BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

15 PhD Fellowships in Cerebellar Research

2009-11-11T18:56:00.000+05:30

Cerebellar Cortical Control: Cells, Circuits, Computation, and Clinic (C7)

University College London - Marie Curie Initial Training Network (FP7)

To start 1st November 2009
C7 (Cerebellar Cortical Control: Cells, Circuits, Computation, and Clinic) is a multi-national doctoral training network for the interdisciplinary study of the cerebellum. It is supported by the European Commission, 7th Framework Programme, through Marie Curie Initial Training Networks.
The C7 network brings together 9 research groups to form a European Institute that will enable a truly interdisciplinary study of the cerebellum. C7 provides a unique training experience for young researchers in systems neuroscience spanning traditional departmental boundaries. Recognizing the importance of technological innovation and it’s commercial potential, the C7 network is joined by 5 industrial partners, each developing cutting-edge technology for research and clinical applications. The PhD students (ESR: Early Stage Researchers) and postdocs (ER: Experienced Researchers – to be appointed in the forthcoming months) will develop advanced expertise in electrophysiology, behavioural and clinical research, computational modeling and neuroimaging to answer important questions of functioning of the cerebellum. C7 includes two clinical research centres and two patient organizations, promoting the transfer of insights from basic science to clinical practice. In sum, C7 will provide a unique interdisciplinary training environment necessary for a new understanding of the cerebellum.
In general, the appointed Research Fellows should have a degree and/or further research experience in biology/physiology, psychology, mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering or related disciplines. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who will be able to thrive in a highly interdisciplinary and challenging environment and who will feel at ease interacting with scientists in different disciplines.
Person specification:
Essential

Researchers must be nationals of a State other than that of the host organisation. At the start of their fellowship/activity, researchers may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the start date.
Early Stage researchers

Are expected to register for a PhD

Should have less than 4 years of research experience after their undergraduate degree

Should not hold a PhD

There will be specific requirements depending upon the positions available. More details of the projects/posts will be advertised in the C7 website (http://www.cerebellumc7.eu/)

Salary:
The EC contribution towards a Marie Curie Fellow’s living allowance is as follows: €34 500 per year. This contribution varies in different countries, according to the correction coefficient used for EC civil servants in the country where appointed.
Please note that the EC contribution is a gross amount and that institutional on costs and taxes will have to be deducted from this fixed contribution.
Mobility, travel and exploratory career allowances are also paid in addition to the above salary.
For further information see our website (http://www.cerebellumc7.eu/), and contact directly the partners at the specific institution you intend to apply to. We are not able to consider general applications to the network. For general questions concerning the network, please contact the ITN coordination (j.diedrichsen@ucl.ac.uk).
Partner institutions and positions available:
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, United Kingdom: 1 PhD studentship and 1 postdoc (contact Dr. Jörn Diedrichsen j.diedrichsen@ucl.ac.uk)
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, United Kingdom: 1 PhD studentship (contact Prof. Michael Hausser m.hausser@ucl.ac.uk)
BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV, Israel: 1 PhD studentship and 1 postdoc (in collaboration with Alpha-Omega Engineering, contact Dr. Opher Donchin donchin@bgu.ac.il)ERASMUS MC ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands: 2 PhD studentships (contact Prof. Maarten Frens m.frens@erasmusmc.nl)
EBERHARD-KARLS UNIVERSITY TÜBINGEN, Germany: 2 PhD studentships (contact Prof. Peter Their thier@uni-tuebingen.de)
UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG-ESSEN, Germany: 2 PhD studentships (contact Prof. Dagmar Timmann dagmar.timmann-braun@uni-duisburg-essen.de)
UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP, Belgium: 2 PhD studentships (contact Prof. Erik De Schutter erik.deschutter@ua.ac.be)
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: 2 PhD studentships (contact Prof. Chris Miall r.c.miall@bham.ac.uk)
KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands: 2 PhD studentships (contact Prof. Chris de Zeeuw c.dezeeuw@erasmusmc.nl)
ALPHA OMEGA ENGINEERING, Israel: 1 postdoc (in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University, contact Imad Younis i.younis@alphaomega-eng.com)
Start date:
Position start between December 2009 and October 2010.
Closing date:
Application deadlines vary between institutions, and you are advised to contact each partner as soon as possible. Please check our website http://www.cerebellumc7.eu for up-to-date information.

Image Acquisition and Processing using MATLAB - WEBINAR

2009-11-11T18:52:00.000+05:30

MathWorks India invites you to a free webinar;

Image Acquisition and Processing using MATLAB

24 Nov 2009
3:00 PM IST

Challenging image acquisition and processing problems are rarely solved with standard procedures. More often, you require flexible software that enables you to experiment with ideas, analyze results, and design real-world solutions.

View this webinar and discover how MATLAB®, Image Processing Toolbox, and Image Acquisition Toolbox provide a complete environment for image acquisition, analysis, processing, visualization, and algorithm development. You can benefit from this webinar even without prior knowledge of MATLAB.

Through product demonstrations, you will learn how to:
• Connect to and configure image acquisition hardware from MATLAB
• Organize and manipulate image data for exploration and visualization
• Execute standard algorithms for enhancement, segmentation, morphology, and feature measurement
• Develop algorithms using the MATLAB environment

A Q&A session will follow the presentation and demos.

Register for this webinar.

PhD positions Bayesian Biometrics for Forensics

2009-11-03T06:32:00.000+05:30

Research project description

With various forms of biometric technologies becoming available, there is a growing need for scientists who are able to assess the merits of these technologies when applied to forensics. The Marie Curie Initial Training Network Bayesian Biometrics for Forensics (BBfor2) will provide a training infrastructure that will educate Early Stage Researchers in the core biometric technologies of speaker, face and fingerprint recognition, as well as the forensic aspects of these technologies. In this context two PhD students will conduct research at the University of Twente in the area of face recognition in the forensic domain.

Position 1 – Face recognition for forensics:

This research will focus on the development of face recognition methods that are specific for the forensic domain on the one hand and on illumination and pose correction as preprocessing stages for forensic face recognition on the other.

Position 2 – ROC calibration based on image quality:

It is known that the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) of a biometric recognition system degrades under unfavorable conditions, e.g. due to noise or variations of illumination or pose. This research will focus on quantifying the quality aspects of the images and on finding the relation between the degradation of the ROC and the quality scores.

The University of Twente

The University of Twente (UT; http://www.utwente.nl) is an entrepreneurial research university, located in Enschede, the Netherlands. Most of the faculty’s research, including the present project, is part of the multidisciplinary research institute Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (http://www.ctit.utwente.nl).

What we ask

We are looking for highly motivated researchers with an MSc degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related topic, with adequate experimental and theoretical skills. You have knowledge of image processing, pattern recognition, and probability theory.

Knowledge in more specific areas such as biometrics is an advantage but not necessary. Fluency in English is a requirement. An interview will be part of the selection procedure. This position is only open to non-Dutch nationals who have not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in The Netherlands for more than 12 months in the past 3 years.

What we offer

We offer a contract for four years. The extent of this position is a maximum of 38 hours per week (1 fte) according to the Dutch university rules. The monthly salary of a PhD student, in accordance with the collective labor agreement for Dutch universities (CAO-NU), ranges from EURO 2042 gross in the first year to EURO 2612 gross in the fourth year. Additionally, the University of Twente provides excellent facilities for professional and personal development, a holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus, and a number of additional benefits. Your main responsibility will be to carry out research, but you will be given the opportunity to acquire some teaching experience as well.

Information and application
Candidates are invited to send their application together with curriculum vitae, marks transcripts, and the names and addresses of three referees before November 15, 2009 by e-mail to Raymond Veldhuis,(r.n.j.veldhuis@utwente.nl), who can also be contacted for more information.

BIOENGINEER JOB IN LOS ANGELES

2009-11-03T05:06:00.000+05:30

Position: Bioengineer
Organization: LG Professionals, Inc.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Deadline: 11/01/20

Description:
We are looking for a bioengineer with 3 to 5 years in Fourier optics, fluorescence, phosphorescence, and Raman emissions. Experience in optical properties of biological tissues and the changes in these properties during cancer progression, burn injury, etc. is required. Knowledge of specific optical technologies employed for biomedical research and clinical applications, such as optical coherence tomography, Raman spectroscopy, photon migration, acousto-optics (and opto-acoustics) imaging, two photon fluorescence microscopy, and second- and third-harmonic microscopy is essential.

Qualifications:
A Ph.D. in Bioengineering or a closely related area is required with 3-5 years of post-doctoral experience in Bioengineering. Successful experiences in grant-writing is necessary.

Contact: Mark Judkins
LG Professionals, Inc.
Diamond Bar, CA

Phone: 909-843-6565
Email: markjudkins@lgprofessionals.com

PhD position, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

2009-11-03T05:04:00.000+05:30

Position: PhD position
Organization: University of Twente
Location: Enschede, Netherlands
Deadline: 04 November 09

Description:
The objective of the FUSION project is to develop and trial a next generation ambulant 3D motion monitoring and feedback system that is easy to deploy for therapists, ergonomist and sport professionals. Remote FUSION applications are to be developed for accurate visualization of position, motion and coordination patterns. This motion monitoring and feedback system includes a wireless body area sensor network for distributed motion sensing and analysis. The wireless motion sensing body area network will operate autonomously supporting self-calibration, self-optimization and self-protection. The PhD student position in the FUSION project will collaborate with other researchers in the project team. His/her research will focus on the following challenges: intelligent motion sensor nodes design and support protocol, ambulant 3D motion sensor position estimation on the human body, integration and fusion of motion sensor data with additional ambulant measurement data obtained from other sensors such as: electromyography and force sensors.

Qualifications:
An MSc or comparable degree in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering or computer science with demonstrated abilities in the fields of (short range) wireless networks, signal analysis and measurement technology; affinity with biomedical engineering and human motion assessment; Good control of the English language in written and spoken form; Ability to perform research work in a team.

Contact:
Bert-Jan van Beijnum
University of Twente
P.O. Box 217

Phone: + 31 53 4892834
Email: beijnum@ewi.utwente.nl

MEDICAL IMAGE FILE FORMATS

2009-11-01T22:25:00.000+05:30

ACR-NEMA 2.0 :Standard from NEMA, predating DICOM
AFNI : AFNI Native Format
Analyze: Image file format from Mayo Foundation
BMP : Windows BMP File Format
Bruker : Bruker Paravision
DICOM : The DICOM 3 standard
ECAT 6 : CTI CT Format
ECAT 7 : CTI CT/PET Format
GE ADVANCE : GE ADVANCE PET
GE MRI Genesis 5 : GE MRI format
GE MRI LX
GE MRI Signa 3, 4 : GE format for MRI
GE Scanditronix : GE 4096 PET Format
Gif : Graphic Image Format
GIPL : Guys Image Processing Lab
Interfile 3.3 : Nuclear medicine file format
JPEG
LONI
Matlab
Minc : Multimodality format from MNI
NetCDF : Array-oriented format from NCAR
NIFTI : Analyze-derived FMRI format
Own/Unique : File format unique to one program.
Papyrus : DICOM compatible file format
PGM : Portable Greymap Format
Picker : CT Old CT/MRI format
PICT : Apple graphic file format
PNG : Portable Network Graphics
PPM : Portable Pixmap File Format
QuickTime : QuickTime
Raw : Image file with no header
Siemens Somatom : Siemens CT format
SPM : SPM (Analyze 7.5 variant)
TIFF : Tag Image File Format
VTK : Visualization Toolkit format
XIF

Free medical imaging softwares, applications and resources

2009-11-01T22:16:00.001+05:30

If you work with medical imaging files, the site "I DO IMAGING" can help you. Looking for a free DICOM viewer, DICOM converter, or PACS client? You'll find them there.It tracks free medical imaging applications and resources: conversion programs, image display and analysis, surface and volume rendering, PACS clients and servers. Many programs are classified by a speciality to allow you to find similar programs by imaging modality, medical specialization, or similar. Half of all the programs listed there work with DICOM files, but there are over 25 file formats covered.

All the programs included are free and intended for distribution; there are no "demo" versions of commercial applications. If you are involved in programming, many of the programs are open-source, and provide APIs and SDKs for radiology programmers.

Medical Imaging : DICOM Standard

2009-11-01T21:56:00.000+05:30

DICOM which stands for " Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine " is a document which defines a method of communication for the various equipment of digital medical imaging devices/softwares. This standard is now in use by the majority of medical imagering hardware manufacturers. It represents a progress in that it makes it possible to predict the interconnection of various imaging modalities, through a Document of Conformity emitted for each machine/software following this standard. Thus, the standard makes it possible for the equipment to communicate remotely through a network or a media (disk or tapes ). By ensuring the compatibility of the equipment and by eliminating proprietary formats.

The goal is to obtain the images of the patient and all epidemiological information associated with, in an identical format allowing the interconnection and the interaction of the equipments and the transfer of the data.

WHY DICOM FORMAT FOR MEDICAL IMAGES?

1.) Single Identification Of the Produced Images:

A Department of Radiology produces several thousands of images every day, thus, a CT Scanner, working at the rate of 3 examinations per hour produces approximately 150 images per hour, and it is not possible to classify these images in a JPEG or GIF format because it would have a risk of losses of the demographic data of the images, (name of the patient, type of examination, hospital, date of examination, type of acquisition etc...). The DICOM Standard allows to make each produced image single and to associate specific information to them. Thus each image is autonomous, if it is lost, reproduced or re-elected, it is always possible to identify formally its origin, the patient, the date, the series from where it comes, parameters of acquisition etc..

The format is not rigid, it contains obligatory informations and other optional ones. Several single identification numbers UID (" Unique IDentifiers " ) are automatically generated by DICOM modalities and mandatory in each DICOM file or transfer. It cannot exist two identical UID that indicates different information, for example the machine and its localization, the UID of a series of images which is specific to a date, a patient, a study, a hospital and a given machine. This identification is necessary not only for medical and medico-legal reasons, but also to allow the devices for the formation and the management of hospital or imaging databases.

4 mandatory UID's for each DICOM image:

i.) Sop Class Uid
Identify the type of Service for which the image is intended .
Storage Class Service
Query/Retrieve Class Service.

ii.)Study Authority Uid
Identify a whole examination, in time and place.

iii.)Series Authority Uid
Identify a series of images within the examination.

iv.)SOP Authority UID or Image UID
Identify the image associated with the file

2.) The format is independent of the machines and the communications protocols:

Standard DICOM is used at the applicatif " level " i.e. it allows the communication of a programe another, this imply that connect them of low level, cablages and protocols networks are drawn up.

3.) the format uses a controlled vocabulary:

It is significant that from one machine to another the vocabulary either identical thus, one identifies the data in a universal way the some or machine. DICOM uses standard SNOMED developed by the anatomo-pathologists (Systemized Nomenclature for Medicine).

4.) the standard can be easily revised and modified thanks to the multiplicity of the Reference documents.

Currently standard DICOM 3 is composed of 12 parts to which are added supplements. The drafting of this standard follows strict directives established by the ISO committee.

5.) Format DICOM is adaptable to the different medical specialities :

Thus this format is already adopted by the cardiologists, the dentists, the anatomopathologists and the gastro-enterologists.

UNIVERSALITY OF DICOM

The old equipment often not to standard DICOM. Currently the numerical systems should be completely conforming DICOM, actually the majority of the equipment are it only partially and it is the responsibility for the user to buy open Dicom systems i.e.
i.)connectables by a network TCP/IP Ethernet
ii.)and/or being able to leave information in the form a media numerical (CD Rom, Zip discs, optical discs erasable...).

Indeed two conforming machines DICOM can not be very well connectables for reasons of physical wiring or protocols different networks.

ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR DICOM

Standard DICOM was emitted by the ACR (American College of Radiology) in partnership with the NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association), it is currently updated by these 2 committees to which joined different committees of international experts the such JRIA Japan, the ANSI in the USA, the CENTC251 in Europe.

The ACR is responsible for the technical and medical instructions, the NEMA is responsible for the publications and the legal problems, to avoid conflicts of interests or a possible infringement with the antitrust loies.

These committees do not have economic interests, one will note that this standard is defined out of France, in English language with the difficulties of translation of a precise technical language.

4 Day course on IDL & Medical Imaging

2009-11-01T21:36:00.000+05:30

Benefits:
Learn how to use IDL's image analysis and visualization power.
Use the DICOM capabilities of the IDL DICOM Toolkit and the DICOM Network Services add-on modules efficiently.

Topics:
Medical Image Processing, Image Segmentation,
Image Fusion
Create Graphical User Interfaces for your applications
Profit from IDL iTools
Read and write Dicom files
Communicate within a DICOM Network

Pre-requisites: Programming experience in IDL.

Duration: 4 Days

Location:
CREASO Training Center in Gilching, Germany,
or customer’s site (worldwide).

Contact Details :
Klaus Löschinger +49-8105-378-123
Doris Lutzeier +49-8105-378-122
E-Mail: k.loeschinger@creaso.com

IDL (Interactive Data Language) in Medical Imaging

2009-11-01T21:33:00.000+05:30

IDL is the software platform chosen by medical imaging professionals who need to analyze, display, process, interpret and share medical imaging data. IDL's powerful visualization and analysis capabilities help you understand medical images from virtually any modality and integrate custom tools across the health care enterprise.

Clinical Medical Imaging Applications

Getting accurate and useful information from your images in a clinical setting is a priority. In both diagnostic and treatment applications IDL gives you the flexible data analysis and visualization tools you need get answers from your images. IDL offers interoperability with all types of data and a variety of leading medical imaging workstations, as well as a compliment of DICOM options to make IDL a contiguous and integral part of the clinical medical imaging workflow.

Research Medical Imaging Applications

Medical imaging researchers worldwide depend on IDL to analyze medical imaging data and to develop new algorithms to aid in their research. IDL is an intrinsic part of the discovery process, piloting numerous projects from prototype to clinical application. IDL users can leverage the experience of a vast global user community, sharing an extensive library of IDL algorithms and expertise. IDL's cross-platform functionality, distribution options and DICOM functionality enable medical imaging application collaboration with colleagues across the hall or even across the globe.

Commercial Application Development

IDL is the development platform of choice for many of the leading medical imaging toolkit providers. IDL gives application developers the tools to create customized applications, for both standalone environments and medical imaging workstations. The use of IDL for commercial applications continues to grow with the expansion of IDL's DICOM options, multiple distribution options and the ongoing advances in IDL bridging technologies such as Java, and ActiveX bridges.

About IDL

IDL is the ideal, timesaving solution for data analysis, data visualization, and software application development. From “quick-look” analysis and display to commercial programming projects, IDL combines the technology and tools you need with a modern, extensible environment.

IDL requires less code and programming expertise to produce dynamic visualizations and analyses, or to develop powerful software applications with user-friendly interfaces. And, since the IDL software development environment, the IDL Workbench is based on the popular, open-source Eclipse framework, it is truly a cross-platform solution.

Professionals like you across industries rely on IDL to access, analyze, visualize, develop, integrate, and share information from data.

Click here to download IDL .

Workshop on Image Processing with IDL

2009-11-01T18:44:00.000+05:30

Dates : 18 – 20 November 2009

The purpose of the proposed workshop is to provide opportunities for people working in various engineering backgrounds to gain knowledge and experience in IDL Programming and various domains in Image processing like remote sensing, medical IR and MRI imaging etc. IDL is an object oriented programming having many futures like handing of huge images (satellite images), vector processing and also having the property of object oriented programming.

Topics Covered
􀂙 Introduction to IDL programming.
􀂙 IDL Procedures and Functions.
􀂙 Working with Plots and Graphs.
􀂙 Image Geometry.
􀂙 Color image representation in IDL.
􀂙 Morphology and binary image processing.
􀂙 Image Enhancement in Spatial domain.
􀂙 Working with Region of Interest (ROI).
􀂙 Segmentation & Object Recognition
􀂙 Removing Noises
􀂙 Frequency and Wavelet Transformation

Target Participants:
􀂙 Research and Development Engineers
􀂙 Faculty / Students

REGISTRATION FEES:
Rs. 3,000 per delegate from Industry
Rs. 2,000 per delegate from Institute (faculty)
Rs. 1,500 per delegate from Institute (Student)

Venue:
Technology Tower
7th Floor, Room no.: 707
VIT University

Time:
Starting Session : 18th Nov. 2009 09.00 hrs
Closing Session : 20th Nov. 2009 17.00 hrs

For Further Details Please Contact:
Mrs. R. Devaki
Secretary
TIFAC-CORE in Automotive Infotronics
7th Floor, Technology Tower,
VIT, Vellore-632 014
Tamil Nadu.
Ph.:0416-2202381
Fax: 0416-2244797
e-mail to: tifac@vit.ac.in , tifacvit@gmail.com

Click here to get registration form.

International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2010)

2009-11-01T18:22:00.001+05:30

ICONN 2010 is an initiative to bring about challenging leads, enhancing research skills and edifying insights in field of Nanoscience and technology. This gives an opportunity to researchers and scientists across the globe to improve the current state of technology which would help in the betterment of mankind. ICONN 2010 will lead to a repository of scientific data which can be shared by both Indians and scientists abroad.

Conferencs dates : 24th - 26th February 2010

MAJOR THEMES
Nano materials - Synthesis and Characterization
Quantum Nanostructures
Nanocarbons, Nanodiamonds and other related structures
Nanocomposites
Nanomedicine (Targeted drug delivery)
Nanoelectronics
Nano - Optics
Computational Nanotechnology
Nanomechanical engineering & sensors
Nanolithography
Nanomagnetism
Nanomedicine
BioNanotechnology
Industrial and Commercial Applications
Intellectual Property Rights
Other relevant topics

ABSTRACTS TO BE SUBMITTED
All abstracts (A4 page) could be submitted electronically to iconn10@srmuniv.edu.in (on or before 20 Nov. 2009).

PUBLICATION
The proceedings of the conference with ISBN/ISSN consisting of the selected papers will be released during conference. One of the authors must be registered for the inclusion of the paper in the proceedings. The specifications for the contributing paper are as follows; "Times New Roman" type font, 11pt, one interval with 1.5 cm top, left, right and bottom margins and non color figures. Type the title in Capital letters, bold font centered. In the next line type the author's name(s) affiliation (in italic) and address (in italic) with one line below, followed by the text of the paper. The maximum no. of pages should be limited to 4.

REGISTRATION FEE
Delegates are advised to register well in advance on or before 31 Dec. 2009, along with the registration fees of

Academic institution : Rs. 2000
Industry : Rs. 2500
R & D organization : Rs. 2500
Students : Rs. 1000

All payments should be done through demand draft favoring.

The Convener, ICONN 2010, payable at Indian Bank Branch, Maraimalai Nagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. The fees will not be refunded at any cost.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of an abstract : 20th Nov 2009
Notification of Acceptance : 2nd Dec 2009
Registration : 31st Dec 2009
Paper Submission : 7th Jan 2010
Conference : 24th - 26th Feb 2010

ACCOMMODATION
Local participants are kindly requested to make their own arrangements. Accommodation will be provided for outstation participants on prior request in the SRM University Hostel.

VENUE
The venue for the ICONN-2010 conference is T. P. Ganesan Auditorium (5000 seating capacity) at SRM University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

DIRECTIONS
The main campus of the SRM University is located in the outskirts of Chennai city (previously known as Madras, southern capital of state Tamilnadu). It is well connected by road and rail transport. The nearest airport is Meenampakkam, roughly of about 20 Kms away from SRM-university, Chennai.

CONTACT ADDRESS
The Convener
Prof. Dr. D. John Thiruvadigal
ICONN 2010
Department of Physics
SRM University, Kattankulathur - 603203
Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: +91- 44 -27452270 Extn. 1325
www.iconn2010.com
Email: iconn10@srmuniv.edu.in

Click here to download the Registration Form

Grants and Scholarships in Cabrini College - USA

2009-11-01T07:43:00.000+05:30

Grants and scholarships may be based on academic merit or financial need or both. These awards are considered "gift aid" and do not need to be repaid by the student.
Federal Pell Grant
Federal Pell Grants are determined by the Department of Education based upon demonstrated financial need and full or part-time enrollment at Cabrini College. Pell Grants may only be used toward the student's first undergraduate degree.
Federal SEOG Grant (Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant)
Federal SEOG Grants are awarded by the Financial Aid Office. Awards are determined for students through a combination of significant need as demonstrated on the FAFSA and the availability of funds. SEOG Grants are disbursed in accordance with Title IV guidelines. Students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grants are considered first for these awards.
PHEAA State Grant
Pennsylvania State Grants are awarded by the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) to eligible Pennsylvania residents pursuing their first undergraduate degree. Awards are based upon demonstrated financial need and enrollment (full-time, half-time) status. Continued eligibility (up to eight semesters) is based upon academic progress, housing status, and cost of attendance. PHEAA measures academic progress based upon attempted/completed credits during an academic year (fall, spring, summer).
Cabrini Grant
This grant is determined by the Financial Aid Office based on a combination of financial need as demonstrated on the FAFSA and the availability of funds. It may also be used for students with documented special circumstances.
Cabrini College Achievement Scholarship, Achievement Grant, and Challenge Grant
These are Cabrini College academic merit awards given to eligible incoming students based on their high school GPA and SAT scores. These merit awards may also be available for incoming transfer students.
All applicants to the College are considered. Students must be registered as full-time (12 or more credits per semester). Students receiving Achievement Scholarships must maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA each year to continue to be eligible. Students receiving the Achievement Grants and Challenge Grants must maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA. Award amounts may be reduced for students who do not live in on-campus housing.
Cabrini Alumni Scholarship Award
The Cabrini Alumni Scholarship Award is given to a rising junior who has distinguished him or herself through service to Cabrini, has demonstrated academic excellence, and has exemplified the vision, commitment and dedication to the "education of the heart" embodied by Mother Cabrini. Eligible students are current sophomores who have completed a full year of study at Cabrini, have earned at least 60 credits, and have maintained a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher. They must also meet the College's financial aid requirements as determined by the Financial Aid Office. The application for this award will be available in January.

please contact itrhelp@cabrini.edu.

Sports Scholarships in Canterbury Christ Church University - UK

2009-11-01T07:38:00.000+05:30

CCCU Sports Scholarships

The University offers seven scholarships of £500 per annum to sportsmen/women in any sport. Students awarded a Sports Scholarship will be expected, as far reasonable, to represent the University throughout the duration of their studies as a three year undergraduate student. The selection for the Scholarship will be by the University's Sports Scholarship Committee.

Cricket
A cricket scholarship of £1000 will be available in partnership with Canterbury Cricket Club. Applicants must have played at County level and be committed to play at senior Kent League level and play for the University in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and/or equivalent competition.

Rugby
In partnership with Canterbury Rugby Club and local businesses, the University offers two Scholarships of £2,000 per annum. The eligibility criteria are for the recipients to be a first team player at Canterbury Rugby Club and play for the University in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and/or equivalent competition.

Hockey
In partnership with Canterbury Ladies' and Men's Hockey Clubs, the University offers two Scholarship of £2,000 per annum. Applicants must be of a standard to be able to represent both Canterbury Ladies' or Men’s Hockey 1st Team and play for the University in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and/or equivalent competition.

In partnership with Old Bordenian Hockey Club a hockey scholarship is also available of £1000 per annum. Applicants must be of a standard to able to represent either the Hockey ladies or men's first team and play for the University in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and/or equivalent competition.

In partnership with Maidstone Hockey Club, the University offers two scholarships of £1,000 per annum. Applicants must be of a standard to able to represent either the Hockey ladies or men's first team and play for the University in the British Universities & Colleges Sport league and/or equivalent competition.

please contact:

Kim Debling
Sports Scholarship Scheme
Canterbury Christ Church University
North Holmes Road
Canterbury
Kent CT1 1QU
Tel: 01227 782679
sport.scholarships@canterbury.ac.uk

Click here to apply.

The University of Chester (UK) Scholarships

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The University of Chester has its own Bursary scheme. Full-time international (non-EU) undergraduate or postgraduate students may be offered a bursary of £1,000 to reduce their tuition fee costs.

Students who meet our academic entry requirements, accept their place on the course, and pay the full tuition fee in advance of enrolment, will be offered a £1,000 bursary. This bursary is awarded in the form of discount. You will receive more information about this with your offer letter.

Please note that you will only be eligible for the bursary if you or a member of your family, or other private sponsor will be paying your fees. No bursary can be awarded if you are funded by your employer or by a government body.

The University also offers course specific bursary/scholarships of up to £1,500. Any amount awarded will be confirmed to you in your offer letter.

For PhD research students, the University of Chester offers a small number of scholarships, or Gladstone Fellowships, each year which covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate. The University contributes half of the funding, with the remainder coming from external sponsors. Gladstone Fellowships will be on offer subject to the availability of external sponsors.

In addition, the British Government offers a number of scholarships each year, including the British Chevening Scholarships, Department for International Development (DfID) scholarships, and, for PhD students, the Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme. Full details of the various awards are given on the British Council website.

Santander Masters Scholarships

Two scholarships of up to £5,000 each, funded by the Santander Group, are available for full-time taught postgraduate study at the University of Chester. Scholarships will be awarded, on the basis of academic merit, to students from Spain, Portugal or Latin America who would not otherwise be able to take up a place at Chester.

To be eligible for this scholarship you need to:
1.)hold an offer of admission to a one-year, full-time Masters programme in any subject by the closing date for the scholarship
2.)be a national from, and be residing in, one of the eligible Santander network countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela)
3.)be a graduate of, or be expecting to graduate from, one of the eligible institutions in the Santander Universidades scheme.

Further information, including details of the application process and deadlines, can be found at Santander Masters Scholarships.

Alternatively, please contact the Research and Knowledge Transfer Office:
researchoffice@chester.ac.uk or 01244 511063.
http://www.chester.ac.uk/
http://www.chester.ac.uk/http://www.chester.ac.uk/

Visiting Lectureship 2010-2011 Competition

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Awards for American Universities and Colleges to Host Norwegian and Swedish Lecturers

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) invites U.S. colleges and universities to apply for funding to host a visiting lecturer from Norway or Sweden. The awards are for appointments of one semester, and should fall within the 2010-2011 academic year.

Eligibility

The competition is open to all American colleges and universities. The award is appropriate not just for Scandinavian studies departments, but for any department or inter-disciplinary program with an interest in incorporating a Scandinavian focus into its course offerings.

Terms of Award

$20,000 teaching/research stipend
$5,000 travel stipend for lecture appearances outside home institution
J-1 visa sponsorship as a short-term scholar (up to 6 months) through the ASF Visitor Exchange Program

Lectureships should be in the area of contemporary studies
with an emphasis on one of five areas:

Public Policy
Conflict Resolution
Environmental Studies
Multiculturalism
Healthcare

Conditions of Award

The lecturer must be a Norwegian or Swedish citizen, and a scholar or expert in a field appropriate to the host department or program. The ASF encourages consideration of the practitioner as well as the academic as a lectureship candidate.

Responsibilities of the Host Institution

The institution is responsible for selecting the lecturer it wishes to host. The ASF cannot assist in establishing contacts.

All pre-appointment communication with the lecturer, and arrangements for teaching, public presentations and housing during the lectureship appointment are the responsibility of the host institution.

The host institution would be expected to provide support complementing the $20,000 stipend. Additional support may be in the form of:

Subsidized faculty housing
International Travel and insurance expenses
Office and computer use
Additional stipend support

Responsibilities of the Lecturer

The selected lecturer is expected to teach one course (undergraduate or graduate level) and perform modest public activities (lectures, etc.) for which s/he will receive $20,000.

The selected lecturer is expected to accept invitations to visit other academic institutions or conferences (including the NorTANA conference, the Swedish Teachers’ conference, and the SASS conference) for which s/he will have $5,000 available in travel funds.

Application Information

Applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent by November 6, 2009, describing the proposed visiting lectureship. A full application, providing final details of the visiting lecturer and the complementary support provided by the host institution, must be submitted by February 5, 2010.

Click here to see instructions how to apply.

Letter of Intent deadline: November 6, 2009
Decisions announced: April 16, 2010

NanoScience phd in University of Catania - Italy

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Last date : 23rd November 2009

Goldsmiths International Postgraduate Scholarship - UK

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There are up to 10 scholarships available to prospective international students studying for a full-time taught Master’s programme . The scholarship provides a £5,000 fee waiver and is tenable for one year only.

To be eligible to apply you must have applied for a place on a full-time postgraduate taught degree, have an international fee liability and are self-financing to some extent. You will also need to demonstrate academic excellence and / or significant achievement in your chosen field of study.

Please note that current students are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

How to apply

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You will need to complete an International Postgraduate Scholarship application form , and return it to:

Bursaries & Scholarships Officer
Student Support RHB 124
Goldsmith, University of London
New Cross
London SE14 6NW

Please note that your application form for a scholarship is processed separately from your application form for admission. You must therefore ensure that you provide COPIES of all relevant transcripts and certificates with the application.

Deadline
Applications must reach us by 1 April 2010.

Selection criteria
All applications will be assessed on academic merit only – financial circumstances will not be taken into account.

Further Information
If you have any queries regarding these scholarships, please contact the Bursaries & Scholarships Officer via email to bursary-sship@gold.ac.uk.

International PhD Program in University of Tübingen

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The International PhD program of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Developmental Biology and the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory (FML) offers outstanding training in a broad spectrum of cutting-edge scientific research. The program provides students an interdisciplinary practical and theoretical training during their PhD research, particularly through common introductory courses, symposia and research seminars.

They offer PhD positions in following research areas:

Molecular & Cell Biology
Quantitative Genetics
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Ecological Genomics Developmental Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Plant Development
Animal Development
Structural Biology

Click here to see the entry requirements
Click here for participating groups
Click here to apply.

Studentship in Bose Institute, Kolkatta

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ADVT. NO. : S/BIC/20/2009-10

Applications on plain paper are invited from Indian Citizens for 08 (eight) posts of Studentship / Traineeship in the Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bioinformatics at Bose Institute, Kolkata supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, on a consolidated stipend of Rs. 5,000/- p.m. (fixed). The posts are tenable for 06 months.

Applications with complete bio-date superscribing the advertisement number both on application and envelop also along with copies of certificates / testimonials duly attestation should reach the Registrar, Bose Institute, P- 1/12, C.I.T. Scheme VII-M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, within November 05, 2009 or to be sent by email to studentship@boseinst.ernet.in. Name of those found suitable will be announced on our website in the forth week of November, 2009 to appear for an interview.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS :

M.Sc. or B.Tech or BCA in any branch of
Science. Knowledge of biology and/or computer science is desirable. Students who are
about to finish their qualifying course by November, 2009 may also apply.
AGE : Below 28 years ( relaxable in case of SC/ST/OBC/WOMEN candidates)

PhD or post-doc position in Numerical Hemodynamics (Belgium)

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EFFICIENT FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION MODELS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SIMULATIONS

The department of Mechanics at the Université catholique de Louvain is accepting applications for a PhD or post-doc position in the context of the NHEMO project (numerical hemodynamics).

The NHEMO project is a joint project of the biomechanical group at UCL and the Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital St-Luc. Its research activities are aimed at:

* modeling the flow of biological fluids, more especially blood in large vessels and also air in the respiratory tracts, both in normal and pathological states
* developing and analyzing efficient, robust and reliable numerical methods for the simulation of such flows.
* developing simulation software to guide medical decisions and to design more efficient medical devices.

The research will focus on efficient fluid-structure interaction models for cardiovascular and respiratory simulations. Indeed, fluid-structure coupling occurs both in the circulatory and the respiratory systems. Most of the time, the fluid-structure interaction problem involves a coupling between the 3D Navier-Stokes equations and a 3D non-linear structure in large displacement. In the context of physiological systems, this coupling procedure is complex for several reasons: (1) the displacement of the wall cannot be supposed to be infinitesimal, geometric non-linearities are therefor present in the structure and the fluid problem has to be solved in a moving domain (2) in case of the cardiovascular system, the densities of the artery walls and the blood being close, the coupling is strong and has to be tackled very carefully (implicitly) to avoid numerical instabilities, (3) naïve boundary conditions on the artificial boundaries induce spurious reflection phenomena.

Because of the above mentioned difficulties, the interaction between the flow and the structure are often neglected or is considered only for a small portion of the cardiovascular or respiratory system since the computational cost of such a fully coupled procedure is still very expensive.

The aim of this work is to focus on more efficient fluid-structure interaction algorithms such as a coupling between the 3D Navier-Stokes equations and a 1D structure model or a MRI dynamic geometric model.

The applicant work within the developed codes and with a dynamic interdisciplinary team.

The position will be mentored by Emilie Marchandise, professor of Biomechanics and Jean-François Remacle, Professor of Civil Engineering. The work will take place at the Applied Mechanics Division at UCL: http://www.uclouvain.be/mema.

The candidate should have a solid background in numerical methods and simulation. He should have a genuine interest in nonlinear fluid/solid mechanics, constitutive modeling. In order to better understand the physiological problems, interest in the human physiology is welcome to consider the specific modeling challenges of cardiovascular and respiratory systems. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will start by January of 2010, with an immediate start being preferred.

Send resume : Prof. Emilie Marchandise , Prof. Jean-Francois Remacle

Commonwealth Split-site Doctoral Scholarships

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Applications are invited for the award of Commonwealth Split-site Doctoral Scholarship only for the academic year 2010 offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom. Scholarships are available in all disciplines including Medicine and Dentistry.

Eligiblility:

Citizenship : Candidates should be citizen of India.

Qualification : Hold by 19t October 2010, a first degree of upper second class Honours standard (or above) or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification which will normally be a Master’s degree AND in the fields of medicine and dentistry, have qualified between 1 October 2000 and 1 October 2005.

Duration : 12 months period of study or two six months periods.

Date of award : The scholarship will commence from September/ October 2010 in UK.

Other details of the scholarship alongwith prescribed application form are available in all the Universities/ Institutes/ UGC Regional Offices and UGC Headquarters, New Delhi (IC-II Section, Room No.505). The details of Scholarships can also be downloaded from UGC website (www.ugc.ac.in) and (www.cscuk.org.uk)

Eligible candidates may apply in the prescribed format duly nominated by Vice-Chancellor/ Executive Head of University/ Institute alongwith office seal. Direct application from the applicant will not be entertained,

The applications complete in all respects should reach the UGC office in New Delhi on or before 30th October. 2009 addressed to the Section Officer (IC-II Section), Room No.505, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi -110002.

Unniversity of East Anglia (UK) - International Student Scholarships

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The University of East Anglia awards over £1,000,000 of scholarships each year to support international students in their studies. The awards are made by individual Schools of Study in the University. All international students (outside the European Union) are considered for a scholarship of between 10% and 50% of tuition fees.

In order to be considered for a UEA scholarship you do not need to make a separate application. Please indicate on your application for admission that you wish to be considered for a scholarship.

It is important to make an application as early as possible because they are considered as they are received. So apply early to make sure of the best chance of success. If you are granted a scholarship, you will be informed at the time you receive your offer of a place at UEA.

Scholarships are awarded to students on the basis of academic merit and are normally for the duration of the period of study - three years for Bachelor and PhD degrees and one year for Masters programmes. They are available from all Schools of Study and across most courses of study.

Students of outstanding academic ability will also be considered for Faculty Scholarship Awards made by the Dean of Faculty, usually in April or May each year. These are highly competitive and prestigious awards.

For more details, Click here.

Edinburgh Global Master's Scholarships

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The University of Edinburgh will offer 20 Master's scholarships for postgraduate study in any subject offered by the University for the 2010-2011 academic session.

Each scholarship will have a value of £3,000 which will be tenable for one academic year.

Eligibility

The scholarships will be awarded to students who are accepted for admission on a full-time basis for a postgraduate Master's programme of study at the University of Edinburgh from the following countries:

Africa
Canada
China
Hong Kong
India
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
Mexico
Middle East
Norway
Russia
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
USA

Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.

Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent.

Application Procedure

Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application

Alternatively applicants can request a paper application form from:

The Scholarships and Student Finance Office
The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh EH8 9YL
Web : http://www.ed.ac.uk/
E-mail: scholarships@ed.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 131 651 4070

Completed application forms must be returned to the Scholarships and Student Finance Office no later than 1 April 2010.

Selection Procedure

A Selection Committee will meet in late May 2010 to select the scholarship holders. The winners of the scholarships will be announced in early June 2010.

A short course on Ultrasound imaging, processing & Clinical Applications

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Organised by

CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTRE

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE

ROORKEE - 247 667, INDIA.

Ultrasound imaging has become a very popular diagnostic tool in medical profession. It is being commonly used in obstetrics and soft tissue imaging of many parts of the body. Cardiac, vascular, thyroid, renal, liver and gall bladder scans are routinely conducted using ultrasound imaging. Objective of this program is to give an overview of the technological development in this area, physics of this modality, analysis, interpretation and clinical applications.

FACULTY

1.) Prof. Yongmin Kim, Professor, Departments of Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering & Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA.

2.) Prof. N. Khandelwal, Professor and Head, Department of Radio diagnosis and Imaging, PGIMER, Chandigarh.

3.) Prof. Vinod Kumar, Professor and Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Roorkee.

COURSE CONTENTS

Major topics which will be covered in this program are:

-Basic image processing techniques.
-History of ultrasound imaging.
-Physics of ultrasound imaging.
-Processing and analysis of ultrasound images.
-Clinical applications and interpretation of ultrasound images.

PARTICIPANTS

Engineers, Scientists, Medical Doctors, Radiologists and Radiographers who are having interest and professional experience in the area of medical imaging.

COURSE COORDINATOR

Prof. Vinod Kumar

Department of Electrical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee,
Roorkee –247 667.
Ph.: 01332-285227, 285593

REGISTRATION FEES

The registration fee per delegate shall be:

(a) Rs. 15,000/- for participants from Industries and R&D organizations.
(b) Rs. 10,000/- for participants from various Engineering and Medical institutes.
(c) Rs. 10,000/- for the members of IEEE.
Which includes boarding and lodging arrangements.
Suitably furnished accommodation will be provided in the officers Hostels/ Guest Houses of the IIT Roorkee.

PAYMENT

The fee should be sent in advance through Bank draft drawn in favour of “Head, Continuing Education Centre” and payable at Roorkee”, latest by 15th Dec. 2009.

It is expected that participant will be able to enhance their knowledge in the area of ultrasound imaging after attending this program.

CONTACT PERSON

Interested person(s) should send the Nomination (s) on the enclosed Performa duly sponsored by the appropriate authorities ALONGWITH THE REGISTRATION FEE to:

Head

Continuing Education Centre,
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee,
Roorkee – 247 667, INDIA.
Phone: (01332) 285227, 279503
Fax: 091-(01332) – 285545, 273560
E-mail : contd@iitr.ernet.in