Ghulam Murtaza (physicist)
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Ghulam Murtaza (born 3 January 1939), SI, FPAS, is a Pakistani theoretical physicist with a specialization in the physics of ionized plasmas, and is an Emeritus Professor of physics at the Government College University in Lahore. Murtaza's work is recognizable in plasma physics and controlled nuclear fusion processes to provide a better understanding of energy propagated by the main-sequence star, the Sun.: 1–2 [1]
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Ghulam Murtaza | |
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Born | (1939-01-03) 3 January 1939 (age 85) |
Alma mater | Government College University London University Imperial College London |
Known for | Controlled theromonuclear fusion, plasma stability confinement fusion, Black hole thermodynamics |
Awards | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1996) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Plasma physics |
Institutions | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission University of Punjab Quaid-i-Azam University Government College University International Center for Theoretical Physics |
Thesis | Some Topics in Elementary Particle Physics (1966) |
Doctoral advisors | Abdus Salam P. T. Matthews |
Website | www.paspk.org |
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From 2000 till 2020, Murtaza served on the science faculty of the Government College University where he directed the Abdus Salam Chair in Physics.[2][3]