User:Salimrakshi

SAMEER AHMED
His decision to pursue graduate study in the United States is underscored by his desire to be a part of the graduate program at an institution where research facilities and the faculty at the university are par excellent.

Nanotechnology is an industry that has changed our lives. In a very short period it has changed the way we have looked at things since centuries. It is one industry that is going to shape our future for centuries to come. Hence he has a desire to pursue master’s in nanotechnology engineering as his major.

He has always been fond of young scientists and used to watch their television programs all through his childhood. That dream of inventing something new, kept on building in him. After a dozen of merit certificates at the science exhibitions held annually at his school (Ideal Indian School, Doha, Qatar) he was determined that he will achieve his goal soon. To ignite his innovative aspiration he decided to pursue engineering. Then he cracked the engineering entrance examination of one of the most prestigious central universities of India, Aligarh Muslim University and completed his graduation. Now he see’s the goal of his life coming nearer to him, as he has prepared himself to study in an emerging field of technology after a year’s experience at Tata Consultancy Services Limited (Asia’s largest IT service provider) where he is working as a software engineer, the technology he is working on is Java/J2EE.

His interest in electrical blossomed during high school years. It was the time, when technology had begun to make an impact on the lives of people in India. Hence engineering with electrical as his major was the first choice for his undergraduate studies. Right since the beginning of his undergraduate study, nanotechnology was a subject that had fascinated him with its power of applications. The subjects that he has studied include Biophysics, Nanotechnology (1,2), Applied Physics & Mechanics. His undergraduate studies already focus on the nanotechnological aspect of electrical. A master’s degree in nanotechnology engineering is the next logical step. For the past five months he has been working as a project trainee at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd for Software Development. He is working on a maintenance and development project which is based in U.K as our onsite. The project is a web based application that is used by MAERSK(World’s largest Shipping Firm, also a big player in Logistics) & it’s clients for managing the Logistics business. This short stint has given him invaluable practical experience. It has given him the confidence to pursue a master’s degree and also kindled a desire to do research. During the course of his work at TCS, he has come across several researchers. Most of them work in different areas of software development. Interactions with them have made him realize the vastness and the scope of implementing software technology. His discussions with them convinced him that specializing in nanotechnology will suit him very well.

The subject of research which interests me very much is nanotechnology. MEMS and coding theory is another research subject which arouse his curiosity. The Java/J2EE Platform which he is studying at present introduces topics through which we can implement complex techniques by simpler codes. He is eager to find out more about the applications of coding theory to spread nanotechnology's applications.

India is a developing country with an enormous potential in the information technology business. To serve the needs of this developing industry and more important its vast population, nanotechnology is going to become of utmost importance. As the standard of technology here is not modern enough to be as efficient as that of the developed countries. He thinks a hand’s on experience from one of the best school's of engineering in the world might prove a worthy experience for him & a promising venture for his country. Also conditions here are very conducive to supplement his aspirations when he returns after completing his graduate studies.