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he says. ‘This international experience and visibility for myresearch activities was quite useful in my career developmentat the parent institute. For example, I am presently the convenorand principal investigator of the Nanoscience and TechnologyProgramme at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, NewDelhi, India.’ Besides coordinating and participating in variousmultinational, collaborative and international projects, ProfessorMehta became a member of the Scientifi c Advisory Committeeof the Department of Science and Technology, India, and theNanotechnology Committee of the Bureau of Indian Standardson returning to his native India.‘After seeing the science management system and laboratoryculture in Europe, I now make special efforts to find waysto improve my efficiency and that of my research group,’he explains further. ‘What is more, close interaction with theresearch group, host and his family gave rare glimpses of Germanand European working habits and culture. These memoriesof my stay in Duisburg will always prompt me to have someserious hobbies and to do some sports during weekends.’Insights beyond scienceAt the same time as making scientifi c progress, Professor Mehtacontinues to draw on some of his more mundane Europeanexperiences. ‘One of the distinct features of European ways ofworking seems to be that you aim to have strict time slots forwork, family, friends and oneself. I will always like to implementthese when I am in India.Project acronymNanoswitchFull project titleSize-selected Pd and rare earth nanoparticlesfor hydrogen-induced switchingType of grantIncoming International FellowshipBudgetEUR 86 509Duration of project23-06-2006 - 30-07-2007Scientific disciplineMaterials scienceHost institutionInstitute of Nano Structure and Technology (NST) andCentre for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE)Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Duisburg-EssenBismarck Str. 81DE-47057 DuisburgProf. Dr F. E. KruisE-mail: einar.kruis@univ-due.deTel. +49 203 379 2899211