Keynote Speaker
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Ishaq Ahmad
Director General and Chief Scientist of CoE Physics, National Center for Physics, Islamabad, PakistanCo-Director of NPU-NCP Joint International Research Center on Advanced Nanomaterials and Defects Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian China
Speech Title: Novel Accelerator-based Techniques to advance materials investigation
Abstract: In the field of advanced materials exploration, researchers have traditionally relied on conventional methods and have been hesitant to adopt advanced approaches to uncover new knowledge and insights. However, accelerator-based techniques offer significant benefits in terms of research data and a deeper understanding of scientific issues in materials science.
This presentation will briefly discuss the various accelerator-based techniques that can benefit material characterizations using synchrotron radiation, neutron, ion, and electron beams, and will compare these with conventional techniques.
The primary aim of this presentation is to raise awareness of these advanced accelerator-based techniques for materials investigation and to identify opportunities for worldwide access to these techniques, thereby driving innovation in materials research.
Biography: Dr. Ishaq Ahmad currently hold the positions of Director General and Chief Scientist of CoE Physics, National Center for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan and Co-Director of NPU-NCP Joint International Research Center on Advanced Nanomaterials and Defects Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian China. He is a Chief Scientific Investigator of International Atomic energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria under CRP-G42008. He obtained his PhD in Nuclear techniques and applications, especially in ion beam accelerator applications in materials science from Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Graduate University of CAS (Chinese Academy of Science), Beijing, China. He has co-authored over more than 240 research papers in international reputed journals and contributed in 8 books and 19 book chapters in reputed publishers. He supervised several Master, PhD and Postdoctoral local and abroad students. His research interests are focused on ion beam applications in materials/nanomaterials, synthesis of nanomaterials/thin films and ion beam analysis of materials. He is a senior fellow of UNESCO UNISA AFRICA Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology, iThemba LABS (Laboratory for Accelerator based Sciences), South Africa. He initiated many bilateral/trilateral science and technology cooperation around the world especially with Chinese, Russian and Malaysian universities in the form of MoUs and Joint research centers. He has many awards and honors on his credit.