Dr. Jilani gets Membership of Royal College of Surgeons

Dr. Latif Zafar Jilani, lecturer, Department of OrthopaedicSurgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK (RCSEd). He was conferred with the membership by the president of the Royal College, Mr. John D. Orr, at the Diploma Ceremony of the college held at the historic Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh.
The prestigious RCSEd Membership was bestowed on him following the successful completion of the requisite Intercollegiate MRCS Examination. Ninety two new members and fellows from all over the world were inducted into the world-renowned Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh at the Conferring Ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, the president of the college Mr. John
D. Orr said “Our new members are joining a famous and venerable institution, which has been educating and training surgeons for over 500 years since 1505.” The ceremony was attended by more than 90 diplomats and guests apart from many top medical professionals, including many RCSEd Fellows.
Dr. Jilani obtained his MBBS and MS Orthopaedics degrees from JNMC. Before
joining the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as a Lecturer, he worked at Armed Forces
Hospital, Oman, Warrington Hospital Cheshire and Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
(UK).

Parvin Shere's "KIRCHIAN"("FRAGMENTS") Awarded Best Book By Adabi Culture Of Varanasi

THE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF "ADABI CULTURE", VARANASI, INDIA HAS
AWARDED PARVIN SHERE'S "KIRCHIAN"("FRAGMENTS") AS ONE OF THE TWO BEST
BOOKS FOR THE YEAR 2008. ADBI CULTURE WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAR 2001
FOR THE PROMOTION OF URDU LITERARY ADVANCEMENT THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE.

Professor Qamar Rais presenting a Shawl to Parvin Shere at the Urdu Academy during the launch of her book KIRCHIAN (New Edition), Delhi(2008)
PARVIN Shere is an artist, poet and musician. She is the wife of
Professor Syed Waris Shere, an alumni of Aligarh Muslim University.
Parvin developed her talent of paintings at the University of
Manitoba, Canada, Fine Arts Program. Her extensive travel throughout
Europe and particularly in developing countries triggered in her a
need to enlighten her audience about the dualistic nature of this
world. The oppressed has a profound effect on her work. Her visual art
has been shown extensively in Canada, U.S.A., England, France and
India. Her work is displayed in many prominent public and private
collection internationally. She has received several awards for her
paintings. She was one of five nominees honored during the prestigious
"Woman of Distinction Awards" for her contribution in Art, Culture and
Heritage in Winnipeg, Canada. She has composed CD'S of poetry and
music for UNICEF to help raise funds for underprivileged children
globally. In addition to organ and banjo, she plays the sitar, one of
the most ancient and difficult instruments. She currently serves on
the Film Classification Board in Manitoba, Canada.

Launching of KIRCHIAN(New Edition) by Professor Qamar Rais at the Urdu Academy, Delhi(2008).
Parvin's book was recently launched in India, Pakistan, the United
Kingdom and Germany. Her book is also in the collection of the British
Library in London, the University of Heidelberg, Germany and Maulana
Azad Library of Aligarh Muslim University. Parvin was recently
honoured at Aligarh, Delhi Ghalib Academy, Jamia Milliah and
Allahabad. After the publication of "KIRCHIAN" another collection is
soon to be released. It is a coffee table book titled "RAINDROPS ON
PARCHED LAND"(NIHALE - E- DIL PAR SAHAB JAISE), a unique concept that
has emerged fom Parvin's pen and brush. This book is a collection of
poetry and related paintings on a single universal theme of "MOTHER"
which has never been taken into creative account in Urdu literature
before so comprehensively by a single artist. There is no precedent in
Urdu literaure to what Parvin Shere has done. If an average poet wasa
given the challenge to compose more than four dozen poems on a single
theme, it would be difficult with such a meritorious way of handling
it without repetitive similarity
says Dr. Satyapal Anand, an eminent poet and scholar. Parvin believes
that "the purpose of any art is to foreshadow a greater reality. The
challenge for the artist is to capture the aura of the unseen".
Parvin's website is: parvinshere.com

Professor Qazi Obaidur Rahman Hashmi of Jamia Milliah University honoring Parvin Shere at the Urdu Academy, Delhi(2008).


Professor Qamar Rais, Parvin Shere and a noted scholar from Russia, Urdu Academy, Delhi (2008).


Launching of Parvin Shere's Kirchian (New Edition) by the Consulate General of Pakistan, Dubai (2007)
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AMU Decides to open-up Marks details

Aligarh Muslim University has decided to provide the obtained marks and rank in the competitive tests to the information seekers. Further, a carbon copy of OMR sheet will be provided to the candidates along with the question booklet and the key of the 7 questions will be uploaded as soon as the result of the competitive test is declared. This was decided in the meeting of admission committee held here today under the chairmanship of the Vice Chancellor Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis. The University will implement the decision in the admission test to various courses including Medical, Engineering and Management. According to Controller of Admissions, Prof. Mohammad Irfan, the University will start a new P. G. Course in Islamic Banking in the Business Management Faculty from the next academic session. The University will also open two new Centres. It will now conduct the admission tests at its Lucknow and Hyderabad Centres while the test at the Pune Centre is called off. It was also decided in the meeting that admission to Diploma in Engineering courses will be completed through a single test conducted by the University. The University has also slightly increased the Admission Test fees.

AMU VC Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis Visiting Thrissur To Review Progress

*ALIGARH August 4:* Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim
University is visiting Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala to attend
the meeting convened by the Government of Kerala to review the progress
relating to setting up of the Off-Campus Centre of Aligarh Muslim University
in the Malappuram district.
The Minister for Revenue and Minister for Higher Education, Government of
Kerala will also be present in the meeting to be held on August 6, 2009 at
Thrissur. The Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University has been especially
requested to participate in the meeting. Other officials who will be
attending the meeting are Dr. Anwar Jahan Zuberi, Vice Chancellor, Calicut
University, the Director of Collegiate Education, Dr. Kancheria P. Isaac,
Director of Technical Education, Dr. Vijay Kumar, Special Officer
(Principal), Government Engineering College, Thrissur and Shri Ali Askar,
Assistant Special Officer, Government Engineering College, Kannur.
Prof. N. A. K. Durrani, Media Advisor will also be participating in the
meeting and will make a PowerPoint presentation.
The AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis will also attend the
Academic Council Meeting of the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth and
Development which will be held on August 10, 2009 at Seriperumbudur, near
Chennai.
*(Dr. Rahat Abrar)*
*Public Relations Officer*

Emerging Technologies in Environmental Science and Engineering : International Conference

International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Environmental Science and Engineering

October 26 – 28, 2009 Organized by Department of Civil Engineering Z.H.College of Engineering Technology, A.M.U., Aligarh  in conjunction with THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO OHIO, U.S.A

Venue

Zakir Husain College of  Engineering & Technology  Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh-202002

Preamble

Environmental Pollution has emerged as a serious problem in the past few decades. The increasing population has further burdened our environmental resources and intensified the problems already existing. Industrial processes, power generation, transformation and various other demands of a modern lifestyle have resulted in generation of many chemicals and their byproducts that deteriorate the quality of air, water and soil. The indiscriminate use of chemicals as pesticides has introduced persistent toxicants in the environment. Over the last four decades there have been various advances in the field of environmental engineering. In order to discuss

the latest environmental related developments in this field, a three-day conference entitled, “International Conference on Emerging technologies In Environmental Science and Engineering”, is being organized. The conference is an effort to bring together the scientists, researchers and engineers to share ideas and experiences in this field. Leading experts will present their research findings and would discuss the emerging technologies in the field of environmental engineering. Scientists and experts will present the latest theories, concepts and practical solutions for environmental management problems through oral and poster presentations.


Conference Themes

   1. Water Pollution Control
   2. Wastewater Treatment
   3. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
   4. Bioremediation
   5. Wetlands
   6. Advance Oxidation Process
   7. Nutrient Removal
   8. Emerging Pollutants
   9. Air Pollution and Control
  10. Noise Pollution and Control
  11. Environment Impact Assessment
  12. Sustainable Environment
  13. Biofuels
  14. Modeling Approaches in Environmental Engineering
  15. Granulation process
  16. Ground Water Pollution
  17. Role of GIS in Environmental Engineering
  18. Life Cycle Analysis
  19. Energy Efficiency
  20. Green Engineering
  21. Alternative Energy Technologies
  22. CO2 Capture and Sequestration

Proceedings

Efforts shall be made to publish selected papers as a special issue of a journal. Selected authors will be invited to submit their papers in the required format of the journal for the regular review process.


Call for Papers

Papers from researchers, engineers and professionals are invited for presentation and publication in the Conference Proceedings. Authors should submit an abstract of 250 words to the Organizing Secretary along with their email ID, Fax and Mobile numbers. Online submission of the abstract is preferred. Authors are requested to follow the following guidelines while preparing their manuscript. Manuscript should be typed in MS Word using Times New Roman and single line spacing on A4 size paper with 25 mm margin on all four sides.


Title 14 point bold all caps, centered Authors name and 11 point centered affiliations First level Headings 12 point bold, all caps left aligned Second level 12 point bold Headings Third level Headings 12 point italicized Maximum number of 08 pages Text size 11 Important Dates Last date for receipt of Abstracts: 31st June, 2009

Notification of Acceptance of Abstracts: 15th July ,2009

Last date for submission of full text of papers; 31st of August, 2009


Registration Fee

Early Bird Onsite, Speakers and delegates, from Academic Institution Rs.1500 Rs. 2000 Delegates from Other Institutions Rs. 2000 Rs. 2500 Students Rs. 1000 Rs. 1200 Foreign Delegates US$ 200 US$ 250 Foreign students US $ 75 US$ 100 Early Bird Registration closes on 31st of August2009



About Civil Engineering Department

The Department of Civil Engineering has been contributing to the cause of engineering education

and training right since its inception in the year 1936, the year in which regular under-graduate courses in Civil Engineering were started. The department is offering Doctoral and Master’s degree in Structural, Environmental and Hydraulics engineering. The department has a very well qualified faculty supported by excellent laboratories and the state of the art computing facilities. Many research projects sponsored by various govt. agencies have been successfully completed in the past. The faculty members have published significant number of Research Papers in International/ National Journals and have been conferred with many prestigious national awards



Venue

The conference will be held at assembly hall of Z.HCollege of Engineering & Technology, A.M.U., Aligarh


Accommodation

For invited speakers accommodation shall be arranged in University Guest House. For speakerand other participants accommodation can be arranged in local guest houses and hotels on their request.

For further details please contact

Dr. Izharul Haq Farooqi

Organizing Secretary

Department of Civil Engineering

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Email: icetese200947@yahoo.com

Mobile: + 91 9412176757

Organising Committee

Chief Patron

Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis, Vice Chancellor, A.M.U.

Patrons

Prof. A.A. Nizami,Dean, F/O Engg.& Tech.AMU

Prof. M.T. Ahmed, Principal, ZHCET,AMU

Conveners

Prof. Razaullah Khan, Professor & Chairman,

Department of Civil Engineering, A.M.U.

Prof. Ashok Kumar, Professor & Chair, Department of

Civil Engineering, University of Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.

Organizing Secretary

Dr. Izharul Haq Farooqi, Reader, CED

International Advisory Committee

Syed R. Qasim, Professor Emeritus, Department of

Civil Engineering,The University of Texas at Arlington

Prof. Tahir Husain, Professor and Chair, Memorial

University of Newfoundland, Canada

Prof. .M. van Loosdrecht, Delft University of

Technology, The Netherlands

Dr.S. A.Hashsham, Michigan State University, U.S.A.

Prof. Faizal Bux, Durban University of Technology,

South Afica

Dr. Ronald L. Mersky, Widener University, USA

Dr. M.H. Isa, University of Petronas, Malaysia

Dr. Sardar Q. Hassan, P.E., Department of Defence

Dr. B. Kura, University of New Orleans, USA

National Advisory Committee

Prof R.H.Siddiqui, Retired professor, AMU

Prof. P.A. Saini, Retired professor, AMU

Prof. Vinod Tare, I.I. T., Kanpur

Prof. Shyam R. Asolekar, Professor and Chair,

CESE, I.I.T., Mumbai

Prof. Indu Mehrotra, I.I.T., Roorkee

Dr. Soumyen Guha , I.I.T., Kanpur

Dr. A.K. Mittal,. I.I.T., Delhi

Dr. Mohd. Jawed, I.I.T., Guwahati

Technical Committee

Prof. Mohad. Jamil,

Prof. V.P. Mital,

Prof. M.M. Ashhar,

Prof. S.S. Shah,

Prof. Husain Abbas,

Dr. Naseem Ahmad,

Mr. Nadeem Khalil,

Mr. Arshad Hussain,

Mr. E. Radha Krishnan, USA

Dr. Krishna Nand, USA

Women in Modern Social and Political Thought : Seminar

Centre for Women’s Studies, AMU

Seminar

on

Women in Modern Social and Political Thought

03-05 October 2009

The Centre invites scholars to participate in the seminar and present a paper on any topic related to the theme of the seminar.

The Theme Outline

Feminist scholarship has revealed the androgynous nature of modern social and political thought. Even as the modern thought claims to occupy a scientific and universalist status it actually silences and excludes the voices of marginalized social groups, in particular women. In developing the knowledge of our social and political life, modern intellectuals have, perhaps exclusively, relied on the experiences, and defended the interests, of men. Almost all theories of social change, despite the ideological differences that separate them, exclude the interests, experiences and aspirations of women. At the same time, given its universalist pretensions, modern social thought claims to speak for both men and women. In representing women it then reinforces gender hierarchies and invests women with attributes that renders them inferior to men. The chief objective of the proposed seminar it to explore the representation of women in the dominant schools of modern social and political thought. In doing so, of course, we hope to understand better the inter-relations between the modern knowledge about women and gender iniquities. We hop to see scholars delve deeper into the gender connotations of modern social theories, developing from within the liberal, Marxist, Weberian, nationalist and post-modernist schools of thought. At the same time, we need to recognize that women have been expressing their interests and experiences within these schools of thought. Liberal feminism, for example, offered a succinct critique of the post- enlightenment thought from a feminist perspective. Similarly, socialist feminists complicated Marxist political thought by conflating class with gender. The third world feminists have likewise successfully incorporated women’s concerns in the mainstream nationalist thought. The proposed seminar would re-assess the contribution of the feminist theories to the development of the modern social and political thought.

The proposed seminar would cover the following broad themes:

1.Women and gender in post-Enlightenment thought
2.Representation of women in modern, liberal thought
3.Emergence of liberal feminist thought
4.Class and Gender in Marxist thought
5.Re-assessing Socialist feminists
6.Women in Nationalist Thought
7.Masculinity and Manliness in Gandhian Thought
8.Class-Gender intersectionality in third world feminism


This list is only suggestive, not all-inclusive. Ultimately, the object is to receive papers which after due processing and refereed selection, can be published.


There will be no Registration Charges, and the Centre would be happy to provide local hospitality. We would, subject to the availability of funds, also be able to meet the travel expenses (AC-II /Taxi / Apes Air Fare) with in India of the, invited scholars.


The Dead Lines:
For receipt of the title of the paper alongwith an abstract (app. 150 – 300 words) 20 August 2009.

For submission of full paper for pre-circulation 20 September 2009.


Address for Communication:

Postal Address: Director, Centre for Women’s Studies, English House Complex, Tar Bangla, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002

Contact Numbers: Tel & Fax:91-571-2706479, 91-571-2700920 Ext.1241

E-mails: amucws@gmail.com and amucws2002@yahoo.com

Professor Shireen Moosvi: Contact Numbers and e-mail:
91-571-2701539 (Res.), 09358210674 (Mob.), shireen.moosvi@gmail.com

Professor Farhat Hasan: Contact Number:09997198962 (Mob), fhasan15@hotmail.com





(Professor Farhat Hasan) (Professor Shireen Moosvi)
Coordinator of the Seminar Director

Mohd Ghazi from AMU Selected For US Academic Trip

Aligarh, July 30: Mohd. Ghazi, a student of AMU S.T.S. High School has been selected for academic trip to the US in July-August 2009 as part of the US Embassy Access Programme. Ghazi is enrolled in the Access Scholarship Programme aim at enhancing proficiency in English, in which 100 AMU School students, both boys and girls, of socially underprivileged sections are registered. This programme has been in progress since November 2007 under the auspices of the UGC Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh. UGC Academic Staff College Director has complimented Ghazi on this accomplishment and expressed his hope that such academic exchange programmes will contribute to academic excellence on the AMU campus.