Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry
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| Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry | |
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| Established: | January 31, 1967 |
| Director General: | Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Sc.D. |
| Emeritus scientist: | Professor Atta ur Rahman |
| City/Location: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Budget: | Funding is done by Government of Pakistan |
| Type: | Science and Technology and fundamental science |
| Campus: | Karachi University |
| Collaborations: | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen |
| Website: | HEJ Homepage |
| Nicknames: | HEJ |
The Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry, widely known as H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, is an advanced and academic Chemistry and Mathematics research institute in Karachi, Sindh Province of Pakistan.[1] The HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry is managed and operated by the Department of Chemistry of the Karachi University, under the programmatic direction of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).[1] The HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry gravitate and centers its research on experimental and theoretical research in advanced computational, solid-state, nuclear, medical, and theoretical chemistry as well as initiating research in advanced mathematical sciences' problems that arise in the field of Chemistry.[1]
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[edit] Overview
Established in 1967, by the Professor Salimuzzaman Siddiqui who had long dream to established a chemistry institute for the welfare of medical and advance sciences in Pakistan.[1] As Abdus Salam was succeeded to established the Physics research institute Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Siddiqui, as Chairman of Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, took initiatives to established this institute by becoming its first director.[1] The research institute was affiliated with "Postgraduate Institute of Chemistry" of the Department of Chemistry at Karachi University.[1] Scientists and engineers at the Nuclear Chemistry Division of Pinstech Institute, also provided vital support and joined this institute under the directorship of Siddiqui.[1]
In 1976, The institute received a generous donation from Hussain Jamal Foundation, and was subsequently given its present name. Dr. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui was designated as the institute's first director. Additional research staff was provided by PCSIR. Prof Dr Atta ur Rahman is the present director of the institute and has been affiliated with it since 1969.
In 2001, the institute became part of the establishment of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences under the auspices of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council. The institute maintains research collaboration with Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany. H.E.J is the country's most well-known research institute, and a number of prominent scientists have worked there. H.E.J is also responsible for producing notable scientists active in the fields of Biochemistry, Biomedical sciences and biotechnology.
[edit] International distinctions
- In 2004, received the Islamic Development Bank prize for the best institution in the Islamic world.
- One of the three library centers of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in its member countries.
- Designated as the WHO Center for Pesticide Analysis for the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
- Member of the IUCN, WAITRO and COMSATS.
[edit] See also
- University of Karachi
- Pakistan Academy of Sciences
- Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
- Pakistan Educational Research Network
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g HEJ-RIC, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry. "History of HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry" (html). HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry. http://www.iccs.edu/hej/index.php. Retrieved 2011.
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