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Annual Report 2013-2014 Contents Indo-US Science and Technology Forum Annual Report 2013-2014 CONTENTS 1. From the Executive Director’s desk 04 2. History of Indo-US S&T Cooperation 08 3. Structure of IUSSTF 09 4. Composition of the Governing Body 09 5. Funding 10 6. Objectives of IUSSTF 11 The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) established 7. IUSSTF Partners 12 under an agreement between the Governments of India and 8. Programmatic Activities 13 .. Indo-U.S. Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center 15 the United States of America in March 2000, is an autonomous, .. U.S.-India S&T Endowment Fund Program 23 bilateral organization jointly funded by both the Governments .. Flagship Program : Fifth Indo-American Frontiers of Science Symposium 30 .. India-U.S. Grand Challenge: Affordable Blood Pressure Measurement 34 that promotes science, technology, engineering and biomedical Technologies for Low-Resource Settings in India and the U.S. research and innovation through substantive interaction among .. DST-Lockheed Martin Innovation Growth Program 36 government, academia and industry. .. Startup Accelerator Workshop 39 .. U.S.-India Innovation Science and Technology Awards 41 .. Leadership of Women in Science and Technology 43 9. Visitation Programs 45 .. Indo-US Research Fellowships 47 .. Indo-US Public Health Fellowships 51 .. Stanford India Biodesign 53 .. Khorana Technology-Transfer Program 55 .. American Society for Microbiology (ASM) - IUSSTF Microbiology Visiting Professorships 57 .. IUSSTF-APS Fellowships 59 .. Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy Fellowship Program 61 .. Research Internships in Science and Engineering 64 .. Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide 66 .. Khorana Program for Scholars 67 .. Viterbi-India Program 70 .. S.N. Bose Scholars Program 72 .. Resonance 76 10. Bilateral Workshops and Training Programs 79 11. Joint Centers 91 Annual Report | 2013 - 2014 3 We believe that fellowships for from winners of various national young scientists and internships science fairs will participate and for students are wonderful tools compete with more than 1600 for developing long term relations children from over 70 countries between Indian and US scientific to showcase their research and communities as it provides them bid for more than USD 5Mn in opportunities to forge linkages awards. These 20 students would with their mentors, other faculty then visit selected universities, From the ED’s Desk and their peers that lasts for science parks, museums etc in several decades. The SN Bose US to expose them to excitement Scholar program launched in of science. With this activity, 2013 proved to be an immensely IUSSTF covers a wide spectrum of popular program with more stakeholders ranging from school than 1200 nominations received children to college from Indian institutions, most of students to young them being top students in their scientists through These 20 students would classes. During 2013, more than various group then visit selected It has been the mandate of SERB and NIH to develop the 100 undergraduate / masters targeted activities universities, science parks, IUSSTF to catalyze linkages cooperation program. In view students from India interned in in addition to museums etc in US to expose between Indian and US science of IUSSTF’s proven ability to 15 US universities availing the SN core activities that them to excitement of science. and technology agencies. As implement cooperation programs Bose Scholars program, Khorana covers scientists part of this mandate, an Indo- with nimbleness and flexibility, With this activity, IUSSTF covers a Scholars program and Viterbi- and researchers wide spectrum of stakeholders US workshop was organized in IUSSTF was entrusted by SERB India program. About 30 US affiliated with ranging from school children 2011 in partnership of Stanford to administer this 5 year USD students also availed internships academic and India Bio-design Centre, All India 20 Mn SERB-NIBIB initiative. at Indian universities under our research institutions. to college students to young Institute of Medical Separate but synchronized calls programs. scientists through various group Sciences, Delhi and were issued in the US and India As part of the targeted activities in addition During 2013, the National Institutes and after a rigorous review Another new fellowship program endeavor to develop to core activities that covers more than 100 BASE (Bhaskara Advanced of Health (NIH) on process, 3 teams in India have linkages between scientists and researchers undergraduate/ masters Solar Energy Research program) institutions, dis- grand challenges in been selected for initial awards. affiliated with academic and students from India interned for capacity development in cussions are on health. Hypertension research institutions. in 15 US universities availing In another endeavor to develop solar energy supported by DST with MIT, Harvard was one of the linkages between SERB/DST and the SN Bose Scholars major tracks of this has been entrusted to IUSSTF and IITs for NIH, an MoU was also signed for implementation. 9 young enhancing scope program, Khorana Scholars workshop. We are by SERB and National Science program and Viterbi- very happy to report scientists and 12 students have of Resonance-India program Foundaiton (NSF) for partnering been shortlisted under this for organizing summer schools India program. About 30 that in the IUSSTF in the GROW (Graduate Research fellowship program for research in emerging areas such as US students also availed GB meeting held in Opportunities Worldwide) – India 2013, the Science in US universities for a period of neuroscience, disaster mitigation, internships at Indian program which would provide 3 to 6 months. climate modeling, etc in India universities under our and Engineering support for US Ph.D. students Research Board IUSSTF is also proud to partner involving faculty and post Docs programs. to work at Indian academic from partnering organizations. (SERB), Ministry and research institutions from 3 with DST and the Intel-Education of Science and months to 12 months. IUSSTF has India for participation of school It has also been a continuous effort Technology, India and the NIH been entrusted with implementing children in the Intel International of IUSSTF to create networks signed an MoU on Indo-US this program. With this, the total Science and Engineering between the future science and cooperation on affordable blood number of slots available for Education Fair (ISEF) in US, engineering leaders in India pressure measurement devices. exchange visits of US students which is the world’s largest science and the US. With this in mind, As a follow up, discussions to India in various IUSSTF fair. Under this activity about 20 IUSSTF has been organizing were held involving IUSSTF, programs has increased to 60. Indian school children selected biennial Indo-American Frontiers 4 Indo-US Science & Technology Forum Annual Report | 2013 - 2014 5 of Science (IAFOS) Symposium and Engineering” with Sunita India Science and Technology from startups there as well as in partnership with the National Williams (NASA Astronaut) Endowment Fund (USISTEF) to showcase their innovations Academy of Sciences since 2004 as at Fulbright House, New Delhi with over 200 bilateral Indo- in partnership with TiE Silicon a flagship event. In this series, the on 1st April 2013. This was US teams applying in each call. Valley. th th th 5 IAFOS was held from 9 - 12 attended by women leaders from After joint review and diligence As part of regular networking April 2013 at Agra, India, where Federal Agencies, Academia and process, 7 teams were awarded activities, IUSSTF has supported more than 70 young scientists Industry. The IUSSTF has also projects in the broad categories 16 bilateral workshops and from India and the US spent three been in discussions with DST, of ‘Empowering Citizens’ and training programs through the days together discussing several leading Indian women scientists ‘Healthy Individual’. With total calls for proposals during the interesting emerging areas. The working in this area and Dr. 11 awardees, several forums th period of the Annual report. 10 5 Indo-American Frontiers of Geri Richmond, President elect and organizations promoting new Virtual Joint Engineering (IAFOE) Symposium American Association for the entrepreneurship and innovations R&D Network is being organized in May 2014 at Advancement of Science (AAAS) are increasingly noticing the Centers were also With the great support the Infosys Mysore and founder of COACh program USISTEF. Three awardees from initiated and 4 new campus with great to evolve suitable training initial round have also received of IUSSTF GB members As part of its Women Joint Centers were support of Lockheed programs for trainers in India. offers from angel and venture approved bringing notably DST, DBT, NSF, NIH, in Science initiative Martin and Infosys. The three consortia involving funds to take their projects at the total Joint Lockheed Martin and other IUSSTF has been organising While increasing more than 100 academic and higher levels. IUSSTF organized Centers supported/ partners such as FICCI, annual interaction meets number of women industry organizations in the area a startup accelerator workshop awarded to 46. USAID and various Indian in partnership with DST and in partnership with DST, US and US Universities, the IUSSTF have pursued science of solar energy, second generation With the great US Embassy, Delhi involving and technology of biofuels and building energy Embassy,
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