International School on Physics & Allied Disciplines (ISPAD) - 2021 (Webinar)

09 - 11 March, 2021

The National Centre for Physics (NCP), Islamabad, Pakistan and The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy are jointly organizing the International School on Physics & Allied Disciplines (ISPAD) in Islamabad, Pakistan from March 09 - 11, 2021. Due to pandemic of COVID-19, the ISPAD-2021 will be held virtually.

Introduction

The idea of holding the ISPAD at NCP is to provide a platform for the local and the foreign participants to exchange scientific knowledge and to generate enthusiasm for science and innovation. Around 250 young Pakistani M.Phil./Ph.D. students, researchers, university faculty and many foreign invited speakers and participants will take part in the deliberations of ISPAD-2021.

Format

Each year, the topics (technical activities) of School are chosen keeping in view the present and future research interests of NCP, universities and national R&D institutions. Due to pandemic of COVID-19, the presentations/lectures will be delivered online.

Topics and Coordinators

Plasma Physics: Theory and Applications (PP)
Basic Plasma Physics, Coherent Nonlinear Phenomena, Quantum Plasmas, Computational Plasma Physics, Experimental Techniques, Fusion Plasma Physics
Coordinators: Mohsin Siddiq (NCP), Waqas Masood (CIIT), Shabbir Ahmed Khan (NCP)
Radiation – Matter Interaction (RMI)
Computer Simulation of Radiation Interactions, Radiation Induced effects in Solids, High Harmonics Generation (HHG), Ion Implantation, Medical Radioisotopes Production with Ion Beams, Radiation Protection & Safety. Advanced Materials Analysis using Ion-Beam, Lasers (LIBS, laser based mass spectroscopy etc), Gamma-rays, X-rays, Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Techniques etc.
Coordinators: M. Aslam Baig (NCP), Turab Ali (NCP), Muhammad Shahid (PNRA)

Directors

Hafeez R. Hoorani (NCP, Pakistan)

Joseph Niemela (ICTP, Italy)

International Advisory Committee

Atsushi Fukuyama (Japan)	Dimitri Batani (France)
Ioannis Kourakis (UAE)	Jose Tito Mendonca (Portugal)
Luca Volpe (Spain)	Michael Bonitz (Germany)
Naeem A. Tahir (Germany)

Key Speakers

Plasma Physics
Atsushi Fukuyama (Japan)	Jose Tito Mendonca (Portugal)
Bengt Eliasson (UK)	Zhandos Moldabekov (Germany)
Dimitri Batani (France)	Gert Brodin (Sweden)
Ioannis Kourakis (UAE)	Luca Volpe (Spain)
Michael Bonitz (Germany)	Naeem A. Tahir (Germany)
Tobias Dorheim (Germany)
Radiation-Matter Interaction
Ahmad Haziq Aiman (Malaysia)	Haibo Peng (China)
HongJoo Kim (S. Korea)	Jie Liu (China)
Kyunghwan (Ken) Oh (South Korea)	Kyunghwan Oh (South Korea)
Liming Zhang (China)	Li Hao (China)
Mahmoud Izerrouken (Algeria)	Parviz Elahi (Turkey)
Shan Jiang (China)	Saqib Ali khan (S. Korea)
Sulaiman Wadi Harun (Malaysia)	Tieshan Wang (China)
Walid Tawfik (Egypt)

Local Organizers

Rizwan Ahmed (NCP)	Turab Ali (NCP)
Shabbir Ahmed (NCP)

Scientific Secretary

Mohsin Siddiq Email:

Participation

Fresh graduate & post graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, faculty and research scientists who have also published research work in recognized international journals during the last three years are encouraged to participate (oral or poster presentation)

How to Apply

Online application form can be accessed here. The Application Form should be submitted by February 25, 2021 by foreign and local participants. Selection will be made by the Technical Committee of ISPAD-2021. There is no registration fee for participation in the ISPAD-2021.

Brochure

To download the brochure. Click here.