A A Mamun

Abdullah Al Mamun
Born (1966-12-31) December 31, 1966
Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Alma mater Jahangirnagar University
University of St Andrews
Occupation university professor

Abdullah Al Mamun (born December 31, 1966) is a Bangladeshi physicist,[1] a professor of physics at Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 31 December 1966, Mamun attended Jahangirnagar University where he gained a BSc and an MSc in physics.[3] As part of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan he gained a PhD in plasma physics at the University of St Andrews.[3]

Mamun then performed postdoctoral studies in Germany and the UK, under an Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and a Commonwealth Post-doctoral Research Fellowship. As well as his faculty position at Jahangirnagar, Mamun has a visiting position at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy.[4]

Research contributions

Mamun published over 200 research articles.[5] The Institute of Physics (London) published his textbook on dusty plasma physics.[1]

Awards and honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 "JU Faculty selected as the recipient of Bessel Research Award", The Daily Star (Bangladesh), May 31, 2009 .
  2. 1 2 3 Academy Gold Medal Award, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, retrieved 2012-07-25.
  3. 1 2 "JU People Portal". Jahangirnagar University. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "ICTP Associate and Federation Scheme Portal". , ICTP, Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Dr. A. A. Mamun publications indexed by Google Scholar

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