ISSUE NO 11
Scientific Information Division
PINSTECH, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad
Ph. 9248801-7 Ext. 4452
Fax 051-9248808
July-August, 2011
PINSTECH is one of the premier research and development centres of the country. A standing of a
research centre is gauged by the number of papers published per year in international journals of
repute. Apart from some universities where post graduate students play significant role in raising
the number of publications, PINSTECH is contributing commendably amongst the R&D centres.
Pakistan Council for Science & Technology (PCST) has recently announced Research Productivity
Award (RPA) for the year 2010 for the most productive scientists of the country. It is a matter of pride
for PINSTECH that the list carries maximum number of scientists from our institute among the R&D
centres. Sincere felicitations are extended to all the recipients of RPA. Editors would like to
congratulate our two colleagues who have been honoured with National Civil Awards on the
Independence Day of Pakistan 2011. We take the opportunity to advise our younger colleagues to
follow the path of dedication and hard work so as to earn more laurels for PINSTECH in future too.
Training Course on advance Data Acquisition
Control & Process
Management Information System (MIS) Division,
Directorate of Coordination, PINSTECH organized a
short training course on Advanced Data Acquisition and
Process Control from 18-22 July, 2011. The objective of
the course was to provide a comprehensive training to
Scientists, Engineers, academicians and students to
develop integrated, high performance data acquisition
systems enabling control, processing and accurate
measurements. Forty two (42) participants from
Eighteen PAEC Establishments(KCP-1, KCP-II , KCPIII, KCI ,NILOP, NPEP, NTFP, O-LAB, PIEAS,
PINSTECH, NMC-DG KHAN, DGRE , ACL, C2, C-3/4,
DNPER, DTD) and two (2) National Universities
(Islamia University Bhawalpur, International Islamic
University Islamabad) attended the event. The Faculty
from PINSTECH COMSATS, UET Taxila, MAJU and
PIEAS delivered lectures.
The course was inaugurated by Dr. Jamshed Hussain
Zaidi, Director General PINSTECH. In his inaugural
address, he highlighted the importance of data
acquisition systems, control and process as well as
hands-on-practice in the laboratory environment. Mr.
Abdul Karim, Head MIS Division, PINSTECH welcomed
the participants and explained salient features of the
training event. The course coordinator Engr. Muhammad
Athar Farooq PE, MIS Division introduced the course.
Director Coordination Dr. Riffat Mahmood Quershi
chaired the concluding session and distributed
certificates among the participants.
Civil Awards for PINSTECH Scientists
Govt of Pakistan has announced civil awards for two
PINSTECH Scientists for their outstanding R&D
contributions in Physics.
Dr. Abdul Qayyum Principle
Scientist, Physics Division has
been awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.
His field of study is ion solid
interaction and laser produced
plasma. He has published 52
research papers in international
journals of repute with the impact
factor of 65 and contributed in 30
international scientific
conferences.
Dr. Waqas Masood, Principal
Scientist; Theoretical Plasma
Physics Division has been
awarded Pride of Performance.
His research interests include
linear and nonlinear waves in
classical and quantum plasmas.
He has more than fifty
publications in international
journals to date and has an
impact factor in excess of one
hundred.
Waqar A. Butt
Mr. Waqar Ahmad Butt, Chief
Scientist/ Head SID, one of the
Editors of this Newsletter has been
appointed as Director International
Training, PAEC HQ, Islamabad.
During his 32 years of career at
PINSTECH, he has been working in
the fields of Nuclear Physics,
Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science and
Computer Simulation Studies. He also served as Head,
HRD in 2008-09. He has produced more than 70
research papers/ books in national and international
journals and attended 65 conferences/workshops within
the country as well as abroad. On the basis of his
research work, he was awarded PINSTECH Gold Medal
for Best Performance in 2006 and has received
Research Productivity Awards seven times from PCST.
He was also selected as TWAS-UNESCO Associate,
and INIS Liaison Officer. Mr. Waqar has been very active
in academic, social and cultural activities. He has
recently compiled a book on History of PINSTECH and
has written five books in Urdu language. (available in
PINSTECH Library). He is also the co-author of 11 books
related to the Interaction of Young Scientists with Nobel
Prize Winners and has been associated with this
Programme as Project Coordinator since 2003.
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Jamshed H. Zaidi, T.I, CS, D.G
Javed Iqbal Akhter, CS, Director Science
Perveen Akhter, CS, Head HPD
Nazar Hussain, CE, Head MD
Waqar Ahmad Butt, CS, Head SID
Mushtaq Ahmad, T.I, DCS, Head IPD
Matiullah, DCS, PD
Maqsood Ahmed, T.I, DCS, Head PD
M. Arif, DCS, CD
Ejaz Ahmad, DCE, MD
Shahid Bilal Butt, DCS, CAFD
Nasir Khalid, DCS, CD
Shafiq A. Mujahid, DCS, PD
Shahid Khan Durrani, DCS, MD
M. Ikram Shahzad,DCS, PD
Shahid Parvez,DCS, IPD
Ammad Hussain Qureshi, DCE, MD
Shahida Waheed , DCS, CD
Sohaila Rahman,DCS,CD
Gul Sher, DCS, PD
Tanveer Manzoor, DCE, MD
Samina Roohi,PS, IPD
Abdul Qayyum, PS, PD
24. M. Javed Akhter,PS, PD
25. Ghulam Shabbir, PS, PD
26. M. Iqbal, PS, PD
27. Qamar-ul-Haque,PS, Head TPPD
28. Naila Siddique, PS, (Abroad), CD
29. Khalid Khan, PS, HPD
30. M. Wasim, PS, CD
31. M. Nadeem, PS, PD
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Mukhtar Ahmed Rana , PS, PD
M. Daud, PS, CD
Asmat Ullah, PS, HRD
M. Arshad, PS, CD
Shahzad Mahmood, PS, TPPD
Shafqat Karim, PS, PD
Maaz, PS, PD
Umar Karim Mirza, PE,GSD
Waqas Masood, PS, TPPD
Ejaz Ahmed,SS, PD
Mushtaq Ahmad,SS, TPPD
M. Sajid, T.I, SS, TPPD
Ghaffar Ali, SS, PD
Shaukat Ali, SS, NCP
Sajjad Hussain, SS, TPPD
Great Muslim scientist
Abul Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas alZahrawi (known in the west as
Abulcasis) was born in 936 C.E. in
Zahra in the neighborhood of
Cordova (shaim). He became one of
the most renowned surgeons of the
Muslim era and was physician to King
Al-Hakam-II of Spain. He is best
known for his early and original breakthroughs in surgery
as well as for his famous Medical Ecyclopaedia called AlTasrif, which is composed of 30 volumes covering
different aspects of medical science. The more important
part of this series comprises three books on surgery,
which describe in detail various aspects of surgical
treatment based on the operations performed by him,
including cauterization, removal of stone from the
bladder, dissection of animals, midwifery, stypics and
surgery of eye, ear and throat.
He perfected several delicate operations, including
removal of the dead foetus and amputation.The book
contains numerous diagrams and illustrations of surgical
instruments, in use or developed by him, and comprised
a part of the medical curriculum in European countries
for many centuries. Contrary to the view that the Muslims
felt shy of surgery, Al-Zahrawi's Al-Tasrif provided a
monumental collection for this branch of applied science.
Al-Zahrawi was the inventor of several surgical
instruments, of which three are notable: (i) an instrument
for internal examination of the ear, (ii) an instrument for
internal inspection of the urethra, and (iii) and instrument
for applying or removing foreign bodies from the throat.
He specialized in curing disease by cauterization and
applied the technique to as many as 50 different
operations.
Visit of students from NUST
Twelve students and two faculty members from the
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Campus of NUST, Islamabad visited PINSTECH on 28th
July 2011. Mr. Waqar Ahmed Butt, Head SID gave
detailed briefing about the history of the institution,
facilities in different Groups, on going projects and
services rendered by various Divisions.
The students also visited electron Microscopy X-ray
Diffraction and Charged Particle Accelerator
laboratories.
Forthcoming Scientific Events at PINSTECH
1. 19-23 September, Workshop on Instrumental
Techniques for Monitoring Hydro Pollutants
Organizer: Isotope Application Division.
2. 10-14 October, Training Course on Corrosion
Engineering.
Organizer: Materials Division
3. 17-19 October, Conference on Recent Trends in
Chemistry
Organizer: Chemistry Division
Books Added in PINSTECH Library
1. Computer Simulation of Reaction on Catalytic
Surfaces: Waqar A. Butt, 2011
2. Fast Neutron Generator; Paper Published from
PINSTECH, Wqar A. Butt, 2011
3. International Publications, Waqar A. Butt, 2011
4. Collection of International Research Publications
(1985-2007), S. M. Javed Akhtar, 2007
5. Ceramic Armour: Design and defeat mechanism,
Paul A. Hazell, 2006
6. Hypercrosslinked Polymeric Networks and
adsorbing Materials: synthesis: Properties,
structure and applications, Vadim A. Davankov,
2011
7. National Symposium on Safe Management of
Radioactive Waste, PIEAS, 2011
8. How to Build an Atomic Bomb, Frank Barnaby, 2004
9. Nuclear Weapons Technology, STINFOD, 1994
10. Engineering and Design of Nuclear Weapons,
STINFOD, 2003
11. Tangible and Tactiles Interaction Techniques for
Multimedia Systems Tahir Muhammad, 2009
12. Maarif-ul-Quran, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, 2004
13. Nuclear Engineering Handbook, Kenneth D. Kok,
2009
14. Mechanism, Linkages, and Mechanical Controls
Nicholas P. Chironis, 1965
15. History of the International Atomic Energy Agency:
The first forty year by IAEA, 1997
16. Young Pakistani Scholars-Meet Nobel Prize
Winners in Lindau (Germany), N. M. Butt and Waqar
A. Butt, 2010
Audio Visualsection
Video Lecture of the Month
Prof. Dr. Mario Jose Molina, Energy and climate change Is there a solution? September 8, 2011
Dr. Alberty Fert, 'The World of Spintronics Computers
and Telephones' - October 13, 2011
Movie of the Month
The Universe Beyond the Big Bang - September 22,
2011
The 11th Hour - October 27, 2011
Divisions of PINSTECH
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE DIVISION
( Directorate of Systems & Services )
Head: Muhammad Parvez, DCS
Manpower =
49
(Officers = 15 Staff = 34)
Names of Groups
i) Reactor Instrumentation Services
ii) Repair and Maintenance of Scientific Equipments
Major Facilities / Equipment
i) Reactor Instrumentation Services Lab
ii) Repair and Maintenance Lab
iii) Telecom Services Lab
iv) Telephone Exchanges: EMS 601 (52 + 400) &
HiPath 4000 (100 + 600)
v) Printed Circuit Boards Development Lab
vi) Electronic Components Bank
Main Activities / Project
a)
Maintenance of Instrumentation and Control
Systems of PARR-I and PARR-II
b)
Development of Small Scale Electronic
Instruments
c)
Maintenance of Scientific Equipments
d)
Telecom Support Services
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