Jamal Nazrul Islam
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Jamal Nazrul Islam is a famous physicist and mathematician of Bangladesh. He was born February 24, 1939 in Jhenaidah. Currently he is a professor of Chittagong University.
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[edit] Biography
He attended Shishu Biddyapit of Kolkata, Chittagong Collegiate School, Lawrence College of Pakistan for his secondary and higher secondary education. He graduated from Saint Xaviers College in Kolkata. Then he went to Cambridge University for higher study. There he graduated for the second time from Trinity College. He earned his doctorate in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics from Cambridge in 1964. Later he was awarded Doctor of Science(SCD) by Cambridge University.
[edit] Professional Positions
- A post-doctoral fellow of University of Maryland from 1963-1965.
- Worked in Cambridge Institute of Theoretical Astrology from 1967-1971.
- Visiting associate in Caltech from 1971-1972.
- Senior research associate in University of Washington from 1972-1973.
- Lecturer in Kings College in London from 1973-1974.
- Fellow of science research council in Cardiff, University College from 1975-1978.
- Lecturer and reader in City University, London from 1978-1984.
- Professor at Chittagong University in Bangladesh.
[edit] Selected Publications
- Rotating Fields in General Relativity, Cambridge University Press ,1985.
- Classical General Relativity: Proceedings of the Conference on Classical (Non-Quantum) General Relativity, Cambridge University Press , 1983.
- An Introduction to Mathematical Cosmology , Cambridge University Press , 1992.
- The Ultimate Fate of the Universe.
- Sky and Telescope.
- The Far Future of the Universe.
[edit] Accomplishments
- Received Bangladesh Academy of Science Award in 1985.
- Received National Science and Technology Medal in 1994.
- Awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001.
