Name : Emeritus Professor Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam

Popularity : Fundamental research on the origin and consequences of the universe

 

Profession : Scientist 

 

Academic Qualification : Master of Arts & Ph.D.

Ph.D. in  Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

 

Educational institution : 

Doctor Science, University of Cambridge-1982

Ph.D. Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics under University of Cambridge-1964

M.A. University of Cambridge, U.K.-

B.A. (Hons), University of Cambridge, U.K.-

B.Sc (Hons), St. Xavier's College under Calcutta University-1959

 

Profession Institution : 

Member, Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, University of Cambridge 1967~1971

Visiting Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1968, 1973, 1984

Visiting Associate in Physics, California Institute of Technology 1971~1972

Senior Research Associate, Department of Astronomy, University of Washington 1972~1973

Temporary Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, King's College, London 1973~1974

Science Research Council Fellow, University College (City University), London 1978~1984

Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge-1987

Professor of Mathematics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh 1984~1989

Director, Research Center for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (RCMPS), Chittagong University 1989~ till his death.

Syndicate Member, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology

Advisory Board Member, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Professor Emeritus, University of Chittagong

 

Professor Jamal Nazrul Islam's research fields included Theoretical Physics, particulary relativity, consmology and quantum field theory.

 

Award : 

Gold Medal, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (Physical Sciences)-1985

Edushey Padak, Government of Bangladesh-2001

Medal Lecture award, Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze-1998

Bangladesh National Award for Science and Technology

Razzak-Shamsun Lifetime Achievement Award in Physics, University of Dhaka-2011

 

Fellowships :

Third World Academy of Science-1985

Royal Astronomical Society

Cambridge Philosophical Society

Islamic Academy of Sciences

Bangladesh Academy of Sciences

 

Father's Name : Khan Bahadur Sirajul Islam

Father’s Profession: Sub-Judge, British-India

 

Mother's Name : 

 

Siblings : 

 

Spouse Name : Professor Dr. Suraiya Spouse Profession : 

 

Children : Two

 

Place of Birth : 24 February 1939 Jhenaidah, British-India

Place of Death : 16 March 2013 Chittagong, Bangladesh

Burial : Garibullah Shah Mazar Graveyard, Dhampara, Chattogram, Bangladesh

 

Dr. Islam has more than 50 research papers mostly published in the international journals of sciences. He authored seven books of international repute and was acclaimed all over the world. He has a number of publications in the field of popular sciences and other fields of learning.

 

Dr. Islam was a Fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society; Royal Astronomical Society and Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Life Member, Clare Hall, Cambridge; President, Bangladesh   Mathematical Society, 1990-1991. Fellow, Asiatic Sociaty of Bangladeh and Fellow, Islamic Academy of Sciences. Dr. Islam was a visiting  Fellow of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, 1991; and Visiting Scientist, ICTP, Italy; Visiting Scientist, Institute des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques Bureas-Sur Yvette, France, 1991; Visiting scholar, Research Institute for Mathametical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan, 1994.

 

Professor Jamal Nazrul Islam was a member of various administrative organisations such as UGC, Senate of Chittagong University and BIT, Chittagong.

 

He visited many countries in connection with the participation in the conferences, seminars, symposia etc.

 

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