A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid

For other people with the same name, see Haroon Rashid.

A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid
Rashid in 2015
Born(1933-05-01)1 May 1933
Barisal district, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died9 October 2021(2021-10-09) (aged 88)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
University of Glasgow
RelativesShamsuddin Abul Kalam (maternal uncle)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Dhaka
University of Texas at Austin
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Islamabad
ThesisLow energy K-meson-nucleon scattering and elastic scattering and the elastic scattering of pions by alpha-particles (1961)
B. H. Bransden

Abul Maqsud Harun-ar-Rashid (1 May 1933 – 9 October 2021)[1] was a Bangladeshi physicist and professor of physics at the University of Dhaka. He was the nephew of actor and writer Shamsuddin Abul Kalam.

Early life and education

Harun-ar-Rashid was born on 1 May 1933 into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bahadurpur in Nalchity, Jhalokathi, then part of the Backergunge District of the Bengal Presidency. His father, Maqsud Ali, was the first person from the area to obtain postgraduate education in science.[2]

Harun-ar-Rashid earned his BSc and MSc in physics from the University of Dhaka in 1953 and 1954 respectively.[3] He completed his PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Glasgow in 1960.

While pursuing his doctoral studies at the University of Glasgow, Harun-ar-Rashid participated in the 1960 Scottish Universities’ Summer School on dispersion relations. The school included lectures by physicists such as Geoffrey Chew, J. Hamilton, and Walter Thirring.[4]

Career

Harun-ar-Rashid joined the Department of Physics at the University of Dhaka as a lecturer. He became a full professor in 1972. He founded the Department of Theoretical Physics at the University of Dhaka in 1975 and later served as its chairman.[3] In 1993, he was named Bose Professor of Physics.

From 1967 to 1971, he served as professor of theoretical physics and director of the Institute of Physics at the University of Islamabad.[3]

In January 1967, an International Seminar on Low-Energy Nuclear Physics was held in Dacca (now Dhaka) under the auspices of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. Among the invited participants were Abdus Salam, Brian R. Mottelson, Rudolf Hübner, Walter D. Allen, Dennis E. Alburger, and John B. French. Harun-ar-Rashid, along with Anwar Hossain and Mizanul Islam, later edited the conference proceedings, which were published as Nuclear Structure: Based on Lectures Given at the International Seminar on Low-Energy Nuclear Physics Held at Dacca, 16–25 January 1967 by North-Holland Publishing Company.[5]

In the late 1960s, Harun-ar-Rashid was among the pioneering members of the theoretical physics group at the University of Islamabad (later Quaid-i-Azam University), a research-oriented program inspired by Abdus Salam. Following the independence of Bangladesh, he returned to Dhaka in 1971–72.[6]

He served as the director of the Computer Centre (now the Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka) at the University of Dhaka.

He was a visiting professor at the Institute für Theoretische Kernphysik, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Imperial College London, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of California, Los Angeles.[2]

He served as a senior scientific officer and principal scientific officer at the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission from 1962 to 1967. He also served as vice-president of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh from 1992 to 1993.

Harun-ar-Rashid was one of the signatories of the 1992 World Scientists' Warning to Humanity.[7]

Books

  • Anwar Hossain, A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid and Mizanul Islam (eds.) (1967). Nuclear Structure: Based on Lectures Given at the International Seminar on Low-Energy Nuclear Physics Held at Dacca, 16–25 January 1967. North-Holland Publishing Company. Library of Congress Card No. 67-28018. HathiTrust catalog.[5]
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid and Salam Azad (eds.) (1971). Rabindranathke Lekha Jagadishchandra Bosur Potraboli (রবীন্দ্রনাথকে লেখা জগদীশচন্দ্র বসুর পত্রাবলী). Bangla Academy.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (1987). Padartha-Bijnane Biplab (Revolution in Physics). Bangla Academy.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (1988). Quantum Mechanics (1st ed.). University of Dhaka. HathiTrust catalog
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (1994). Satyen Bose in Dhaka. University of Dhaka. ISBN 9845102018. HathiTrust catalog
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (1999). Complex Variable and Special Functions of Mathematical Physics. University of Dhaka. University of Dhaka listing
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2001). Phire Phire Dekha Amader Ei Mohabishwo (ফিরে ফিরে দেখা আমাদের এই মহাবিশ্ব). Sahitya Prakash. ISBN 9844652545.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2001). Chirayat Bolbiggan (চিরায়ত বলবিজ্ঞান) (2nd ed.; first published 1989). Anannya. ISBN 9844121223.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2002). Padartha Bijnaner Koyekjan Srashta (1st ed.). Anupam Prakashani. ISBN 9844042143.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2002). Biddut o Chumbak Tattwa (বিদ্যুৎ ও চুম্বক তত্ত্ব). Anannya. ISBN 9844122254.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2003). Adhunik Niyukliyo Padarthabiggan (আধুনিক নিউক্লীয় পদার্থবিজ্ঞান). Bangla Academy. ISBN 9840743440.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2004). Quantum Mechanics. University of Dhaka. ISBN 9845102239. MIST Central Library catalog
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (ed.) (2007). Our Alma Mater. Dhaka Physics Group. Mention in The Daily Star; The Telegraph
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2008). Sthan-Kal Jyamitiy o Apekshikata (স্থান-কাল জ্যামিতি ও আপেক্ষিকতা). Bangla Academy. ISBN 9840746820.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2008). Biggan Amader Uttaradhikar (বিজ্ঞান আমাদের উত্তরাধিকার). Sahitya Prakash. ISBN 9847012400043.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2009). Introduction to Quantum Field Theory. University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2009). Kishor Bigganasamagra (কিশোর বিজ্ঞানসমগ্র). Anupam Prokashoni. ISBN 9847015000480.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2010). Our Physics Heritage and the New Millennium. Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2010). Bigganasamagra (বিজ্ঞানসমগ্র). Anupam Prokashoni. ISBN 9847015200480.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2011). Introduction to Particle Physics. University of Dhaka. ISBN 9789845100007. University of Dhaka library catalog
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid and Farseem Mannan Mohammedy (2011). অপূর্ব এই মহাবিশ্ব (The Fascinating Universe). Prothoma Prokashan. ISBN 9789848765982.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2011). Rabindranather Biggan Chetana (রবীন্দ্রনাথের বিজ্ঞান চেতনা). Bangla Academy. ISBN 984074948X.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2015). Banglar Renaissance Pathikrit: Rabindranath o Char Bangali Biggani (বাংলার রেনেসাঁস পথিকৃৎ : রবীন্দ্রনাথ ও চার বাঙালি বিজ্ঞানী). Nabajug Prakashani. ISBN 9789848858912.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2015). বিশ্বভরা প্রাণ (A world full of life). Chhayanaut. ISBN 9789843393210.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid and Munir Hasan (eds.) (2016). Ekush Shatoker Jyotirbiggan (একুশ শতকের জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞান). Tamralipi. ISBN 9847009601354.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid (2023). বরেণ্য বিজ্ঞানী স্মরণীয় কৃতিচর্চা (Distinguished Scientists: Memorable Essays). Anupam Prakashani. ISBN 9789849781417.

Selected publications

  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "Unification Theorist Who Brought Together Third World Scientists". Himal Southasian, 1 July 1997. Himal Southasian
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "কোয়ান্টাম বলবিদ্যার পঞ্চাশ বছর" (Fifty Years of Quantum Mechanics). In: Muhammad Ibrahim (ed.), মাসিক বিজ্ঞান সাময়িকীর ৪০ বছর. 2000. ISBN 9844102030.[8]
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "Einstein's Legacy" (আইনস্টাইনের উত্তরাধিকার). Kali O Kalam, November 2005.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "আইনস্টাইন এবং অবিস্মরণীয় কোয়ান্টাম-বিতর্ক" (Einstein and the unforgettable quantum debate). Kali O Kalam, May 2005 (Jyaishtha 1412). [1][9]
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "অধ্যাপক ইন্নাস আলীর মহাপ্রয়াণ এক গুণমুগ্ধ ছাত্রের শ্রদ্ধার্ঘ্য" (A tribute to Professor Innas Ali from an admiring student). Kaler Kantho, 24 January 2010.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "পাওয়া গেছে ঈশ্বর-কণা" (The God particle has been found). bdnews24.com, 5 July 2012.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "নোবেল পুরস্কার ও কোয়ান্টাম কম্পিউটার" (Nobel Prize and Quantum Computer). bdnews24.com, 16 October 2012.
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "আমাদের অধ্যাপক জামাল নজরুল ইসলাম" (Our professor Jamal Nazrul Islam). bdnews24.com, 18 March 2013. [2]
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "বাংলাদেশের বিজ্ঞান: একবিংশ শতাব্দীর চ্যালেঞ্জ" (Science in Bangladesh: Challenges of the 21st Century). Bangladesh Asiatic Society Patrika, Vol. 60, Winter issue, December 2014. [3]
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "প্রাতিস্বিক ফোটন-কণার জীবন ও মৃত্যু এবং তার পরিমাপন ও নিয়ন্ত্রণ" (The life and death of intrinsic photon particles and their measurement and control). বিজ্ঞান বিচিত্রা, June 2013. National Science and Technology Museum, Bangladesh. [4] [10]
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "The first nuclear physicist of Bangladesh". The Daily Star, 24 September 2017. The Daily Star
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "বাংলার রেনেসাঁর পথিকৃৎ: সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ বসুর বীজগর্ব অবদান ও বসু–আইনস্টাইন ঘনীভবন" (Pioneer of the Bengal Renaissance: Satyendra Nath Bose’s seminal contribution and Bose–Einstein condensation). গণিত পরিক্রমা, ২৯শ খণ্ড, ২০২১, pp. ১–১৬. Bangladesh Mathematical Society, Department of Mathematics, University of Dhaka. December 2021. [5]
  • A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "বিমূর্ত বীজগণিতের অন্যতম স্রষ্টা এমি নোয়েথারের জীবনসংগ্রাম" (The life struggle of Emmy Noether, a pioneer of abstract algebra). Prothom Alo.

In media

  • Interview with A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid. "প্রকৃতির নিয়মকানুন জানতে পারাই বিজ্ঞানের মূল প্রেরণা" (The motivation of science is to understand the laws of nature). Prothom Alo, 15 October 2009.
  • SM Mujibur Rahman. "My teacher, Bose Professor Dr AM Harun Ar Rashid". Prothom Alo English, 16 October 2021. Prothom Alo English
  • Arshad Momen. "হারুন স্যারের সাথে স্মৃতি" (Memories with Professor Harun). bdnews24.com, 17 October 2021. bdnews24.com
  • Farseem Mannan Mohammedy. "প্রদীপ নিভিয়া গেল" – অধ্যাপক হারুন-অর-রশীদ ও তার সময় ("The lamp went out" — Professor Harun-ar-Rashid and his time). bdnews24.com, 28 October 2021. [6]

Honors and awards

Recognition

A memorial session titled "Professor A. M. Harun ar Rashid Memorial Session" was held at the International Conference on the Centennial Celebration of Bose–Einstein Statistics (2024).[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Physicist and science writer Harun-ar-Rashid no more, The Financial Express, 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Prof. A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid". The Daily Star. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Professor A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  4. ^ G. R. Sreaton, ed. (1961). Dispersion Relations: Scottish Universities' Summer School 1960. Oliver and Boyd.
  5. ^ a b Bayman, Benjamin F. (18 October 1968). "Nuclear Instrumentation: Nuclear Structure. Based on lectures given at the International Seminar on Low-Energy Nuclear Physics, Dacca, East Pakistan, Jan. 1967". Science. 162 (3851): 347. doi:10.1126/science.162.3851.347.a.
  6. ^ Hussain, Faheem (June 2005). "The Theoretical Physics Group at Quaid-e-Azam University: Lessons for the LUMS SSE". The LUMS SSE Newsletter: 1–5.
  7. ^ "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity". Union of Concerned Scientists. 16 July 1992. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  8. ^ Originally published Feb–March 1977.
  9. ^ Originally published in the 2nd year, 4th issue of Kali O Kalam.
  10. ^ Continued from a previous issue.
  11. ^ "Int'l Conference on Centennial Celebration of Bose–Einstein Statistics begins". University of Dhaka. 7 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Conference programme" (PDF). University of Dhaka.
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