Shaukat Hameed Khan
| Shaukat Hameed Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 4, 1941 Lahore, Punjab, British Indian Empire (Present-day Pakistan) |
| Residence | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Fields | Nuclear Physics |
| Institutions |
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI) Planning Commission of Pakistan (PC) |
| Alma mater |
University of Punjab Oxford University |
| Known for |
Pakistan's nuclear deterrent program MLIS development Spectroscopy Plasma stealth Nova laser Trident laser Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Nuclear pumped laser |
| Notable awards | Pride of Performance award (1983) |
Shaukat Hameed Khan (Born: 4 September 1941; Urdu: ڈاکٹر شوکت حمید خان), (PP, D.Phil, FPAS), is a Pakistani nuclear physicist. He previously had served as the rector of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI). Khan has been associated with GIKI since its inception and served as a member of the Board of Governors till early 2013. He is a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences. Khan previously worked for the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), where he retired as Chief Science Officer (CSO) in 2005.
Khan has made numerous contribution to the field of Laser physics, and is an author of two books, which are heavily emphasized to the field of Laser sciences. Khan has also made important research and contribution in the fields of laser produced plasmas; Ultrafast High Voltage Switching; Spectroscopy, laser isotope separation, and precision measurement with lasers.
Khan was born in Lahore British Punjab to an ethnic Pathan family. Khan did his matriculation from Gordon College where he also received his pre-science diploma from there in 1957. The same year, he was admitted in Punjab University and received his B.Sc.(Hons) in Physics in 1961. In 1962, Khan won Rhodes Scholarship and went to United Kingdom to pursue his education. A Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan, Khan was admitted in Oxford University in 1962 where he did his B.A. in Mathematics from the same institution in 1964, followed by B.Sc. in Mathematics from there. Khan had done his M.S. in physics in 1966. While in Oxford, Khan completed his doctoral studies and was awarded his D.Phil. in Nuclear Physics from the University of Oxford in 1968.
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