Other Activities:
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Distinguished Visitors in the Institute:
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Name
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Organization
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Dates
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Dr. Subir Das
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Telcordia
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Dr. Anil Gupta
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Cadence
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Prof. Y. M. M. Antar
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Royal Military College, Canada
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October 31, 05
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Dr. Ian Glover
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Univ. Bath, UK
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Prof. Sanjit K. Mitra
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Univ. California, Santa Barbara
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December 22, 05
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Prof. B. B. Pal
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IIT, Delhi
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Jan. 3, 06
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Prof. H. Iwai
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Tokyo Inst Technology, Jaopan
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Jan. 3., 06
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Prof. Yasavant Gupta
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NCRA, TIFR-Pune
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Prof. S. Ananthakrishnan
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Do
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Professor Supriya Chakrabarti,
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Chair, Center for Space Science, Boston University, USA
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March 10, 2006
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Faculty Members Serving as Visiting Professor/Fellow:
Name
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Designation
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Place
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Period
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P. K. Basu
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Visiting Professor
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McMaster Univ., Canasda
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April-June 05
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N. R. Das
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Do
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Do
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Do
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D. Guha
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Do
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RMC, Canada
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Till March 06
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P. K. Saha
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Do
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RMC, Canada
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June-August 05
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Patents
Subal Kar : MICROWAVE TWIN CAP ANTENNA
The following inventions have been applied for US papent.
HIGH GAIN WIDEBAND MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA
Inventors:
Debatosh Guha, Kingston (CA);
Yahia Antar, Kingston, (CA)
IMPROVED GROUND PLANE PCS/CELL ANTENNA
Inventors:
Debatosh Guha, Kingston (CA);
Yahia Antar, Kingston (CA);
Spotwave Wireless Inc, Ottawa (CA)
LOW PROFILE COMPOSITE DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNA WITH WIDE BANDWIDTH AND MONOPOLE TYPE RADIATION
Inventors:
Debatosh Guha, Kingston (CA)
Yahia Antar, Kingston, (CA)
10. Conferences/Workshops arranged/supported by Faculties of INRAPHEL
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Title
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Date/venue
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Collaboration/support
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1.
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Teachers Training Workshop by Xilinx Inc.
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June 20-23, 2005
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Xilinx Inc., USA
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2.
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One day Tutorial on " Optical Communication & Networking Systems"
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September 30, 2005/ M. N. Saha Auditorium
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LEOS - IEEE Kolkata
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3.
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Tutorial on " Digital Filter Design using MATLAB" by Prof. S. K. Mitra, UCSB, Calif. USA
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December 22, 2005
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CAS activity
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4.
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International Conference " Electronic and Photonic Materials, Devices & Systems" (EPMDS 06)
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SINP, January 4-6, 2006
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Organized by Dept. Electronic Science, CU;
Faculties of INRAPHEL supported in various capacities
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5.
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Seminar " Nanotechnology: An Awareness Program" (nanoAware)
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March 24 - 25, 2006
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Sponsored under TEQIP; Chair : Prof. S. Sen; Program Chair: Prof. P. K. Basu
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6.
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3rd International Conference " Computers, Devices & Communication" (CODEC 06)
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December 18-21, 06
Hyatt Regency
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Organized by INRAPHEL;
First announcement & Call for papers circulated and posted in websites.
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11. Lectures arranged
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Speaker
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title
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Date
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In collaboration with
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1.
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Prof. Subal Kar (IRPE)
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RF and Microwave Research Related to Muon Collider and
X-Ray Laser
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04.05.05
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AP/MTT-IEEE
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2.
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Prof. D. Datta,
ECE Dept., IIT Kharagpur
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On Optical Access Networks
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2.09.2005
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LEOS – IEEE
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3.
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Prof. B. K. Sarkar
ISRO Chaior Professor, IIT-Kharagpur
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Linear Accelerators for Medical Applications
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16.09.05
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AP-MTT, IEEE Kolkata
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4.
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P. K. Basu, P. K. Saha, Susanta Sen, N,. R. Das
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Optical Communication Systems and Networking
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30.09., 2005
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LEOS - IEEE
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5.
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Sri Tirtha Pratim Das,
ISRO
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A Physicist Perception for Advanced Quantum Technologies for Space Travel
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5.10.2005
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RPE Assocn.
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6.
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Sri Saptarshi Chowdhury,
WIPRO Technologies, Bangalore
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Wireless Technology – The Way of Life
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21.10. 2005
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RPE Assocn.
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7.
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Prof. Dr. Y. M. M. Antar
Canada Research Chair in Applied Electromagnetics and Engineering, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engg.
Royal Military College of Canada
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An Overview of Recent Research and New Challenges in Antennas, Radar Studies and Microwave Engineering at R.M.C.
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31.10.05
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AP-MTT, IEEE
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8.
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Dr. T. Chattopadhyay, Dept. of Physics, Visva Bharati University
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THz signal generation through optical parametric oscillation
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24.11. 2005
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LEOS - IEEE
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9.
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Sri Anil Gupta
Cadence, USA
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On VLSI design
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28. 11.2005
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RPE Assocn.
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10.
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Dr. Ian Glover
Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, UK
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Measurements and Modelling of Propagation across the Indoor Outdoor Interface for WLAN Applications
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14.12.05
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AP-MTT, IEEE
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11.
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Dr. Subir Das
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Security in Wi-Fi Networks and its Management
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16.12.05
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RPE Association
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12.
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Prof. Sanjit K. Mitra, ECE, Univ. California-Santa Barbara
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Digital Filter Design using MATLAB
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22.12. 2005
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CAS
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13.
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Prof. Hiroshi Iwai, Tokyo Inst. Technol., Japan
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Nano CMOS
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3.01.2006
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IEEE-EDS/LEOS
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14.
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Prof. B. P. Pal, Dept. Physics, IIT-Delhi
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Photonic Band Gap
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3.01.2006
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Do
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15.
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Prof. Yashawant Gupta
NCRA, TIFR-Pune
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Exploring the Radio Frequency Universe with the GMRT
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25.01.2006
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RPE Assocn.
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16.
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Prof. S. Ananthakrishnan
NCRA, TIFR-Pune
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Millimeterwave Research of J.C. Bose and post-independence Research in Radio Astronomy in India
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27.01.2006, 2006
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RPR Assocn.
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17.
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Dr. Dipak Chakrabarti
PRL, Ahmedabad
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Environmental Chemistry and Pollution
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March 2, 3,6,8,10
2006
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CAS
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18.
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Professor Supriya Chakrabarti, Chair, Center for Space Science, Boston University, USA
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An Imaging Spectrograph for Solar-Terrestrial Interactions Studies
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March 10, 2006
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S. K. Mitra Centre
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Sponsored Projects in Progress
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Name
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Project Title
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Funding agency/period/amount in lakhs
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1.
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N. Purkait
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Lower Atmospheric Chemistry
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ISRO/ 3 years
Rs. 25.01 lakhs
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2.
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N. Purkait
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Methane Emission from Rice Fields of West Bengal, has been (completed)
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MoE&F, Govt. of India,
2 years,
Rs.3.5 lakhs
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3.
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A. K. Dasgupta
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Space Weather
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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
3 years
Rs. 14.06 lacs
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4.
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Do
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Development of Ionospheric Total Electron Content (TEC) Models and its validation with actual data for Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) in the Indian Zone
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Space Application Center (SAC)
3 years
Rs. 7.26 lacs
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5.
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Do
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A Study of the interrelationship of Equatorial Scintillation, Ambient Ionization and Electrojet
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ISRO
2 years
Rs. 4.66 lakhs
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6.
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Prof. S. S. De
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Atmospheric electricity, electrical conductivity of middle atmosphere and Schumann resonance
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ISRO,
14.48 lakhs,
3 years
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7.
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Prof. A. Maitra
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Radio Remote Sensing of the Tropical Atmosphere
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ISRO, Department of Space, Government of India, Bangalore,–
Rs. 19.27 lakhs
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8.
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Do
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Studies on Water Vapour and Cloud Liquid Water using Radiometers and Related Rain/Fog Environment at High Altitude Station at Darjeeling”,
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DST, Government of India, New Delhi,
IRHPA Scheme through Bose Institute, Kolkata, 2005-2010.
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9.
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Sri Ashik Paul
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A study on the variability of total electron content near the crest of the equatorial anomaly in the Indian zone
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ISRO,
7 lakhs
Feb. 2006 – 3 years
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ANNEXURE – IX
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UNDER
TECHNICAL EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TEQIP)
of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
The Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP) launched by MHRD has entered into its second phase which intends to bring into its fold technical institutions in a number of states including West Bengal. In this program, technical institutions are classified into a) Lead Institutions, b) Network Institutions and c) Emergent Institutions. The gradation is based on the total marks scored by an institution by maintaining or superceding the specified standards in number of courses and intakes, level of teaching and research, publications and Ph.D., number of books and journals, other facilities etc.
In view of very high marks obtained, the Government of West Bengal (WBG) has conferred on the University College of Technology of the University of Calcutta (UCT-CU) the status of Lead Institution, qualifying it to receive financial assistance over the next four years. UCT-CU submitted well planned proposals with justified budgetary need for development of teaching and research activities, procurement of books, journals, equipment, vehicle and furniture, recruitment of staff, teachers' training in India and abroad, expansion of building etc. In addition, each Lead Institution is required to establish a link with one or two Network Institution in the state to advise and help them in their academic and other programs. Furthermore, the Lead Institution must formulate a Tribal Development Program and also take active role in the economic and academic development of the society. The WBG selected Haldia Institute of Technology (HIT), Haldia, and Government College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology, Kolkata, as the Network Institutions to tie up with UCT-CU. On the basis of discussions about the help needed by the Network Institutions, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed.
The consolidated proposal of all the nine constituent departments of UCT-CU has been submitted to WBG. All such proposals from the three Lead Institutions in WB have been forwarded by WBG to MHRD, GoI, for necessary review and evaluation.
The MHRD has finally earmarked Rs. 30 crores to UCT-CU over the present phase ending in March 2008.
INRAPHEL, as a constituent department of UCT-CU, is entitled to a share of the fund allocated. It is now augmenting its teaching and research laboratories utilizing the grant available.
A. Academic activity:
Participation in TEQIP requires reforms in academic program. Accordingly, semester system is being introduced in the B. Tech level. In addition, evaluation by the students of the courses taught is another reform to be introduced. Steps in this direction have already been undertaken.
Plans are submitted to augment the M. Tech program by introducing new specialized areas such as I) Microwave and Lightwave Technology, ii) VLSI and Nanotechnology, iii) Communication and Space Science and iv) Specials courses on Navigational Electronics like GPS, GIS etc. It is also proposed to increase the intake capacity through such expansion.
In the research area, activities in the thrust areas of CAS are proposed to be augmented. In addition, work in new areas related to proposed new specialized courses would be initiated. The manpower needed for this is expected to come from teachers in Engineering Colleges and Network Institutions, as well as regular Ph.D. scholars. The recent decision by CU to allow B. Tech degree holders to pursue Ph.D. is expected to boost up research activities.
In the proposal, there are provisions for the younger faculties to receive training in emerging areas in National Institutions and also foreign Universities. A number of teachers have already established links with different institutions for this purpose.
The proposal includes a provision for 6 JRFs, Teaching staff on contract basis and a few supporting staff like Technical Assistant. Two JRFs have been recruited in the department.
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Library development, Networking and Office Automation
A number of books: text-books and research monographs, have been purchased by the department and are kept in the Central Library.
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Equipment
As stated above, a list of equipment, carefully prepared for augmentation of teaching and research activities has been submitted. Some iof the equipment and softwares are already available.
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Building
Proposal has been submitted for installing a new lift in the Sisir Mitra Bhavan.
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Link with Network Institutions
Training of teachers in the M. Tech and Ph.D. level has been undertaken. Faculties will deliver special lectures in these institutions. Joint Workshops/Conferences have been held. Students will be allowed to do their project work in the departments of the lead institution.
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