
Running, Aerobics and
Madam, it was nice talking to you.
Dr. Mona Nasr can be reached at: drmona_nasr@yahoo.com
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Education of Dr. Mona Nasr
*BA in Commerce (accounting) from
*High Diploma in “Computers in Commercial Applications” from
*M.Sc. in Information Systems from
*PhD in Information Systems from
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C.V. of Dr. Mona Nasr*
Dr. Mona Nasr’s Summary
From LinkedIn
Dr. Mona Nasr is currently assistant professor at the department of information systems, faculty of computers and Information,
Dr. Mona has published many articles in international journals and conferences in the area of Mobile Agents, information security, software engineering, e-Learning, and conceptual mapping she participated in organizing many conferences and workshops, and she is an active reviewer for numerous international journals.
Dr. Mona Nasr’s Specialties:
Mobile Computing, Intelligent Agents & Multi-agent Systems, Agent Based Information Systems, Human Computer Interaction, Ontological Analysis in Systems Analysis & Design, Ontology Driven Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Business Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Based Decision Support Applications, Geographic Information Systems, Geographic & Location Based Technologies for Decision Support, Data Warehouse, Web Mining, Conceptual Representation, Human Conceptual System, Cognitive Tools, Bioinformatics, Methods Tools & Techniques for Medical Information, Information Systems & technology for mobile commerce & services, Mobile Commerce Strategy& Behavioral Issues, Information Systems Security, Information Visualization, Data Base, Interface & Database Design, Software Engineering, e-Government Systems: Development and Evaluation, E-Services: e-commerce, e-payment, mobile banking, e-Learning, Computer aided language learning, Business Process Reengineering
Additional Information
Joined the Technical Program Committee of the IWESA’09, Second International Workshop on Electronic Systems and Applications that has been held in conjunction with Third International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security 2009 (NTMS 2009) is technically sponsored by IFIP TC6 WG and by IEEE.
*Joined the Editorial Board of MASAUM Journal of Computing (MJC)
*Joined the editorial board of the International Journal of Computer Science, Engineering, Technologies and Applications (IJCSETA).
*Joined the international review committee of the Academy Publisher, Journal of Software.
*Joined the international review committee of the Tabindah Publishing, Information and Communication Technology Advance computing and communication journal.
*Joined the international review committee of the Fifth International Workshop on SOA & Web Services Best Practices, Oct. 21st 2007, OOPSLA, Montreal, Canada
*Shared in preparing the annual evaluation report for faculty of Information Technology,
*Shared in the training course for
*Teaching at one of AID- projects- Agriculture Led to Export (ALEB) systems analysis, 2002.
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Additional links:
1) About Dr. Mona Nasr on
http://helwan.academia.edu/MonaNasr
2)
http://www.helwan.edu.eg/english/
A New Vision For University Education in
About
Being within the heart of an industrial community, 3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helwan_University  Generally, it is known for its engineering trend. It's very famous for its Faculties of Engineering (there are two of them), The Faculty of Commerce And Business Administration that contain unique and special departments like foreign trade, international relations and business information systems, a Faculty of Computers & Information. Also, it has a Faculty of Pharmacy which is known to be the first clinical pharmacy in |
4) Dr. Mona Nasr’s notes on Face Book
Be bold when you loose
And be calm when you win.
Monday, February 2, 2009 at 10:59am
Heated gold becomes ornament. Beaten copper becomes wires.
Depleted stone becomes statue. So the more pain you get in life you become more valuable.
انصهار الذهب يحيله الى تحفه
طرق النحاس يحيله اسلاكا
نحت الصخر يحيله الى مجسما
كل ما زادا عليك الألم في الحياه كل ما زادت قيمتك
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We are pleased to publish interview with Miss Prachi Mittal, our final year Electronics Engineering student, who received Outstanding Student Award from IT-BHU.
Prachi has strong academic record with consistently high GPA in all the semesters in Electronics Engineering. She obtained overall 14th rank and 1st among girls in U.P. merit list in 10th grade exam (in 2003) by Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh. She has carried out several research projects in the department.
She has also excelled in sports, having led University Team in East Zonal Inter University Badminton Tournament held at Dibrugarh University, Assam in 2009. She held the posts of Jt. General Secretary (Games & Sports Wing), Captain (Badminton), Captain (Cricket) and Vice-Captain (Athletics) at the institute.
Yogesh K. Upadhyaya from Chronicle talks to Prachi Mittal about her all-round achievement in education, sports and other activities.
(Miss Prachi Mittal)
Click here to view bio-data of Prachi.
prachi_mittal.pdf
Q-1: Welcome, Prachi. Please tell us about yourself
Hello. Thanks for the great opportunity to talk to the whole IT family.
I am from a very simple family from a small town Shamli in Uttar Pradesh. My father is an accounts officer in a private firm and my mother is a house-wife. I have two elder sisters (both married) and an elder brother (B. Tech. in Information Technology). I got all my schooling in Shamli itself. From my childhood, I was very much interested in Sports, mostly cricket at that time, and music which I got exposure to after getting admission here in IT. Recently I got placed in Aeronautical Development Agency, Ministry of Defence, Bangalore, India.
Q-2: What are your achievements in sports and cultural activities?
In Badminton, I was awarded IT-COLOR, the award of excellence, on IT-day on 19th march 2010, captained the University team for the East Zonal tournament, captained IT team in 2007-08, won silver in SPARDHA for four consecutive years, won IT-open in 2007-08 and 08-09, represented our team in UDGHOSH 2008 (Annual Sports Festival of IIT- Kanpur) and in BOSM 2007 (Annual Open Sports Meet of BITS Pilani).
In Athletics, I held the post of vice-captain in 2008-09. In Javelin Throw, I won gold in SPARDHA 2007, 2008 & 2010 and Annual Athletics Meet of IT- Gymkhana 2007, 2008 & 2009 and silver in SPARDHA 2009 and Athletics Meet 2010, participated in UDGHOSH 2006 & 2008, won. In Shot-put, I won silver in SPARDHA 2010 and Athletics Meet 2008 & bronze in SPARDHA 2008 and Athletics Meet 2009. In Discuss-throw, I won bronze in Athletics Meet 2009 & 2010. In Triple-jump, I won bronze in Athletics Meet 2009.
In Carrom, I won gold in SPARDHA 2007 & 2008 and silver in same tournament in 2009, I was runner up of IT-open in 2006-07.
In Chess, I won silver in silver in SPARDHA 2007 and won the IT-open in 2006-07.
In Cricket, I captained the runner-up team in Inter Hostel Canvas Ball Tournament, BHU 2009.
Coming to Cultural Activities, I held the post of Secretary, Fine-arts in 2008-09, represented IT-BHU in SPANDAN 2008 (Inter Faculty Cultural Festival of BHU) in Duet singing and in SPANDAN 2009 in debate, elocution and essay writing. In KASHI-YATRA 2007, I won 1st prize in Collage, 3rd in Mimicry and 3rd in Painting. In KASHI-YATRA 2008 & 2009, I participated in solo & duet singing and Toolika (Fine-arts event). In KASHI-YATRA 2010, I participated in Flute playing and group dance.
Doing not so much in technical, I held the post of Publicity-coordinator in TECHNEX 2008. I also took part in MODEX in TECHNEX 2007 & 2008.
Q-3: You are also involved in academic activities of your department.
Talking about my projects, currently I am working on Low Power VLSI Design, more specifically on Charge-recycling Multi-threshold CMOS technique under the supervision of S. K. Balasubramanian Sir in my department. In my other internships, I worked in ARM Embedded Technologies, Bangalore on Schematic and netlist generation and simulation using Cadence Tool in May-June 2009 and worked on Image Processing, specifically Optical Flow Estimation, using Visual C++ under the Supervision of K. S. Venkatesh (Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT- Kanpur) in May-June 2008.
Q-4: What are your future career plans?
I look forward for getting an MS degree in future. I think that if you do something, do it until you become the master so I also plan for a Masters in my field. Moreover, I have not been very much in research in these four years, so I hope I could get better opportunities for research with an MS degree.
Q-5: What advise will you give to fellow students to take part in sports and cultural activities?
Being involved in almost every activity of the college, I always advise that one must be a part of at least one sport which helps with better health and at least one activity of your choice; be it music, art or dance, which keeps you mentally fresh. Most students think that taking part in sports or other activities will affect their studies but I always could concentrate and score better in academia after getting involved in all those things. The exposure and enthusiasm for sports and cultural activities that you can get in college, you can never get after passing out.
Q-6: Please tell us about your personal life.
I really like to write poems and to read Hindi literature. I actually inherited this love for Hindi poetry from my father who is a very good Hindi poet. Music is a big part of my life-I play flute and a little bit of synthesizer and congo, listen to soft Indian music and sometimes movie songs. Pencil sketching and craft work are also my hobbies.
I am always eager to learn new things. I hope to learn tabla and violin in future.
I always love to play or watch cricket. I am a big fan of Sachin Tendulkar and his devotion in his game motivates me in all my endeavors.
I like challenges in life and always try to fight the problem, to be positive and cheerful in every condition. Even if I am a little down, my family is always there to support me.
Prachi, it was nice talking to you.
The pleasure was all mine. I just had the loveliest four years of my life. There’s still so much more to see, so much more to achieve –
“zindagi ki asli udaan abhi baaki hai,
Humare iraadon ka imtihaan abhi baaki hai.
Abhi to naapi hai bas mutthi bhar zameen,
Aage saara aasmaan baaki hai. “
Prachi can be contacted at: prachi.itbhu@googlemail.com
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Prachi Mittal receiving award during IT-Day function on March 19, 2010.
(Prof. Virendra Singh, F/o Prachi Mittal, M/o. Prachi Mittal, Prachi Mittal, Sister/o Prachi Mittal, Mr. N.K. Srivastava, Prof. K.P. Singh)
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Certificate for Outstanding Student Award
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Professor Palle Rama Rao, presently Chairman, Governing Council, ARCI, Hyderabad, obtained his Ph.D. degree in Physics-Metallurgy from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India in 1964. He was a post-doctoral research associate during 1966-67 at the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career as a faculty member of the Department of Metallurgy at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1960 and then moved to BHU in 1962 as a Lecturer. He was appointed Professor of Physical Metallurgy at BHU in 1975, in which position he continued till 1982.
For the next 9 years he served as Director, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad. In 1991 Professor Rao was appointed Secretary to Government of India, Department of Science and Technology, a position he held till 1995. Additionally, he held charge as Secretary, Department of Ocean Development. Subsequently, during 1996-99, he served as Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Government of India and as Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad during 1999-2002. He was appointed a Member of the Atomic Energy Commission, Government of India in 2004. He was awarded a distinguished Professorship by the Indian Space Research Organisation which he held during 2002-07.
He is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1979); the Presidential honours Padma Shri in the year 1989 and Padma Bhushan in the year 2001; Life Time Achievement Award" instituted by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, etc. etc.
Professor Rama Rao has over 240 technical publications, including journal papers, edited volumes and published conference proceedings, to his credit and he has served on the editorial boards of national and international journals.
Yogesh K. Upadhyaya from Chronicle took the opportunity to interview him for his teaching and research work:
(Prof. P. Rama Rao)
Q-1: Welcome, Sir. Please introduce yourself to our readers
I was born in 1937 in Kurnool Town, which was then part of the composite Madras State. It was only after 1953, when the state of Andhra Pradesh was created, that Kurnool Town became part of Andhra Pradesh.
My parents were orthodox brahmins and observed rigor at home in regard to food and other habits. My father was a leading lawyer of the Kurnool Bar. He was noted for his fiercely independent mind which was rooted in high sense of probity. Although he was a prosperous lawyer, my parents followed the dictum “waste not and want not”. They lived very frugally, abhorred waste and engaged themselves in religious activities.
I studied in Municipal High School, Kurnool where teaching was in telugu medium. When I was through with my Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination, I was less than 14 years in age. I was thus below the age required for admission to any college in the state of Madras. However, I got admission into one of the best pre-independence colleges, viz., St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore of Mysore University which did not have the age restriction for admission to their colleges. St. Josephs was indeed one turning point in my life (and later encountering Professor T. R. Anantharaman was the next turning point). We had brilliant teachers during my two-year intermediate course which enabled me to perform well enough to get admitted to the Presidency College, Madras in their coveted 3-year B.Sc. (Honours) Physics course. From there I went to Andhra University to study M.Sc. (Nuclear Physics) which was introduced for the first time in that University in the year 1956. Thereafter I joined Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore for PhD by research in the Department of Metallurgy. My goal was to enter the portals of IISc. and I joined the Department of Metallurgy only because one of my brilliant college mates (from Presidency College) was studying metallurgy at IISc, Bangalore.
Until 1990 or so, only Government organizations provided promising careers. At least that was the general perception. Therefore, I went into government departments during my later career.
Q-2: Please tell us about your current job as Chairman of ARCI, Hyderabad
As Chairman of International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), my role is to preside over the meetings of the Governing council where all technical activities and the budgetary matters pertaining to the Centre are discussed and approved. It is based on these approvals that the Department of Science and Technology (DST, under whose aegis ARCI functions, extends financial support.
Q-3: You held very important positions in various government undertakings:
I have held positions formally in three government departments, viz., Department of Defence Research & Development (DRDO), Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Department Atomic Energy (DAE).
I was Director, DMRL and was elevated to the position of Distinguished Scientist in DRDO. DRDO is mandated to provide R&D support to the development of military hardware and the associated technologies.
I held the position of Secretary to Government of India in DST. DST is the nodal department of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Besides contributing to science and technology policies of the Government of India, DST extends financial support in practically all disciplines of science. DST is known for helping open-ended research and up-and-coming individual researchers. In addition, DST also helps in bridging science and society.
In DAE, I held the position of Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). AERB is the regulatory authority for all operating nuclear reactors and the use of radioactive isotopes in various applications. AERB is an independent regulatory authority reporting directly to the Atomic Energy Commission, Government of India.
Q-4: What are the research institutes set up by you?
I had a role in setting up 6 institutions. These are the following:
* Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project (HAPP) at Tiruchirapalli which later became an Ordnance Factory to produce anti-tank ammunition.
* Non-Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC) came into being with the help of the Department of Mines and DRDO. Its principal function is to develop technologies in a way as to allow commercialization. Barring the initial corpus, NFTDC has been self-supporting by engaging itself in contract research. In this respect, NFTDC is unique in the country.
* International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) is a product of the Integrated Long Term Programme (ILTP) of cooperation in science and technology which is a major bilateral programme between India and the Soviet Union to start with and later between India and Russia. ARCI works on selected areas such as surface coating technologies, high temperature ceramic-based materials and products developed from metallic and non-metallic powders (of nano sizes at this time).
* National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai was set up during my tenure as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Ocean Development which position I held concurrently as Secretary, DST. Until then, the Department of Ocean Development did not have any laboratory support. NIOT, Chennai was conceived as a counterpart in the east coast to the National Institute of Oceanography, a CSIR Laboratory, located in Goa on the West Coast. NIOT is principally dedicated to developing instrumentation and other devices for ocean-going applications. They are also managing a number of moored data buoys in the Bay of Bengal.
* The other two organizations, to the creation of which I had made a contribution, are Safety Research Institute (SRI) at Kalpakkam and the Technology Development Board (TDB), New Delhi.
SRI was set up as a wholly research-based organization to provide support to AERB and therefore was largely engaged in safety-related research programmes.
TDB came into being through a separate Act and was intended to provide financial support either in the form of loan, equity or grant to industries to facilitate commercialization of technologies developed in the national R&D laboratories with or without the participation of academic institutions.
Q-5: You have been teaching at Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, IT-BHU for a long time.
I joined the Department of Metallurgy (later Department of Metallurgical Engineering), Banaras Hindu University in 1962 as Lecturer. It was during this period that I completed my doctoral research work which was started at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. This happened because Prof. T.R. Anantharaman, who was my Research Professor at Bangalore, moved to BHU and I migrated along with him from Bangalore to Banaras.
I subsequently went to University of Pennsylvania in 1966, and worked there as a post-doctoral research associate. On my return in 1967, I was appointed Reader in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and later on I became Professor of Physical Metallurgy at BHU.
Funding for research in those days at BHU was trivial by today's standards. However, the motivation was high, largely inspired by the academic leadership of Professor Anantharaman. Only research projects involving inexpensive tools had to be chosen for research to be carried out by the M. Tech and Ph.D. students. Yet, journal publications in science periodicals of repute came out in significant number. The decades of 60s and 70s were the most memorable, in hind-sight, from the point of view of the drive for original research against heavy odds.
Q-6: Please describe your college days
At the University of Pennsylvania, I carried out research related to characterization of thin films in the Laboratory for Research on Structure of Materials (LRSM) which was a brand new laboratory at the University. I was greatly inspired by the leadership of Prof. Robert Madin, Director of LRSM (now, over 90 years, interested in archeo-metallurgy). Although, the University buildings were part of the city of Philadelphia, going through the corridors of various departments of science and engineering was in itself thrilling.
At BHU, I started off living in a research scholars’ hostel (Ramakrishna hostel). Within 2 years of my hostel life at BHU, my wife, whom I had married one year earlier, joined me at Varanasi. Consequently, I left the hostel and started a home in a small flat in Durgakund, not far from BHU campus. I still remember the heavy amount of cycling I used to do between home and the department, at least four times a day. During my period at BHU, the Vice-Chancellors were Justice Bhagawati, Dr. Shrimali and Dr. Triguna Sen. The Institute of Technology was formed during the later part of my BHU days. The first Director of IT-BHU was Prof. S. S.Saluja of the Department of Mining. During most part of my days at the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Prof. Anantharaman was the head and towards the end, when Prof. Anantharaman became Rector of the University, Prof. S. L. Malhotra took over as head.
The subjects I taught were physics of metals, dislocation theory, mechanical behaviour of metals and metal forming.
Q-7: Please tell us about your personal life
My family consists of my wife, Rekha, son Nagendra and daughter Suman. My son is a PhD (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne) in Applied Mechanics and is now located in Palo Alto, California. My daughter is a Masters in Environmental Sciences (North Carolina State University) and is now located in Princeton, New Jersey. My son married a girl from Chennai and my daughter married a boy from Hyderabad. They have 2 children each.
I am largely interested in reading. While I used to play games like Table Tennis, Tennis during my younger days, I gave them up as I became older and busier.
Besides my parents, Prof. Anantharaman has had a dominant influence in my life. I was also fortunate in having outstanding friends; some of them were gifted minds and were very scholarly. These associations have moulded my interests.
My philosophy is to be of help to those associated with science and technology institutions. Besides, I am also associated with a couple of charitable organizations.
My present mission is to work for the T.R. Anantharaman Educational and Research Foundation which seven of us, students and colleagues of Professor Anantharaman have set up at Hyderabad.
Prof. P. Rama Rao can be reached at: pallerama_rao@yahoo.co.in
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Education of Prof. P. Rama Rao
*B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics from Presidency College, Madras University in 1956
*M. Sc. (Nuclear Physics) from Andhra University in 1957
*PhD (Physics-Metallurgy) from IT-BHU in 1964
*Post-doctorate research in materials science at University of Pennsylvania during 1966-67
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C.V. of Professor P. Rama Rao*
Professor P. Rama Rao, presently Chairman, Governing Council, ARCI, Hyderabad, obtained his Ph.D. degree in Physics-Metallurgy from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India in 1964. He was a post-doctoral research associate during 1966-67 at the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career as a faculty member of the Department of Metallurgy at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1960 and then moved to BHU in 1962 as a Lecturer. He was appointed Professor of Physical Metallurgy at BHU in 1975, in which position he continued till 1982. For the next 9 years he served as Director, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad. In 1991 Professor Rao was appointed Secretary to Government of India, Department of Science and Technology, a position he held till 1995. Additionally, he held charge as Secretary, Department of Ocean Development. Subsequently, during 1996-99, he served as Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Government of India and as Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad during 1999-2002. He was appointed a Member of the Atomic Energy Commission, Government of India in 2004. He was awarded a distinguished Professorship by the Indian Space Research Organisation which he held during 2002-07
Professor Rama Rao has over 240 technical publications, including journal papers, edited volumes and published conference proceedings, to his credit and he has served on the editorial boards of national and international journals. He has been elected Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering (U.K.), Third World Academy of Sciences (Trieste, Italy), Ukranian Academy of Sciences (Kiev), Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India and Indian National Academy of Engineering. He was elected President, Indian Academy of Sciences in 1995 for a three year term. Subsequently he was elected President, Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2001 for a two year term. He has been also General President, Indian Science Congress Association (1997-98), President Indian Institute of Metals (1990-91) and President Materials Research Society of India (1992-94). He has just been elected President, Indian Nuclear Society. He was earlier President, International Congress on Fracture (1989-93) and more recently Vice-President, International Union of Materials Research Societies (2002-03).
He spearheaded the setting up of the following institutions: The Heavy Alloy Penetrator Plant (HAPP), Tiruchirapally, (a manufacturing plant, the first full-fledged Ordnance Factory to come up in the country based on indigenous R & D), International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, Non-Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC), Hyderabad, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, Safety Research Institute, Kalpakkam and the Technology Development Board (TDB) of the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi.
He is a recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1979), the Platinum Medal of the Indian Institute of Metals (1994), the Tata Gold Medal (1992) and the Homi J. Bhabha Award for Applied Sciences (1986) and the Materials Science Prize of the Indian National Science Academy (1996). The Union Ministry of Steel gave him the honour of National Metallurgist in 1999. He was awarded a “Millennium Plaque of Honour” (2003) and Jawaharlal Birth Centenary Award (1999) by the Indian Science Congress Association. He received the Presidential honours Padma Shri in the year 1989 and Padma Bhushan in the year 2001. He was awarded “General Medal: The Meghnad Saha Medal” by the Indian National Science Academy in 2004. In the same year, the American Society of Materials, ASM (International) awarded him the “Distinguished Life Membership” award (2004), the first Indian to be so honoured since inception of this award in 1954. Recently in January 2009, the Indian Science Congress Association awarded him the “Asutosh Mookerjee Memorial Award”. He was awarded in 2009 the "Life Time Achievement Award" instituted by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India.
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Additional links:
1) International Advanced Research Centre, Hyderabad
2) Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
3) Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad
(A division of Defence Research & Development Organization)
www.drdo.org
4) National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai
5) Department of Metallurgical Engineering, IT-BHU, Varanasi, India
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IT-BHU is hosting Railways cricket tournament. Among the stars that descended onto the field was one sporting legend, Sanjay Bangar. He is an all-rounder and has represented India in Tests and One Day Internationals.
Bangar began his career playing in the youth teams of Maharashtra and Bombay, but at state level he made his name representing Railways which he has played for since the 1993-94 season. He often opens both the bowling and batting for Railways due to his lively medium pace bowling and sound defensive batting technique.
Bangar also represented Deccan Chargers and the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL first season. Currently playing for Western Railways, we caught up with him for a quick chat during a match break when his team was on the verge of victory.
For Chronicle, Krishna Teja (1st year mechanical) interviewed him:
(Sanjay Bangar)
Photo courtesy: http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/27225.html
Q. How do you feel about the Tournament till now?
SB: It is a well contested tournament. This is a very important tournament to all departments. So every team is giving its best out there. There's a lot of competition out there.
Q. What do you think about the IT-BHU infrastructure?
SB: It’s magnificent. The sports complex is vast and supports almost every game there is. The grounds and the gymnasium are very good. If any student wants to make a profession out of sports this is the place for him/her.
Q. Please tell us about your experiences when you played for the Indian Cricket team.
SB: It was with great honour and pride that I played for the team. You get a mental satisfaction when you've done something like that. The job satisfaction that I got then is unparalleled to this day. I was proud that I played for the team.
Q. What’s your take on the IPL this season? Who do you think will win?
SB: That's a difficult question. There were a few disappointments. But still you can never say. The two most probable teams are Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers. If you ask me I pitch for RC.
India's Sanjay Bangar (L) and teammate Rahul Dravid celebrate after winning the fourth one-day international between India and West Indies in Ahmedabad on Friday (Nov. 15, 2002). India won by five wickets.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021116/sports.htm
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(Teja Krishna can be contacted at: teja.jkrishna@gmail.com)
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Additional links
* Sanjay Bangar in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Bangar
* Biography and cricket statistics for Sanjay Bangar
http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/27225.html
* 'Sanjay never gives up easily' in refiff.com
http://clients.rediff.com/philipseyefi/PhilipsBangar.htm
* ‘Sanjay Bangar — the magic man for India’ in The Hindu newspaper
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/09/04/stories/2002090404161900.htm
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