Dr. A.K.M. Azharul Islam

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Dr. A.K.M. Azharul Islam FInstP (Lond), CPhys (Lond) FBAS, ISESCO Laureate
Senior Grade Professor of Physics (Retired)
Former Vice-Chancellor and Professor Emeritus, International Islamic University Chittagong
Former Chairman, Dept of Physics, Rajshahi University
Former Dean of the Faculty of Science, Rajshahi University
Now: Professor Emeritus, International Islamic University Chittagong

Academic Qualification, Teaching, Research and Publication

A. Educational Qualification

• Recipient of the President's (of former Pakistan) Gold Medal, Monetary & Travel Award for Best Student of erstwhile East Pakistan at postgraduate level in 1967-1968.
• Recipient of University Gold Medals and Book prizes for both B.Sc. and M.Sc. results.

B. Teaching Experience

C. Special Achievements in Research & Publication:

RESEARCH including other Academic Works: 298+175+21 = 494

• Research Publications = 298 (full List in Appendix 1) or visit: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/A-K-M-Islam https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=yO2PTYQAAAAJ

Named in the list of world's top 2% science researchers:
Prof. Islam has been ranked among the top 2% of science researchers in the world. (A joint survey by Stanford University in the United States and Elsevier, a medical and scientific publishing house based in the Netherlands. Reported in Bangladesh Pratidin, 24 September 2024).

Postdoctoral & Related Research Abroad

• Imperial College of Science & Technology, London: 1972-1973.
• The University of Reading (U.K.) as a Royal Society Fellow: 1987.
• Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Research, Bangalore: 1996.
• The University of Cambridge: (brief period) 1999.
• ICTP (Trieste, Italy) – 7 times in summers during 1985–1997 (under Associateship visits).
• Short visit to Yamanashi University (Japan) under joint UGC-Japan project (2006).

Publication and Contribution recognized Nationally & Internationally

More than 95% of the research articles have been published in International journals of repute including Physical Review B, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Elsevier Science etc. Few of the recently published articles have been declared as “SciVerse – Elsevier: Among Top 25 Hottest Articles”.

Recognition of Contribution by National and International Bodies:

• Honored by Rajshahi University as one of the best teachers at the World Teacher’s Day on 5 October 2024.
• United Group Outstanding Research Award 2016 – (Awarded by the Education Minister at Dhaka, 22 April 2016).
• The Bangladesh Education Leadership Award ‘EMERITUS PROFESSOR AWARD’ judged by Asian Confederation of Businesses with CMO Asia as its Strategic Partner and Stars of the Industry Group as a research partner - presented at Hotel Radisson Blu on 23 September 2018.
• Honor as Author: UGC Accorded Reception to Authors of Books published by UGC (Certificate & Crest by the Education Minister at Dhaka UGC Auditorium, 9 March 2016).
• International Recognition (CSE Award 2010) as one of the three Editors of Science Journals of the Third World on the occasion of 52nd Annual Conference of the Council of Science Editors (Atlanta, 14-18 May 2010), Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
• Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Gold Medal 2006 – in Recognition of significant contributions in the field of Condensed Matter Physics (2006)” (Awarded 31 July 2008) – awarded by the Hon’ble President of Bangladesh.
• International ISESCO Science Award 2001 - in Recognition of Meritorious Achievements in the Field of Physics (award money $5000 + Travel & stay abroad also provided) – awarded in Sharjah (UAE) Meeting.
• University Grants’ Commission Award (1997) for Original Research in Science – 2006 – awraded by the Education Minister.
• International CSE Award (2010) as an Editor of Science Journal of the Third World on the occasion of 52nd Annual Conference of the Council of Science Editors (Atlanta, 14-18 May 2010).
• Regular Associates (six years) and Senior Associate, The AS International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Trieste).
• President’s Medal for Pride of Performance (1968) – (Gold Medal, Prize-money & Whole Pakistan tour-cost to only one student in the then East Pakistan at the PG stage) - presented by the President of erstwhile Pakistan at an Investiture Ceremony in the President’s House.

Other Academic Recognitions:

I. Editorial Board/Reviewer of Professional Journals etc.

• Former Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 2070-0237 (Print); ISSN 2070-0245 (Online)
• Former Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.
• Former Member of the Editorial Board, Rajshahi University Studies.
• Reviewer of several International/National Journals.
  • American J Physics, Physica B:Condensed Matter Physics, Physica C: Superconductivity & Applications, Solid State Commun. Physics Letts A, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Intermetallics, Applied Surface Science, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, Chinese Physics. etc
  • Eight National journals.

II. Membership of Professional Bodies

• Fellow, The Institute of Physics, London.
• Fellow, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.
• Fellow, Bangladesh Physical Society.
• Former Member, American Physical Society.
• Former Member, New York Academy of Science.
• Life Member, Bangla Academy and few other Societies.

III. University Administration

• Vice-Chancellor, International Islamic University Chittagong (2002 Sep-2008 Jan & 2012-2017 August).
• Dean of the Faculty of Science, Rajshahi University (elected for 2 years in 1986).
• Chairman, Department of Physics, Rajshahi University, 1988-1991.
• Member of the Syndicate, Rajshahi University, 1992 –.
• Member of the Senate, Rajshahi University, 1991–.
• Member of the Academic Council, Rajshahi University, 1984 –
• House Tutor, S.M. Hall, Rajshahi University, 1974-76. Acting Provost for a brief period.
• Representing many Committees constituted by the University.
• Member, Board of Governors, RCMPS, Chittagong University.
• Member, Academic Council, Islamic University, Kushtia.
• Member, Academic Council, The National University, Dhaka.
• Member, Selection Boards, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Jahangir Nagar, Sylhet, Kushtia Islamic, National and Agricultural Universities.

IV. Scientific Seminars, workshop, conferences, training programs
(Presented papers in almost all the seminars and conference)

• Physics Seminars held in London & Rutherford Lab. between 1969-1972.
• Royal Society of London Physics Symposiums held in London in 1973.
• International Bose Symposium held at Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1974.
• Regional Conf. on University Physics Education held in Penang, Malaysia in 1977.
• International Conf. on the Role of Lab. in Physics Education, Jaipur, India in 1983-84.
• Ninth International Nathiagali Summer College, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1984.
• Winter College on Atomic & Molecular Physics, Trieste, Italy in 1985.
• International Meet on Physics & Mathematics, Chittagong University in 1986.
• Advanced Techniques in Computational Physics, Trieste, Italy in 1986.
• Several National Science Conferences held in Bangladesh between 1977-1992.
• Ceramics & Composite Materials Workshop at ICTP, Italy in May 1989.
• Modelling Thermochemical behaviour of Materials at ICTP, Italy (19 May - 1 June, 1989).
• Research Workshop in Condensed Matter Physics at ICTP, Italy (19 June- 4 July,1989).
• Anniversary Adriatico Research Conf. Interface between Quantum Field Theory & Condendensed Matter Physics, Trieste (20 - 23 June, 1989).
• Kathmandu Summer School in Physics, May 1991.
• Int. Symp.on 20th Birth Anniv. of Glashow-Salam-Weinberg Theory, Dhaka 19-24 April, 1992.
• Research Workshop in Condensed Matter Physics, Trieste, Italy, Sep - Oct 1992.
• College on Computational Physics, Trieste, Italy, May 17 - June 11, 1993.
• Research Workshop on Condensed Matter Physics, Italy, May 4 - July 15, 1993.
• 7th Chinese Int. Summer School/Beijing Int. Workshop on Modern Crystallogra, Aug.13-19, 1993.
• 19th IUPAP International STATPHYS Conf. at Xiamen, China, 31 July - 4 August, 1995.
• Statphys 20:Proceedings of the 20th IUPAP International Conference on Statistical Physics Held in the UNESCO Conference Center and in the Grand Amphitheatre of Sorbonne University, Paris, France, 20-24 July 1998 Physica A, ISSN 0378-4371, Volume 263, Issues 1-4 of Physica: A, Statistical mechanics and its applications
• Organized two workshops:
  (a) International Workshop Condensed Matter Physics (Rajshahi 28 Oct- 1 Nov, 1996),
  Scientists from UK, Japan, India, Pakistan & a good number of local scientists participated
  (b) International Workshop on High-Tc Superconductors(Rajshahi 2-6 Nov., 1998).
  where 17 countries participated including USA, UK, Germany, Sweden, Japan, China, Singapore, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Iraq, Iran etc - Further two invitee Nobel Laureates collaborated in different ways and finally sent their greetings and wished success for not being able to be present.
• IV National Conf. on High Pressure Science & Tech., (Sept. 11-13, 1997), IGCAR, Madras, India.
• 20th IUPAP International STATPHYS Conf. at Paris, Franch, 20-24 July, 1998.
• International Workshop on High-Tc Superconductors at Rajshahi (2-6 Nov., 1998).
• Conference on Electrostatics in Cambridge, U.K. (28-31 March 1999).
• Conf. on Magnetic & Superconducting Materials (MSM-99), Teheran, Iran (20-24 Sept, 1999).
• Conf. on Magnetic & Superconducting Materials (MSM-01), Yarmouk, Jordan (9-13, Sept, 2001).
• Several BPS conferences in Dhaka & Chittagong between 2002 and 2007.
• Several International Meets on Physics & Mathematics, Chittagong University in 2003, 2004, 2005,2006, 2007, 2009.
• Bangalore Conf. on Electronic structure etc., Bangalore (13-17 July 2006).
• Invited speaker at ICSM-2008 (Side, Anatalya, Turkey).
• ICMAM10 (March 2010) held at Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Invited Lecture on “Knowledge-based Development in Muslim Countries – Status and Prospects” at the 5th IIUC Conf on Education (15 September, 2011) held at IDB BHaban, Dhaka.
• ICMAM10 (March 2012) held at BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Intern Workshop on Ranking of Universities (111-13 June 2013, Khartoum, Sudan).
• Invited Presentation at the Vice-Chancellors Forum 2013, Universities in the Islamic World: Challenges of Internationalization (September 23-24, 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan).
• 7th Intern. Conf. on Development of Social Enterprise and Social Business for Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Street Begging (19-20 December 2014) at Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• Keynote speech: “Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Reflections of a Physicist” at ICOBIEE (6-8 December 2013, Penang, Malaysia).
• Intern. Conf. on Advances in Physics ICAP held on April 18-19, 2015 at Rajshahi University in Collaboration with Bangladesh Physical Society – Invited Talk on MAX Phases (Plenary Session)
• Intern. Conf on Physics for sustainable Development & Technology (ICPSD-2015) held on August 19-20 at CUET; Invited Talk – Transformation of Exciting 3-D MAX Phases to 2-D New Wonder Materials.
• Keynote speech - “Socioeconomic Development: Econophysics, Econoshariah as Secular & Divine Resources”, iECONS2015 (29-30 September 2015, Krabi Fron Bay Resort, Thailand) –organized byUniversity Sains Islam Malaysia in association with IDB, Thailand, Malaysia and IIUC.
• “How to be a Good Researcher” – Lecture given at the Research Colloquium organized by Center for Research and Publication at International Islamic University Chittagong (25-30 November 2015).
• Keynote Speech (Plenary Session) – “Exciting 3D MAX Phases and the Derived 2D New Wonder Materials” at the International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICISET 2016) (October 28 - 29, 2016) at International Islamic University Chittagong with Intern. Partner University Science Islam Malaysia (Technical Cosponsor IEEE)
• Special Guest Lecture at the Ist Bangladesh Society of Human Resources Management (BSRM) Chittagong HRM Summit (24 February 2017)– HR Value Proposition for Business
• Ethics in Research & Publication– Talk delivered at the Research Ethics-PhD Colloquium- IIUC (2-3 May 2017)
• “IQAC and Quality of Higher Education” - Lecture given at the workshop arranged by Physics Department of Chittagong University (Dec 2017)
• Invited Lecture “Scientific Signs in Holy Qur’an- Practical Perspective of Human Life” at the Talent Development Workshop-2017 at IIUC during Nov 8-9, 2017
• Keynote Speech (Plenary Session) – “Justice, Peace and Security – Universal Aspirations and Islamic Worldview” at the International Conference on World Peace and Security – Role of Islam (ICWPSRI 2017) (Dec. 30-31, 2017) at International Islamic University Chittagong attended by participants from 30 countries
• Lecture on ‘Physics Research: Motivation, Methodology, Publication & Scientific Integrity’ at Dhaka University- Physics Department, Dhaka (28 December 2017).
• Invited Talk “Remarkable 3D MAX Phases and 2D Wonder Materials MXenes” at the Int. Conf on Physics-2018 (8-10 March 2018) at MHKB Bhaban DU on 8 March 2018.

+ Dozen other national conferences and seminars.

D. List of Research Publication in International Journals in (2000-2024 June):

Total Research Publication: 1969-2024 April = 298+1 subm, Please visit: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/A-K-M-Islam
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=yO2PTYQAAAAJ

Citation upto 27^th October 2024

Citation upto 27^th October 2024

Experience in Research Supervision and Achievements
Total research students = 125 (Masters, M.Phil & Ph.D theses) [ List enclosed - Appendix 2]

Teaching Experience in Physics Department (Rajshahi University) As Professor = 1984 – 2012
Total teaching period at RU = January 1968 – June 2012 + 1 Year LPR

Experience as Supervisor in the Last 20 years (2002 – 2022)
Ph.D. = 1 M E Huque (session 1982-1983; Actual 1987-90)
Ph.D = 2+2   2002: F.N. Islam (August)
                     2008: F. Parvin
                     2016: M. A. Hadi
                     2022: Mrs. Asma (Asst. Prof., Dinajpur University)
5 More Registered for PhD – Did not continue after 1-2 years
M.Phil = 1 M Khademul Islam (1981-1982)
M.Phil = 2 2012: M. Anwar Hossain
2014: M. Abdul Hadi
M.Phil = 1 2018: Miss Umama Monira
Masters = 125 List of studentsresearch students – [ Pl. see Appendix 2]
Articles on Physics Education etc

• 1. Physics and society in developing countries
  Phys. Educ. (U.K), 13, 357 (1978).Please visit: https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/13/6/310
  
  
• 2. Physics teaching in developing countries
  Physics Bulletin 28(8):352-352 (1977).) DOI: 10.1088/0031-9112/28/8/010
• 3. Effective development of new physics curricula.
  Regional Conf. on University Physics Education, Penang, Malaysia, May 1977.
• 4. The role of the teaching laboratory in physics education.
  Regional Conf. on Univ. Physics Education, Penang, Malaysia, May 1977.
• 5.Postgraduate education of physicists.
  Regional Conf. on University Physics Education, Penang, Malaysia, May 1977.
• 6. Physics and curricula at Rajshahi University.
  Regional Conf. on University Physics Education, Penang, Malaysia, May 1977.
• 7. Problems and policy of physics education in developing countries.
  Proc. International Conf. on Role of Lab. in Physics Education, Jaipur (India, 1985) p-289.
• 8. Some peculiarities of the problems in communicating physics to students in developing countries. Intern. Conf. on Physics Education held at Duisburg University, Germany (1985).
• 9. Science & Technology in Muslim Countries – Present Status, Prospects and Strategies for Development, VAST Conference, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, 1997) – published.
• 10. The Education Policy & the Curricula of Schools in Bangladesh.
  Muslim Education Quarterly, 19(1), 71 (2001).

ICTP (Italy) Publication

• Dipole moment functions and radiative lifetimes of alkali halide molecules. ICTP Reprint (1985).
• Ion model and dipole polarizabilities in energy calculations. ICTP Report IC/85/21.
• Equilibrium geometry and energy of unmixed lithium halide dimers. Proc. of the LAMP Conf. at ICTP, Italy (March 1985).
• Superconductivity in silver diboride, Presented at the Bangalore Intern. Conf (13-15 July, 2006).
• Superconducting Materials Research: An Overview – International Conference on Electronics, Computer and Communication (Rajshahi, June 2008).

Conference Proceedings Edited

• Condensed Matter Physics: Vol I, Proceedings of the 1996 International Workshop (Rajshahi 28 Oct- 1 Nov, 1996), Edited by A.K.M.A. Islam. ISBN 984-30-0269-5 (pp 264). Catalogued by US Library of Congress, ICTP Library.
• High-Tc Superconductors: Proceedings of the 1998 International Workshop (12th Anniversary Workshop, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2-6 November, 1998) A.K.M. A. Islam; Rajshahi University ISBN 10: 9843103939, ISBN 13: 9789843103932, Publisher: Condensed Matter Physics Group, Dept. of Physics, Rajshahi University, Publication Date: 1998
  
  LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/99938837, CALL NUMBER: QC611.98.H54 H5 1998 Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms
  US Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data available from Website: http://www.oclc.org; http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog/; Also catalogued by ICTP Library, and several UK, USA, Japan, China, Singapore, India & Pakistan University Libraries.

Proceedings of the International Workshop on High-Tc Superconductors
A. K. M. A. Islam, https://books.google.com.bd/books?isbn=9843103939
‎Rājāśāhī Bīśvabidyālaya. Condensed Matter Physics Group - 1998 - ‎Snippet view A K M A Islam Department of Physics Rajshahi University Rajshahi-6205, BANGLADESH

Books Authored and Published

1	A.K.M. A. Islam, F. Parvin, Superconducting Noble Metal Diboride, Chapter 3 in: Supeconductivity Research Developments; ISBN-13:978-1-60021-848-4 (hardcover); ISBN-10:1-60021-848-2 (hardcover), Editor: James R Tobin, pp 63-92 © 2008 Nova Science Publications, Inc (New York).	https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=5883 e-Book: Supeconductivity Research Developments, Pub. Date: 2008, ISBN: 978-1-60692-762-5, https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=10572	Nova Science Publications, Inc (New York)
2	Electricity, Magnetism and Modern Physics (Text Book) A.K.M.A. Islam, M.N. Islam, M.S. Islam	Ist Ed., July 1985 2nd Ed., April 1988 3rd Ed., Sept. 1997 4th Ed. Agreement	Bangla Academy, Dhaka Bangla Academy, Dhaka Books Pavillion, Rajshahi Quality Publication, Dhaka
3	On Solid State of Matter (Popular book) A.K.M.A. Islam	First Ed., April 1989 2nd Ed., 2000	Bangla Academy, Dhaka Bangla Academy, Dhaka
4	Nuclear Physics (Text Book) A.K.M.A. Islam, M.A. Islam	First Ed., April 1989 2nd Ed., 2000 3rd Ed. Agreement	University Grants Commission University Grants Commission Time Science Publicat., Dhaka
5	Electrodynamics (Text Book) A.K.M.A. Islam, S.N. Islam	First Ed. Dec, 1993 2nd Ed. Agreement	Text Book Publ. Board, R.U. Time Science Publicat., Dhaka
6	Chotoder Biswakosh# (Children’s Encyclopaedia) – Vol. II A.K.M.A. Islam	First Ed., 2002	Bangladesh Islamic Foundation, Dhaka
7	Chotoder Biswakosh# (Children’s Encyclopaedia) – Vol. I A.K.M.A. Islam	First Ed., 2003	Bangladesh Islamic Foundation, Dhak
8	Theory of Evolution – An Analysis (Translated & edited) A.K.M.A. Islam, S.M.H. Rahman	First Ed., July 2000 ISBN 984-31-0921-4	Tanwi Publishers, Rajshahi
9	Education Policy of Bangladesh (School and Madrasah Education) Bā̄ṃlādeśe skula o mādrāsā śikshānīti o pāṭhyakrama : Makkā ghoshaṇāra āloke mūlyāẏana A.K.M.A. Islam, S.M.H. Rahman	First Ed. 2003 ISBN 984-32-0760-2	Ahsan Publication, Dhaka Catalogued: US Library of Congress. ACCESS: Asian Reading Room (Jefferson, LJ150) CALL NUMBER:LC904 .I855 2003 Ben
10	Smriti amlana US Lib Congress (Smriti amlana) Isalāma, E. Ke. Ema. Ājahārula A.K.M.A. Islam	First Edition 2006 (282+xv) ISBN 9843228693 http://lccn.loc	Kavico Associates, Chittagong Catalogued: US Library of Congress. QD22.L35 S67 2006 FT MEADE Asian Reading Room (Jefferson LJ150) - STORED OFFSITE
11	Bedevilled World A.K.M.A. Islam	324+viii (March 2008) ISBN: 81-88869-26-0	Global Media Publications, New Delhi, India
12	(Nindito Bishwa Nandito Gantabbo) A.K.M.A. Islam	352+xvi (July 2007) ISBN 984-300-000158-0	Allama Fazlullah Foundation, Chittagong
13	عالم الغابة والهدف المنشود Arabic version of ‘Bedevilled World’ A.K.M.A. Islam	2011	Beirut, Lebanon (Prof. Hendawi)
14	IIUC Vision 2030 – A Roadmap for Excellence	2017	IIUC, Chittagong
15	Amra Kon Pathe - Daidayithha and Jabadihitha	353 + xii (July 2009)	Porilekh Prokasoni, Rajshahi
16	Salat for the Beginners	2019	Rajshahi
17	Rokomari Rachana Somogro	527+xiv (Sept 2020	Porilekh Prokasoni, Rajshahi
18	Media, Bak Shadhinota O Islamphobia #Contributor of a chapter	358+x (April 2022)	Porilekh Prokasoni, Rajshahi
19	Roza, Shastho O Autophogy Bakhya Opobakhya	To be in published July 2022	Porilekh Prokasoni, Rajshahi
20	Qur’ane Kothito Boigganik Oshongoti	Nov 2024	Porilekh Prokasoni, Rajshahi

General Articles: Published in Periodicals, National Dailies & Conference Proceedings (151):

• Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization: ICT, Media & Cultural Issues in Bangladesh Perspective - presented at the 37th Convention of the Institution of Engineers of Bangladesh (5-7 January 2003) – published in the proceedings.
• Jakarta ICIS II: Muslims Nations To Stand Up and Be Counted.
• Reawakening of the dissipated potentials of Muslim Youths (8th global conf in Kuwait),
• Appearance of First Man Adam
• Image of Islam & Jakarta Declaration
• Tathya Projugti O Muslim Biswa” in Bengali, June 2003
• Away from the wild wild world (New Age, 19 Aug 2004)
• Private Universities – problems and prospects (Naya Diganta)
• Information Technology and the Muslim World, Malaysia
• Cartoons versus pretext of freedom of expression, New Age (20**)
• -Amar Desh 30 July 2009
• -Amar Desh 29 Jan 2008
• -Amar Desh June 2009
• -Naya Diganta , August 2007
• -Nirjhar Article – June/July 2009
• Faster-Than-Light Particle or Is it? - Physics Seminar Lecture on Neutrino at RU – 10 Oct 2010
• -Naya Diganta, 2010 July-August
• -Press Club Article (published)
• Freedom of Speech and Obscene Movie – Innocence of Muslim” – September 2012
• BanglaJOl and the JSR Experiences with the online journal system, 2009 - INASP News Letter (UK)
  
• Enhancing Reputation of the Muslim World Universities – Trends in Bangladesh (Framework for classification and ranking of the universities of the Muslim world), 11-13 June 2013 – Khartoum, Sudan (32 slides Power Point Presentation)
• Future Of University and University of the Future, VC Forum 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan (23-24 September) - Panel Discussion, 21 slides presentation

The COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan in collaboration with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (HEC); Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan (MoST); and the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) is organizing a 2 - Day Vice Chancellors’ Forum on ‘Universities in the Islamic World: Challenges of Internationalization’. The Forum is scheduled to be held on September 23 - 24, 2013. Venue of the Forum is Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan.

• Knowledge-based Development in Muslim Countries – Status and Prospects – IIUC Conf at Dhaka (2010) and Turkey Lect (June 2014)
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Reflections of a Physicist, ICOBIEE (Penang, Malaysia, 6-8 December 2013)
• Socioeconomic Development: Econophysics, Econoshariah as Secular & Divine Resources, iEcons15 (Thailand, 29-30 September 2015) - Keynote Speech
• Exciting 3D MAX Phases and The Derived 2d new Wonder Materials - IIUC Intern Conference: ICISET-2016 28-29 October 2016
• Workshop on University-Industry Collaboration arranged jointly by IEEE-B’desh Chapter & IIUC (Chittagong-2016).
• HRM Issues at BSHRM Chitagong Summit 2017
• Keynote Speech (Plenary Session) – “Justice, Peace and Security – Universal Aspirations and Islamic Worldview” at the International Conference on World Peace and Security – Role of Islam (ICWPSRI 2017) (Dec. 30-31, 2017) at International Islamic University Chittagong attended by participants from 30 countries.



+ Many More

Other Works

• K⁺d Scan Statistics and efficiency. Imperial College Report KD-09/1970.
• H.P.D ionization measurements and automatic selection of GRIND hypotheses. Imperial College Report KD-10/03/1971.
• Further results on the quality of ionization information. Imperial College Report
• KD-11/06/1971.
• "Production of Hypernuclei", Rajshahi University, M.Sc. Thesis (1967).
• Superfluid ³He. The Physicist, 17 (2) 16 (1997).

Award List in Chronogical Order

• 1961: Hazi Mohd. Mohsin Prize and Bogra Textile Mill Prize for result at Matriculation in the East Pakistan Secondary Education Board, Dhaka.
• 1964: Governor’s First Prize, Air Travel and Certificate for National level Essay Competition in the then East Pakistan
• 1966: Habib Bank Gold Medal and Book prize for B.Sc. Hons result
• 1967: Habib Bank Gold Medal and Book prize for B.Sc. Hons result
• 1968: Presentation of Insignia of the then Pakistan Civil and Military Award as well as President’s Medal for Pride of Performance (Gold Medal, US$ 1000 Prize Money and National Tour)
• 1968: Government Merit Scholarship for PhD at Imperial College of Sci. & Tech, London
• 1969: Gold Medals at Rajshahi University Convocation (in absentia) for achieving Faculty First Positions at Both B.Sc. Hons and M.Sc Examinations
• 1991: Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia honoures as a Supervisor of UGC PhD Research Fellows in a Ceremony at Dhaka.
• 1997: UGC Resaerch Award – Education Minister of Bangladesh
• 2001: ISESCO International Science Award for Meritorious Research Achievements in the field of Physics (US$ 5000 + Tour & others)
• 2006: Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Gold Medal Award 2006 (Awarded by Hon’ble President of Bangladesh
• 2010: International CSE Award (2010) as an Editor of Science Journal of the Third World on the occasion of 52nd Annual Conference of the Council of Science Editors (Atlanta, 14-18 May 2010).
• 2016: United Group Outstanding Research Paper Award 2016 – (Awarded by the Education Minister at Dhaka, 22 April 2016).
• 2016 UGC Reception for author of University Text book (Crest & Certificate by Education Minister)
• 2017: United Group Outstanding Research Award 2017 – (To be awarded)

+ Several other awards and receptions by cultural & Educational Organizations including Rajshahi University

Discovery of a Perovskite-type oxide superconductor with a new ordered structure

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Topic

• A new superconducting double perovskite bismuth oxide, (Na0.25K0.45)(Ba1.00)3(Bi1.00)4O12, was discovered.
• This is the first example of an A-site ordered double perovskite structure with superconductive properties.
• This discovery provides a guiding principle for the exploration of new high-temperature superconductors, and an increased understanding of the mechanisms of superconductivity.

Research groups lead by Profs. Kumada and Tanaka (University of Yamanashi), Prof. Kuroiwa (Hiroshima University), Prof. Azuma (Tokyo Institute of Technology), and Prof. A.K.M.A. Islam (Rajshahi University, Bangladesh) discovered a new superconductive bismuth oxide, (Na0.25K0.45)(Ba1.00)3(Bi1.00)4O12.

The structure of this material is an A-site ordered double perovskite(1), in which barium, sodium, and potassium occupy sites in an ordered way. This finding provides a guiding principle for exploring new high-temperature superconductors and understanding the mechanisms of superconductivity.

The achievements of this research were published online in the German scientific journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition on 26 February 2014.

Publication:

"Superconducting double perovskite bismuth oxide (Na0.25K0.45)(Ba1.00)3(Bi1.00)4O12 prepared by a low-temperature hydrothermal reaction"

Mirza H. K. Rubel, Akira Miura, Takahiro Takei, Nobuhiro Kumada, M. Mozahar Ali, Masanori Nagao, Satoshi Watauchi, Isao Tanaka, Kengo Oka, Masaki Azuma, Eisuke Magome, Chikako Moriyoshi, Yoshihiro Kuroiwa, A. K. M. Azharul Islam

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Published Online 26 February 2014.

Although the superconductor(2) is an important functional material for maglev propulsion systems and MRI techniques, it requires a considerable amount of energy for cooling, which is essential for the occurrence of the superconductivity phenomenon. Many types of superconductive materials have been developed to overcome the cooling requirement, including Cu-based, Bi-based, and Fe-based superconductors. Moreover, the superconductive mechanism in high-temperature superconductive materials is an important but unsolved scientific problem. This new bismuth oxide material was synthesized via a hydrothermal method(3), which has been used for the syntheses of quartz, nanoparticles, and ceramics. The material formed a perovskite-type structure consisting of sodium, potassium, barium, bismuth, and oxygen, and its superconducting transition was confirmed at 27 K. Zero resistivity(4) was confirmed in the pressed pellet form. Electron diffraction and synchrotron X-ray diffraction(5) analyses revealed that the material did not have a commonly reported simple perovskite structure, but it exhibited an A-site ordered double perovskite structure with a longer range ordering. In this structure, the A site in ABO3 perovskite oxide splits into two A sites, which K/Na and Ba respectively occupy. Recently, A-site ordered double perovskite structures have attracted much attention for their potential applications as various functional materials for magnetoresistance(6) and negative thermal expansion(7), and our research represents the first example of a double perovskite oxide with superconductive properties. The other advantages of this material are that the material can be synthesized at lower temperatures, and it consists of less toxic elements. Although the superconducting transition temperature of this material is still relatively low, we expect that adjustments in the structure and composition will result in an increase in the transition temperature. This finding also allows us to further explore the relationship between superconductivity and long-range ordering, and provides a new guideline for exploring high-temperature superconductors.

While simple perovskite structures have one type of A site in the ABO3 structure, an A-site ordered double perovskite structure has two types of A sites (A’ and A’’), which provide twice the ordering range. In the newly synthesized superconductor, Na/K and Ba occupy the A’ and A’’ sites, respectively.

Glossary

1. Perovskite Structure

A common crystallographic structure of oxides, formulated as ABO3. An A-site ordered structure, as discovered in this research, has two kinds of A sites and is formulated as A’A’’3B4O12.

2. Superconductivity

Zero resistivity below a critical temperature, Tc. Extensive research has been performed not only to investigate the basic science, but also to develop many applications of superconductivity.

3. Hydrothermal synthesis

A synthesis method under high-pressure water, which has been used for the synthesis of quartz crystals, nanoparticles, and ceramic powders.