{"id":2185,"date":"2015-09-14T16:46:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T20:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/?post_type=cu-events&p=2185"},"modified":"2016-11-24T17:05:11","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T22:05:11","slug":"2015-dhahan-lecture-save-the-date","status":"publish","type":"cu-events","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/cu-events\/2015-dhahan-lecture-save-the-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhahan Lecture 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cIndia in the 21st<\/sup> Century:\u00a0Developing a Knowledge-Based Economy\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s lecture will be held Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m.<\/strong> in the Residence Commons Conference Room following a reception which begins at 6:15 in the same location.. Our distinguished lecturer will be Dr. Dinesh Singh, Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi discussing \u201cIndia in the 21st Century: Developing a Knowledge-Based Economy\u201d.<\/p>\n

Professor Dinesh Singh holds a Ph.D from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, England. He has published numerous research papers in international and national journals and his award-winning research has been cited in numerous books and articles. His activities have received recognition for their quality and effectiveness in education and research. Dr. Singh is also the Director of the Mathematical Sciences Foundation, Delhi and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mathematics, University of Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n

Dr. Singh is a member of many committees of the Government of India and of numerous international research and academic agencies. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, Government of India, the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, and the Steering Committees on Science & Technology and Higher & Technical Education, Planning Commission, Government of India. He is a member of the Governing Body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and serves on the boards\/executive councils of many other universities, institutions and professional bodies. He is also a\u00a0Member of the Subject Expert Committee on Mathematical Sciences under the FIST Program and Vice President of the Governing Body of Delhi\u2019s Institute of Human Behaviors and Allied Sciences.<\/p>\n

Visit the\u00a0Dhahan Lecture Series website<\/a> to see information on this and previous lectures.<\/p>\n