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Amer Iqbal received his Master’s degree in mathematics from Quaid-i-Azam University in 1996 and Ph.D in [[theoretical physics]] from MIT in 2000. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and, later, at Harvard University. Before joining LUMS he was Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Washington, Seattle. |
Amer Iqbal received his Master’s degree in mathematics from Quaid-i-Azam University in 1996 and Ph.D in [[theoretical physics]] from MIT in 2000. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and, later, at Harvard University. Before joining LUMS he was Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Washington, Seattle. |
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He was awarded the Abdus Salam |
He was awarded the [[Abdus Salam Award]] for physics for his work on superstring theory and its relationship with supersymmetry and gauge theories. <ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Amer Iqbal awarded the Abdus Salam Prize|url=http://www.lums.edu.pk/show_story_detail.php?xyz={{!}}%40~ROU1DWn~h%401E5TUNa~GFXUTlNQ1p1WlhkemFXUTlNal%404|publisher=Lahore University of Management Sciences|date=February 07, 2012}}</ref> |
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===Publications=== |
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Revision as of 12:06, 21 February 2012
Amer Iqbal | |
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| Known for | Mysterious duality,Quantum foam and topological strings,Refined topological strings |
| Awards | Abdus Salam Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical Physics |
| Institutions | Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) University of Texas at Austin Harvard University University of Washington |
| Doctoral advisor | Barton Zwiebach |
Amer Iqbal is a Pakistani theoretical physicist. He is Associate Professor of Physics and Mathematics at the LUMS School of Science and Engineering. He is primarily known for his work in string theory and mathematical physics.
Biography
Amer Iqbal received his Master’s degree in mathematics from Quaid-i-Azam University in 1996 and Ph.D in theoretical physics from MIT in 2000. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and, later, at Harvard University. Before joining LUMS he was Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Washington, Seattle.
He was awarded the Abdus Salam Award for physics for his work on superstring theory and its relationship with supersymmetry and gauge theories. [1]
Publications
References
- ^ "Dr. Amer Iqbal awarded the Abdus Salam Prize". Lahore University of Management Sciences. February 07, 2012.
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