Great Thinkers, Great Minds (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789671369746)

Vendor: Peter J. Heard
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Format: Hardcover
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Great Thinkers, Great Minds

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Great Thinkers, Great Minds

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Format: Hardcover
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Great Thinkers, Great Minds comprises 10 selected papers from Sunway Universitys own academics, highlighting original research-based findings in their respective areas of expertise. Based on Sunway Universitys Professorial Lecture Series presentations held between 2014 and 2016, this book encompasses an array of fascinating research prospects from a variety of fields that will challenge available subject knowledge, with thought-provoking information that will remind readers of the importance of research in advancing modern society.

This volume delves into the areas of sciences, arts, higher education and global politics. Among the topics discussed included are the role of satellite data in the sustainable management of our environment, the search for and development of antiviral therapeutics against Enterovirus 71, the understanding of molecular assembly in crystals, the use of digital technologies in modern museum experience, and the relevance of diversity in higher education.

This book is suitable for readers who wish to keep abreast of novel research ideas and breakthroughs that will impact the way we live our lives in the 21st century.

Author: Peter J. Heard
ISBN-10: 967136974X
ISBN-13: 9789671369746
Publisher: Sunway University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/30/2018
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
By Peter J. Heard
By Peter J. Heard
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Peter J. Heard is the Provost of Sunway University. He gained his PhD on the study of molecular dynamics in organo-transition metal complexes from University of Exeter, UK. Following brief spells at Yale University, USA, and Swansea University, UK, he worked for 12 years at Birkbeck University of London as a lecturer in chemistry. In 2007, he moved to Glyndwr University where he rose rapidly to become Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research. In 2013, he moved to Sunway University to take up the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, and subsequently, Provost. As Provost, Professor Heard has overall responsibility for the academic portfolio of the university.

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