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http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/ne ... 8-042.html

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Student innovators from the University of Evansville in Evansville, Ind., sped past 23 teams from around the globe to win the college division of NASA's 15th annual Great Moonbuggy Race today at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville.

The Evansville team posted the day's fastest race time, completing the harrowing course -- which simulates surface conditions found on the moon -- in just 4 minutes and 25 seconds.

Finishing in the top three along with Evansville were second-place winners from Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and third-place racers representing Canada's Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.

NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race is inspired by the original lunar rover designed by engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. A hardy, lightweight exploration vehicle, the first rover trundled across the moon's surface during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971, and continued to chart new lunar territory during two subsequent Apollo lunar missions.

Student racers faced challenges similar to those overcome by Apollo-era rover engineers. Last October, the student teams began designing their own buggies, capable of withstanding the challenges of the course: craters, gullies and ridges made of plywood and tires and covered with a realistic layer of gravel and sand.

The Marshall Center presented the first-place team with a trophy depicting NASA's original lunar rover, and gave plaques and certificates to the two runners-up. The first-place team also received $5,700 in cash from Northrop Grumman Corp. Individuals on all three winning teams received commemorative medals and other prizes.

<b>The "Most Original Design" award was presented to Delhi College of Engineering Team I racers from Delhi, India.</b> The award for "Best Design" went to Pittsburg State University in Pittsburgh, Kan., for best solving engineering problems associated with traversing the lunar surface. The annual "Spirit Award" was presented to the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Middle Tennessee State University Team I from Murfreesboro, Tenn., was awarded "Most Unique Buggy" in the college division, and tied with <b>Delhi College of Engineering Team II for NASA's "Safety Systems" award, which honors the safest approach to building, testing and racing a moonbuggy.</b> Middle Tennessee State's Team I earned a third award – the annual "Crash and Burn" prize for the racers that endure the most spectacular vehicle breakdown.

A special "Pits Crew Award" for ingenuity and persistence in overcoming problems during the race was won by the team from Ohio State University in Columbus, which also earned the 2008 "Rookie Award" for the fastest course completion time among newcomers. The "Most Improved" award went to competitors from the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

In the high school division race April 4, Erie High School in Erie, Kan., outraced 21 teams to win with a time of 3 minutes and 17 seconds. The second- and third-place high school teams both hailed from the Huntsville Center for Technology.

"Once again, we're amazed and inspired by the ingenuity and energy of our participating teams," said Tammy Rowan, manager of the Marshall Center's Academic Affairs Office, which organizes the moonbuggy race each year. "This race is a great example of how NASA's educational initiatives can inspire and motivate new generations to carry on the nation's journey of discovery, to the moon and onward into the solar system."

"We look forward to 2009 and the next edition of NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race," Rowan added. "We expect many of these teams back -- bringing them another step toward becoming the professional scientists, mathematicians, engineers and technologists of tomorrow."

Other 2008 college and university competitors, listed alphabetically by state, were Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Ala.; the University of Alabama in Huntsville; McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Southern University in Baton Rouge, La.; Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y.; Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio; Cameron University in Lawton, Okla.; the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao; Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville; two teams from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tenn.; a second team from Middle Tennessee State University ; and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

The 2008 race is sponsored by NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate in Washington. Primary corporate sponsorship is provided by Northrop Grumman Corp., The Boeing Company and Teledyne Brown Engineering, all of Huntsville. Other contributors include the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; ATK Launch Systems, Inc.; Huntsville's CBS affiliate WHNT-TV; ITT Corporation; Jacobs Engineering Science Technical Service Group; Stanley Associates; Science Applications International Corp.; the Tennessee Valley chapter of the System Safety Society Inc.; the United Space Alliance, LLC; and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

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<b>Babson Capital Hires Chief Information Officer</b>
Praveen Kumar Will Set Strategy for Global IT Platform; 20 Years of Technology Leadership Experience

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Babson Capital Management LLC ("Babson Capital"), an investment management firm based in Springfield and Boston, Mass., and Charlotte, N.C., today announced the appointment of a chief information officer with more than 20 years of technology leadership experience at leading investment firms.
Praveen Kumar will lead a Babson Capital technology team responsible for the sophisticated operating systems that help manage clients' portfolios. In the new position, he will report to Chief Operating Officer James Masur and collaborate with other Babson Capital leaders to develop and implement technology solutions throughout the company.
"Praveen is a decisive motivational leader with global leadership experience in executive-level information technology management," said Thomas Finke, President of Babson Capital. "With his broad market experience and insight in leveraging best-in-class ideas from around the industry, Babson Capital's platforms will stay at the forefront of the industry."
"The strategic importance of our firm's operating platform and systems resources has risen to a new level," said Mr. Masur. "Our growth as a global business demands that we more effectively and efficiently develop products and services and acquire and integrate new investment managers, and our technology is instrumental to that effort."
"Babson Capital already has some of the best systems and technologies in the industry," said Mr. Kumar, "including its proprietary structured credit system CDOWorld(SM), which is utilized for analyzing structured investment vehicles and other investments. I am excited about the opportunity to join the team of talented professionals who developed and implemented those systems and look forward to being part of the management team of a fast-moving and increasingly global business."
Before joining Babson Capital, Mr. Kumar was Director of Enterprise Systems at Wellington Management in Boston, where he was responsible for delivering several new business capabilities. Previously, as head of the U.S. Technology Application Development Group at JPMorgan Private Bank in New York, he helped develop from scratch new technology applications. At Lehman Brothers in New York, he managed a team that developed new financial services technologies and enhanced client support for trading areas.
Mr. Kumar, who also has worked as a technology consultant in the United Kingdom, <b>received a B.S. in electronics engineering from Delhi College of Engineering </b>and an M.BA. in international finance from the New York University Stern School of Business.
About Babson Capital Management
Babson Capital Management LLC and its subsidiaries manage more than $108 billion as of March 31, 2008 for sophisticated investors in the U.S. and abroad. The firm offers a wide range of absolute return, co-investing, financing and customized mandates utilizing equity, fixed-income and derivative instruments. Based in Boston and Springfield, Mass., and Charlotte, N.C., the firm has six additional offices in the U.S. with subsidiaries in London and Tokyo. Babson Capital is a member of the MassMutual Financial Group and is on the web at http://www.babsoncapital.com/.

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<b>Convocation held at Delhi College of Engineering</b>

New Delhi: Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) recently conducted its Convocation Ceremony at its campus where Mrs. Sheila Dikshit awarded 689 students of BE. , BTech and Postgraduate courses with the degrees.




The convocation was addressed by the Prof. Prem Vrat, Vice Chancellor, UP Technical University.




Many awards were provided to merit holders namely; The Lt Governor's Gold Medal was given to Alpesh Chaddha for his remarkable performance in academics, professional activities and extracurricular activities. Moreover, Chief Minister's Gold Medal went to S. Anuradha for her best academic performance in all the branches of engineering.




Lalit Kumar Solanki was awarded Principal's Gold Medal for his outstanding performance amongst all the others batchmates of BTech course.




Dikshit, while praising the efforts of DCE and achievements earned by its students and faculty members, said "In the new global order you will be required to work with a global mindset. But it is important for you to focus your attention to the local needs of our people


http://www.indiaedunews.net/Delhi/Convo ... ring_4139/

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<b> DCE students get higher pay packages </b>

New Delhi: Delhi College of Engineering is seeing rising number of campus recruiters visiting its campus nowadays as to pick up students for their companies.




Talking about this year, 85 firms visited for campus recruitment; the number was 59 in 2007. And the salary being offered to 3 students by an international oil services is believed to be the highest package of worth Rs. 45 lakh.




Going by the words of one of the student who bagged the highest pay package, "The package was completely unexpected. More firms, including the international ones, have placed all the students in the 2008 batch. Even the average pay package has increased by 45% this year. It is mainly because of the student placement co-coordinator which attracted more firms this time".




Compare to last year this year pay package has climbed the ladder upto Rs. 5.5 lakh. As proven by the member of the placement cell, Bikramjeet Singh, who is himself selected by the HPCL (at Rs. 10 lakh) stated that, "It is for the first time that all mechanical engineering students in DCE have been placed in core engineering companies with fat packages. Earlier, if they expected good offers, they had to switch to software and other industries".




Moreover, as going per the placement cells records, 730 job offers were offered to total 500 students studying in the final year by the recruiting firms which added IOCL, BPCL, Reliance Energy, British Group, Maruti Udyog and Flour Daniel.


http://www.indiaedunews.net/Delhi/DCE_s ... ages_4143/

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DCE AT RANK 14...THE FIRST 7 ALL TO IITS AND NSIT AT 19TH....

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and vellore insti. of tech. at 10th... so these rankings are bullshit. those colleges who want to make it to top ranks pay these small companies to conduct surveys. its not far that they put thapar/vit above IIT's

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<b>The success stories of achievers</b>

http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=14685458


What makes achievers click? It’s a question that’s been asked through all millennia and the answers have rarely been the same. But threads that stitch their success remain a function of the dynamics of the company, management, attitude and opportunity.



In this new weekly series, DNA Money, along with ABC Consultants, the premier recruitment and executive search firm, will be profiling the achievers, give a peep into their management style and vision. In short, an insight into how and why they clicked.

We start the series with Sanjay Verma, executive managing director, South Asia, of Cushman & Wakefield. Under the 37-year-old Verma, the global real estate consultant has expanded from being a 50-member entity to one with 1,500 on rolls and perhaps the best profitability among peers. It is said that anybody wanting to enter India real estate or planning a project would do well to dial Verma first. Yogesh Saigal works on his mind:

On making it big

The long and short of it is that a lot of things get decided because you are at the right place at the right time. Ever since I was a kid, I had this urge to do things well. There was a confidence that I could do just about anything that I put my mind to. It was childish at times, but it saw me through some difficult situations.

On academic brilliance and professional success

It certainly helps. Academic performance certainly reflects the attitude that you take things seriously and are not casual. However, it would not be true to say that it guarantees success or that lack of it hampers, but yes it is definitely a positive indicator.

What’s on the resume?

<b>A degree in electrical engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering in 1992.</b> Work experience of 2+ years in Voltas and then an MBA from MDI, Gurgaon. Joined Colliers Jardine post that, and then joined Cushman & Wakefield in 1999.

Biggest strength?

My ability to raise my hand and say that I will do it. People say that opportunities knock but in my view, you have to grab them irrespective of the risk involved. Nothing ventured is nothing gained.

Weakness?

Sometimes I get a little carried away with new projects or ideas and in my enthusiasm and excitement tend to overlook details. Also, at times I am not a very good listener. I try to work on this but sometimes my impatience gets the better of me.

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Biggest professional achievement

The ability to retain such a large pool of talent and to create a working environment that encourages so many talented professionals to work together.

What he looks for in new hires

Passion towards the organisation, and a desire to grow without being title-hungry. A responsibility-hungry person is what I like — titles will come automatically to performers.

Management mantra and work ethic

Transparency and absolute honesty with the leadership teams. I enjoy working with people and keep myself accessible to all. It’s a total hands-on approach for me.

Future of the real estate industry

I think the slowdown is for real and it may well be the best thing happening to the industry. The reason is that the long-term story is still very robust. A little correction is always good in any market or system.

Work-life balance

I don’t believe in working late or working on weekends. It’s critical to spend one’s productive hours wisely. Also, a harmonious family life increases productivity.

Career advice

Inculcate integrity of thought — the courage, conviction and belief in what you want to do and then stick with it. Be patiently ambitious — put in consistent good performances and aim to grow in the long run, and you will never be frustrated. Never lose sight of the big picture. There are no shortcuts to success.

My take

For once the product backs the packaging. Sanjay delivers on everything that he promises to be —young, passionate, dynamic, charming and intelligent; he seems to be poised for greater success. Surprisingly, he now aspires to pursue a career in politics, a place he feels is crying out for talented professionals. From what I know, it would be best to take him on his word.

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<b>Polluting units beware: A sensor could nail you</b>

Even as the Gujarat government drafts a policy to help local industries curb air, water and land pollution under its new Industrial policy, it could well take the assistance of<b> three students from the Delhi College of Engineering.</b> The often heard complaint about not being able to guage the level of pollutants emitted by small industrial units in the Ankleshwar-Vapi belt could well be a thing of the past if the government chooses to adopt an innovative device created by these students, which is a monitoring system for pollution control.


The three innovators, Siddharth Singhal, Rahul Sud and Kumar Ankit, calling themselves 'DCEites', have come out with 'Jal', a software to be deployed at sewer networks in polluted areas that would provide an accurate indication of the quantity of pollutants emitted by each industry. "Using algorithmic sensors, one can guage the source of pollutants every 2-3 seconds.

The device would help evaluate the time periods when pollutants are discharged on any given day, " said Ankit. Apart from pitching in the sensors to environment groups, corporate houses and government bodies involved in environment conservation, the group plans to collect data and sell it to those interested.

The inspiration behind the invention is the Yamuna Action Plan, implemented for water pollution abatement and conservation of the river Yamuna, by the National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD), Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) of the Government of India in 12 towns of Haryana, 8 towns of Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi.

The concept was one of the innovations recognised under the Imagine Cup, a competition organised by Microsoft in association with Nasscom and the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A).


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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Cor ... 178151.cms

Child prodigies are supposed to grow up faster than the people around them. But some things never change; you can tell that from the 30-year-old Vijay Shekhar Sharma's earnest, boyish laugh over the phone. Sharma is speaking to ET from the airport as he waits for his flight out of Mumbai.

The young CEO and founder of One97 Communications, who finished high school from Aligarh at 14, was actually denied admission to <b>Delhi College of Engineering owing to his age. However, he appealed to the vice-chancellor of the university, who eventually allowed him to join DCE at 15. </b>

Today, One97 provides a platform for value-added telecom network services. Its model of offering a free telecom application platform to operators in return for a share of revenue, is one that Sharma claims that his company came up with first.

Some of the services that are based on this platform include messaging, music, call management (not just basic stuff but also higher end services like the Internet and MMS, auto network redial, and entertainment options).

As a final year student, Sharma founded indiasite.net, an Indian web directory that quickly got noticed. At the height of the dotcom boom in 1999, the teenager who had never seen a computer until 1994, sold his startup to a New Jersey-based company for a crore of rupees.

With that kind of money and a successful venture behind him, it was but a natural next step for Sharma to try his hand at another venture. "I started a broadband ISP (Internet Service Provider) firm," he reminisces, "but I quickly realised that the BSNL monopoly and the inherent complexities of the business made things difficult for small players like me."

Despite his parents' remonstrations to "quit fooling around and join a well-paying MNC", Sharma doggedly continued exploring new opportunities. "Then it hit me like a brick that telecom applications as a field was a great opportunity and I had to be a part of it," he says.

One97-so named because it was the national phone directory helpline number-was born in 2001 with a nervous Sharma at the helm. "Bharti Airtel was our first client in March 2001 and we sold them a package consisting of astrology services, SMS-based auctions and music-related applications. For a while, we were depending entirely on referrals and hard work to grow," he recalls.

Sharma believes that it was his passion for learning new technologies and his insistence on hiring experienced people that saw One97 through to achieving $5 million in revenues in the first four years. "I became a paper millionaire the first year itself, but getting customers to actually pay on time was a pain," he chuckles.

Today, services by One97 reach 97% of the country's mobile subscribers, and Sharma says that while an absolute market figure is difficult to get, the company has approximately 25-30% share of its market.

Though his age was a deterrent sometimes-when he started greying prematurely, Sharma says he was actually delighted-his single-minded determination to succeed saw him through troubled times and ensured that his company reaped the dividends of the telecom revolution that subsequently followed. "The line between work and life becomes blurred when you enjoy what you do," he says.

When he's not riding the crests and troughs of his business, Sharma loves to go river rafting. "I'm a Level-4 rafter and an adventure sports fan," he says. But when he's not feeling quite so daring, Sharma prefers to sit back and let the sounds of Bono, Pink Floyd and Indian classical music wash his tiredness away.

He says, "Music has been a passion ever since my DCE days, which is also when I met the members of Indian rock band Parikrama. I used to be their sound engineering guy and hanging out with that group engendered in me a genuine love for rock music."

Right now, Sharma is focused on the sweet sounds of success as he aims to reach the $100-million mark in the next two years: "The market is huge and we believe we've only just skimmed the surface. There are many, many milestones ahead for us."