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Prof. S. P. Singh obtained B. Tech., M. Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics Engineering from our institute. He joined the department in 1980 as lecturer.
For the last thirty years he has been very active in teaching, research, and development work in the Department of Electronics Engineering. Prof. Singh is author of over 110 publications and presentations, including over 40 articles published in reputed International/national journals. He is Senior Member of IEEE, USA (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and Life Fellow of IETE, India (The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers).
In recognition of his exceptional calibre and outstanding performance in his chosen area of activity, Prof. S. P. Singh was awarded Best Citizens of India Award 2010 by International Publishing House, New Delhi. His biography is included in the Marquis ‘Who’s Who in the World’, 2007.
Yogesh K. Upadhyaya from Chronicle took the opportunity to interview him for his teaching and research work:
(Prof. S. P. Singh)
His bio-data can be viewed here.
Resume of Surya Pal Singh.docQ-1: Welcome, Sir. Please introduce yourself to our readers.
I was born in village- Mendia (Tehsil- Chunar, District-Mirzapur, UP, India), situated on the bank of river Ganges in 1951. I have three brothers and one sister. We used to play Handball and Gilli-Danda in the Khalihan (open space left for threshing corn etc.) daily in the evening in our childhood days. We used to go regularly to take bath and swim in the river Ganges. My mother, who is still alive, had primary school education from a village school. My (Late) father was a farmer. Though my father was not highly educated, he was having passion for teaching and used to tutor the needy children even of nearby villages studying in 6th - 12th classes in the premises of our house free of cost. Many persons, whom my father taught during their school days, became officers in various organizations later on.
I studied up to class V in the village Primary School; Passed 8th standard and high school examinations from Middle School, & P.D.N.D. Inter College, Chunar (Mirzapur) in 1965 and 1967 respectively. I used to be a Monitor of the class in the School. Mr. Gauri Shanker Singh, the Head Master of primary school, who taught us in later years of our primary school education, was highly dedicated and sincere teacher. We used to cover 3 km. distance to school/college at Chunar daily on foot excepting the span of the river for which boat was used. I was awarded scholarships during Middle and High School periods after clearing the scholarship tests. After passing high school examination from Chunar (Mirzapur) I first joined Science College and then Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, India from where I received the B.Sc. degree, the B. Tech. (Electronics Engineering) degree and the M. Tech. degree in 1971, 1976 and 1979 respectively. I received PhD. degree in Electronics Engineering from BHU, Varanasi, in 1989 during the period of employment at the Dept. of Electronics Engineering, IT-BHU.
There were many sincere and dedicated teachers in the Department of Electronics Engineering, BHU during our student days. I planned for my teaching and research carrier by first pursuing M. Tech. and then publishing papers out of my M. Tech. Dissertation work in the prestigious Proceeding of CPEM 1980 International Conference held in Germany, and later in IEEE Trans. Instrumentation and Measurement, Dec 1981. To achieve the set goal I joined as Research Associate in the project ‘Dielectric Horn Antennas’ sponsored by UGC in the Department of Electronics Engineering, IT-BHU for about six months during 1979-1980 after completing M. Tech.
Q-2: Please tell us about your teaching and research experience at our institute.
The Department of Electronics Engineering was founded in 1971. Prior to its inception as a separate Department, it existed in the form of Radio and Electronics Research Wing of the Electrical Engineering Department. Presently, the Department hosts four research centres funded by UGC/MHRD - Centre of Advanced Study (CAS), Centre of Research in Microwave Tubes (CRMT), Centre for Research in Microelectronics (CRME), and Centre for Research in Microprocessor Applications (CERMA). The department has been actively pursuing manpower training and collaborative research programmes in specialized areas to meet the national manpower requirement in R&D laboratories, academic institutions and industries. The Department has close interaction with many reputed national R&D laboratories such as DRDO, CSIR, Bharat Electronics Ltd. and leading software companies.
In July 1980, I joined the Department of Electronics Engineering as a Lecturer. I became a Reader in 1993. Since July 2001 I have been a Professor at the Department. I became the Coordinator of the CAS Phase-III for the period April 2005- March 2010. My research interests include Bioelectromagnetics, Dielectric Antennas, and Telemedicine.
I acted as Principal Investigator/Investigator of research projects on the topics ‘Design and Development of Wideband Microstrip Antenna for S/C Band’ (Funding Agency: DRDO, Amount: Rs. 27.12 Lakhs, Duration: 2.5 years, 2005-2008); ‘Dielectric Horn Antennas’ (Funding Agency: AICTE, Amount: Rs. 07.00 Lakhs, Duration: 1999-2001, 2 years); ‘Modernization of Microwave Laboratory’ (Funding Agency: MHRD, Amount: Rs. 20.00 Lakhs, Duration: 1990-1993).
A research project on the topic ‘Microwave radiation induced effects on the biological rhythms and brain function of mice, Mus musculus’ has recently been submitted jointly by Prof. (Mrs.) C.M. Chaturvedi of Zoology Dept., BHU and myself to Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai for funding.
Q-3: You received Best Citizens of India Award 2010 by International Publishing House.
I am quoting below a sentence of the letter dated 15th March 2010 in this regard addressed to me by Executive Director, International Publishing House, New Delhi.
A sentence under reference:
‘We feel pleasure to inform you that your name has been chosen for the “Best Citizens of India Award” in recognition of your exceptional caliber and outstanding performance in your chosen area of activity.’
The award in form of wooden plaque containing the citation was dispatched to me by IPH after I sent my photograph together with the corrected version of citation to them. The corrected version of citation states:
The international Publishing House, The World’s most leading biographical specialists, does here by proclaim…Dr. Surya Pal Singh has been selected for The Best Citizens of India Award 2010
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“For being M. Tech. from Banaras Hindu University, he was awarded Ph.D. by Banaras Hindu University on Topic “Some Measurement Techniques on Dielectric Materials including Bio-samples at Microwave frequencies. Presently he is working as Professor and coordinator CAS in the Dept. of Electronics Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He is Senior Member of IEEE (USA), Life Fellow (IETE India). His Areas of Research are Bio-effects and Medical applications of Microwaves, Dielectric Antennas and Dielectric-Loaded Metal Antennas and Telemedicine. He supervised/supervising 11 Ph.D. Research Scholars and supervised 40 M. Tech. Dissertations. He has more than 29 years of teaching courses including Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation, Microwave Circuits and Measurements, Radar Engineering, Microwave Communication, Satellite Communication, Television Engineering, Information Theory and Coding to undergraduate and/or Postgraduate classes. He has been awarded Gold medal for securing First Rank in M. Tech., Merit-cum-Means scholarship in B. Tech. and B.H.U. Merit Scholarship during 1971-1972. Biography included in Marquis Who’s Who in the World in 2007. He developed Microwave Bridge for measuring the permittivity of liquids and detecting adulteration in petrol, Thin metallic film X-band waveguide termination, Metallic delay lens, Magic T and sliding short technique for measuring the permittivity of modified infinite samples. Published 40 articles in International/National Journals, 66 in Conferences Proceedings and 2 in Research Reports/Magazines. Joint Secretary-2005 and Vice chairman-2008 of IEEE UP Section, Expert Member, Board of Studies of a few Institutions. Played active supervisory role in the design and development of Helical SWS for measuring the permittivity of bio-samples, Box-horn/Modified box-horn applicator for hyperthermia treatment of cancer, Modified Box-horn with metamaterial. Did research work on dielectric diagonal and conical horn antennas, Athermal physiological effects of microwave on a Cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum and provided evidence of memory bits in water.”
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Q-4: Your advice to electronics engineers looking to involve in teaching/research work?
Following are my sincere advice for students/alumni to join teaching/research profession in Electronics Engineering:
Join this profession only if
i) You have interest in this field;
ii) You have the habit of reading books and generating new ideas;
iii) You can keep pace with the fast changing technologies in a wide variety of topics.
I would advise persons to join this field after completing Ph.D. from a good Institution in India or abroad. Ph.D. degree from a good Institution is essential for making good progress in R&D activities and getting fast promotions. Please note that salary in Engineering Institutions has been enhanced adequately in the recent past after the implementation of VI Pay Commission recommendations. Therefore, salary wise also we are on par with persons of other professions.
Curriculum at our Dept. may be changed to accommodate topics in emerging technologies such as ‘Nanotechnology’, ‘Modern Communication Technologies’ etc. To provide boost to R&D activities in our Department incentive to teachers may be provided in form of a medal/prize/award, for (say) at least 02 International Journal publications in a year. Funds may be allocated under this head for students to meet the Registration Fee and/or part of travel expenses to attend National/international Conferences in India or abroad.
IT workshops may be upgraded so that students can be trained in modern workshop practices to cope up with the changing trend in industries. Appropriate interdisciplinary courses in Bio-engineering may be introduced in different Departments of IT with topics chosen as per the requirement of respective fields. This would help young engineers to think about developing eco-friendly technologies to avoid total collapse of life sustaining resources and arrest the unpredictable changes taking place in climatic conditions.
Q-5: Please describe your college days
I was living in a rented room in the city when I got admission in B. Tech. at IT, BHU in 1972. My father’s economic condition was not so good as to bear the hostel expenses in those days. All my brothers and the sister were studying either in a school or a college at that time. Sometimes I used to go to the hostel for interaction with my classmates. Only after joining M. Tech. programme at IT-BHU I changed the place of accommodation to Limbdi hostel. Though ragging was prevalent in those days, but senior students enjoyed a lot of respect from juniors. Senior students used to provide every kind of help to juniors in studies and even in personal matters. They used to provide i) books to the needy students, ii) solution of difficult problems given at the end of each chapter in books, iii) help in making models for presentation at the Model Exhibition. The classmates used to help each other in getting the solution of problems in subjects, in sharing the text books, and in providing money to a needy classmate.
The Electronics Department was the youngest Department of the Institute in those days. Transition was taking place in Electronics from vacuum tube devices and circuits to semiconductor versions. Though sufficient vacuum tube components were available in different laboratories of the Department which were used by the students in performing their experiments, but the availability of semiconductor components was not sufficient. The then Vice Chancellor generously provided fund for procurement of semiconductor components and equipments in the laboratories of the Department. Gradually that deficiency was removed. Professors in IT in general and Electronics Department in particular were highly qualified and sincere in engaging the classes.
Prof. A.K. Ghose was the Head of the Department of Electronics Engineering when we took admission in B. Tech. Later on Prof. N. C. Vaidya became the Head of the Department. Prof. S. S. Saluja was the then Director of IT. As far as I remember Dr. K. L. Shrimali, a distinguished parliamentarian and educationist was the Vice Chancellor of BHU in our times.
Q-6: Please tell us about your personal life
There are five members in my family including my mother. I am married to Smt. Raj Singh, a daughter of Shri U. S. Singh, a police officer posted at Urai (Jalaun), UP at the time of marriage (retired later as an IPS officer). My wife did graduation in Arts and is a housewife. We have a daughter and a son. The daughter’s name is Kriti. She has passed B. Tech. Electronics & Communication Engineering Examination 2010 from MANIT Bhopal and has been selected for Group ‘A’ technical post in a Government organisation. The son’s name is Pratyush. He is presently pursuing undergraduate study in ’Electrical and Electronics Engineering’ at NIT Trichy, Tamil Nadu. My wife played a leading role in rearing of our children and sacrificed a lot in this process and could not pursue further study.
I am fond of reading books and swimming. I had swum across the whole width of river Ganges one or two times at my village site in childhood days. Even in Varanasi I once swam across the river Ganges during the period of study at BHU. I like honest, disciplined and sincere persons, who are dedicated to their work.
I took inspiration from my father as well as Prof. A. K. Ghose (very good teacher of the Department of Electronics Engineering, BHU in those days), Prof. N. C. Vaidya (the then Senior Professor and a renowned researcher), and Prof. D. K. Misra (the then Lecturer in the Department of Electronics Engineering, BHU and my M. Tech. Dissertation Supervisor; presently a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA), to join teaching and research profession.
Sir, it was nice talking to you.
After passing V standard examination in 1962 some of us were instructed by the Head Master of the school to fetch seating carpet from the Block office premises situated 5 km. from our village school. We readily agreed and went on foot to fetch the carpet in scorching heat of the Sun during summer season. We brought the carpet from the Block premises by walking 10 km. distance. Walking caused severe inflammation of undersides of our feet (soles), and our feet got swelled. We were both thirsty and hungry after completing the task given by the Head Master. We quenched our thirst at the house of one of our classmates situated near the village border and then proceeded from there to hand over the carpets to the Head Master of the school. This narration reflects the students’ respect for a sincere teacher dedicated to the students’ cause since even outgoing students enthusiastically completed the work assigned to them by such a teacher.
Finally I would like to say that this award has certainly boosted my morale to work with greater zeal. This would also inspire young teachers to do their duty with greater sincerity so that our Institute’s name and fame can attain new heights.
Prof. S. P. Singh can be reached at: spsingh.ece@itbhu.ac.in, suryapal_s@yahoo.co.in
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About Prof. Surya Pal Singh
Prof. S. P. Singh is a Professor of Department of Electronics Engineering at the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), Varanasi, India
Mailing Address
Prof. Surya Pal Singh
Professor of Electronics Engineering
Institute of Technology
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi-221005
Ph.: 091-542-6701248 (O)
091-542-2575833 (R)
Fax: 091-542-2366758
Email: spsingh.ece@itbhu.ac.in, suryapal_s@yahoo.co.in
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Education of Prof. S. P. Singh
* B.Sc. Banaras Hindu University, 1971
* B. Tech (Electronics Engineering), Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, 1976
* M. Tech (Electronics Engineering-Microwave), Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, 1979
* Ph.D. (Electronics Engineering), Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, 1989.
PhD Topic: “Some Measurement Techniques on Dielectric Materials including Bio-samples at Microwave Frequencies”)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Current research interests include:
Ø Bio-effects and Medical Applications of Microwaves
Ø Dielectric Antennas and Dielectric- Loaded Metal Antennas
Ø Telemedicine
TEACHING INTERESTS
Prof. S. P. Singh is teaching Electronics Engineering courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels at IT-BHU for thirty years: The subjects include: Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation, Microwave Circuits and Measurements, Radar Engineering, Microwave Communication, Satellite Communication, Television Engineering, Information Theory and Coding
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Additional links:
* Profile of Prof. S. P. Singh
http://itbhu.ac.in/ece/index.php/people/faculty-members.html
* Department of Electronics Engineering
Department of Electronics Engineering, IT-BHU, Varanasi, India
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*International Publishing House, New Delhi
International Publishing House
22, Babar Road, Near Bengali Market
New Delhi-110001
Phone: 011- 65354273
*2001 news item about Best Citizens of India Award in Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1037218656.cms
‘Best Citizen’ award for CM
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Bhopal: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, thespian Dilip Kumar and superstar Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred with ‘Best Citizens of India’ award by the international publishing house in recognition of their services to the society, according to a release from the society. Other selected for the award include Madhya Pradesh higher education minister Ratnesh Solomon and noted architect Feroz Kudianawala, Hafiz Contractor. Also among those who will get the award are software mogul Azim Premji, industrialists Dhirubhai Ambani, lord Swaraj Paul and heart surgeon Dr. Naresh Trehan, according to a release here on Friday.
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Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi 221005, UP