Shaukat Hameed Khan

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Shaukat Hameed Khan
CERN
GIK Institute of Technology
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University of Sialkot
ThesisThe Laser Triggered Spark Gap (1969)
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Shaukat Hameed Khan (

plasma-induced Lasers in ionized environment.[1]

His career is mostly spent at the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission before taking professorship at the GIK Institute of Technology and Engineering and eventually becoming its rector.[2] Besides teaching educating on physics, Khan is known for his strong public advocacy for scientific education in Pakistan and sustainable development through technology.[3][2][4]

Biography

Khan was born in

Gordon College in Lahore where he graduated with BSc with honors in physics in 1961, and earned the Rhodes scholarship that allowed him to study in the United Kingdom.[6]

He attended the

pace bowler.[7]

His classical work at the Oxford University was based on the

doctoral thesis, titled: The Laser Triggered Spark Gap, which was approved in 1969, and was conferred with PhD in physics with laser applications in 1969 by the University of Oxford.[9]

Career in Pakistan government

Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

Main articles: Laser rangefinder and Atomic vapor laser isotope separation

In 1969, Khan returned to his native country, Pakistan, with

Laser Group in 1969, serving its first founding director until 1981.[5] In December 1971, he met with Munir Ahmad Khan, a reactor physicist, and later attending the conference that was instrumental in decision-making process of developing nuclear weapons program in January 1972.[10]

His career mostly spent at the

weapon-grade enrichment of U238 and was of the view of employing a complex laser-based isotope separation as opposed to relatively easier gaseous centrifuges which was being favored by Bashiruddin Mehmood at that time.: 139–141 [12] Despite his expertise and advocacy, the program went in favor of employing the gaseous centrifuges method initially under Bashiruddin Mehmood in 1974 but later went to qualified scientist, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in 1976.: 141–143 [12] Nonetheless, Khan continued working on laser-based isotope separation with support provided by Munir Ahmad Khan and later used his expertise in laser-based atomic isotope separation of Pu239 in successive years– an interest in his research that he remained passioned throughout his career.[5]: 191–200 [12][13]

In 1981, Khan went to established Optics Laboratory within the Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology in Nilore, of which, he served its first director.

Pakistani military and a prototype was successfully performed alongside British, American, Russian and Chinese LRF programs.[10] The federal contract and the funding was later directed to KRL in Kahuta as a preference, and there was a story published in the Pakistan Observer in 1990–91.[10] In 1998, Khan became the chief scientist at the PAEC, and participated with his optics team in eye-witnessing the nuclear testings in Balochistan in Pakistan.[5]

Public service and government work

In 2005, Khan retired from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission as chief scientist and joined the

Ministry of Industry (MoInd).[13][14][15] Khan provided the strong advocacy for the Vision 2030 program of which he was its director— the Vision 2030 was a policy measure program that aimed towards defining a preferred future for Pakistan from several possible futures.[16][14]

In 2009, Khan left the planning commission and affiliated with the

Ministry of Industry in 2010.[13] During this time, Khan served on the board of directors of the Heavy Mechanical Complex and later served as the chairman of the Rhodes Selection Committee.[13] In 2014, he joined the COMSTECH as its chief coordinator till 2020.[6]

Academia and public advocacy

Main article:
Project Topi

In 2007, Khan joined the

Lasers, titled: The Laser Triggered Spark gap, which is roughly based on his doctoral thesis, as well authoring a college textbook, "Optics" for graduates in physics and engineering in 1998.[17]

At the public circles, Khan is known for his strong public advocacy for science education, and is a member on a platform of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf since 2012.[3]

Work in CERN

Main articles: Large Hadron Collider and Compact Muon Solenoid

In 1999, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission approved Khan's candidacy to join the

Information Communication Technologies taskforce.[19] Refer to the CMS Bulletin
from March 1999 (page 13/39) In 2001, Khan left CERN and re-joined PAEC; he was appointed director of PAEC in 2002. In 2002, Khan headed the
plasma physics research institutes in Pakistan.[20]

Awards

Awards and honors

Bibliography

  • Khan, Shaukat Hameed, The laser triggered spark gap (Second Edition) (1969), University of Oxford Press[17]
  • Khan, Shaukat Hameed, Optics (1998), University of Punjab Press.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "COMSTECH Award". comstech.org. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Staff Report (August 15, 2008). "Call to keep national interest supreme". Site Edition. Daily Times. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  3. ^ a b "Leading scientist Dr. Shaukat Hameed joins PTI | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ Strengthening of Technology & Innovation Policy Research Institute at COMSTECH, Secretariat by Dr. S. T. K Naim; Launch Meeting of International Science Technology and Innovation Centre for S-S Cooperation.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Fellows of the Academy". Pakistan Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Dr. Shaukat Hameed Khan appointed as CG. of COMSTECH | Teleco Alert". telecoalert. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Scholar Talk: Dr. Shaukat Hameed Khan (Pakistan & Brasenose 1962) | Enterprising Oxford". eship.ox.ac.uk. Enterprising Oxford. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  8. ^ Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports. NASA, Office of Scientific and Technical Information. 1970.
  9. ^ a b Khan, Shaukat Hameed (1 January 1969). "THE LASER TRIGGERED SPARK GAP". OXFORD UNIV (ENGLAND) DEPT OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Dr. Shaukat Hameed Khan. Director Optic Labs PAEC (1985-2001), Founding Head, Laser Group PAEC 1969-1981". urbanpk.com. Pakistan Military Consortium :: www.PakDef.info. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020.
  11. ^ Defence Journal. 1989. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  12. ^
    ISBN 978-0-8047-8480-1
    .
  13. ^ a b c d "Pakistan Academy of Science | Fellow Profile: SH Khan". www.paspk.org. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  14. ^ a b Haider, Mehtab (June 23, 2008). "No more MP-I scale except for Salman Farooqi: Government "All set to fire 22 consultants"". The News International. Retrieved 2009-03-12. [dead link]
  15. ^ PC appoints two members on less salary Friday, June 20, 2008, by Aftab Maken, The News.
  16. ^ Members of the Vision Themes
  17. ^ a b c http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227549403&referer=brief_results [bare URL]
  18. ^ Pulsating detection work Archived 2009-11-29 at the Wayback Machine by Tom Shelley, Eureka Magazine, 14 November 2008.
  19. ^ Sub-committees on IT sector formed ... Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine Flare Magazine, November 29, 2008.
  20. ^ "Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology". Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2009-04-12.

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