A Conversation with Prof. Chen-Ning Yang

2015 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 6-9
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
National University ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Informal Discussion ◽  
Chen Ning Yang ◽  
Technological University

For an hour on 27 May 2015, six C.N. Yang scholars from Nanyang Technological University had the privilege of conducting an informal discussion with Prof. Yang. Coming from different faculties and subject groups, the students represented the spectrum of subject areas that were influenced by Prof Yang's work. Centring on the topics of inspiration and research, Prof. Yang, accompanied by Prof. Choo Hiap Oh (Professor, Department of Physics, National University of Singapore) and Prof. Kok Khoo Phua (Director, Institute of Advanced Studies, Nanyang Technological University), dispensed advice with some humour.

IAS Hosts the 8th Joint Meeting of Chinese Physicists Worldwide

2015 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 42-43
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Nobel Laureate ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Organization ◽  
Joint Meeting ◽  
Nobel Laureates ◽  
Chen Ning Yang ◽  
Technological University

This summer, the International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers (OCPA), held their 8th Joint Meeting of Chinese Physicists Worldwide (OCPA8) at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Participants included Nobel Laureates Prof Chen-Ning Yang (Nobel Laureate in Physics 1957) and Prof Carlo Rubbia (Nobel Laureate in Physics 1984), as well as distinguished speakers from leading institutions in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States. The theme of the conference was Physics Education and Frontier Physics.

Perceptions of Information Technology in Higher Education

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Poon Teng Fatt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
University Students ◽  
Global Environment ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Common Belief ◽  
National University ◽  
Technological University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Engineering Undergraduates

Considering the relentless pace at which information technology (IT) is shaping the global environment, this study aims to determine the impact of IT on university students from their attitudes toward IT. The areas examined in this study are the educational, personal and social aspects of the students toward the impact of IT. A survey was conducted on 201 undergraduates from two local universities, Nanyang Technological University and National University of Singapore, with almost equal numbers of engineering and non-engineering undergraduates. The results show that although all the respondents felt the impact of IT, their attitudes toward IT were varying with respect to the three areas of study. Contrary to common belief, non-engineering undergraduates were found to have a more positive disposition toward the impact of IT.

Nobel Laureate Roy Glauber on Physics and His Personal Experience

2014 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 10-11
Author(s):  
Michael Good
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Nobel Laureate ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Physics Community ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
National University ◽  
Nobel Prize In Physics ◽  
Technological University

Roy Jay Glauber, Lee Kong Chian Distinguished Professor; Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, Harvard University. Professor Glabuer was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence. He was invited to Singapore by Institute of Advanced Studies@ Nanyang Technological University in 2014. During his stay in Singapore, he gave several talks to the local physics community members and the general public. In one of his public lectures on "Some Recollections of Los Alamos — and the Nuclear Era", he shared his personal experiences, feelings, and interpretations, regarding wartime science. The editorial team of Asia Pacific Physics Newsletter interviewed Professor Glauber at the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore on 6 May 2014.

scholarly journals Robotics in gastrointestinal endoscopy

2012 ◽  
Vol 03 (S 05) ◽  
pp. 074-076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khek-Yu Ho
Keyword(s):  
Interventional Procedures ◽  
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Procedure Time ◽  
Enormous Amount ◽  
National University ◽  
Gastric Neoplasia ◽  
The Many ◽  
Endoluminal Procedure ◽  
Technological University

AbstractThe application of robotics in gastrointestinal endoscopy is a much anticipated technological advancement that is attracting an enormous amount of interest from innovators and end-users alike. Emerging robotics-enhanced endoscopy platforms for performance of various endoscopic interventional procedures are already in development and some are expected to be in the pipeline for commercialization in another few years’ time. In particular, the Master And Slave Transluminal Endoscopic Robot (MASTER) developed by a collaboration between the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore is already in human trials for an endoluminal procedure, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). The results on trials performed on five patients with early gastric neoplasia have demonstrated the feasibility and safety of using the system for such procedure, while also shortening the procedure time. This article will highlight the advantages of robotics innovations in gastrointestinal endoscopy, with the MASTER as an example, and explore some of the many possibilities for future applications of robotics-enhanced endoscopy.

Advances in Organic Functional Group Transformation

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass F. Taber
Keyword(s):  
Carboxylic Acids ◽  
Allyl Ether ◽  
Primary Alcohols ◽  
Ru Catalyst ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
National University ◽  
Tokyo Institute ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
Technological University

There have been several significant advances in N-alkylation using alcohols. Matthias Beller of Universität Rostock devised (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 8126) a Ru catalyst for the amination of secondary and benzylic primary alcohols with ammonia. Dieter Vogt of the Eindhoven University of Technology reported (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 8130) related transformations. Pei-Qiang Huang of Xiamen University showed (Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 7834) that debenzylation of 3 in methanol led to the N-methyl amine 4. Parallel results have been reported with Ir (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 15108), Au (Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 13965), and Cu (Chem. Lett. 2010, 39, 1182). Peter J. Scammells of Monash University found (J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 4806) that demethylation of an N-oxide could be effected with Fe powder. Yao Fu and Qingxiang Guo of the University of Science and Technology of China N-vinylated (Tet. Lett. 2010, 51, 5476) a sulfonamide 7 with vinyl acetate and a Pd catalyst. Acyl amides could also be N-vinylated under these conditions. Hirokazu Urabe of the Tokyo Institute of Technology reported (Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 4137) that the stereodefined secondary sulfonamide of 9 could be displaced by an internal nucleophile, to give the product 11 with inversion of absolute configuration. Teruo Umemoto of IM&T Research devised (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 18199) the remarkable fluorinating agent 13. In addition to converting secondary alcohols to the corresponding fluorides and ketones to gem-difluorides, 13 cleanly converted the carboxylic acids of 12 to trifluoromethyl groups. Paul G. Williard of Brown University demonstrated (Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 5378) that LDA converted an allyl ether 15 specifically to the (Z)-propenyl ether 16. Phil Lee Ho of Kangwon National University and Sunggak Kim of Nanyang Technological University could add (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 6806) a phosphate to an alkyne 17 to make either the less substituted or the more substituted enol phosphate. Professor Kim reported (J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 7928) similar results with the addition of carboxylic acids.

scholarly journals Editorial

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. i-iv
Author(s):  
AHM Zahirul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Page Charge ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Letters To The Editor ◽  
Editorial Committee ◽  
National University ◽  
Technological University ◽  
Engineering Journal

IIUM ENGINEERING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA  CHIEF EDITORAhmad Faris Ismail, IIUM, Malaysia                                                                                                              TECHNICAL EDITORErry Yulian Triblas Adesta, IIUM, MalaysiaEXECUTIVE EDITORAHM Zahirul Alam, IIUM, MalaysiaASSOCIATE EDITORAnis Nurashikin Nordin, IIUM, MalaysiaLANGUAGE EDITOR Lynn Mason, MalaysiaCOPY EDITORHamzah Mohd. Salleh, IIUM, MalaysiaEDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSAbdullah Al-Mamun, IIUM, MalaysiaAbdumalik Rakhimov, IIUM, MalaysiaAmir Akramin Shafie, IIUM, MalaysiaErwin Sulaeman, IIUM, Malaysia aHanafy Omar, Saudi ArabiaHazleen Anuar, IIUM, MalaysiaKonstantin Khanin, University of Toronto, CanadaMa'an Al-Khatib, IIUM, MalaysiaMd. Zahangir Alam, IIUM, MalaysiaMeftah Hrairi, IIUM, MalaysiaMohamed B. Trabia, United StatesMohammed Konneh, IIUM, MalaysiaMohammad S. Alam, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, United StatesMustafizur Rahman, National University Singapore, SingaporeNor Farahidah Za bah, IIUM, MalaysiaOssama Abdulkhalik, Michigan Technological University, United StatesTeddy Surya Gunawan, IIUM, MalaysiaWaqar Asrar, IIUM, Malaysia AIMS & SCOPE OF IIUMENGINEERING JOURNALThe IIUM Engineering Journal, published biannually, is a carefully refereed international publication of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Contributions of high technical merit within the span of engineering disciplines; covering the main areas of engineering: Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; Automation and Mechatronics Engineering; Material and Chemical Engineering; Environmental and Civil Engineering; Biotechnology and Bioengineering; Engineering Mathematics and Physics; and Computer Science and Information Technology are considered for publication in this journal. Contributions from other areas of Engineering and Applied Science are also welcomed. The IIUM Engineering Journal publishes contributions under Regular papers, Invited review papers, Short communications, Technical notes, and Letters to the editor (no page charge). Book reviews, reports of and/or call for papers of conferences, symposia and meetings, and advances in research equipment could also be published in IIUM Engineering Journal with minimum charges.REFEREES’ NETWORKAll papers submitted to IIUM Engineering Journal will be subjected to a rigorous reviewing process through a worldwide network of specialized and competent referees. Each accepted paper should have at least two positive referees’ assessments.SUBMISSION OF A MANUSCRIPTA manuscript should be submitted online to the IIUM-Engineering Journal website:http://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal. Further correspondence on the status of the paper could be done through the journal website and the e-mail addresses of the Executive Editor: [email protected] Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Phone: (603) 6196 4529, Fax:(603) 6196 4488. INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE A. Anwar, United StatesAbdul Latif Bin Ahmad, MalaysiaFarzad Ismail, USM, Pulau Pinang, MalaysiaHanafy Omar, Saudi ArabiaHany Ammar, United States  K.B. Ramachandran, IndiaKunzu Abdella, CanadaLuis Le Moyne, ISAT, University of Burgundy, FranceM Mujtaba, United KingdomMohamed AI-Rubei, IrelandMohamed B Trabia, United StatesMohammad S. Alam, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, United StatesNazmul KarimOssama Abdulkhalik, Michigan Technological University, United StatesRazi Nalim, IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana, United StatesSyed Kamrul Islam, United StatesTibor CziganyYiu-Wing Mai  Published by:IIUM Press, International Islamic University MalaysiaJalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Phone (+603) 6196-5014, Fax: (+603) 6196-6298 Website: http://iiumpress.iium.edu.my/bookshop  Whilst every effort is made by the publisher and editorial board to see that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement appears in this Journal, they wish to make it clear that the data and opinions appearing in the articles and advertisement herein are the responsibility of the contributor or advertiser concerned. Accordingly, the publisher and the editorial committee accept no liability whatsoever for the consequence of any such inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement. IIUM Engineering JournalISSN: 1511-788X   E-ISSN: 2289-7860

scholarly journals Education for Sustainable Development to Nurture Sensibility and Creativity: An interdisciplinary approach based on collaboration between kateika (Japanese home economics), art, and music departments in a Japanese primary school

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-25
Author(s):  
Yoko Ito ◽  
Setsuko Nakayama
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Home Economics ◽  
National University ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Five Senses ◽  
Personal Interests

The objectives of the research reported in this article were to develop and evaluate an interdisciplinary primary school Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) curriculum as a collaboration among the subject areas of kateika (Japanese home economics), art, and music. In our curriculum, which focused on the improvement of 'sensibility and creativity' as embodied knowledge, the students were encouraged to use their five senses, express their feelings and ideas, and to freely explore their imaginations. Our sample consisted of 38 sixth-graders in the primary school attached to a national university. Assessment of curriculum effectiveness revealed that the students learned to think about alternatives while questioning convention, to use all five senses, and to look at things from different angles. The students were also encouraged to explore and pursue their personal interests and to develop the motivation and determination to put forth effort in order to succeed.

Enantioselective Organocatalyzed Construction of Carbocyclic Rings

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass Taber
Keyword(s):  
Michael Addition ◽  
Max Planck ◽  
Enantiomerically Pure ◽  
Single Diastereomer ◽  
Stereogenic Centers ◽  
Aldol Cyclization ◽  
National University ◽  
Carbocyclic Rings ◽  
Asymmetric Transformation ◽  
Technological University

One of the most practical ways to construct enantiomerically-enriched carbocyclic systems is to effect asymmetric transformation of preformed prochiral rings. Choon-Hong Tan of the National University of Singapore observed (Chem. Commun. 2008, 5526) that allylic halides such as 1 coupled with malonates such as 2 to give the α-methylene ketone 3 in high ee. Xinmiao Liang of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and Jinxing Ye of the East China University of Science and Technology reported (Chem. Commun. 2008, 3302) that nitromethane 5 could be added to enones such as 4 to construct cyclic quaternary stereogenic centers such as that of 6. The addition of the cyclohexanone 7 to the acceptor 8 described (Chem. Commun. 2008, 6315) by Yixin Lu, also of the National University of Singapore led to the creation of two new cyclic stereogenic centers. Polycarbocyclic prochiral rings are also of interest. Teck-Peng Loh of Nanyang Technological University devised (Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 5389) the steroid AB donor 10, that added to crotonaldehyde 1 to give the single enantiomerically-pure diastereomer 12. Nitro alkenes are excellent Michael acceptors. Dieter Enders of RWTH Aachen took advantage of this (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 7539) in developing the addition of aldehydes such as 14 to the nitroalkene 13. Intramolecular alkylation ensued, to deliver the product 15 as a single diastereomer. Guofu Zhong, also of Nanyang Technological University, established (Organic Lett. 2008, 10, 3425; Organic Lett. 2008, 10, 3489) an approach to cyclopentane construction based on the Michael addition of β-ketoesters such as 16 and 19 to nitroalkenes such as 17 and 20. Intramolecular nitro aldol (Henry) addition led to 18, while an intramolecular Michael addition delivered 21. Damien Bonne and Jean Rodriguez of Aix-Marseille Université employed (Organic Lett. 2008, 10, 5409) intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition to convert the initial adduct between 22 and 23 to the cyclopentane 24. They also prepared cyclohexane derivatives using this approach. The diketone 25 is prochiral. Benjamin List of the Max-Planck Institut, Mülheim devised (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 7656) an organocatalyst that mediated the intramolecular aldol cyclization of 25 to 26 in high ee.

Metal-Mediated Ring Construction: The Hoveyda Synthesis of (–)-Nakadomarin A

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass F. Taber
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
State University ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
Nakadomarin A ◽  
Sterically Demanding ◽  
National University ◽  
Rh Catalyst ◽  
Seoul National University ◽  
The University ◽  
Technological University

John F. Hartwig of the University of California, Berkeley effected (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 3375) selective borylation of the cyclopropane 1 to give 2. It would be particularly useful if this borylation could be made enantioselective. Eric M. Ferreira of Colorado State University showed (Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1772) that the enantomeric excess of 3 was transferred to the highly substituted cyclopropane 4. Antonio M. Echavarren of ICIQ Tarragona demonstrated (Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1576) that Au-mediated cyclobutene construction could be used to form the medium ring of 6. Joseph M. Fox of the University of Delaware developed (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 9283) what promises to be a general enantioselective route to cyclobutanes such as 8 by way of the intermediate bicyclobutane (not illustrated). Huw M.L. Davies of Emory University reported (Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 310) a preliminary investigation in this same direction. Masahisa Nakada of Waseda University prepared (Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1004) the cyclopentane 10 by enantioselective cyclization of 9 followed by reductive opening. Young-Ger Suh of Seoul National University cyclized (Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 531) the lactone 11 to the cyclopentane 12. Xavier Ariza and Jaume Farràs of the Universitat de Barcelona optimized (J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 5482) the Ti-mediated reductive cyclization of 13 to 14. The hydrogenation catalyst reduced the intermediate Ti–C bond without affecting the alkene. Erick M. Carreira of ETH Zürich observed (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 5382) that a sterically demanding Rh catalyst mediated the highly diastereoselective cyclization of 15 to 16. The ketone 16 was the key intermediate in a synthesis of the epoxyisoprostanes. Jianrong (Steve) Zhou of Nanyang Technological University used (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 4906) a Pd catalyst to effect the coupling of 17 with the prochiral 18. Geum-Sook Hwang and Do Hyun Ryu of Sungkyunkwan University devised (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 7126) a boron catalyst to effect the addition of the diazo ester 21 to 20. They showed that the sidechain stereocenter was effective in directing the subsequent hydrogenation of 22.

C–O Ring Construction: (+)-Varitriol (Liu), (+)-Isatisine A (Panek), (+)-Herboxidiene/GEX1A (Ghosh), (–)-Englerin A (Chain), Platensimycin (Lear/Wright)

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass F. Taber
Keyword(s):  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Ring Expansion ◽  
Enantiomerically Pure ◽  
Englerin A ◽  
Boston University ◽  
National University ◽  
A Chain ◽  
The University ◽  
Technological University ◽  
University Of Connecticut

En route to (+)-varitriol 4, Xue-Wei Liu of Nanyang Technological University coupled (Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 42) the glycosyl fluoride derived from 1 with the alkynyl fluoroborate salt 2 to give 3. James S. Panek of Boston University condensed (Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 502) the enantiomerically pure allyl silane 6 with the aldehyde 5 to give the tetrahydrofuran 7. Further elaboration led to (+)-isatisine A 8, the only alkaloid so far isolated from the roots and leaves of the traditional Asian folk medicine Isatis indigotica. Arun K. Ghosh of Purdue University effected (Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 66) oxidative ring expansion of the enantiomerically pure furan 9 to give, after reduction, the enone 10. This established the tetrahydropyran of (+)-herboxidiene 11, also known as GEXIA. William J. Chain of the University of Hawaii observed (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 6553) unusual diastereoselectivity in the conjugate addition of the enone 12 to the enantiomerically pure aldehyde 13. Although eight diastereomers could have been formed, the reaction mixture was 2/3 the diastereomer 14. Reductive cyclization (SmI2) of 14 then led to (–)-englerin A 15. Martin J. Lear of the National University of Singapore cyclized (Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 5510) the enantiomerically pure lactol 16 to 17 with catalytic Bi(OTf)3. Dennis L. Wright of the University of Connecticut prepared (Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 2263) 21 by dipolar cycloaddition of 20 to 19. Both 17 and 21 were carried on via intramolecular alkylation toward platensimycin 18.

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