Declamation Contest

Debates have always been the

fascinations of human race, so much

so that the option of negotiations is

always considered to be the best

possible solution to any problem

encountered in the realm of human

life.

MCE participated in APDC 2014

at Khyber Medical College Peshawar.

The competition took place from 20th to

22nd May 2014. The team from MCE

comprised of GC Umer Anjum and GC

Irtiza Ziyafat in English serious and

Urdu humorous categories. The

competition was attended by more

than 35 teams from all over Pakistan.

The team of MCE performed

outstandingly well and was the first

team to qualify for the final round. In

the final round, the team of MCE again

performed outstandingly well and after

a series of competitive debates

managed to win the championship.

The speakers GC Umer Anjum and

GC Irtiza Ziyafat also secured

individual prizes in respective

categories, becoming the Second

Best English speaker and Best

Humorous Speaker of the house. GC

Irtiza Ziyafat’s performance in the final

round was outstanding and by the

team effort MCE managed to lift the

Champion’s Trophy. In the end it was

an excellent ending of a term filled with

the excellent aura of debates and

declamations and MCE becoming a

part of it.

Second Best English speaker

Lifting the Champions Trophy GC Umer Anjum,

GC Irtiza, Best Urdu Humorous Speaker

MCE Tennis Championship 2014

On 14th May 2014, Intra MCE

Tennis (Doubles) Championship took

place. Teams from Cadet Engineering

Degrees, Officer Degrees and Faculty

participated in the event. The final

match was played on the 20th on May

between the teams of CED 81 and

MCE Faculty. The MCE Faculty team

comprising Brig Syed Basim Saeed,

Chief Instructor (CEMS) won the final

match after a tough competition and

fight put up by the energetic cadets of

CED 81. Major General Anwar Ul Haq

Chaudhry, Commandant MCE graced

the occasion with his presence as the

chief guest and distributed prizes

amongst the winning and the runner-

up teams.

End Semester Exams

The end semester exam for all CDs /

ODs being concluded in the Exam Hall

of MCE. The exams of OD 78 / CD 79

was conducted from 9 May 2014 to

16 May 2014 due impending Survey

Camp scheduled from 18 may 2014 at

Abbottabad. While the exam of rest of

the ODs/CDs is underway and will

finish on 6 Jun 2014.

Visit to Askari Cement Factory, Wah

A visit to Askari Cement Factory

Wah, was organized by Military

College of Engineering for CED-75

and OD-74 on 6th May 2014. Askari

Cement Factory is one of the largest

cement producers in the country with

international repute. The visit allowed

the students to view the manufacturing

process of cement and helped them

crystallize their understanding of the

theoretical concepts behind the taught

subjects.

MCE Football Championship 2014

Inter MCE Football competition was

scheduled from 13-19 May 2014. Final

match of the championship was played

on the 19th May 2014 between the

teams of CED 77 and OD 74. The

match was won by CED 77 by One

Goal. GC Hamid was declared as the

best player of the tournament. The

match was played on MCE ground.

The chief guest of the match was

Brigadier Syed Basim Saeed, Chief

Instructor (CEMS).

MCE Hockey Championship 2014

Inter MCE Football competition was

scheduled from 20-23 May 2014. Final

match of the championship was played

on the 23th May 2014 between the

teams of OD 80 and CED 77. The

match was won by OD 80 by one goal.

Captain Saad was declared as the

best player of the match. The match

was played on MCE ground. The chief

guest of the match was Brigadier Syed

Basim Saeed, Chief Instructor

(CEMS).

MCE Cricket Championship 2014

Inter MCE Cricket competition was

held at MCE ground and final match of

the championship was played on the

between the teams of OD 74 and CED

75. The match was won by OD 74.The

match was played on MCE ground.

The chief guest of the match was

Major General Anwar Ul Haq

Chaudhry, Commandant MCE.

Ex-students of MCE and Ist Rector Nust visited Alma Mater

Senior Sapper Officers’ Get-together

was held at MCE on 10th May 2014.

More than 50 retired and serving

senior Sapper Officers of the Corps of

Engineers, who were presently

heading many esteemed organizations

of the country, participated in the get

together. These esteemed guests

included various ex-Commandants of

the Alma Mater and ex-Engineer-in-

Chief’s of the Corps of engineers. First

and present Rectors of the NUST

Lieutenant General (Retired) Syed

Shujaat Hussain Shah and Lieutenant

General (Retired) Muhammad Asghar

were also participated in the Get-

together. The purpose of the get

together was to revive old memories of

the Alma Mater and to brief esteemed

guests about development in training

and infrastructural at the College

through ages. The get-together was

also valuable in terms of having

valuable inputs from the visiting

dignitaries for further development in

training and facilities.

Major Dr Muhammad Maqbool Sadiq of MCE (NUST) is awarded of

Intellectual Property Rights by U.S Patent Office

in the Form of U.S Patent Application

Major Dr Muhammad Maqbool Sadiq of

MCE has been granted intellectual

property rights by the U.S Patent office in

the form of a patent application, US 2014/

0060388 A1 dated 6 March 2014, as the

first inventor in the field of Ultra-High

Performance Concretes. The title of his

patent is Ultra-High Performance

Concrete Reinforced with Low-Cost

Graphite Nanomaterials and

Microfibers, and Method for Production

Thereof. This patent was based on the

PhD research of Maj Dr Muhammad

Maqbool Sadiq which he carried out at

Michigan State University, East Lansing,

USA. This patent is, however, unique in a

sense that in the well-trodden area of civil

engineering, new products and methods

are very rare and unique. This is a

distinctive honour for a scholar to be

awarded a patent in the area of his

research and Maj Dr Muhammad Maqbool

Sadiq is the first honoured Pakistani who

has been awarded a patent in the area of

civil engineering, in recent past.

The research was funded by U.S. Army,

Department of Defence (U.S. Army

Contract # W912HZ-09-C-0025) and had

resulted into a very practical product

which can be used both for military and

civilian purposes.

Maj Dr Maqbool is an exceptionally

dedicated teacher and has a keen

sense to identify and deal with

research problems. He has therefore

contributed significantly through his

teaching, research and comradeship.

He has also been nominated for

President’s Medal for Technology for

the year 2014 from MCE (NUST).

Publication of Research Paper in a Reputed Journal

A research paper titled ‘Vacuum

Distribution with Depth in Vertical

Drains and Soil During Preloading’

authored by Dr. Abdul Qudoos Khan of

Military College of Engineering and

Prof. Dr. Gholamreza Mesri of

University of Illinois at Urnbana

Champaign, USA has been published

in April 2014 in ‘Geomechanics &

Engineering – An International

Journal’; A well reputed, ISI indexed

journal, by Techno Press, South

Korea. The journal has a five year

impact factor of 0.331.

MCE EVENTS - NUST NEWSLETTER

MAY 2014 ISSUE

Ser Event Date

1. Declamation Contest 20th to 22nd May 2014

2. MCE Tennis Championship 2014 14th May 2014

3. End Semester Exams 9 May to 16 May 2014

4. Visit to Askari Cement Factory, Wah 6th May 2014

5. MCE Football Championship 2014 13-19 May 2014

6. MCE Hockey Championship 2014 20-23 May 2014

7. MCE Cricket Championship 2014 21-24 May 2014

8. Senior Sapper Officers’ Get-together 10th May 2014

9. Pakistani Awarded of Intellectual Property Rights Award

6 March 2014

10. Publication of Research Paper in a Reputed Journal

April 2014

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