CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Syed Khurshid HasanainDate of Birth: 2-Dec.1953Address: Department of Physics

Quaid-i-Azam University,Islamabad, Pakistan.

Phone: 051- 90642126 (Off.), 0300-5382170Email: skhasanain@qau.edu.pk

Fax: 92-51-2821397

EDUCATION:

1982 - Ph.D. in Experimental Solid State Physics, Tufts University, Medford, Mass.USA.

Thesis: Induced Moment Spin Glass-Nonstochiometric PrP

1976 - M.Sc. (Physics) Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan.

1975 - B.Sc.(Hons.) Karachi University, Karachi.

RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1. Chairman Physics Department 2010-

2. Project Director, Magnetic Nanostructures 2005-

3. Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Department of Physics (December 1999- )

4. Associate Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Department of Physics (1993 -1999)

5. Assistant Professor, QAU, Physics Dept. (1986-1993)

6. Research Associate, University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. (1983 - 1985).

7. Research Associate, University of Virginia, U.S.A. (1982 - 1983).

8. Research Affiliate, National Magnet Lab., M.I.T. Boston, U.S.A. (1980 - 1982).

9. Teaching Research Assistant, Tufts University, Boston, Mass (1977 - 1982).

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Nanophysics and its applications. ( Magnetic nanoparticles and thin films)

Oxide magnetism and other correlated electron systems.

Lower dimensional magnetism, surface phenomenon.

Ferroelectric and multiferroic systems.

Magnetic correlations in disordered and random systems.(Spin glasses and

Amorphous Materials)

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Senior Associate, International Center for Theoretical Physics, (ICTP). Trieste, Italy.

(2003-2008)

Presidential Award of Pride of Performance (Physics) 2000

Award of Young Scientist of the year (1993). Third World Academy of Sciences

TWAS. Trieste, Italy.

Associate, International Center for Theoretical Physics, (ICTP). Trieste, Italy. (1990-

1996).

Prof. Abdul Salam Prize in Physics 1989.

List of International Publications: (Impact factor journals).

1. Very Low Frequency AC Susceptibility of Spin Glass System PrPy (y<1). M. Guyot, S. Foner, S.K. Hasanain, R.P. Guertin, K Westerholt. Phys. Lett. A 79, 339 (1979).

2. Magnetic properties and pressure dependence of Pr3S4 and Gd doped Pr3S4. J. E. Crow, J. Teter, S. K. Hasanain, R. P. Guertin. Bulletin of the American Physical Society 26 (3): 438-438 1981

3. PrPy, An Induced moment spin-glass system. R. P.Guertin, S. K. Hasanain, S. Foner.Bulletin of the American Physical Society 26 (3): 438-438 (1981)

4. Magnetic properties and pressure effects in PrPy (y≤1). S. K. Hasanain, R. P. Guertin, M.Guyot et al. Bulletin of the American Physical Society 25 (3): 345-345 (1980)

5. Induced Moment Spin Glass System, PrPy(y<1). S.K. Hasanain, R.P. Guertin, S. Foner, K. Westerholt and M. Guyot. Phys. Rev. B 24, 5165 (1981).

6. Pressure Dependence of Dilute Gd Moments in Pr Based Ferromagnets. S.K. Hasanain, R.P. Guertin, S. Foner, J. Crow and J. Teters. J. Appl. Phys. 53,(3), (1982).

7. Analysis of Upper Critical Fields Curves in Amorphous Superconductors. S.J. Poon, S.K. Hasanain and K.M. Wong. Phys. Lett. A 93, 495 (1983).

8. Neutron Scattering Study of the Crystal Electric Field Levels in the Induced Moment Spin Glass PrP0.9. H. Yoshizawa, S.M. Shapiro, S.K. Hasanain, R.P. Guertin. Phys. Rev. B 27, 448 (1983).

9. Magnetic Field Dependence of the Small Angle Scattering in Amorphous DyCu. S.J. Pickart, S. K. Hasanain, D. Andrauskas, J. Rhyne, H. Alperin, M. Spano,

J. Appl.Phys. 57, 3430 (1985).

10. Applied Field Response of the Spin Glass State in Amorphous NdFe2. J. Rhyne, S.J. Pickart, H. Alperin, M. Spano, S.K. Hasanain and D. Andrauskas. J.Appl.Phys.57, 3432 (1985).

11. A Low Temperature Magnetization Study of U6X (X=Mn, Co, Mn, Ni, Fe) Compounds. L. Delong, R.P. Guertin, S.K.Hasanain and T. Fariss. Phys.Rev.B 31, 7059 (1985).

12. Polarized Neutron Scattering from Amorphous NdFe2 and HoFe2. S.J. Pickart, S.K.Hasanain, G. Shirane and C. Marczak, J.Mag. and Magnetic Mat. 58, 83-90 (1986).

13. Neutron Depolarization Measurements in Amorphous Rare Earth-Transition Metal Alloys. S.K. Hasanain, S.J. Pickart and A.C. Nunes. J.Mag. and Magnetic Mat. 54-57, 285 (1986).

14. Field Induced Neutron Depolarization in Amorphous RE-TM Spin Glasses. S.K. Hasanain, A.C. Nunes and S.J. Pickart. Phys.Lett.A 116, 130-132(1986).

15. A Theory of Neutron Depolarization from Random Magnetic Structures. S.K. Hasanain, A.H. Nayyar and M.S. Zubairy. Solid State Commn.62, 369 (1987).

16. Magnetic Correlations in an Amorphous Gd-Al Spin glass. M.L. Spano, J.J. Rhyne S. J. Pickart, S. K. Hasanain, R. J. Gambino and T.R. McGuire. J. Appl. Phys. 61, 3639 (1987).

17. Magnetic Relaxation Study of zero field cooled Y-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors. S. K. Hasanain, A. Mumtaz, T. Ali, M. Hussain and G.S. Bhatti. Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 4, 3 (1990).

18. Conventional and Correlated Flux Flow Resistivity Features in an Y based Superconductor. S. K. Hasanain, M. Hussain. Mod. Phys. Lett. B 4, 463 (1990).

19. Superconductivity in Bi-Sr-Ca-Mg-Cu-O, A.Y. Khan, M. Mohammad, S. K. Hasanain, M. Shahnaz, Mod.Phys.Lett. B 5, 771 (1991).

20. Flux Pinning in Intergrain Junctions - A Magnetization Rotation Study. A. Mumtaz, S. K. Hasanain, H. Athar, J. A. Khan. Solid. State. Comm.79, 601 (1991).

21. Orientational Effects on the Zero Field Cooled Resistivity of a Bismuth Superconductor. M. M. Asim, S. K. Hasanain. Solid State Comm. 80, 719 (1991).

22. Log to Nonlog Variation of Magnetic Relaxation: Studies in Steady and Varying Fields. S. K. Hasanain, A. Mumtaz, K. Zaheer. Supercond. Sci. and Tech. 5, 92-97 (1992).

23. Reversible and Irreversible Features in Magnetization Rotation Experiments. S. K. Hasanain, G. H. Khosa, M. Z. Iqbal and N. A. Khan. Supercond. Sci. & Technol. 6, (1993) 691.

24. Flux Flow, Phase Slip and Hysteresis in DC Resistivity of Inter and Intragrain Regions. S. K. Hasanain, M. M. Asim. Int. Journ. Mod. Phys.B. 8,(1994) 4007.

25. Magnetic Properties of Maraging Steel in Relation to Deformation and Structural Phase Transformations. M. Ahmed, S. K. Hasnain and A. Ali. Acta. Metall.Mater. 42, 1994 (631).

26. Field Sweep Rate Dependence of dc and ac Magnetization: Comparison with Flux Creep and Dynamic Magnetization Models. A. Mumtaz, S. K. Hasanain. Supercond. Sci. Technol. 7, 944-948 (1994).

27. Magnetic Field and History Dependence of Harmonic Susceptibilities in a Granular Superconductor. S. Manzoor , S. K. Hasanain, G.S. Bhatti and A. Noman. Int. Journ. Mod. Phys. B 9, (1995) 177.

28. Anisotropy of Magnetization and Flux Pinning at 77oK in Melt Textured YBCO. G.H. Khosa, S.K. Hasanain, A. Kayani, Supercond. Sci. and Technol. 8 (1995) 534-539.

29. Magnetization and Hysteresis of Melt textured Y1Ba2Cu3O7-x in a crossed Flux Configuration. S. K. Hasanain, S. Manzoor, A. Amirabadizadeh. Supercond. Sci. and Technol. 8 (1995) 519-524.

30. Magnetic Properties of Maraging Steel in relation to Ni-content. M. Ahmed, K. Hasnain, I. Nasim and H. Ayub. Metall. Mat. Trans. 26 A, (1995) 1869.

31. Modified Flux Flow in Polycrystalline YBCO: Temperature and Current Dependence. M. M. Asim, S K. Hasanain. Supercond. Sci. and Technol. 9 (1996) 461.

32. Effects of Crossed Flux on Magnetic Relaxation and Magnetization Dynamics in Y1Ba2Cu3O7-X. S. Manzoor, S. K. Hasanain. J. Phys. Condens. Matter, 8, (1996) 8339.

33. AC Susceptibility Hysteresis in Granular Superconductors. S.K. Hasanain, S. Shahzada, A. Mumtaz and G. S. Bhatti, Physica C 269 (1996) 149.

34. Peak Shifts in Magnetization Rotation - Effects of Anisotropy and Pinning. S.K. Hasanain, S. Manzoor and M. Aftab, Physica C 272 (1996) 43.

35. Magnetization Dynamics in Crossed ac and dc Fields. S.K. Hasanain, S. Shahzada, A.Mumtaz. Physica C 296, (1998) 241-249.

36. Magnetization Rotation in YBCO thin films. S.K. Hasanain, I. Ahmad, R. Semerad. Supercond. Science and Technology.12, (1999) 633-638.

37. Asymmetry of Sweep Rate and Magnetic Relaxation Effects in YBCO thin films. S. K. Hasanain, S. Shahzada, A.Mumtaz. Physica C 331, (2000) 307-315.

38. Effects of Iron Doping on the Transport and Magnetic Behavior in La0.65Ca0.35Mn1-yFeyO3 . S. K. Hasanain, M.Nadeem, W. H. Shah, M. J. Akhtar and M. M. Hasan. Journal of Physics, Condensed Matter 12, 9007-9017 (2000).

39. Flux Dynamics in YBCO thin films. S. K. Hasanain and Uzma Khaliq. Mod. Physics Letters B. 14 (2000) 949-959.

40. Dynamic Response in La0.55Ca0.45MnO3: Temperature and Field Dependence.S. K. Hasanain, Anisullah Baig, A. Mumtaz, S. A. Shaheen. J.Mag. and Magnetic Materials. 225 (2001) 322-330.

41. Magnetization of Thin Films in Simultaneous DC and AC fields.Shaista Shahzada and S. K. Hasanain. Physica C 353 (2001) 85-92.

42. Effect of flux re-distribution on the resistivity in granular YBCO. M.M. Asim, S. K. Hasanain, Turk. Journ. Phys.25 (2001) 143-151.

43. Irreversible Electronic and Magnetic Transformations in CMR Compositions Close to Charge ordering. S. K. Hasanain, W. H. Shah, M. J. Akhtar and M. Nadeem. Phys. Rev. B 65, (2002) 144442-

44. AC Conductivity in Polycrystalline La1-xCaxMnO3

W. H. Shah, S. K. Hasanain. J. Mag. and Magnetic Materials. 246 (2002) 216-223

45. Thermoelectric power measurements in Fe doped La0.65Ca0.65MnO3. A. Aslam, S. K. Hasanain, M. Nadeem, M. J. Akhtar. J.Phys. Condens. Matt. 14 (2002) 10305-10316.

46. Re-entrant spin freezing behaviour in glass behavior in La0.85Ca0.15Mn0.95Fe0.05O3

manganite. S. K. Hasanain, W. H. Shah, A. Mumtaz, M. J. Akhtar and M. Nadeem. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 271 (2004) 79-87.

47. Revival of metastable behavior in phase separated La0.5Ca0.5MnO3+. Affia Aslam, S. K. Hasanain, B. Ali, W. H. Shah, M. J. Akhtar and M. Nadeem. Solid State Communications 129, (2004) 267-271 .

48. The Magnetic Behavior of Iron and Iron oxide nanoparticle/polymer composites. C. Baker, S. Ismat Shah, S.K. Hasanain. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 280 (2004) 412-418.

49. The Magnetic Behavior of Iron-Oxide Passivated Iron Nanoparticles. C. Baker, S.K. Hasanain, S. Ismat Shah. J. Appl. Phys. 96 (2004) 6657-6662.

50. Nonmonotonic concentration dependence of magnetic response in Fe-nanoparticle-polymer composites. Abdullah Ceylan, C. Baker, S.K. Hasanain, S. Ismat Shah. Phys. Rev. B 72, 134411 (2005).

51. Magnetization of Sol-gel prepared Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles: Effects of inversionand particle size. M. Atif, S. K. Hasanain, M. Nadeem. Solid State Communications 138 (2006) 416–421, 2006.

52. Effect of Particle Size on the Magnetic Properties of Core-Shell Structured Nanoparticles. Abdullah Ceylan, C. C. Baker, S. K. Hasanain, S. Ismat Shah. Journal of Applied Physics, 100, 034301-034305 (2006)

53. Effect of crossed flux on flux pinning in YBCO superconductor. A. Amirabadizadeh, S. K. Hasanain. Materials Science 24 (4) 2006

54. Effective Magnetic Anisotropy and Coercivity in Fe Nanoparticles prepared by Inert Gas Condensation. Lubna Rafiq Shah, Bakhtyar Ali, S. K.Hasanain, A. Mumtaz, C. Baker, S. Ismat Shah. International Journal of Modern Physics B 20, No. 1 (2006) 37-47.

55. Effect of Reducing Atmosphere on the Magnetism of Zn1-xCoxO (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) Nanoparticles. M. Naeem, S. K. Hasanain, M. Kobayashi, Y. Ishida, A. Fujimori, Scott Buzby, and S. Ismat Shah. Nanotechnology 17 (2006) 2675–2680.

56. Stabilization of the ferromagnetic metallic state in rare earth-doped La0.49X0.01Ca0.50MnO3+δ (X = Nd, Sm, Gd and Yb). A. Aslam, S. K. Hasanain, M. J. Akhtar, M. Nadeem . Jour.Magnetism and Magnetic materials. 301, 79-87 2006.

57. Synthesis and magnetic properties of cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) nanoparticles prepared by wet chemical route. K. Maaz, Arif Mumtaz, S.K.Hasanain and Abdullah Ceylan.. J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 308 (2007). 289-295.

58. Exchange Bias and Vertical Shift in CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles. A. Mumtaz, K. Maaz, B. Janjua, S.K. Hasanain and Massimo F. Bertino. J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 313 (2007) 266

59. Nonlinear susceptibility studies in La0.85Ca0.15Mn0.95Fe0.05O3

Hadayat U Khan, Arif Mumtaz, W H Shah and S K HasanainJ.Phys. Condens. Matt. 19 (2007) 106202.

60. Phase separation and stability in Sm0.50Sr0.50MnO3: Effects of Cation Dopants. Affia Aslam, S. K. Hasanain, G. Hassnain Jaffari, Munib Asim S. Ali, P. Granitzer, H. Krenn , P. Knoll, W. Lang. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20 (2008) 075221

61. Electrical transport and optical studies of ferromagnetic Cobalt doped ZnO nanoparticles exhibiting a metal-insulator transition. M. Naeem, S. K. Hasanain, A. Mumtaz. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20 (2008) 025210

62. Competing effects of Cu ionic charge and Oxygen vacancies on the Ferromagnetism of (Zn,Co)O Nanoparticles. M. Naeem, S. K. Hasanain, Sabeen Sher Afgan. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20 (2008) 255223.

63. Experimental observations of field dependant activation of core and surface spins in Ni-ferrite nanoparticles. Abdullah Ceylan, S. K. Hasanain, S. Ismat Shah. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20 (2008) 195208.

64. Magnetic characterization of Co1-xNixFe2O4 nanoparticles prepared by co-precipitation route. K. Maaz, W.Khalid, A.Mumtaz, S.K.Hasanain, J.Liu, J.L.Duan. Physica E 41 (2009) 593–599 .

65. Synthesis and magnetic characterization of nickel ferrite nanoparticles preparedby co-precipitation route. K. Maaz, S. Karim, A. Mumtaz, S.K. Hasanain, J. Liu and J.L. Duan. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 321 (2009) 1838–1842

66. Low temperature Synthesis, magnetic and electrical properties of iron-magnesium superparamagnetic nanoalloy. R. Nazir, M. Mazhar, M. Nadeem, R. Shah, S. K. Hasanain. Journ. Alloys and Compounds. 479 (2009) 97-101

67. Magnetic Response of core-shell cobalt ferrite nanoparticles at low temperature. K. Maaz, M. Usman, S. Karim, A. Mumtaz, S. K. Hasanain, M. F. Bertino. Journal of Applied Physics. 105 (2009) 113917.

68. Effect of vanadium doping on structural, magnetic and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles. N. Tahir, S. T. Hussain, M. Usman, S. K. Hasanain, A. Mumtaz. Applied Surface Science 266 (2009) 8506-8510.

69. Particle size dependence of the superconductivity and ferromagnetism in YBCO nanoparticles . S. K. Hasanain, Naureen Akhtar, A. Mumtaz. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 13   (2011) 1953-1960.

70. Resistive and magnetic behavior and their correlation in polycrystalline manganite La0.55Ca0.45MnO3 . Waheed S Khan and S K Hasanain Phyica Scripta. 81 (2010) 065702

71. Stabilization of surface spin glass behavior in core-shell Fe67Co33-CoFe2O4 nanoparticles. Hassnain Jaffari, G.; Rizwan Ali, S.; Hasanain, S. K.; Güntherodt, Gernot; Ismat Shah, S. Journal of Applied Physics, 108 (2010) 063921-063921-5.

72. AC susceptibility studies in Fe doped La0.65Ca0.35Mn1-xFexO3: Rare earth manganites . Shah, WH; Hasanain, SK, Journal of Applied Physics 108 (2010). Article Number: 113907.

73. Synthesis of nickel nanoparticles in silica by alcogel electrolysis. Muhammad Z. Rana, Mazhar Mehmood, Jamil Ahmad, Muhammad Aslam, Syed K. Hasanain and Sohail Hameed. Journal of Nanoparticle Research.13 (2011) 375-384.

74. Defect Induced Ferromagnetism in Carbon-Doped ZnO Thin FilmsSadaf Akbar, S. K. Hasanain, Manzar Abbas, S.Ozcan, B. Ali, and S. Ismat Shah.

Solid State Communications 151 (2011) 17–20.

75. Size Effects on the Magnetic and Optical Properties of CuO Nanoparticles. Shama, Rehman, Arif Mumtaz, S. K. Hasanain. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. DOI 10.1007/s11051-010-0143-8

International Conference Proceedings

1. Neutron Depolarization Measurements on Amorphous HoFe2, S. K. Hasanain, S.J. Pickart, and A. C. Nunes. International Symposium on Use and Development of Low and Medium Flux Reactors, MIT, Cambridge, MA, Kerntechnik S-44 (1984) 806-810.

2. Lorentz Force Dependence of Dissipation in a Granular Superconductor. M.M. Asim, S.K. Hasanain. Solid State Ionic Materials. pp.429-438. Ed.B.V.R. Chowdhry, World Scientific Co. (1994).

3. Analysis of Intermediate Field Magnetization of High Tc Superconductors using London and Critical State Model. S.K. Hasanain, Shaista Shahzada. Condensed Matter Theories, Vol. 9, Ed. J. W. Clark, K.A. Shoaib, A. Sadiq. NOVA Science Publishers, Inc., NY. (1994).

4. Effects of Crossed Flux on Magnetization and Dynamics in Melt-Textured YBCO. S. Manzoor, S.K. Hasanain. Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Critical Currents in Superconductors, Kitakyushu, Japan 1996 (Publishers: World Scientific).

5. Low field Magnetic Relaxation studies of Melt texture grown high Tc

superconductors. A.Mumtaz, S.K. Hasanain. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Phase Transformations. Sept. 1996, Islamabad.)

6. Effect of crucible surface and cooling rates on melt textured YBCO. M.M. Asim and S.K. Hasanain. Proc. 5th International Symposium on Advanced Materials.(1997), Islamabad. pp211-215.

7. Superconducting thin films in crossed ac and dc fields. Proceedings of 1st

Regional Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials. Tehran 1999. Ed: M.Akhavan, J. Jensen, and K. Kitazawa. pp 607-612 (World Scientific, Singapore)

8. Assymetry of Magnetic Relaxation and Field Sweep Rate Effects in High Tc Thin Films. Ibid, pp-613-618.

9. AC conductivity in Polycrystalline La1-xCaxMnO3. Ibid. pp-951-955.

10. Magnetic Properties of a Maraging Steel in Relation to Structural Phase Transformations. M. Ahmed, S.K. Hasanain, F.H. Hashmi and A.Q. Khan. Proc. Mat. Res. Soc. Tokyo (1988).

11. Inert Gas Condensation of Iron and Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles, C. Baker, S. Ismat Shah, S.K. Hasanain, B. Ali, L. Shah, G. Li, T. Eikert, and K.M. Unruh. Mat. Res. Soc. Proc. 746, Q4.4.1 (2003).

Text books coauthored:

1. Exploring Physics, Text book for Class IX and XBooks

Authors, S. K. Hasnain, P. A. Hoodbhoy, S. Manzoor and A. H. Nayyar.Oxford University Press 1996.

2. A teacher’s guide to exploring physicsAuthors, S. K. Hasnain, P. A. Hoodbhoy, S. Manzoor and A. H. Nayyar.Oxford University Press 1996.

Ph.D Theses Supervised:

1. Magnetic relaxation studies in polycrystalline high temperature superconductors.

Arif Mumtaz (1995).

2. Effect of flux pinning on the conduction in high Tc superconductors: Studies in

low and moderate magnetic fields. M. Muneeb Asim (1996).

3. Magnetization studies of non-collinear flux line systems.

Sadia Manzoor (1998).

4. Flux dynamics in bulk and thin film high Tc materials.

Shaista Shahzada (2001).

5. Effects of competing interactions and phase separation in doped rare earth

manganites. Waqar H.Shah (2005).

6. Thermoelectric measurements in CMR compounds.

Aafia Aslam (2006).

7. Ferromagnetism in magnetically doped semiconductor nanoparticles.

M. Naeem Khan (2009)

Ph.D.Thesis currently underway:1. Ferromagnetism in C doped ZnO. Sadaf Akbar.

2. Effects of Li on the ferromagnetism of Co-doped ZnO. Mohammad Saifullah.

3. Half metallic ferromagnetism in Hueler alloys thin films. Mohammad Aftab.

M.Phil Theses Supervised:

1. Magnetization studies of high Tc superconductors.T. Ali, 1989.

2. Magnetic field dependence of resistivity in high Tc superconductors. M.Hussain,1989.

3. Magnetic relaxation and dynamic effects in high Tc superconductors. A.Mumtaz,1990.

4. Effects of magnetic impurities on high Tc superconductors.M. Ahmed, 1990.

5. Magnetic and structural studies of Cobalt Ferrite Ferro-Fluid.S.Farooq,1990.

.6. Effects of anisotropy on the magnetic properties of high Tc superconductors.

Ghulam Hussain, 1992.

7. Magnetic Susceptibility measurements on High Tc Superconductors. Shaista Shahzada, 1993.

8. Fabrication and Characterization of Melt Grown High Tc Superconductors. M.Asghar Kayani, 1994.

9. Analysis of harmonic response in high Tc materials. Ashaar Noman, 1994.

10. Application of critical state model to high Tc superconductors. Majeed Anwar, 1994.

11. AC susceptibility studies in high Tc superconductors.Javed Ahmed, 1994.

12. Field dependent broadening of superconducting transitions. Zehra Abbas, 1995.

13. Investigations on anisotropy of magnetization in high Tc superconductors. Amirabadizadeh, 1995.

14. Design and caliberation of ac susceptability bridge. Mubarik Ahmed Minhas, 1996.

15. Rotational vortex flux characteristics in melt textured 123 samples. Muhammad Aftab, 1996.

16. Irreversibility line determination in high Tc superconductors.Mohammad Asif, 1995.

17. Field sweep rate dependence of ac response in high Tc superconductors. Sher Ahmed Satti, 1997.

18. Superconducting characteristics of some bismuth based high Tc materials. Jehangir Khan, 1997.

19. Magnetic study of high temperature superconductor thin films. Ijaz Ahmad, 1998.

20. Magnetoresistive and magnetic studies in Manganese pervoskites. Ehtshamul-ul-Haq, 1998.

21. Application of Critical State Model to Superconducting thin films. Uzma Khaliq, 1999.

22. Effects of dopants on the transport and magnetic properties of Colossal magneto- resistance compounds. Waqar Husain Shah. 1999

23. AC susceptibility measurements on CMR compounds. Abdul Razzaq.1999

24. Magnetic and Resistive studies on Ca doped Lanthanum Manganates. Waheed S. Khan. 2000.

25. Dynamic Response in some CMR compounds. Anisullah Baig, 2001.

26. Anisotropy Measurements in magnetic materials. Naureen Ghafoor, 2001.

27. Study of Charge ordering behaviour in Ca based CMR compounds. Bakhtiyar Ali 2002.

28. Thermoelectric power measurements in CMR manganates. Muhammad Zubair. 2002

29. Effects of Y dopants on the CMR behaviour. Nasir Ahmad. 2002

30. Magnetic studies on Fe nanoparticles. Lubna Rafiq Shah.2003

31. Thermoelectric measurements on charge ordered systems. M. Ziaullah 2003

32. Oxygen concentration effects close to charge order. Gul Rahman 2003

33. Synthesis and Magnetic studies on Fe oxide nanoparticles. Shakeel Akbar Marth 2004.

34. Dynamic response of Fe and Fe oxide nanoparticles.Syed Rizwan Ali. 2005.

35. Synthesis and Magnetic and studies on Hematite nanoparticles. Sobia Allah Rakkha. 2005.

36. Magnetic Studeis of Zinc Ferrite nanoparticles: Effects of size and microstructure. Mohammad Atif. 2005.

37. Study of Spin cast thick films of Fe oxide nanoparticles and polymer composites. M. Sultan Satti 2005.

38. Thermoelectric power studies in CMR compounds. Ghulam Hasnain. 2006

39. Template Assisted Growth of Nickel nanostructures. Samina Shah zaman.2006.

40. Dilute Magnetic Semiconductor nanoparticles. Shams-ur-Rehman.2007.

41. Monte Carlo Simulation of magnetic nanoparticles. Wiqar Younus. 2007

42. Magnetic semiconducting behaviour in cobalt doped TiO2 nanoparticles. Asma Amjad. 2007.

43. Effects of Al dopants on the magnetic and optical properties of Zn-CoO nanoparticles. Mahwish Hasan.2007

44. Magnetic and optical effects of Cu doping on ferromagnetic zinc cobalt oxide nanoparticles Sher Afgan 2007

45. Effect of Ni dopant in Zinc ferrite nanoparticles. Javed Iqbal.2007.

46. Template Assisted Growth of Ni nanostructures. Sameena Shah Zaman 2006.

48. Simulation of magnetic nanoparticles. Wiqar Younus. 2007

49. Dilute magnetic semiconductor nanoparticles. Shams-ur-Rehman 2007.

50. Naureen Akhtar. Preparation and magnetic studies on superconducting nanoparticles. 2008

51. Magnetic and optical studies on Co3O4 nanoparticles. Sarfaraz Ahmed 2008

52. Effect of Surfactant on the magnetic properties of alpha Fe2O3 nanoparticles. Imran Majid Mirza.2008

53. Structural and magnetic studies on coated iron oxide nanoparticles. Tashfeen Zehra 2008.

54. Effect of Surfactant on Y-Fe2 O3 Nanoparticles Zulfiqar 2009.

55. Effect of Cu as a co-dopant in V doped TiO2 Nanoparticles Abdur Rahim 2009.

56. Ferroelectric and Magnetic Behavior in BiFeO3. Aleena Manzoor 2009.

57. Preparation & Study of Spin Coated Thin Films Motia Sana 2009.

58. Ferromagnetism From a Nonmagnetic Dopant: Effects of Carbon Incorporation in ZnO Mahvish Jamil 2009.

59. Atomic force microscopy study of nanoparticle dispersion in a polymer

Wafa Afzal 2010.

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Research Projects completed at Quaid-i-Azam University.

1. “AC susceptibility and Mossbauer studies on magnetic Rare earth alloys.” (1987-89). Funded by Quaid-I-Azam Uiversity.

2. “Superconductivity in Rare earth .Cu-O systems”. (1988-89). Funded by Third World Academy of Sciences, I.C.T.P, Trieste.

3. “Magnetic and Transport studies of YBCO superconductors”. (1989 1992). Funded by Pakistan Science Foundation.

4. “Magnetic and Superconducting studies at high hydrostatic presssures.” (1990-1993) Funded by the National Science Research and Development Board.

5. “Harmonic analysis study of nonlinear electrodynamics of high Tc superconductors.” (1993-1995). Funded by T.W.A.S (I.C.T.P).

6. “Studies on Anisotropy and Vortex motion in Melt texture grown high Tc Superconductors.” (1994-1997). Funded by the Pakistan Science Foundation.

7. “Flux cutting and dynamic behavior in high Tc superconductors.” (1995-1996). Funded by the I.C.T.P

8. “Dynamics of the vortex state in high Tc superconductors.” (1996-1997). Funded by Quaid-i-Azam University Research Fund.

9. “Nanoparticle Magnetism”, (2002-2005). Pak-US collaboration funded by NSF (USA) and PSF.

10. “Ferromagnetic Semiconductors”, (2003-2006), Funded by Higher Education Commission.

Research Projects Underway:

1: “Development and Study of Magnetic nanostructures”. PC-1 Project (Rs.136 million) Funded by Higher Education Commission, Sept 2005-

Education Related Activities:

1. Convenor/Secretary National Committee for Revision of B.Sc. Physics curriculum, under the auspices of the University Grants Commission of Pakistan. (1996-1997); (1998-2001).

2. Chairman of HEC Committee for Revising the Best Teacher Award Scheme, 2005-

3. Co-author of 13 part Pakistan Television serial “Rastay Ilm Kay” on the problems of

education in Pakistan. (1990).

4. Consultant and contributor for 7 part Pakistan Television serial “Bazm-e-Kainat” on popularizing science (1995).

5. Scientific Consultant for 13-part TV serial “Israr-e-Jahan” on popularizing science. (2000-2002)

6. Consultant to Social Policy Development Center for the Annual Report 2003 on Science Education in Pakistan.

7. Member, Physics Advisory Group for Oxford University Press (Pakistan), for adaptation and writing of Physics textbooks for Pakistan. (1995-1996).

8. General Secretary Pakistan Physical Society, 1999-2000; 2002-2003

9. Member Physics Advisory Group to the Ministry of Science and Technology. 2002.

10. Member PSF Advisory Committee for “Science Awareness through T.V. channels”

11. Member Technical Committee International Nathiagali Summer College. (2000-2002)

12. Member Physics Core Group, MOST, Govt. of Pakistan 2003-present.

13. Member Exam Reform Committee, HEC, Govt. of Pakistan. 2003-2008.

14. Member Nanotechnology Commission, MOST, Govt. of Pakistan.

15. Member National Committee for Exanimations. Higher Education Commision (2011-)