Conference “Physics and the World of Today”

Seminar “Careers through Physics”

Karachi University,  18 – 20  December 2008

PATRON

Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim,  Vice-Chancellor, Karachi University

ORGANISING  COMMITTEE

Chairman : Prof. Dr. Dabir Hasan Rizvi, Chairman, Physics Dept., KU.

 (other members include Prof Wasim Adil, Prof. Asma Ali, Dr. Birjees Ayub,  Dr. Naquiba Bano, Dr. Zaheeruddin, Dr. Khalid Bukhari, Prof.  Aziz Fatima, Mr. Mehdi Hasan, Dr. Aquila Islam, Mr. Muhammad Jahangir, Mr. Mishkat Ali Jafri, Dr. M. Jameel, Sh. Mashhood Rahman, Mr. Najeeb Rahman, Ms. Rabiya, Mr. Mansoor Naqvi, and Mr. Saif)

CHIEF  COORDINATORS

Conference Theme 1.   Physics and Global Challenges :  Dr. Arshad M. Khan, Executive Director, Global Change Impact Studies Centre, Islamabad.

Conference Theme 2.  Physics and Medicine :  Dr. S. Masroor Shah, Principal Medical Physicist, Evansville, Ill., USA; Syed Mansoor Naqvi, Senior Medical Physicist, Aga Khan Univ. Hospital, Karachi.

Conference Theme 3.  Physics and Frontier Disciplines :  Dr. Fakhr  Hashmi,  former Chairman, Steel Mills, Karachi.

Conference Theme 4.  New Trends in Physics Teaching : Prof. Dr. Aziz Fatima and Prof. Dr. Aquila Islam, Centre for Physics Education, Karachi.

SEMINAR : Mr. Tariq Husain, formerly of World Bank, Washington DC;

Mr. Mishkat Jafri, Mr. Mansoor Naqvi, Mr. Mashhoodur Rahman, Karachi.

CONFERENCE  SECRETARY

Syed Mansoor Naqvi  (Cell. Ph. 0321-2419265, Email: mansoor.naqvi@aku.edu)

 ADVISORY GROUP

In alphabetical order: Dr. S. Ansar Husain, Dr. Riaz A. Hashmi, Dr. Mukhtar Hussain, Dr. Sherali Hussain, Dr. A.H.Nayyar, Dr. M.N. Qazi, Dr. M. Rafi, Dr. Inamur Rehman, Dr. Riazuddin, Dr. Abdullah Sadiq, Dr. Tariq Solaija, Dr. Safia Wasi.

 

 

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