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Mujahid Kamran Born January 23, 1951
Gujrat, West Pakistan, Dominion of PakistanResidence Lahore, Pakistan Citizenship Pakistan Nationality Pakistani Fields Theoretical Physics Institutions University of the Punjab (PU)
International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
King Saud University (KSU)Alma mater University of Edinburgh
University of the PunjabDoctoral advisor Dr. L.L.J. Vick Doctoral students Dr. M. Ali
Dr. Muneer AhmadInfluences Albert Einstein Notable awards Albert Einstein Award (2000)
National Book Foundation Award (2000)
Pride of Performance Award(1999)
Abdus Salam Award (1985)Mujahid Kamran (born:January 23, 1951), is a Pakistani theoretical physicist and the current Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab University (PU) of Lahore, Punjab.[1] He is the Professor of physics[2] and, had previously served as the Chairman of the Physics Department at the University of the Punjab (1995–2001 and Jan 2007-Jan 2008). From 2004-2007, he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Science at the same institution. In January 2008, he was appointed as Vice Chancellor of the Punjab University by the Governor of Punjab, Lieutenant-General (retired) Khalid Maqbool, on the recommendation of a Search Committee.[3] Kamran joined the university of the Punjab as lecturer in 1972, became assistant professor in 1982, associate professor in 1987 and professor in 1988. He is a former Fulbright Fellow (University of Georgia, Athens, USA) 1988-89.
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Education
Kamran was born on January 23, 1951, in Gujrat, Pakistan. In his early youth, he moved to Rawalpindi where his father Syed Shabbir Hussain took a position as political correspondent for The Pakistan Times. From 1955-1969 he studied at the educational institutions of Rawalpindi. In 1965, Kamran did his Matriculation from Sir Syed High School, standing first in the class. Kamran later did his F.Sc. in 1967 and B.Sc. in 1969 from Gordon College.[4] , which was at that time administered by the Christian Mission. He attended Punjab University and gained M.Sc. Physics in 1971 specializing in theoretical particle physics. He won merit scholarships during the periods 1965-1967, 1967–1969, 1969-1971. He was awarded a doctoral scholarship by the GoPk under the Central Overseas Training Scholarship Scheme and traveled to Great Britain to attend the University of Edinburgh in 1975. There, he did his Ph.D. in Theoretical physics in 1979.[5] His doctoral thesis was titled "The Dual Absorptive Model and Elastic Hadronic Scattering at High Energies and Small Momentum Transfers", and was supervised by Dr. L.L.J. Vick.
Academic career
Kamran returned to Pakistan in 1979, after completing his Ph.D, and joined his Alma mater as lecturer of Physics. He has been teaching post-graduate ( M.Sc. and M.Phil ) and undergraduate (B.Sc. Hons) classes at Punjab University (PU). He has also taught Ph.D, M.Sc and B.Sc courses at KSU , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia, where he was an associate professor from 2001-2004. KSU has an American system with a B.Sc. awarded after 16 years, and M.Sc after 18 years of education. Courses taught by him at Ph.D and M.Sc level at KSU were : - Physics of Elementary Particles, QFT I and II, Gauge Theories, Mathematical Physics, Quantum Mechanics II ; courses taught at the B.Sc final year level: QM. He has successfully co-supervised the Ph.D. thesis of Dr. M. Ali on “Hypercharge Exchange Reactions” (supervisor Prof. Dr. M. Saleem) 1986. and the Ph.D. thesis of Muneer Ahmad "Aspects of Hadronic Structure in the Final State Hadron production in Deeply Inelastic Scattering" (co-supervisor Prof. G. Kramer of Hamburg University) 2004. After becoming Chairman Physics Department in May 1995 he initiated a program of grooming talented students (through extra lectures and coaching) so that they could compete and win foreign scholarships . Owing to his efforts PU Physics students have won about 40 fellowships (worth 3 million US $ approx.) since 1999. This program was initiated well before GOP/HEC launched its current manpower training programs. Not a single penny of the GOP/HEC has been spent in this regard as these scholarships are funded by Western institutions. He was able to transform the culture of PU Physics Department during his tenure. He never allowed political student groups, including the most powerful one, to operate in his Department. Good students, and not the stereotyped politically motivated “student leaders”, became role models in the Physics Department during his tenure. Prof. T. Bolton of KSU referred to him as “ a gold mine of graduate students ” . He was conferred with Pride of performance in 1998.[6] In 2008, he was appointed, and made Vice-Chancellor of the university.[7] In 2010, he was conferred with Albert Einstein Award by the Albert Einstein Society. He also published a brief book on life of Albert Einstein. The review is available at.[8]
Personal life
As a student, Kamran was a keen field hockey player and a science debater. He was a member of the Gordon College hockey eleven (1967–1969) as well as the Punjab University Faculties hockey eleven (1969–1971). He was captain of the PU hockey eleven during 1970-1971. He was a member of the Gordon College House of Commons Debating club (1965–1969). He was President of the Punjab University Physics Association (1970–1971).
Awards
- Albert Einstein Award (2010)
- Pride of Performance Award(1999)
- Abdus Salam Award in Physics (1985)
Research Publication
- Research publications can be found at the link below, organized by HEP SPIRES
Bibliography
- M. Kamran: The Grand Deception - Corporate America and Perpetual War: 326 pages (translation of Pas-e-parda) in press
- M. Kamran: Einstein and Germany: Sang-e-Meel Publications April 2009, 222 pages, ISBN 969–35–2234–6, ISBN 969–35–2234–I
- M. Kamran: Pase-e-Parda- aalmi siasat key makhfi haqaiq: (Behind the Curtain - Hidden Facts of Global Politics), Sang-e-Meel Publications Nov 2008, 190 pages, ISBN 969-35-2174-9
- M. Kamran: Relativistic Quantum Mechanics – A Quick Introduction: Sang-e-Meel Publications Nov 2005, 119 pages, ISBN 969-35-1783-0 (for final year undergraduate and first year graduate students of US universities and M.Sc. and M.Phil students of Pakistani universities)
- M. Kamran: Editor: Dr. A.Q. Khan on Science, Education and Technology: January 2004, 500 pages
- M. Kamran: Jadeed Tabiyat kay Bani: (Founders of Modern Physics), Sang-e-Meel Publications 1997, 313 pages, ISBN 969-35-0809-2; winner National Book Foundation Award, reprinted 2009)
- S. Shabbir Hussain and M. Kamran: (Editors) Dr. A.Q. Khan on Science and Education: Sang-e-Meel Publications 1997, 269 pages, ISBN 969-35-0821-1, ISBN 969-35-0821-5
- M. Kamran: Jadeed Tabiyat kay Mashaheer: published by Punjab University 1988, 203 pages
Editorial publications
- End of the United States as Democracy.[9]
- The Decay of United States' Courts.[10]
- Drugs, US corporations and CIA.[11]
- Canadian sovereignty?.[12]
- Abdus Salam at Cambridge[13]
- Albert Einstein: A troubled relationship.[14]
References
- ^ "Professor Mujahid Kamran". Press release for Vice-Chancellor. Punjab University Press. Updated. http://www.pu.edu.pk/faculty/descriptions.asp?faculty=1000001. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ "Professor Kamran, Mujahid". http://www.pu.edu.pk/faculty/pub/55002_pub.asp. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Lodhi, Adnan (Friday, January 04, 2008). "Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran appointed new PU VC" (in English). The Daily Times (Lahore, Punjab Province: Media Times Limited): pp. 1. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\04\story_4-1-2008_pg7_35. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ "Curriculum vitae (CV)" (Google Docs). Mujahid Kamran. http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:xVZh60OFzf4J:www.pu.edu.pk/faculty/cv/55002.pdf+mujahid+kamran+Albert+Einstein+Award&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShU760GnOy0Oupg2MHAjxor_KJWgZzpPtnYXcEDIijQShcxQCa9MZad4LQtS6PowHGL-3o_fOt5kAT6t4F2GI3kDrpdcpmIGbTjwYF9-5CWQLiTqm5YeFnTZI3V6JNRX60OcyTX&sig=AHIEtbRyAYjoBdhzSTgQabF39CiuvUtTmQ.
- ^ "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Mujahid Kamran. http://www.pu.edu.pk/faculty/cv/55002.pdf.
- ^ ICTP, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (September 3, 1998). "ICTP Associates honored...Again!". http://prizes.ictp.it/pio/words/news/1998/news_1998_Sep_03.news/?searchterm=Masud. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ (ICTP), International Centre for Theoretical Physics. "Appointments and Honours" (PDF). See page 18. http://www.ictp.it/media/55428/news_from_ictp_125-126.pdf. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Kamran, Mujahid (July 18, 2010). "A troubled relationship" (Webcache). Mujahid Kamran. Dawn Newspapers. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:GTLfYyuxT5IJ:archives.dawn.com/archives/13847+mujahid+kamran+Albert+Einstein+Award&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Kamran, Mujahid (October 12, 2010). "End of the US as Democracy". Mujahid Kamran. The Nation. http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/12-Oct-2010/End-of-the-US-as-a-democracy. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Kamran, Mujahid (September 28, 2010). "Decay of U.S. Court". Mujahid Kamran. The Nation. http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/28-Sep-2010/The-decay-of-US-courts. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Kamran, Mujahid (October 19, 2010). "Drugs, US corporations and CIA". Mujahid Kamran. The Nation. http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/19-Oct-2010/Drugs-US-corporations-and-CIA. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Kamran, Mujahid (November 2, 2010). "Canadian sovereignty?". Mujahid Kamran. The Nation. http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/02-Nov-2010/Canadian-sovereignty. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Kamran, Mujahid (November 21, 2010). "Abdus Salam at Cambridge". Mujahid Kamran. The Nation. http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/21-Nov-2010/Abdus-Salam-at-Cambridge. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Kamran, Mujahid (July 18, 2010). "A troubled relationship". Mujahid Kamran. Dawn Newspapers. http://archives.dawn.com/archives/13847. Retrieved 2011.
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