JSTOR released ebooks
JSTOR released eBooks at JSTOR . list of eBooks
Publishers includes :
- Boydell and Brewer
- Brookings Institution
- Catholic University of America Press
- Central European University Press
- Columbia University Press
- Cornell University Press
- Edinburgh University Press
- Harvard University Press
- Hong Kong University Press
- McGill-Queen’s University Press
- Modern Humanities Research Association
- Ohio University Press
- Penn State University Press
- Princeton University Press
- RAND Publications
- Russell Sage Foundation
- Society of Biblical Literature
- University of California Press
- The University of Illinois Press
- The University of Minnesota Press
- The University of North Carolina Press
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- The University of Texas Press
- University of Toronto Press
- University Press of Mississippi
- Yale University Press
Indian-born Vishakha Desai(expert on Asian art) has been appointed US Museum Board
Oxford Handbooks Online
Oxford University Press has announced the re-launch ofOxford Handbooks Online,
Indo-german grand science slam: Researchers announced
The names of the young finalists who will be presenting their research are:
Ms. Japleen Kaur Pasricha (Jawaharlal Nehru University), Dr.Sajad H. Ahanger (Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad), Mr. Ahan Dalal (University of Hyderabad), Mr. Bidus Kanti Das (Indian Institute Of Technology Kharagpur), Mr. Vikas Shabadi (Technische Universität Darmstadt) and Mr. Debdoot Sheet (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur). The topics they will be presenting include Contemporary German Pop literature: Christian Krachts “Faserland”; Uniting Boundaries and Dividing the Empire; Can a Plant Biologist make a Farmer smile?; Don’t waste a ‘waste’; Nano-electronics, Spintronics, Multiferroics; and, Ultrasonic Histology, respectively.
Dr. Torsten Fischer, Director, German Research
Foundation (DFG), the official coordinator of DWIH New Delhi, says, “The quality of applications we received for this Indo-German Grand Science Slam in India has been fantastic. It reflects the potential of India’s research community and the promising future of Indo-German research collaboration. The selection was based purely on quality and relevance to area of science selected.”
Source :http://indiaeducationdiary.in/
Thomson Reuters Research Excellence – India Citation Awards 2012:Indian Scientists
Ten of India’s leading researchers were honoured during the “Thomson Reuters Research Excellence – India Citation Awards 2012”
The award recipients (in alphabetical order) represent diverse fields spanning chemistry, physics, materials science and nanotechnology. They are:
· Dr. Anunay Samanta, (Physical Chemistry and Photochemistry) – J. C. Bose National Fellow and Professor of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
· Dr. Murali Sastry (Nanobiotechnology) – Director, India Innovation Center of DSM India Private Limited, Gurgaon
· Professor Rabin Banerjee (Theoretical Physics and Cosmology) – Senior Professor, Department of Theoretical Sciences, S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata
· Professor Sandip P Trivedi (Theoretical Physics and Cosmology) – Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
· Dr. Sarit Kumar Das (Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics and Nanotechnology) – Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
· Professor Thanu Padmanabhan (Theoretical Physics and Cosmology) – Research Scientist, Core Academic Programmes, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune
· Professor Umesh Vasudeo Waghmare (Applied Physics and Materials Science, Computational Methods) – Professor, Theoretical Science Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore
· Dr. Varun Sahni (Theoretical Physics and Cosmology) – Professor, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune
· Professor Velayutham Murugesan (Physical, Organic, and Environmental Chemistry) – Professor of Chemistry (Eminence) & Advisor, Centre of Research, Department of Chemistry, Anna University, Chennai
· Dr. Vinod Kumar Garg (Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, and Bioresource Technology) – Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar
Source :Thomson Reuters
Nobel Laureate Science and Engineering Lectures
Honeywell sponsors and hosts some great Nobel Laureate Science and Engineering Lectures via their HoneywellEvents YouTube Channel.
Does Science Evolve Through Blind Chance, or Intelligent Design?
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