tata steel group endows professorship in metallurgy
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MARCH 2009 | VOLUME 12 | NUMBER 342
Scopus awardOver 200 Indian scientists and researchers under the
age of 40 submitted their work for consideration in
eleven disciplines including - Agriculture, Biological
Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering,
Library and Information Sciences, Mathematics,
Medicine, Pharmacology, Physics and Social Sciences.
Each entry was endorsed from the head of the
applicant’s present institution.
Following are the winners from each category:
Agriculture : Dr R. Raman, International Center for
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Biological Sciences : Prof. S. Ganesh, Indian Institute of
Technology, Kanpur
Chemistry – Dr B. V. S. Reddy, Indian Institute of
Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
Earth Sciences – Dr G. Bala, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore
Engineering – Prof. S. Chakraborthy, Indian Institute of
Technology, Kharagpur
Mathematics – Dr S. Athreya, Indian Statistical
Institute, Bangalore
Medicine – Dr B. Reddy, National Institute of
Nutrition, Hyderabad
Physics – Dr M. Parikh, Inter University Center for
Astronomy and Astrophysics
and Dr S. Patnaik, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Finalists were selected by a jury of eight panelists,
one peer from each discipline, based on statistical key
criteria such as number of citations, h-index, number
of publications and patents based on Scopus data.
£82m award to train scientists and engineers for Britain’s future£82m in grants to train Britain’s future scientists and
engineers was announced on February 12th, 2009
by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council. The annual Doctoral Training Grants (DTGs),
awarded this year to over 45 universities and higher
education institutions, will generate more than 1200
PhD students.
Professor David Delpy, chief executive of EPSRC, said:
“People are at the heart of what we do. These grants
mark a significant investment in talented future
PhD students who will help drive forward the UK’s
economy.” Universities have a target of using 10% of
their 2009 DTG funding for industry related training to
broaden the student experience.
The DTGs 2009-10 are part of EPSRC’s broader
commitment to excellence in Britain’s post graduate
research. In December 2008 EPSRC announced a
£250m spend on new style doctoral training centers
- the largest single investment in UK post graduate
science and engineering training and research. It is
estimated that 50% of EPSRC funded PhD students go
on to get jobs outside of academia, in industry and the
wider UK economy.
Strem Chemicals expands Strem Chemicals Inc., a manufacturer of specialty
chemicals for research and development, announced
that it has expanded its US-based nanomaterials
initiative and established a nanochemistry laboratory
in Europe.
The new nanochemistry laboratory is located at the
Institut de Science et d’Ingenierie Supramoleculaires
(ISIS) of the University of Strasbourg, France,
and will be headed by Dr Nina Matoussevitch, an
experienced nanochemist. Dr Matoussevitch’s lab
will work closely with Strem’s US facility and Prof.
Dr Helmut Boennemann, Strem’s nanoconsultant.
The goal of the new facility will be to serve R&D
groups worldwide with custom-made nanostructured
materials. Strem’s product offering now includes
nanoparticles of many transition metals, precious
metals as well as metal oxides, mixed-metal oxides
and magnetic fluids. Nanocatalysts are also available.
Strem has also recently enhanced its web site and
made nanomaterials information more readily
accessible. The site’s technical content has been
enhanced.
Moving smart electricity grids forwardResearchers of the energy research centre of the
Netherlands (ECN) designed the PowerMatcher
technology, a new coordination system which can
match the demand and supply of electricity more
efficiently. This is an important building block for the
smart electricity network of the future. For further
research developments, ECN will be collaborating
with the Flemish research organization, VITO. The
agreement has been signed by the directors of both
companies. This cooperation between ECN and VITO
provokes heavy stimulation of energy research and
further development of smart grids. Furthermore, the
parties cooperate to find technology applications in
the market. The development and application of the
PowerMatcher technology is funded by the European
Union, and the Dutch national energy research fund of
SenterNovem.
NASA research announcement contract NEI Corporation, a leading developer
and manufacturer of nanomaterials,
announced that it has been awarded
a prestigious NASA research contract.
In the initial phase of the contract,
the company will use its proprietary
processes to produce a new generation
of Li-ion battery cathode materials.
NEI will synthesize electrode materials
with high capacity (>200 mAh/g) and
a large working voltage range (3.0-4.8
V) to meet NASA’s ultra high energy
density application requirements. The
company will develop cathode materials
with a unique structure, composition,
and ultrafine particle morphology that
will increase the overall performance of
Li-ion batteries. The focus is on producing
materials at the nanoscale which brings
many advantages, such as long cycle life
and high rate capability. It is expected that
the resulting new materials will also have
broad ranging commercial applications
including consumer electronics, alternative
power storage systems, and plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles.
Tata Steel group endows professorship in metallurgyA major gift from one of the world’s
foremost industrial groups will support
fundamental and far-reaching research
into one of the modern world’s most
sustainable and indispensable materials.
Tata Steel has announced the donation
to endow a professorship of metallurgy
at the University of Cambridge. Based
in the department of materials science
and metallurgy, the first Tata Steel
professor of metallurgy, inaugurated
recently, will be Professor Harry
Bhadeshia, a world renowned expert on
the physical metallurgy of steels.
The endowment recognises the
commitment of the Tata Steel group
and the University to world-leading
research in the field, particularly in
steels, as well as Professor Bhadeshia’s
distinguished work in the subject.
The department of materials science
and metallurgy in the University
of Cambridge has a track record of
contributing significantly to industrial
materials technology and to academic
leadership of the field at an international
level. The department carries out world
leading research on a wide range of
materials, improving existing materials
and creating new ones.
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