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CONTENTS Introduction 03 Suleman Dawood School of Business 04 School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law 12 School of Science and Engineering 18 New Faculty Appointments 28 Student Achievements 31 Centres 37 Case Research Centre 38 Centre for Advanced Studies in Mathematics 40 Development Policy Research Centre 42 Rausing Executive Development Centre 44 Social Enterprise Development Centre 48 Strategic Sectors Research Centre 52 The Gurmani Centre 54 Financials 55 INTRODUCTION During the academic year 2010 – 2011, LUMS continued its tradition of achievements in academia, research and extra-curricular accomplishments. The Suleman Dawood School of Business premier international and national journals. The (SDSB) carried out economics and management research, while keeping in close contact epigenetic research lab in Pakistan this year. Department of Biology also established the first with the business sector, both locally and internationally. Marketing, fundraising and The centres at LUMS held various activities alumni relation activities continued for the including international conferences, workshops, purposes of promotion of the School and for seminars and programmes throughout the strengthening ties with graduates, employers and donors. international case conference, among other year. The Case Research Centre hosted its first achievements, while the Rausing Executive The faculty at the School of Humanities, Social Development Centre continued to innovate Sciences and Law (SHSSL) pushed ahead in their and revamp, keeping in mind changing market research endeavors, resulting in publications in needs. The Centre for Advanced Studies in prestigious journals and conference presentations. Mathematics held conferences and received The Department of Economics recruited new funding for a number of research activities. The faculty and worked on the Learning Outcomes Development Policy Research Centre conducted Initiative for improvement in teaching methods. contract research for donors, multi-laterals, The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences bi-laterals, institutions and the government, introduced a new major in History this year and, while the Social Enterprise Development Centre among other achievements, began an initiative for strengthening writing skills at LUMS. The programmes for NGOs in various aspects of offered customised and open-enrollment training Department of Law and Policy hosted the Second capacity building. The Strategic Sectors Research National Moot Court, and also organised various workshops and seminars. Students also launched research, important to the national economy, and Centre continued to facilitate industry-specific the LUMS Student Law Review. the Gurmani Centre held a two-day colloquium on Faiz Ahmed Faiz as part of the Faiz centennial The School of Science and Engineering (SSE) celebrations. continued its focus on research and teaching. Faculty and students at the departments at the LUMS continues to work towards its goal of School, namely Biology, Chemistry, Computer achieving excellence and national and international Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics leadership through unparalleled teaching and and Physics, continued to carry out cutting- research, holistic education and civic engagement to serve the needs of society. The University will keep working closely with its stakeholders, edge research in fields ranging from developing for agriculture to the designing of smart grids human disease models in the fly to field robotics for energy distribution to medical applications donors, to continue on the path of being a socially including alumni, students, faculty, staff and for dengue, tuberculosis and hepatitis C, among responsible institution to the nation and the region. much more. Faculty carried out projects in diverse areas and had research published in ANNUAL REPORT 2010-11 03 SCHOOLS AT LUMS SDSB ss INE S SCHOOL OF BU SCHOOL SULEmaN DAWOOD SCHOOL D OF BUSINESS The Suleman Dawood School of Business international journals and conferences. Management, Mumbai, India and the SULEMAN DAWOO (SDSB) continued its vision of carrying A number of cases were also written for INBUSH 2010 Conference, Amity Global out economic and management research, the LUMS Case Research Centre. Papers Business School, Noida, India. while keeping in close contact with were published in numerous journals the business sector, both local and included the Asian Journal of Management A number of events were organised international, in the form of conferences, Cases, Journal of Global Business during the year by the SDSB Marketing, colloquiums, guest speaker sessions Advancement, International Journal of Alumni Relations and Fundraising and other events. At the same time the departments. These included reunions, SDSB Marketing, Alumni Relations and Journal, Journal of the Operational donor acknowledgement events, elections Conflict Management, Human Relations Fundraising departments sustained Research Society and Journal of Change for the SDSB Luminites Association and their activities to promote the School, Management, among others. Research mentorship sessions for students, among strengthen relations with graduates and papers by the SDSB faculty members others. The SDSB Alumni Relations forge ties with donors. were also accepted and presented at department hosted some reunion events international conferences around the for its alumni, which included the 20 year The Suleman Dawood School of Business world, including at the International reunion of MBA Class of 1990 and the 10 Advisory Board visited the University SAICON 2010 Conference, Bhurban; year reunion of the MBA Class of 2000. The from January 18 – 24, 2011. Members the Annual Academy of Management event was attended by the management, of the board who were part of the visit Conference, Montreal, Canada; AIB SDSB current and former faculty members included Robert S. Collins (Chair), 2010 Annual Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, and the class of 1990 along with their Professor, Manufacturing Management Brazil; Academy of Human Resource spouses. The SDSB Alumni Relations team and Strategy, IMD, Ralf Boscheck, Professor Development, International Conference also hosted the 10 year reunion of the of Economics and Business Policy, IMD of the Asia Chapter, Shanghai, China; MBA Class of 2000 on January 2, 2011. The and Alfred Jaeger, Associate Professor and European Conference on Modern South batch of 2000 got together to meet their Associate Dean, Faculty of Management, Asian Studies, Bonn, Germany; UNDP professors and reminisce about old times. McGill University. They held sessions South Asia Conference on the Impact of the with the Management Committee, the Global Financial Crisis, Khatmandu, Nepal; Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Suleman International Conference on Accounting, Luminites Association ended on July The term of the first Board of SDSB Dawood School of Business. Workshops Auditing and Management in Public Sector 31, 2010. The elections to select a new were also organised with the entire SDSB Reforms, Copenhagen, Denmark; Asian board were therefore organised by faculty, as were individual meetings Business and Management Conference, with programme directors and other Osaka, Japan; International Academy committee consisting of senior alumni and the SDSB Alumni Relations Office. A department heads. of Management & Business (IAMB) Conference, Madrid, Spain; Annual World monitored the election process. administrative staff from LUMS closely Continuing their excellence in research, Business Congress of the International the faculty of the Suleman Dawood Management Development Association The elections were held in two rounds. School of Business once again had their (IMDA), Konya, Turkey; International research published in highly recognised Conference of the Society of Operations Board of Directors of the Association. The The first round was for the selection of the 04 ANNUAL REPORT 2010-11 SULEMAN DAWOO D SCHOOL OF BU SCHOOL S INE alumni, through electoral voting, selected ss Class Representatives who formed the Board of Directors. The elections were held in seven classes and had an approximate participation of 41%. The rest of the nominees won unopposed. The second round was for the selection of the Executive Committee. In this round the elected Board of Directors selected the SULEMSAND DAWOOD SCHOOLS OFB BUSINEss Executive Committee. The new elected bodies assumed office in August 2010. A session with the Executive Committee of the SDSB Luminites Association was graduates for mentorship purposes. The organised with the first and second year session was also attended and moderated by the Dean of the Business School and the MBA Programme Director. professors of LUMS. After a rigorous the new SDSB building. Allied Bank and The LUMS SDSB Luminites Association selection procedure, the Pride of LUMS Fatima Group have pledged to donate PKR hosted their Mega Launch event in July Award was given to individuals for 20 million each for an auditorium at the 2010, followed by a dinner and musical outstanding performance in the public building and have to date donated PKR evening at the LUMS campus to formally and private sectors. Honours and awards inaugurate the association. The event were also given to the donors who had of America Merrill Lynch has donated 10 million each. Soofian Zuberi of Bank was attended by various SDSB alumni, contributed generously towards the new USD 17,000 for a discussion room in the members of the LUMS Management SDSB building. In the