Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar

OPACITY PROJECT & IRON PROJECT
PHOTOIONIZATION & ASTRO-MODELING
RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS & KILONOVAE
EXO-PLANETARY SPECTROSCOPY
NANO-BIOMEDICINE & X-RAY SPECTOSCOPY
SOLAR IRON OPACITY
ELECTRON-ION RECOMBINATION & IONIZATION FRACTIONs
ELECTRON-IMPACT EXCITATIONS, Line Ratios
DIELECTRONIC SATELLITE LINES
ELECTRON-POSITRON SCATTERING
Databases & NORAD-ATOMIC DATA
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, CO-SUPERVISION/GUIDANCE
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS AND NEWS

  • RESEARCH: Atomic Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, and Astrophysical and Biomedical Applications. Our research involves both theoretical and computational developments. Facilities at the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) of OH-TECH have an integral part of projects.


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  • The Opacity Project (OP) and The Iron Project (IP) collaboration, and the OP Objectives, and the IP Objectives

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  • Pics: 1-3: Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts) workshop, August 7-8, 2006: Iron Project members and "High Accuracy Atomic Physics in Astronomy", Honoring M.J. Seaton, workshop organized by A.K. Pradhan and S.N. Nahar, Pic 4: Astronomy students labeling Nahar "IRON LADY" on her office door
    - ITAMP (Harvard-CfA) newsletter, "High Accuracy Atomic Physics in Astronomy", Spring 2007

  • As a member of the international collaborations, the Opacity Project and the Iron Project , a significant part my research is related to them.

  • Objectives of the projects: To study and calculate accurate atomic parameters for radiative and collisional processes of astrophysically abundant atoms and ions for applications to astrophysical plasma.
  • Theoretical calculations employ state-of-the-art quantum mechanical techniques based on the ab initio R-matrix method in the close coupling approximation.
  • Leading contributor for the radiative processes of the Iron Project team
  • The atomic processes under investigation are dominant in astrophysical plasma. The results are applicable to both astrophysical and laboratory plasma for spectral and diagnostic analysis.

  • PUBLICATIONS (Nahar full list):

  • Publications on solar opacity

  • OP Publications: They are in the two compiled volumes - The Opacity Project Team ."The Opacity Project", Vol 1, 1995, Vol. 2, 1996, Institute of Physics Publishing

  • IP Publications: Partial list at "The IRON Project Publication List"

  • Additional IP/OP publications at webpage of member Prof. Anil K. Pradhan

  • Examples of invited presentations:
    - Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt, March 7, 2013: "Solar plasma opacity and nebular elemental abundances", Sultana N. Nahar
    - Intl Symp on Climate Change & Food Security in South Asia 2008 (UN sponsored), SESSION 4: "Solar Irradiation of the Earth's Atmosphere"

    MEETINGS:

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  • August 2017: Iron Project and OP/IPv2 meeting, i) Regener, Sultana, Patrick, Claudio, Shashi, Lianshui, Tony, ii) Anil, Patrick, Lianshui, Shashi, Tony, Javier, Franck, Manuel, Claudio, iii) Discussions - Workshop on Astrophysical Opacities (WAO), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo

  • TEAM MEMBERS (past and present) are from a number of places:

    - The Ohio State University,
    - University College London,
    - Stuttgart University,
    - Observatorie de Paris
    - Belfast University,
    - IVIC-Venezuela,
    - Sheffield University

  • Dr. Lotfia El Nadi, Egypt, and others

    :Iron Lady" for considerable work on iron ions referred in:
    - In the first annual OSU Astronomy Magazine: "Meet the Iron Lady", p.21, 2005
    - Chapter 5: "Dreaming of the Star Treatment" in the book "Science Unshackled" (Renee James, Fall 2014, Johns Hopkins U press)) describes astronomical study and leads to cancer treatment that we propose, Title of section 35 "The Iron Lady and the Gold Standard"
    - In "What has astronomy done for you lately?" in Astronomy magazine, May 2012, p.31-35 (4 items: GPS, wireless internet, RNPT, and laser surgery of eyes)
    - OSC Highlights "High-precision atomic astrophysics: From black holes to nanotechnology" of its calendar, Feb, 2010
    - Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) press release "X-ray researchers turn focus from black holes to cancer", Columbus, OH, January 28, 2010

  • SOLAR IRON OPACITY:
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  • Project collaborators: L: Sultana, Jim Bailey, Anil at Sandia Z Workshop 2015, M: Group meeting at OSU with Reger Trampedach from Space Sciences at Colarado 2017, R: OSU visit by Jeff Valenti for UV opacity project, 2016

  • Objective: Solar opacity is directly related to its abundances of elements and iron is one dominant element causing considerable opacity. The solar iron opacity project aims to resolve the decade long standing controversy for the abundances of the sun.

  • Description of the process: High Accuracy Radiative Data For Plasma Opacities, Invited presentation at ASOS 2010, Berkeley

  • PUBLICATIONS:
    On oscillator strengths and photoionization of Iron ions (Fe XIV - Fe XX) for solar opacity

  • Recent extended work on Fe VIII photoionization using 99-cc wavefunction expansion by Nahar indicates considerable missing photoabsorption in the current opacity, Z Fundamental Science Program Workshop, Sandia National Lab, Albuquerque, July 2015
  • OSC press release featuring story titled "Ohio State astronomy researcher unveils the sun¿s secrets with OSC support" on the web, October 17, 2024 (to be included in the OSC Annual Report for distribution.)

  • Team members of IRON OPACITY Project:

  • Professor Anil K. Pradhan, OSU, USA
  • Dr. Werner Eissner, Stuttgart University, Germany
  • Dr. Chris Orban, OSU
  • Dr. James E. Bailey, Z Fundamental Science Research (ZFSP), Sandia National Lab, Albuquerque, NM, at ZFSP workshop 2015, Albuquerque
  • Dr. Regner Trampedach, Space Research Lab, Colorado at ZFSP workshop 2015, Albuquerque

    OPACITY OF COOL STARS:

  • Objective: Study opacity of neutrals or near neutrals in the photosphere of cool stars

  • Collaborators:

  • Professor Anil K. Pradhan, OSU, USA
  • Dr. Jeff Valenti, Space Telescope and Science Institute, USA (Jeff's visit Jan 2016)

  • PHOTOIONIZATION & ASTROPHYSICAL MODELING:
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    i) 2016: Past collaborator Dr. Jean-Marc Bizau, DAMOP, ii) OSC Presentation of photoionization of P II (a basic element of life) (Sultana and Russ Pitzer), ii) 2017 Workshop on Astrophysical Opacities: Fe XVII photoionization impact on solar opacity, iii) DAMOP 2014: Keith MacAdam

  • Found number of prominent features in photoionization which are described in text book "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy (AAS)"

  • Description of the process: Photoionization
  • Publications in Photoionization/ Opacity/ Modeling
  • Cross sections available at NORAD-Atomic-Data

  • Significant part of the work are carried out under the Opacity Project and the Iron Project

  • Group Members (past and present):

  • Professor Anil K. Pradhan, OSU, USA
  • Dr. Werner Eissner, University of Stuttgart, Germany
  • Dr. Claude Zeippen, Observatorie De Paris, France
  • Dr. Honglin Zhang, Los Alamos National Lab, New Mexico
  • Dr. Aaron Sigut, University of Western Ontario, Canada
  • Dr. Justin Oelgoetz, Austin Peay State University, Tennessee
  • Dr. Manual Bautista, Western Michigan University
  • Dr. Ron Phaneuf, University of Nevada
  • Dr. Aaron Covington, University of Nevada
  • Dr. Alex Aguiar, University of Nevada
  • Dr. Guillermo iHinojos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Dr. Jean-Marc Bizau, ISMO, Universite Paris-Sud, France
  • VahidReza Adineh, Iran

  • ELECTRON-ION RECOMBINATION & IONIZATION FRACTIONS:

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    i) 1994: Stellar modeling, U of Kentucky, Mike Seaton and Osterbrock

  • Introduced with A.K. Pradhan "the unified method" for total electron-ion recombination (see publications and book AAS)

    - Lyman Spitzer's appreciation on unified method: Letter 1, Letter 2

  • Description of the process: Electron-ion recombination
  • Publications in Electron-Ion Recombination
  • Cross sections, recombination rates available at NORAD-Atomic-Data

  • Significant part of the work are carried out under the Opacity Project and the Iron Project

  • Examples of invited presentations:
    - Workshop: "Atomic Physics in Astronomy", Honoring M.J. Seaton, ITAMP-HARVARD, (2006): "The Iron Project: Atomic Processes in Astrophysical Plasmas

  • Group Members (past and present):

  • Professor Anil K. Pradhan, OSU, USA
  • Dr. Hong Lin Zhang, Los Alamos National Lab
  • Dr. Manual Bautista, Western Michigan University

  • RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS & KILONOVAE:
    GRAVITATIONAL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES IN KILONOVA GW201708, SPECTRA - RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS, LIFETIMES, & SPECTROSCOPY:

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  • i) Graviational wave signal of a kilonova event when two black holes or neutraon stars merge to form one. ii) Along with strong gravitational waves the merger is found to create heavy elements through r-process. The figure shows the electromagtic spectra with a broad emission bump, 3000 -7000 A, created by merger GW201708. iii) The broad spectral feature of GW201708 indicates probable creation of lanthanides that form broad spectra, eg.g. Er I (nahar 2024)

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    i) Slide shows interpretation of photoabsorption due to Fe II on Planck's distribution curve of the sun, Perkins Observatory, Ohio, Jan 19, 2017 ii) 2015 DAMOP: Charlotte, Sultana, Jim - in radiative transitions poster

  • Developed spectroscopy for identifications of calculated levels and transitions in R-matrix method (see publications and book AAS)

  • Description of the process: Radiative transition probabilities
  • Publications in Radiative transitions and lifetimes
  • Transition parameters (f,S,A), lifetimes are available at NORAD-Atomic-Data

  • Significant part of the work are carried out under the Opacity Project and the Iron Project

  • Group Members (past and present):

  • Professor Anil K. Pradhan, OSU, USA
  • Dr. Werner Eissner, Stuttgart University, Germany
  • Dr. Franck Delahaye, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France
  • Dr. Chiranjib Sur, Shell Lab, India
  • Dr. Gouxin-Chen, ITAMP-Harvard
  • Dr. Gultekin Celik, Turkey
  • Dr. Sule Ates, Turkey
  • Dr. Akeel Hashem, Iraq
  • Mr. Luo Yi,
  • Mr. J. Peng
  • Mahmudul Hasan, Bangladesh
  • Dr. Tahmina Ferdous, Bangladesh
  • Dr. Betul Ataly, Turkey

  • DIELECTRONIC SATELLITE (DES) LINES & ASTROPHYSICAL MODELING:
  • With A.K. Pradhan developed method to obtain detailed features with natural broadening of DES lines, not obtained in isolated resonance method.

  • Description of the process: Di-electronic satellite lines
  • Detailed theory: Dielectronic Satellite Lines
  • Publications in DES lines and astrophysical applications

  • The method is based on extension of the Unified Theory for total electron-ion recombination.

  • Group Members (past and present):

  • Professor Anil K. Pradhan
  • Dr. Ramadan Semida, Egypt

  • ELECTRON-IMPACT EXCITATION (EIE) & LINE RATIOS:
  • Employ relativistic Breit-Pauli R-matrix (BPRM) method to calculate collision strengths for EIE and study features with high accuracy for solution of abundance problems in this plasma (see publications and book AAS)

  • Description of the process: astrophysical background, process, and features of collision strengths: ex. Ne V
  • Theory: Electron-ion scattering and line ratios
  • Publications on collision strengths and line ratios
  • Limited number of collision strengths are available at NORAD-Atomic-Data

  • Studied oxygen and neon for planetary nebulae, ULIRG

  • Group Members (past and present):

  • Professor Anil K. Pradhan
  • Dr. Werner Eissner, Stuttgart University, Germany
  • Dr. Maximiliano Montenegro, Catholic University of Chile
  • Ethan Palay, Colorado School of Mines
  • Michael Dance, University of North Carolina
  • Hala, OSU and Aligarh Muslim University
  • Yasin Gokce, Turkey
  • Dr. Lotfia El Nadi, Egypt,

  • EXO-PLANETARY RESEARCH: Phosphorus

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    i) The first direct detection of an exoplanet, exoplanet2M1207b-ESO2004, in 2004. ii) Carl Segan popularize "We are made of star dusts", line of a popular song. We find all our body elements scattered in the space and all of them have astronomical origin (Cosmic self cartoon, New York times 2015)
    Although phosphorus (P) is a basic element of life, contained in DNA/RNA, we find very little P in space raising the question - is this the reason for not finding any lifeform out there?

  • OUR PROJECT: To study and give spectroscopic features of P ions that can facilitate the search through telescopes and identify of its existence in the astronomical objects, particularly in exoplanetary systems where lifeforms can be found.

  • An overview public presentation "EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE: PHOSPHORUS", S.N. Nahar, Perkins Observatory, Delaware, Ohio, 2020

    PUBLICATIONS ON P:

  • "Collision strengths for FIR and UV transitions in P III and the phosphorus abundance", Rahla Naghma, Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan, MNRAS Lett 479, Issue 1, L60-L64 (2018)
  • ``Photoionization and electron-ion recombination of P~II", S.N. Nahar, MNRAS 469, 3225¿3231 (2017)
  • ``Photoionization of P+: Experiment and Theory", S.N. Nahar, E. M. Hern\'andez, L. Hern\'andez, A. Antill\'on, A. Morales-Mori, O. Gonz\'alez, A. M. Covington, KC Chartkunchand, D. Hanstorp, A. M. Ju\'arez, G. Hinojosa, JQSRT 187, 215-223 (2017)
  • ``Photoionization cross sections of ground and excited levels of P II", S.N. Nahar, New Ast. 50, 19-24 (2017)

    PRESENTATIONS (partial list):

  • Title (keynote): "Spectra of Phosphorus for Astrophysical Modeling", S.N. Nahar (co-authors: B. Shafique, M. Rothman, R. Naghma), 2nd International Conference of Molecular Modeling and Spectroscopy, National Research Centre, Egypt. Sep 23-24, 2020
  • Invited talk: "Mystery of extra-terrestrial life with phosphorus", S.N. Nahar, AMU Centenary Webinar on "Prospects of STEM Education in 21st Century and Contributions of Women Scientists in STEM", Sultana N. Nahar, Indo-US APJ Abdul Kalam STEM Education and Research Center of OSU-AMY, India, October 13-14, 2020
  • Ttile (public): "Physics of phosphorus for a clue for extra-terrestrial extra-terrestrial life", S.N. Nahar, International webinar on Physics, Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST), Pabna, Bangladesh, Oct 1, 2020. (audience.from universities in Bangladesh and India)
  • Abstract: F03.00001: "Xray to far infrared spectrum of phosphorus \for astrophysical modeling", S. Nahar, B. Shafique, M. Rothman, R. Naghma, APS Ohio Section Fall 2020 Meeting, October 16¿17, 2020; VIRTUAL from Ohio
  • Abstract: J03.00008 : "Application of Monte Carlo Method to Simulate Radiation Transfer through Exoplanetary Atmospheres", Michael Rothman, A. Pradhan, S. Nahar, B. Shafique, K. Hoy, APS Fall 2021 Meeting of the Eastern Great Lakes Section (EGLS), November 12-13, 2021

  • NANO-BIOMEDICINE:
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  • Oct 11, 2019: Maximilano Westphal receives his Ph.D. under Biophysics
    - i,ii) Ph.D. thesis presentation

    - iii,iv) Dr. M. Westphal with committee

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    - L: Presentation of "Monochromatic X-rays for Cancer Theranostics", i) DAMOP 2017, ii) SUG Meeting of OSC, Columbus, Dec 3, 2015, R: Biomed group picture 2013

  • Proposed with A.K. Pradhan and Yu Yan, the new method "Resonant Nano-Plasma Theranostics (RNPT)" for cancer treatment - based on narrow band x-ray spectroscopy
  • Co-leader: Multi-disciplinary Biomedical Nanoscience program on RNPT: Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Pathology, Radiation Oncology

  • Description of the method: RNPT

  • Publications on RNPT
    - RNPT Research Activities and Publications

  • RNPT is referred to as one of the four important contributions of astronomy to human life: GPS, wireless internet, RNPT, and laser eye surgery (Astronomy magazine, May 2012, p.31-35).
  • Chapter 5: "Dreaming of the Star Treatment" in the book "Science Unshackled" (Renee James, Fall 2014, Johns Hopkins U press)) describes astronomical study and how it leads to RNPT for cancer treatment and includes section 35 "The Iron Lady and the Gold Standard"
  • Examples invited presentations:
    - Intl Symp on Molecular Spectroscopy, Session honoring R.M. Pitzer, Ohio State University, 2008: "ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY: ASTRONOMY TO BIO-MEDICAL SCIENCE"

  • Group Members (past and present):

  • Professor Anil K. Pradhan, OSU, USA
  • Dr. Yu Yan, Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Dr. Maximiliano Montenegro, Catholic University of Chile
  • Dr. Jian Wang, Radiation Oncology, OSU
  • Dr. Rolf Barth, Pathology, OSU
  • Dr. Sara Lim, Wisconsin Medican Institute
  • Max Westphal, Biophysics, OSU
  • Dr. Russel M. Pitzer, Chemistry, OSU
  • Dr. Claudia Tarra, Chemistry, OSU
  • Dr. Enam Chowdhury, Physics, OSU
  • Dr. Erica Bell, Radiation Oncology
  • Dr. Arnab Chakroborty, Radiation Oncology
  • Dr. Nilendu Gupta, Radiation Oncology, OSU

  • Recognitions

  • ELECTRON, POSITRON SCATTERING & SPIN POLARIZATION:
  • Wrote one extensive code for Dalitz integrals for positronium formation. Also wrote one code for electron-positron scatterings from atoms and spin polarization parameters during Ph.D. work and some continuation.

  • Description of the method: for positronium formation & for scatterings and spin polarization
  • Publications on electron, positron scatterings and spin polarization

  • The original and modified code for electron-positron scatterings from atoms and spin polarization parameters is used by many researchers in India.

  • Group Members (past and present):

  • Dr. J.M. Wadehra: Wayne State University
  • Dr. A.N. Tripathy, Roorkee Institute of Technology, India

  • DATABASES and NORAD-ATOMIC-DATA UNDER THE OP AND IP:

    Extensive calculations and computations resulted in 4 databases, They are:

  • Atomic Data: Energy levels, Oscillator Strengths, Photoionization Cross Sections TOPbase at CDS

  • Atomic Data: Collisional Excitation, and Radiative Processes (include fine structure) TIPbase at CDS

  • Latest Atomic Data: Energy levels, Oscillator Strengths, Photoionization Cross Sections, Recombination cross sections and rate coefficients, Collision strengths, Lifetimes NORAD-Atomic-Data

  • Monochromatic opacities and program for mixtures OPServer at Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC)

  • RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: CO-SUPERVISION/GUIDANCE

  • RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE LISTED IN "Presentations"

  • Co-supervision of research projects of graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, Astronomy Dept, OSU (1991 - present)

    - OSU: Dr. Rahla Nagha, Dr. Hala, Dr. Max Westphal, Dr. Lianshui Zhao, Dr. C. Sur, Ethan Palay, Dr. G.X. Chen, J. Peng, Luo Yi, Dr. M. Bautista, M. Dance, Dr. M. Montenegro, Dr. Sara Lim, Yasin Gokce
    - International: Dr. Akeel Hashem (Iraq), Dr. Betul Ataly (Turkey), Dr. Gultekin Celik (Turkey), Mr. Mahmudul Hasan (Bangladesh), Dr. Ramadan Semida (Egypt), Dr. Sule Ates (Turkey), Dr. Tahmina Ferdous (Bangladesh), Vahid Reza Adineh (Iran), Arun Goyal (India), Mayank Dimri (India)
    - Overseeing Research Advisor under OSU Obama-Singh STEM Faculty Training Project, 2013 - 2017: 8
    Asim Rizvi (Radiology), Malik Azeem (Molecular Genetics), Nida Rehman (Radiology), Pervez Alam (Nanobiotechnology), Swaleha Naseem (Physics), Taqseer Khan (Mathematics). Hala (Physics)

  • Some event pictures:

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  • i) Group, April 2022: F: Mitchell Button, Michael Rothman, B: Sultana, Kevin Hoy. Anil Pradhan, ii) Astronomy group

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  • i) Claudio Mendoza visit, Dec 2017, ii) Congratulations as Max Westphal received Paletonia Fellowship for 2018-2020 for RNPT work, iii) Lianshui Zhao defends his Ph.D. thesis, May 1, 2019

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  • DAMOP conference at Lauderale, Fl 2018

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  • i) Max's presentation at DAMOP 2016, ii) Burcin (Miami University, OH), Muneera (Dammam University) made presentations at Astronomy group meeting, August 2016 iii) Sultana at the Arab Conference of Astronomy and Geophysics, 5th assembly (ACAG-5), Egypt 2016,

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  • i) Group at ICPEAC conference 2009, ii) Group in 2013, iii) Sara's Ph.D. defence in 2014, i) "Low Energy X-ray Radiosensitization Activated with High-Z Elements",

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    Sara's defence i) Group waiting in Graves Hall hallway, ii) Dr. Sara N. Lim, iii) Sara with research advisors, OSU, November 6, 2014

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  • Ethan Palay presents collsional work at the Undergraduate Scholar Presentation, OSU, 2012, ii) Research group RNPT 2012

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    2011: Group meeting- Sultana, Michael, Sara, Ethan, Anil

  • Intl Symp Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, 2008: Sultana presented invited talk at the session honoring Russ Pitzer who received honorary plaque at the meeting picnic

  • Events at DAMOP07 where Sultana received APS Fellowship recognition, Calgary, Canada, June, 2007

  • RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS AND NEWS

  • Highlights of Scientific research: 41

    2026:

    2. Journal Atoms selected 3 papers as Editor's Choice - i) Certificate and letter for lanthanides, ii) Certificate and letter for NORAD2, iii) Certificate and letter for R-Matrix Opacity, in June, 2026
    - News in Awards & Success: Prof. Sultana ..., Astronomy Department Newsletter, June 2026

    1. "Bangladesh Astronomical Society and IAU Celebrate Women and Girls in Astronomy Month" (item 9), AASWomen Newsletter of AAS Committee on the Status of Women, April 24, 2026

    2025:

    3. Astrobites News of AAS, March 21, 2025: "UR: SPECTRA Analysis of Early Universe Galaxies Using JWST Data", Vidit Bhandari presentation at the conference, research supervision by A. Pradhan and S.N. Nahar

    2. OSU podcast "Voices of Excellence" features "Sultana Nahar: Eye on the Sky", July 2025
    with introduction: " Sultana Nahar, research professor in the Department of Astronomy and 2025 recipient of the William Fowler Award for Research from the Eastern Great Lakes Section of the American Physical Society, discusses her innovative research in atomic astrophysics, including her notable contributions to the NORAD atomic database and the book Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy. She explores the interdisciplinary bridge between physics and astronomy, explaining how her work helps understand astrophysical plasmas and their applications. Profs Staley and Nahar review her work detecting extraterrestrial life through phosphorus spectroscopy, her unique method of using x-rays in medical applications derived from black hole studies, and the study of the sun¿s opacity for better astronomical standards."

    1. Solar iron opacity research is highlighted under "CLIENT RESEARCH SPOTLIGHTS" for the Ohio State University in "OSC 2024-2025 Research Report", p.12

    2024:

    2. OSC press release featuring the story titled "Ohio State astronomy researcher unveils the sun's secrets with OSC support" on the web, October 17, 2024.

    1. Featured as "Women of Wisdom", celebrating the International Women's Day and the month of March, IEEE-PNU Student Branch, Princess Norah University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2024 - (interview to be published in the Annual magazine)

    2023:

    1. Featured as recognition in "Hidden Figures: Women in Science" booklet in celebration of the Internaitonal Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb 11, 2023 by the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Global Engagement of College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, 2023, - Feature "Women in Science: Sultana Nahar"

    2022:

    3. EurekAlert! news release, May 23, 2022: "Modeling Phosphorus Spectra for Extraterrestrial Biosignatures" (4th item) is one of the 5 items in "Newsworthy Talks" section of " Scientists to present the latest in atomic, molecular and optical physics: The 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society¿s Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics begins May 30 report, and its link to "Collision Strengths and Line Ratios for PII as a Biosignature in Exoplanets (Hoy, Nahar, Pradhan)

    2. Featured in section "ACHIEVEMENTS: AWARDS AND RECOGNITION OF FELLOWS" (p.15), Annexture of 7a\&b Activities Report of BAS annual report, 2021-2022

    1. Featured with two other women in "Muslim Women in STEM: A Minority Within a Minority", Magazine ISLAMIC HORIZONS of Islamic Society of North American (ISNA), issue July/August 2022 - Web version of the article

    2021:

    2. Feastured as a role model with 4 others in Astronomy, Syeda Lammim Ahad (Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy, Leiden University, Holland) presentation, celebration of Women in Space in World Space Week 2021, October 9, 2021

    1. OH-TECH press release featured story "Breaking Barriers Nahar aids female Muslim scientists with supercomputing" (p.16 with different picture) (at certificate ceremony of "Women in STEM Roadshow" workshop), is in Annual 2019-2020 Research report published in 2021

    2020:

    4. OSC press release featuring story titled "Breaking Barriers Nahar aids female Muslim scientists with supercomputing" (picture of ISMWS table at OSU), April 2020
    - It is posted in the list of highlights of 2020 Research Report ("Breaking Barriers" is near the end)

    3. Featured in Scientia Magazine, Pakistan: "A Glimpse into the Cosmos with Dr. Nahar", September 2020

    2. Featured: among prominent scientists (slide) in the UGC lecture "Women in STEM subjects" by Prof. F. Arjmand under the National UGS course "Women Studies", AMU UGC Center, Sep 03 - 18, 2020

    1. "Featured Physicist Activity Sultana Nahar", Prof. Dimitri Dounas-Frazer, Course "Matter and Energy in Physical System", Western Washington University, USA, Spring 2020

    2019:

    2. Featured woman of Voice of America (VOA) Bangla news "Naree Kantho: program: "Naree Kantho: Conversation with scientist Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar", (video news and featured article with audio recording of the interview at VOA website, presenter: Shegofta Queen), April 25, 2019
    - "A Conversation with Sultana Nahar" of VOA Naree Kantho (p.6), OSU Astronomy web news highlight, April 30, 2019
    - facebook news on Naree Khantho program

    1. Featured Physicist Activity: "Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar", Prof. Dimitri Dounas-Frazer, Course "Matter and Energy in Physical System", Western Washington University, USA, Spring 2019

    2018:

    2. Feature news story of the OSU Office of International Affairs "Astronomy professor awarded adjoint professorship at Cairo University", August 6, 2018
    - On front page highlights

    1. Featured article in Bangladesh newspaper "Prathom Alo" (wide circulation): "A Source of Inspiration Sultana Nahar (translation), by Dr. Rauful Alam (U of Penn), January 17, 2018
    - Article at website

    2017:

    3. OH-TECH press release feature "Sultana Nahar: Educating the masses" OSC helping Nahar share computational knowledge in Columbus, around the world", August 23, 2017

    2. OSC Annual Report 2016-2017 article "OSC HELPING NAHAR SHARE COMPUTATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN COLUMBUS, AROUND THE WORLD", p.8-10 (p.10-12 on webfile), OH-TECH 2017

    1. Featured presentation: "Prof. Sultana Nahar: The Lady with Vision and Action", Sabiha Parveen (Ph.D. candidate, Chemistry, AMU), Narional Seminar on "Global Contribution of Muslim Women in Natural and Social Sciences¿, College of Education, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, November 6, 2017

    2016:

    1. OH-TECH outreach featured blog on lecture course at Cairo University: "Recent workshop illustrates OSC’s support", December 2016

    2014:

    3. OH-TECH featured blog for the observation of the 2014 Astronomy Day, "Studying Our Star, the Sun", Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan, Ohio Supercomputer Center, Columbus, OH, May 10, 2014.
    - Linked at AstroAtom

    2. Chapter 5: "Dreaming of the Star Treatment" in the book "Science Unshacled" (Renee James, Fall 2014, Johns Hopkins U press)) describes astronomical study that leads to cancer treatment that we propose and includes section 35 "The Iron Lady and the Gold Standard"

    1. OH-TECH Research collaboration profiles on Sultana Nahar and Anil Pradhan at OSC, May 2014

    2013:

    1. Featured with title "Finding a cancer treatment in space", in dedicated magazine titled "Moments of Discovery" of Wayne State Alumni Magazine (p.11), Vol 27, No. 4, Winter 2013

    2012:

    2. Featured on John Wheatly award news: - PBC 24 news: "Role model of Mulim women: Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar" (in Bengali), November 2012,
    - News BD: "Role model of Muslim woemn Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar recieved American Physical Society Award" (in Bengali), Nov 2012
    - Asian News Broad 24: ""Role model of Muslim woemn Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar recieved American Physical Society Award"" (in Bengali), November 2012

    1. Cancer research findings (RNPT) as one of the four important contributions of Astronomy to human life "What has astronomy done for you lately?" in Astronomy magazine, May 2012, p.31-35 (4 items: GPS, wireless internet, RNPT, and laser surgery of eyes)

    2011:

    2. "Excellence to Eminence" recognition (featuring the most significant news of the month at OSU) with title "What Success Looks Like", September 11, 2011, Ohio State University
    - on research news of x-rays in medical treatment onCampus article: "Astronomers reach for the stars for new cancer therapy", July 13, 2011

    1. OSU press release: "ASTRONOMERS REACH FOR THE STARS TO DISCOVER NEW CANCER THERAPY", Ohio State University, June 22, 2011 (reported over 100 news media)
    - Same article "Astronomers reach for the stars for new cancer therapy" was published at OSU onCampus, July 13, 2011

    2010:

    2. OSC: i) Highlighted feature under "Noteworthy Research Activities" on OSC Annual Research Report,: Biomed Research summary ""Applying High-end X-rays to Cancer Treatment" (p.16), 2010

    ii) calendar page (February 2010) on "High Precision Atomic Astrophysics X-ray research for blackholes and in nanobiotechnology" featuring {\it ground-breaking studies by the Ohio leading researchers using OSC resources}, 2010
    iii) Highlighted in OSC Achievements at the 25th Anniversary of OSC: Calendar on display of OSC achievements (Dr. Paul Buerger of OSC, Sultana), - event picture with Russ Pitzer, 2013

    1. Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) press release (topmost news) "X-ray researchers turn focus from black holes to cancer" International team leverages resources of Ohio Supercomputer Center, Columbus, OH, January 28, 2010 (refers "Iron Lady")

    2009:

    2008:

    1. Featured with a short bio in the list of "Pioneer Women of Bangladesh" (front leftmost), as "First Female Astrophysicist" in Voice of the Voiceless Women of NareeKantha Foundation of Bangladesh, featured in 12 First Women calendar 2008, Bangladesh;
    -"onCampus": Ohio State's faculty/staff news, (Recognitions section, alphabetical order) June, 2008

    2006:

    1. Featured by Thikana (Bengali newspaper published in New York) editor on research and related issues after interview, article spanning three pages, first week issue of weekly newspaper Thikana in April, 2006

    2005:

    1. Featured in an article on educational and charity activities in Bangladesh, Bengali newspaper Thikana, New York, 2005

    2004:

    2. OSU: The first annual magazine of the Astronomy Department (for circulation outside): "Meet the Iron Lady" on Sultana's research on irons, p.page 21, 2004

    1. Featured in "Pride of Bangladesh Dr. Sultana Nahar: ...", Top press release on the front page detailing astrophysics research impact and life, THIKANA (the most widely circulated Bangla newspaper in the US and Canand), Vol 15, No.6, March 26, 2004
    - THIKANA Editor's comment: "Dr. Sultana is our pride", in the news Highlights of 2004
    - Modified versions of the 2004 THIKANA article were published by a number of newspapers in Bangladesh; Ittefaq, Prathom Alo etc, 2004
    - Featured with news in THIKANA a number of times - have made OSU known to most Bangladeshi Americans

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    • 1. In various wikipedias:
    i) "Muslim Astronomers and Astrophysicists of 21st century" (#7, out of 8 listed), CHOWK ilogs, November 1, 2009
    ii) WikipediaA List of Women astronomers, under "N"
    iii) "Is There Muslim Astronomers or Astrophysicists ? (Number 7)", Islamic Glory
    iv) "Muslim Astronomers and Astrophysicists of 21st century", Siasat