Sultana N. Nahar
"INDO-US A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Centre of Excellence
for
B-5, Shibli Road (road to Sir Syed House, building is opposite to
Urdu Academy), Aligarh, U.P. 202002, India (2020-)
August 2021: Pictures sent by Director Prof. Tauheed Ahmed and Co-Director
Prof. Farukh Arjmand
OSU:
AMU:
GOVERNING BOARD:
OSU
AMU
PERMANENT MEMBERS:
The 8 OSU-AMU Fellows graduated under the USIEF
STEM Faculty Training Project hold the permanent positions of the
Center. They are
Dr. Asim Rizvi (AMU)
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:
OSU
AMU (OSU-AMU Fellows) :
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS:
OSU:
AMU:
GLOBAL TEACHING & RESEARCH TRAINING:
1. Bangladesh
- Venue:
NEWS:
3. OSU news Around the Oval (under "This week in recognition",p.5), June 15,
2022, "Nahar shows that
international teaching can transform physics"
2. APS newsletter, June 2022 (front page): "International Teaching Can Transform Physics"
1. OSU news Around the Oval, (under "This week in recognition", p.6), Dec 1, 2021:
"Sultana Nahar Teaches Global Online Course
on Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy"
- The course was open to PhD students in the Faculties of Science, Life Science
and Engineering and Technology, and the Department of Education. A total of 25
students were selected out of 45 applications for the course.
Miss Moheeta Khan, research scholar in Physics Education, Dept. of Education,
won the Dr. Karen E. Irving Award for the best paper written during the course.
"REU: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES PROGRAM:"
Sultana Nahar, Dr. Swaleha Naseem, Prof. Tauheed Ahmad organized the
Certificate Ceremony where Alig Hasan Kamal from US along other Aligs were
invited. The timing was chosen a day before the Sir Syed Day, Oct 17, 2023,
when Aligs gathered at AMU to observe and celebrate the day. Pictures of
the event are seen below:
2018: LAUNCHING RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR B.Sc. AND M.Sc. STUDENTS (REU-19):
- The 26 undergraduate participants wrote up their thesis after 6 months of
research under various advisors at AMU. The adviosrs provided no-cost
participation in their laboratores and research guidance.
After approval of the undergraduate research project, at the interest of
the students and support of Prof. Tauheed and Prof. Arjmand, decision
was made by the whole team of the Center to start the program in 2019.
After 6 months of research, 26 selected students completed
research projects under the supervision of volunteered faculty members
from STEM departments.
There are a few activities focused on females in STEM.
There are significant number of ISMWS members at AMU. Opening
the chapter, has brought the scopes for various STEM and promotional
activities at site.
AWARD: "Pretigious WOMEN in PHYSICS award of American Physical Society (APS)
for the students
APS has granted to the female Physics students (undergraduates at the
AMU Women's College and members of ISMWS at AMU) prestigious
WiP grant of $1000 for physics
initatives in 2024-25 under leadership of Farah Naz (President of
Olumpia Academic at the Women's College) and supervision of Sultana N
Nahar of the Indo-US STEM Center and support of the Physics Chair Prof.
Sajjad Athar.
At each IWD symposium, number of female students and professionals
are recognized certificates, and sometime some prize money from
Sultana's personal earning.
The list of recognition can be found at the end of IWD symposium news.
"An-Nisa"
presents women writing about their journeys in life as
they make history at this time and any creative piece to be shared
through the magazine.
The details can be found under PUBLICATION section
- Aalia Hasan, Aligarh
Muslim University, India
- Afifa Jamal, Aligarh
Muslim University, India
- Farah Naz, Aligarh Muslim
University
- Lana Alabbasi, King
Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia,
- Mahbuba Aktary, King
Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
- Mehnaj Parween, Aligarh
Muslim University,
- Midhat Shafi, Aligarh
Muslim University, India
- Prof. Nilofer Khan,
Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir, India
- Prof. Norazian M Adjahan,
Universiti of Putra, Malaysia
- Prof. Ola Hassouneh,
University of Jordan, Jordan,
- Dr. Safa Yousef, Cairo
University, Egypt
- Prof. Shabana Urooj,
Princess Norah University, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Shadma Fatima,
Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, AUSTRALIA
- Prof. Sultana N Nahar,
The Ohio State University, USA
- Dr. Zeba Qadri, New
York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Zeenat Khatoon,
Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Art competition winner: Aakifah Hasan
2023:
- ISMWS sponsored the prizes (gift, certificate, cash prize) for all participants
- ISMWS Chapter President Bushra Gul of University of Karachi led
the program. She wrote about
the event
In the next Recognition part of the event, 9 females in STEM were
recognized:
i) Prof. Lotfia El Nadi (Cairo University),
ii)
Prof. Samima Masood
(University of Houston),
iii)
Dr. Nasreen Haque
(Intalage Inc),
iv)
Prof. Seemin Rubab
(NIT-Srinagar),
v)
Prof. Huma Haider
(AMU),
vi)
Dr. Samima Khatun
(AMU), vii)
Dr. Nida Rahmany
(New Yourk Academy of Sciences),
viii)
Zamzama Rahmany
(University of Kerala, and Afghanistan),
ix)
Prof. Sultana N.
Nahar (The Ohio State University)
- In the last part, number of participating women did 1-minute self-introduction
SYMPOSIA & CONFERENCES:
The center celebrated the Centenary by holding a two-day long sympoisum on
"Prospects of STEM
Education in 21st Century and Contributions of Women Scientists in STEM",
where a number of experts were invited to speak on the current research
interest and wormen's role.
A day long symposium
on `"International collaboration and prospects in STEM Education and
Research" . was held. Presentations were made by a number of speakers,
AMU members, Anil Pradhan, Sultana Nahar (virtual remotely).
- The news "Symposium
on International Collaborations" was posted on March 11, 2020
The convention was on the theme of "Sir Syed's Vision and the 21st
Century". 18 Aligarh Alumni Associations in the US, e.g. Atlanta, Alabama,
Maryland, New York, Washington DC, Texas, etc are under the FAAA participated
with their activity reports
STEM ER Center provided the base logistics in
India for the 9 workshops of project held in 6 locations: Aligarh, Delhi,
Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kurnool, Patna
Presentations: Director
Prof. Tauheed,
- Co-Director
Prof. Farukh,
- Day 1: Chief Guest Dr.
Hamida Mansour \& Guest of Honor Prof. Naima,
- Day 2: Guest of Honor Prof.
Asfar Khan
e-magazine
e-magazine
CENTER ACTIVITIES (2017 - present):
2023:
-
2021:
i) The renewal of the Center MOA with updated commitments between OSU and AMU
were finalized with VC Prof. Mansour Tariq at AMU
ii) A day long symposium
on `"International collaboration and prospects in STEM Education and Research"
. was held where presentations were made by a number of speakers,
and students presented posters on their projects organized by the Center
2019:
The APJAK STEM ER Center of OSU-AMU at
OSU wii be holding the LEAP (Leadership of Academicians Programme) workshop
during Sep 8 - 15, 2019 as the foreign partner of AMU. It is a MHRD program
of the Indian government involving senior professors of central universities.
The details and and preparation can be found at
LEAP
India at OSU
The team of Nirmal Sinha (OSU - Indian community liaison in Columbus),
Dr. Nikhil Tambe, Director of OSU India Gateway Office in Mumbai,
Sayatan Chakravarty, Editor of India Empire Magazine based in Delhi
visited the Center
Purpose: to get more information for advertisement and future planning
News: Aligarh, January 30: A team of eminent Indian-American community
members
visited the APJ Abdul Kalam STEM ER Center, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU),
where they were acquainted with the Center's developments.
Dr Nikhil Tambe (Director, India Gateway, Global Gateways, Office of the International Affairs, Ohio State University), Mr Nirmal K Sinha (President and Trustee of the Federation of Asian Indian Associations and President of the Asian Indian American Business Group) and Mr Sayantan Chakravarty (Editor, Indian Empire) were briefed about the STEM ER Center's work by the Chief-Guest, Prof M Shakir (Dean, Faculty of Science) and Guest of Honour, Prof Rizwan H Khan (Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit).
2017:
STEM EDUCATION and RESEARCH"
- Joint partnership of OSU and AMU
B-5, Shibli Road
(road leads to Sir Syed House, building is opposite to Urdu Academy),
Aligarh, U.P. 202002, India
- under Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge
Initiave Award of US Department of State. Click on the page for
programs and activies until March 2017
with support by the team of VC L. General Zameer Uuddin Shah, Prof. Wasi
Haider (Past Physics Chair), and Prof. Alim naqvi (Founder of
Nanotechnology Center) of AMU
ADMINISTRATORS:
THE OHIO STATE NIVERSITY:
ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY
i) Founding members: Sultana Nahar, Anil Pradhan at OSU, ii) Sep 2013:
Oficial initiation of the STEM ER program and the STEM ER
Center (VC Lt General Shah speech), iii) Nov 2013: MOA signing ceremony -
OSU team: Vice President of Internaitonal Affairs Prof. Brustein, Vice
President of Graduate Studes Prof. Osmer, Dean of Engeneering Prof. Williams,
and AMU team: VC Z.U. Shah, PVC A. Ali and other university officials,
iv) March 2017: Dr. Craig Dicker, Sultana, Anil at American Center in Delhi
where Craig adviced and emphasized on the legal and financial structure for
the STEM ER Center, v) Stone plaque of the Center at a dedicated building
inaugurated on September 27, 2022
- Indian Muslim Observer news, May 12, 2012: "AMU
moots a trilateral research agreement with Bristol and Ohio university"
-
- AMU News of the MOA: The
Aligarh Muslim University today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with
the Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio, USA, November 11, 2013
i) Anil Pradhan is presentating structures at the
Obama-Singh project symposium, ii) Sultana Nahar presents the successes of the
center for continuity, iii) All OSU-AMU Fellows and their advisors
are associated with the center,
- AMU Ordinance
for the restructured Indo-US A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Center for STEM Education
and Research of AMU and OSU
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was a scientist, known as the "Missile Man" of
India and a past President of India
Jan 2014: i) Wildlife Department with Department Head Prof. Jamal, ii)
Prof. Jamal and Sultana in Smart classroom of the Center which was used
for interviewing applicants on Skype and later for OSU distant learning
course in Summer 2014, iii) in shared conference room, Prof. Wasi Haider
and Prof. Jamal
- A happy moment is shared by Anil
and Sultana as the permanent space for the center, in the engineering
building of AMU, is sanctioned by the VC, May 2017
i) Banner outside the Engineering building housing the Center, ii) STEM ER
function with banner at the dedicated space in the Engineering Building
welcoming OSU Prof. Altaf Wani to the center
L to R: i) Main office, ii) Conference room/smart lecture room, iii) Hall
inside, faces to the kitchen door,
iv) Left room 1 after the entrance, v) Left room 2 divided into (a) and
vi) left room 2b, vii) Left room 3, viii) Right room 1
i) L1: Computer lab with 10 desks, ii) R3: Head Office with desk, printer,
iii) R3: Head Office - computer, refridgerator, iv) R2: Smart lecture room
with capacity 45-50 seats, v) R2: podium in the smart room
AMU property order Center
space is given to an old renovoted building. Shibli Rd, May 2022
i) Sultana worked in the office, ii) The entrance on Shibli Road, iii) Shibli
Road ends to Sir Syed House, iv) seminar room for about 25-30 people, v)
Computer lab, vi) reserch lab, vii) Hallway as one enters the building,
viii) lovely Hala, ix) lovely Swaleha,
OSU-AMU COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
i): Jan 2017: Board Meeting at OSU: Sultana Nahar, Chris Carey, Anil Pradhan,
Altaf Wani, Karen Irving, Tariq Rizvi, ii): April 2 2017: Members meeting on
STEM ER center at AMU, Physics Department
Dr. Hala (NIST)
Malik Azeem (STEM Institute for High Schools, Aligarh)
Dr. Nida Rehmani (ROchester, USA)
Dr. Parvez Alam (NIH, Montana)
Dr. Sabiha Parveen (NIH, Montaza)
Dr. Swaleha Naseem (AMU)
Dr. Taqseer Khan (Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi)
- Ratnesh Bhattacharya (Mumbai Gateway, Email:
bhattacharya.11@buckeyemail.osu.edu, until 2017)
- Venue: OSU
zooom platform. Time: 11 am - 3 pm, US time
- Computational Facility (online): 
Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), USA
- Textbook: "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy"
By A.K. Pradhan and S.N. Nahar (Cambridge University Press, 2011)
2. Egypt
3. India
4. Iraq
5. Mexico
6. Morocco
7. Pakistan
8. Palestine
9. Saudi Arabia
10. United Arab Emirates
11. USA
- Certificate
of Achievement
- Salutary
certificate from OSU Vice Provost of Global Strategies and
International Affairs Prof. Gil Latz
- Venue: OSU zooom platform. Time: 12 noon - 3 pm, US time
- Computational Facility (online):
Ohio
Supercomputer Center (OSC), USA
- Textbook: "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy"
By A.K. Pradhan and S.N. Nahar (Cambridge University Press, 2011)
1. USA
2. Bangladesh
3. Egypt
4. Ethiopia
5. India
6. Mexico
7. Morocco
8. Pakistan
9. Palestine
10. Saudi Arabia
11. United Arab Emirates
OSU zooom platform. Time: 12 noon - 3 pm, US time
- Computational Facility (online):
Ohio
Supercomputer Center (OSC), USA
- Textbook: "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy"
By A.K. Pradhan and S.N. Nahar (Cambridge University Press, 2011)
Salutary
certificate from OSU Vice Provost of Global Strategies and
International Affairs Prof. Gil Latz to Prof. Maher Ghossain, Palestine
- Resource person: Dr Asim Rizvi, Department of Biochemistry, AMU Aligarh and a
member of the APJAK STEM ER Center
- Syllabus: The topics covered i) introduction to science education, ii) diversity
in the Indian science classroom, iii) academic language and English as a second
language in the Indian science classroom, iv) resources and the lack of resources,
v) technology and its use in the Indian science classroom.
- The valedictory function was held on Dec 17th 2018. Mr. Abdul Hameed, IPS,
Registrar of the AMU was the Chief Guest. and Prof. Sartaj Tabassum (Chair,
Dept. of Chemistry), Prof. Qayyum Hussain (Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences) and
Prof. Mirza Mohd Sufiayan Beg (Principal, Z.H. Engineering College) were the
guests of honour along with the presence of Prof. Tauheed Ahmad, Director of
the centre and Prof. Farukh Arjmand, the co-director of the centre. Center
members Dr. Sabiha Parveen apprised the guests of the aim of the centre and
Miss Swaleha Naseem proposed the vote of thanks.
- The REU proposal was announced in a Center symposium in front of
students audience in September 2018. The students became very much
interested and started to submit applications even before the
infrastructure was formalized and Nahar's fund was donated.
- Prof. Tauheed and Prof. Farukh were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and
proposed to launch it without the fund and see the challenges. The
team at AMU worked out the selection process, matching advisors, and
the first REU was launched. It ended with a huge success.
- In 2021, Sultana Nahar formalized
the terms and conditions of the research selection and funding along
with the
committed fund and submitted to the VC. The document was read by the
Directors of the Center and the inputs were incorporated in the document.
- It included the student
selection criteria - only B.Sc. students with high GPA and Advisors role
and appreciation for participation
- The notice was sent to the Deans of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering" for
advertisements.
- With Sultana's dictation and Swaleha's comments and typing (the computer
is on the desk at the corner) the announcements
for the students and faculty advisors were made. ii) Haris helped in the online
connection and downloaded the files. iii) Student applicants were called for
their presentations on their interest in research. AMU team members of the
Center and faculty members held the interviews.
Out of total 86 application 13 were chosen from Physical sciences, 13 from
life sciences, and 13 from Engineering.
- in Engineering,
- in Life Sciences,
- in Physical Sciences,
Each group had 12 students and each advisor had only one student.
"Dear Sultana, Asalam alaikum, Mashallah we had almost 23 successful
project report submission today . Shukr alhamdullilah See some pics
from my mobile, Best Farukh"
REU-23 News in APS newsletter, 2023: "University in
India Celebrates a Second Successful Round of REUs (p.5)",Sultana N
Nahar (original submission was edited by APS editor), APS Newsletter Vol
32, No. 10, p.5 (November 2023)
- The students made their final presentations and were felicitated on
September 5, 2019 in presence of Pro VC and Dean of Faculty of Science.
An announcement for
student applications was distributed in the STEM departments of AMU.
- Each student wrote up a thesis of his/her project and submitted
to the Center.
- Students made presenations in the day long symposium in front
of the Dean of Faculty of Science, Advisors, STEM ER members
and othe audiences
Research presenations and felicitation 2019
- Emphasis: STEM education and research for women
-Proposal, and
the grant news from APS
- Grant news published in
AMU Facebook media.
Pictures of the nternational Women's Day (IWD) symposium (more at end)
- Poster
- The program
Participants joined from
- Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Cairo University in Egypt,
- Central University of Kashmir, India.
- Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Australia,
- Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine,
- King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia,
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Mineral, Saudi Arabia
- New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,
- NIT-Srinagar, India,
- The Ohio State University, USA
- Universiti of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia,
- University of Karachi, Pakistan,
- University of Kashmir, in India,
- The event was presided by Chief Guest Vice Chancellor Prof. Nilofer Khan
of Unveristy of Kashmir, Guests of Honor Principal Pro. Saheen of AMU
Polytechnique Institute, Prof. Subuhi Khan of AMU Mathematics, Prof. Syed
Jabin of AMU Physics, and Principle Ms. Maleka of AMU Girls High School,
and myself, OSU Co-Director of Indo-US STEM Education and Research Center
of OSU-AMU.
- Founder Prof. Sultana N. Nahar delivered a keynote presentation
- The prizes included gift, certificate, cash prize for all participants,
art supplies with
cash prize, - contents
of prizes, - supplies
with large cash prizes for 3 winners
- 4 high school students competing perspectives of STEM, 4 undergraduate
students for posters, 5 Ph.D. scholars and 5 faculty members (given in
the list below)
AN-NISA
- Prof. Lotfia El Nadi (Cairo University and NILES Laser Institute, Egypt)
- Dr. Hameeda Tariq (Pediatrician and owner of Childcare Center, Aligarh,
India}
- Prof. Faiza Abbasi (Wild Life Dept, and Co-Director of CALEM of UGC,
AMU, India)
- Prof. Bushra Ateeq (IIT-Kanpur, India)
- Prof. Seemin Rubab (NIT-Srinagar, India)
- Zamzama Rahmany (Ph.D. Scholar at University of Kerala, and Afghanistan)
- Prof. Samima Masood (University of Houston, USA)
- Dr. Hala (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)
- Dr. Nasreen Haque (President of Intalage Ind, USA)
- Prof. Sultana N. Nahar (The Ohio State University and OSU Co-Director
of Indo-US APJAK STEM Education and Research Center of OSU-AMU, USA)
- News is concise form
- i) OSU Co-Director S.N Nahar and AMU Director T. Ahmad at entrance of
the STEM ER Center, ii) IWD Banner
- Chief Guest Prof. Qudsia Tahseen is one of a few women in India who
received the national awards by becoming the member of the three levels of
National Academy of Sciences
- The Guests of Honor were Dr. Hameeda Tariq and Prof. Sultana Nahar
- Speeches were given and all WSR participants expressed their future dream
positions in STEM areas
- Number of women were recognized for their scientific contributions and
as emerging scientists
- Refreshments were served
One main highlight was presentations by the first batch of undergraduate
students under REU-19 program.
i) Symposium banner, ii) memento for Anil Pradhan, iii and iv) Students
demonstrate properties in Periodic table
Anil Pradhan and Sultana Nahar were invited for presentation of the OSU-AMU
collaboration and APJAK STEM ER center.
- Pradhan presented the brief history of the Center and financial aspect.
Nahar presented on the impact
and programs of the Center. The objectives were
collaborative efforts for seeking funds for the activities of the Center.
Sessions: 1-3, i) Sir Syed Global Award book
PAS Chennai awarded a grant to Bangalore-based Learning Links Foundation
(LLF) to organize a showcasing of U.S.-India Science and Technology
cooperation at the Shaastra Festival in IIT Madras form January 3 to 6, 2019.
- Project description:
The project involves the creation of an exhibit that will showcase how US
- India collaboration in the area of science and technology/innovation
and research and development is positively impacting life between the two
countries.
- Center background,
- Educational and Research scopes available at the Center
- Applications to US universities
- General Meeting with all AMU officials, March 28, 2017
PUBLICATIONS:
"An-Nisa 2023"
for women in STEM
"An-Nisa 2022"
for women in STEM
2022:
Invitation and
pictures of the INAUGURATION
The stone has been mounted to the Center wall and preparation goes on for
the inauguration
Sultana Nahar spent a few weeks at AMU, September 11 - 27, 2022. The
team at the Center organized a reception for her at the new location on Shilvi
Road which ends to Sir Syed House. It was a wonderful event of prayer for the
Center, cutting the cake, a tour, and officiate the office.
i) Meeting with VC Prof Tariq Mansoor and AMU members, ii) Standing next to the
signboard of the STEM ER Center, iii & iv) Evening get together at CALEM with
LEAP members who attended the Leadership workshop at OSU
An-Nisa Editors' meeting, March 2022
- Link to program "American Physical
Society"
- MOA between OSU and AMu for the Centers,
- 10 Computers for the Center from OSU
- Research Program for the 2nd batch of for the B.Sc. and some M.Sc. students
in October, the $3000 fund I sent and the guidelines
The VC has allocated a larger fund of Rs.3 lac
- Introduction of some STEM courses
- Sir Syed Global Scholarship program and possible partnership in mentoring
students,
- New building for the center which has a larger space and convenient
location etc.
2020:
- April 2, 2019: Meeting of STEM ER Directors with new Vice Provost Prof. Gil
Latz, Global Gateway interim Director Dr. Don Hempson, Indian Community
liaison leader Nirmal Sinha - Report of visit by Sinha, mechanism for
fund raising, and LEAP program
Prof Tauheed Ahmad (Director, APJ Abdul Kalam STEM ER Center) delivered the welcome address, while Prof Farukh Arjmand spoke on the Center's undergraduate research projects.
Dr Sabiha Parveen and Ms Swaleha Naseem informed the delegation about the AMU-Ohio State University (OSU) STEM ER collaboration and visit of STEM fellows to OSU. Dr Nikhil Tambe also spoke on the occasion.
Dr Asim Rizvi conducted the programme.
AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof Tariq Mansoor hosted the delegation for lunch after their University tour.
Center showed them historical Maulana Azad library, Sir Syed House and the
Sir Syed mosque.
