Past Events

H.E. Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General COMSTECH met with Maj. Gen. Amer Ikram, Executive Director, National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, 4th June, 2020 in his office. The matters related to joint collaboration between COMSTECH and NIH were discussed in detail and agreed to hold the various joint activities.

June 04, 2020: H.E. Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General COMSTECH met with H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan in his office on Thursday, 4th June, 2020.  Mr. Muhammad Kamran Akhtar, Director General (ACDIS) and Mr. Tariq Karim, Director General (EC & OCI), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) were also present in the meeting.

The Coordinator General COMSTECH discussed with the Foreign Secretary, new programs and activities of COMSTECH initiated after assumption of Charge of the office of Coordinator General COMSTECH and sought support of the Foreign Office.  The matters related with regards to COMSTECH – MoFA collaboration in Science Diplomacy initiative and Capacity Building Programs across the OIC region were also discussed.  The Foreign Secretary assured the Coordinator General COMSTECH of his full support in launching of new initiatives.

Thursday, 4th June 2020

H.E. Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General COMSTECH met with Mr. Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications of Pakistan on Thursday, 4th June, 2020 in his office. The proposals of joint collaborative activities were discussed including;

National Exhibition on AI and IT Products for Health Care

Internet of Things (IoT) in Health Care – Digital Information

Telemedicine to Combat Future Pandemics

The Federal Secretary, Ministry of IT & Telecommunication expressed his keenness in the proposal and assured the Coordinator of his support.

Title: “Pakistan Randomized and Observational Trial to Evaluate Coronavirus Treatment (PROTECT)” By Prof. Dr. Ghazna Khalid

Date and Time: 5th June 2020, 3:00 pm PST

Coronavirus disease or Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by a novel Coronavirus i.e. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, causing illness in humans and circulate among animals such as bats. The disease spreads primarily from person to person contact, through small droplets which are expelled when a person with Covid-19 coughs, sneezes, or speaks.

The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019–20 Coronavirus pandemic. Robust response and scientific efforts are underway to curb this menace. These efforts are centred around conducting clinical trials to evaluate drugs and vaccines against this disease. In Pakistan, only a handful of clinical trials are underway. Pakistan Randomized and Observational Trial to Evaluate Coronavirus Treatment (PROTECT) is one of them.

COMSTECH has arranged web based seminar to discuss clinical trial PROTECT and its significance for wider Public Health and Health Sciences in Pakistan. COMSTECH is exploring ways to extend this trial to other OIC member states, as a strategy to help with the humanitarian fight against Covid-19.

Professor Dr. Ghazna Khalid, member of Scientific Task Force established by the Federal Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of Pakistan on PROTECT trial is invited to deliver this talk. This Task Force is mandated to plan, conduct, and disseminate findings of PROTECT in scientific interest to reduce the impact of devastating pandemic of SARS-Cov-2 in Pakistan.

Speaker’s Profile:

Professor Dr. Ghazna Khalid is a Pakistani technocrat, social activist, an internationally acclaimed gynaecologist and health expert. She is advisor on maternal and child health to the KPK Department of Health. She is a technical advisor to the Federal Ministry of National Health Regulations and Services in Islamabad. She is serving as a member on the Covid-19 task force in the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.

Dr. Ghazna Khalid brings more than 20 years of experience working with development organizations and international donor agencies to improve health, maternal and newborn health, and pregnancy outcomes in developing countries.

Dr Ghazna has a double doctorate. She holds a Medical degree (MBBS) from Imperial College London and PhD Doctorate in Research from University College London UK. She is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists MRCOG London UK.

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His Excellency the Secretary General of OIC, Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen visited COMSTECH Secretariat Islamabad on August 9, 2017. His delegation was received by COMSTECH team led by Dr Shaukat Hameed Khan, Coordinator General COMSTECH.

Secretary General was briefed on COMSTECH’s activities and programs. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain and Secretary for Ministry of Science and Technology Mr. Fazal Abbas Maken, also attended the event.

Later the Secretary General along with Minister and other dignitaries attended dinner hosted by Coordinator General Dr. Shaukat Hameed Khan.

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June 19, 2020: Dr. Abdur Rashid, Director, DRAP and Dr. Ghazna Khalid Siddiqui MNA and Member, Task Force of Ministry of Science and Technology of Pakistan on COVID-19 had meeting with Coordinator General COMSTECH Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, today morning in his office.

“Sustainable Development Of Drylands In The Post 2015 World”

August 21-24, 2016

Alexandria, Egypt

The 12th International Dryland Development Conference with the theme “Sustainable Development of Drylands in the Post 2015 World” was held from 21 to 24 August 2016 in the Alexandria Library, Alexandria, Egypt. It was co-sponsored by the Arid Land Agricultural Graduate Studies & Research Institute (ALARI), Egypt, Arid Land Research Centre (ALRC), Japan, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM), Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAREERI), China, the Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt, JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), JIRCAS (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Research), and Desert Research Center (DRC), Egypt. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Commission on Science & Technology (COMSTECH), ECO Science Foundation (ECOSF), and other international and national organizations supported the Conference.

Themes of the Conference:

Application of new technologies for the improvement of stress (drought, heat, cold and salinity) resistance of crops for dry areas.

Sustainable management of scarce water resources.

Agronomic and crop improvement interventions for sustainably enhancing agricultural productivity of small-holder farmers in dry areas.

Soil health and land use constraints for agricultural productivity in dry areas and their management.

Soil erosion and desertification processes and control.

Biodiversity conservation, and prevention of deforestation.

Sustainable management of productivity of rangeland and livestock in dry areas.

Arid lands communities, their indigenous knowledge and heritage, and socio-economic studies. Poverty alleviation, creation of job opportunities and minimizing outmigration.

Renewable energy resources (wind, solar, biogas) for sustainable arid land community settlement.

There were six plenary sessions, three specialized group sessions, and eleven concurrent sessions on nine themes. The Conference was attended by 201 participants from 25 different countries.

Contact Person

Prof. Abdel El-Beltagy

Chair of the International Dryland Development Commission (IDDC)

Egyptian Academy of the Scientific Research & Technology

IDDC Secretariat, 19 Aboul Feda St., Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt

August 22-25, 2016

University of Malakand, Chakdara, KP, Pakistan

This conference was the first major event in the history of the University of Malakand marking a first step towards institutional growth and maturity. A large number of delegates both national and international participated in this conference. International participants were from Turkey, China, Sweden, Jordan, Malaysia, USA and Qatar. It provided a really good opportunity for extensive discussions leading to new ‘social contracts’ for chemistry.

The participants looked through where chemistry stands today and where they are heading, what their social impact has been and what society expects from them.

They also discussed what efforts should be invested to make chemistry advanced as far as expectations and the challenges posed by human and social development are concerned.

It provided an opportunity to the participants for collaborations extending to both national and international levels. Some of the research papers presented during this conference were selected for publication in the special issue of “The Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan”.

The University of Malakand is situated in a conflict zone which has been severely affected and people were scared to visit the area. This conference broke the ice of disconnection and made it possible to bring national and foreign delegates to witness the prevailing peace in the area.

List of speakers for Plenary and Invited/Keynote lectures

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rasul Jan

Vice Chancellor, University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Nanomaterials and Modified Materials as A Tool for Signal Amplification and Detection

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Soylak

Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Erciyes University, 38039, Kayseri-Turkey.

Modern Trends in Solid Phase Extraction of Trace Elements: Preparation and Characterization of Nanosized Materials

Prof. Dr. Hesham R. El-Seedi

Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Biomedical Centre, Box 574, SE-75 123, Uppsala, Sweden.

The Traditional and Prophetic Medicines Are Unraveling Another Mystery of the Mother-Nature

Prof. Dr. Ch. Jamil Anwar

Vice Chancellor, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan

History of Chemistry

Dr. Shahida Waheed

Chief Scientist, Director Coordination, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad

Role of Nuclear Analytical Techniques in Monitoring, Fingerprinting and Source Apportionment of Air Pollution in Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Habib Ahmad

Vice Chancellor, Islamia College University, Peshawar, Pakistan

Potential of Exploration of Natural Products in The Biodiversity of Northern Pakistan

Dr. Fida Mohammad

Dean Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Institute Sawabi, Pakistan

Global Trends in Higher Education

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Arfan

International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Bio Orthogonal Chemistry- Progress and The Future

Prof. Dr. Jasmin Shah (Professor Meritorious)

Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Imprinted Polymeric Materials for Solid Phase Extraction of Heavy Metal Ions and Organic Pollutants

Prof. Dr. Tasneem Gul Kazi

NCEAC Sindh Univ Jamshoro 76080 Pakistan

Role of elementology in neuro health and disorder

Prof. Dr. Shahabuddin Memon

National Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro-76080-Pakistan.

The Calixarenes: A Versatile Class of Sensor Materials

Dr. Najma Memon

Associate Professor, NCEAC, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Gelatin composites for immobilization of Horseradish Peroxidase: Oxidative removal of phenols, dye and dilcofenac in aqueous solutions

Dr. Amber Solangi

Associate Professor, NCEAC, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Capillary Electrophoretic Determination of five Flavonoids from Natural Samples using Ionic Liquid as Buffer Additive

Dr. Farah Naz Talpur

Associate Professor, NCEAC, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Enzymes as A Green Revolution in Chemistry

Dr. Shamsher Ali

Department of Environmental Health, T H Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 665‐Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA-2115

Role of Physical Microenvironment in Airway Remodeling of Asthmatic ASM Cells

Prof. Dr. Tajnees Pirzada

Institute of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur, Pakistan

UV-Vis, FTIR and NMR studies of derivatized Humic Acid isolated from agriculture soils of Pakistan

Dr. Sohaila Rehman

Deputy Chief Scientist, Chemistry Division, P.o. Nilore, PINSTECH 45650, PAEC, Islamabad, Pakistan

Calcium Supplements: As an Additional Source of Lead Contamination and Mineral Contents

Prof. Dr. Tufail Hussain Sherazi

National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, Univ. of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Edible Oils Analysis

Dr. Syed Ghulam Musharraf

International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Untargeted Metabolomics Snapshot of Cancer Samples for Biomarker Search

Dr. Muhammad Imran

Biochemistry Section Institute of Chemical Sciences University of Peshawar, Peshawar-25120 KP Pakistan

Nuclear Factor-κappa B activation switches all-trans-retinoic acid-induced granulocytic differentiation of promyelocytic leukemia cells to macrophages

Prof. Dr. Jianlong Wang

Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China

Adsorption of Co(II) by zero valent iron/graphene nanocomposite

Dr. Sami Ullah

Lecturer, School of Physical and Geographical Sciences, William Smith Building WS1.39, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK

In Situ Denitrification: Methodological Challenges and Spatial Variability in Terrestrial Ecosystems

Prof. Dr. Tariq Yasin

Deputy Chief Scientist, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, PIEAS, PO Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan

Radiation Processed Materials and their Applications

Dr. Naila Siddique

Principal Scientist, Chemistry Division, Directorate of Science, PINSTECH, PO Nilore Islamabad 45650, PAEC, Islamabad Pakistan

Essential, Toxic, Rare Earth and High Field-Strength Elements in Multani Mitti Clay Using Instrument

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Makshoof Athar

Director, Institute of the Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan.

Modified Carbon Paste Electrode for Detection of Hg(II) in Industrial Effluents

Prof. Dr. Zahid Hussain

Department of chemistry Abdul Wali khan Mardan 23200 Pakistan

Effect of pretreatment on the product distribution of two step catalytic pyrolysis of biomass

Prof. Dr. Mir Munsif Ali Talpur

Director, Institute of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur

Dandralenes-Synthesis and Characterization

Dr. Bushra Naseem

Department of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University, Jail road, Lahore 54000; Pakistan

Interaction between Nitroimidazoles and alcohols: physico-chemical study

Dr. Bushra Munir

Assistant Professor, Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, GCUF 38000, Pakistan

Total Antioxidant Status and Oxidative Stress in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Dr. Iqbal Hussain

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Islamia College Peshawar 25000: Pakistan

Synthesis, Characterization, Anti-oxidant and Biological Activities of Schiff base Alkylhydrazone

Prof. Dr. Yousaf Al-Hiari

Faculty of Pharmacy University of Jordan, Jordan

Novel heterocyclic carboxamide derivatives as potential antihyperlipidaemic Agents: Indole-2-carboxamides as Model

Prof. Dr. Mansoor Ahmad

Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270

Pakistani Phytomedicines and Their Role in Cuurent Medical System

Dr. Muhammad Raza Shah

ICCBS (H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry and Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research) University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Nano-Pores and Supramolecular Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Shazia Anjum

Department of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan

Standardization of Anti-Diabetic Medicinal Plants of Cholistan Desert

Dr. Asma Ejaz

Research Scientist III, Joslin Diabetes Research Center/Harvard Medical School, 1 Joslin Place, Boston, MA‐02115

Curcumin; Scientific Description of a Traditional Healing Agent

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ilyas

NCE in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar

Green and Sustainable Catalysis

Prof. Dr. Hasan Mahmood Khan

NCEPC University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120.

Advance Oxidation Processes (Aops) For the Treatment of Some Pesticides and Persistant Organic Pollutants (Pops) In Water

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nasiruddin Khan

Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan

Feasibility studies to replace the synthetic surfactant with bio-surfactant for green environment

Prof. Dr. Haq Nawaz Bhatti

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Green and sustainable technologies for remediation of dyes containing wastewater

Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh

Associate Professor, Nano-Chemistry Lab 54000, Organization: GC University Lahore, Pakistan

Evaluation of optical, catalytic and thermodynamic properties of metal oxides nanocomposites

Contact Person

Prof. Rashid Ahmad

Chief Organizer of the Conference

Vice President

Chemical Society of Pakistan

Dept. of Chemistry

University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir (L), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Iran

May 02-03, 2017

COMSTECH Inter-Islamic Network on Nanotechnology (INN) offered a two-day international conference/workshop on “Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine”, NTNM2017. This conference aimed to address the practical solutions offered by the advancement in nanotechnology and nanomedicine. Scientists and researchers from Netherlands, Norway, Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, United States, Malaysia, Pakistan, India, United Kingdom, Oman, Japan, Zimbabwe, Iran, Australia, Turkey and Iran participated in this event.

Original papers on nanometer-scale materials, devices, and technologies that utilized in biomedical science and technology were welcomed. The conference comprised six professional sessions on topics related to “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine”, “Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems”, “Nanomedicine, Diagnosis, and Therapy”, “Nanobiodevices and Biosensors”, “Nanotechnology and Environmental Health”, and “General Aspects of Nanotechnology”, which highlighted the recent breakthrough stories and advancements in the field of nanotechnology.

161 papers were received by the secretariat for review, from which 32 papers were accepted to be presented in lecture format, 18 talks for the first day and 14 talks for the second day, and also 2 virtual presentations from Turkey and Malaysia. In addition, 84 papers were accepted to be presented in poster, from which three top poster presentations were selected by the review of different invited speakers and MERC professors and awarded at the closing ceremony of NTNM2017. All original papers presented at NTNM2017 were evaluated for publication in the journal of Elsevier, “Material Today: Proceedings”.

There were also 9 workshops in parallel with the presentation sections held on both days of the program which were mainly adjusted to create an information exchange atmosphere for the participants and mainly the invited speakers.

The multinational environment of this conference made it a perfect platform for the development of practical ideas from all over the world. None of this would have happened without the earnest efforts of the organizers behind the scenes, including Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Inter-Islamic Network on Nanotechnology (INN), and COMSTECH. COMSTECH was represented at the Workshop/Conference by Dr. S. Khurshid Hasanain, Senior Expert.

Contact Person

Islamic Republic of Iran

Dr. S.M.M. Hadavi

Chief Executive Officer

Inter-Islamic Network on Nanotechnology

P. O. Box: 14155-4777.

Tehran, IRAN

SBK Women’s University, Quetta, Pakistan

May 9-11, 2017

The 6th International and 15th National Conference on Dynamic Trends in Plant Sciences: Fostering the Environment and Food Security was held from 9 to 11 May 2017 at SBK Women’s University, Quetta, Pakistan. It was co-sponsored by COMSTECH.

The conference was a milestone in the history of Baluchistan as being the first one ever to be conducted on this topic. It offered an occasion for the eminent scholars and researchers to present their work. It proved to be a good platform for interaction and collaboration among scholars from various disciplines related to plant sciences and at the same time provided an opportunity of networking and scholarship from renowned experts from multiple fields in the realm of botanical sciences.

A number of international scholars as well as Pakistani scientists from different parts of the country attended this event. In all about 500 scholars, researchers, scientists and students participated. The conference comprised four sessions with three sessions of plenary lectures which covered five themes (listed below). There were 31 plenary lectures, 2 online lectures from UK, and oral and poster presentations in the fields of Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences and Microbiology. Eleven speakers from Japan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Turkey and UK delivered their lectures along with twenty renowned scientists from Pakistan.

This event provided an excellent opportunity to the participants to share knowledge and exchange their research findings, ideas, experiences and views on different topics in biological sciences. It also introduced the first women’s university in Balochistan at international and national level and acquaint the participants with its current work for advanced research and studies.

THEME- 1: Agriculture and Plant Physiology

Agronomy

Horticulture

Abiotic and Biotic Stresses

Nutrients and Biofertilizers

Plants and Livestock

Food Safety and Security

Plant Breeding and Genetics

Organic Farming and Hydroponics

Plants for Livestock

THEME- 2: Plant Biotechnology, Biochemistry

Bioinformatics and molecular Biology

Tissue Culture

Cell and Molecular Biology

Enzymology

Plantomics

Data Mining, NGS, Algorithm, Database

Phytochemistry and Biotransformation

THEME- 3: Plant Pathology, Microbiology and Disease Management

Mycology

Bacteriology

Virology

Plant Nematology

Plant Disease

Biological and Chemical Control

THEME- 4: Plant Ecology and Environment

Sustainable Development and Applied Ecology

Population, Community, Ecosystem

Ecophysiology

Environmental Pollution

Global Warming

Green Chemistry

Biosafety

THEME- 5: Plant Systematics, Ethnobotany and Biodiversity

Plant Biodiversity, Conservation and Ethnobotany

Bryophytes, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperm

Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics

Phycology

Medicinal Botany

Molecular Systematics

Contact Person

Vice Chancellor’s Secretariat

Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University

Brewery Road Quetta. Pakistan.

Phone No: +92(081)9213301

Fax No:  +92(081)9213308

Email: vc@sbkwu.edu.pk

September 18-21, 2017

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Summary: There were about 50 lectures and about 100 poster presentations with over 170 participants. Twelve eminent international scientists delivered 24 plenary and research lectures. Participants from Russia, Georgia, Iraq, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Tunisia, China, Canada, UK, France, India, USA, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Iran attended this conference.

The lecture of Nobel Laureate Prof. K. Von Klitzing was highly appreciated by the participants. One important event in the conference was the recognition given to young scientists and to poster presentations. Young Researcher Awards were given to two young researchers one in magnetism and the other in superconductivity and four Best Poster Awards to two each in magnetism and superconductivity. The Awards Committee also awarded one distinction to a highly accomplished young scientist.

Two highly regarded invited speakers, Prof. Lu Yu from Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Michael Farle from University of Duisburg, Essen, Germany accepted to become Adjunct Professors of the Department of Physics at Sharif University of Technology starting from January 2018.

COMSTECH was one of the supporters of the conference.

Details of Keynote Speakers:

1.   K. Von Klitzing

Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany

Plenary: A New International System of Units in 2018! How my Nobel Prize Contributed to this Development?

Research: Exciton Condensation in Quantum Hall Bilayer – A Superfluid Ground State

2.   K. Shimizu

KYOKUGEN, Center for Science and Technology under Extreme Conditions, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan

Plenary: Superconducting Elements under High Pressure

3.   F.S. Razavi

Department of Physics, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada

Plenary: Rare Earth Chromium Oxides Revisited, Special Case: Structural, Magnetic and Thermal Studies of Ce1-xEuxCrO3 Nano-Powders

Research: Isotope Effect on Superconductivity and Optical Properties of Pyrochlore Cd2Re2O7

4.   L. Yu

Institute of Physics, Beijing, China

Plenary: Metal-Insulator Crossover and Non-BCS Superconductivity in Underdoped Cuprates

Research: Relation between Exchange (Braid) and Exclusion Statistics in Low-Dimensional Systems

5.   M.I. Eremets

Max Planck Institute of Chemistry, Mainz, Germany

Plenary: High Temperature Conventional Superconductivity

Research: Phase Diagram of Hydrogen at Pressures up to 470 GPa and Low Temperatures

6.   H.M. Ronnow

Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism, Institute of Physics, EPFL, Switzerland

Plenary: Quantum Magnetism – Neutrons in the Quasi-particle Zoo

Research: Magnetism with a Twist – Magneto-Electric Skyrmions

7.   M. Farle

University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Russia

Plenary: Functionalized Hybrid Nanomagnets: New Materials for Innovations in Energy Storage and Medical Theranostics

Research:  Magnetic Skyrmions in Confined Geometries

8.   G. Baskaran

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences Chennai 600 113, India; Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Plenary: Resonating Valence Bond Theory of Superconductivity-Support from Systems beyond CupratesResearch: Theory of Ultra Low Tc Superconductivity in Bismuth – Tip of an Iceberg?

9.   Kh. Zakeri

Heisenberg Spin-dynamics Group, Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany; Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany

Plenary: Terahertz Magnonics: Feasibility of Using Terahertz Magnons for Information Processing

Research: Phonon Spectrum of Single-Crystalline FeSe (001)

10. M.K. Wu

Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Plenary: An Overview of the FeSe-based Superconductors

Research: Modification of Iron d-orbitals in Superconducting FeSe Crystal

11.   Sh. Deemyad

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA

Plenary: The Many Faces of the Lightest Metal “LITHIUM” under Pressure

Research: Light Compounds at High Densities: Carbon and below

12.   H. Aubin

LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University; CNRS; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University of Paris 6, 10 rue Vauquelin, F-75005 Paris, France

Plenary: Hybrid Semiconducting-Superconducting Systems and Superconductivity at the Anderson Limit

Research: Nernst Effect by Gaussian Superconducting Fluctuations

Contact Person

Prof. M. Akhavan

Conf. Chair

Tel: 0098-21-66005410, 66029161, 66164501-2

Fax: 0098-21-66022711

Email: info@physics.sharif.edu