Ansar Pervaiz
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Dr. Ansar Pervaiz, also spelled as (Dr. Ansar Parvez), Ph.D.
HI
, is a Pakistan
i scientist
and a nuclear engineer who is the current chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
(PAEC), and current chairman of the Board of Governors
of International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA). Dr. Ansar Pervaiz, a prominent educationist, is widely given credit for establishing the nuclear engineering
, nuclear physics and nuclear technology institutes within Pakistan.
Pervaiz is a strong supporter for peaceful civilian-used nuclear technology in Pakistan whereas he is also supervising the construction of second atomic power plant, Karachi nuclear power plant-II
, in Karachi
. Dr. Pervaiz also established Nuclear medicine
s centers and cancer research
centers in PAEC.
, Ansar Pervaiz received his early and intermediate education there. In 1972, Ansar Pervaiz received his B.Sc.
in Physics
from Punjab University
. The same year, he attended Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
where he secured a gold medal followed by a double M.Sc. in physics and Nuclear technology
from Quaid-e-Azam University in 1974. In 1974, he went to United States
for higher studies where he attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
where he received his Ph.D.
in Nuclear engineering
and Nuclear reactor technology in 1977. He severed as visiting assistant professor of both nuclear physics and nuclear technology at Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana
, USA from 1982 till 1984. While at Purdue University, he had more than 30 publications in international journals and proceedings.
group at PAEC. Later, he was transferred in Karachi nuclear power plant, where he was appointed head of the nuclear safety department. At Karachi nuclear power plant, he expertized in nuclear reactor physics
, pressure vessel
, radioisotope thermoelectric generator
(RTG), very high temperature reactor
(VHTR), and liquid metal cooled reactor
(LMFR). He also established the food processing and agricultural engineering
labs at PAEC. In May 1998, he was awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz
by then-Prime Minister of Pakistan
, Nawaz Sharif
. He also served as a director of KANUPP Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering
before promoting as a director general at the Chasma Reactor.
planning and economics, and human resource development. He worked closely with his fellow nuclear scientist and engineers to plan and set up nuclear power plants of civilian purpose throughout the country. He was a general manager
at the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-II
before elevating as a chairman of the agency. In March 2009, he met, together with his fellow engineers and scientists, with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
where he briefed the Prime Minister about the energy crisis
in Pakistan. He was appointed as Project Director of nuclear power plant. In April 2009, he was appointed as PAEC Chairman. He is also the chairman of the board of governors of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
HI
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
The Hilal-i-Imtiaz, English: Crescent of Excellence, Urdu: هلال ا متيا ز , is the second highest civilian award and honor given to both civilians and military officers of the State of Pakistan|Pakistan armed forces by the Government of Pakistan...
, is a Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
and a nuclear engineer who is the current chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, , is an administrative governmental and autonomous science and technology governmental department of Pakistan, responsible for development of nuclear energy and development of nuclear power sector in Pakistan...
(PAEC), and current chairman of the Board of Governors
Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency is one of the two policy making bodies of the IAEA, along with the annual General Conference of IAEA members....
of International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
(IAEA). Dr. Ansar Pervaiz, a prominent educationist, is widely given credit for establishing the nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of the breakdown as well as the fusion of atomic nuclei and/or the application of other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics...
, nuclear physics and nuclear technology institutes within Pakistan.
Pervaiz is a strong supporter for peaceful civilian-used nuclear technology in Pakistan whereas he is also supervising the construction of second atomic power plant, Karachi nuclear power plant-II
Karachi Nuclear Power Complex
Karachi Nuclear Power Complex or KNPC is located in Paradise Point, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It consists of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant and CIAL KARACHI. A new governmental power project "KANUPP-2" which is under construction is also included in this complex...
, in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
. Dr. Pervaiz also established Nuclear medicine
Nuclear medicine
In nuclear medicine procedures, elemental radionuclides are combined with other elements to form chemical compounds, or else combined with existing pharmaceutical compounds, to form radiopharmaceuticals. These radiopharmaceuticals, once administered to the patient, can localize to specific organs...
s centers and cancer research
Cancer research
Cancer research is basic research into cancer in order to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure....
centers in PAEC.
Life and education
Born in LahoreLahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Ansar Pervaiz received his early and intermediate education there. In 1972, Ansar Pervaiz received his B.Sc.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
from Punjab University
University of the Punjab
University of the Punjab , colloquially known as Punjab University, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The University of the Punjab is the oldest and biggest University of Pakistan. The University of the Punjab was formally established with the convening of the first meeting of its...
. The same year, he attended Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
where he secured a gold medal followed by a double M.Sc. in physics and Nuclear technology
Nuclear technology
Nuclear technology is technology that involves the reactions of atomic nuclei. Among the notable nuclear technologies are nuclear power, nuclear medicine, and nuclear weapons...
from Quaid-e-Azam University in 1974. In 1974, he went to United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for higher studies where he attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
where he received his Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of the breakdown as well as the fusion of atomic nuclei and/or the application of other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics...
and Nuclear reactor technology in 1977. He severed as visiting assistant professor of both nuclear physics and nuclear technology at Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA from 1982 till 1984. While at Purdue University, he had more than 30 publications in international journals and proceedings.
Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
In 1986, he came back to Pakistan and joined PAEC as a junior Scientific Principle Officer. He formed the nuclear safetyNuclear safety
Nuclear safety covers the actions taken to prevent nuclear and radiation accidents or to limit their consequences. This covers nuclear power plants as well as all other nuclear facilities, the transportation of nuclear materials, and the use and storage of nuclear materials for medical, power,...
group at PAEC. Later, he was transferred in Karachi nuclear power plant, where he was appointed head of the nuclear safety department. At Karachi nuclear power plant, he expertized in nuclear reactor physics
Nuclear reactor physics
Nuclear reactor physics is the branch of science that deals with the study and application of chain reaction to induce controlled rate of fission for energy in reactors....
, pressure vessel
Pressure vessel
A pressure vessel is a closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure.The pressure differential is dangerous and many fatal accidents have occurred in the history of their development and operation. Consequently, their design,...
, radioisotope thermoelectric generator
Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
A radioisotope thermoelectric generator is an electrical generator that obtains its power from radioactive decay. In such a device, the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material is converted into electricity by the Seebeck effect using an array of thermocouples.RTGs can be...
(RTG), very high temperature reactor
Very high temperature reactor
The Very High Temperature Reactor , or High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor , is a Generation IV reactor concept that uses a graphite-moderated nuclear reactor with a once-through uranium fuel cycle. The VHTR is a type of High Temperature Reactor that can conceptually have an outlet temperature of...
(VHTR), and liquid metal cooled reactor
Liquid metal cooled reactor
A liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor, liquid metal fast reactor or LMFR is an advanced type of nuclear reactor where the primary coolant is a liquid metal. Liquid metal cooled reactors were first adapted for nuclear submarine use but have also been extensively studied for power generation...
(LMFR). He also established the food processing and agricultural engineering
Agricultural engineering
Agricultural engineering is the engineering discipline that applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing...
labs at PAEC. In May 1998, he was awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
The Hilal-i-Imtiaz, English: Crescent of Excellence, Urdu: هلال ا متيا ز , is the second highest civilian award and honor given to both civilians and military officers of the State of Pakistan|Pakistan armed forces by the Government of Pakistan...
by then-Prime Minister of Pakistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
, Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif
Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani conservative politician and steel magnate who served as 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from November 1990 to July 1993, and from February 1997 to October 12, 1999...
. He also served as a director of KANUPP Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering
KANUPP Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering
The Karachi Institute of Power Engineering, commonly refers to KINPOE, formerly known as Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering, is a post-graduate and engineering university that offers programme to the field of nuclear and power engineering, and the physical sciences...
before promoting as a director general at the Chasma Reactor.
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. Pervaiz joined PAEC in end of 1960s. He was put in charge of nuclear technology labs. Dr. Ansar Parvez, who has risen up through the ranks of the organization, brings to his job rich experience in diverse disciplines of Nuclear Science and Technology. He has to his credit accomplishment of varied assignments in the broad areas of nuclear reactor physics, nuclear safety, nuclear powerNuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
planning and economics, and human resource development. He worked closely with his fellow nuclear scientist and engineers to plan and set up nuclear power plants of civilian purpose throughout the country. He was a general manager
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
at the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-II
Chashma Nuclear Power Complex
The Chashma Nuclear Power Complex near Chashma city, Punjab, Pakistan, is a commercial nuclear power generation complex, consisting of Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-I and Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-II with CHASNUPP-III and CHASNUPP-IV are in the planning stages...
before elevating as a chairman of the agency. In March 2009, he met, together with his fellow engineers and scientists, with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
Yousaf Raza Gillani
Yousuf Raza Gilani is the current prime minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He was nominated as Prime Minister by the PPP, with the support of its coalition partners, Pakistan Muslim League , Awami National Party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and Muttahida Qaumi Movement, on 22 March 2008...
where he briefed the Prime Minister about the energy crisis
Energy crisis
An energy crisis is any great bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy. In popular literature though, it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, particularly those that supply national electricity grids or serve as fuel for vehicles...
in Pakistan. He was appointed as Project Director of nuclear power plant. In April 2009, he was appointed as PAEC Chairman. He is also the chairman of the board of governors of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences , formerly known as the Center for Nuclear Studies , is a public and co-educational research university located in the Islamabad Capital Territory, near the remote town of Nilore. It was established by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission...
.
Nuclear Power Program
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, under Parvaiz, planned to set up 8800 MW power plants in Pakistan. Pakistan, currently suffering with power shortage and crises, the PAEC unveiled its indigenous plans to set up more nuclear power plants in the country. Pakistan’s nuclear power plants were operating well and PAEC was looking forward to installing more nuclear power plants, said by dr. Ansar Parvez.External links
- Dr. Ansar Pervaiz
- http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/07-Apr-2009/Dr-Ansar-takes-over-as-PAEC-Chief
- PAEC New Chairman
- http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/13+four+n-power+plants+to+be+built+near+kanupp--za-10
- http://www.thefreelibrary.com/PAEC+to+set+up+four+nuclear+power+plants.-a0198745046
- Dr. Ansar Pervaiz takes over as New PAEC chairman