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Jamal Nazrul Islam

Jamal Nazrul Islam FRAS (24 February 1939 – 16 March 2013) was a Bangladeshi mathematical physicist and cosmologist.[1] He was a professor at University of Chittagong, served as a member of the advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and member of the syndicate at Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology until his death.[2] He also served as the director of the Research Center for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (RCMPS) at the University of Chittagong. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]

Jamal Nazrul Islam
জামাল নজরুল ইসলাম
Islam in 2012 in Chittagong
Born(1939-02-24)24 February 1939
Jhenaidah, Bengal Province, Bangladesh
Died16 March 2013(2013-03-16) (aged 74)
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Resting placeGaribullah Shah Mazar Graveyard
EducationDSc (1982)
PhD (1964)
MSc (1960)
BSc (1959)
Alma materChattogram Collegiate School
University of Cambridge
University of Calcutta
Known forThe Ultimate Fate of the Universe
Classical General Relativity Proceedings of the Conference on Classical (Non-Quantum)
General Relativity
Rotating Fields in General Relativity
Black hole theory
Cosmology equation
An Introduction to Mathematical Cosmology
Children2
Awardsfull list
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
Applied mathematics
Mathematical physics
Cosmology
General relativity
Quantum field theory

Early life and education

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Jamal Nazrul Islam was born on 24 February 1939 in Jhenaidah. His ancestral home is at Jujkhola Narayanhat of Fatikchhari Upazila of Chittagong District, East Bengal. His father, Khan Bahadur Sirajul Islam, was a sub-judge in British India. Because of his father's job, Islam spent his early school years in Calcutta. He studied at Chittagong Collegiate School and College until ninth grade and then he went to Lawrence College, Murree in West Pakistan to pass the Senior Cambridge and Higher Senior Cambridge exams. He received a BSc degree from St. Xavier's College at the University of Calcutta. In 1959, he got his Honors in Functional Mathematics and Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University. He completed his master's degree in 1960. As a student of the Trinity College, he finished the Mathematical Tripos. Islam obtained his PhD in applied mathematics and theoretical physics from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1968, followed by a DSc in 1982.[4]

Academic career

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Islam worked in the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (later amalgamated to Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge) from 1967 until 1971. Later he worked as a researcher in California Institute of Technology and University of Washington. During 1973–1974, he served as the faculty of Applied Mathematics of King's College London. In 1978, he then joined the faculty of City University London until he returned to Chittagong in 1984. In 2006, he was made Professor Emeritus at the University of Chittagong.[5]

His research areas included applied mathematics, theoretical physics, mathematical physics, the theories of gravitation, general relativity, mathematical cosmology, and quantum field theory. Islam authored, coauthored or edited more than 50 scientific articles, books and some popular articles published in various scientific journals. Besides this he has also written books in Bengali. Particularly noteworthy are Black Hole, published by the Bangla Academy, "The Mother Tongue, Scientific Research and other Articles" and "Art, Literature and Society". The latter two are compilations.

In 1997, Islam was invited to the International Symposium on Mathematical Physics in memory of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar with a special session on Abdus Salam arranged by Calcutta Mathematical Society in Kolkata-India. Professor Narayan Chandra Ghosh, a mathematician of India, was director of the noted symposium.

Fellowships

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Personal life

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Islam held a deep love for his homeland of Bangladesh, returning there after having earnt his PhD and DSc after the 1971 independence war. He is said to have always advised people to return to their motherland after finishing their studies abroad.[6]

He had a wife and two daughters, who survived his death. In his own time, he was known to be a singer, delighting in the songs of Rabindranath Tagore. Additionally, he was a student of Sufism and was also a social activist dedicated to the alleviation of poverty in Bangladesh.[7]

Death

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Islam died on 16 March 2013 in Chittagong at the age of 74, having been admitted to the hospital two days prior with diabetes and other issues.[8][9][10][11] Three funeral prayers were held for him, the first at Chittagong University mosque, the second at Shaheed Minar and the last near Garibullah Shah Mazar, where he was buried after the afternoon prayer.[12]

Awards

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Books authored/coauthored/edited

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  • Islam, J.N. (1983): The Ultimate Fate of the Universe. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England. ISBN 978-0-521-11312-0. (Digital print version published in 2009).
  • Bonnor, W.B., Islam, J.N., MacCallum, M.A.H. (eds.)(1983): Classical General Relativity: Proceedings of the Conference on Classical (Non-Quantum) General Relativity, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England. ISBN 0-521-26747-1.
  • Islam, J.N. (1985): Rotating Fields in General Relativity, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England. ISBN 978-0-521-11311-3. (Digital print version published in 2009).
  • Islam, J.N. (1992, 2nd edition 2002): An Introduction to Mathematical Cosmology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England. ISBN 0-521-49973-9.

References

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  1. ^ Mamunur Rashid. বাঙালির রত্ন বিজ্ঞানী জামাল নজরুল ইসলাম. shaptahik.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Syndicate of CUET". Chittagong University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Prof. Jamal Nazrul-Islam". Islamic World Academy of Sciences. 24 February 1939. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b Islam, K. (20 October 2008). "A unique achievement". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ^ Chowdhury, Aisha (16 March 2021). "Rememering the life and legend Professor J N Islam". Daily Star. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Life sketch of Prof Jamal Nazrul Islam". BSS News. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Jamal Nazrul Islam dies at 74". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Prof Jamal Nazrul Islam passes away". Banglanews24.com. 24 February 1939. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Prof Jamal Nazrul Islam passes away". The Daily Star. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  11. ^ অধ্যাপক জামাল নজরুল ইসলাম আর নেই. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Prof Jamal Nazrul Islam passes away". The Daily Star. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Academy Gold Medal Award". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  14. ^ "786". Astronomy.ohio-state.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  15. ^ "Razzak-Shamsun Lifetime Achieveent Award in Physics 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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