Jamal Nazrul Islam

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Jamal Nazrul Islam
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Jamal Nazrul Islam in Chittagong (Nov 2010)
Born (1939-02-24)24 February 1939
Jhenaidah, East Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh)
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Chittagong, Bangladesh
Fields Theoretical physics
Applied Mathematics
Mathematical physics
Cosmology
General relativity
Quantum field theory
Education DSc (Physics)
Alma mater University of Cambridge
University of Calcutta
Notable awards Ekushey Padak (2001)

Jamal Nazrul Islam (24 February 1939 – 16 March 2013) was a Bangladeshi mathematical physicist and cosmologist. He was a professor at University of Chittagong, a member of the advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and a member of the syndicate at Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology.[1] He also served as the director of the Research Center for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (RCMPS) at the University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Early life and education

Islam was born on 24 February 1939 in Jhenaidah, East Bengal. His father, Khan Bahadur Sirajul Islam, was a sub-judge in British India. Due to his father's job Islam spent his early school years in Calcutta. He studied at Chittagong Collegiate School until class ix and then he went to Lawrence College in Marit, West Pakistan to pass the Senior Cambridge and Higher Senior Cambridge exams. He received a BSc degree from St. Xavier's College at the University of Calcutta. In 1959, he got his Honors in Functional Mathematics and Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University. He completed his Masters in 1960. A student of the Trinity College, he finished the Mathematical Tripos. Islam obtained his PhD in applied mathematics and theoretical physics from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1968, followed by a DSc in 1982.[2][3]

Academic career

Islam worked in the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (later amalgamated to Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge) from 1967 until 1971. Later he worked as a researcher in California Institute of Technology and University of Washington. During 1973-1974 he served as the faculty of Applied Mathematics of King's College London. In 1978 he then joined the faculty of City University London until he returned to Chittagong in 1984. Until his death he served as Professor Emeritus at the University of Chittagong.

His research areas include Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Mathematical Physics, theory of Gravitation, General Relativity, Mathematical Cosmology and Quantum Field Theory. Islam authored/coauthored/edited more than 50 scientific articles, books and some popular articles published in various scientific journals. Besides this he has also written books in Bengali. Particularly noteworthy are Black Hole, published from the Bangla Academy, “The Mother Tongue, Scientific Research and other Articles” and “Art, Literature and Society”. The latter two are compilations.

Fellowship

Death

Islam died on 16 March 2013 in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[4][5][6][7]

Award

Selected Publications

Books Authored/Coauthored/Edited

Scholarly Articles

References

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