Kamaluddin Ahmed (physicist)
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Kamaluddin Ahmed (15 April 1939 – 10 June 2014), FPAS, was a
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and a
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of physics at the
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.


Early life and career

Kamaluddin Ahmed was born in
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,
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in 1939. He completed his Ph.D degree from
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in 1966. Ahmed worked for the
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) () is a federally funded independent governmental agency, concerned with research and development of nuclear power, promotion of nuclear science, energy conservation and the peaceful use of nuclear techn ...
(PAEC) beginning in 1962 and remained associated with
Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology The Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (PINSTECH) is a federally funded research and development laboratory in Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan.Veteran physicist Prof. Kamaluddin Ahmed passes away
The Nation (newspaper), Published 12 June 2014; Retrieved 18 December 2020
Beginning in 1966,CIIT holds conference in honour of late Prof. Kamaluddin Ahmed
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology website, Published 19 August 2014, Retrieved 18 December 2020
he studied at the
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under
Abdus Salam Mohammad Abdus Salam Salam adopted the forename "Mohammad" in 1974 in response to the anti-Ahmadiyya decrees in Pakistan, similarly he grew his beard. (; ; 29 January 192621 November 1996) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist. He shared the 1 ...
and
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. He served as an advisor in Physics department at
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from 2002 to 2013. He taught physics at
Quaid-e-Azam University Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), founded as the University of Islamabad, is a Public university, public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially dedicated to postgraduate educat ...
for over 30 years starting in December 1967 and retiring in April 1999, performed research at the
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in
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, and was a Fellow of the
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from 1974–75.


Honours

Kamaluddin Ahmed was elected as a fellow of the
Pakistan Academy of Sciences The Pakistan Academy of Sciences () (Abbreviations and Acronyms, abbreviated as: PAS), is a learned society of sciences, which described itself as "a repository of the highest scientific talent available in the country." Established in 1953 in ...
in 2002,Kamaluddin Ahmed was elected fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences in 2002
Pakistan Academy of Sciences website, Retrieved 18 December 2020
and in 1979 and 1983 was invited to suggest nominations for the
Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics () is an annual award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for those who have made the most outstanding contributions to mankind in the field of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the ...
. He also served as a senior research associate member with the
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is a research center for physical and mathematical sciences, located in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The center operates under a tripartite agreement between the Ita ...
beginning in 1991, and as president of the Pakistan Physics Society.


Awards and recognition

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Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance (), officially known as the Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sp ...
Award by the
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in 2001.


Death and legacy

Ahmed died of
hepatitis Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver parenchyma, liver tissue. Some people or animals with hepatitis have no symptoms, whereas others develop yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice), Anorexia (symptom), poor appetite ...
on 10 June 2014, while visiting relatives in the United States. A conference was held in his honor at the
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology The COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), formerly known as COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), is a public university in Pakistan. It is a multi-campus university with its principal seat located in Islamabad. Comsats was envision ...
on 27 June 2014 to pay tribute to him. The event was attended by many physicists and members of the scientific community.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Kamaluddin 1939 births 2014 deaths Muhajir people Scientists from Delhi Scientists from Islamabad Scientists from Lahore University of the Punjab alumni Pakistani physicists Project-706 people Fellows of Pakistan Academy of Sciences Alumni of the University of London Academic staff of Hamdard University Academic staff of Quaid-i-Azam University Deaths from hepatitis Recipients of the Pride of Performance Nuclear weapons scientists and engineers