Academic Qualifications:

Degree	Subjects	Institution/Awarding Body	Year
Ph. D.	Solid State	University of London	1992
M.Phil.	Thin Films (Electrical Properties)	University of Karachi.	1986
M.Sc.	Physics (Nuclear Physics)	University of Karachi.	1982
B.Sc.(Hons.)	Physics, Statistics & Mathematics	University of Karachi.	1981

Ph.D. Thesis: “Dynamics of surface conduction on humid insulators”.
M.Phil. Thesis: “Electrical conduction in superimposed films of similar metals”.

Field:
Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics, Health Physics

Experience: Twenty Four years of Teaching & Research Experience

Professor, Department of Physics, University of Karachi February, 2002 to date.

Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Karachi, February 1996 to February 2002.

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Karachi, May 1992 to February 1996.

Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Karachi, October 1984 to May 1992.

Lecturer, Department of Physics, Urdu Science College, Karachi, December 1982 to October 1984.

Co-operative Teacher, Department of Physics, University of Karachi, August 1982 to December 1982.

Awards / Achievements / Contributions:

1st Position in B.Sc (Hons.)

3rd Position in M.Sc.

British Council Scholarship for Ph.D (1989)

Publication Awards (1997)

Members / Memberships:

Dielectric Society, U.K.

Associate Member of Institute of Physics, U.K.

Karachi Physics Society.

Pakistan Society for Semiconductor Science & Technology.

Member, Board of Studies, Department of Physics, University of Karachi

Subject Expert, Board of Studies in Physics, Jinnah Women University, Karachi.

Academic Council, Jinnah Women University, Karachi.

Board of Governors - MID Asia Institute of Information Technology.

Conferences / Workshops / Seminars Attended:

International Conference on Physics Education, Karachi, February 7 -9, 2003.

Tutorial Course & Symposium on Topics in Semiconductors. Organized jointly by National Centre for Physics & Pakistan Society for Semiconductor Science & Technology, Department of Physics, University of Karachi, Karachi, April 17-19, 2000.

Eighteen International Nathiagali Summer College in June 1993.

Pakistan Physical Society Symposium at Karachi, September 1992.

Dielectrics Society, annual meeting at University of Kent, Canterbury in April 1991.

Eleventh General Conference of European Physical Society at Exeter in April 1991.

Dielectrics Society, annual meeting at University of Kent, Canterbury in April 1990.

Thesis & Projects supervised / Research Projects
Supervised the following Three Credit Hours Project of the M.Sc.(Final) year students:

Dielectric characteristics of Mung & dry Wheat leaves treated with Homeopathic drugs (1996).

Study of Dielectric characteristics of Mung treated with Natrium Chloratium (1996).

Electrical Studies of Single Crystals of Cadmium sulphide & Cadmium Telluride (1993).

Effects of electrode material on steady state surface conduction (1992).

Surface conduction of humid Calcite (1992).

Surface distribution of voltage on humid Mica (1992).

Dielectric Response of Humid Calcite (1992).

Supervised the following Six Credit Hours Project of the M.Sc.(Final) year students:

Dielectric study of Homeopathic medicine treated Wheat & Mong (1995).

Dielectric studies of humid grains (1994).

Dielectric properties of Cu-PVC Composite system (1994).

Dielectric properties of (Chana) Grains (1994).

Dielectric properties of dropped polyester sheets (1994).

Dielectric behavior of humid grains (1993).

Dielectric characterization of leaves (1993).

Frequency dependent studies of humid sand (1992).

Dielectric studies of humid soil (1992).

Dielectric properties of Botanical samples.

Transport process in humid grains.

Dynamic behaviour of sand and soil samples.

Electrical properties of Composite materials.

Electrical properties of medicine treated agricultural samples.

List of Research Publications
1. “Electrical Resistivity of Copper Films”, Hashmi R. A, Mirza A A and Bano N., Karachi University J.Sc, 11, (01), 19, 1983.

2. “Dielectric behavior of thin PVC films”, Hashmi R. A and Bano N., Karachi University J.Sc, 12, (02): 127, 1984.

3. “The Electrical Conduction in Superimposed Films of pure Silver”, Hashmi R.A and Bano N., Karachi University. J.Sc 13, (01), 41, 1985.

4. “Electrical conduction in Homogeneous thin Multilayer of Copper”, Hashmi R.A and Bano N., Karachi University. J.Sc, 14 (1 & 2); 29, 1986.

5. “The Electrical conduction in thin Homogenous Films of Cu/Ag Multilayers”, Hashmi R.A and Bano N.,
Experimentelle Technik der Physik, 37, (5); 395, 1989.

6. “Ionic Transport studies in Silver Phosphate and Silver Boro Phosphate Glasses”, Hashmi R. A, Haque N, Anis M.K and Bano N., Proc. Workshop on Solid State Devices, Karachi, Pakistan, 1991.

7. “Dielectric Properties of Humid Mica Surfaces”, Bano and Jonshcer A. K., J.Mat. Sci, 27; 1672, 1992.

8. “Electrical conduction in Ag/Cu Sandwiches”, Hashmi R. A Bano N and Hussain A., Karachi University J.Sc, 20, (1 & 2); 37, 1992.

9. “Frequency Dependent Conduction on humid Celcon”, Bano N., Indian J. of Pure and Applied Physics, 32, 460, 1994.

10. “Dielectric Properties of Silver Boro Phosphate Glasses”, Hashmi R.A, Noor-ul-Haq, Bano N and Anis M K., J. Matt. Sci, 29, 6611, 1994.

11. “Generalised Maxwell-Wanger Response in Dispersive Silver Boro Phosphate Glasses”, Noor-ul-Haq, Hashmi R.A, Anis M K, Bano N & Hill R. M., J. Matt. Sci. 29, 5302, 1994.

12. “Dielectric properties of leaves from some plant species”, Hashmi R.A, Bano N, Khatoon S. & Ayub T., Pakistan Journal of Botany 26(2), 467, 1994.

13. “Dielectric properties of humid sand”, Bano N & Hashmi R.A, Tr. J. of Phy, 18, 1, 1995.

14. “Power law dispersion in Animal Horn”, Haque N, Hashmi R.A & Bano N., J. Bio. Phy, 21, 223, 1995.

15. “Electrical studies of leaves over wide frequency range”, Bano N & Hashmi R.A, IEEE Trans. On Diel. & Elect. Ins. 3(2), 229, 1996.

16. “Dynamic properties of humid insulating surfaces”, Bano N., Kar. Univ. J. Sci. 24(2), 19, 1996.

17. “Dielectric properties of wheat treated with Homeopathic drugs”, Bano N., Haroon S., Hashmi R. A. (sent for publication)

Books:
Co-author in: Teacher’s Guide in Physics for higher secondary level (X, XI, XII), Publisher: Islamic Educational, Scientific and cultural organization ISESCO – 2000.