13 Facts About Masud Ahmad

Muhammad Masud Ahmad, best known as Masood Ahmad, was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and ICTP laureate known for his work in dual resonance and Veneziano model, a strings sting mathematically described the fundamental forces and forms of matter in quantum state.

Masud Ahmad then travelled to United Kingdom and attended Imperial College London where he began his doctoral studies under Abdus Salam's physics group.

Masud Ahmad spent two years at Institute of Physics of Quaid-i-Azam University where he worked under Faheem Hussain's Theoretical Physics Group.

In 1970, on an advice of Abdus Salam, Masud Ahmad went to Italy to join International Centre for Theoretical Physics to pursue his further doctoral studies.

Masud Ahmad contributed in the calculations on maximum numerical ranges of neutron temperature.

Masud Ahmad was one of the invited scientists who participated and eye-witnessed the country's first successful tests, codename Chagai-I, on 28 May 1998, and second test, codename Chagai-II, on 30 May 1998.

Masud Ahmad was a part of team of theoretical physicists who led the calculations of nuclear weapons yield in both places.

Masud Ahmad had been working with IAEA in the peaceful issues of nuclear energy since 1976.

Masud Ahmad was a highly-respected scientist at the IAEA, and had been leading Pakistan's delegation to the IAEA.

Masud Ahmad lauded IAEA help and being forthcoming in assisting the countries in establishing the quality systems required to obtain national and international accreditation of the IAEA laboratories.

Masud Ahmad was a vocal supporter of Pakistan's nuclear energy programme, and has been assisting the Government of Pakistan to established commercial and licensed nuclear power plants in the country.

Masud Ahmad has played an important role in IAEA's nuclear policy to allow Pakistan to build nuclear power plants.

Masud Ahmad has assisted PAEC chairman Parvez Butt to reach a civilian nuclear technology agreement with IAEA.