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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).