July-August, 2009

Energy, employment generation Government's top priority Planning Commission to benefit from PAEC Technical Facilities: Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, addressing the inaugural session of the seminar. Sitting (L to R) Mr. Muhammad Naeem, Director, PWI, Dr. Ansar Parvez, Chairman, PAEC, Mr. Waqar Murtaza Butt, Member (Engineering), PAEC and Mr. Abdul Hai, D.G. (SES) at the inaugural session of 3rd National Seminar on “ Welding Science and Technology ” .

Poverty alleviation is possible only Energy generation is also the top Excellence deserves all praise for this through skill-based employment priority and the government is focusing historical endeavor, Sardar Aseff generation at grass root levels and for on all avenues of electricity generation AhmadAli said. this purpose, Planning Commission including nuclear, hydel and other The joblessness of the youth is an would support setting up training renewable resources. Energy explosive issue deserving centres at district levels in the country production utilizing the huge deposits government's utmost attention as in the for skills generation to the masses, of local coal is an attractive source and Planning Commission is venturing into absence of channels of skill-based which will enable them get jobs not only a pilot project for its use in electricity learning and avenues of earning, they within the country but abroad as well. production. Upon the success of this are vulnerable to all forms of extremes. The idea behind putting up technical This was stated by Deputy Chairman, pilot project, it will be handed over to the training centres at district levels is to Planning Commission, Sardar Aseff Provinces/respective ministries for putting up large size coal-based provide them job chances within and Ahmad Ali while addressing the projects. outside the country. These training inaugural session of National Seminar 's Nuclear Programme has centres will impart them specialized on Welding Science and Technology been a successful deterrence and it is skills for their absorption in technical organized by Pakistan Atomic Energy fully backed by the nation and reflects job market. For this purpose, reservoir th Commission on 10 August 2009. its aspirations. PAEC as Centre of of technical facilities with Pakistan 1 Atomic Energy Commission may be utilized.

Addressing the PAEC Scientists and Engineers, he uttered in a lighter vein “You do welding to join materials for fabrications while we at political level join the people together for the strength and glory of the nation”.

About government efforts in producing hydel electricity, he said Bhasha Dam is underway. This project worth $12 billions will be completed within ten years. Similarly, Bunji run-off-the-river project will soon be initiated. Together, the two will generate 10,000 MWe.

On Nuclear Power Plants, he said, Pakistan would welcome a civil nuclear Dr. Ansar Parvez, Chairman, PAEC presenting souvenir to Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali, Deputy Chairman, deal with USA similar to the one offered Planning Commission. to India.

Earlier in his welcome address, “PAEC has contributed to the human needs of PAEC Programme, is now Chairman, PAEC, Dr. Ansar Parvez resource development of the country contributing at the national level by said “Right now we have two power by setting up a number of educational offering training and certification to the plants operating and one under and training centers”, Chairman, PAEC personnel from industry and academia. construction which will start production stated. In this connection, it has offered 117 in early 2011. With the support of the such training courses imparting Earlier in his introductory remarks, government, we plan to add many more essential training in high-tech welding Muhammad Naeem, Director of plants in the future”. to as many as 1720 personnel and by PAEC's Pakistan Welding Institute virtue of these services, it is actively “Pakistan was subjected to many informed that the Institute which was engaged in industrial uplift of the embargoes to force the country to basically envisaged for the fabrication country. compromise on our defense but our nation did not yield and our Nuclear Programme could not be derailed. In some ways the embargoes helped us as PAEC ended up establishing its own network of R&D centres, Engineering Workshops and associated fuel cycle technologies”, Chairman, PAEC told.

“PAEC has been active in socio- economic sector and has built 13 cancer hospitals, where more than 350,000 patients are treated annually, most of them free of cost. We have been contributing to the agricultural sector by developing new crops and have carried out model projects to set the roadmap for implementing it at the broader national scale. Saline Agricultural and Farmers Participatory A view of the participants of the inaugural session of the seminar. Programmes are typical examples”, (First Row) Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad, Advisor to Planning Commission on S&T, Mr. Parvez Butt, Member (Energy), Dr.Ansar Parvez added. Planning Commission , Mr. Ghulam Nabi, Member (Tech), PAEC, Mr. Mansoor Ali Sheikh, Member (Finance), PAEC and Mr. Muhammad Naeem, Member (Fuel Cycle), PAEC. 2 PAEC popularizing science among youth, sponsors young Pakistani Scientists meet Nobel Laureates in Germany

The programme initiated by PAEC for the Interaction of Young Pakistani Scientists with Nobel Laureates as a Joint Venture with HEC is successfully underway. Since 2003, seven groups of talented science graduates have attended the annual meetings of Nobel Prize Winners in Germany. This year, the meeting was in the field of Chemistry. Applications of students with baseline of throughout First Division were invited from all universities/institutes where research in the field of Chemistry was carried out. About 90 applications were received from different institutions as well as individuals. According to a preset merit criterion, 25 persons were short listed on merit. These candidates were interviewed by a selection board comprising of experienced professors, senior scientists and subject specialists. Finally ten young researchers were selected from all over the country to attend the 59th Meeting Pakistani participants at the Conference Hall in Lindau, Germany. of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany from June 28- July 3, 2009. Due to large Operations and Planning HEC, Dr. countries including 93 from USA, 27 number of applications from all around Shaukat Hameed , Member from China and 43 from India. The the world, this time the Council of Nobel Planning Commission, Dr. M. Aslam, technical programme started on the Laureates Meetings in Germany PIEAS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi morning of 29th June. Formal lectures of accepted the following six graduates Qureshi, Executive Director Laureates were held in the morning from Pakistan. COMSATS, Prof. G.A. Miana, Dean session followed by a panel discussion Sciences, Ripha International among five laureates. The afternoon H Dr. Zahid Shafiq, Bahauddin University, Prof. Sakhawat Shah, was devoted to question/answer Zakariya University, Multan Chairman Chemistry Department, sessions and face-to-face discussions H Mr. Muhammad Imran, Punjab Quaid-i-Azam University, Prof. among the Laureates and young University, Mahmud-ul-Hassan Butt, Vice scholars. Same pattern was followed H Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open for four days. On the last day of the Ms. Amina Asghar, Government University, Ms. Katharina Lack, Head meeting, all the participants and College University, Lahore Cultural Section, German Embassy, Laureates took a cruise to the Island of H Ms. Faroha Liaqat, Quaid-e-Azam , Dr. N. M. Butt, Country Mainau for the closing ceremony. University, Islamabad Representative of Lindau Council and H Ms. Farhat Huma, NESCOM, Mr. Waqar A. Butt, Project Coordinator After the meeting in Lindau, the group Islamabad addressed the candidates. A few went to Mainz on 5th July and visited two H participants of previous Lindau research centres; the prestigious Max Ms. Humaira Seema, Peshawar Meetings were also invited for sharing University, Peshawar Planks Institute of Chemistry and the their experience. Mrs. Ina Lepel, University of Mainz. This university has Deputy Head of Mission, German more than 35,000 students in different Embassy hosted a reception for the disciplines. The participants also Before leaving for Germany, a two days Organizing Committee as well as the attended four seminars at the Institute Orientation Camp was organized on selected students. of Science and Technology which were 24-25 June, 2009 in Islamabad for delivered by Ph.D/Post-Doc students informal guidance of the selected With this preparation the group left for of Prof. Hans Jurgen Butt; the Director candidates. In that camp, eminent Germany on 26th June. The opening of the Max Planks Institute who scientists/professors like Dr. Ishfaq ceremony was held on 28th June at arranged this visit. Another Chemist, Ahmad, Former Chairman, PAEC, Inselhalle; the Congress Hall in the Dr. Michael Kappl coordinated the visit Dr. Ansar Parvez, Chairman, PAEC, Island of Lindau. Countess Bettina to various laboratories in the institute. Dr. Shoaib Ahmed, Member (Physical Bernadotte, the President of the The research was mainly oriented Sciences) PAEC, Dr. S. Sohail H. Council opened the Meeting and towards polymer science and nano- Naqvi, Executive Director HEC, welcomed 23 Nobel Laureates as well biotechnology. Our students were Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Member as 580 young researchers from 67 asked to submit research proposals to

3 relevant professors in case they were researchers at different universities/ the researchers in well-established interested to do research there. It was research institutes in the country to laboratories in Germany will go a long indicated that lot of funds are available prepare good proposals and submit to way for scientific collaboration which as research grants and any one from respective institutes as lot of funds are may lead to high quality human resource any country can avail these available with these universities/ opportunities. One of the group research institutes. Ph.D. Degree for PAEC's NCNDT members, Dr. Zahid Shafiq was offered On the whole, the visit was very Post-Doc at the Max Planks Institute successful. The active participation of Engineer after an interview with a professor there our young researchers in various with full board/lodge and travel. scientific activities enhanced the image Dr. Muhammad Adil Khattak, of Pakistan at such a high level of Senior Engineer (Mech.) at On 7th July, the group visited University international forum. One of our National Center for Non- of Darmstadt. This visit was arranged participants, Miss Faroha Liaqat, was Destructive Testing (NCNDT), by Prof. Dr. Hartmut Fuess, a renowned selected by the team of 'Nature', a well SES Directorate, PAEC has been Material Scientist and former Dean of reputed science journal, along with a awarded Ph.D. degree by the Material Sciences. The Dean of German and two American students for Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FKM), Chemistry as well as four professors a detailed documentary movie to be Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia. gave an overview of R&D work being shown at “Nature.com” for six weeks in The title of his was “Effects of Absorbed carried out in their respective domains. August-September 2009. Her selection Hydrogen and Thermal Exposure on Mechanical The labs were very well equipped with was based on interviews with the panel Properties, Crack Opening and Fatigue Crack state of the art equipment and lot of of eminent scientific administrators. Propagation of Welded Steel”. He completed his research activity was going on. The Out of 580 talented young scholars research work under the supervision of Professor doors were opened to students from from all over the world, her selection is Dr. Mohd Nasir Tamin. His research work has other countries subject to acceptance a pride for the nation. Moreover, the been published and presented in various of their research proposals. It is links established during these days conference proceedings. intended to persuade relevant with the fellow participants as well as PINUM as a Model ISO Certified PAEC Medical Centre PAEC’s Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM), Faisalabad is keeping up with its golden traditions after being recognized as the first ISO certified medical centre in PAEC. Due to the endless efforts and dedicated work of its officers and staff, now this institute is considered as a model for other PAEC medical centres who are trying to get ISO certification. In this regard a three member delegation from GINUM Gujranwala visited labs of PINUM on 05-05-2009 and appreciated the working standards. A team from IRNUM, Peshawar visited PINUM on 16-05-2009 to see the documentation needed for ISO certification and to have a look in the DNMT teaching program. They also visited College of Paramedics Faisalabad. Thirteen member team comprising of officers and staff from CENUM, Lahore visited PINUM on 23- ISO Certification related visits of PINUM by different delegates. 05-2009 to see implementation of ISO 9001 standards at PINUM. They by Mr. Nasir Butt conducted criteria. The team head, in his address appreciated the services as well as surveillance audit of PINUM from 26-27 to PINUM officers declared this institute standards practiced at PINUM. May 2009. Later three member team of as the best one among PAEC medical BVCI conducted 3rd party audit on 13- centres, which is being projected as a After completion of 3 years of ISO 06-2009 and declared PINUM eligible model for other institutes. PINUM certification in current year, renewal of for certification for the next 03 years management and workers are highly the same was required. In this regard without any major or minor non- thankful to PAEC HQs for their full four member team from DQA, headed conformity according to ISO 9001-2008 support for these achievements.

4 Achievement of PAEC’s National Centre for Non-Destructive Testing (NCNDT) in Goal-oriented Development of Technical Manpower

National Centre for Non-destructive Testing (NCNDT), SES Directorate, PAEC, has achieved a landmark by conducting a record 10 number of training courses in six (6) months duration (Jan- June, 2009) since the initiation of training courses at NCNDT. This is due to the increased interest and awareness of NDT techniques in public and private sectors. To accommodate large number of applicants from PAEC and industry, NCNDT has successfully conducted several repeat courses as well.

During the reported period, NCNDT conducted training courses in the following techniques:

H Level-1 Radiographic Testing Mr. Ghulam Nabi, Member (Technical), PAEC, was the chief guest at the certificate awarding ceremony H Level-1 Liquid Penetrant Testing pertaining toRadiographic Testing Course (NDT-207) Level-2, organized recently by NCNDT. H In the photograph above, he is awarding certification to one of the participants. Seen in the middle is Level-1 Ultrasonic Testing Mr. Abdul Hai, D.G. (SES). On the extreme right is Mr. Jamaluddin, Director, NCNDT. H Level-1 Eddy Current Testing . H Level-2 Radiographic Testing H Course on Defect Detection With Digital/Analog Manual Ultrasonic Flaw Detectors H Basic NDT Training Course for DQA Engineers

A total of 126 NDT personnel participated in the above mentioned courses. In addition to these training courses, a special level-2 ultrasonic training course was also conducted for a Syrian candidate, who completed two (2) months IAEA fellowship training at NCNDT. “Re-examination and Re-certification” was also conducted for NDT personnel of different organizations. Mr. Javed Iqbal Khawaja, Secretary, PAEC awarding certificate to one of the participants of Course on Defect Detection with Digital/Analog Manual Ultrasonic Flaw Detectors (NDT-209). Awards and Honours for PIEAS Faculty Dr. Muhammad Yousaf Dr. Mohammad Jaudet, studies at Beijing Institute of Hamza, Principal Principal Scientist, PIEAS, Technology, P.R. China. Haroon won Engineer, PIEAS has has been declared the HEC scholarship for PhD studies in completed his PhD degree successful for the award of 2006 and joined High Performance from Lahore University of Ph.D. degree in Electrical Computing Lab at Beijing Institute Management Sciences Engineering by PIEAS. Technology, China. His PhD research (LUMS) Lahore, in June The title of his research was focused on performance issues in 2009 funded by HEC. The topic of his was “Interoperability of on-chip multicore interconnection research was “Mitigation of SPM and telecommunications network for central architecture. He has 11 publications to GVD effects in fiber optic monitoring and diagnostics”. He worked his credit, out of which 3 are Journal communications: dispersion and power under the supervision of Dr. Naeem articles. maps co-optimization using genetic Iqbal, Principal Engineer, Department of Mr. Fayyaz-ul-Amir Afsar Minhas algorithm”. Due to his excellent , PIEAS. (JS, DCIS) has academic performance, Yousaf has He published five papers received the National been awarded Merit Certificate and his during his research work. Youth Award 2009 with name has been placed at "Dean's Dr. Haroon-Ur-Rashid, acashprizeof Honor List" at LUMS. He has 12 Principal Engineer, has Rs.50,000/- in the national/international journal/ joined PIEAS after category of Science conference publications to his credit. completing his Ph.. D and Technology. 5 PAEC’s Human Resource Development PIEAS launches BS Programs in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering in fall 2009 In the quest of quality education and holistic value addition to the nation, PAEC’s Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) is glad to launch BS Programs in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering in fall 2009. Our existing faculty strength and research capability has enabled us to augment our current portfolio with these new programs. Admissions are currently open till July 20, 2009. Glimpses of PIEAS Campus. Following other programs are H H successfully managed by PIEAS: MS Medical M.Phil. , and H Computational Physics H MS Nuclear Engineering MS Process Engineering H H M.Sc. Radiation and Medical H MS System Engineering MS Materials Engineering Oncology H The PIEAS educational endeavor would H M.Sc. Nuclear Medicine MS Mechanical Engineering be compatible worldwide. NIA Showcases its Technologies at Agri Moot by National Bank

National Bank of Pakistan organized a the farmers to enhance overall crop by advancing loans for the one-day Symposium on agriculture production of the country. It was establishment of laboratories to each at three different zones of the concluded in the symposium that the manage the insect pests through Sindh province i.e. Hyderabad, Sukkur banks should advance loans to environment friendly techniques. In this and Larkana on 2nd , 4 th and 5 th June agriculture units only when they use regards NIA has a vast experience in 2009 respectively. The main objective high quality approved seeds. this field and already established 8 of the symposium was to familiarize the laboratories at various locations in the officer/staff of the bank with modern Efforts may also be made by the banks province of Sindh with the collaboration crop production and protection to promote the bio-control technology of private sector. technology. A one-day Seminar on “Multimodal Management of Eight scientists of PAEC’s Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA) including Carcinoma Breast”at NIMRA Jamshoro the Director participated in the symposium and delivered talk on the A one-day seminar on the Multimodal for need to develop close cooperation production and protection technology Management of Carcinoma Breast was and interaction among doctors of of wheat, rice, cotton and sugarcane organized by NIMRA and Society of various specialities at LUMHS, crops. The Director, Mr. Muhammad Surgeons Liaquat University Jamshoro Jamshoro and NIMRA for better Afzal Arain highlighted the role of NIA in and Hyderabad Chapter, at NIMRA, management of Ca. Breast. The boosting agriculture particularly in the Jamshoro on 27th June 2009. The aim eminent surgeons/oncologists from province of Sindh. of this academic event was to highlight Karachi and LUMHS attended and the different aspects in the diagnosis presented their research papers in the The symposium was attended by the and Multimodal Management of seminar. bankers enthusiastically and long Carcinoma Breast. The other objective sessions of discussions were held at of this Seminar was to develop each place. The officers of the bank interaction among different specialists PAEC Scientist honoured appreciated the efforts of NIA in involved in the diagnosis and Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed Khan, delivering the production and management of the disease. Principal Scientist, Nuclear protection technology of various crops This Seminar was inaugurated by Prof. Institute ofAgriculture,TandojamNIA showcases its Technologies at Agri Moot by National Bank and suggested that such type of Abdul Sattar Memon, Dean Faculty of has been selected by Higher symposium should be held at regular Surgery, LUMHS, Jamshoro. Education Commission as HEC intervals. Dr. Naeem Ahmed Laghari, Director approved supervisor for Ph.D. NIMRA, in his welcome address level students funded under They emphasized that such type of highlighted the academic activities of various HEC in-country Scholarship Programs. symposium not only proved useful to NIMRA and Mobile Mammography Dr. Imtiaz is committed to maintain the highest increase the crop productivity but also facilities for screening of Breast Cancer academic standard and finest intellectual help the bankers in loaning advance to at NIMRA Jamshoro. He also stressed quality of doctoral students.

67 Assignments of PAEC Plant from 09-20 June, 2009. Ph.D. degree for PAEC Scientist Experts Abroad H Mr. Hou Xinjie and Mr. Lei Quanhong, People's Republic of Dr. Jehan Zeb Shah, H Mr. Hamid Mahmood, Senior China participated in National senior scientist at Director, Directorate of Nuclear Conference on Development and Laboratories, Power Engineering-Structures Commercialization of Biotechnology PAEC has been (DNPES), Islamabad undertook held at NIBGE, Faisalabad from 19- awarded Ph.D. Mission as an IAEAExpert at Tehran, 20 June, 2009. degree by the Faculty Islamic Republic of Iran from 06-10 H Mr. Krzysztof Ciborowski, (Poland) of Computer Science June, 2009 for Review of Chapter-3 visited INMOL, Lahore from 23-25 and Information of Final Safety Analysis Report June, 2009 forApplication Training of Systems, Universiti Teknologi (FSAR) of Bushehr Nuclear Power INFINIA-II Gamma Camera. Malaysia. He was working with Prof. Plant (BNPP-1). Dr. Naomie Salim in the field of H Chemoinformatics, under the Mr. Karl Heinz, Deutsh and Mr. University Assistantship program. His H Mr. Azhar Zia, Chief Engineer, Mr. Calabretti Silvio, Italian visited thesis title was “Neural and Fuzzy INMOL, Lahore from 04-10 July, AsmatullahAbul Khairi, Deputy Chief Hierarchical approaches for Clustering Engineer and Mr. Aijaz Ahmed 2009 for installation of Dual Energy LinearAccelerator. of Molecular Structures with Siddiqui, Principal Engineer, Karachi Overlapping Activities”. He is the first Nuclear Power Complex (KNPC), Pakistani to have Ph.D. in the field of Karachi will undertake assignment H Mr. Monti Azelio, Commissioning Chemoinformatics, an emerging area as National Consultants for Expert Supervisor of M/s. ASTER, Italian of research, where computers are used Mission for Task: Review the firm is scheduled to visit KNPC, to process chemical compounds, their Detailed Design of Accident Karachi during July to September, reactions and interactions, especially Monitoring Instrumentation for 2009 for Testing and Commissioning for drug discovery and designing. His KANUPP at IAEA Headquarters, of Nuclear Desalination Plant research has been published in Vienna (Austria) from 29 June - 03 (NDDP) at KNPC, Karachi under a international journals and presented at July, 2009 under Project Ensuring Contract between KNPC and M/s. numerous conferences abroad. His Long Term Safety of the Karachi ASTER. current interests focus on the Nuclear Power Plant. applications of machine learning H Mr. John Ciantar (Maltese), technologies such as fuzzy and neural H Mr. Afaque Ahmed Shaikh, Chief Installation Supervisor of M/s. networks for virtual screening and Engineer and Mr. Saad Ullah Khan, ASTER, Italian firm is scheduled to molecular diversity analysis. Principal Engineer, KNPC, Karachi visit KNPC, Karachi during July to September, 2009 to supervise the will undertake assignment as Installation of a Nuclear Desalination National Consultants for Expert PAEC Scientist Awarded Ph.D. Mission for Task: Fuel Channel Degree Integrity Assessment at IAEA Appreciation for NIA Scientist Dr. Muhammad Yussouf Headquarters, Vienna 29 June - 03 Saleem, Principal July, 2009 under Project Ensuring Dr. Muhammad Scientist, Nuclear Long Term Safety of the Karachi Mureed Kandhro, Institute for Agriculture Nuclear Power Plant. Deputy Chief Scientist and Biology (NIAB), and Head Plant Faisalabad has been Visit of IAEAExpert Breeding & Genetics awarded Ph.D. degree by H Mr. John W. Stetkar (USA) will carry Division, Nuclear the Bahuddin Zakariya University out Mission as an IAEA Expert at Institute of Agriculture (BZU), Multan. The topic of his KNPC, Karachi from 20-24 July, (NIA), Tando jam was awarded an research was "Genetic analysis of 2009 for Task: Final Review of AppreciationAward and a Cash prize of Basmati rice(Oryza sativa L.)". He KANUPP Fire PSA under IAEA Rs. 30000/- in recognition of his completed his research work under the Technical Cooperation Project - scientific achievements In the Kisan supervision of Prof. Dr. Javed Iqbal 2009 26th Improving Safety Features of Convention on May. Dr. Mirza (BZU) and Dr. Muhammad Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Phase Kandhro was nominated for the Award Ahsanul-Haq, Chief Scientist/former II). by the Government of Sindh to the Director NIAB, Faisalabad. His Ministry of Food, Agriculture and research work elucidated complexity of Visits of Foreigners to Livestock (MINFAL) for his significant genetic system influenced by additive, contribution in cotton breeding. Dr. dominance and epitasis effects for Pakistan Kandhro is the breeder of three cotton various yield and yield components. varieties Chandi 95, Sohni and Sadori, Based on gene action, heritability and H Mr. Peter Rathey and Mr. Thomas which are not only high yielding but also genetic advance breeding strategy for Brauer from M/s.Isotope possess good fibre quality the development of variety or hybrids Technologies, Dresden GMBH, characteristics. Prime Minister of was suggested. Dr. Saleem has Germany visited IPD, PINSTECH, Pakistan Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani was published the results of his research Islamabad for Installation/ the Chief Guest at the Award work in peer reviewed journals and Commissioning of Mo-99 Production Distribution Ceremony. proceedings of a national conference. 7 One-day Chemistry Conference 2009, at PINSTECH on “Recent Trends in Chemistry”

Chairman, PAEC, Dr. Ansar Parvez presiding over the concluding session of the seminar at PINSTECH Auditorium. Sitting (L to R) are Dr. Jamshed Hussain Zaidi, Director Science, PINSTECH, Dr. Shoaib Ahmed, Member (Physical Sciences), Dr. Ansar Parvez, Chairman, PAEC, Engr. Nasrullah Khan Qazi, Director General , PINSTECH and Dr. M. Mufazzal Saeed, Head, Chemistry Division, PINSTECH.

A one-day Chemistry Conference Shaukat Farooq from NUST, “Climate Dr. Shoaib Ahmed, Member (Physical 2009, entitled “Recent Trends in Change: Scientific Evidence and Sciences), in his welcome address, Chemistry” was held at PINSTECH Challenges for Pakistan” by Dr. S. stressed upon the need for further th auditorium on the 19 August 2009. Shoaib Raza from PIEAS and “Study of enhancing the innovative R&D work at Polymer Systems Using Pyrene PINSTECH. Souvenirs were presented The conference was inaugurated by Fluorescence” by Dr. Bushra Siddique to the invited speakers by the Chairman Engr. Nasrullah Khan Qazi, Director from DTD, PAEC. The conference was PAEC. In his closing address, the General PINSTECH. Two technical attended by more than 100 scientists Chairman PAEC appreciated efforts of sessions were arranged with four talks and engineers from various PAEC the organizers for holding one day delivered by the invited speakers from organizations. Each talk was followed chemistry conference which provided Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), by lively and interactive discussions an opportunity to the participants to National University of Science and indicating keen interest taken by the exchange innovative ideas and Technology (NUST), Pakistan Institute participants. research being carried out in our of Engineering and Applied Sciences academic institutes and in other PAEC (PIEAS) and Directorate of Technical The closing session was chaired by organizations. He advised that such Development (DTD), PAEC. The titles honourable Dr. Ansar Parvez, events should be organized regularly. of the talks were “Synthesis of Chairman, PAEC and was attended by Furthermore, he mentioned that our Inorganic Nanomaterials for Members of the Commission, Director academic institutes and PAEC Technological Applications” by Prof. Generals and Directors from various organizations should utilize the talent Dr. M. Mazhar from the Department of PAEC establishments along with other and facilities available at PINSTECH. Chemistry, QAU, “Monitoring of scientists and engineers of PAEC. He emphasized the need for Microbial Contaminants and Chlorine Dr. Jamshed Hussain Zaidi, Director collaborative and goal oriented Residual in Water Distribution Network Science, PINSTECH presented the research. of Rawalpindi and Islamabad” by Dr. summary of the deliberations.

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