Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
HIGGS BOSON-SOME FACTS
Q: what is a Higgs boson?
A: A tiny subatomic particle that apparently weighs about 130 times as much as an atom of hydrogen, the lightest gas.
Q: What does it do?
A: Simply put, the Higgs particle interacts with other subatomic particles that are building blocks of atoms in a way that slows them down. It's the reason that matter in the universe has mass. Mass gives the particles inertia, or resistance to being moved faster.
Q: What is a simple analogy that describes this effect?
A: Compare Higgs bosons to groupies mobbing a celebrity. The other particles are the celebrities, desperately trying to move but slowed by autograph-seekers. Higgs bosons don't have pens, but the attention they give to the other particles slows them, creating inertia.
Q: Why did physicists think this likely had to exist?
A: Physicists look to particles to explain forces in the universe. In the physicists' theories, electromagnetic and nuclear forces don't need particles with mass to work. But the particles do have mass, so we need an explanation for why. In 1964, Peter Higgs of Scotland's University of Edinburgh and other physicists theorized the Higgs boson was the culprit.
Q: How did they make this discovery?
Essentially, two teams collected data in separate experiments that smashed together millions of subatomic particles called protons to see what pieces emerged from the smash-ups. The particle reported on Wednesday fell to pieces in ways predicted by Higgs and other physicists.
Q: How sure are they that this is the Higgs boson?
A: CERN chief Rolf Heuer calls it "a particle consistent with the Higgs boson." CERN assigned about a 0.000057% statistical chance of the particle detection being wrong.
UGC-CSIR PART A PATTERN REVISED( 2012 DEC ONWARDS)
Joint CSIR-UGC NET for JRF and Elegibility for Lectureship
It is notified for information of all students that syllabus of Part A of Joint
CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship has
been revised. The existing syllabus and revised syllabus is as under:
Existing Syllabus
General Science, Quantitative Reasoning
and Analysis and Research Aptitude.
Revised Syllabus
General Aptitude with emphasis
On logical reasoning, graphical
analysis, analytical and numerical
ability, quantitative comparison,
series formation, puzzles etc.
The number of questions available and to be attempted in this Part A remains the same
i.e. there will be 20 questions and the candidates shall be required to answer any 15
questions. Each question will be of two marks.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
project fellow alagappa university
WALK IN INTERVIEW
A Walk-in Interview will be held at the Department of Nanoscience
and Technology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi - 630 003 on 18.07.2012
(Wednesday) at 11.00 AM for the position of PROJECT FELLOW for the
following RESEARCH PROJECT.
1. UGC funded major research project entitled, “Novel Heterogeneous
Nanocatalyst for Biodiesel Synthesis from Vegetable Oils”
Qualification: I Class M. Sc., in Nanoscience and Technology/ Chemistry/
Biochemistry. Pass in NET/ GATE is preferable. Research Experience in the
related field may be considered
Emoluments & Duration:
Rs. 8,000 per month (Revised scale of pay is applicable) – Three Years
Eligible candidates may appear for the Walk-in Interview with CV, copies of
certificates and all original certificates/ testimonials for verification.
No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
JRF IN VSSC
Eligibility:
First Class M.Sc. Degree in Physics/Applied Physics/Atmospheric Science
/Meteorology/Space Science/Planetary Sciences/Astronomy & Astrophysics
with minimum 60% marks as average of all semesters or CGPA/CPI grading
of 6.5 on a 10 point scale or equivalent.
Those who are slated to complete the M.Sc. course in the academic year
2011-2012 are also eligible to apply provided final year mark list
and certificate (satisfying the eligibility criteria) is to be produced
at the time of written test/interview.
Age Limit:
28 years as on 26.06.2012 (31 years for OBC candidates and 33 years in
case of SC/ST candidates. Persons with Disability are eligible for age
relaxation as per rules).
Selection Process:
The qualification prescribed is the minimum requirement and the same does
not automatically make candidates eligible for written test and interview.
Based on the bio-data, initial screening will be conducted to short-list
candidates for written test. However, candidates who have cleared UGC-NET/CSIR
for research fellowship (not lectureship) or have valid GATE score will be
directly called for interview. The schedule and venue of written test/interview
will be intimated later. Candidates qualifying in the written test will have to
appear for an interview.
Pay and Allowances:
The Fellowship is initially for a period of ONE YEAR and is renewable annually
for a total period of FIVE years. There will be a review of the activity before
renewal. As of now, the Fellowship carries an amount of ` 16,000 per month,
which might be increased to ` 18,000/- after completion of two years. Candidates
are also eligible for HRA as admissible to regular employees of VSSC.
General Conditions:
01. The number of vacancies indicated above is provisional and may vary
depending on the actual requirement.
02. Candidates will have to produce proof of the details furnished in their
applications submitted on-line as and when required.
03. Only short listed candidates will be called for Written Test/Interview.
04. Outstation candidates called for Interview will be paid to and fro Second
Class Railway Fare by the shortest route including reservation/sleeper
charges on production of proof of journey such as Railway Tickets/Ticket Number
or Bus tickets, etc. If the candidates travel in a higher class of accommodation
than the one prescribed, only Second Class rail fare excluding the
reservation charges/sleeper charges will be paid.
05. If any information furnished on-line is found to be incorrect or false on
verification, the candidate will not be interviewed and Travelling Allowance
will not be paid.
06. The Centre reserves the right not to fill up the position, if it so decides.
07. Only Indian Nationals need apply.
08. No interim correspondence will be entertained.
09. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women
candidates are encouraged to apply.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
RISAT-1 --PSLVC19
FOR MORE PHOTOS CLICK HERE
RISAT-1 | |
Operator | ISRO |
Mission type | Radar imaging |
Launch date | 26 April 2012, 00:17 UTC |
Carrier rocket | PSLV-C19 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre FLP |
Mission duration | 5 years (planned) |
COSPAR ID | 2012-017A |
Homepage | ISRO - RISAT-1 |
Mass | 1,858 kg (4,100 lb)[1] |
Orbital elements | |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Inclination | 97° |
Altitude | 536 km |
Orbits per day | 14 |
Instruments | |
Main instruments | C-band SAR |
Imaging resolution | 1m - 50m |
At exactly 5.47 a.m.26TH April 2012,thursday, the rocket - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C19 (PSLV-C19) - standing 44.5 meters tall and weighing 321 tons and with a one-way ticket, hurtled towards the skies ferrying the 1,858 kg Risat-1 after unshackling itself from launch pad No.1.
With a rich orange flame at its tail and a plume of white smoke, the rocket ascended towards the blue sky amidst the resounding cheers of ISRO scientists and media team assembled at the launch centre.
People perched atop nearby buildings too happily clapped as PSLV-C19 went up.
Space scientists at the new rocket mission control room of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) were glued to their computer screens watching the rocket escaping the earth's gravitational pull.
The ISRO-made Risat-1 is the heaviest luggage so far ferried by a PSLV since 1993.
At around 17 minutes into the flight, PSLV-C19 delivered Risat-1 into a polar circular orbit at an altitude of 480 km and an orbital inclination of 97.552 degrees.
ISRO, with its network of ground stations, monitored its health.
"PSLV-C19 mission is a grand success. This is the 20th successive successful flight of PSLV. India's (indigenously built) first radar imaging satellite was injected precisely into orbit," ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan said after the launch.
For ISRO this is the first launch this fiscal as well as in the calendar year.
Remote sensing satellites send back pictures and other data for use. India has the largest constellation of remote sensing satellites in the world providing imagery in a variety of spatial resolutions, from more than a metre ranging up to 500 metres, and is a major player in vending such data in the global market.
With 11 remote sensing/earth observation satellites orbiting in the space, India is a world leader in the remote sensing data market. The 11 satellites are TES, Resourcesat-1, Cartosat-1, 2, 2A and 2B, IMS-1, Risat-2, Oceansat-2, Resourcesat-2 and Megha-Tropiques.
Risat-1's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can acquire data in C-band and would orbit the earth 14 times a day.
In 2009, ISRO had launched 300 kg Risat-2 with an Israeli built SAR enabling earth observation in all weather, day and night conditions.
With Thursday's launch the PSLV rocket has launched successfully 53 satellites out of 54 it carried - majorly remote sensing/earth observation satellites both Indian and foreign - and has been a major revenue earner for ISRO.
The one failure happened in 1993 when the satellite was not able reach the orbit.
The rocket that delivered Risat-1 in the space is Isro's four stage PSLV's upgraded variant called PSLV-XL.
The letters XL stand for extra large as the six strap-on motors hugging the rocket at the bottom can carry 12 tonnes of solid fuel as against the base version that has a fuel capacity of nine tonnes.
The PSLV's four stages are fuelled with solid and liquid propellants. The first and third stages are fuelled by solid fuel while the second and fourth stages are powered by liquid fuel.
Isro had used the PSLV-XL variant for its Chandrayaan-1 moon mission in 2008 and for launching the GSAT-12 communications satellite in 2011.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
IPR RESEARCH 2012
Important Dates to Remember:
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1. Opening Date for Online Application: 26.03.2012 (Time: 10:00 AM)
2. Closing Date for Online Application: 16.04.2012 (Time: 5:00 PM)
3. Closing Date for receiving hard copy of Application by Post / Courier :
23.04.2012 (Time: 5.00 pm)
FOR MORE DETAILS CLICK HERE
Monday, April 2, 2012
IIT BUBHANESWAR PHD 2012-13
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR
INFORMATION FOR PH.D. PROGRAMME
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar invites application for admission to Ph.D. Programme from candidates
in the following categories:
1. Regular full‐time scholars with Institute Assistance.
2. Sponsored Scholars: Candidates who possess the minimum prescribed qualifications and are in service in any of
the following establishments shall be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. program as Sponsored Scholars:
i) Defence or other ministries of the Government of India or any other government organizations;
ii) Established industrial research and development organizations
iii) Autonomous bodies and public undertakings
iv) Universities/Colleges
1) School of Basic Sciences:
Organometallics, Green Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Recognition, Organic Solid State
Chemistry, Polymorphism, Coordination Chemistry, Magnetic Materials, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Organic
Synthesis, Theoretical Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Protein Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biological and
Catalytic Activity of Transition Metal Complexes, Complex Dynamics, Fractals, Combinatorial Matrix Theory,
Spectral Graph Theory, Queuing Theory, Applied Probability Models, Stochastic Models in the Operations
Research, Biology and Mathematical Finance, Optimization Theory, Geometric Programming, Artificial Neural
Network, Applied Functional Analysis, Optimization theory, Complementarity Problems, Plasmonics and
Optical Sensors, String Theory, Nanostructure Materials, Soft Condense Matter, Atomic Molecular Physics,
Thermo‐electrics, Multiferroics and Nano‐magnetism.
2) School of Earth, Ocean & Climate Sciences:
Hydro ‐geochemistry, Water – Rock interaction, Geochemistry of soil & sediments, Pollutant Pathways.
3) School of Electrical Sciences:
RF and Microwave Engineering, Antenna Design, Radar Signal Processing, Microgrid Protection, Planning and
Operation, Wide Area Protection for Transmission Systems and Intelligent Systems for Smartgrid Infrastructure,
Decoupling Control, Robust Control, Periodic feedback Control, Power Quality, Custom Power Devices, Renewable
Energy Sources, Application of Soft Computing Techniques to Power Systems, Adaptive Signal Processing, Soft and
Evolutionary Computing, Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization, Wide Bandgap Semiconductor
Devices, MMICs, Fiber Optics Device, Optical Communication, Optical Sensor, Communication System.
4) School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management:
5) School of Infrastructure (Civil Engineering):
Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transportation and Highway
Engineering, Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering.
Economics ‐
Environmental Economics, Natural Resources Economics, Macroeconomics, Development,
Economics & Rural Development
English ‐
Indian Writing in English, Post Colonial Literature, Travel Writing, Business Communication,
American Literature, Canadian Literature, ELT, Cross Cultural Communication, Autobiography
Psychology ‐
Consumer Behavior, Cyber Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive
Neuroscience, Psycholinguistics, Psychology of Personality, Marketing 6) School of Mechanical Sciences (Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering):
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence, Heat Transfer, Composite Materials, Sandwich
Structures, Fracture Mechanics, Composite Materials, Smart Composite Structures, Vibration, Fracture Mechanics,
Solid Mechanics, Supply Chain Management, Quality Control, Logistics, Industrial Noise Control.
7) School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering:
Advanced metal processing, Metal based alloys and composites, Metal‐ceramic interaction, Modelling
and simulation of materials.
Eligibility
How to Apply:
Duly completed application form (downloadable from http://www.iitbbs.ac.in), should be sent to
Officer‐on‐Special Duty (Academic Affairs), IIT Bhubaneswar, Samantapuri, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751 013 along
with a Demand Draft of Rs. 500/‐ for General/OBC, Rs. 250 for SC/ST drawn in favour of “IIT Bhubaneswar” on
any nationalized bank payable at Bhubaneswar latest by 30thApril, 2012
by post or in person. Please superscribe
‘Application for Admission to Ph.D. programme in the School of ______________’ on the top of the envelope.
Women candidates are exempted from the payment of application fees. Candidates applying for more than one
School should submit a separate application for each School.
The Institute reserves the right to call a limited number of candidates for written test or/ and interview.
READ ALSO: PHD IISER
INFORMATION FOR PH.D. PROGRAMME
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar invites application for admission to Ph.D. Programme from candidates
in the following categories:
1. Regular full‐time scholars with Institute Assistance.
2. Sponsored Scholars: Candidates who possess the minimum prescribed qualifications and are in service in any of
the following establishments shall be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. program as Sponsored Scholars:
i) Defence or other ministries of the Government of India or any other government organizations;
ii) Established industrial research and development organizations
iii) Autonomous bodies and public undertakings
iv) Universities/Colleges
1) School of Basic Sciences:
Organometallics, Green Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Recognition, Organic Solid State
Chemistry, Polymorphism, Coordination Chemistry, Magnetic Materials, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Organic
Synthesis, Theoretical Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Protein Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biological and
Catalytic Activity of Transition Metal Complexes, Complex Dynamics, Fractals, Combinatorial Matrix Theory,
Spectral Graph Theory, Queuing Theory, Applied Probability Models, Stochastic Models in the Operations
Research, Biology and Mathematical Finance, Optimization Theory, Geometric Programming, Artificial Neural
Network, Applied Functional Analysis, Optimization theory, Complementarity Problems, Plasmonics and
Optical Sensors, String Theory, Nanostructure Materials, Soft Condense Matter, Atomic Molecular Physics,
Thermo‐electrics, Multiferroics and Nano‐magnetism.
2) School of Earth, Ocean & Climate Sciences:
Hydro ‐geochemistry, Water – Rock interaction, Geochemistry of soil & sediments, Pollutant Pathways.
3) School of Electrical Sciences:
RF and Microwave Engineering, Antenna Design, Radar Signal Processing, Microgrid Protection, Planning and
Operation, Wide Area Protection for Transmission Systems and Intelligent Systems for Smartgrid Infrastructure,
Decoupling Control, Robust Control, Periodic feedback Control, Power Quality, Custom Power Devices, Renewable
Energy Sources, Application of Soft Computing Techniques to Power Systems, Adaptive Signal Processing, Soft and
Evolutionary Computing, Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization, Wide Bandgap Semiconductor
Devices, MMICs, Fiber Optics Device, Optical Communication, Optical Sensor, Communication System.
4) School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management:
5) School of Infrastructure (Civil Engineering):
Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transportation and Highway
Engineering, Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering.
Economics ‐
Environmental Economics, Natural Resources Economics, Macroeconomics, Development,
Economics & Rural Development
English ‐
Indian Writing in English, Post Colonial Literature, Travel Writing, Business Communication,
American Literature, Canadian Literature, ELT, Cross Cultural Communication, Autobiography
Psychology ‐
Consumer Behavior, Cyber Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive
Neuroscience, Psycholinguistics, Psychology of Personality, Marketing 6) School of Mechanical Sciences (Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering):
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence, Heat Transfer, Composite Materials, Sandwich
Structures, Fracture Mechanics, Composite Materials, Smart Composite Structures, Vibration, Fracture Mechanics,
Solid Mechanics, Supply Chain Management, Quality Control, Logistics, Industrial Noise Control.
7) School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering:
Advanced metal processing, Metal based alloys and composites, Metal‐ceramic interaction, Modelling
and simulation of materials.
Eligibility
How to Apply:
Duly completed application form (downloadable from http://www.iitbbs.ac.in), should be sent to
Officer‐on‐Special Duty (Academic Affairs), IIT Bhubaneswar, Samantapuri, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751 013 along
with a Demand Draft of Rs. 500/‐ for General/OBC, Rs. 250 for SC/ST drawn in favour of “IIT Bhubaneswar” on
any nationalized bank payable at Bhubaneswar latest by 30thApril, 2012
by post or in person. Please superscribe
‘Application for Admission to Ph.D. programme in the School of ______________’ on the top of the envelope.
Women candidates are exempted from the payment of application fees. Candidates applying for more than one
School should submit a separate application for each School.
The Institute reserves the right to call a limited number of candidates for written test or/ and interview.
READ ALSO: PHD IISER
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