Abdul Hameed Nayyar

Abdul Hameed Nayyar
Dr. A.H. Nayyar in 2011
BornJanuary 9, 1945
CitizenshipPakistan
EducationKarachi University
Imperial College, London
Known forNuclear arms control and Renewable energy
Awards2010 Joseph A. Burton Award
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed Matter Physics
InstitutionsLahore University of Management Sciences
Sustainable Development Policy Institute
Quaid-i-Azam University
International Centre for Theoretical Physics
ThesisExcitations and mode mixings in rare earth metals (1973)

Abdul Hameed Nayyar (Born 1945), also known as A.H. Nayyar, is a Pakistani physicist, author, and a freelance consultant on the issues of education, nuclear safety, and energy.[1] His field of specialization is in the physics of condensed matter, and served in the faculties of the Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad from 1973 till 2005 and the Lahore University of Management Sciences.[1] Nayyar is known for voicing for education reforms and military arms control, which he directed research programs at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad.[2] He is also one of the founding members of The Black Hole, an intellectual space in Islamabad, Pakistan.[3]

  1. ^ a b "A.H. Nayyar | Eqbal Ahmad Centre for Public Education". www.eacpe.org. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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  3. ^ "The Black Hole – Science – Art – Culture". Retrieved 29 January 2024.