SHAMSHER PRAKASH FOUNDATION
(NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION)

President: SHAMSHER PRAKASH
Secretary: SALLY PRAKASH

Revd. BILL WINCH,CHRIS MIDHA,
PAUL MUNGER, MAUREEN HALL

2008 SALLY AND DR. SHAMSHER PRAKASH PRIZE FOR CREATIVE DESIGN

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)
Shamsher Prakash Foundation
Anand Kutir,1707 Jackson Circle, Rolla, MO-65401,USA
Tel/Fax-(573)364-5572
Email-prakash@mst.edu

 


"Anand Kutir",1707 Jackson Cirlce
Rolla, Missouri, 65401 USA
http://www.yoga10.org

Tele/Fax : (573) 364-5572
Email : prakash@mst.edu


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

Email

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

 

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.


MAY GOD BLESS YOU


Previous Years Award Winners

Award ceremony