Dari salah satu milis yang diikuti, semoga memberikan manfaat !
[INFO] Open PhD positions at University of Ferrara, Italy
Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:07 am (PDT)
The University of Ferrara announces an open competition based on academic qualifications and reserved for students from international education, for admission to the following Research Doctorate courses – XXIV cycle, year 2009.
http://www.unife.it/formazione-postlaurea/dottorati/dottorati-di-ricerca-anno-2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
PhD on Earth System Science Research School (ESSRES) Programme
Dari milis tetangg .... semoga bermanfaat
http://www.earth- system-science.org/en/home/
Online Application for external PhD students open now!
Welcome to the Earth System Science Research School (ESSRES) Programme!
In July 2007 the Helmholtz Association approved the foundation of a
new Research School on Earth System Science which will officially
start in summer 2008. In a joint initiative of Alfred Wegener
Institute Bremerhaven (AWI), University of Bremen (Uni-HB), and Jacobs
University Bremen new generations of outstanding junior scientists
will be trained and prepared in the interdisciplinary field of Earth
System Sciences toward a doctoral degree.
The existing research infrastructure at the Alfred Wegener Institute
Bremerhaven (AWI), University of Bremen, Institute for Environmental
Physics (Uni-HB/IUP) , and Jacobs University Bremen offers a unique
research environment to study past, present and future changes of the
climate system. The foundation of the Earth System Research School at
the AWI will focus on the integration of observations, palaeoclimate
data, and climate modelling to better understand natural climate
variations over a broad range of timescales and disciplines. The
overall expertise available in observation, modelling, and
reconstruction at the participating institutions provides an extremely
solid base for interdisciplinary research. This excellent working and
scientific environment will provide PhD students with advanced
training and research support. The Research School will offer
world-class educational possibilities thanks to its staff of
internationally- recognised and highly rated expert scientists.
The central idea of linking `data and modelling' enables graduate
students from a variety of disciplines to cooperate and exchange views
on a common theme which leads to a better understanding of local
processes within a global context. Computational and conceptual models
of the Earth system provide the ability to investigate different
scenarios in biogeochemistry, such as the carbon cycle, the structure
of marine sediments, and isotope distribution in climate components.
Training and education, especially in time-series and data analysis,
is a common key component for all participants.
In the ESSRES joint activities between the AWI, Uni-HB, and Jacobs
University bring together a truly unique group of researchers and
provide a great opportunity for young, talented aspiring scientists to
integrate observations of past climate change based on different
archives including ice cores, marine sediments and biological
recorders, with models of the climate system and its components. The
eight groups from AWI complement each other with respect to their
expertise in the field of palaeo-climate studies. AWI has a broad
foundation for studying climate change in marine archives and ice
cores, has expertise in carbon cycle modelling at different scales,
and applies approaches for reconstructing fundamental
palaeo-bathymetric settings. The department of environmental physics
at the Bremen University (Uni-HB/IUP) has excellent expertise in the
physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and remote sensing, with a
focus on the measurement and monitoring of global methane and carbon
cycle changes. Since data, and dealing with data, are key components
of this Research School, Jacobs University's computational modelling
and geoinformation science group will provide algorithms and tools for
temporal and spatial data analyses, data management and advanced
visualization. Together, these twelve topics will define a unique new
approach to the investigation of complex cycles (biogeochemical,
isotopic or cycles of matter) within the Earth system in a common,
highly interdisciplinary, context.
The expertise of the scientists involved guarantees an outstanding
research and educational programme. In a three-year term, a number of
basic and expert scientific courses and soft skill training modules
provide a broad knowledge in the field of Earth System Sciences, which
may attract the school's alumni to continue their international
research career. The Helmholtz Research School on Earth System
Sciences, based at the AWI and supported by the Uni-HB and Jacobs
University, will be a forum to maintain and enhance the city state
Bremen's existing reputation in research and education.
http://www.earth- system-science.org/en/home/
Online Application for external PhD students open now!
Welcome to the Earth System Science Research School (ESSRES) Programme!
In July 2007 the Helmholtz Association approved the foundation of a
new Research School on Earth System Science which will officially
start in summer 2008. In a joint initiative of Alfred Wegener
Institute Bremerhaven (AWI), University of Bremen (Uni-HB), and Jacobs
University Bremen new generations of outstanding junior scientists
will be trained and prepared in the interdisciplinary field of Earth
System Sciences toward a doctoral degree.
The existing research infrastructure at the Alfred Wegener Institute
Bremerhaven (AWI), University of Bremen, Institute for Environmental
Physics (Uni-HB/IUP) , and Jacobs University Bremen offers a unique
research environment to study past, present and future changes of the
climate system. The foundation of the Earth System Research School at
the AWI will focus on the integration of observations, palaeoclimate
data, and climate modelling to better understand natural climate
variations over a broad range of timescales and disciplines. The
overall expertise available in observation, modelling, and
reconstruction at the participating institutions provides an extremely
solid base for interdisciplinary research. This excellent working and
scientific environment will provide PhD students with advanced
training and research support. The Research School will offer
world-class educational possibilities thanks to its staff of
internationally- recognised and highly rated expert scientists.
The central idea of linking `data and modelling' enables graduate
students from a variety of disciplines to cooperate and exchange views
on a common theme which leads to a better understanding of local
processes within a global context. Computational and conceptual models
of the Earth system provide the ability to investigate different
scenarios in biogeochemistry, such as the carbon cycle, the structure
of marine sediments, and isotope distribution in climate components.
Training and education, especially in time-series and data analysis,
is a common key component for all participants.
In the ESSRES joint activities between the AWI, Uni-HB, and Jacobs
University bring together a truly unique group of researchers and
provide a great opportunity for young, talented aspiring scientists to
integrate observations of past climate change based on different
archives including ice cores, marine sediments and biological
recorders, with models of the climate system and its components. The
eight groups from AWI complement each other with respect to their
expertise in the field of palaeo-climate studies. AWI has a broad
foundation for studying climate change in marine archives and ice
cores, has expertise in carbon cycle modelling at different scales,
and applies approaches for reconstructing fundamental
palaeo-bathymetric settings. The department of environmental physics
at the Bremen University (Uni-HB/IUP) has excellent expertise in the
physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and remote sensing, with a
focus on the measurement and monitoring of global methane and carbon
cycle changes. Since data, and dealing with data, are key components
of this Research School, Jacobs University's computational modelling
and geoinformation science group will provide algorithms and tools for
temporal and spatial data analyses, data management and advanced
visualization. Together, these twelve topics will define a unique new
approach to the investigation of complex cycles (biogeochemical,
isotopic or cycles of matter) within the Earth system in a common,
highly interdisciplinary, context.
The expertise of the scientists involved guarantees an outstanding
research and educational programme. In a three-year term, a number of
basic and expert scientific courses and soft skill training modules
provide a broad knowledge in the field of Earth System Sciences, which
may attract the school's alumni to continue their international
research career. The Helmholtz Research School on Earth System
Sciences, based at the AWI and supported by the Uni-HB and Jacobs
University, will be a forum to maintain and enhance the city state
Bremen's existing reputation in research and education.
Rekor Indonesia...
Dari milis tetangga ... bersyukurlah telah terlahir menjadi "anak bangsa" Indonesia. Meskipun sedang dirundung keprihatinan untuk bertahan dari deraan krisis nasional maupun dunia, aku tetap bersyukur menjadi seseorang yang dilahirkan di tanah air Indonesia.
Rekor Indonesia Dimata Dunia
* Indonesia adalah negara muslim terbesar di dunia. Jumlah pemeluk agama Islam di
Indonesia sekitar 216 juta jiwa atau 88% dari penduduk Indonesia. Juga memiliki jumlah masjid
terbanyak dan Negara asal jamaah haji terbesar di dunia.
* Ikan terkecil di dunia yang ditemukan baru-baru ini di rawa-rawa berlumpur Sumatera. panjang 7,9 mm ketika dewasa atau kurang lebih sebesar nyamuk. Tubuh ikan ini transparan dan tidak mempunyai tulang kepala.
Rekor Indonesia Dimata Dunia
Republik Indonesia merupakan Negara kepulauan terbesar di dunia yang terdiri dari 17.504 pulau (termasuk 9.634 pulau yang belum diberinama dan 6.000 pulau yang tidak berpenghuni) . Disini ada 3 dari 6 pulau terbesar didunia, yaitu : Kalimantan (pulau terbesar ketiga di dunia dgn luas 539.460 km2), Sumatera (473.606 km2) dan Papua (421.981 km2).
* Indonesia adalah Negara maritim terbesar di dunia dengan perairan seluas 93 ribu km2 dan panjang pantai sekitar 81 ribu km2 atau hampir 25% panjang pantai di dunia.
* Pulau Jawa adalah pulau terpadat di dunia dimana sekitar 60% hamper penduduk Indonesia (sekitar 130 jt jiwa) tinggal di pulau yang luasnya hanya 7% dari seluruh wilayah RI.
* Indonesia merupakan Negara dengan suku bangsa yang terbanyak di dunia. Terdapat lebih dari 740 suku bangsa/etnis, dimana di Papua saja terdapat 270 suku.
* Negara dengan bahasa daerah yang terbanyak, yaitu, 583 bahasa dan dialek dari 67 bahasa induk yang digunakan berbagai suku bangsa di Indonesia. Bahasa nasional adalah bahasa Indonesia walaupun bahasa daerah dengan jumlah pemakai terbanyak di Indonesia adalah bahasa Jawa.
(tentang bahasa daerah ini diberikan komentar revisi oleh kawan aku dengan catatan demikian: "Bahasa "daerah" terbanyak di dunia bukan Indonesia tetapi Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea: terdapat 830 bhs, 10 mengalami kepunahan Indonesia: 742 bhs, 2 bhs tlah mengalami kepunahan. Sila lihat: http://www.ethnolog ue.com/show_ country.asp? name=PG)
* Indonesia adalah negara muslim terbesar di dunia. Jumlah pemeluk agama Islam di
Indonesia sekitar 216 juta jiwa atau 88% dari penduduk Indonesia. Juga memiliki jumlah masjid
terbanyak dan Negara asal jamaah haji terbesar di dunia.
* Monumen Budha (candi) terbesar di dunia adalah Candi Borobudur di Jawa Tengah dengan tinggi 42 meter (10 tingkat) dan panjang relief lebih dari 1 km. Diperkirakan dibuat selama 40 tahun oleh Dinasti Syailendra pada masa kerajaan Mataram Kuno (750-850).
* Tempat ditemukannya manusia purba tertua di dunia, yaitu : Pithecanthropus Erectus" yang diperkirakan berasal dari 1,8 juta tahun yang lalu.
* Republik Indonesia adalah Negara pertama yang lahir sesudah berakhirnya Perang Dunia II pada tahun 1945. RI merupakan Negara ke 70 tertua di dunia.
* Indonesia adalah Negara pertama (hingga kini satu-satunya) yang pernah keluar dari perserikatan Bangsa Bangsa (PBB) pada tgl 7 Januari 1965. RI bergabung kembali ke dalam PBB pada tahun 1966.
* Tim bulutangkis Indonesia adalah yang terbanyak merebut lambing supremasi bulutangkis pria, Thomas Cup, yaitu sebanyak 13 x (pertama kali th 1958 & terakhir 2002).
* Indonesia adalah penghasil gas alam cair (LNG) terbesar di dunia (20% dari suplai seluruh dunia) juga produsen timah terbesar kedua.
* Indonesia menempati peringkat 1 dalam produk pertanian, yaitu : cengkeh (cloves) & pala (nutmeg), serta no.2 dalam karet alam (Natural Rubber) dan minyak sawit mentah (Crude Palm Oil).
* Indonesia adalah pengekspor terbesar kayu lapis (plywood), yaitu sekitar 80% di pasar dunia.
* Terumbu Karang (Coral Reef) Indonesia adalah yang terkaya (18% dari total dunia).
* Indonesia memiliki species ikan hiu terbanyak didunia yaitu 150 species.
* Biodiversity Anggrek terbeser didunia : 6 ribu jenis anggrek, mulai dari yang terbesar (Anggrek Macan atau Grammatophyllum Speciosum) sampai yang terkecil (Taeniophyllum, yang tidak berdaun), termasuk Anggrek Hitam yang langka dan hanya terdapat di Papua.
* Memiliki hutan bakau terbesar di dunia. Tanaman ini bermanfaat untuk mencegah pengikisan air laut/abrasi.
* Binatang purba yang masih hidup : Komodo yang hanya terdapat di pulau Komodo, NTT adalah kadal terbesar di dunia. Panjangnya bisa mencapai 3 meter dan beratnya 90 kg.
* Rafflesia Arnoldi yang tumbuh di Sumatera adalah bunga terbesar di dunia. Ketika bunganya mekar, diameternya mencapai 1 meter.
* Memiliki primata terkecil di dunia , yaitu Tarsier Pygmy (Tarsius Pumilus) atau disebut juga Tarsier Gunung yang panjangnya hanya 10 cm. Hewan yang mirip monyet dan hidupnya diatas pohon ini terdapat di Sulawesi.
* Tempat ditemukannya ular terpanjang di dunia yaitu, Python Reticulates sepanjang 10 meter di Sulawesi.
* Ikan terkecil di dunia yang ditemukan baru-baru ini di rawa-rawa berlumpur Sumatera. panjang 7,9 mm ketika dewasa atau kurang lebih sebesar nyamuk. Tubuh ikan ini transparan dan tidak mempunyai tulang kepala.
= sumber: dari milis backpacker Indonesia, dari milisKincir =
Monday, June 9, 2008
Episode Riset Jalan Terus
Meskipun terseok-seok (bahasa puitisnya, hehehehe...), riset tentang teknik SASW untuk evaluasi jalan di Indonesia tetap berjalan. Masalah teknis, tentang pendanaan, masih menjadi sebagian besar kendala dalam perjalanan episode kedua riset kami. Meskipun demikian, episode riset kedua ini harus tetap berjalan.
Alhamdulillah ... kolegaku, telah memulai pengukuran dengan salah satu alat yang kami gunakan dalam riset ini di Bandung. Dua mahasiswaku juga telah dikirimkan ke sana untuk bergabung, sekaligus mereka bisa mengambil data untuk tugas akhirnya. Tinggal nanti, kami akan melakukan pengukuran ulang menggunakan alat SASW yang sedang kami tingkatkan kemampuan teknisnya untuk pengukuran modulus elastisitas jalan, rasio pelemahan bahan (damping), koefisien pengurangan (attenuation) dan profil lapisan serta ketebalan jalan. Kajian numerik dan simulasi tentang teknologi SASW untuk evalausi jalan bisa diambil dari paper kami disini.
Tujuan riset kami adalah menyusun satu instrumen mobile-SASW yang bisa difabrikasi dengan ilmuan lokal dan tentunya, komponen lokal. Sehingga, teknologi ini menjadi murah dan bisa digunakan oleh pihak terkait untuk melakukan pemeriksaan jalan dan menjalankan program PMS (pavement management system).
Dua proposal baru pun telah kami siapkan untuk mencari pendanaan riset di tahun 2009. Semoga, Allah membantu usaha ini.
Alhamdulillah ... kolegaku, telah memulai pengukuran dengan salah satu alat yang kami gunakan dalam riset ini di Bandung. Dua mahasiswaku juga telah dikirimkan ke sana untuk bergabung, sekaligus mereka bisa mengambil data untuk tugas akhirnya. Tinggal nanti, kami akan melakukan pengukuran ulang menggunakan alat SASW yang sedang kami tingkatkan kemampuan teknisnya untuk pengukuran modulus elastisitas jalan, rasio pelemahan bahan (damping), koefisien pengurangan (attenuation) dan profil lapisan serta ketebalan jalan. Kajian numerik dan simulasi tentang teknologi SASW untuk evalausi jalan bisa diambil dari paper kami disini.
Tujuan riset kami adalah menyusun satu instrumen mobile-SASW yang bisa difabrikasi dengan ilmuan lokal dan tentunya, komponen lokal. Sehingga, teknologi ini menjadi murah dan bisa digunakan oleh pihak terkait untuk melakukan pemeriksaan jalan dan menjalankan program PMS (pavement management system).
Dua proposal baru pun telah kami siapkan untuk mencari pendanaan riset di tahun 2009. Semoga, Allah membantu usaha ini.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
TWAS Fellowships for Postgraduate Research
Saya mendapatkan informasi ini dari salah satu milis yang saya ikuti. Semoga bermanfaat bagi yang ingin melanjutkan studi di program S-3 baik full time program, sandwich maupun research student di Brazil, China, India maupun Pakistan.
TWAS Fellowships for Postgraduate Research
further info: http://www.twas. org/
Each year, the TWAS Fellowship Programmes, which operate under agreements
with governments and national organizations in developing countries –
particularly Brazil, China, India and Pakistan – offer a number of
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries to carry out
postgraduate research in developing countries other than their own.
Currently, there are eight fellowship programmes for postgraduate research,
implemented in collaboration with the following parter organizations:
1. National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq),
Brazil
The TWAS-CNPq Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than
Brazil) who wish to undertake a PhD in the natural sciences in Brazil.
Duration: 4 years. Deadline for applications: 31 August.
2. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China
The TWAS-CAS Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than China)
who wish to undertake the final year of their PhD research in China.
Duration: 1 year. Deadline for applications: 31 August.
3. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India
The TWAS-CSIR Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than India)
who wish to pursue all or part (SANDWICH or FULL-TIME) of their research
leading towards a PhD in newly emerging areas in science and technology for
which facilities are available in CSIR laboratories and institutes.
Duration: up to 4 years. Deadline for applications: 1 June Extended: 15 July
2008
4. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science and
Technology, India
The TWAS-DBT Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than India)
who wish to pursue all or part (SANDWICH or FULL-TIME) of their research
leading towards a PhD in biotechnology at key biotechnology research
institutions in India. Duration: up to 5 years. Deadline for applications:
31 August.
5. S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, India
The TWAS-SN Bose Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than India)
who wish to pursue research leading towards a PhD in physical sciences.
Duration: 4 years (plus possibility of one year extension). Deadline for
applications: 31 August.
6. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), India
The TWAS-IACS Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than India)
who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in certain fields of natural
sciences, including biological chemistry, condensed matter physics,
inorganic chemistry, materials science, non conventional energy, organic
chemistry, physical chemistry, polymer science, spectroscopy and theoretical
physics. Duration: up to 4 years. Deadline for applications: 30 June
Extended: 15 July 2008.
7. National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), Pakistan
The TWAS-CEMB Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than
Pakistan) who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in molecular biology and
molecular genetics. Duration: up to 4 years. Deadline for applications: 30
June Extended: 15 July 2008.
8. International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS),
Pakistan
The TWAS-ICCBS Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than
Pakistan) who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in organic chemistry,
biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular medicine, pharmacology or physical
chemistry. Duration: up to 4 years. Deadline for applications: 30 June
Extended: 15 July 2008.
TWAS Fellowships for Postgraduate Research
further info: http://www.twas. org/
Each year, the TWAS Fellowship Programmes, which operate under agreements
with governments and national organizations in developing countries –
particularly Brazil, China, India and Pakistan – offer a number of
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries to carry out
postgraduate research in developing countries other than their own.
Currently, there are eight fellowship programmes for postgraduate research,
implemented in collaboration with the following parter organizations:
1. National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq),
Brazil
The TWAS-CNPq Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than
Brazil) who wish to undertake a PhD in the natural sciences in Brazil.
Duration: 4 years. Deadline for applications: 31 August.
2. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China
The TWAS-CAS Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than China)
who wish to undertake the final year of their PhD research in China.
Duration: 1 year. Deadline for applications: 31 August.
3. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India
The TWAS-CSIR Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than India)
who wish to pursue all or part (SANDWICH or FULL-TIME) of their research
leading towards a PhD in newly emerging areas in science and technology for
which facilities are available in CSIR laboratories and institutes.
Duration: up to 4 years. Deadline for applications: 1 June Extended: 15 July
2008
4. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science and
Technology, India
The TWAS-DBT Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than India)
who wish to pursue all or part (SANDWICH or FULL-TIME) of their research
leading towards a PhD in biotechnology at key biotechnology research
institutions in India. Duration: up to 5 years. Deadline for applications:
31 August.
5. S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, India
The TWAS-SN Bose Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than India)
who wish to pursue research leading towards a PhD in physical sciences.
Duration: 4 years (plus possibility of one year extension). Deadline for
applications: 31 August.
6. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), India
The TWAS-IACS Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than India)
who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in certain fields of natural
sciences, including biological chemistry, condensed matter physics,
inorganic chemistry, materials science, non conventional energy, organic
chemistry, physical chemistry, polymer science, spectroscopy and theoretical
physics. Duration: up to 4 years. Deadline for applications: 30 June
Extended: 15 July 2008.
7. National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), Pakistan
The TWAS-CEMB Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than
Pakistan) who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in molecular biology and
molecular genetics. Duration: up to 4 years. Deadline for applications: 30
June Extended: 15 July 2008.
8. International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS),
Pakistan
The TWAS-ICCBS Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers
fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than
Pakistan) who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in organic chemistry,
biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular medicine, pharmacology or physical
chemistry. Duration: up to 4 years. Deadline for applications: 30 June
Extended: 15 July 2008.
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