, Amaravati Type II/2 Staff (Reader) Quarters, Acharya Nagarjuna University Nagarjunanagar-522 510 (Guntur) Amaravathi, A.P. E-Mail : apasofficeamaravathi@gmail.com Website: www.apas.org.in Nomination Form for Election of Fellows of APAS for the Year 2018 Prof. M.V. Basaveswara Rao Hon. Secretary Ref. No: F-4/APAS/18/GB/ Date: 1 st January, 2018 To All the Fellows of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Dear Sir/Madam, Sub: - Calling for Nominations for Election of Fellows of APAS for the year 2018 - Reg. As per Constitution rule No.6, the Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences elects 30 Full Members (Fellows) annually including Foreign Fellows. I am enclosing herewith the Nomination Form for the Election of Fellows of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences (APAS) for the year 2018. Fellows of the Akademi in good standing are requested to send their nominations to the Office of the APAS on or before 31 st August, 2018. The details for Election and admission of Members including criteria for Election to the Fellowship are given in the over-leaf for your kind information and ready reference. Hence, I request you to kindly send the nominations for Election of Fellows of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences for the year 2018 in the enclosed prescribed Proforma along with a detailed Bio-data and the achievements of the persons proposed for the Fellowship, so as to reach the Hon. Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Type II/2 Staff (Reader) Quarters, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar-522 510, Guntur, A.P. A scanned advanced copy of the duly filled original Nomination form and duly signed by the three Fellows of APAS are to be sent by E- Mail to apasofficeamaravathi@gmail.com. Please note that the nominations are to reach the office of the A.P. Akademi of Sciences, Type II/2 Staff (Reader) Quarters, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar-522 510, Guntur, A.P. not later than 31 st August, 2018. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, (M.V.Basaveswara Rao) Hon. Secretary Constitutional Rule: 6.0 Election and Admission of Members (Fellows): 6.1 The election of Fellows shall be governed by regulations framed by the Council. Any deviation from the procedure laid down below can be made applicable only after reference to the General Body full (Fellows). 6.3 In the first year of the Akademi, the number of Fellows shall be limited to 500 including those mentioned under 4.1. 6.4 The election of Fellows shall be limited to 30 per year, (including the annual intake of 5 Foreign Fellows) till such time as the total number of Fellows reaches 1000. 6.5 Each nominee shall be supported from personal knowledge by at least three Full Members (Fellows). 6.6 The selection from the total list of candidates recommended to the Akademi for election shall be made by the Council but the final election shall be made by the General Body of the Akademi. 6.7 Provision shall be made in regulation for election of persons, who in the opinion of the council of the Akademi, have rendered exceptional service to the cause of Science or Technology within the limits mentioned in Rule 6.4. 7.0 Criteria for Election to the Fellowship: 7.1 Full Member (Fellow): Every person for election, as a Fellow, shall satisfy the Council that he/she fulfills the following criteria. A Fellow is a person in Academics, R&D, Industry and Government, who is a native of Andhra Pradesh and working by profession anywhere in India, or an Indian citizen working in Andhra Pradesh by profession at the time of election and who has made outstanding contributions in S&T and continues to be actively engaged in his/her field. The criterion for election to the Fellowship may be one or more of the following: (a) exceptional contributions in S&T; (b) rise to position of high responsibility after having demonstrated distinctive eminence by virtue of his personal achievements of merit; c) National/ International honors and awards and (d) one or more areas relating to S&T and effective leadership of an organization. 7.2 Foreign Fellow: A person for election as Fellow shall satisfy the Council that he/she is engaged in profession of S&T in a position of high responsibility and has attained eminence by virtue of his/ her outstanding contribution in the field. He / She will be of Indian origin and normally resides outside India. Additional achievements which may merit election as a Foreign Fellow are: a) Membership of a professional body and status in his/her country i.e., similar to that of a Fellow of APAS; b) contribution to the growth and development of Science & Technology. The nominations should be sent in writing in the prescribed form in a brief bio-data and the achievements of the persons proposed so as to reach the office of the A.P. Akademi of Sciences annually.
Proforma of Nomination Form for Election as Fellow (Mark only one of the below fields) *Mandatory In 1. Physical Sciences 2. Mathematical Sciences 3. IT & Computer Sciences 4. Engineering Sciences 5. Chemical Sciences 6. Life Sciences 7. Agricultural Sciences 8. Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences 9. Earth including Ocean Sciences 10. Space and Atmospheric Sciences We, the following Fellows of the Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences would like to propose and support the following as a candidate for election as Fellow of the Akademi. A brief statement, not exceeding 250 words in one A4 page, high lighting the most significant contributions made by the candidate for the growth, development, advancement and application of science and technology from scientific and societal point of view in his area of specialization is prepared, endorsed by us and as enclosed. We also enclose 'Biographical information' of the candidate, point- wise and also endorse that in our opinion he/she is fully qualified and deserve this distinction. (The Soft copy of the entire Biographical information is being sent through email apasofficeamaravathi@gmail.com) Name of the Nominee: Present position and affiliation: Address for communication: E-mail: Phone(s): Office: Private: Fax: 1. Name & address of proposer: 2. Name & address of supporter: 3. Name & address of supporter:
Proforma for Biographical Information of the Nominee for Election as Fellow 1. Name in full in Block letters: 2. Date of Birth: 3. Nationality: 4. Present occupation / designation: 5. Field of specialization: 6. Address for Correspondence: a. Office: b. Residence: c. E-mail: Phone: (Off) (Res) (Mobile): Fax: 7. Academic qualifications / Distinctions: a. Academic (descending order) S. No. Degree Year of award University / Institution Class /Grade Distinction(s) Remarks b. Positions held (in chronological order): Year (s) University / Institution Position held
c. Honours and Awards: d. Membership with Professional and Scientific bodies: e. Any other relevant information: 8. A critical appraisal of the contributions including inventions and innovations (if necessary attach additional sheet, not exceeding one A4 sheet) 9. Publications / Books/ Patents etc. a. List 10 important Publications / Patents with proper reference (add impact factor and total citations of each paper. Please provide soft copies of 10 important publications) b. List of total publications in descending chronological order (provide separately SCI journals, books, proceedings, seminar volumes, reports, etc.) c. Any other contributions made by the candidate towards advancement and propagation of science and new initiatives (e.g. initiation of new academic department/ programme / course, major research programme of national important, etc.) d. Gist of Contributions of the Nominee in the form of bullet points IMPORTANT Please ensure that 1. The above biographical information must be given for each item separately. Mere enclosing CV will not be convenient as all are to be given in the point wise. 2. The Soft copy of the entire Biographical information in this Proforma must also be sent through email apasofficeamaravathi@gmail.com
Evaluation Proforma for Elections as Fellows - 2018 Name & Address: Subject: Papers in Intl indexed peer reviewed journals Average Impact factor of best 5 papers Awards State level/ National Level No. of Books published No. of Ph.D/MD or equivalent guided Research Experience /Prototypes Patents/ new drugs etc. Teaching Experience / new methodolo gies / Innovation s etc. Fellowship of National Science academies National/ Intl research projects as PI or Co-PI Signature of the Nominee: For Office Use Date: Signature of the Sectional Committee Member: Name (in block letters):