Hafeez Hoorani

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Hafeez Hoorani
Born1958 (age 65–66)
NationalityPakistani
CitizenshipPakistan
Alma materKarachi University
Simon Fraser University
Known forLoop gravity, Big Bang Theory, Gaseous ionization detectors and Quantum field theory
Scientific career
FieldsHigh Energy Physics
InstitutionsEuropean Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
National Center for Physics(NCP)
Quaid-e-Azam University (Qau)
Doctoral advisorDavid H. Boal
Other academic advisorsK.S. Vishwanatham and M. Plischke

Hafeez Hoorani or Hafeez-ur-Rehman Hoorani or Hafeez R. Hoorani is a Pakistani particle physicist, with a specialisation in accelerator physics, and a research scientist at the CERN.[1] Hoorani is working at the National Center for Physics, with research focus in elementary particle physics and high energy physics.[2] Until the end of 2013, he served as scientific director of International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) and is now research associate at the National Center for Nuclear Physics, Islamabad.[3]

He has served as a full professor of high energy physics at the National Center for Physics where he heads a group building the muon chamber for the Compact Muon Solenoid detector. He has also supervised the two PhD students during his stay at the National Center for Physics.[4]

Education[edit]

Hoorani was born in Karachi and received his early education from there. He attended Karachi University in 1976 and received his BSc with Honors in physics in 1980, followed by his MSc in particle physics from the same institution in 1982. On a KU's awarded scholarship, Hoorani went to Burnaby, Canada where he attended Simon Fraser University.[5] In October 1986, he received his PhD [citation needed] in Experimental High Energy Physics under the supervision of Dr. David H. Boal, writing his thesis on Numerical Solution for Hydrodynamic Equations For the Quark-Gluon Plasma.[6]

CERN[edit]

In 1987, Hoorani joined the International Centre for Theoretical Physics where he continued his research into Quark–gluon plasma and published a brief journal on Production of J/ψ IK Quark-Gloun Plasma in February 1988.[7] Hoorani joined CERN in 1989 where he carried out a large amount of research at CERN's Large Electron–Positron Collider or LEP. In 1999, he returned to Pakistan for a short visit where he successfully convinced the Government of Pakistan to set up a group working on different aspects of the Large Hadron Collider at the National Center for Physics. Due to his efforts, in 2000 Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (led by nuclear physicist Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad) signed an agreement with CERN. This agreement opened the door for Pakistani physicists to collaborate with CERN's particle physics project.[8] His current research area is the development of gaseous detectors for the hadron collider.

Research paper[edit]

  • The SESAME Project, Hafeez R Hoorani, SESAME.
  • CMS Production Meeting, Dr. Hafeez R. Hoorani, National Center for Physics
  • Data Acquisition System for RPC Testing, by Ijaz Ahmed, Waqar Ahmed, M. Hamid Ansari, M Irfan Asghar, Sajjad Asghar, Imran M Awan, Jamila B. Butt, Hafeez R. Hoorani, Ishtiaq Hussain Taimoor Khurshid, Saleh Muhammad. Printed in Cern
  • Quality Assurance Tests of the CMS Endcap RPCs by Ijaz Ahmed, Waqar Ahmed, M. Hamid Ansari, M Irfan Asghar, Sajjad Asghar, Imran M Awan, Jamila B. Butt, Hafeez R. Hoorani, Ishtiaq Hussain Taimoor Khurshid, Saleh Muhammad. Printed in Cern.
  • Physics of Top Quark at LHC, Dr. Hafeez R. Hoorani.[9]
  • Assembly and Testing of RPCs in Pakistan, Dr. Hafeez Hoorani, National Center for Physics.[10]
  • How to do Physics Analysis of LHC Data?, Dr. H.R. Hoorani, National Center for Physics.[11]

Online lectures[edit]

  • Hoorani, Hafeez R. (16 December 2004). "First School on LHC Physics" (PDF). National Center for Physics (NCP) and Quaid-i-Azam University (Qau).
  • Hoorani, Hafeez R. (12–24 October 2009). "PYTHIA -AN EVENT GENERATOR" (PDF). National Center for Physics (NCP).
  • Hoorani, Hafeez R. (12–24 October 2009). "The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)" (PDF). National Center for Physics (NCP).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Staff Reporter. "Pakistani scientist appointed SESAME Director Science". Pakistan Times. Islamabad, Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007.
  2. ^ [citation needed]Courier, CERN (2008). "A unique experience". CERN. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ SESAME, International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science Applications in the Middle East. "SESAME Directorate". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  4. ^ NCP, National Center for Physics. "PhD Students of NCP Visited CERN". National Center for Physics. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.
  5. ^ Australian Synchronton (7 September 2009), Dr Hafeez-ur-Rehman Hoorani:CERN – European Organization for Nuclear Research[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Hoorani, Hafeez (21 October 1986). "Numerical Solution for Hydrodynamic Equations For the Quark-Gluon Plasma" (PDF). Burnaby (BBY), British Columbia, Canada: Department of Physics: Simon Fraser University: 1–105. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Hoorani, Hafeez (February 1988). "Production of J/ψ IK Quark-Gloun Plasma" (PDF). International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Pakistani, Welder (25 April 2009). "Hafeez Hoorani".
  9. ^ Hoorani, Hafeez R. (16 December 2004). "Physics of Top Quark at LHC" (PDF). National Center for Physics (NCP).
  10. ^ Hoorani, Hafeez (14–19 November 2005). "Assembly and Testing of RPCs in Pakistan" (PDF). National Center for Physics (NCP).
  11. ^ Hoorani, Hafeez (14–19 November 2005). "How to do Physics Analysis of LHC Data?" (PDF). National Center for Physics (NCP).

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