Professor Salokhe to Serve as an International Reviewer of Research Proposals
Professor Vilas Salokhe has been invited to serve as an international reviewer of research proposals submitted by Croatian scientists to be financed by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia.
Post-graduate Course on Technology and Sustainable Development
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM ) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (Ecole Polytechnique F?d?rale de Lausanne - EPFL) will organize the third edition of a sixteen-week long joint post-graduate course on 'Technology and Sustainable Development - Innovative and integrated approaches in emerging countries' at the IIT Madras, India from 2 January - 22 April 2008. The course is open to graduate students and professionals, with a university degree, in various occupations who are not necessarily specialists in the field.
Polboon: Use Your Brain to Stay on Top
Ms. Polboon Nuntamanop, an AIT Doctoral student at the School of Management, was featured in the Business Section of The Nation newspaper on 8 June 2007. The article, written by Kwanchai Rungfapaisarn, shares Ms. Polboon work experience in many multinational companies in the past 20 years.
Seminar on "Strategic Planning in Higher Education - A Guide for Leaders"
Dr Ioan Marinescu (http://www-mime.eng.utoledo.edu/people/faculty/imarinescu/), Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department, and Director of the Precision Micro-Machining Center, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, will, upon the invitation of AIT President, deliver a seminar on "Strategic Planning in Higher Education - A Guide for Leaders". The seminar, to be held on Tuesday, 3 July 2007, from 8.30 a.m. in the Milton E Bender Jr Auditorium, will focus on strategic planning of graduate programs, including new programs, cost analysis, and improvement of existing programs.
AIT and Kathmandu University Collaborate on Research and Degree Programs
AIT and Kathmandu University (KU), Nepal, are exploring the possibilities of collaborations in joint research programs particularly in the areas of technology management, environmental engineering and other areas where there is a need for R&D; that could contribute to Nepal's development.
AIT President Meets with President of Shinawatra University
Last week, AIT President Said Irandoust together with Dr. Nitin Afzulpurkar met with Prof. Prida Wibulswas, President of Shinawatra University and a member of AIT Executive Committee, to consult and seek his advice on the proposed undergraduate concept proposal from Singhania University.
FOI-Swedish Defence Research Agency Delegates Learn About AIT's Underwater Technology
Dr. Matts Gustavsson (above right), Head of Department of Underwater Research at FOI- Swedish Defence Research Agency in Sweden, visited AIT recently and met with Dr. Mukund S Babel, Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, Dr. Amararatne Yakupitiyage, Dr. S. L. Ranamukhaarachchi and Dr. Manukid Parnichkun, to learn more about AIT's activities and to explore areas in which there could be mutual cooperation.
New SOM Board Member
Mr. Arun Balakrishnan, new Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), India, accepted an invitation to serve on AIT's School of Management Board. Mr. B M Lal, former HPCL Chairman & Managing Director, who retired in March 2007, continues to serve as an SOM Board member.
Acting Field Coordinator of Transportation Engineering
Upon the departure of Dr. Shinya Hanaoka, Dr. Kunnawee Kanitpong (above) was appointed by Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Dean, School of Engineering and Technology (SET) as Acting Coordinator of Transportation Engineering Field of Study, effective from 8 June 2007 until further announcement.
AIT Associate Dean Invited as Fellow of the Society of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Congratulations to Dr. Joydeep Dutta, Associate Dean for New Development, SET and Director, Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology, for having been invited to be a Fellow of the Society of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (http://www.