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PatronProf. Anoop SwarupVice-Chancellor

Executive EditorBrig. SK Sareen (Retd.)Registrar

EditorAnand Gaurav

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Adarsh Divas and Shikshak Divas were celebrated with thtraditional fanfare and fervor on 5 September, 2010 at the

University campus. On this occasion, a colloquium on “Value Based Education for National Development” was organized followed by lunch hosted to felicitate the outstanding role played by our teachers. Shri Anurag Shrivastava, IAS Commissioner Meerut region inaugurated the two days National Conference on “Genes and Genomics: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches where over 100 eminent scientists presented their cutting edge research.”A two day workshop on robotics “Mobi-BoTricks” was organized by the Centre for Biomedical Engineering on September 18-19, 2010. where

experts from the robotics company “Robosapiens” presented robo kits for hands on training to the thparticipants. Engineers Day was celebrated at Shobhit University campus on 15 of September

2010 in remembrance of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya, an eminent Indian engineer. Those who make the Shobhit fraternity proud include Prof. D. V. Rai, Director of Centre for Biomedical Engineering, who received the Rashtriya Gaurav Award 2010 from India International Friendship Society, Mr. Vinay Mishra student of B Tech. (IT) 2005-09 batch who joined Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as Engineer Scientist in 2009 is proceeding to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) USA. Prof. Ranjit Singh, Director School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Prof. S. B. Kasture, Director , Pinnacle Biomedical Research Institute, Bhopal signed an MoU on

th14 September 2010 to promote joint education and research. Shri Kumar Anubhav Tiwari, of the School of Electronics Engineering on his return from University of Westminster, London under the University’s Faculty Exchange Programme made an excellent presentation on “System-On-Chip Design for DSP and Communication”. Dr. Mukesh Kedwal who joined the “School of Electronics Engineering” as Associate Professor this month shared his rich experience at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan from where he did his Doctorate and at the University of California, Berkley, USA. He made a wonderful presentation on “Integrated Photonics and Nano Optoelectronics”. I am sure that the University has many more milestones with such an outstanding team and their superb commitments to make Shobhit University one of the best in India and abroad.

Prof. (Dr.) Anoop SwarupVice-Chancellor

Volume 3, Issue 9

September 2010

from intellect to empowerment

NewDimensions

A newsletter of Shobhit University

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Shobhit University has been granted ISO 9001: 2008 accreditation after the assessment of the quality management system of Shobhit University by the representatives of the Joint Accreditation System of Australia, and New Zealand and International Standards Certifications Pty. Ltd.

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From the Vice-Chancellor's Desk

A two day national conference on “Genes and Genomics: Qualitative and Quantitative

Approach” was organized by School of Biotechnology (SBT), Shobhit University, Meerut. The

Chief Guest of the Conference, Shri Anurag Srivavastava, IAS, Commissioner, Meerut region,

addressed the delegates at Inaugural Session. Prof. (Dr.) Rajiv Dutta, Director, SBT and

Convener of the conference highlighted the importance of novel genome projects including the

human genome project and wheat genome project. Prof. Anoop Swarup, Vice Chancellor in his

theme address highlighted the possibility of using the deciphered genome for improving animal

health, developing new agricultural varieties and for sustainable environmental management.

Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra, Pro-Chancellor in his address emphasized that the research in

Biotechnology using advanced techniques in Genes and Genomics is of prime importance for

the upliftment of society. The key note address was delivered by Dr. Virendra Barnawal of IARI,

New Delhi. Dr. R. C. Bhattacharya, NRCPB, Dr. G. S. Randhawa, IIT Roorkee, Dr. Rekha Dixit,

Prof. Irene Sarkar and Prof. J. B. Singh, Shobhit University also delivered special talks. The

conference included several technical sessions in which students, research scholars, industry

professionals and faculty members presented papers on diverse fields. Rupali Singh, Shrishti

Kaushik and Sanjeev Verma of B.Tech Biotechnology (VII Semester) were awarded the Best

Poster Prize.

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Commissioner Meerut, Shri Anurag Shrivastava, IAS, opens National Conference on “Genes and Genomics: Qualitative and Quantitative Approach”

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thAdarsh Divas and Shikshak Divas were celebrated with élan and fervor on 5 September, 2010 at the University campus. The

celebrations started with the recitation of Kulgeet and lighting of lamp. Prof. (Dr.) Anoop Swarup, Vice Chancellor emphasized on

the importance of expanding the horizon of knowledge and its application for innovation. He said that a teacher can guide others

only by imbibing knowledge continuously. Prof. R.P. Agarwal, Pro Vice Chancellor, apprised the audience on the life and

principles of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and the importance of education in life. On this occasion, a colloquium on “Value Based

Education for National Development” was organized in which faculty and students from different schools presented their views on

the topic. Mr. Samir Ul Rashid, School of Basic and Applied Sciences from students and Mr. Anand Gaurav, Senior Lecturer,

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences from the faculty were adjudged as the best speakers of the event.

A two day workshop on robotics “Mobi-BoTricks” was organized by Centre for Biomedical Engineering on September

18-19, 2010. Experts from a reputed robotics company “Robosapiens” imparted training to the students of the University on the

development of indigenous robots. The objective of this workshop was to impart hands on training to the students on robot making

and its control from a mobile communication device. Enthusiastic students from different streams participated in making a mobile

differential drive robot from scratch and learned basics of robot making. The participants were acquainted with the use of

electronic components to drive robot and program the robot to perform different functions. Students were provided with the

learning kit to make a mobile robot with wheels and integrate it with electronic circuits. The workshop was a grand success.

Adarsh Divas and Shikshak Divas Celebrated

Workshops @ Shobhit University

New Dimensions

“Project Vision” is an innovative step taken by electronics society

under the umbrella of School of Electronics Engineering (SEE). SEE

has started project vision with a mission to provide to platform for

those students who fail to perform due to their shyness, rural

background or other associated reasons. The focus is especially on

those students who need to be assisted to overcome their limitations.

Some events were conducted under the aegis of the programme and

students were awarded: General aptitude test 2010 ( Arti Verma (IV

Yr) ), Group Discussion (Tushar Ranjan (II Yr)), Ignited Mind (Akash

(III Yr) and Akshat (III Yr)), Flash Games (Vijay Kumar (III Yr)), Collage

Making (Vijay Kumar (III Yr)), Message Typing Competition (Abhilekh

(III yr)), Pencil Sketch Competition (Bheem Saran Yadav (IV Yr)),

Project Vision

Vocabulary test (Ankit Kumar (II Yr)). Faculty coordinators for the project are Mr. Sanjay Sharma and Mr. Deepak Kumar, Assistant

Professors at SEE, while the student coordinators are Akash Singh, Akshat Tyagi, Saurabh Sharma and Vijayant.

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Prof. D.V. Rai, Director of Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Shobhit University, Meerut, has been honoured with the prestigious Rashtriya Gaurav Award 2010 and Certificate of Excellence from India International Friendship Society for his contribution towards multidisciplinary research activities. This award is conferred annually on eminent personalities from India and abroad representing different fields who have contributed remarkably towards progress of India in their respective fields. The award was presented to Prof. Rai

thon 19 September 2010, in New Delhi at a seminar on Global Participation in India’s Economic Development by Dr. H.T. Sangliana, Vice Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities, Govt. of India. Some of the past recipients of this award include Mother Teresa, Dev Anand and Sunil Gavaskar.

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Prof. D.V. Rai awarded Rashtriya Gaurav Award 2010

Mr. Vinay Mishra student of B.Tech. (IT) 2005-09

batch of Shobhit Institute of Engineering and

Technology, Meerut who joined Indian Space

Research Organisation (ISRO) as Engineer

Scientist in 2009 is proceeding to National

Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

USA. He will be at NASA for a period of four months

to develop a model as part of a project.

Engineers Day was celebrated at Shobhit University thcampus on 15 of September 2010 to mark the

birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya, an

eminent Indian engineer. The program was

Inaugurated by Prof. Anoop Swarup, Vice Chancellor

by lighting the lamp. Prof. Abhay Kumar gave a brief

about the functioning of the training and placement

cell. Chief Guest of the occasion Ms. Meenakshi

Vashishta provided important tips to students on how

to excel in the industry. Prof. R. P. Agarwal, Prof. D. V.

Rai and Prof. S. C. Agrawal were also present on the

occasion.

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPS) and Pinnacle

Biomedical Research Institute (PBRI), Bhopal signed an MoU on th14 September 2010. This MoU aims at promoting the areas of

education and research. Prof. Ranjit Singh, Director SPS and Prof.

S. B. Kasture, Director, PBRI signed the MoU. The MoU will help

the students of M. Pharm. and Ph. D. of Shobhit University to avail

the modern instruments and research facilities at PBRI.

Astronomers may have found the most Earth-like alien planet to date, and it is

located only a short distance away, cosmically speaking. The team says that the

planet's proximity to its sun, coupled with the ease with which it was detected,

suggests that the galaxy could be teeming with habitable worlds.

Most of the 500 or so planets astronomers found orbiting other stars have fallen

into the gas-giant class: very large worlds, some much bigger than Jupiter, that

can't support life, because they lack solid surfaces, and because they orbit either

too far from or much too close to their suns. The few rocky worlds discovered so

far also orbit too near or far from stars to fall into what planetary scientists call the

"habitable zone", in which liquid water is available and therefore life could exist. But Gliese 581g looks like a game-changer.

Detected from the minuscule amount of gravitational influence it exerts on its star, the planet lives a mere 20 light-years away

in the constellation Libra. Gliese 581g is the sixth world discovered around its sun and the fourth most distant. Yet its orbit

brings it closer to its parent star than Mercury is to our sun. Still, it's squarely within the habitable zone, because the planet's

star, which is a type known as a red dwarf, contains only about 30% of the sun's mass and shines with only about 1% of its

brightness, the researchers will report in an upcoming issue of the Astrophysical Journal.

Engineers Day Celebrated

MoU with Pinnacle Biomedical Research Institute

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Recent Achievements of the University

Publications

Centre for Biomedical Engineering

R D. V. Rai, published a research article on "Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor for Monitoring Bone Decalcification" in International

Journal of Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research (2010), doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2010.04.010.

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

R Rahul Kumar, Dayal Prasad, Vipin Kumar, Mohd. Aslam Saifi, Santosh Kumar Mishra and Ranjit Singh published a paper

entitled “Ethosomes: Vesicular Carriers in Transdermal Drug Delivery” in Journal of Global Pharma Technology, Vol. 2, No 6

(2010).

R Bhawana Sethi, Santosh Kumar Mishra and Ranjit Singh published a paper entitled “Lipophilicity Enhancement Through Newer

Techniques” in Journal of Pharmacy Research, Vol. 3, No 2 (2010).

R Vertika Gautam published a paper entitled “Syntheses, Characterization and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Some 1, 3, 5-

trisubstituted pyrazole Derivatives” in E- journal of Chemistry.

R Vikas Jain, Deepika Jain, Pradeep Kare and Ranjit Singh communicated a paper entitled “Development and Characterization of

Mucoadhesive Nanosuspension of Ciprofloxacin” which has been accepted for publication in Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica Drug

Research.

School of Biotechnology

R Nutan Chauhan published a research paper entitled “Homology Modeling and Docking Studies of FGFR-3 Protein to Search

Most Effective Drug Against Achondroplasia” in journal, IJABPT, Vol.1, No 2 (2010).

R Dr. Rekha Dixit and Ms Sarika Sahu communicated a paper entitled “Data Mining and Analysis of COS Markers in Burma thagrimony” which was accepted for presentation in 4 IEEE International Conference, ICACCT 2010 on Advanced Computing

and Communication Technologies, to be held at Panipat, Haryana on October 30, 2010.

Faculty Participation/Honors

Forthcoming Events

R Mr. Vishal Bishnoi delivered a talk on "Entrepreneurship Development" in the seminar organized by Meerut Engineers

Association, Meerut, on the eve of Engineer’s Day, September 15, 2010 .

R We welcome Mr. Kumar Anubhav Tiwari, on resuming the duties into School of Electronics Engineering. He had been to

University of Westminster, London under the faculty Exchange Programme for 1 year. He is pursuing M. Sc. in “System-On-Chip

Design for DSP and Communication” from University of Westminster.

R Mr. Panchsheel Hari Gora” presented a research paper on “Run Time Partial Reconfiguration of Digital Baseband of CDMA IS-95

and GSM in FPGA” in National conference on “VLSI, MEMS and NEMS 2010” held at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh.

R Dr. Mukesh Kedwal joined “School of Electronics Engineering” as Associate Professor. He completed his M.Tech from IIT

Kharagpur, India and Ph.D from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. He pursued research on “Integrated Photonics and Nano

Optoelectronics”. He has 27 research articles to his credit both in international journals and conferences and has been an

exchange researcher at University of California, Berkley, USA.

thR Shobhit University, Meerut is organizing an All India Cash Prize Football Tournament from 10 of October 2010 at the Kailash

Prakash Sports Stadium, Meerut. This is for the first time that the tournament is being organized in North India.ndR Industrial visit of MBA students to BHEL, Haridwar on 22 October 2010

rdR Workshop on “Recent Trends in Image Processing” on 23 October 2010 will be organised by Shobhit University.

R Second International Conference on Indian Civilization Through the Millennia (ICTM-2010) will be organised by

Shobhit University and Digambar Jain Trilok Shodh Sansthan, Hastinapur during October 30-31.The venue of the conference is

Ganini Jnanamati Shodh Peetha (A research center of Shobhit University), Jamboo Dweep, Hastinapur, Meerut (U.P.)

Well Done Students

Welcome new members of Shobhit family