A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid
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A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid is a Bangladeshi physicist and Bose
Professor of Physics at the University of Dhaka
. He is nephew of Shamsuddin Abul Kalam
Satyendra Nath Bose
Satyendra Nath Bose FRS was an Indian mathematician and physicist noted for his collaboration with Albert Einstein in developing a theory regarding the gaslike qualities of electromagnetic radiation. He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s, providing the foundation...
Professor of Physics at the University of Dhaka
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
. He is nephew of Shamsuddin Abul Kalam
Shamsuddin Abul Kalam
Shamsuddin Abul Kalam , , an author of Bengali literature in Bangladesh, was a famous novelist. He was born in Barisal. He is maternal uncle of A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid-Life:...
Education and Training
- B.Sc (Honors) in Physics, University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
, 1953 - M.Sc in Physics, University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
, 1954 - M.Sc Thesis : Crystal Structure of Tri-Phenyl Methane by X-ray Methods
- Ph.D in Theoretical Physics (Field Theory), University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, 1960 - Trained on Reactor Physics from Atomic Energy Research EstablishmentAtomic Energy Research EstablishmentThe Atomic Energy Research Establishment near Harwell, Oxfordshire, was the main centre for atomic energy research and development in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1990s.-Founding:...
, Harwell, U.K, 1956. - Attended Summer Institute on Dispersion Relations in Edinburgh, 1960
- Attended Scottish Summer School on String Theory in Edinburgh, 1985
- Attended High Energy Physics Conferences in London, Vienna, Kiev, Tokyo, Hamburg, Bari
- Attended World Congress of Physical Societies in 1995
Professional Positions
- Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
, 1955-1962 - Senior Scientific Officer and Prinipal Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Atomic Energy CommissionBangladesh Atomic Energy CommissionBangladesh Atomic Energy Commission is a scientific research organization and regulatory body of Bangladesh. Its main objective is to promote use of atomic energy for peaceful purpose It was established on 27 February 1973., after liberation of Bangladesh....
, 1962–1967 - Visiting Professor, International Center for Theoretical Physics, February 1966-July 1966, January 1968-August 1968 and January 1974-June 1974
- Professor, Theoretical PhysicsTheoretical physicsTheoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
and Director, Institute of PhysicsInstitute of PhysicsThe Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000....
, University of Islamabad, 1967–1971 - Visiting Professor, Institute für Theoretische Kernphysik, Karlsruhe, 1963 and 1964
- Visiting Professor, Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
, London, October 1971-September 1972 - Visiting Professor, Centre for Particle Theory, University of Texas, Austin, 1975
- Visiting Professor, University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los AngelesThe University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, 1991 - Director, Bose Center for Advanced Studies and Research in Natural Science, 1974-1979
- Visitor, International Center for Theoretical Physics, 1969, 1970, 1985, 1993
- Founder Chairman, Department of Theoretical Physics, University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
, 1975-1979 - Professor of Physics, University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
, 1972-1979 - Chairman, Department of Physics, University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
, 1979–1981 - Director, Computer Center, University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
(Now Institute of Information Technology, University of DhakaInstitute of Information Technology, University of DhakaInstitute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka is an educational institution aimed at developing efficient manpower in the field of information technology. IIT currently offers Bachelor of Information Technology , Masters in Information Technology and Post Graduate Diploma in Information...
), 1985–1989 - Vice President, Asiatic Society of BangladeshAsiatic Society of BangladeshThe Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of Pakistan in Dhaka in 1952. It was renamed as the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in 1972. Ahmed Hasan Dani, a noted historian and archaeologist of Pakistan played an important role in founding this society. He was assisted by...
, 1992–1993 - BoseSatyendra Nath BoseSatyendra Nath Bose FRS was an Indian mathematician and physicist noted for his collaboration with Albert Einstein in developing a theory regarding the gaslike qualities of electromagnetic radiation. He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s, providing the foundation...
Professor of Physics, University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
, 1993
Teaching
- Undergraduate : Classical Mechanics, Quantum Electrodynamics, Special Theory of Relatvity, Electricity and Magnetism at University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
- Postgraduate : Nuclear Physics, Statistical Physics, Electrodynamics, Solid State Physics at University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
and University of Islamabad
Books
- Nuclear Structure (এ. হোসেন এবং এম. ইসলামের সাথে যৌথভাবে); ১৯৬৭; উত্তর হল্যান্ড, আমস্টার্ডাম
- আইনস্টাইন ও আপেক্ষিক তত্ত্ব; ১৯৮৪ বাংলা একাডেমী
- বিংশ শতাব্দীর বিজ্ঞান (বাংলা একাডেমী বক্তৃতা); ১৯৮৫; বাংলা একাডেমী
- পদার্থবিজ্ঞানে বিপ্লব; ১৯৮৭; বাংলা একাডেমী
- Quantum Mechanics; ১৯৮৮; ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
- কম্পিউটারের কাহিনী; ১৯৮৮; আহমেদ পাবলিকেশন
- চিরায়ত বলবিজ্ঞান; ১৯৯০; বাংলা একাডেমী
- বিজ্ঞান ও দর্শন; ১৯৯১; বাংলা একাডেমী
- গ্ল্যাসো-সলাম-ভাইনবার্গ তত্ত্ব; ১৯৯২; ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
- চিরায়ত বিদ্যুত বলবিজ্ঞান; ১৯৯২; বাংলা একাডেমী
- উপমহাদেশের কয়েকজন বিজ্ঞানী; ১৯৯২; জিজ্ঞাসা
- বস্তুর সাধারণ ধর্ম; ১৯৯৩; বাংলা একাডেমী
- Satyen Bose in Dhaka; ১৯৯৪; ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
- আধুনিক পদার্থবিজ্ঞানের কয়েকজন স্রষ্টা; ১৯৯৫; বাংলা একাডেমী
- সাধারণ আপেক্ষিক তত্ত্ব ও বিশ্বসৃষ্টি; ১৯৯৬; ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
- জগদীশ চন্দ্রের পত্রাবলী; ১৯৯৮; বাংলা একাডেমী
- Complex Variable and Special Functions of Mathematical Physics; ১৯৯৯; ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
- Geometrical Methods in Physics; ২০০০; ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
- ঘুরে ফিরে দেখা আমাদের মহাবিশ্ব; সাহিত্য পাবলিকেশন
- মৌলিক কণা; বাংলা একাডেমী
- পরিসংখ্যান বলবিজ্ঞান; বাংলা একাডেমী
- গ্রুপ তত্ত্ব ও পরিসংখ্যানে এর প্রয়োগ; ২০০২; বাংলা একাডেমী
- বিদ্যুত্ ও চুম্বক তত্ত্ব
- আধুনিক নিউক্লীয় পদার্থবিজ্ঞান; ২০০৩; বাংলা একাডেমী
- Bangladesh Vision-2021; Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (ed.)
- Second National Symposium on Science and Technologies (ed.); Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (ed.)
- Introduction to Particle Physics (এরশাদ মোমেন-এর সাথে যৌথভাবে)
- Quantum Field Theory (এরশাদ মোমেন-এর সাথে যৌথভাবে)
- আকাশ-ভরা সূর্য-তারা; ১৯৮৮; আহমেদ পাবলিকেশন
- Our Alma Mater, From Bose-Einstein to Salam- Weinberg & Beyond, ২০০৬
- Quantum Field Theory
- অপূর্ব এই মহাবিশ্ব
- Our physics heritage and the new millennium
- Proceedings of the Second National Symposium on Science and Technology: Bangladesh Vision 2002
- Bangladesh Vision 2021: Proceedings of the National Symposium on Science and Technology
- নতুন শতাব্দীর নতুন দিগন্ত
- Collected Papers on Development of Science and Technology in Bangladesh
- নোবেল বিজয়ী আব্দুস সালামঃ আদর্শ ও বাস্তবতা
- Introduction to Practical Physics
Review papers
- Resonances in Elementary Particles, Nucleus 2, 23, 1963
- Strong Interactions at High Energies, Nucl. Sc. & Appl. (Dhaka) 1, 48, 1965.
- Unitary Symmetries, ibid 1, 66, 1965, Pakistan Observer,
- Nobel-Prize in Physics for 1965, Pakistan Observer, October 30, 1965.
- International Seminar on low-energy Nuclear Physics, ibid January 15, 1967.
- High Energy Physics Conference at Kiev, ibid, November 19, 1970.
- Grand Unification Theory, The Physicist, Bulletin of the Bangladesh Physical Society (1971).
- High Temperature Superconductivity, The Physicist, (1988).
Honors and Awards
- *Ranked 4th in Bangladesh's Secondary School CertificateSecondary School CertificateThe Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed...
Examination in 1948. - Ranked 1st in Bangladesh's Higher Secondary (School) CertificateHigher Secondary (School) CertificateThe Higher Secondary Certificate, also known as HSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Goa in India after successfully completing at least twelve years of schooling, that is two years...
Examination in 1950 - Raja Kalinarayan Scholarship awarded by the University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
to the most outstanding graduate every year - Ekushey PadakEkushey PadakEkushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.-2001:*Shah Abdul Karim...
, 1991 - Awarded the best Science Writer Award by the Government of Bangladesh of the year 2005.
Membership
- Member of the Senate, University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
, 1974–1977 - Member of the Syndicate, University of DhakaUniversity of DhakaThe University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
, 1974–1977 - Member of Executive Council, Bangla AcademyBangla AcademyBangla Academy , established on 3 December 1955, is the national academy for promoting Bangla language in Bangladesh. The main office of the organization is located at the Burdwan House, once a part of the campus of the University of Dhaka, beside Suhrawardy Udyan.-History:The importance of...
, 1985–1987 - National Curriculum Committee, Govt. of Bangladesh
- Examination Reforms Committee, Govt. of Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
- Asiatic Society of BangladeshAsiatic Society of BangladeshThe Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of Pakistan in Dhaka in 1952. It was renamed as the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in 1972. Ahmed Hasan Dani, a noted historian and archaeologist of Pakistan played an important role in founding this society. He was assisted by...
- American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
- International Center for Theoretical Physics
- Third World Academy of SciencesThird World Academy of SciencesTWAS, until 2004 named Third World Academy of Sciences and now TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, is a merit-based science academy uniting 1,000 scientists in some 70 countries. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in...
- Nobel Committee for PhysicsNobel Committee for PhysicsThe Nobel Committee for Physics is the Nobel Committee responsible for proposing laureates for the Nobel Prize for Physics. The Nobel Committee for Physics is appointed by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences...
1972, 1986, 1993