Riazuddin (physicist)

Riazuddin
Riazuddin (1930–2013)
Born(1930-11-10)10 November 1930
Died9 September 2013(2013-09-09) (aged 82)[1]
NationalityPakistani
CitizenshipPakistan
Alma materPunjab University
Cambridge University
Known forKawarabayashi-Suzuki-Riazuddin-Fayyazuddin (KSRF) relation
Pakistan's nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence programmes
Work on Neutrino Physics
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical Physics
InstitutionsPakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Daresbury Laboratory
Quaid-e-Azam University
Punjab University
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
University of Iowa
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
University of Rochester
University of Maryland
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS)
Doctoral advisorAbdus Salam
Notable studentsMasud Ahmad
Notes

Riazuddin, also spelled as Riaz-Ud-Din (Urdu: رياض الدين;‎ 10 November 1930 – 9 September 2013),[2][3] was a Pakistani theoretical physicist, specialising in high-energy physics and nuclear physics. Starting his scientific research in physics in 1958, Riazuddin was considered one of the early pioneers of Pakistan's nuclear weapons development and atomic deterrence development. He was the director of the Theoretical Physics Group (TPG) of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) from 1974 until 1984. Riazuddin was a pupil of the winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics, Abdus Salam.[4]

Riazuddin carried out his research at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), PAEC, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Daresbury Laboratory where he published papers in mathematics and physics. Riazuddin also played an important role in education in Pakistan, contributing to the rise of science in Pakistan. Riazuddin authored several scientific books on particle physics and quantum mechanics. Later in his life, he joined the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) as a visiting professor of theoretical physics.

  1. ^ "Riazuddin November 10, 1930 — September 09, 2013". AIP Scitation. doi:10.1063/pt.5.6019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Obituary: Noted physicist dies (Riazuddin) The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 10 September 2013, retrieved 7 August 2020
  3. ^ Qadir, Asghar (2014). "Riazuddin: In Memoriam". Physica Scripta. 89 (8): 080401. Bibcode:2014PhyS...89h0401Q. doi:10.1088/0031-8949/89/8/080401. ISSN 0031-8949. S2CID 121181424.
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