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World Scientific Publishing Company and Indian Institute of Science
announce publishing collaboration
World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC), Singapore, and Indian
Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, have agreed to co-publish a
series of textbooks and monographs by prominent scientists and authors
from IISc and other international scientific and educational
institutions. The first in the series is expected to be a book by
leading scientist Professor CNR Rao on "Trends in Chemistry of
Materials". This pioneering collaboration will contribute significantly
in disseminating current Indian scientific advancement worldwide. In
addition, the collaboration also proposes to bring to India the best
scientific ideas and thoughts across the world in select priority areas
to India through specially designed India editions.
Monographs will include latest advancements in fields like
nanotechnology, superconductivity, modern applications of automata
theory, game theory, etc. Textbooks/lecture notes for undergraduate and
postgraduate courses will be also published in all major engineering
disciplines.
WSPC is delighted with this partnership and is honoured to be associated
with the prestigious IISc, especially during the Institute's Centenary
Year. Lectures by designated Centenary Professors - eminent scientists
and science teachers from all over the world - will be published in
appropriate formats.
This partnership was officially signed by Mr Max Phua, Executive
Director of WSPC, and Professor P Balaram, Director of IISc.
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World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC) is a leading STM (Science,
Technology and Medicine) publisher established in 1981. Headquartered in
Singapore, the publisher has offices in New Jersey, London, Hong Kong,
Taipei, Chennai, Beijing and Shanghai. It has also set up a joint
venture with the prestigious Imperial College of Science, Technology and
Medicine, London - the Imperial College Press - which seeks to publish
the best research of distinguished staff as well as those of eminent
scientists from all over the world.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a premier post-graduate
institution of research and higher learning located in Bangalore, India.
It offers postgraduate and doctoral research programmes in 48
departments ranging from aerospace engineering to molecular biophysics
to management. IISc currently ranks first in India in terms of research
output (citation and impact factor).
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