Education Committee
Chaired by
Dr. Vishnu K. Lakdawala
The Education Committee of DEIS is responsible for all issues involving the
training of engineers and scientists in the dielectrics arena. It is particularly
interested in mounting programs,
which serve the needs of the student community. In this connection, the committee
administers an annual program for the award of student Fellowship stipends for
individuals motivated to study in the technical area of interest to the Society.
An Annual Call for Proposals is issued (through the columns of the EI Magazine
and recommendations are made to the DEIS Awards Committee for the award of Fellowships
based on the perceived quality, relevance and probability of success of the
proposals received. Successful applicants are expected to produce a report of
their work or publish the work in a Society Journal. The current value of the
total award money is $ 15,000. Typically this money is distributed between 3
to 5 students. It is usually considered as a matching fund for existing student
support. The committee is hoping that these funds will be increased and more
students can be supported. Also, the committee is looking into possibility of
establishing some type of "post-doctoral" fellowship in the dielectrics
and insulation research arena.
Students are also much encouraged to attend DEIS conferences. The Society
(through the auspices of its conference organizing committees) provides a
limited number of grants (currently about $300) to help defray the expenses
of bone fide students attending Society meetings. Instructions for applying
for these awards, which are granted on a competitive basis, are usually provided
for each participating conference in the call for papers of the meeting..
A video-tape library is maintained by the Education Committee. Topics related
to Dielectrics and their applications are highlighted in a series of VHS videotapes
{international readers should note that these tapes are only in NTSC format.
PAL and other formats are not supported}. These tapes may be borrowed. The
conditions of loan and a complete listing of topics may be obtained from the
Education Committee Chairman (Listed above).
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