INTRODUCTION

The Federal Government of Pakistan established Salam Chair in Physics at Government College University, Lahore in 1999 and named it after the Nobel Laureate of Pakistan, Dr. Abdus Salam who was a student (1942-46) and a faculty member (1951-54) at the College. Dr. G. Murtaza was appointed Professor Salam Chair in March 2000.

A number of programs aimed at promoting research activity in Physics at the GCU have been initiated by Salam Chair.

Some important achievements in this regard are stated below:

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Research Publications (since March  2000): 121

(121=89 Research Papers +32 Conference Proceedings)

M Phil/Ph.D. Program

• Produced 7 Ph.Ds   (4 QAU+3 GCU) and 31 M.Phils (4 QAU+27 GCU).

• Currently twelve (10 Ph.D and 2 M. Phil) students are working at Salam Chair.

• A number of young colleagues and research students at the GCUL have been inducted into the Plasma Physics program (Theoretical/Experimental).

• Plasma Technology Lab has been set up at CASP wherein the following devices are operational.

1. A 3kJ Plasma Focus device was fabricated, assembled and commissioned and has been in operation for several years now.

2. Plasma Focus Device (called MiniFocus) which was gifted to us by the Imperial College London is also functional and in use.

3. A plasma device used for the generation of low density Cold Plasma was designed and fabricated and is in operation. This device is for Surface Coating experiments on different substrates.

• A Central Facility of XRD has been added with financial assistance from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and is in use.

RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• Three student fellowships were awarded by The Abdus Salam ICTP for the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

• Three research projects were granted by the Pakistan Science Foundation, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories, providing funds for setting up the lab and for supporting research scholars. In all, five student fellowships were awarded by these R&D institutions.

• Federation Agreement was signed with The Abdus Salam ICTP under which three young faculty members of the University can participate in different research activities of the ICTP each year (eight have already visited the Center during the year 2002, 2003, 2005 & 2006 and 2008).

• Received Research Productivity Allowance Award of Rs. 1,200,000/- for the year
  2001-2002 by the PCST, half of which was for the awardee (Dr. G. Murtaza) and the rest for the promotion of Research Activity. From the latter amount, five M. Phil students were given fellowships @Rs.5,000/- p.m. and some equipment was purchased.

• Received Research Productivity Allowance Award of Rs. 360,000/- for the year 2005, 80% of which was for the awardee (Dr. G. Murtaza) and the rest for the promotion of research activity. The latter was granted to a Ph.D student as fellowship.

• Received Distinguished National Professor’s Research Grant of Rs. 150,000/- to meet the expenditures on various research activities. Three M.Phil students are receiving  grant @ 8,000/- p.m. per person

• Organised Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and twelveth   National Symposia on Frontiers in Physics at the GCU Campus on November 20-22, 2000; January 28-30, 2003, January 11-14, 2005 , 29-31, January, 2009 , 02-04 February 2011 respectively in which several foreign professors also participated.

• Organised Salam Day Celebrations/ Salam Lectures by various eminent scientists on different occasions.  

• Dr. G. Murtaza delivered lectures, seminars and talks (more than 15) on various occasions.

• Salam Chair faculty/research scholars participated in several National & International Conferences, Symposia etc.(more than 25).

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED TO SALAM CHAIR BY VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS

1.                 ICTP Contribution for three student fellowships at Salam Chair in Physics

ICTP remitted to Salam Chair amounts of US$4000 (2001), US$4800 (2002), US$ 5701.25 (2003), € 5,400 (2004), € 5,400 (2005), € 5,800 (2006), € 5,800 (2007), € 5,800 (2008) and € 3,560 (2009), €, 5800 (2010)  and €, 5800 (2011)  for Research students:

2.                  Productivity Allowance (PCST)

Fellowships @Rs 5000/- p.m. were granted to following M. Phil students out of the PCST Productivity Allowance:

3.    PAEC Project

Title: Plasma Processing of Materials and Phase Changes Using Dense Plasma Focus

Duration: Three Years   Amount:  Rs. 6,18,000/-

Research Fellowships:   Two @ Rs 6,000/- p.m. each for three years

4.  MOST Project (Strengthening of Research Faculty)

Two Positions of Research Associates @Rs 8000/- p.m. were granted by Ministry of Science & Technology.

5.  KRL Project

Two fellowships @Rs 3000/- p.m. were granted by the KRL  for M. Phil students.  Duration: Three months

SCHOLARS AWARDED PHD DEGREE

Name of Scholar   Year          Title of Thesis                             Foreign Referees

M. H. Nasim       (2000)       Energy Loss of Charged              A. R. Bell, G. J.

(QAU)                              Projectiles in a Dusty Plasma        Pert & L. Stenflo

M. Iqbal            (2002)       Study of High Beta Relaxed          J. D. Callen

(QAU)                              State of Plasma       

Anisa Qamar      (2004)       Order and Chaos in                     P.H. Sakanaka,

(QAU)                              Temperature-Gradient Driven        M.Y. Yu & L.

Drift-Waves in Sheared Flow Plasma,         Stenflo

Zahoor Ahmad    (2005)       Study of Staged Pinch Dynamics   A.R. Bell,

(QAU)                              To Achieve Thermonuclear Fusion   M.Y. Yu & S. Lee

Conditions     

Muhammad Hassan (2006)    Plasma Processing of Materials      Lee Sing &

(GCU)                               using Plasma Focus                     Alan W. De Silva

Nazish Rubab       (2009)     Dust charge fluctuation with                    V. I. Berezhiani,

(GCU)                               non-Maxwellian distribution functions         M.Y.Yu & M.

Salahuddin

Sadia Zaheer       (2009)     Electrostatic & electromagnetic modes      V.P. Milantiev, .Y.Yu

(GCU)                               with  non-Maxwellian distribution functions & M.H. Nasim

The following two Ph.D scholars have completed their research work and have submitted their theses:

Name of Scholar                    Title of thesis                                                                      

Farah Deeba                      Study of Electrostatic Modes and Potential of a projectile in a Hot

Magnetized Non-Maxwellian dusty Plasma

• Gohar Abbas                      Collective Modes in Weakly Magnetized

Relativistic and Ultra-relativistic

Electron Plasma       

STUDENTS AWARDED M.PHIL DEGREE

Name of student                         Year              Title of Dissertation

1.            Shahid Ali               (2001)        Low Frequency Modes in a Multi-component

       (QAU)                                     Dusty Plasma

2.            Mukhtar Talha         (2001)        Dynamic Debye shielding of a moving test charge
(QAU)                                     in a Multi-component Dusty Plasma

3.            Faisal Yaqoob          (2002)        Energy Loss of Test Charge in Dusty Plasma

       (Co-supervised)

4.            M.Ilyas                   (2002)        Electromagnetic Waves is Multi-component Dusty

       (QAU)                                     Plasma

5.            Faisal Mahmood       (2003)        A Study of Parallel Propagating Waves in a Plasma

         (GCU, Lahore)                         Using Non-Maxwellian Distribution Functions

6.            Rahat Nazeer          (2003)        Trapped and Free Particle Densities in the Presence

       (GCU, Lahore)                           of Acoustic Modes in a Dusty Plasma

7.            Arooj A. Khan          (2003)        A Study of Debye Shielding with Trapped

       (GCU, Lahore)                           Particles

8.            Usman Saleem   (2003)     Landau Damping in Quark Gluon Plasma

       (GCU, Lahore)

9.            Sadia Zaheer           (2004)        A study of Some Electrostatic modes by using

         (GCU Lahore)                            Non-Maxwellian Distribution Functions

10.        Nazish Rubab           (2004)        Charge Fluctuation Dynamics in Thermal Dusty

       (GCU Lahore)                            Plasma

11.        Ayesha Rehman       (2005)        Waves in Inhomogeneous Magnetized Plasma

       (GCU Lahore)

12.        Abdul Ghaffar          (2005)        Attractive Potential Between Charged Particulates

         (GCU Lahore)                          in Plasma

13.        Gohar Abbas           (2005)        Collective Modes of Anisotropic Quark Gluon

       (GCU Lahore)                            Plasma

14.        Hamid Latif             (2005)        Study of Neutrino and Photon Landau Damping and

       (GCU Lahore)                            Their Beam instability

15.        Farah Deeba           (2005)        Debye Potential and Wake Field due to a projectile

       (GCU Lahore)                            propagating through a Non-Maxwellian Plasma

16.        Kamran Saleem        (2005)        Growth of Langmuir waves due to Rest Mass

       (GCU Lahore)                            Correction in QGP

17.        M. Tafazzal Afzal     (2005)        Anisotropic Quark-Gluon plasma and linear Landau

       (GCU Lahore)                            Damping

18.        Zahida Ehsan          (2005)        Some Novel aspects of dust in Plasma

       (GCU Lahore)

19.        Rozina Choudary      (2006)        Regular Structures In Self-Gravitating Radiated

       (GCU Lahore)                            Dusty Plasmas

20.        Muhammad Shahid   (2006)         Nonlinear screening of dust particles in electron-ion

       (GCU Lahore)                            plasma

21.        Nasir Mahmood        (2007)        Study of Neutrino-Driven Landau Damping and

       (GCU Lahore)                            Wakefield Generation

22.        Muddasir Ali Shah     (2007)        Perpendicularly Propagating Modes for Strongly

       (GCU Lahore)                            Magnetized Ultra-relativistic Maxwellian Electron Plasma

23.        Abdur Rasheed         (2007)       Electrostatic Fields in an ultra-relativistic Pure Electron-

       (GCU Lahore)                            Positron Plasma

24.        Muhammad Razzaq   (2008)         Thermodynamics of Relativistic Electron-Positron

       (GCU Lahore)                            Plasma in the Presence of Super-Strong Electromagnetic

                                                     Waves

25.        Muhammad Azhar   (2009)          Debye Shielding in Quantum Magnetoplasmas

(GCU Lahore)

26.        Hafsa Naeem         (2009)          Fuelling Techniques in Tokamak

    (GCU Lahore)

27.        Tanvir Ahmad        (2009)          ICRF as a cleaning agent

    (GCU Lahore)

28.        Kashif Shareef       (2009)          Lower hybrid current drive in tokamak

   (GCU Lahore)

29.        M. Fraz Bashir       (2010)          Generalized Dielectric Tensor for a Magnetized Bi-

(GCU, Lahore)                           Maxwellian Plasma and its Application to Various

Modes and Instabilities

30.        Imran Aslam          (2011)           Study of Kinetic Alfven Mode in Temperature

(GCU, Lahore)                           Anisotropic electron-ion Plasma

31.          Zafar Iqbal          (2011)          R-and L-wave propagation in Anisotropic Electron

  (GCU, Lahore)                         Plasma

RESEARCH STUDENTS/SCHOLARS CURRENTLY BEING SUPERVISED

1.               Gohar Abbas            Ph.D Student, GCUL            ICTP Fellowship

2.               Mudassir Ali             Ph.D. Student, GCUL           ICTP Fellowship

3.               Abdur Rasheed         Ph.D. Student, GCUL           ICTP Fellowship

4.               Muhammad Razzaq    Ph.D. Student, GCUL           HEC Fellowship

5.               Azhar Hussain          Ph.D. Student, GCUL           HEC Fellowship

6.               Muhammad Shahid    Ph.D. Student, GCUL Salam Chair Fellowship

7.               Hafsa Naeem            Ph.D Student, GCUL            Salam Chair Fellowship

8.               Farah Deeba            Ph.D Student, GCUL            Joined PAEC

9.               Rozina Ch.               Ph.D. Student, GCUL Employee of Education department

10.           M. Fraz Bashir          Ph.D. Student, GCUL Research Officer at Salam Chair

11.           Anum Javaid            M.Phil Student, GCUL Salam Chair Fellowship

12.           Amber Malik             M.Phil Student, GCUL Salam Chair Fellowship

LECTURES/ SEMINARS DELIVERED

• Dr.  Murtaza gave the following talks at various places / on different occasions:

• Gave talk at the 12^th National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics, 02-04 February 2011, GC University, Lahore “Revisiting various modes and instabilities for a non-relativistic temperature anisotropic Maxwellian Plasma”

• Gave talk at 1^st National Conference on  RADIATION, PARTICLES  and MATTER, December 22-24, 2009, G.C. University Lahore, Pakistan

• “Revisiting parallel-propagating electromagnetic waves in a magnetized anisotropic Maxwellian Plasma”

• Gave talk at the 11^th National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics, 29-31 January  2009, GC University, Lahore “Weibel Instability in Maxwellian and Semi-relativsitic Maxwellian Magneto- Plasma  ”

• Gave talk at the International Workshop on Frontiers of Modern Plasma Physics at ICTP Trieste, Italy, July 14-25, 2008

“Anisotropic Temperature instability in Non-Maxwellian Plasmas”

• Gave talks at NESCOM  Islamabad on January 31 2005

1.      Tribute To Abdus Salam

2.      Quark Gluon Plasma-An Exotic Plasma State”

• Gave a talk at the ASICTP Workshop on Theoretical Plasma Physics 5-16 July, 2004 “Collective Modes and Linear Landau Damping in a Quark-Gluon Plasma”

• Gave a talk at the First Cairo Conference on Plasma Physics & Applications Cairo Egypt, October 11-15, 2003.

• Gave an Address,

“Some Recent Development in the World of Physics” at the inaugural ceremony of the 9^th National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics 28-30, January 2003 at GCU Lahore

• Gave a talk,

“Quark Gluon Plasma – Visiting the Early Universe”

at the 9^th National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics 28-30, January 2003 at GCU Lahore

• Delivered two lectures at the summer workshop on Mathematics 24-29 June, 2002 at GCUL:

-Quark Gluon Plasma (Visiting the Early Universe)

-New Trends in Plasma Physics

• Gave two invited lectures at the International Nathiagali Summer College on Physics and Contemporary Needs, 3-5 July, 2002, Nathiagali, Pakistan on

 (i)    Quark Gluon Plasma

 (ii)    Dusty Plasma

• Gave a talk entitled:

“Salam’s Dream-Unification of Fundamental Forces”

at Chawla Mathematical Society, April 24, 2000, GCU Lahore.

•  Gave a lecture at the Jones Physics Society, GCU Lahore

“Some New Trends in Plasma Physics”

• Gave a Seminar (August 2002) at the University of Albany, N. Y. USA on Quark Gluon Plasma

• Contributed an article to the GCU Magazine Ravi Science,

“Search for Simplicity and Unity in Nature”

• Gave a talk entitled: “Tribute to Abdus Salam”

• Gave a talk entitled: “Salam-my Teacher ”

• Gave a talk entitled: “Salam through Pictures”

• Gave a talk entitled: “ Legacy of Salam-the ICTP”

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ATTENDED/ORGANISED

• Organised and participated in the 12^th National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics, 02-04 February 2011, GC University, Lahore

• Participated in the International Scientific Spring 2011, National Center for Physics Islamabad, Pakistan on Mar 01-04, 2011 

• Participated in the 1^st National Conference on Radiation, Particles and Matter, 22-24 December 2009, CASP, GC University, Lahore

• Organised 11^th  National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics held on January 29-31, 2009 at GCU, Lahore

• Participated in Plasma Physics Conference, November 21-22, 2008 at the Hafiz Hayat Campus, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan

• Participated in the International Workshop on Frontiers of Modern Plasma Physics at ICTP Trieste, Italy, July 14-25, 2008

• Organised 10^th  National Symposium on Plasma Physics, 28-29 January 2008 at GCU, Lahore

• Attended the 32^nd International Nathiagalee Summer College on Physics and Contemporary Needs, June, 2007, Nathiagalee, Pakistan

• Participated in the International Workshop on Frontiers of Plasma Science at ICTP Trieste, Italy 21 Aug-1 Sept 2006

• Invited to the Workshop/Meeting on Fusion Research 16-18 June 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand (in conjunction with 21st Executive Council Meeting of AAAPT)

• Participated in the 13th International Congress on Plasma Physics May 22 – 26, 2006 Kiev, Ukraine

• Participated in the 12^th Regional Conference on Mathematical Physics March 27 – April 1, 2006 Islamabad.

• Organised Salam-Day Celebrations Meeting on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at GCU, Lahore.

• Organised Salam Memorial Meeting on Monday November 21, 2005 at GCU, Lahore.

• Organised One Day Symposium on Applications of Topology held on April 14, 2005 at GCU, Lahore

• Organised 10^th National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics held on January 11-14, 2005 at GCU, Lahore

• Organised One Day Symposium on Mathematics held on November 27, 2004 at GCU, Lahore

• Visited ASICTP as lecturer to the Workshop on Theoretical Plasma Physics 5-16 July, 2004

• Visited as Senior Associate the Abdus Salam ICTP October, 2003

• First Cairo Conference on Plasma Physics & Applications Cairo Egypt, October 11-15, 2003.

• Organized the 9^th National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics 28-30, January 2003

• Visited as Senior Associate the Abdus Salam ICTP July, 2002

• Participated in the 27^th International Nathiagali Summer College on Physics and Contemporary Needs, 3-5 July, 2002, Nathiagali, Pakistan.

• Organized the section on Plasma Physics and gave two invited talks entitled:

(i) Quark Gluon Plasma

(ii) Dusty Plasmas.

• Attended the National Symposium on Physics in Industry held on June 28–30, 2001 Karachi Pakistan

• Visited as Senior Associate the Abdus Salam ICTP August, 2001

• Attended the International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science & Technology 10-15, June 2002

• Visited the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy (ASICTP) and Ruhr University Bochum, Germany August 2001

• Organized Regional College on Plasma Physics held on January 29 -- February 03, 2001 at the National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan

• Organized 8^th National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics held on November 20-22, 2000 at Govt. College University, Lahore, Pakistan

• As Senior Associate visited the Abdus Salam ICTP July 01-August 7, 2000 and also participated in the International Conference on Plasma Physics “Colloidal Plasma Science 3-7 July, 2000 Trieste, Italy.

• Regional Conference on Plasma Research in the 21st Century 7-12 May 2000 Bangkok and gave an invited talk.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

at Salam Chair in Physics, GCU Lahore (since March 2000 )

(121=89 Research Papers +32 Conference Proceedings)

Click here for details of list of publications

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

1.     Dr. Ishfaq Ahmed (N I , H I , S I)                                      

Special Advisor Planning Commission of Pakistan

Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad

9214464 /302

Home address

H.No.24, St.No.3, F-8/3, Islamabad

051-2261465 (Res),

ishaq@comsats.net.pk, advisorst@pc.gov.pk

2.     Dr. Samar Mubarakmand

Member (Science and Technology)

Planning Commission

Government of Pakistan, Islamabad 

3.     Dr. N. M. Butt  (S.I.)                                                               

Professor & Chairman

Preston Institute of NANO Science & Technology (PINSAT)

Preston University, H-8/1 , Islamabad , Pakistan,

051-4430597-98(409), 0300-5000513

nmbutt36@yahoo.com

4.     Dr. Hameed Ahmed  Khan

Advisor  COMSATS  

Headquarter Sector G-5/2,Islamabad

0300-8565445, drhakhan@comsats.net.pk

5.      Dr. Hassan A. Shah                                            

Professor of Physics, GCU, Lahore

6.     Chairperson

Department of Physics, GCU, Lahore

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Positions Vacant

(22-11-2012)

GCU AWARDS TWO PhDs in PHYSICS and ONE in Chemistry  

The GCU Lahore has awarded two PhD degrees in the subject of Physics and one in Chemistry. Sami Ullah completed his research on the topic of “Study in the Extraction, Structure Elucidation of Potential Anti-tumor Agents from Species of Asteraceae and Lauraceae” under the supervision of Dr Durre Shahwar.

Gohar Abbas and Tousif Hussain are notified PhDs in Physics after the approval of their thesis on the topic of “Collective Modes in Weakly Magnetized Relativistic and Ultra-relativistic Electron Plasmas” and “Synthesis of Titanium based Nitride Thin Films by Plasma Focus System” completed under the supervision of Prof. Dr. G. Murtaza Salam Professor in Physics GCU and Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmad Director CASP respectively.

GCU Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rehman congratulated the scholars on completion of their PhD programme.

(30-05-2012)

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Dr. G. Murtaza

Salam Professor

Salam Chair in Physics, GC University, Lahore

Phone: 0092 42 99212245

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