Ghulam Murtaza | |
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&sq=albert einstein&lang=en&file=File:Ghulam_Murtaza_(physicist)_(cropped).jpg) Murtaza in 2017 | |
| Born | 3 January 1939 |
| Alma mater | Government College University London University Imperial College London |
| Known for | Controlled theromonuclear fusion, plasma stability confinement fusion, Black hole thermodynamics |
| Awards | &sq=albert einstein&lang=en&file=File:Nishan-e-Imtiaz(Civilian)_1957-86_Pakistan.svg){kind=small} Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1996) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plasma physics |
| Institutions | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission University of Punjab Quaid-i-Azam University Government College University International Center for Theoretical Physics |
| Thesis | Some Topics in Elementary Particle Physics (1966) |
| Doctoral advisors | Abdus Salam P. T. Matthews |
| Website | www.paspk.org |
Ghulam Murtaza (born 3 January 1939), SI, FPAS, is a Pakistani theoretical physicist with a specialization in the physics of ionized plasmas, and is an Emeritus Professor of physics at the Government College University in Lahore. Murtaza's work is recognizable in plasma physics and controlled nuclear fusion processes to provide a better understanding of energy propagated by the main-sequence star, the Sun.: 1–2 [1]
From 2000 till 2020, Murtaza served on the science faculty of the Government College University where he directed the Abdus Salam Chair in Physics.[2][3]
- ^ Rawat, Rajdeep Singh (2017). Plasma Science and Technology for Emerging Economies: An AAAPT Experience. Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-4217-1. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "A farewell ceremony for Ghulam Murtaza". GCU Press. 3 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ ICTP, ICTP (1 April 2000). "ICTP - Salam Chair". ictp.it. Trieste, Italy: ICTP Press. Retrieved 8 May 2020.