Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar (SNN)
  • Fellow of - The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS-UNESCO in Physics), - American Physical Society, - Bangladesh Physical Society, - Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
  • CSWP Woman Physicist of the Month of APS
    Dept of Astronomy, 140 W. 18th Ave, The Ohio State U. Columbus, OH 43210
    Tel: (614)292-1888 (O), (614)456-7199(H), Fax: (614)292-2928
    Emails: nahar.1@osu.edu
    CV ("CV in one pdf file with activities and publication list")

    POSITIONS
    RESEARCH
    TEXT BOOK: AAS
    TEACHING, SUPERVISION, THESIS EVALUATION
    VISITING POSITIONS
    APS-FIP
    IAU
    EDUCATION
    PUBLICATIONS
    NORAD-ATOMIC-DATA
    GLOBAL STEM PROGRAM
    ELECTED POSITIONS
    FOUNDING SOCIETY MEMBER
    PROFESSIONAL MENTOR
    JOB HISTORY
    PRESENTATIONS, INTERVIEWS
    RESEARCH GRANTS
    REFEREE, EDITOR, REVIEWER
    SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZER
    PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
    SERVICES.


    POSITIONS (CURRENT)

    THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Research Professor, September 2015 - present (At OSU: Since 1990)
  • Co-Director (OSU): Indo-US APJ Abdul Kalam STEM Education and Research Center of OSU-Aligarh Muslim University, 2017 -
  • Director: Women in STEM Roadshow, 2017-2018

    ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics, 2017 -
    Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP 202002, India

  • Adjunct Professor, Cairo University, Egypt, 2018 -

    EDUCATION:

  • Ph.D. (Atomic Theory), 1987, Wayne State U., Detroit, Michigan
    - Dissertation: "Electron and positron scattering from atoms"
    - Thesis Advisor: Professor J.M. Wadehra
    - Congratulation from the Congressman, - WSU Physics Newsletter, 1987: "Doctoral degrees awarded", p.5 (WSU Alumni newsletter)

  • M.A. (Quantum Optics), 1982, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
    - Thesis: "Nematic Liquid Crystal and Optical Nonlinearity"
    - Congratulation from House of Representatives

    - Wikipedia: In Alumni: Science "List of Wayne State University People"

  • M.Sc, Theoretical Physics), 1979, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Thesis: "Compton Scattering on Nucleons at Low Energies"
    - First Class First position in Dhaka University, DU Award (#13)

  • B.Sc.Hons. (Physics), 1977, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
    First Class First position in Dhaka University (Award #1) (the first female student to get the place)
    - Salekunnesa Award for the Best Female B.Sc.Hons. Student of Dhaka University

    - Wikipedia: In List of University of Dhaka alumni and faculty - Physics


    RESEARCH GRANTS: 15

  • NASA: 7, DOE: 2, NSF: 2, OSU Diversity: 1, STSCI: 1, U.S. Department of State (Fulbright-Hays): 1, US-India Education Foundation: 1

  • U.S. Department of State: "Women in STEM Roadshow", comprised of nine workshops in Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata consulate districts, PI: S.N. Nahar, S-IN650-17-GR-0034, $74,871.80, 9/30/2017 - 9/30/2018

  • HST-STSCI: ""Improving UV Continuous Opacities and Model Spectra for Cool Stars", PI: J. Valenti, Co-Is: N Piskunov, B Edvardsson, A Pradhan, S. Nahar, N Lewis, S Horst, J Moses, Cycle 23 AR, $70,000, 10/01/15 - 09/30/16

  • DOE: "Testing Stellar Interior Plasma Opacities at the Sandia Z", PI: Anil Pradhan, Co-PIs: Sultana Nahar, M. Pinsonneault, DOE Office of Fusion Sciences, 07/01/14-06/30/17

  • NSF: "Solving the Nebular Abundances Anomaly: New Features in Photoionization and Recombination", PI: S.N. Nahar, AST-1312441, 08/15/2013 - 07/31/2016

  • US India Education Foundation: "The STEM -Faculty Project: Training the Next Generation of STEM faculty at Higher Eduction Institutes in India", PI: A.K. Pradhan, W. Haider (Co-I: S.N. Nahar with 7), Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Award, July 2013-June 2016

  • OSU: "Collaborative Project on Energy, Health, and Globalization with Egypt", S.N. Nahar, Diversity and Inclusion, April 2012

  • NSF: "Radiative Atomic Processes in Iron-Peak Elements For Non-LTE Astrophysical Models", PI: S.N. Nahar, AST-1109088, 9/1/11-08/31/2014

  • DOE: "Laboratory Tests of Stellar Interior Opacity Models", PI, J.E. Bailey, Sandia National Lab; Co-I/Consultants: A. Pradhan, M. Pinsonneault, C. Iglesias, R. Heeter, J. Abdallah, M. Sherrill, D. Arnett, C. Meakin, W. Eissner, S.N. Nahar, DE-FG52-09NA29580, 09/15/09-09/14/2012

  • NASA (APRA): ``Atomic Data for Multi-Wavelength Spectroscopy of Iron in Astrophysical Plasmas", PI: S.N. Nahar, Co-I: C.J. Zeippen, 07/01/06 - 06/30/08

  • NASA (ATP), "Theoretical X-Ray Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy - The RmaX Network", 04/15/02 - 04/14/04 PI: A.K. Pradhan, Co-I: S.N. Nahar

  • NASA (Space Astrophysics and Research Analysis, SARA): ``Atomic Data for Multi-Wavelength Spectral Formation", PI: A.K. Pradhan, Co-I's: S.N. Nahar, T.A.A. Sigut, 01/01/02 - 12/31/04

  • NASA (Ultraviolet, Optical, Visible, \& Gravitational Astrophysics): ``Radiative and Collisional Atomic Data for UV and Optical Astronomy", PI: A.K. Pradhan, Co-I: S. N. Nahar, 10/01/98 - 09/30/01

  • NASA (Astrophysical Theory Program, ATP): ``Atomic Processes In X-ray Astrophysics", PI: A.K. Pradhan, Co-I: S.N. Nahar, T.W. Kallman, 05/01/99 - 04/30/02

  • NASA (ADP): ``Atomic Database For Astrophysics From The Iron Project", PI: A.K. Pradhan, Co-I's: S.N.Nahar, C. Mendoza, T.W. Kallman, C.J.Zeippen, 01/01/98 - 12/31/00

  • NASA (ADP): "A comprehensive opacities/atomic database for the analysis of astrophysical spectra and modeling", PI: A.K. Pradhan, Co-PI's: S.N.Nahar, D.Mihalas, I.Hubeny, T.Lanz, S.Voels, M. Van Steenberg and S.Heap, 06/1/94 - 05/31/97

  • OSC: 7000 RU, SUG meeting of OSC, December 5, 2015

  • Travel Grants: 13 (APS-4, Climate Change-UN, Steller Atomsphere-Germany, -Mexico, -Kentucky, ITAMP-Harvard, CfA, IAU GA, IAU-Symp, Electron-Ion Collsions-Atlanta, ICPEAC, OSU-ODI)


    JOB HISTORY: LONG TERM POSITIONS

  • Associate Director and Chief Liaison Officer,
    Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Award Project: "THE STEM-FACULTY PROJECT: Training the Next Generation of STEM Faculty at Higher Education Institutions in India", 2013-2017

  • Research Scientist, 2003 - 2015, Astronomy, Ohio State U, Columbus, Ohio

  • Senior Research Associate, 1997 - 2003, Astronomy, Ohio State U, Columbus, Ohio

  • Research Associate, 1993 - 1997, Astronomy, Ohio State U, Columbus, Ohio

  • University Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathematical and Physical Scienencs, June 1990 - July 1993, Astronomy, Ohio State U, Columbus, Ohio

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Jan 1988 - May 1990, Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State U., Atlanta, Georgia
    Research: Photoionization cross sections and asymmetry parameter for angular distribution of atoms in Hartree-Fock approximation. Developed fortran codes for the atomic parameters. Electron-positron scattering from atoms.
    - Undergraduate modern physics course, a two-hour lecture course meeting twice a week, at Georgia State University, Fall, 1989

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, May 1987 - Dec 1987, Wayne State U., Detroit, Michigan
    - {Research:} Relativistic calculations of electron and position scattering from atoms. Developed the fortran programs for the processes.

  • Graduate Research Assistant, AFOSR support, Wayne State University, 1984-1987
    - Research: Positronium formation and electron-positron scattering from atoms

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Fall 1979-Summer 1984.
    - Undergraduate introductory physics laboratories and quiz recitation sessions,

  • Visiting Professor, under MOA between OSU & Cairo University, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 2013 - 2017
    - Course advertisement in facebook, 2016

  • Visiting Professor, Physics Department, Aligarh Muslim University under Obama-Singh STEM Edudation and Research Project, Aligarh, India, 2014 - 2017

    PREVIOUS POSITIONS: SHORT TERM

  • Visiting Scientist, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, June 17 - 22, 2018
    - SRIP in Physics Library, WIS, - Office at WIS, - Guest House San Martin, WIS

  • Visiting Professor, Department of Physics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, October - November, 2017

  • Visiting Professor (invitation from Vice Chancellor Professor Khurshid Ansari), Conducted workshop: "ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND TRANSITONS: THEORY & COMPUTATION USING SUPERSTRUCTURE PROGRAM", March 25, 2016 Physics Department, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, March 23-27, 2016

  • Visiting Faculty, Teaching, Physics Department, Delhi University, Delhi, Inida, Feb-March 2014


    SHORT TERM VISITOR AT INSTITUTIONS:

  • University of Kashmir (Seminar, meetings), Kashmir, India, March 15-19, 2017

  • National Research Institute of Astrophysics and Geophysics (NRIAG), (Seminer, discussions at Helwan, Telescope on Kottamia etc), Egypt, April 2015. Invitation letter from President Prof. A.A. Mohamed. Astronomers, visit 74in Telescope on Kottamia mountains, dome in the back, also 14in telescope

  • King Saud University (seminars, workshop), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2014
  • Dammam University (seminars), Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2014
  • Taibah University (seminars), Madina, Saudi Arabia, 2014
  • Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Banglore, India, 2014
  • Jain University (research, higher education), Banglore, India, 2014
  • Visiting Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, October 2012
  • Aligarh Muslim University (seminars), Aligarh, India, 2011
  • United Arab Emirates University (seminars), Al Ain, UAE, 2011
  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (seminar, research), October 2010
  • Visiting ITAMP-Scientist, CFA, Harvard University, August, 2006
  • Visiting ITAMP-Scientist, CFA, Harvard University, August, 2005
  • Consultant, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, June 28-July 5, 2005
  • Visiting NASA-Scientist and Presentation, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, October 2010
  • Physics Department, Stuttgart University (research), 2002


    ELECTED POSITIONS: 14

    14. Member of the National Committee, IAU100 Celebrations in Bangladesh, 2018 - 2019

    13. Vice Chair, "DIVISION B / COMMISSION B5 / WORKING GROUP HIGH-ACCURACY STELLAR SPECTROSCOPY", IAU, 2016-2018

    12. Associate Member, Innovation in Science, Technology, Education, Modeling and Management (ISTEMM), Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Kingdom of Morocco, 2018 - 2021

    11. Selection committee: John Wheatley Award, APS, 2015

    10. Leader, OSU Delegation, the 5th International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education (IECHE), Saudi Arabia, April 15-18, 2014

    9. Selection committee: APS Fellows through FIP, 2012-2014

    8. Member, Review Panel of Research Associateship Programs of National Research Council, 2014

    7. Elected Member of Executive Committee, Forum of International Physics (FIP), 2012-2014, FIP Candidate page, News on Elected Member, FIP newsletter

    6. Co-Chair, the Atomic Data Working Group, IAU Commission 14, 2012-2015

    5. Faculty Advisor, "International Society of Muslim Women in Science at Ohio State", OSU, 2016-present

    4. Advisor (2012-present) of Bangladesh Student Association (BSA), Ohio State University

    3. Coordinator (2 meetings at NASA, Germany), the Iron Project, 2001-2002

    2. President, International Society of Muslim Women in Science (ISMWS)

    1. Class Representative in B.Sc.Hons, Dhaka University

  • Class Representative, throughout Elementary and High Schools


    REFEREE OF JOURNALS: 42

    1. Advances in Quantum Chemistry
    2. Arabian J. Chemistry
    3. Astronomy \& Astrophysics (A\&A),
    4. Astrophysical Journal (ApJ),
    5. Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJL),
    6. Astrophysical Journal Supplements (ApJS),
    7. Astrophysics and Space Science (ASTR),
    8. Atomic Data Nuclear Data Tables (ADNDT),
    9. Atoms,
    10. Canadian Journal of Physics (CJP),
    11. Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
    12. European Physics Journal D (EPJD),
    13. IEEE-Transactions on Plasma Science,
    14. Indian Journal of Physics (IJP),
    15. Intl J. Mass Spectrometry,
    16. The International Conf. and Exhib. for Science (ICES), Saudi Arabia
    j 17. Int Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
    18. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 19. Journal of Astrophyiscs and Astronomy D
    20. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology,
    21. Journal of Earth and Space Sciences,
    22. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena,
    23. Journal of Optical Society of America (JOSA),
    24. Journal of Optics and Laser Technology
    25. Journal of Physics B (JPB),
    26. Journal of Physics B Letter,
    27. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy \& Radiative Transfer (JQSRT),
    28. Molecular Physics
    29. Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS),
    30. New Astronomy,
    31. New Journal of Physics (NJP),
    32. Ohio Journal of Science,
    33. Optics Letters
    34. Physical and Chemical News,
    35. Physica Scripta,
    36. Physical Review A (PRA),
    37. Physical Review Letters (PRL),
    38. Physics of Plasmas (POP),
    39. PRA Rapid Communications,
    40. Radiation Physics and Chemistry,
    41. The Open Astronomy Journal (TOAJ)
    42. Centennial Book Series of Dhaka University, Bangladesh

  • Thank you letter, New Astronomy, 2012
  • "Elsevier Reviewer Recognition Certificate for JQSRT 2014
  • "Elsevier Reviewer Recognition Certificate for J. of Rad. Phys. Chem., 2016
  • "Elsevier Reviewer Recognition Certificate for J. Opt. Las. Tech., 2016

    REVIEWER/EVALUATOR OF PROPOSALS:

    9. National Research Council of National Academy of Sciences (2015 - present 2024)
    - meeting, 2022, - NAS thank you letter 2022), - NRC panel, March 2024 - Appreciation letter 2024
    8. NSF (2023)
    7. NASA APRA (Astrophysics Research and Analysis, 2022), NASA MITTIC (2024)

    6. Army Research Lab (2017-present 2023)
    5. Physics and Astronomy prizes, Al Azhar University, Egypt, 2016
    4. APS Fellowships (2012-2014), Award
    3. NASA Fellowships
    2. Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC)
    1. Razzaq-Shamsun Physics Research prizes, Bangladesh, 2003 - present

  • Pictures from NRC-RAP reviews 2015, National Academy of Science (NAS), Irvine, California
    - Physics panel pic1, - pic2, - panel room Balboa, - Darwin bust in Beckman Hall, - with Marilyn in Balboa island
  • NRC-RAP reviews 2019, National Academy of Science (NAS), Irvine, California
    - Physics panel Review, - afternoon break, - NAS Founders,

  • Walkiing on University of California, Irvine, 2019: - Physics Building, - lecture hall, - Public Health, - Meeting cousin brother Nabi,

  • NAS Appreciation letter 2023

  • EDITOR:

    5. Chief Editor, e-magazine "An-Nisa" for women in STEM, published by Indo-US STEM Education and Research Center of OSU and AMU at AMU, India, International Women's Day, 2022

    4. Chief Editor with Prof. G. Hinojosa (Editor): "Photoionization of atoms", special issue of journal ATOMS with publisher MDPI (2021-2022)

    3. Editor: Newsletters for "International Society of Muslim Women in Science", 2014 - present 2022 (originated, 2010)

    2. Journal of Taibah University for Science (JTUSCI, Elsevier, 2014-2020)

    1. "Atomic Data for X-ray Astronomy" (Editors: A.K. Pradhan, S.N. Nahar, P.L. Smith), Proceedings of IAU XXV JD 17 in "Highlights of Astronomy", Vol. 13, IAU 2003, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series (ASP Publisher, 2006, Edited by O. Engvold), p621


    SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZER OF NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND EVENTs: 40

     Iron Spectrum
    i) SOC member in Poster of Atomic Data Workshop at Heidelberg University 2022, ii) Leading the EducationUSA program for admission at OSU 2021, iii) Organizer in International Women's Day symposiu, 2021, iv) SOC-FOP, US-Bangladesh e-conference in Physics, Bangladesh

    40. Organized and hosted Program Scientist of NASA Missions, Dr. Hashima Hasan, of NASA Headquarters along with student organization International Society of Muslim Women in Science at Ohio State for a public lecture session for students and NASA mission objective presentations at Astronomy Department, Januray 17-19, 2024
    - Newsletter of Astronomy, Feb 2024: Hashima Hasan visit in section "OTHER ACTIVITIES".

    39. Member of the Organizing Committee for the sympposium of the "Internaitonal Women's Day" by the Indo-US APJAJ STEM Education and Research Center of AMU and OSU, and International Society of Muslim Women in Science (ISMWS), Hybrid platform, Aligarh Muslim University, India, March 29, 2023

    38. Member of the SOC (Scientifc Organizing Committee) for atomic Data for "Investigating the roots: How our perception of the Milky Way System is shaped by our knowledge of atomic data products", University of Heidelberg, Germany, Oct 3 - 7, 2022
    - Objectives, - Invited participants, - Program - Group picture

    37. As a Co-founder and Co-Director, Indo-US A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Centre for STEM Education and Research of OSU-AMU, India (with A.K. Pradhan at OSU, founded in 2013) - initiated and worked with Vice Chancellor Prof. T. Mansoor, to hold the formal celebration of the Center with engraving a stone at the newly dedicated building for the Center, Sep 26, 2022

    36. As a founder of the International Society of Muslim Womin in Science (ISMWS with members from 32 countries, founded in 2010) inaugurated opening a new chapter at Kashmir, ISMWS-Kashmir, at National Institute of Technology - Srinagar, India, Sep 22, 2022

    35. Organized Session X "US-Bangladesh Education Collaboration Program" at the annual conference of Bangladesh Physical Society (BPS), Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 19-21, 2022, "programme, sessopm X

    34. Chair of the organizing committee, celebration of the international (US, India, Egypt) Women's Day (supported by the International Society of Muslim Women in Science and Indi-US STEM Education Center of OSU-AMU, virtual platform, March 26, 2022

    33. Organization and hosting the program "Admission Adda with the Ohio State University" of EducationUSA for Bangladeshi students and researchers (zoom platform and facebook streaming), US Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 25, 2021
    - EducationUSA posted vido "Admission Adda with the Ohio State University"
    - OSU Around the Oval Arts and Sciences weekly news "Ohio State highlighted by EducationUSA at U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh", (under "This week in recognition", p.7), October 6, 2021

    32. Chair of the organizing committee, celebration of the International Women's Day (US, India, Egypt) supported by the International Society of Muslim Women in Science (ISMWS founded in 2010 by Nahar) and Indi-US STEM Education Center of OSU-AMU, March 20, 2021

    31. The US Organizer (for Frontiers of Physics) along with Bangladesh Physical Society for the first US-Bangladesh physics conference, "International e-Conference on Physics", operated in Bangladesh, Feb 5-7, 2021

    30. Co-organizer, Symposium on "Prospects of STEM Education in 21st Century and Contributions of Women Scientists in STEM" at the Indo-US STEM Education and Research Center of OSU-AMU, celebrating the centenary of Aligarh Muslim University, India, October 13-14, 2020

    29. Co-organizer for the symposium on "International collaboration and prospects in STEM Education and Research", Indo-US STEM Education and Research Center of OSU-AMU, India, March 3-4, 2020

    28. Co-Coordinator, workshop of the "Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP)" of government of India organized by OSU in Ohio, Sep 9 - 14, 2019

    27. Organizer, Celebration of International Women's Day, Aligarh Muslim University, India (support: US Dept of State \& ISMWS), 2018

    18-26, Director - organized 9 workshops in 6 cities (Aligarh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kurnool, Patna) on Women in STEM Roadshow, under US Department of State, 2018

    17. Member of the Internaitonal Scientific Committee, the 6th International Conference of Science and Developments (ICSD VI), Gaza, Palestine, March 14-15, 2017

    16. Organizer, Celebration of International Women's Day, Aligarh Muslim University, India (support: Dept of Physics \& ISMWS), 2017

    15. Member of International Committee, Modern Trends in Physics Research 2016 (MTPR-016), Hurghada, Egypt, December 17-20, 2016

    14. Organizer, Celebration of International Women's Day, Aligarh Muslim University, India (support: Dept of Physics \& ISMWS), 2016

    13. Co-convener, joint international conference on nanotechnology, ALIGARH NANO-V and STEM Education and Research (STEMCON16, organizer) of the Ohio State University and Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, March 12-15, 2016

    12. Co-convener, joint international conference on nanotechnology, ALIGARH NANO-V and STEM Education and Research (STEMCON16) of the Ohio State University and Aligarh Muslim University, AIgarh, India, March 12-15, 2016

    12. Member of International Advisory Committee, Modern Trends in Physics Research 2014 (MTPR-014), Dec 19-23, 2014, Cairo, Egypt

    11. Organizer, Celebration of International Women's Day, Aligarh Muslim University, India (support: Dept of Physics \& ISMWS), 2014

    10. Convener, ALIGARH NANO-4 International, an International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aligarh Muslim University, India, March 8-10, 2014

    9. Worked with organizing committee for US speakers, 3rd international conference on Current Development of Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Nano Physics with Applications (CDAMOP), Delhi, India, 2011

    8. US coordinator, 3rd International Workshop on Ultra-Fast Laser Technology and Applications (UFLTA), Egypt, 2010

    7. Meeting Coordinator: "Nanospectroscopy Consortium" (Ohio State University, CfA-Harvard University, Thomas Jefferson University), Ohio State U, December 8, 2006

    6. Scientific Organizer: Joint international Iron Project Team and ITAMP workshop "High Accuracy Atomic Physics in Astronomy", Honoring M.J. Seaton,, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 7-9, 2006 (In ITAMP (Harvard-CfA) newsletter, "High Accuracy Atomic Physics in Astronomy", ITAMP (Harvard-CfA) newsletter, Spring 2007)

    5. Data Panelist, JD 17 "Atomic Data for X-ray Astronomy", International Astronomical Union General Assembly, Sydney, Australia, July 13-26, 2003

    4. Scientific Organizer: The international symposium "Advances in Atomic Physics and Applications to Astrophysics", in honor of birthdays of Professor Micheal J. Seaton and Dr. Werner Eissner; University College London, London, U.K., December 13, 2002 - Program

    3. Scientific Organizer: The international workshop "Astrophysical Appilcations of the Iron Project/ Opacity Project data for NLTE Models"; University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, July 19, 2002

    2. Scientific Organizer: The international workshop "Astrophysical and Laboratory Applications of the Iron Project and the Opacity Project"; Goddard - NASA, Maryland, USA, Feb 22, 2002

    1. Coordinator: The international scientific collaboration: "The Iron Project" (July 2001 - June 2002)

    Organized semi-annual international general IP meetings at
    (i) Goddard-NASA, USA, Feb 23-24, 2002,
    (ii) University of Stuttgart, Germany, July 20-21, 2002

    SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS CHAIR: 7

    7. Session 6: Astrophysics, Arab Conference on Astronomy and Geophysics the 5th Assembly (ACAG-5), NRIAG, Helwan, Egypt, October 17-20, 2016

    6. Session B8: Electron-Atom and -Molecule Collisions, Chair, 45th Annual Meeting of APS DAMOP, June 2–6, 2014; Madison, Wisconsin

    5. Aligarh Nano IV International 2014 conference, India, 2014

    4. 3rd intl conference of CDAMOP, India, 2011

    3. Intl conference on {\it Modern Trends in Physics Research}, Cairo Univ, Egypt, April 6-10, 2008

    2. DAMOP meeting of American Physical Society, Knoxville, Tennessee, May 16-20, 2006

    1. The international joint IP/ITAMP workshop "High Accuracy Atomic Physics in Astronomy", Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 7-9, 2006


    FOUNDING SOCIETY MEMBER: 4

  • Founder: "International Society of Muslim Women in Science", (April 2010) - for encouraging Muslim women to science profession, 130 members from 25 countries

  • Co-founder: "International Society of Arab Women in Science" (with Professor Lotfia El Nadi, Cairo University, Egypt, 2010), 7 Middle Eastern \& African counties, 239 members

  • Founding member and sponsor of STEM programs at various educational institutions in Bangladesh, Egypt, India

  • Founder: Abdur Razzaq and Shamsun Nahar Trust for Education in Bangladesh

  • Member of Planetarium Founders' Society, Ohio State University


    PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: 13

  • The American Physical Society (APS) (unit:DAMOP, lifetime)
  • International Astronomical Union (IAU)
  • Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) of APS (unit:DAMOP)
  • Forum on International Physics (FIP) of APS (unit:FIP)
  • Member of Committee on the Status of Women in Physics of APS
  • Forum on Industrial \& Applied Physics (FIAP) of APS (unit:FIAP)
  • Honorary member of the Topical Society of Laser Sciences (TSLS)
  • The Egyptian Physical Society, certificate
  • EGLS (former Ohio Section) of APS (unit:SOH)
  • Life Member of Bangladesh Physical Society (in life members list of 2022 BPS conference, May 2022)
  • Life Member of Dhaka Physics Group
  • Climate, Water, Carbon (CWC) of Ohio State University
  • Member of the Founders Society of new OSU Planetarium
  • International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES), 2009 - 2012
  • Patron, Council for Research \& Empowerment of Women (CREW), Aligarh, India, since 2016


    PROFESSIONAL MENTOR:

  • Mentor in MentorNet, the E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering and Science (www.MentorNet.net) affiliated to Forum of International Physics (2007-present
    - Certificates of appreciation, 2010, 2009
  • Professional Mentor: Guiding, helping and encouraging Freshman Minority Students to Education under the Office of Minority Affairs and Retention Services, Ohio State U. (1999 - 2005) - Two certificates of appreciation, 2005, 2002


    SERVICES

    Iron Spectrum

  • Built up the foundation for collaboration between OSU and Sharda University in India, 2021

  • Evaluation for Tenured promotions: USA (2015), Iraq (2016)

  • Committee member of Honor Nominations: i) APS Fellowships, ii) John Wheatly Award of APS, iii) Razzaq-Shamsun Physics Research prizes, Bangladesh, iv) Physics \& Astronomy prizes, Al Azhar University, Egypt, Aligarh Muslim University, India

  • JUDGE

    - OSU Hayes Forum for Ph.D. students (2020 - present, 2022),

    - Contributed Research posters, international conference on Aligarh Nano V and STEM Education and Research, Aligarh Muslim University, India, 2016

    - OSU Contributed Research Posters, Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, March 25, 2015

    - Judge (Contributed Research Posters), international conference on "Modern Trends in Physics Research", Egypt, Dec 15-19, 2014, April 2010

    - Judge for Contributed Research Posters, 3rd Physics Graduate Research Day, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, April 5, 2012, program

    - Judge, State Science Day, Ohio, Certificate, Ohio Academy of Science (OAS), , 2010; Certificate, Ohio Academy of Science, letter 2011

    - Judge, District Science Day (District 7), 2010, 2011

    - Judge (High School Research), the Governor's Award for Excellence in Information Science \& Technology Research, June 2010

  • PANELIST

    - 2021: SSGSA USA: Selection of prospective AMU students for SSGSA awards for study in the US universities, May 22

    - 2021, Wayne State University, Review Committee for the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Jan 28, 2021

    - 2021: Faculty Panel Discussion, Reception for incoming Assistant and Associate Faculty of diversity, Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), OSU, January 28, 2021

    - 2019: OSU: LEAP workshop panel discussion on international collaboration

    - 2016: India: Indo-US collaboration, International conference on STEM Education and Research


    TEACHING & COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS, STEM CURRICULUM:

  • STEM Curriculum: Formulated new MEd-STEM Education and Research Curriculum, OSU (with A.K. Pradhan, K. Irving, A. Rodgers), 2013
    - The first batch of Indian students graduated in 2016

    Teaching \& Computational Workshops: 20

  • "Atomic Astrophysics" \& Computational workshops on SUPERSTRUCTURE and R-matrix Codes", Cairo University, Egypt, Apr 1 - 20, 2018

  • International Lecturer on "SOLAR PLASMA, ATOMIC STRUCTURE, SPECTROSCOPY", 41st International School of Young Astronomers of IAU, Egypt, Mar 28 - Apr 11, 2018

  • "ATOMIC ASTROPHYSICS WITH COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS", Aligarh Muslim University, U.P., India, Feb 25 - March 14, 2018

  • "ATOMIC ASTROPHYSICS WITH COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS", University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct 20 - Nov 4, 2017

  • "ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND TRANSITIONS: THEORY \& COMPUTATION USING SUPERSTRUCTURE PROGRAM", Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Bangladesh, November 8, 2017

  • "ATOMIC ASTROPHYSICS WITH COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS", University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2017

  • Teaching: "Atomic, Molecular and Laser Physics \& - Computational Workshop: Superstructure \& R-matrix Codes" Aligarh Muslim University, India, Mar-Apr 2017

  • Teaching: "Astrophysical Atomic Processes, Opacity, \& Cancer Treatment with X-rays" & Computational workshops with R-matrix Codes \& SUPERSTRUCTURE", Cairo University, October 22 - November 11, 2016

  • ``ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND TRANSITIONS: THEORY \& COMPUTATION USING SUPERSTRUCTURE PROGRAM", University of Kashmir, India, March 25, 2016

  • Teaching: ``Atomic Spectroscopy of Collisional and Radiative Processes in Astrophysical Plasmas" with computational workshops on R-matrix codes and SUPERSTRUCTURE, Aligarh Muslim University, India, 2016

  • Teaching ``Atomic Spectroscopy and Collisional Excitations in Plasmas" with Computational Workshop, Cairo University (participants from 7 institutions), Egypt, 2015

  • "Atomic structure calculations", King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 2014

  • Teaching: "Atomic and Molecular Radiation Physics: From Astronomy to Biomedicine", (program workshop \& half lectures), Aligarh Muslim University, India, Feb-Mar 2014

  • Teaching: "Atomic and Molecular Radiation Physics: From Astronomy to Biomedicine", (program workshop \& half lectures), Delhi University, Feb-Mar 2014

  • Teaching: "Atomic Spectroscopy and Opacity" (course & program workshop), Cairo University, Egypt, 2013

  • Teaching (partial) "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy" (graduate class), Astronomy Dept, OSU, Fall 2006
  • Teaching (1/2 course): "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy" (graduate class), Astronomy Dept, OSU, Fall 2004
  • Substitute lecturer, Atomic Radiative Processes, Astronomy Dept, OSU, 2000 - 2003
  • Teaching: Undergraduate Modern Physics, Georgia State University, 1989
  • "Shield of Faculty of Science" from the Dean, Excellence in Teaching and other contributions, Cairo University, 2015
  • "Shield of Faculty of Science" from the Dean, Excellence in Teaching and introducing STEM program, Cairo University, 2013
  • "Daniel R. Gustafson Memorial Award for a Graduate Teaching Assistant", Wayne State University, 1984
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  • Press release of the Ohio Supercomputer Center with headline "X-ray researchers turn focus from black holes to cancer" on our nano-biomedical research (with mention of Iron Lady) (Jan 28, 2010
  • Group Research News on superhot atoms and blackholes, August 2006, OSU Research Webnews, and many other newspapers and websites, e.g.
    http://www.internationalreporter.com/news/read.php?id=2141
    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/08/060823184744.htm
  • News on introducing teachers and students awards in Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, at about 10 Indian news media (India Education Diary, Ummid News, MVO news, Two Cirles News, Miligazetts, AMU News, Radiance Weekly viw etc.), Arts \& Science News at OSU
  • News on giving public Radha Govenday Chandra lecture in Bangladesh and receiving award certificate, Science news in Prothom Alo, July 29, 2011
  • News on many newspapers on the work with various educational institutions in Bangladesh, July-August, 2010
  • News after presentation of physics of astronomy applied to cancer treatment published over 50 news media all over the world and follow-up 8 interviews, June - August, 2011
  • News on recognition at the Modern Trends of Physics Research in Bengali newspapers NewYork Darpan, Thikana, and in OSU Arts and Sciences News, January, 2011
  • "Bangalee Biggani" (Bengali Scientist) - Article on research, and charity activities in Bangladesh, weekly newspaper "Sanglap", Nov 1, 2007, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Spring 2007 ITAMP Newsletter (by Institute of Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics at Harvard), reporting "High Accuracy Atomic Physics in Astronomy workshop organized by A.K. Pradhan and S.N. Nahar at ITAMP-Harvard in August 2006"
  • S-TV interview on research in "Jana-Ajana", broadcasted in the US, May, 2006 and in Bangladesh, in June 2006
  • Guest of Honor of "World Women's Day" observation organized by the Progressive Forum in New York, March 18, 2006, New York attracted house full audience and was broadcasted by TV channels "Eye on Bangladesh", "S-TV" in the US and in Bangladesh and published by a number of bengali newspapers, "Thikana", "Akhon Somoi", "Desh Bangla", "Bangla" etc. The event was advertised ahead on the web and in newspapers
  • Published interview by Thikana editor on research and related issues, article spanning three pages, first week issue of weekly newspaper Thikana in April, 2006
  • Special Guest, Maniza Rahman Girls High School Reunion, Bangladesh, August 5th, 2005. News published in daily newspapers
  • N-TV interview on research, broadcasted in Bangladesh and in the USA, August 2005
  • Article on educational and charity activities in Bangladesh, Bengali newspaper Thikana, New York, 2005
  • "Meet the Iron Lady" for research on iron, in the first annual magazine of the Astronomy Department for outside distribution, Ohio State University, 2004
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