Referee of journals:
1. Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJL), 2.
Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), 3. Astrophysical Journal Supplements (ApJS),
4. Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), 5. Astronomy &
Astrophysics (A&A), 6. New Astronomy, 7. The Open Astronomy Journal (TOAJ),
8. Journal of Optical Society of America (JOSA), 9. Physical Review A (PRA),
10. Physical Review Letters (PRL), 11. Journal of Physics B (JPB), 12.
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer (JQSRT), 13.
Canadian Journal of Physics (CJP), 14. Atomic Data Nuclear Data Tables
(ADNDT), 15. Physica Scripta, 16. European Physics Journal D (EPJD),
17. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 18. New
Journal of Physics (NJP)
Reviewer of Proposals:
NASA
Editor of proceedings:
"NEW RADIATIVE ATOMIC DATA",
Proceedings of IAUXXV Joint Discussion 17, Highlights of Astronomy, Vol. 13,
IAU 2003, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series (ASP
Publisher, 2006, Eds: A.K. Pradhan, P. Smith, S.N. Nahar)
{\bf Scientific Organizer:}
The international joint IP/ITAMP
workshop "High Accuracy Atomic Physics in Astronomy", Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 7-9, 2006
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
The international workshop "Astrophysical
Appilcations of the Iron Project/ Opacity Project data for NLTE Models";
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, July 19, 2002
The international workshop "Astrophysical and
Laboratory Applications of the Iron Project and the Opacity Project";
Goddard - NASA, Maryland, USA, Feb 22, 2002
{\bf Meeting Coordinator:}
"Nanospectroscopy Consortium", Ohio State University, December 8, 2006
The international scientific collaboration: "The Iron Project"
(July 2001 - June 2002)
T 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
{\bf Chair of Scientific Sessions:}
"Atomic, Molecular, Condensed Matter - Session 2", international
conference on {\it Modern Trends in Physics Research}, Cairo University,
Egypt, April 6-10, 2008
"Spectroscopy and Atomic Data", The international joint IP/ITAMP
workshop "High Accuracy Atomic Physics in Astronomy", Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 7-9, 2006
"Business Meeting", The international joint IP/ITAMP workshop
"High Accuracy Atomic Physics in Astronomy", Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 7-9, 2006
"Spectroscopy, Lifetimes, Oscillator
Strengths", DAMOP meeting of American Physical Society, Knoxville,
Tennessee, May 16-20, 2006
{\bf Professional Mentor:}
Guiding, helping and encouraging Freshman Minority
Students under the Office of Minority Affairs and Retention Services,
Ohio State U. (1999 - 2005)
Mentor in MentorNet, the E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering
and Science (www.MentorNet.net) affiliated to Forum of International Physics
(2007-present)
{\bf PROMOTER OF PHYSICS RESEARCH:}
Founder and member of the Board of Trustees of annual
"Razzaq-Shamsun Physics Research Prize" for researchers in Bangladesh,
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1995 - present
Founder and member of the Board of Trustees of "Razzaq-Shamsun
Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions in Physics", every 5 years,
for researchers in Bangladesh, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008 - present
Founder and member of the Evaluation Committee of the annual
distinguished teacher of the year in Physics (teaching + research students)
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008 - present
Founder and member of the Evaluation Committee of the annual
distinguished teacher of the year in Physics (teaching + research students),
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Bangladesh, 2008 - present
Founder and member of the Evaluation Committee of the annual
distinguished teacher of the year in Physics" (teaching + research students),
Chittagong University, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2008 - present
{\bf PROMOTER OF PHYSICS, SCIENCE, & EDUCATION:}
Founder and member of the Evaluation Committee of the two annual
best teacher of the year in Physics (only teaching) and best teacher
of the year in Arabic, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008 - present
Founder and member of the Evaluation Committee of the annual
best teacher of the year in Physics (only teaching), Jahangirnagar
University, Savar, Bangladesh, 2008 - present
Founder and member of the Evaluation Committee of the annual
best teacher of the year in Physics" (only teaching), Chittagong University,
Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2008 - present
Founder and Chair of the three annual "Shamsun and S.N. Nahar
Awards for the Best Teachers", (Math \& Science, Business, General)
nominated by students votes, Central Women's College, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
2008 - present
Founder and Chair of the eight annual "Shamsun Nahar Memorial
Awards for the Best Teachers", (Math \& Science, Commerce, general)
nominated by students votes, Maniza Rahman Girls High School,
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2003 - present
Founder and Chair of the annual best teacher award, nominated by
students votes, Panchdona Madrasa and Orphanage, Narsindhi, Bangladesh,
2008 - present
Founder and Chair of the two annual graduating best students in
Panchdona Madrasa and Orphanage, Narsindhi, Bangladesh, 2008 - present
Founder and Chair of the "Abdur Razzaq and Shamsun Nahar Trust
for Education", for improvement of education in schools, Bangladesh, 2003 -
present
{\bf Public Outreach:}
"Bangalee Biggani" (Bengali Scientist) - Article on research,
and charity activities in Bangladesh, weekly newspaper "Sanglap", Nov 1,
2007, Dhaka, Bangladesh
On Iron Research in the first annual magazine of the Astronomy
Department, Ohio State University, 2005-2006 for outside distribution
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, by
weekly newspaper Thikana, New York, 2005
Article on research and life, published in the most widely
circulated weekly bangalee newspaper Thikana, New York with front page
headline, Feb 2004
Follow-up Editorial comment in Thikana on the published article, March
2004
Itemized in the Yearly Headlines summary of Thikana, Dec 2004
Modified versions of the 2004 article were published by a number of
newspapers in Bangladesh; Ittefaq, Prathom Alo etc, 2004
Group Research News on superhot atoms and blackholes on OSU Research
webnews and many other websites, e.g.
http://www.internationalreporter.com/news/read.php?id=2141
August 2006
{\bf Other Memberships and Services:}
Columbus Folk Dancers (CFD): American, European,
South American, Asians (1991 - present)
One of the Regular Emcees of CFD
Odity Performers - Singer of Bengali songs
Designer of the epiteph at the Muslim Cemetary, Islamic Society of
Central Ohio, Columbus, Ohio
Designed symposium poster "Advances in Atomic Physics and
Applications to Astrophysics", 2002
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Revised: November 2007