Professor
Dr. Syed Arif Kamal
Project Director, the NGDS Pilot Project; HEC-Approved PhD Supervisor
Program Coördinator, the Early Talent Research
Participation Program
MS (Indiana, Bloomington, USA); MA (Johns Hopkins, USA); PhD; Member AIAA (USA), IBRO (France)
Member, Expert Panel (Mathematics), National Curriculum Council,
Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan
Convener, National Curriculum Revision Committee
(Mathematics), Higher Education Commission
Member, Senate, Academic Council, Board of Faculty, Board of Studies;
Ex-Chairman
Professor (BPS-21), Department of Mathematics
UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI
Office: Room
No. 6, Department of Mathematics, University of Karachi, University Road
Paper Mail: University of Karachi, Post Office
Box No. 8406, Karachi 75270 (Pakistan)
Homepage: http://ngds-ku.org/kamal • e-mail: kamal(at the rate of)ngds-ku.org
Telephones: (92 21) 9926 1300-6 ext. 2293
(secretary), ext. 2380
(direct)
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1. Philosophy
To take into confidence the community (where
work is being done) through involvement in
the decision-making process, the planning and
the implementation of various programs. To
educate society about the importance of mathe-
matics as a tool of the tools, having predictive
power and as a branch of knowledge, which
appreciates and cultivates beauty of nature
through the use of numbers.
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Methodology
General
public needs to be educated in terms
of numeracy (ability to interpret numbers/data), Addressing High Achievers of
Beacon Light
in addition to literacy (ability to read/write/
Academy as Chief Guest on
March 26, 2006
express). Popular articles and lectures to be used
to achieve this goal. Students to be trained to generate mathematical solutions
of indigenous problems. School teachers to be motivated so that they pass on a
positive learning attitude to their students.
3. Accomplishments
A six-fold
approach is adopted:
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Writing popular articles for general
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Conducting programs on local radio stations and
television channels (e. g., Geo TV, Radio Pakistan, |
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Demonstrating the power of
mathematics to the community in the health care of children through |
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Introducing high-school students to
prominent researchers and exposing them to research conducted in universities
through the Early Talent Research Participation Program, conducted,
every year, since 2002. |
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Mathematics
pre-university-teacher-training through the NGDS Workshop Series. |
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Community involvement through
training in anthropmetric techniques for Dept. of Special Education on
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These efforts have proven fruitful. SUPARCO (space agency of Pakistan)
started hiring mathematicians starting 2003. accepted positions in SUPARCO.
Engro Asahi Polymers & Chemical (Ltd) offered internship to the students of
MSc (Applied Mathematics) and MIBM
Data Communications & Controls, Private (Ltd) has, also, expressed
interest in training our students. A seminar “Industrial and Business
Mathematics in the Third Millennium” was organized by Department of
Mathematics, University of Karachi, in which economists, industrialists and
mathema-ticians gave presentations in order to establish a dialogue between
university and industry.
4. Goals
For the coming years priorities are arranging internships in industry
for undergraduate students, founding Cyber Science Society (utilizing internet
to provide students living in remote areas an opportunity to interact with
renowned mathematicians), preparing Pre-University Integrated Science and
Mathematics Curriculum.
Article titles are hyperlinks to full text.
Kamal SA, the News International, Karachi, July 21, 1997 (Technotalk
Page)
What is a Scientific Method After All?
Kamal SA, the News International, Karachi, December 8, 1997 (Technotalk
Page)
Observations and Experiments in Science
Kamal SA, Agahi (Magazine of the
Shaheed-é-Millat Government Degree College for
Women, Azizabad, Karachi), 2007, pp 1-3
(Intellectual Preview)
Giving interview to Dawn TV Network
Handling Industrial Projects
(October 31, 2007)
Kamal SA, Rawish (Magazine
of the Government Degree College, Malir Cantt., Karachi), 2008, pp 47-49
Judge
Mathematics
Category, Science Olympiad, the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School,
Karachi (March 7, 2008 and February 20, 2009) and Electrical Engineering
Category, Poster Session 2008, ACM Student Chapter, Usman Institute of
Technology Computer Society, Karachi (January 31, 2008)
Chief Guest
Annual
Functions, Government Degree College, Malir Cantonment, Karachi (March 25, 2006
and January 24, 2008) and Outstanding-Achievers-Celebration Function, Beacon
Light Academy, Karachi (March 26, 2006)
Guest of Honor
Annual-Prize-Distribution Ceremony, Government
Degree College, Malir Cantonment, Karachi (April 19, 2008) and Independence
Celebration, Markaz-é-Umeed (school for special children), Federal ‘B’ Area,
Karachi — opening remarks of the function (August 20, 2007) [Provincial
Minister, Mr. Rauf Siddiqui was the Chief Guest]
With Provincial Minister, Mr. Rauf
Siddiqui (center, pink checked tie)
during
the Independence Day Celebration at
Markaz-é-Ummed,
Karachi
Updated:
October 1, 2009 (0000h GMT)
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