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Samar Mubarakmand | |
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ڈاکٹر ثمر مبارک مند | |
![]() Mubarakmand in 1998 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Alma mater | Government College University University of Oxford |
Known for | Nuclear deterrence / Atomic program Integrated missile program Experimental Nuclear Physics Nuclear structure Gamma spectroscopy Fast-neutron reactor |
Spouse | Khalida Samar |
Awards | Nishan-e-Imtiaz (2003)[1] Hilal-e-Imtiaz (1998) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1992) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Nuclear Physics |
Institutions | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Government College University Planning Commission Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology |
Doctoral advisor | D. H. Wilkinson |
Samar Mubarakmand (Urdu: ثمر مبارک مند; born 17 September 1942; NI, HI, SI, FPAS) is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, known for his research in gamma spectroscopy and the experimental development of the Charged Particle Accelerator at the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (PINSTECH).[2][3]
Due to his doctoral research in fast neutron spectrometry, he was appointed as head of the Diagnostic Group for the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and eventually served as the test director for nuclear weapons testing in the Ras Koh Range Balochistan, Pakistan, in 1998.[4][5]
Prior to that, he was the lead scientist for Pakistan's military Hatf Program, overseeing the development of the Shaheen and Babur missile programs, while serving as the Chairman of the National Engineering and Scientific Commission for Government of Punjab between 2001 and 2007. His career in government continued when he was appointed as a science adviser to the federal Government of Pakistan to assist with the Thar coalfield project. He is currently heading the mineral exploration work in district Chiniot as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Punjab Mineral Company (Mines & Minerals Department), Government of Punjab.[6][7]
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