Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics
| Motto | "O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge" |
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| Parent institution | University of Karachi |
| Founder | Prof. Dr. Jawaid Quamar |
| Established | 1994 |
| Focus | Astrophysics and Mathematics research |
| President | Muhammad Ajmal Khan, PhD, |
| Director | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Jawed Iqbal, Ph.D. |
| Faculty | 8 |
| Staff | 7 |
| Key people | Prof. Jawaid Quamar, Ph.D. |
| Owner | University of Karachi |
| Address | University Road, Karachi |
| Location | , |
| Coordinates | 24°55′50″N 67°6′55″E / 24.93056°N 67.11528°E |
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The Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics, renamed to Institute of Space Science and Technology, also known as by its abbreviation (I.S.S.T.), is a premier and national research institute of the University of Karachi, engaging the theoretical and applied studies and research related to astronomy, astrophysics, satellite communication, space flight dynamics, atmospheric science, climatology, GIS & Remote Sensing and other related subjects.[1][2] The institute operates Karachi University Astrophysics Observatory and also has a network of various mathematics and physics laboratories located in various universities of Pakistan.
History
[edit]The institute was established by Karachi University's Department of Mathematics in 1994. However, the trace of establishing such institute came in place in 1960 from Vice-Chancellor A.B.A Haleem. An astronomical observatory was initiated under the administrative supervision of the Department of Mathematics of the Karachi University. In 1994, the observatory became a part of the ISPA with Jawaid Quamar as director.[3]
Later, after the retirement of Dr. Quamar, Mr. M. Shahid Qureshi took charge of the institute in 2002. He regularized the academic programs at ISPA and lead the institute till 2010. Mr Qureshi earned his PhD from the same institute under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nasiruddin Khan (of department of Mathematics, UOK). In Fact Dr. Qureshi was the third PhD of the institute, first being Prof. Dr. M. Ayub Khan Yousufzai, second Prof. Dr. M. Jawed Iqbal (the current Director of ISPA).
References
[edit]- ^ Directorate-Chair. "Introduction". Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics (ISPA). Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics". University of Karachi Department of Media and Press. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015.
- ^ Newspaper, the (13 February 2011). "Space research institute suffering from neglect". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 April 2022.[dead link]
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