Amer Iqbal
NationalityPakistani
CitizenshipPakistan
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Known forMysterious duality, Nuclear energy, and Complex mathematics
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical Physics
InstitutionsLahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
University of Texas at Austin
Harvard University
University of Washington
National Centre for Physics
GCU School of Mathematics
Doctoral advisorBarton Zwiebach

Amer Iqbal, Ph.D., is a Pakistani theoretical physicist and one of the leading string theorist in the world. He is renowned for his work and interests in string theory, mathematical physics, and exploring the connections between mathematics and physics, particularly the string theory and complex geometry.[1] He is the professor of Physics and Chairman of the Department of Physics at the School of Science and Engineering at the Lahore University of Management Sciences.[2] Previously, he had served as a Professor of Mathematics at the School of Mathematics, and currently serving as a senior academic scientist, as adjutant faculty member, at the National Center for Nuclear Physics.[3]

Biography

Iqbal studied in Pakistan Army Public School of Karachi where he excelled in Physics and Mathematics. With an scholarship awarded by the Government, Iqbal traveled to United States to study physics and engineering.[4] Iqbal is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he gained his double B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics.[4]{ He proceeded his further higher education by gaining M.S. in Mathematical physics and a Doctorate in Theoretical physics from the same institution.[4]{ He carried out his doctoral research under the renowned and world acclaimed string theorist professor Barton Zwiebach.[4]{

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References

  1. ^ Iqbal, Amer (March 4th, 2010). "Geometry and Physics". NCP Journal of Physics (in English). 1 (1). Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory: Dr. Prof. Amer Iqbal, senior academic researcher at the National Center of Physics and professor of Mathematics at the Abdus Salam School of Mathematics, and assistant professor of physics at the School of Science and Engineering (SSE) of the Lahore School of Management Sciences (LUMS).: 1–32. Retrieved 2011. ((cite journal)): Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ SSE, School of Science and Engineering (Updated). "LUMS SSE Teams:Department of Physics" (HTML). LUMS. The Student and Press directorate of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). ((cite web)): Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ (NCP), National Center for Theoretical Physics (Updated). "Adjunct Faculty: List of Adjunct Faculty Members" (HTML). NCP. The National Centre for Physics. Retrieved 2011. ((cite web)): Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d SSE, Lahore University of Management Sciences' School of Science and Engineering (2009). "The LUMS SSE Virtual Program Development Team (VPDT)" (HTML). LUMS Directorate for Student Press and Media Relations. Virtual Program Development Team (VPDT) at the School of Science and Engineering of the Lahore University of Management Sciences'. Retrieved 2011. ((cite web)): Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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