International Distinguished Dissertation Awards
July 17, 2008
Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)/University Microfilms International Distinguished Dissertation Awards are given in two broad areas each year. One person is nominated in the field of Mathematics, Physical Science, & Engineering, and Social Sciences.
Two CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards, each consisting of an honorarium of $2,000 and a certificate of citation, will be presented at the annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools, December 3-6, 2008, in Seattle, Washington. Reasonable travel expenses of the recipients will be paid.
To be eligible, the effective date of degree award, or the completion of doctoral degree requirements and dissertation, must be in the period of July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008, inclusive, for each nominee selected.
Each nominated dissertation should represent original work making an unusually significant contribution to the discipline. Both methodological and substantive quality will be judged.
Each nominee must provide the Graduate College with six (6) copies of the following:
- Abstract (not to exceed 10 pages) of the dissertation, double-spaced on 8-1/2″ x 11″ white paper.
- In addition, appendices containing nontextual material, such as charts or tables, may be included.
- The pages should be numbered, and each should bear the name of the nominee.
- Letters from three references evaluating the significance and quality of the dissertation work. One of these letters is to be from the nominee’s dissertation supervisor, another from a member of the nominee’s dissertation committee, and the third from a person of the nominee’s choice.
For more information, contact: Graduate College Fellowship Office, 204 Coble Hall, MC-322; (217) 333-0036; gradfellowships@uiuc.edu.
Deadline in the Graduate College is July 23, 2008.
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Dear Prof.
I hope you are well. Its pleases me very much to contact with you, first of all I present my self, My name is Ahmed Shihata, working a forensic chemist in Lab of Chemistry – Medicolegal – Ministry of Justice - Egypt.
I hope help me to get doctoral scholarship in your org. Abstract of my C.V. is
Date of Birth: 12/11/1973
Qualification: *B.Sc. Chemistry (1991-1995) Al-Azhar Univ.
Assuit branch.
*M.Sc. Analytical chemistry(1997-2003) Al-Azhar Univ. Cairo
*Studying Ph.D. Al-Azhar Univ. I have finished from practical of binding between two antidepressant drugs (imipramine and amitriptyline) with Serum Albumin and I published it.
* I got internship 5/2007-8/2007 (3 month) in toxicology “INFLUENCE OF SEX ON SUB-CHRONIC TOXICITY OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA PLANT EXTRACT IN RABBIT” NVRI-NEF Nigeria .
Member in Society of Toxicology (SOT).
Member in The Egyptian Society of Environmental Toxicology (ESET).
Professional experience:
A- Chemist in Desert Research Center ( 1996 -2000 ) Ministry of agriculture: 1-Det. of major and minor ( Na, K, Ca, Mg, SO4, Cl, HCO3, SiO2, NO3, PO4, CO2 , Br and I ) and trace elements (Fe, Mn, Cu, Co, Ni and Pb ) from water. 2-Evaluation of groundwater quality for human drinking, laundry and domestic Purposes.
B- Forensic Chemist in lab. of Medicolegal Ministry of Justice (2000 up date)
-general toxicological analysis of tissues, blood, urine, stomach contents (vomits, aspirate, washing) as
1-volatile Poisons 2- corrosive acids and alkalis
3-common metallic poisons 4- salts of other metals
5- extraction of non volatile organic poisons and compounds from the aqueous protein free extract, non and bas compounds
6-extraction and qualitative drugs and materials of addiction (amphetamine, cannabis, opium, …..)
* Some activities recent related to my studies.
1- 2nd Egyptian International Congress of Medical &Forensic Science in collaboration with The Egyptian Society of Forensic Sciences (13-15 Feb. 2007 Cairo - Egypt )
2- The Third International Conference of the Egyptian Society of Environmental Toxicology(17 – 20 April, 2007 Hurghada - Egypt )
3- Integrating new technologies in drug development (11 – 14 June 2007, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Auditorium, Awka, Anambra State , Nigeria )
4- The Fifth International on Electrochemistry ICE-V (13-16 Feb. 2006 – Luxor - Egypt )
5- Project (Groundwater concentration beneath sand fields in the western desert of Egypt )
Address of my House: Sohag - Tahta - Shattora
Work: Assuit - Reiyad street - Lab. of Medicolegal
Country: Egypt
Country of current residence: Egypt
Country of citizenship: Egyptian
Phone: +2 0112628156
Thank you for your consideration and let me hear you sooner.