SIS FELLOWSHIP
Dr
N.C. Jain
Scientist ‘F’ and Editor(Production)
Indian Journal of Medical Research, Indian Council of Medical Research
Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India
E-mail : drencejain@gmail.com
Joined the Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR), New Delhi in 1982, Dr
N.C. Jain is currently Editor ( Production) of the Indian Journal
of Medical Research (IJMR) and Scientist ‘F’[ Deputy Director General (
Senior Grade)] in the Division of Publication & Information, ICMR. Dr Jain
is associated with the IJMR, research evaluation, modernization of the library and
information network of ICMR institutes, IPR issues for a short time and human resource development programmes, especially
through conducting workshops on biomedical communication, among others.
He has studied in
the University of Delhi, Delhi for various degrees including the Ph.D. in life
sciences. Dr Jain has also done a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Bhartiya
Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi and General Course on Intellectual Property from World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva.
In his
professional career spanning over 30 years, he has immensely contributed in
structuring biomedical communication as a tool of mass information . His
studies especially in information analysis and interpretation have added newer
understanding to the cause of information science domain. Dr Jain has over 50
papers on S&T communication, book reviews,
etc. in research journals /
books / proceedings, two handbooks on communication, over 100 articles in newspapers,
popular science magazines and over 60 AIR programmes to his credit.
Dr Jain is
recipient of the Raizada
Memorial Award 1992 for Young Information Scientist of the Society for
Information Science, New Delhi and the B.C.Deb
Memorial Award for Popularization of Science for 1997-98 of the
Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata.
Traveled widely in India and abroad like
PR China, France for his professional
development, he is member of various professional societies like COLLNET, World
Association of Medical Editors, European
Association of Science Editors, Indian Science Writers Association, Society for
Information Science, Indian Science Congress Association, etc.
SIS FELLOWSHIP
Dr. Chennupati K. Ramaiah
Professor & Head, Department
of Library and Information Science
School of Media & Communication, Pondicherry University
R.V. Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry – 605 014 India
Tel : 0413-2656757, Fax: 0413-2656766; Mobile: 9487605773
Email: ckramaiah@gmail.com;
Presently Dr Ramaiah is working as Professor and Head,
Department of Library & Information Science at Pondicherry University,
Puducherry – 605014. Prior to that he worked as Professor & Head,
Department of Library & Information Science, and University Librarian at
Dravidian University, Kuppam. Before that he worked as Professor &
Librarian at Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad.
Ramaiah also worked as the Director, Centre for Information Science, Mahatma
Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action, Hyderabad for two
years. Dr. Ramaiah worked as an Assistant Professor for 6 years with Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore from 1999-2005. Prior to that Dr Ramaiah
was Deputy Director at DESIDOC, Delhi a national information centre in Defence
Science & Technology in India. He has worked for 14 years with the DRDO,
Delhi as Scientist, in various areas including conducting research, heading
Research & Development Facilities Division, Multimedia Lab, A-V Division,
and Defence Science Library. He was a Commonwealth Scholar for doing Ph.D. in
UK in the filed of Information Science in England during 1989-2003. Soon after
obtaining his Ph.D., he came back to India and setup a multimedia lab and
worked several years in designing multimedia applications, presentation and
training materials. His formal education includes Masters degrees in Chemistry and Library
and Information Science. He is a member of many international professional
bodies/ societies such as the Institute of Information Scientists, Library
Association, London; American Society for Information Science & Technology,
Association of Computing Machinery, International Federation of Library
Association and institutions, Netherland and Association for Library and
Information Science Education, Chicago, USA. Ramaiah had been to more than a
dozen countries on various professional matters, attending conferences,
seminars and workshops. He has published more than 90 papers and four books. Dr Ramaiah’s research interests include multimedia &
hypertext technologies, human-computer interaction, user interfaces, designing
e-books, e-publishing, e-learning, archival informatics and bibliometrics.
SIS
FELLOWSHIP
Dr. Sujit Bhattacharya
Senior Principal Scientist
CSIR-
NISTADS
(National
Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies)
Dr. K.S.
Krishnan Marg, Pusa Campus,
New
Delhi-110012
Tel :
(+91-11) 25843024 (O), 26226768 (R ),
Mobile:
9999020157
Dr.
Sujit Bhattacharya is a PhD from Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, MSc
(Physics) from Delhi University, Associateship in Information Science from
CSIR-NISCAIR (previously INSDOC). He is presently Senior Principal Scientist in
CSIR-NISTADS, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Scientometric Research and
Guest Faculty in CSSP-Jawaharlal Nehru University. His main area of work is in
Science and Technology Policy Studies, Scientometrics, and studying IPR in the
context of Research, Innovation and Development. He has more than twenty years
of research experience and was Professor (on deputation from NISTADS) in the
Centre for Studies in Science Policy-JNU during 2007-2009. Among his other
academic assignments include Governing Body Member of the Deen Dayal Upadhayay
College-University for Delhi during the period 2009-10. He has published over
fifty research papers in peer reviewed journals and conference proceeding and
presented papers at various national and international conferences. Among his
academic assignment include developing a course in Intellectual Property Rights
in CSSP-JNU. He is principal investigator of the international collaborative
network ‘COLLNET’, Asia editor of the International Society of Scientometrics
and Information Management (ISSI) newsletter, members of various program
committees of international/national conferences in various capacities, and
thesis supervisor of international/national universities. His recent work includes
leading a national project on ‘Knowledge creation and Innovation in
Nanotechnology in India’ and launching the journal ‘Journal of Scientometric
Research’.
SIS YOUNG INFORMATION
SCIENTIST
Mr.
Parveen Babbar
Assistant Librarian
Library & Documentation
Division, IGNOU,
Maidan Garhi, Delhi-110068,
India
Mob-09013358771, Ph
91-011-29571905(O)
Parveen Babbar is Assistant Librarian in Library & Documentation Division at
Indira Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi, India. Prior to this he
had been associated with University of Delhi, India and has more than eight
years of professional experience. He has submitted his Doctor of Philosophy in
LIS from University of Rajasthan. He holds M.Phil. (Library & Information
Science) from Annamalai University; M.L.I.Sc from University of Delhi. and
Masters of Computer Application; Masters of Business Administration from Indira
Gandhi National Open University. He had been Gold Medalist in MLISc from Delhi
University, India.
He had been Junior Research Fellow and has cleared
JRF-NET exam from UGC, India. He has taken many projects of Library Automation
& Digitization like CALP I
Library Setup for Swiss Agency. He is a member of Special Libraries
Association, USA and is presently member of Career Guidance / Employment
Committee of SLA Asian Chapter. He had also been the Webmaster in the Board of
Asian Chapter, SLA.
He has received many awards and scholarships. He is
the recipient of the Professor S Dasgupta Gold Medal for being best candidate
in Master in Library and Information Science Examination from University of
Delhi in 2003 and SLA Asian Librarian Award at the SLA 2010 Annual Conference
in New Orleans, LA, USA. He received the scholarship from Shastri
Indo-Canadian Institute, 2009 and IFLA grant for the assignment in the
year 2010.He was invited as Invited Speaker to speak at the Fourth
International M-Libraries Conference on 26th September 2012 at The
Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.
He has presented many papers in National &
International Conferences and published about 30 papers in reputed journals and
proceedings. He has organised a number of national and international
conferences holding key positions in organising committees related to Library
& Information Science including ICoASL, 2008; ICDL, 2010; LIPS, 2012 and
many more.
He was the recipient of Sixth International Paper
Contest Award organized by the American Society for Information Science &
Technology (ASIST) Special Interest Group on International Information Issues
(SIG III) in 2006.He is associated with several professional associations in
various capacities in India and abroad including SLA, USA; Society for Library
Professionals, India; Society for Information Science, India.
SIS YOUNG INFORMATION
SCIENTIST
Mr. Nishad Abhay
Deshpande
Scientist Gr
IV(1),
CSIR Unit for
Research and Development of Information Products (CSIR URDIP)
Pune, Maharashtra, India 411038
Tel: 020-25303014
Email: nishad1510@hotmail.com
Presently Nishad is working as Junior Scientist at
Council of Scientific and Industrial research Unit for Research and Development
of Information Products (CSIR URDIP), Pune. Prior to that he worked as
Information Analyst at CSIR URDIP, Pune. His formal education includes Masters Degrees in
Bioinformatics and Consultancy Management. He is currently involved in
patinformatics activities ranging from patentability to freedom to operate
studies. He is also responsible for development of tools, techniques and
reports, serving a number of clients in public and private sector.
