Dr. A A Mamun Professor, Department of Physics
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
A A Mamun, son of Darbesh Ali and Rizia Ali, was born on 31 December 1966 (‘A’ and ‘A’ were not spelled out at time of his name given) in Dhamrai, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He passed the Secondary School Cirtificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Cirtificate (HSC) examinations with first division from Khushura Abass Ali High School (Dhamrai Upzila, Dhaka) and Government Science College (Tejgaon Thana, Dhaka) in 1981 and 1983, respectively. He passed BSc (Hons.) and MSc (Thesis) in physics with first class first positions from Jahangirnagar University in 1986 (held in 1989) and 1987 (held in 1991), respectively. He carried out his thesis work on plasma physics under the supervision of the 1st Bangladeshi plasma physicist, Prof. M. Salimullah. On the basis of his extra-ordinary academic results, and performances in other activities at the University, Mamun was given an opportunity to represent Jahangirnagar University and at the same time Bangladesh in “International Youth Village Program-89” held in Fokouka (Japan), where he met with Naruhito, the crown prince (of that time) of Japan. He joined the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission as a scientific officer on 02 May 1991 and married Khurshida Khayer (daughter of Abul Khayer and Mahmuda Khayer) on 25 December 1991. He worked at the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission ~2 years (02 May 1991- 04 April 1993).
A A Mamun joined Jahangirnagar University as a lecturer of physics on 04 April 1993. He then finally awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship (for which he applied during his work at the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission) for his PhD study at the University of St. Andrews. He thus moved to St Andrews on 27 September 1993 under extra-ordinary leave from the Jahangirnagar University. He received a PhD degree in plasma physics from the University of St. Andrews in 1996 under the direct supervision of the world renowned plasma physicist, Prof. R. Alan Cairns. He returned Bangladesh on 28 September 1996, and rejoined the University just after completion of his PhD. He has built up a strong and productive plasma physics group at the Department of Physics at Jahangirnagar University. Dr. Mamun, after his PhD, and after working nearly 3 years at Jahangirnagar University as Assistant and Associate Professors, moved to the Ruhr University Bochum (Germany) to carry out his post-doctoral research in dusty plasmas first as an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, and later as a Max Planck Research Fellow. Prof. Mamun was also awarded a Commonwealth Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to carry out the advanced research in strongly coupled dusty plasma at the University of St. Andrews.
Prof. Mamun has made a substantial contribution towards the published literature of nonlinear plasma physics. He has already published over 400 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals. He is also the co-author of a textbook on introductory dusty plasma physics published by Taylor & Francis (CRC Press, Florida), which is now being used as a textbook of many western universities like UK, Germany, USA, etc.
Prof. Mamun was awarded a number of prestigious national and international awards for his outstanding and pioneering contribution in physics. The most important awards are as follows:
- The Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award-2009 (awarding ceremony) in recognition of his past accomplishments in research and teaching.
- The BAS Gold Medal-2011 (awarding ceremony) in Physical Sciences (senior group) in recognition of his excellent work in his field of research, and his contribution in science and technoly in Bangladesh.
- The BAS Gold Medal-2004 (awarding ceremony) in Physical Sciences (jounir group) in recognition of his excellent work in his field of research, and his contribution in the general to the progress of physical sciences in Bangladesh.
- TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences) Young Physicist Prize-2006 in recognition for his contribution in physics in the 3rd world countries.
- The UGC (University Grants Commission Bangladesh) Award-2008 in Physical and Mathematical Sciences for his orginal research publication in plasma physics.
- The Virtuoso Teacher (গুণী শিক্ষক)Prize-2024 by the Bangladesh Ministry of Education in the occasion of “The World Teachers Day-2024”,
- The ITCPP (held in Internal Centre for Theoretical Physics,Triesete, Italy) Young Physicist Medal and Cirtificate-2000 in recognition of his pioneering contribution to the study of nonlinear phenomena in complex plasmas.
- The Pothikrit (pioneer) Science Award-2019 by the Pothikrit Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh in reconiftion of his notable contribution in science.
- The United Group Outstanding Paper Award-2013: The eleven prizes for the 11 papers published by Prof. Mamun's research students with him (out of 21 outstanding papers) have been awarded independently.
- The Best Young Scientist Prize-1992 (unger 35 years of age) by the Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh for the best research presentation in 17th in Anual Bangladesh Science Coneference-1992Prof.
- Mamun gave many plenary and invited talks as well as chaired many scientific sessions in many international conferences held in different parts of the globe.
On the basis of his dedication in science, Prof. Mamun has been honored by a number of honorary appointments:
- The Director of `Wazed Miah Science Research Centre’ at Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 18 February 2019 to 17 February 2023.
- The Member of the governing bodies of ‘National Museum of Science and Technology’ as well as of ‘Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre' from 01 January 2019 to date.
- The Guest Editor of a special issue in “Journal of Plasma Physics” published by the Cambridge University Press, and of a special issue in the journal: “Review of Modern Plasma Physics“ published by the Springer Nature (Japan).
- The Associate Editor of the Journal: "Review of Modern Plasma Physics" published by the Springer Nature (Japan).
- The Editorial Board Member of the journal: Advances in Astrophysics published by Isaac Scientific Publishing (Hong Kong) from 01 January 2019 to date.
- The Regular Associate of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Trieste, Italy) for the first time from 01 January 1998 to 31 December 2002, and for the 2nd time from 01 January 2009 to 31 December 2013).
On the basis of his exordinary contribution to the progress of physics comunity, Prof. Mamun is the elected/selected fellow of following learned societies:
- The elected fellow of "The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)", Trieste, Italy.
- The elected fellow of The "Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS)", Dhaka, Bangladesh,
- The selected fellow of the "Bangladesh Physical Society (BPS)", Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- The member of the ‘International Honorary Advisory Committee(I-HAC)’ of Plasma Physics Division, Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies, Japan.
- The member of the jury board for selecting the "Best Young Scientist Prize-2011" (meeting was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 19 May 2011).
- The member of the jury board for selecting "Chandrasekhar Prize-2018" (meeting was held in Kanazawa, Japan, 12 November 2018).
It may be noted that on the basis of the report of Prof. Ioannidis and his two collaborators (Stanford University, USA) published in the journal “PLOS Biology” on 16th October 2020, Prof. Mamun is one of top 2% scientists (position:130 out of 43,218 who are in top 2% scientists) working in the fields of fluids and plasmas as well as top 2% scientists (position: 28,781 out of 1,59,624 who are in top 2% scientists) working in all branches of sciences including medical and engineering sciences.
The the quality and quantity of his research work published so far can be pinpointed as follows:
Prof. Mamun because of his extraordinary research and teacing experiences, was offered many attractive permanent positions by many research institutes or universities of western countries like Germany, UK, USA, etc. But he declined to have those permanent positions because of his firm commitment or strong determination to serve his own country (Bangladesh), and because of his deep love for his students, his village, and university campus, where he has been grown up.
To watch his interviews in different TV chanels and some their news about him, click the following links (Part 1 and Part 2 togeter is one interview of Prof. Mamun in Masranga TV chanel):
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Prof. Mamun in 71TV: Talk Show
Prof. Mamun in Chanel I: JU situ.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Plasma Physics
JOURNAL PAPER
CONFERENCE PAPER
- A A Mamun P K Shukla: AIP Conf. Proc. 1397, 30 (2011).
- A A Mamun, P K Shukla: AIP Conf. Proc. 1306, 169 (2010).
- A A Mamun, N Jahan, P K Shukla: AIP Conf. Proc. 1061, 133 (2008).
- A A Mamun, P K Shukla: AIP Conf. Proc. 779, 149 (2005).
- P K Shukla, A A Mamun: AIP Conf. Proc. 669, 543 (2003).
- P K Shukla, A A Mamun: AIP Conf. Proc. 649, 83 (2002).
- T Farid, A A Mamun, P K Shukla: AIP Conf. Proc. 537, 41 (2000).
BOOK
TEXTBOOK:
- P K Shukla, A A Mamun: Introduction to Dusty Plasma Physics: Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, Florida (USA) 2001 (ISBN 9780750306539)
EDITED SPECICIAL ISSUE OF JOURNALS AS GUEST EDITOR
- § A A Mamun: New Aspects of Quantum Plasma Physics: Review of Modern Plasma Physics, Springer Nature (Japan): Vol. 6, issue 1, 2022 (ISSN: 2367-3192).
- § B Eliasson, L Stenflo, R Bingham, J T Mendonça, A A Mamun, D Shaikh: In honor of Professor Padma Kant Shukla on the occasion of his 60th birthday: Journal of Plasma Physics, Cambridge University Press (UK): Vol. 76, issue 3-4, 2010 (ISSN: 0022-3778).
ARTICLES IN EDITED BOOKS:
- A A Mamun, P K Shukla: Electro-acoustic solitary waves in dusty plasmas (pp. 374-293): New Aspects of Plasma Physics, ed. P. K. Shukla, L. Stenflo, and B. Eliasson (World Scientific, Singapore, 2008), ISBN: 13-978-98-279-977-7.
- D D Tskhakaya, P K Shukla, A A Mamun, L Stenflo: Charging and shielding of dust grains in a dusty Plasma (pp. 1-25): Dust Plasma Interaction in Space, ed. P. K. Shukla (Nova Science, New York, 2002), ISBN: 1-59033-365-9.
- F Verheest, V M Cadez, P K Shukla, A A Mamun: Self-gravitation and Jeans instabilities (pp. 135-162): Dust Plasma Interaction in Space, ed. P. K. Shukla (Nova Science, New York, 2002), ISBN:1-59033-365-9.
- A A Mamun, P K Shukla, F Verheest: Nonlinear Electrostatic Waves in Dusty Plasmas (pp. 185-230): Dust Plasma Interaction in Space, ed. P. K. Shukla (Nova Science, New York, 2002), ISBN: 1-59033-365-9.
- A A Mamun, R A Cairns, P K Shukla, R Bingham: Solitary waves in dusty plasmas with nonthermal ions (pp. 522-528): Advances in Dusty Plasmas, Advances in Dusty Plasmas, ed. P. K. Shukla, D. A. Mendis, and T. Desai (World Scientific, Singapore, 1997), ISBN: 981-02-3272-1.
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| PHYS-616 (Theoretical) | Physics of Dusty Plasmas | Year: 2017-2018; 2018-2019; 2019-2020. |
| PHYS-507 (Theoretical) | Advanced Plasma Physics | Year: 2002-2003; 2004-2005; - - - 2019-2020. |
| PHYS-401 (Theoretical) | Quantum Mehanics II | Year: 1997-1998; 1998-1999; 2006-207; 2007-2008. |
| PHYS- C261 (Theoretical) | Electronic and Optics | Year: 1997-1998; 1998-1999. |
| PHYS-310 (Practical) | Physical Practical IIIB | Year: 1997-1998; 1998-1999. |
| PHYS-309 (Practical) | Practical Physics IIIA | Year: 1997-1998; 1998-1999. |
| PHYS- 108 (Practical) | Physics Practical I | Year: 2016-2017; 2017-2018; - - - 2019-2020. |
| PHYS-C163 (Practical) | Physics Practical | Year: 2010-2011; 2011-2012; - - - 2015-2016. |
Academic Info
Period: 01/09/1993- 30/09/1996.
PhD in Plasma Physics (Commowealthwealth Scholar).
Period: 01/07/1986- 30/06/1987.
MSc (Thesis Group) in Physics; Result: 1st Class; Position: 1st Place.
Period: 01/07/1983- 30/06/1986.
BSc (Honours) in Physics; Result: 1st Class; Position: 1st Place.
Period: 01/07/1981- 30/06/83.
HSC (Science Group); Board: Dhaka; Result: 1st Division.
Period: 01/01/1979 - 31/12/1980
SSC (Science Group); Board: Dhaka; Result: 1st Division.
Experience
Position: AvH Research Awardee
Period: 02/06/2009 – 28/08/2009; 03/06/2010 – 16/08/2010; 02/06/2015 – 28/08/ 2015.
The Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Prize (awarded by the AvH Foundation) represents the amount of Euro 45,000.00, and an opportunity to undertake prolonged periods of research in collaboration with the scientists in Germany.
Position: Commonwealth Postdoc Fellow
Period: 23/02/2009 – 31/03/2009.
The Commonwealth Postdoctoral Fellowship selected initiallyby the Bangladesh University Grants Commision, and finally by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in London.
Position: Max Plank ResearchFellow
Period: 01/01/ 2004 – 31/03/ 2004; 01/06/2005 – 31/06/ 2005.
The Max Planck Research Fellowship by the Max Planck Institute, MPE, Garching.
Position: AvH Postdoc Research Fellow
Period: 01/06/2001 – 31/05/2002; 01/01/ 2003 – 31/12/ 2003.
The Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Postdoctoral Research Felloship (under a special long-term co-operation program).
Position: AvH Postdoc Research Fellow
Period: 01/12/1999 – 31/05/ 2001.
The Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Postdoctoral Research Felloship (under the postdoc research fellowship program).
Position: Regular Associate
Period: 01/01/2009 – 31/12/2014.
The regular associateship allows an appointee to visit the AS-ICTP three times during the whole tenure of his/her appointment, and the duration of each visit is 90 days (maximum).
Position: Regular Associate
Period: 01/01/1998 – 31/12/2005.
The regular ssoaciateship allows an appointee to visit the AS-ICTP three times during the whole tenure of his/her appointment, and the duration of each visit is 90 days (maximum).
Position: Scientific Officer
Period: 02/05/1991 – 04/04/1993.
This is the starting research post in Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission.
Position: Lecturer of Physics
Period: 05/04/1993 – 18/10/1996.
This position is the starting permanent faculty position in University
Position: Associate Professor of Physics
Period: 30/05/1988 - 17/04/ 2004
This position is a permanent faculty position above that of the assistant professor.
Position: Professor of Physics
Period: 18/04/ 2004 - to date
This position is the topmost permanent faculty position (or the position above the associate professor) in University.
Activity
Position: Director
Period: 19/02/2021- to date
The Director of Wazed Miah Science Research Centre, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Position: Director (in charge)
Period: 19/02/2019-18/02/2021
The Director (in charge) of Wazed Miah Science Research Centre, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Position: Provost
Period: 18/02/2006- 17/02/2009.
Head of one of the Woman's Residential Halls (Fazilatunesa Hall) of Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Position: Fellow
Period: 01/01/2021- to date.
The elected fellow of The World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy.
Position: Fellow
Period: 01/01/2018- to date.
The elected fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Position: Fellow
Period: 01/01/2019- to date.
The elected fellow of the Bangladesh Physical Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Position: Associate Editor
Period: 01/01/2018- to date
The Associate Editor of Journal (Review of Modern Plasma Physics) published by the Springer Nature (Japan).
Position: Member (Editorial Board)
Period: 01/01/2019- to date
The editorial board member of the journal, Advances in Astrophysics published by the Isaac Scientific Publishing (Hong Kong).
Position: Member (Governing Body)
Period: 01/01/2019- to date.
The Member of the Governing Body of the Bangladesh Science & Technology Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Position: Member (Governing Body)
Period: 01/01/2019- to date.
The Member of the Governing Body of the Bangladesh National Scientific & Technical Documentation Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Position: Senate Member
Period: 01/07/2016- to date
The one of the Senate Members ellected by its all teachers of Jahangirnagar University in the category of its teachers.
Position: Vice President
Period: 01/01/2020- to date.
The selected Vice-President of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers’ Association working for the good of all Universities in Bangladesh as well as of our nation.
Position: President
Period: 01/01/2020- to date
The president of Jahangirnagr University Teachers' Association (JUTA) is elected by all teachers of Jahangirnagar University working for the good of its teachers, university itself as well as our nation.
Position: President
Period: 01/01/2012- 31/12/2012.
The president of Jahangirnagr University Teachers' Association (JUTA) is elected by all teachers of Jahangirnagar University. This association works for the good of its teachers, university itself as well as our nation.
Position: President
Period: 01/07/2016- to date.
Jahangirnagar University Physics Alumni Association (JUPAA) is the association of all graduates from Department of Physics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Position: Chief Advisor
Period: 01/01/204- 31/12/2017.
Jahangirnagar University Science Club (JUSC), which organizes math olymaid, science fairs, and other programmes for science students, is nationally well known organization.
Position: Advisor (JU Branch)
Period: 01/01/2013- to date
Jahangir University (JU) Branch of Physically-challenged Deveplopment Fundation (PDF) is for any kind of support to the disable students studying in any University of Bangladesh.
Contact
Dr. A A Mamun
Professor
Department of Physics
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +880-1829729361
Work Phone: +880-2-7791045-51 (Ext. 1843)
Email: mamun_phys@juniv.edu
