(NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION)
President: SHAMSHER PRAKASH |
Revd. BILL WINCH,CHRIS MIDHA, |
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2008 SALLY AND DR. SHAMSHER PRAKASH PRIZE FOR CREATIVE DESIGN |
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First
Prize : INR 20,000
Second Prize : INR 10,000
(More than one prize may be awarded in each category)
INRODUCTION:
The future of a country is in the hands of the young. This is a small opportunity to bring out the best in science and engineering in our young people at MST.
RULES
The competition is open to only full time undergraduate students, in any discipline. The participating institutions in 2008 competition are all IIT's (Roorkee Delhi, Chennai, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Gowhati), all NIT's (Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Hazratbal(Srinagar), Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Nagpur, Patna, Rourkela, Silchar, Surat, Tiruchirappalli, Warangal), COE Roorkee, TIET Patiala and PEC Chandigarh. The subject of competition is open in any discipline of science and engineering. The students are advised to prepare a design proposal and submit their entry by May 31, 2008. The length of an entry is not to exceed 15 pages. A soft copy of the entry and a CD for illustrative animation, if necessary, may be submitted in addition. Students may discuss and seek clarifications from any source but the final submission of design idea must be their own.
| Dr. Manoranjan Parida (Coordinator) Associate Professor Civil Engineering Department Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee , Roorkee - 247667, INDIA Tel.No: 91-1332-285448(0), 285443 (R) Email : mprdafce@iitr.ernet.in |
Dr. Shamsher Prakash (President) |
"Anand Kutir",1707 Jackson Cirlce Rolla, Missouri, 65401 USA http://www.yoga10.org |
Tele/Fax : (573) 364-5572 |
CRITERIA FOR WINNERS
Genuine new idea, with emphasis on creativity and simplicity. Target lowest cost/performance ratio including energy, accessibility, safety, specialization vis-à-vis universalization, utilization of natural resources where possible, universal design concept and flexibility and versatility in use. Emphasis is on creativity and simplicity. All original submissions are valuable.
COMMITMENT FOR INITIAL CONTACT
Members
Name |
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1. Shalini Prakash |
sallyp@mst.edu |
2. Manoranjan Parida (IIT-R) |
mprdafce@iitr.ernet.in |
3.V.K. Gupta (IIT-R) |
vkgsufce@iitr.ernet.in |
4. Jyothi Singhai (NIT-B) |
j_singhai@rediffmail.com |
5. S.Y. Kulkarni |
archsfap@iitr.ernet.in |
6. DN Singh (IIT-B) |
dns@civil.iitb.ac.in |
7. Shareka Iqbal (IIT-G) |
shareka.iqbal@iitg.ernet.in |
8. Roshan Lal (TIET) |
rlal_pec@yahoo.com |
9. Maneek Kumar(TIET) |
maneek@tiet.ac.in |
FACILITATOR |
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Shamsher Prakash |
Email : prakash@mst.edu |
Prospective competitors are advised to direct their queries by Email only to any member of the above committee.Please do mark a copy, however, to: prakash@mst.edu
JUDGING
A Judging Committee of international experts will be appointed in each discipline, in which the entries are received. The winning design will be announced by August 31, 2006. Arrangements will be made to award the prize/s at a suitable function in Roorkee.
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