tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72040411508364159132024-03-05T04:41:40.401-08:00Technology and ScienceGet the latest science news and technology news, read tech reviews and morengocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-29010286774968516022012-02-03T06:34:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:34:21.380-07:00Indian Institutes of Technology - Engineering Par Excellence<div id="article-content"> <p>The boom of IT sector and infrastructure in India has sky-rocketed the demand of engineers. While there are engineering colleges dime a dozen in the country, the Indian Institutes of Technology are the best of the breed. Every Indian who wants to be an engineer, dreams about joining one of the IITs.</p><p>As of early 2009, there are 7 IITs functioning in their own campus. These are IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee. Six IITs are currently operational from temporary campuses because they started operations in 2008. These are IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Patna, IIT Punjab and IIT Rajasthan. These six IITs are currently under the mentorship of older IITs and operate from their campuses.</p><p>Unlike other engineering colleges, the IITs do not need to be affiliated to any university to offer degrees. This is because each institution is considered an autonomous university by itself.</p><p>Courses Offered:</p><p>IITs offer degree courses at Bachelor and Master level. They are also research focused institutes. At the undergraduate level, the undergraduate level, all the students get a B. Tech. degree. The specific nomenclature of degree depends upon the engineering stream chosen by the students.</p><p>Each of the IITs is famous for particular engineering streams. Commonly the students choose for Computer Science, Electronics, Mechanical engineering, Aerospace, and Civil engineering streams. Whereas the study courses of first year are common for all students, the second year onwards, their study courses are decided according to the engineering stream they have chosen.</p><p>The IITs also offer an integrated degree of Master of Technology. Master of Business Administration course is also being offered along with Master of Science. The research level, Doctor of Philosophy is also offered by the IITs.</p><p>Admission Process:</p><p>Admission to all the IITs takes place through a centralized entrance test system. The procedure of admission to IITs is known as the Joint Entrance Examination. On an average, as many as 600,000 students write the JEE every year. Of these mere 5500 students are selected for these elite institutions. To appear for the JEE, the applicant must have secured 60% marks at 10 + 2 level with science subjects. For the reserved category, the minimum required percentage is 55%. Test can not be taken more than twice and maximum age limit is 25 years (30 years for reserved categories).</p><p>Admissions at the post graduate level are made through course specific admission tests. For M. Tech courses, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is held. For M. Sc. JAM (Joint Admission to M.Sc.) is held whereas the admission to management programs is through JMET (Joint Management Entrance Test).</p><p>Job Prospects:</p><p>Being the top most engineering colleges of the country, completing the IIT degree is by itself a job guarantee. Most of the students get job offers through campus placement sessions. The students get numerous international job opportunities with United States based companies being one of the largest hirers of IIT alumni.</p><p>IITs are institutions where best teachers use the best resources to teach the best students of India.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-20869160182658590122012-02-02T06:33:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:33:50.028-07:00Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich Ranked 24th in the World<div id="article-content"> <p>The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich is the best university in Switzerland according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The ARWU is published by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking, these include highly cited researchers, articles indexed in major citation indices and staff winning Nobel Prizes.</p><p>There are eight Swiss universities in the Word's Top-500 universities (2008). The Top-5 universities in Switzerland are: 1.Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich (ranked 24th in the world); 2. University of Zurich (ranked 53rd); 3. University of Basel (87th); 4. University of Geneva (101-151th) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Lausanne (101-151th). Switzerland has a very high density of the world's top universities, with 1.1 ARWU universities per 1 million inhabitants .</p><p>The S F I T - Zurich (ETHZ) is a specialised university. It mainly covers science and technology, with 16 departments that teach mainly in the engineering sciences and architecture, system-oriented sciences, mathematics and natural sciences fields.</p><p>The S F Institute of Technology - Zurich was established in 1855 and is a federally funded university. The only other university that is federally funded in Switzerland is the Swiss Institute of Technology - Lausanne (a 'sister' university). All other universities are funded at a cantonal level (regional level). Federal funding means the university is a national institution and this gives it a broader and more open educational mandate.</p><p>The total number of students at the S F I T - Zurich is 15,093 (roughly 50% undergraduates and 50% graduates). The university has two main campuses: one in the city centre and the other at Honggerberg. The city centre campus is on the top of a hill overlooking the city of Zurich. It sits alongside the Main Building of the University of Zurich, a university that has many links to Institute of Technology Swiss Federal - Zurich.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-29932270042956440542012-02-01T06:33:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:33:19.005-07:00Modern Science and Technology and the Challenges of Third World Countries<div id="article-content"> <p>We live in a highly sophisticated world where everything is almost achievable. There would probably have been no changes between the world of today and that of three centuries ago if necessity and serendipitous discoveries had not driven men to achieve great things. Science and technology have had huge positive effects on every society. The world today has gone digital, even human thought. Our world has been reduced to a global village and is better for it.</p><p>The benefits of science and technology far outweigh every perceived shortcoming. Some of the biggest effects of technology are in the area of communication; through the internet and mobile phones. There is advancement of communication and expansions of economic commerce. Today we hear of information and communication technology (ICT). Any institution worth its name must have it in place to be really outstanding. Information technology has become boosted in today's generation; from the field of communication, business, education, and down to the entertainment industry. Through information technology, work performances are boosted with less effort and greater productivity by using various operations. Without computers or the internet, it will be difficult for people all over the world to get their questions answered. One may use the internet to locate a wealth of information with which to answer an essay question that may have been assigned at school, communicate with people, conduct transactions, access news, buy and advertise goods. The list is endless.</p><p>The advancement of Science and technology allow mass communication today so that we not only have the television, radio and newspaper, but even mobile phones which renders a multipurpose service; from long distance calls, listening to radio and music, playing games, taking pictures, recording voice and video, and browsing the internet. The benefits we obtain as a result of services from ICT have become widespread in our generation today. It improves the productive level of individuals and workers because People's knowledge of life beyond the area they lived in is now unlimited. This idea of mass communication also profoundly affects politics as leaders now have many ways they talk directly to the people. Apart from going on air to use radio or television, politicians resort to the social media for some of their political comments and campaign. Information about protests and revolutions are being circulated online, especially through social media. This has caused political upheavals and resulted in change of government in most countries today.</p><p>Furthermore, current global issues are much more accessible to the public. Communication has been brought also to the next level because one can find new ways to be able to communicate with loved ones at home.</p><p>Science and technology expand society's knowledge. Science helps humans gain increased understanding of how the world works, while technology helps scientists make these discoveries. Learning has maximized because of different media that are being developed which are all interactive and which bring learning experiences to the next level. Businesses have grown and expanded because of breakthroughs in advertising.</p><p>Modern technology has changed the way many companies produce their goods and handle their business. The idea and use of video and web conferencing, for instance, has helped companies remove geographical barriers and given them the opportunity to reach out to employees and clients through out the world. In today's economy, it has helped companies reduce the cost and inconveniences of travelling, allowing them to meet as often as they could like without having to worry about finding the budget to settle it. Modern technology helps companies reduce their carbon footprint and become green due to the fact that almost anything can be done from a computer.</p><p>There have been advances in medical care through the development of science and technology. Advances in medical technology have contributed immensely in extending the life span of people. People with disabilities or health problems are now more and more able to live closer to normal lives. This is because science contributes to developing medications to enhance health as well as technology such as mobile chairs and even electronics that monitor current body levels. Most devices used by the physically challenged people are customized and user friendly.</p><p>Science and technology increase road safety. Nowadays, law enforcement officers use Laser technology to detect when automobiles are exceeding speed limits. Technology has led to the development of modern machines such as cars and motorcycles which allow us to be mobile and travel freely and airplanes which travel at a supersonic speed.</p><p>Another machine, the air- conditioner, provides cool comfort, especially during hot weather. In offices where dress codes exist, people can afford to wear suits without being worried about the weather. It guarantees convenience even when the climate says otherwise.</p><p>Moreover, present day factories have modern facilities like machines and soft ware that facilitate production. These machines work with greater speed and perfection incomparable with human skills. These machines have enabled markets to have surplus products all over the world. For the soft ware, they make it possible for machines to be programmed, for production to be regulated, to monitor the progress being recorded and so on.</p><p>Modern technology indeed has been great. For third world countries, however, it has been challenging, especially the area of production. Only consuming and not been able to manufacture does not favour any country when it comes to balance of trade. The most sensitive parts of technology are the theoretical or conceptual parts and technical parts. These are the backbone of technological development anywhere in the world. Without the ideas, there will not be technology. Third world counties need to go back to the basics, that is, to the primitive. There must be meeting ground for tradition and modern technological invention. Third world countries engage in import substitution strategy where they import half finished goods and complete the tail end of the production process domestically. Third world countries started wrongly. They started with climbing the ladder from the top which is very wrong and difficult. They thought that being able to purchase and operate modern technological products qualifies for advancement in science and technological development. This makes third world countries to be a dependent system because working in the factories are routine work and this inevitably links to the issue of the idea of technology transfer. They should seek for technological transfer, but the problem is that no nation is ready to transfer her hard earned technological knowledge to any other nation for some certain reasons which drive nations into competition; world politics and economic prowess. That is the struggle to lead or dominate other nations technologically, economically and politically. Be the first to invent new gadgets and latest electronics including those used in modern warfare, use other nations as market for finished goods, and to have a strong voice and be able to influence other countries. They should consider embarking on technological espionage so as to acquire the rudiments for technological development if they must liberate themselves from the shackles of technological domination.</p><p>In conclusion, it's not until third world countries begin to put embargo on the importation of certain electronics and mechanical goods that the necessity to be creative would replace the habit of consuming foreign products. Countries like Thailand, Burma, Brazil, and South Africa and so on, should be emulated. These countries experienced colonialism yet they did not allow it to overwhelm their creative prowess. Industry and determination saw them emerge as economic giants in the world today. Third world countries should emulate them by carrying out proper feasibility studies to ascertain which technology will suit their country; giving more financial boost to this area, training people to become experts; motivating and encouraging individuals who are naturally endowed and technologically inclined to display their bests of talents. These measures if strictly adhered to will go a long way to help the advancement of these countries in the area of science and technology. If these countries must achieve greatness before the next decade, they have to make conscious and unrelenting efforts. The time starts now! The more they delay, the more backward they become.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-24401069296665988562012-01-05T06:32:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:32:45.664-07:00Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chemistry Students Gain From Connecting Chemistry to Biology<div id="article-content"> <p>Pupils ought to be taught the subject of science by means of educational textbooks which put a priority on relating a student's normal life, together with further programs of study, to scientific facts & principles. A December 2009 article, which was posted on the website of Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), presented in detail how one professor productively introduced that type of teaching model into a university classroom.</p><p>At MIT, HHMI professor Catherine Drennan teaches introductory chemistry to approximately two hundred college students, although in high school, she had been a student who didn't like chemistry at all. The way in which she is changing her students' attitudes about chemistry is the way science education should be approached by teachers of all age groups, not just college-age students.</p><p>Professor Drennan says that a lot of the incoming MIT first-year students have the same type of attitudes she used to have regarding chemistry. "I tell my students, you may not have discovered your love for chemistry yet, but I'm going to show you how it is applicable." To get them excited about chemistry, Drennan worked with her co-instructor to create examples and problems that connected chemistry topics to biology.</p><p>Education researchers at MIT's Teaching and Learning Lab discovered that there was a statistically considerable rise in undergraduate satisfaction with the curriculum after the launch of the inter-disciplinary examples in the lectures. Students were more excited about attending class and actually learning the course work!</p><p>A further important outcome is noted in a quote by researcher Rudy Mitchell:</p><p>"Even more interesting was the student attendance in the course," Mitchell says. "Large lecture classes often suffer from poor attendance. But 85 percent of students reported attending 90 percent or more of the lectures. That's unheard of in a lecture with 200 students, and it speaks to how enthusiastic the students are about the course."</p><p>Drennan's method of inter-curricular education is one that has proven to be effective. What better way to get our children excited about learning science than to relate it to their everyday lives?</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-39760496735719929902012-01-04T06:32:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:32:13.994-07:00New Renaissance Technology and the Fate of Homo Entropicus<div id="article-content"> <p>The problems facing human survival can be solved. The fossil record of the humanoid sphenoid bone, tells us that each time that bone changes its shape, a new humanoid species emerges. It has been clearly observed that it is now changing shape, and therefore the current human species is entering into a new phase of existence. The question arises, can technology provide a peaceful transition into the more advanced world of our children's children? The answer is a scientific yes, but it will require a new technological understanding of ethics, which at present is not part of our technological culture. This essay provides the solution to that problem, which has begun to be understood through an understanding of a new life-science chemistry.</p><p>A factual classification of the present human species, within the realms of modern technology is required. The term Homo Entropicus is the correct terminology. Modern science, technology, politics and economics are totally governed by the second law of thermodynamics, or the law of universal entropy, known also as the law of universal chaos. Einstein's understanding of that law, which he named the <i>Premier law of all science,</i> does indeed define an aspect of reality, but not all of it.</p><p>The new life-science chemistry has been well and truly discovered, and it clearly explains that the entropic energies of the universe are being balanced by the evolution of consciousness. This is precisely the reality that the Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Szent Gyorgyi insisted upon. Nano-technology has confirmed that this evolutionary function is acting within the DNA, in defiance of our obsolete understanding of the decay energies of universal entropy.</p><p>The peaceful technological transition into the future is directly associated with the optical holographic engineering principles associated with the evolution of human consciousness. This can be demonstrated to be an ethical scientific process by comparing the new discoveries in chemistry with the original Platonic definitions of Western life-science logic, which also, in effect, denied that entropy must govern all technology.</p><p>Classical Greek life-science, represented by the Platonic tradition of Greek philosophy, was about fusing ethics into the model of reality proposed by the philosopher Anagaxoras. His Nous was about the force of gravity pulling particles in space together to make worlds which rotated in harmonic spirals to evolve consciousness. Sir Isaac Newton, in his unpublished heresy papers, used the engineering principles of the Nous particle movement, to uphold his "more profound natural philosophy to balance the mechanical description of the universe", which today correctly challenges Einstein's unbalanced understanding of universal entropy.</p><p><em>Amy</em> C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, in which ethics and business practices are researched. Within her biography of Buckminster Fuller, is a mathematical treatise about Plato's ethical discovery, from which, she explains, Fuller derived his synergistic life-force concepts, now found to be functioning in defiance of the present unbalanced understanding of the science of death that governs the thoughts and actions of Homo Entropicus.</p><p>We know to treat the Platonic-Fullerene chemistry seriously, because of Fuller's urgent warning about developing the technologies of Utopia rather than Oblivion. Furthermore, in his famous 1959 Rede Lecture at Cambridge University, the Molecular Biologist, Sir C P Snow, referred to scientists, who were unwilling to balance their inadequate understanding of entropic law with the lost Greek science of life, as scientist who were endangering the survival of civilisation. The solution to this problem involves a new scientific understanding about the logic involved in relating reasoning about religion and human emotion issues within the emotional consciousness of Homo Entropicus.</p><p>In general, parents who relate ethical wisdom with religious teaching might decide to send their children to appropriate preschools, schools, and colleges that are associated with religious tuition. In adult life such students might select universities with religious traditions, while others might choose those universities that are referred to as secular universities. However, in general, graduated students must all eventually conform to the accepted laws of science, be it within physics, chemistry, medicine, politics or any other accepted vocation. Traditionally, a Doctorate becomes a measure of proficiency in any particular field, the letters Ph.D. denoting Doctor of Philosophy, but one without any factual association with the Classical life-science that those letters are thought to represent.</p><p>Educated religious academics might consider that they are able to employ logical debate with their fellow educated secular protagonists. It is of vital importance for both sides to realise that their logic base belongs to the same unbalanced understanding that is funsmental to the mindset of Homo Entropicus. Whatever line of reasoning that they undertake to discuss about their differences, it forms part of an endless emotional and scientific illogic. Some may argue that it is not possible to have a scientific understanding of emotion and spiritual reality. This is incorrect, as the new spiritual or holographic chemistry, most certainly does embraces both.</p><p>The NASA High Energy Astrophysics Division Library has published papers arguing that the Nous of Anaxagoras is upheld by a fractal life-science logic, which is an impossible concept within the the world-view of Homo Entropicus. Dr Candace Pert's Molecule of Emotion, discovered in 1972 appears to function within a universal holographic environment that employs Plato's spiritual engineering principles to evolve consciousness. In 1990 the the World's largest technological research institute IEEE, SPIE Milestone Series, reprinted the mathematical proof that seashells can communicate evolutionary design information through 20 million years of space-time. The physics laws involved were derived from what can be considered to be fractal life-science spiral clockspring forces reflecting aspects of the Nous torque force.</p><p>The electromagnetic language of the evolving sphenoid bone has been discovered to be the same as the lost Greek Music of the Spheres language, used for seashell evolution. Obviously, if we want to know were evolution is taking us, then we must ask the sphenoid. Having learned its electromagnetic language it then becomes feasible to generate futuristic survival simulations through space-time, in order to deduce the technology needed to be developed by our childens' children, and this will allow for our peaceful transition into the future.</p><p>If Homo Entropicus makes the simple relevant quantum biological jump now, then entropic disaster will be avoided, hence Fuller's use of the term Utopia. It is possible to compare the Platonic-Fullerene chemistry with our present obsolete chemistry to depict the drama of Fuller's choice between Utopia or Oblivion. The logic base that upholds entropic chemistry is derived from the periodic table of elements, synonymous with the universal destructive energies of entropic atomic decay. The Platonic definition of evil, was that it was a destructive property belonging to unformed matter within the atom. We might compare the scenario of Homo Entropicus going out with either a bang or a whimper. When it costs more that a barrel of oil to obtain a barrel of oil, civilisation, as we know it will no longer exist.</p><p>It is encouraging to learn that on the 24th of September 2010, Professors Paolo Manzelli and Massimo Pregnolato were awarded the Georgio Napolitano Medal by Dr Giovanna Ferri on behalf of the President of the Italian Republic for chemistry research conducted by their Florentine New Renaissance Project. Their work can be considered to be at the cutting edge of the human survival science based upon the balancing of the new life-science with the present entropic world-view.</p><p>Professor Robert Pope ©</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-77027171790442960872012-01-03T06:31:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:31:41.104-07:00Technology And Computer Science Degree Grads See Employment Boom<div id="article-content"> <p>For students working toward technology degrees, the future employment outlook seems bright. The Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates fast employment growth within the industry. Some technology jobs might offer more opportunities than others.</p><p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) includes 12 wide-ranging categories for technology occupations, the Association for Computing Machinery notes. Within these categories can be several different careers for which students working toward technology degrees might train. Some of the greatest employment growth might be enjoyed by computer software engineers, network systems and data communications analysts, computer systems administrators and those involved with computer systems software and applications, information from the Bureau shows.</p><p>A student's choice of technology degrees at the bachelor's level might include anything from computer science to game art and design. Mt. Sierra College in Monrovia, Calif., alone offers bachelor degree programs in media arts & design with a choice of concentrations in graphic design, game art and design, visual effects and digital video, or multimedia arts and design. Mt. Sierra also offers information technology degrees with concentrations in telecommunications technology, information security, and computer information technology.</p><p>Westwood College, which has locations in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Texas and Virginia, offers bachelor's degrees in game software development, major network management and more. Because the institution is considered a Cisco Networking Academy, students might gain skills that can ready them for becoming certified Cisco professionals.</p><p>An article in the March 2009 edition of Network World reported on the debate as to whether business or computer science skills were more important as far as the country's competitiveness. Students at some institutions might get the best of both worlds. At the Newport Business Institute in Lower Burrell, Pa., for example, students can work toward a bachelor's degree in business administration that emphasizes microcomputer applications or accounting and computer application. The Newport Business Institute also offers a degree in business information and technology software application and programming. Where the microcomputer applications program is designed to prepare students for careers as information and software specialists, systems operators, software consultants, data entry, computer sales and more, the accounting and computer application offering can prepare students for careers that include account managers, internal auditors, accounting payroll specialists, public, cost and tax accountants, according to the Newport Business Institute website.</p><p>Students at other institutions might instead opt for technology minors rather than technology degrees. Institutions such as West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W. Va., offer opportunities to major in computer science or computer information science, as well as to choose a computer science minor. Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minn., offers computer information systems and management information systems minors.</p><p>Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., also offers technology minors. Nova Southeastern's information technology minor according to the institution, can be combined with almost any major except for those such as computer information systems, computer science. With majors in these areas, students might find work in in-demand fields such as network and system administrators, computer engineers and more, information from the Nova Southeastern University web site shows.</p><p>Technology is considered one of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) areas of study, which educators and government officials have been encouraging. Students working toward technology degrees are likely to find an array of scholarships and grants that can help offset the cost of their college and university studies and reduce the amount of debt that they take on.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-32979264181669554122012-01-02T06:30:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:31:06.368-07:00Merge Your Passions For Art And Science And Become A Medical Illustrator<div id="article-content"> <p>Have you ever wondered about the drawings and illustrations found in all of the science and medical textbooks? Who does the drawings and how does one get into that type of career? The artist is known as a medical illustrator, and if you have a love of science and art, you can pursue a career in this field.</p><p>A medical illustrator is a professional artist with specialized training in medicine, science, art, design, and visual technology. These artists work with scientists and physicians to transform complex information into images that stimulate imagination, facilitate learning, and record scientific discovery. They also have careers as content developers, creative directors, and consultants within the general field of biocommunication.</p><p>The demand for accurate and effective medical drawings is expanding and on the rise. Medical illustrations appear in virtually all media and markets that are used to disseminate medical, biological, and other related information. Some include textbooks and journals, patient education resources, museums, and interactive learning. One other significant use of these drawings is used in the courtroom for personal injury and medical malpractice cases.</p><p>Content and anatomical accuracy is paramount in the field of medical illustration. Images are designed to communicate specific content, so detail-oriented individuals who have a genuine interest in both art and science are a great asset. The art component requires mastery of a wide range of art methods and media production skills which include advanced drawing, painting, sculpture, graphic art, and computer graphics, to name a few.</p><p>Science background includes a strong foundation in general, biological, and medical science. These disciplines enable the illustrator to fully comprehend and conceptualize complex biological and medical information. One must also possess highly developed visualization skills to transform concepts into two-dimensional and three-dimensional images. Exemplary writing, research and computer skills are also valuable in this profession.</p><p>Most of these artists have a Master's degree from an accredited graduate program specializing in medical illustration. Subjects can include human gross anatomy, surgery, pathology, physiology, and embryology. Graduate programs in this field are typically two years in length; however, admission requirements vary from program to program. There are very specific degree programs dedicated to medical illustrations, so research is required to find education institutions that offer a program.</p><p>Traditionally, you are likely to find medical illustrators working at hospitals, clinics, publishing houses, pharmaceutical companies, universities, and medical centers. But with the electronic age being, well, the electronic age, these professionals are needed more than ever in the computer modeling, animation, and interactive design marketplace. Another fast growing field is the medical legal market. Illustrators are needed to produce demonstrative evidence to support cases involving medical malpractice, personal injury, and product liability litigation.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-52869867616057664112012-01-01T06:30:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:30:34.854-07:00National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences: Centers For Oceans And Human Health<div id="article-content"> <p>The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is the US government's leading agency accountable for conducting studies focused on basic-science, disease-oriented research, global environmental health, clinical research, and multidisciplinary training for researchers.</p><p>The NIEHS is consistently working towards lowering the burden caused by human illness and disability through in-depth comprehension of how environmental factors could influence the creation and advancement of human diseases.</p><p>The NIEHS, in close cooperation with he National Science Foundation (NSF), has recently announced a funding opportunity entitled Centers for Oceans and Human Health (COHH).</p><p>The COHH program necessitates the solicitation of grant proposals which contain processes to address the difficulties involving oceans and human health.</p><p>The primary function of the COHH program is to provide linkages between people in ocean sciences and biomedical communities in the hopes of supporting interdisciplinary studies in locations where thorough understanding of marine processes and ecosystems harbor the possibility to reduce public health risks.</p><p>With the primary goal of improving the nation's knowledge concerning the impact of the ocean on human health, the NIEHS encourages interested applicants to submit proposals that will address Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) research and marine pollution, including the effects of chemical toxins, effects of global climate changes to the oceans, et cetera.</p><p>The COHH program plans to grant 3-4 awards with an estimated total budget of $4.2 million for the fiscal year 2012.</p><p>Interested applicants are asked to submit their applications electronically to the Grants.gov website. Deadline of submissions will be on November 22, 2011.</p><p>Institutions or organizations will be permitted to apply as long as they are any of the following:</p><p>a) Higher Education Institutions, either public/state controlled or private</p><p>b) Profit and Nonprofit organizations such as small businesses</p><p>c) local governments with the US and its territories and possessions</p><p>d) independent school districts</p><p>e) Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities</p><p>f) Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)</p><p>g) Faith-based or Community-based Organizations</p><p>h) Regional Organizations</p><p>The COHH program is also driven by the NIEHS's desire to explore the end results of human exposure to environmental agents, thereby hoping that these studies will lead to:</p><p>a) the identification of agents that may be hazardous and contain the risk of giving humans diseases, disorders and defects;</p><p>b) the establishment of effective disease prevention strategies</p><p>c) the improvement of human health effects due to environmental agents</p><p>d) the development of products and technologies geared towards the better understanding of the effects of harmful environmental agents</p><p>e) and lastly, the successful education and training of research scientists in all areas of environmental health research.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-39755972390315568162011-12-12T06:29:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:30:02.908-07:00Early Intervention At Secondary School To Increase University Enrollments In Computing And Science<div id="article-content"> <p>Globally, the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) are competing for enrolments in universities with an increasing range of options, to their detriment. The Australian Mathematical Science Institute revealed that basic mathematics was growing in popularity among secondary students to the detriment of intermediate or advanced studies. This has resulted in fewer universities offering higher mathematics courses, and subsequently there are reduced graduates in mathematics. Educators are therefore continuously looking for innovative ways to attract students to STEM university courses.</p><p>First, an examination of causes for the low interest in STEM university programs revealed the following: An October 2011 report from the Georgetown University's Centre on Education and the Workforce (CEW) reported that American science graduates viewed traditional science careers as "too socially isolating." In addition, a liberal-arts or business education was often regarded as more flexible in a fast-changing job market. Secondary students had the perception that computing and information technology careers were outsourced and not a career path at the local level. They had the belief that the only IT careers available were "backroom" jobs, such as data entry. The challenge, says Professor Ian Chubb, head of Australia's Office of the Chief Scientist, in his Health of Australian Science report (May 2012), is to make STEM subjects more attractive for students. As he points out, mathematics and science are studied in secondary school, but engineering and technology is not. Therefore students in secondary school are not receiving a "taste" for STEM subjects in a practical and applied context.</p><p>To address this situation, on an experimental basis, secondary schools in Australia are undertaking a pilot program in computer science and technology. In the state of Victoria, in southern Australia, secondary schools will trial the country's first computer science and technology subjects in Year 12, the last year of secondary school. The premise is that the pilot program will provide students with a taste for the subject, applied to real situations, in order to examine whether it produces increased interest and enrolments in related subjects at university level. The pilot is viewed as a form of early intervention.</p><p>Twelve secondary schools will take part in the pilot program. Hence, up to 120 secondary students will undertake the computing program developed by computer science and engineering academics at Melbourne University and Monash University in partnership with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority of the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. Melbourne and Monash universities are conducting workshops for teachers and educators on the pilot program, as well as promoting the pilot to parents.</p><p>The pilot program is one subject added to the senior curriculum in the twelve Victorian state government schools. The subject is a modified version of the first year computer science syllabus of the two collaborating universities, taught in two modes: face-to-face classroom teaching in the targeted twelve secondary schools, and through online topics.</p><p>The pilot computer science subject is not teaching students how to use technology, because they already know this. The subject aims to extend their thinking to a level of academic rigor equivalent to senior secondary and pre-university standards. Hence, students will be able to create software and focus on specialized skills, such as complex analysis, sought by high tech employers, thereby exploring a multi-disciplinary approach to computer science and engineering. An introductory to the skills required at university level is expected to increase student confidence in the applied techniques.</p><p>Melbourne University graduates in both computer science and information communication technologies (ICT) courses have a 90% employment rate within six months of graduation. The high employment rate is also expected to enhance the program's rate of secondary schools transitioning to computer science and STEM courses at university.</p><p>The United States and the United Kingdom have had computer science programs in their secondary school curricula for twenty years and the subject is taken as part of the International Baccalaureate. However, Australia has lagged behind in the introduction of computing science and engineering subjects in secondary school. If the pilot proves to be successful, the subject will be included in the national schools secondary curriculum.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-496556528188848632011-12-11T06:29:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:29:31.258-07:00Electro-Mechanical Technologies and Mechanical Maintenance Engineering<div id="article-content"> <p>For many individuals, an office job provides an anathematic working environment. These individuals are likely to want to work with their hands, to exert significant physical effort during their daily travails, and to use their minds and bodies to solve problems on the job. Prior to the collapse of American steel and auto manufacturing in the 1980s, individuals who desired careers outside of the office-job norm found success in various labor professions, many involving manufacturing. It is a common stereotype that all labor jobs are unstable and outsourcable. This still rings true of manufacturing work; however, careers in electro-mechanical technologies and mechanical maintenance engineering require skilled American workers to perform challenging and diverse maintenance, repair, design, and management tasks.</p><p>Individuals interested in mechanical and electrical careers have several training options available to them. These education and career training programs range in length from 10 weeks to four semesters (or, two academic years). The training course that is most appropriate for an individual will typically depend upon what he or she can afford, what his or her schedule permits, and what length of time the individual wishes to devote to training.</p><p>Shorter courses of study are more likely to concentrate specifically on electro-mechanical technologies, which is the study and application of various electrical and mechanical principles, sans a liberal arts or general education component. Courses of study are separated into classroom lecture, which covers theories and principles of electrical and mechanical work; and laboratory exercises, which allow students to apply lecture principles to real-life situations.</p><p>Because these shorter courses of study are more direct, and usually lack the liberal arts education component, they can typically be completed in one academic year or less. Many training institutions offer classes on staggered day schedules, weekend schedules, or evening-only schedules, enabling students who must work full time to attend sessions. Other institutions offer full-day, accelerated schedules, which permit students to study without taking significant time off from the workforce. Many shorter-study training courses offer career placement assistance for students finishing the program, as well.</p><p>The class work offered in short-duration electro-mechanical technologies education tracks will vary, but most programs offer foundation classes in basic mechanical and electrical principles. Students are likely to take more advanced classes in HVAC and air conditioning technologies and applications; wiring and electrical applications, and sometimes, classes in mechanical motor work as well. Lab practicums enable students to work through classroom theories and scenarios. Better training programs often place emphasis on trouble-shooting and maintenance techniques, which are assets in the workplace.</p><p>Mechanical maintenance engineering courses of study are typically longer, taking two years or more to complete. (Two-year courses of study are also offered in electro-mechanical technologies at some schools.) Upon completion of a longer training program, the student is often granted an associates degree in engineering or electrical/mechanical studies. Many institutions offer degrees that are transferable to four-year colleges and universities; students might continue working in the field while training for bachelor's degrees in electrical or electronics engineering, physics, or applied science.</p><p>The two-year programs cover electrical and mechanical concepts in greater depth than is possible during shorter courses of study. Some programs focus extensively on advanced electrical and mechanical concepts, while others incorporate mathematics and applied physics course work into the curriculum. Still other programs add information science or computer applications classes; English or technical composition classes, or psychology and business classes to the degree requirements.</p><p>Many of the core degree lecture classes are accompanied by labs or practicums where students can refine their skills and learn how to apply them to the workplace. Topics covered in classes can vary and might include: electronics concepts such as voltage and amperage; the science and design of pumps and mechanical motors; pneumatics and compressors; the heating and cooling cycles; and the properties of different metals, chemicals, and elastomers.</p><p>Graduates of shorter certification programs or longer degree programs that focus on engineering are eligible for numerous jobs in the HVAC, electrical, and mechanical maintenance fields. Some students begin careers in HVAC, refrigeration, or air conditioning maintenance and repair. Others begin careers in electrical work, and some advance to positions such as electrical journeyman. Some students might specialize in electronics maintenance and repair, including television, small appliance, and computer work. Others still might work as assistant engineers, air-quality controllers, or facilities managers. Students with entrepreneurial drive and talent might wind up as owners of their own businesses.</p><p>With the correct training program, intellectual curiosity, and a good work ethic, a graduate of an electro-mechanical technologies or mechanical maintenance engineering program often finds that he or she has many career options.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-35963980418178912472011-12-10T06:28:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:28:59.523-07:00National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)<div id="article-content"> <p>By 1900, only 124 years after declaring independence, the United States had grown and expanded into one of the most prosperous and influential countries in the world. The economy was strong, driven by the power of steel locomotives, steam engines, electricity, and the beginning of automated manufacturing. But the burgeoning economic productivity, along with the complexity of 20th century machinery, created problems when different manufacturers had to work together. Disagreements arose over the units of measurement and how to apply them. For example, one company's "gallon" might not be the same as another company's. Without standards, the parts or containers made by one company did not fit another company's items, resulting in chaos.</p><p>On March 3, 1901, the U.S. government chartered the National Bureau of Standards to remedy this problem. Beginning with a staff of 1 2, the new bureau quickly went to work, improving the standards of length and mass measurements, and establishing new standards of temperature, time, and light. Time was especially important, as it synchronizes the activities of so many people. How do railroads, radio and television networks, and other time-conscious organizations know what time it is - and keep the same time? The bureau has provided time signals from a radio station, WWV, since 1 923. Governing this timekeeping is an atomic clock so precise that it will not gain or lose a second in 60 million years!</p><p>The National Bureau of Standards changed its name to the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 1988. Today, the NIST has facilities in Gaitherburg, Maryland, and Boulder, Colorado, and employs about 2,800 scientists, engineers, and staff. The NIST continues to improve measurement technology and standards, helping promote economic and technological progress. Laboratories at the NIST include the Building and Fire Research Laboratory, the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the Information Technology Laboratory, the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, the Physics Laboratory, and others.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-42988026032624967482011-12-09T06:28:00.000-08:002012-09-11T06:28:27.722-07:00It is Comforting to Know That There Are Minds at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thinking<div id="article-content"> <p>It is comforting to know that there are minds at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology thinking up ways to commercialize many new renewable energy technological developments for the solar, hydrogen, and energy storage.</p><p>The 2010 MIT Energy Conference was an open house to all of the research projects being conducted by both faculty and students of the institute. The main goal of the research according to MIT Energy Initiative director, Ernest Moniz, is to work with the renewable energy and power industries to commercialize groundbreaking technologies. He noted that their energy technology ideas cannot be commercialized in a garage like you can with Internet Technology (IT).</p><p>Exactly 20% of the MIT faculty is involved in some form of energy research. Energy is a big business at MIT. The 2010 MIT Energy Conference was not just some science fair. MIT has been very involved in the energy sector having already formed companies in the industry. The most notable of which is 1366 Technologies.</p><p>MIT is also home to one of the 40 nationwide Energy Frontier Research Centers that are solely funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through <a target="_new" rel="nofollow" href="http://articles.pvsolarsalestraining.com/articles.php?HR2454AmericanCleanEnergyandSecurityActof2009">stimulus funds</a>.</p><p>Of their many research projects, developing storage technologies may be one of the most important to the industry. Large scale or utility scale energy storage systems must be commercialized in order to ensure national energy security. Only 2.5% of the American energy grid capacity can be stored compared to 10% in Europe and 15% in Japan. This could be a foreshadowing of further energy troubles for the U.S. if the proper technology is not developed. Energy storage is vital for incorporating solar and wind energy into the grid which are renewable but intermittent energy sources.</p><p>The 2010 MIT Energy Conference is a bright spot in the timeline toward our energy independence and security. We can also be sure that there are other academic institutions, companies and organizations that are putting forth the same level of effort in bringing the best possible ideas on energy to fruition.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-16148373832267046642012-05-05T06:27:00.000-07:002012-09-11T06:27:56.320-07:00West Virginia University Institute of Technology<div id="article-content"> <p>West Virginia University Institute of Technology is situated in Montgomery, West Virginia. This institute is a 4-year college. It is one of the biggest regional college grounds of West Virginia University as well as separately recognized from the major university grounds of West Virginia University that is in Morgantown. Being a branch of West Virginia University. Locals usually call the institute WVU Tech, simply Tech or West Virginia Tech. In 1895, Montgomery Preparatory School founded this college, which is a sub-college school of West Virginia University. In 1917, this school was estranged from WVU as well as renamed as West Virginia Trade School. In 1966, the school intermingle a Community College and began to reward the postgraduate degree in 1978, in engineering. The college turns out to be a regional college ground in 1996 of West Virginia University. In 2007, WVU became a WVU Tech.</p><p>West Virginia University Tech provides various baccalaureate degree courses in high-demand study fields like Nursing, Engineering, Business Management, Printing Management, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Health Service Administration as well as many more. In Control System Engineering also this university provides a postgraduate degree program. Community and Technical College offers many courses like Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, and Electronic Technology. The athletic teams are called as Golden Bears that compete in NAIA Mid-South Conference. Before 2006 this team competed in NCAA Division 2, in WVIAC.</p><p>The women's basketball team of WVU Tech earned a starting point in NAIA National Tournament by winning the conference tournament. The committee structure of West Virginia University consists of Board of Governors that has 5 committees: Finance and Operation Committee, Regional Campus Committee or Community and Technical College, Audit Committee, The Planning and Policy Committee, and Executive Committee. The Planning and Policy Committee includes Master Planning, Strategic Planning, Supervision, Control, Capital Planning and educational policies as well as affairs management.</p><p>West Virginia University Institute Of Technology offers many master degree programs in engineering that prepares students to apply scientific and mathematical principles towards the development, design as well as operational evaluation regarding total systems and solution to the huge range of engineering difficulties, including the combination of human, energy, physical, communications, information, and management requirements as desired. In 1978, this university began to award degrees in masters in engineering in 1978. In 1996, this college was re-merged under its present name in to West Virginia University.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-43940016006811397052012-05-04T06:27:00.000-07:002012-09-11T06:27:23.323-07:00California Institute of Technology Displaces Harvard As Top Institution: World and Regional Rankings<div id="article-content"> <p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p>As is well known, ranking higher education institutions involves so much criteria and data, and even subjectivity and generalization. Ranking therefore is never an exact science; strengths and weaknesses of the colleges are never static, just as are aspects like availability and use of research funding, upgrading, qualities of instructors. Many colleges are slow at revolutionizing their curriculums, while others are rapidly innovative and easily embrace change.</p><p>This year, for the first time in a very long time, I recently perused some of the rankings of the universities all over the world. My impetus lies in the newsflash that California Institute of Technology, a powerhouse in Pasadena that is therefore not far-fetched from where I live, has become ranked in Forbes magazine as the top research university in the world. California very much remains a flagship state, despite the economic woes and the "spoiled brat" image of Californians. There is a latent, sometimes blatant "East Coast-West Coast" rivalry among Americans, that the displacement of Harvard by "Caltech" as the leading academic institution in the world is cause for Californians to roar it into the wild.</p><p>When I was at Texas' Baylor University in Waco, I marveled at the young Caltech graduate student from India who visited to witness the wedding of his sister Nivedita Sahu who was a classmate. Undoubtedly, he was a very brilliant and affable fellow. As I left Waco for Los Angeles, the director of the Department of Environmental Studies, a top national atmospheric physicist who additionally had a graduate degree in music, Dr. W. Merle Alexander told me that he routinely visited the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena at least once a year. Professor Alexander was to teach at Baylor for thirty years and was a long-term member of the Waco Symphony Orchestra whereby he played the french horn. Long before I knew about Californian genius Steve Jobs, Baylor had introduced me to directly facing and interacting with the computer world, in the dense network of Apple Macintosh computers all over the campus.</p><p>I took interest in the "Times Higher Education" World University rankings which were established in collaboration with a data provider generated by the same agency, with Thomas Reuters, and with expert information from over fifty leading persons in the field from fifteen nations across each of the continents. "Times Higher Education" regards itself as the golden yardstick in the field in the area of university performance comparison. Among the factors considered and weighed in ranking the universities were innovation, citations generated, volume and reputation of the researching, the teaching-learning environment, and the international outlook of the institutions. The institutions were ranked universally, and by region.</p><p><b>World Top Institutions 2011-2012</b></p><p>(1) California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; (2) Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; (2) Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; (4) University of Oxford, UK; (5) Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; (6) University of Cambridge, UK; (7) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; (8) Imperial College London, UK; (9) University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; (10) University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; (11) Yale University, New Haven, CT; (12) Columbia University, Washington, DC; (13) University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; (14) Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; (15) ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland; (16) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; (17) University College London, UK; (18) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; (19) University of Toronto, Canada; (20) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.</p><p><b>Top North American Institutions 2011-2012</b></p><p>(1) California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; (2) Harvard U., Cambridge, MA; (2) Stanford U., Palo Alto, CA; (4) Princeton U., Princeton, NJ; (5) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; (6) U. of Chicago, Chicago, IL; (7) U. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; (8) Yale U., New Haven, CT; (9) Columbia U., Washington, DC; (10) U. of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; (11) Johns Hopkins U., Baltimore, MD; (12) U. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; (13) U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; (14) Cornell U., Ithaca, NY; (15) Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, PA; (16) U. of British Columbia, Canada; (17) Duke U., Durham, NC; (18) Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; (19) U. of Washington, Seattle, WA; (20) Northwestern U., Evanston, IL.</p><p><b>Top African Institutions 2011-2012</b></p><p>(1) University of Capetown, South Africa; (2) Stellenbosch University, South Africa; (3) University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; (4) Alexandria University, Egypt.</p><p><b>Top Oceania Institutions 2011-2012</b></p><p>(1) U. of Melbourne, Australia; (2) Australian National U., Australia; (3) U. of Sydney, Australia; (4) U. of Queensland, Australia; (5) Monash U., Australia; (6) U. of Auckland, New Zealand; (7) U. of New South Wales, Australia; (8) U. of Western Australia, Australia; (9) U. of Adelaide; (10) U. of Otago, New Zealand; (11) Macquarie U., Australia; (12) Victoria U. of Wellington, New Zealand; (13) U. of Wollongong, Australia; (14) U. of Newcastle, Australia (15) Queensland U. of Technology, Australia; (16) U. of Canterbury, New Zealand; (17) Charles Darwin U., Australia; (18) U. of Tasmania, Australia; (19) U. of Waikato, New Zealand; (20) Curtin U., Australia.</p><p><b>Top European Institutions 2011-2012</b></p><p>(1) University of Oxford, UK; (2) University of Cambridge, UK; (3) Imperial College London, UK; (4) ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland; (5) University College London, UK; (6) Karolinska Institute, Sweden; (7) University of Edinburgh, UK; (8) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Germany (9) Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland; (10) University of Manchester, UK; (11) King's College London, UK; (12) Ecole Normale Superieure, France; (13) University of Zurich; Switzerland; (14) Ecole Polytechnique, France; (15) University of Bristol, UK; (16) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; (17) Utrecht University, Netherlands; (18) Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen, Germany; (19) Universitat Heidelberg, Germany; (20) Wageningen University and Research Center, Netherlands.</p><p><b>Top South American Institutions 2011-2012</b></p><p>(1) University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; (2) State University of Campinas, Brazil (3) Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile.</p><p><b>Top Asian Institutions 2011-2012</b></p><p>(1) Univ. of Tokyo, Japan; (2) Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; (3) National Univ. of Singapore, Singapore; (4) Peking Univ., China; (5) Kyoto Univ., Japan; (6) Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology, Hong Kong; (7) Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (8) Tsinghua Univ., China; (9) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea; (10) Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan; (11) Osaka Univ., Japan; (12) Tohoku Univ., Japan; (13) Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Israel; (14) Seoul National Univ., Republic of Korea; (15) Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; (16) National Taiwan Univ., Taiwan; (17) Tel Aviv Univ., Israel; (18) Nanyang Technological Univ., Singapore; (19) Univ. of Science and Technology of China, China; (20) City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. </p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-72968272279862464282012-05-03T06:26:00.000-07:002012-09-11T06:26:49.087-07:00Bengal Institute of Technology and Management (BITM)<div id="article-content"> <p>The Bengal Institute of Technology and Management (BITM) is located in Santiniketan - a place which can be rarely associated with an engineering college. Even the surroundings are far from what you might experience at Jadavpur University or BE College (Shivpur). Seven kilometeres from Bolpur situated as if far from the maddening crowd, BITM may look desolate but once you enter you are in a different world altogether. The 60 acre campus is comprised of canteens, laboratories, gardens, huge buildings and playgrounds.</p><p>In spite of its limitations BITM (Shantiniketan) has done quite well where as the infrastructure is concerned. The five computer laboratories and digital communication engineering laboratories, besides chemistry, physics and a host of other labs prove this rightly. According to the authority the best part of the institute is its highly qualified faculty. The quality of students has also improved over the last few years. Although initially under the Visva Bharati affiliation(2001) it had a humble beginning with just 250 students, now under the West Bengal University (2003) in last 4 years BITM has admitted around 900 students in 5 engineering streams.</p><p>To know more read : <a target="_new" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.santiniketan.com/santiniketan-bitm.html">BITM (Shantiniketan)</a></p><p>Now the long term goal according to the director of the college is, to achieve autonomy. To cope with the changing sciences and a huge syllabus what is more necessary is flexibility. Nevertheless at present it is the placement issue which forms the talk of the campus. Interviews are already organised by well known companies like Dell, Wipro, GE Capital, Reliance Petrochemical, Cadbury India, Godrej and Eveready. Special grooming sessions are also conducted for students appearing for the interviews. Thus the present scenario at BITM Santinikatan is surely indicating to a steady growth not only of the Institute itself but also of its students' careers.</p><p>This can be said to be the fruitful consequence of the gradual yet steady development of this engineering college which enduringly enhances its way to a very prosperous future.</p><p>Read more about the <a target="_new" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.santiniketan.com">Visva Bharati</a> University.</p> </div>ngocehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719687642629046771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204041150836415913.post-18855703798312136132012-09-10T05:18:00.000-07:002012-09-10T05:18:00.130-07:007 Steps to Spin-Off a Successful Technology<p>Online Florida auto insurance quotes: That car insurance rates differ from insurer to insurer is no longer news. Don't be surprised if you realize that an insurer somewhere charges a fraction of what you're paying for a comparable plan. If you have an existing plan, you could be the one who pays double the premium others pay for a comparable package. Here's how to ensure you don't pay more than your should.</p><p>Getting a good number of online Florida auto insurance quotes will only require a few minutes. This way, you will even lift your savings to a new height as you will be able to contrast rates and packages and be able to make truly informed decisions on what's best for your vehicle insurance. Add the ease of use and you will realize that there's no reason to get your quotes any other way.</p><p>Apart from the ease of online Florida auto insurance quotes, you'll also receive lower rates than if you buy elsewhere. Why this is the case is beyond the scope of this article.</p><p>With sites that return online Florida auto insurance quotes you won't have to flip through the Yellow Pages or call anyone. You can, with just one request, get assorted rates from up to five insurers on several of these insurance quotes websites. To ensure you get all the help you need, some even provide live chat facilities.</p><p>And the process is also very simple: An online form is presented to you in order to capture details that will help them determine your rate. Shortly after you will receive rates from a number of insurance companies that are licensed to provide auto insurance in Florida. 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This way, you will even lift your savings to a new height as you will be able to contrast rates and packages and be able to make truly informed decisions on what's best for your vehicle insurance. Add the ease of use and you will realize that there's no reason to get your quotes any other way.</p><p>Apart from the ease of online Florida auto insurance quotes, you'll also receive lower rates than if you buy elsewhere. Why this is the case is beyond the scope of this article.</p><p>With sites that return online Florida auto insurance quotes you won't have to flip through the Yellow Pages or call anyone. You can, with just one request, get assorted rates from up to five insurers on several of these insurance quotes websites. To ensure you get all the help you need, some even provide live chat facilities.</p><p>And the process is also very simple: An online form is presented to you in order to capture details that will help them determine your rate. 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