CARC Director Received the 2015 MGA Achievement Award

On 23rd November 2015, Dr. A K M Abdul Malek Azad received the congratulatory letter from IEEE Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) for being selected as the recipient of the MGA Achievement Award 2015 for initiating and leading the successful IEEE volunteer-led project in Bangladesh to help solve the local electricity crisis by bringing hybrid solar rickshaw technology to the local manufacturing industry, as part. The award consists of a prize money of US$250 and a plaque.

A professor in the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at BRACU, Dr. Azad has been involved in various research activities on solar energy. He is the founder and director of the Control & Applications Research Centre (CARC) under the Dept. of EEE, BRACU where he has also the initiated the synergy programs. He is also an executive committee member of Educational activities in IEEE Bangladesh Section as well as the founder and counsellor for the IEEE Student Branch at BRACU.

Approval of CARG SIGHT (Bangladesh) group of BRAC University

In 2013, IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT), USA approved our CARG SIGHT (Bangladesh) group of BRAC University and awarded US$6000 (approx.) for the CARG SIGHT project (ongoing).

CARC Director awarded SIGHT Fellowship

Mr. Peter Steaker, IEEE president officially awarded SIGHT Fellowship to Dr. Azad in the IEEE GHTC’2013 conference in Silicon Valley, San Jose, California, USA. The fellowship was awarded as an appreciation towards the contribution that CARC has towards the Global Humanitarian Technology.