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  • Prof. Sasikumar Punnekkat takes over as Director, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus

    • 25 Feb 2015
    • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

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    Prof. Sasikumar Punnekkat takes over as Director, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus

    25 February 2015

    Prof. Sasikumar Punnekkat has joined BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus in the capacity of Director and Sr. Professor (Computer Science & Information Systems) on 25th February, 2015.He took charge from  Prof. K. E. Raman who had over 37 years of experience at BITS Pilani in various capacities. The formal handing over of the charge took place between the two Directors in the virtual presence of Prof.B N Jain, the Vice Chancellor who joined the occasion through telepresence facility from Pilani campus.

    Prof. Sasikumar Punnekkat holds a D.Phil. in Computer Science (1997) from University of York, UK. He comes to us with over 30 years rich experience in academics, research & administration. His research & development experience of 15 years at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is of noteworthy mention. He was serving as a Professor of Dependable Software Engineering at School of Innovation, Design & Engineering, Sweden prior to joining us.

    Prof. Sasikumar Punnekkat has numerous awards and honours to his credit. An excellent academician & researcher, Prof. Sasikumar Punnekkat has authored books, book chapters and 100+ research articles, undertaken significant R&D projects, received the prestigious commonwealth scholarship award and occupied scientific / administrative lead roles in various large European and Swedish research and educational projects.

    Prof. K E Raman introduced the new Director to the senior officials of the campus and also briefed him on the ongoing activities after which Prof.Sasikumar interacted with the officials.

  • Lecture by Nobel Laureate Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn held on 21st February 2015.

    • 21 Feb 2015
    • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

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    Lecture by Nobel Laureate Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn held on 21st February 2015.

    21 February 2015

    A lecture and interactive session by Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn, Institute of Supramolecular Science and Engineering, University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg was held at BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus on 21st February 2015. Professor Jean-Marie Lehn, together with Charles J. Pedersen and Donald J. Cram, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1987 for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity. This chemical basis of “molecular recognition” also plays a fundamental role in biological processes.

    At BITS Goa Prof. Lehn interacted with the Director, Prof. K. E. Raman, Deputy Director, Prof. Ashwin Srinivasan, Dean SRCD, Prof. Sunil Bhand, Dean Administration, Prof. D. M. Kulkarni and Faculty of the Department of Chemistry. Prof. R.N Behera, HOD, Chemistry gave an overview of the Research projects of the Department.

    Prof. Lehn in his lecture spoke about the evolution of the universe leading to more and more complex matter through self-organization, up to living and thinking matter. Animate as well as inanimate matter, living organisms as well as materials, are formed of molecules and of the organized entities resulting from the interaction of molecules with each other. He says that it is Chemistry that provides the bridge between the molecules of inanimate matter and the highly complex molecular architectures and systems which make up living organisms. Molecular chemistry has developed a very powerful set of methods for constructing ever more complex molecules. Supramolecular chemistry seeks to control the formation of molecular assemblies by means of the interactions between the partners.

    The talk was followed by an interactive session with the audience where he answered queries by faculty and students alike.

  • IACLALS ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 2015 (GOA, INDIA) on SPACE, PLACE, TRAVEL, DISPLACEMENT, EXILE

    • 13 Feb 2015
    • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

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    IACLALS ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 2015 (GOA, INDIA) on SPACE, PLACE, TRAVEL, DISPLACEMENT, EXILE

    13 February 2015

    Padma Shri Dr. Maria Aurora Couto in her keynote address drew a broad overview of Goa's history punctuated with vignettes from personal experience. She traversed Goa's late colonial and post-colonial histories and drew out the resultant tensions of these periods for Goan identity, politics, economy and environment. She was the Chief Guest at the IACLALS (Indian Association of Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies) Annual Conference 2015 on “Space, Place, Travel, Displacement, Exile” organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus in association with IACLALS during 12-14 February 2015. ICSSR ( Indian Council of Social Science Research) New Delhi, VMSIIHE ( VM Salgaocar International Institute of Hospitality Education) Goa and AXIS Bank, Vasco da Gama branch are the associate sponsors for the event.

     

    Prof. Ashwin Srinivasan, Deputy Director of the Campus welcomed the gathering while Prof. Meenakshi Raman, Head of the Department and the Convener gave a brief overview of her department and also of the conference. Prof. Mohd. Asaduddin and Prof. GJV Prasad from IACLALS presented a glimpse of the activities of the association and discussed the theme of the conference. The inaugural function concluded with the vote of thanks by the organizing secretary of the conference, Dr. Nilak Datta from the Campus and Dr. Rina Ramdev, Secretary of IACLALS.

     

    About 100 participants from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, France, Spain, UK, South Africa and USA, are participating and presenting papers on various authors and themes related to the conference in 32 sessions organized for this purpose. Dr. Elgar Noronha, High Court advocate and Shri. Damodar Mauzo, eminent writer both from Goa will deliver a plenary talk and the valedictory address respectively.
     

  • QUARK 2015

    • 06 Feb 2015
    • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

    Quark 2015 was inaugurated on 5th February, 2015 at 7:30 P.M.

    QUARK 2015

    06 February 2015

    Quark 2015 was inaugurated on 5th February, 2015 at 7:30 P.M. The Chief Guest, Dr.  Mathai Joseph and Guest of honor Mr. Shail Maniar were welcomed with the customary bouquet of flowers. The guests, along with Prof. K. E. Raman, Director, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, CSA President, Mr. Anmol Srivastava and Quark convener, Mr. Aum Jadhav marked the inauguration of the fest by the auspicious lighting of a lamp. Anmol Shrivastava elevated the stature of Quark from a mere techfest to a MOVEMENT. The Chief guest, Dr. Mathai Joseph, one of the earliest pioneers in computer science, reminisced about his meager baby steps in the world of programming and the exhilaration that came associated with it. He further urged the audience to follow their hearts.  After this, the audience received a glimpse of the sponsors, including Sabre and Bluemix that made Quark possible. And then, to everyone's delight, Quark 2015 was declared officially open.

    Prodigy and entrepreneur Nirman Dave shared some insight about his endeavors, of which Antable and Circuitricks were the most prominent. German artist, Lorenz Potthast, then spoke with great enthusiasm about using technology to produce mind-bending art. He previewed his Decelerator Helmet and shared light on the art of projection mapping.

    The performance by the Mime Club was marked by eclectic combination of fluorescent lights and subtle play of shadows. In a display of sheer brilliance which was clearly a result of weeks of hard work, Mime Club enchanted the audience as they played with stars and tweaked the very passage of time. Through this scintillating performance the Mime Club compelled the audience to chase their dreams.

    The inauguration ceremony was followed by a tele-presence lecture by Dr. Robert Curl, Nobel Laureate in the field of chemistry. Dr. Robert Curl, discoverer of the carbon football, buckminsterfullerene, enlightened students about using nanotechnology in Biomedical science. He specifically emphasized the use of technology against cancer.
     
    Day 0 of Quark compelled people, not to be afraid of trying something new and striking out on their own, to transcend their perceptions of things as they are and to ALTER THE OBVIOUS.

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  • JRF position available in a UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research funded project in the Department of Chemistry

    JRF position available in a UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research funded project in the Department of Chemistry

    Applications are invited for a JRF position in the Department of Chemistry at BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, Goa for a University Grant Commission- Dept. of Atomic Energy Consortium for Scientific Research Funded Project entitled “Investigation on microstructures of hard-soft ferrite nanocomposites and influence of microstructure on their properties”.

    Principal Investigator: Dr. Narendra Nath Ghosh

    Broad area of research:  Nanostructuted materials.

    Position Available: 1 JRF

    Last date of application: 20th March 2015.

    Address to Apply: Interested candidates should apply directly to the PI (Dr. Narendra Nath Ghosh) with copy of their C.V. and research experience of the project by email: naren70@yahoo.com

    For JRF@14000/- + HRA: Possessing MSc Chemistry/ Physics, BE/ Me (Chemical, Materials Science or related area) or equivalent degree with minimum 60% marks.

    Selected candidate will get a chance to apply for PhD degree at BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus (rules of PhD program for BITS Pilani are applicable).

    About Principal Investigator: Dr. Narendra Nath Ghosh, Associate Professor of Chemistry at BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus, has received his MSc (1994) and PhD (1999) in Chemistry from IIT Kharagpur. He is former Post doctoral fellow of Univ. of Delaware (USA), Univ. of Tennessee- Knoxville (USA), University of Kentucky- Lexington (USA) and Visiting Research Professor of Drexel University (USA). His area of research interests are (i) Synthesis of nanostructured materials, (ii) advanced catalysis, (iii) polymer- ceramic nanocomposites. As of 2014 Dr. Ghosh and his colleagues have published more than 80 research papers in international journals, book chapters and international conference proceedings. He is associate editor of two International journals and reviewer of more than 30 international journals. Under his guidance 3 students have received PhD degree and two are pursuing their PhD program. Dr Ghosh is Principal investigator of number of sponsored research projects sponsored by DRDO, DST, BRNS, DST-UKIERI (Indo UK project), Royal Academy of Engineering, UK etc. He collaborates with the scientists from various reputed national universities and research organizations as well as international universities. For details please visit: http://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/goa/nghosh/profile

  • JRF/SRF/RA Post in CSIR Funded Project in Department of Chemistry

    JRF/SRF/RA Post in CSIR Funded Project in Department of Chemistry

    Applications are invited for a JRF/SRF/RA position of CSIR funded project entitled “Synthesis of Metal-Organic-Porous-Material Based Efficient Chiral Heterogeneous Catalysts by Post-Synthetic Modification and Their Applications in Asymmetric Reactions” (Project no. 02(0075)/12/EMR-II). The scheduled date of completion of the project is 6/1/16. Candidates with knowledge in material chemistry and hand-on experience in synthetic organic chemistry will be given precedence. The advertisement is recirculated to fill up the recently open post of JRF/SRF/RA in the said project.

    Eligibility: For Junior Research Fellow:

    Qualification: First Class in M Sc. (chemistry) / equivalent degree and NET / valid GATE qualification.

    Monthly Stipend: Rs. 12000/- pm. Accommodation / HRA is admissible as per the norms of CSIR.

    For Senior Research Fellow:

    Qualification: First Class in M Sc. (chemistry) / equivalent degree with at least 60% marks & one publication in SCI Journal and should have completed at least 2 years of post M.Sc. research/teaching experience (experience certificate should be produced) or candidates possessing ME in allied field of chemistry / M. Pharm (in pharmaceutical chemistry) or equivalent qualifications.

     

    Monthly Stipend: Rs. 14000/- pm. Accommodation / HRA is admissible as per the norms of CSIR.

     

    For Research Associate:

    Persons possessing PhD or equivalent degree in chemistry or having 3 years of research, teaching and design and development experience after MPharm in pharmaceutical chemistry or ME/MTech in material chemistry with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal will be eligible to apply for RA.

    Age Limit: The upper age limit for applying for award of RA shall be 35 years. The upper age limit is relaxable upto 5 years in the case of applicants belonging to scheduled castes/scheduled tribes/OBC, physically handicapped and women applicants.

    Monthly Stipend: Rs. 22000/- pm. Accommodation / HRA is admissible as per the norms of CSIR.

     

    Applications with detailed bio-data should reach to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Mainak Banerjee (mainak@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in, mainak669@yahoo.co.in) by e-mail or by hard copy to the following address latest by Febuary 28, 2015.

     

    Dr. Mainak Banerjee

    Assistant Professor,

    Department of Chemistry

    Tel.: +91 832 2580347 (O), 09604056962 (M)

    E-mail: mainak@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in , mainak669@yahoo.co.in

  • BITS Goa Alumnus’ paper reveals a new technique to bring proteins into focus

    BITS Goa Alumnus’ paper reveals a new technique to bring proteins into focus

    BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus alumnus and present MIT graduate student - Ashok Ajoy, along with others at MIT, the Singapore University of Technology and Design, and Harvard University developed a new technique that shows great promise for producing highly detailed images of individual proteins, no matter how complicated their structure, without the need for crystallization.

    The findings are described in the journal Physical Review X. The technique makes use of microscopic defects within the crystal structure of diamond to place a biological molecule on top of it and try to determine its structure. With proteins, the structure and function are closely related, so being able to map out that structure precisely could help in understanding both how some basic biological processes work, and how new drugs might be developed to interact with specific molecular targets.

     

    The work so far is theoretical; the next step, which the team has already begun, is to produce actual images based on this technique. “We started building this setup a year ago, and we have preliminary experiments,” Ajoy says. Actual images of molecules are probably still a few years away, he says.

    The work was supported by the U.S. Army Research Office and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

     

  • Research Associate and Research Investigator positions for an ICSSR funded project in the Dept. of Economics

    Research Associate and Research Investigator positions for an ICSSR funded project in the Dept. of Economics

    Applications are invited for the following positions to work on a research project sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi entitled “Mining Closure, Economic Disruption & Local Level Sustainability: A Case Study of Goa, India”.  

     

    Sl. No.

    Positions

    No. of Vacancy

    Emoluments

    Durations

    Qualification

    1

    Research Associate

    1

    Rs. 16,000 (consolidated) per month

    9 months


    >> Minimum second class Master’s Degree in Social Sciences or a related subject or M.Phil. in Social Sciences.
     
    >> Research experience and computer knowledge desirable.

    2

    Research Investigators

    4

    Rs. 8,000 (consolidated) per month

    2 months

    >> Minimum second class Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or a related subject or Master’s Degree in Social in Social Sciences or a related subject.
     
    >> Computer knowledge and field work experience desirable.
     

    In addition to the above emoluments, RA and RIs will get an additional Dearness Allowances @ Rs. 300 per diem and travel expenses @ Rs. 100 per diem for the purpose of field visits.

    Interested candidates can send their applications and CV by February 22, 2015 to the Project Director by email:  aswini@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in or by hard copy to the following address:

     Dr. Aswini Kumar Mishra

    Assistant Professor,

    Department of Economics

    BITS-Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus

    Zuarinagar-403726

     

    Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview to be held at BITS-Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus in the fourth week of February 2015 and no TA/DA will be paid for it.

  • Distinguished Alumnus Awards – 2015

    Distinguished Alumnus Awards – 2015

    Nominations call for Distinguished Alumnus Awards – 2015 

    Alumni Affairs Division of BITS Pilani solicits nominations for the “Distinguished Alumnus Awards – 2015” to recognize and honor those alumni who have brought laurels to their alma mater by making significant and outstanding contributions to their profession, their businesses, and/or to the society.

    Any living BITS alumnus who has completed a degree programme from any of the campuses of BITS and has made significant and outstanding contribution to one or more of the following fields (or categories) would be considered for the award:

    ·         >> Professional management of businesses

    ·         >> Entrepreneurship

    ·         >> Academic teaching and/or research

    ·         >> Public life or social entrepreneurship and

            >> Philanthropy

    Any member of the General Body of BITS, the Board of Governors of BITS, BITS’ Senate, BITS’ administration or faculty, or of BITS Alumni Association may nominate an alumnus.

    The details of the award, eligibility criteria and nomination form can be requested from the Alumni Affairs Office via mail (bitsaadiv@gmail.com / bitsaadiv@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in).

    The deadline for submission of nomination is 30th of APRIL, 2015.

    Completed nomination forms may be submitted via post or e-mail to:

    Alumni Affairs Division,
    BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus,
     NH17B, Zuarinagar,

    GOA – 403726. INDIA
     E-mail: bitsaadiv@gmail.com / bitsaadiv@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in

     

    The Distinguished Alumnus Award will be presented in the form of a plaque, a certificate and a citation.

    For any queries, please get in touch with - veeky@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in, bitsaadiv@gmail.com / bitsaadiv@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in

     

  • JRF position available in a DST sponsored project in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

    JRF position available in a DST sponsored project in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

    Applications are invited for one (1) post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in a DST sponsored project entitled "Addressing Challenges in Application Development for Heterogeneous Computing Platform for Speedup and Efficiency"
     
    DST Sanction No: SB/S3/EECE/0170/2014
     
    Nature of work:
    a) Conducting experiments on parallel computing platforms to understand and model application characteristics
    b) Building tools for analyzing and refactoring programs for parallel platforms
    c) Building assistance mechanism for programmers to build optimal parallel programs. Will include building plugins
    d) Manage and maintain the HPC cluster- includes OS configuration and tuning
    f) Publication to a reputed journal or a conference is a strong component of the work and a mandatory expectation.
     
    Expected Output:
    a) Prototypes
    b) Experimental results, and the model
    c) Publications
     
    Essential Qualification(s): M.E. or M.Tech. in Computer Science/Engineering with two years of relevant experience. Minimum 60% marks or equivalent in post-graduate examination. The candidate should have the following background:
    1. Strong multi-threaded programming in C/C++
    2. Good background in compiler
    3. Strong background in algorithms and knowledge in Parallel Algorithms
    4. Course/Project in Computer Architecture
    5. Strong knowledge in Linux at a system level
     
    Desirable qualification:
    1. Research credentials: As submission/acceptance of research papers, accepted papers will be considered favorably.
    2. Practical knowledge in building applications using CUDA/MPI/OpenCL
    3. Knowledge of design assistant tools like Eclipse and writing Eclipse extensions (plugins)
     
    Desirable: publication in relevant field, NET/GATE qualification.
     
    Emoluments: As per present in the DST guidelines (visit http://serb.gov.in)
     
    How to Apply: Interested candidates may apply in plain paper with a brief write-up on ‘what interests the candidate on this project’ within 250 words along with copies of curriculum vitae, certificates (SSLC onwards) and other relevant information to Dr. Santonu Sarkar, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar 403726, Goa.
     
    Applications may also be sent to e-mail addressee santonus@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in or biju@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in
     
    Note:
           1. Only short-listed candidates will be called for an interview.
           2. Selection will be fully on merit as judged by the members of the selection committee.
           3. Canvassing in any form will automatically lead to rejection of the candidature.

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