Fayyazuddin

Fayyazuddin (born 10 November 1930) is a Pakistani theoretical physicist and emeritus professor, specialising in theoretical physics and mathematical physics at the National Centre for Physics of Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad. He conducts research in the fields of quantum mechanics, particle physics, and meson physics. Fayyazuddin has published numerous papers alongside Riazuddin, including a renowned one on Quantum Mechanics.

Biography Fayyazuddin is the twin brother of physicist Riazuddin, and a student of Abdus Salam.

Education He and his twin brother Riazuddin were born on 10 November 1930 into a Punjabi family in Ludhiana where they received their intermediate education. Following the partition of India, the family migrated to Lahore, Pakistan. The two attended Punjab University. Fayyazuddin completed his Bachelor of Arts with honors in mathematics from Punjab University and subsequently earned Master of Science in mathematical physics under the fellowship of Abdus Salam in 1953. Fayyaz's dissertation was written on the "Preliminary Analysis of Photoproduction of K Mesons in the Mandelstam Representation". Fayyaz then returned to Pakistan and served at the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).

Academic career Fayyazuddin joined Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) in 1962 where he worked under the guidance of professor Abdus Salam The institute become an active center for theoretical particle physics research due to their distinguished contribution, and its presence was recognized internationally. In 1973, Fayyaz traveled to Geneva, Switzerland where he became a visiting scientist at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). In 1977, he returned to Quaid-i-Azam University as a physics professor and subsequently became the dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. In 1980, he went to Saudi Arabia where he became a regular professor of physics at the King Saud University in Riyadh and a regular professor of physics at the Ummal Qura University in Mecca till 1996. After teaching in Saudi Arabia, he returned to Quaid-i-Azam University in 2005. In 2007, Fayyazuddin joined Pakistan's National Center for Physics as a senior scientist. In 2008, he was awarded HEC Distinguished Professor award by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. In 2000, the President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, conferred on him Pakistan's second-highest civilian award Hilal-i-Imtiaz for his contributions to the field of research in physics and science.

Awards and honors Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan - (2000) HEC Distinguished Professor Award - (2007) Khawarzmi International Award in Physics - (2003) Gold Medal - Pakistan Academy of Sciences (1979) D. Dwyer Bhawani Dass Gold Medal, Government College University - (1951)

Fellowships and memberships A fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) A research member, National Center for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (1999) An Associate Member at the International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy (1966–1969, 1972–1980, 1983–1993) An honorary Member of American Physical Society (1977) A Life Member of Pakistan Physical Society (1999) A Member, Syndicate, Quaid-i-Azam University (1975–1977)

Works

Research papers Development of Science and its Impact on Society First LHC School, National Center for Physics (2009) The Kawarabayashi-Suzuki-Riazuddin-Fayyazuddin relation and strong mesonic couplings in the cloudy bag model.

Radioactive D* decay using vector meson dominance by Riazuddin and Fayyazuddin

Conference papers Current Algebra and Its Consequences by Fayyazuddin. Papers presented in Center for Advanced Mathematics and Physics (CAMP), National University of Sciences and Technology

Books Quantum Mechanics by Fayyazuddin and Riazuddin, World Scientific, Singapore, (1990)

Selected Papers of Abdus Salam, with Commentary by A. Ali, Abdus Salam, Fayyazuddin, Riazuddin