SRINAGAR: Cluster University Srinagar has congratulated its founding Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sheikh Javid Ahmed, after he received a lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contributions to nuclear physics at the “International Conference on Nuclear Physics and Application” held at the University of Delhi.
A renowned scientist in the field of nuclear physics, Prof. Javid served as the founding Vice-Chancellor of Cluster University Srinagar from March 2017 to May 2020. The award citation reads, “In recognition of your outstanding contributions and unwavering dedication to the field of Nuclear Theory: Nuclear Structure Model, particularly the Projected Shell Model. We honor your legacy and express our heartfelt gratitude for your exceptional service.”
Prof. Javid earned his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 1987. After several years of post-doctoral research at some of the world’s leading laboratories, including Daresbury Laboratory in England and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the USA, he joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bombay as a Scientist in May 1994.
In 2003, he was appointed as a Professor of Physics at the University of Kashmir, where he has held several key positions, including Dean of Research, Dean of the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Head of the Department of Physics.
He has also served as a Visiting Professor at several prestigious universities worldwide, including the University of Tennessee in the USA, Technical University Munich in Germany, and Universite Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France.
In collaboration with three other renowned nuclear physicists, Prof. Javid elucidated that the shell structure of unstable nuclei is radically different from that of known nuclear species along the valley of stability. This pioneering work has provided a new direction for nuclear physics research, leading to the publication of several hundred papers based on this original study. The novel predictions derived from this research have been confirmed through experimental work conducted at radioactive beam facilities. In recognition of this seminal contribution, he was elected as a Fellow of the prestigious American Physical Society.
