Academic Qualifications:

Degree	Subjects	Institution/Awarding Body	Year
M.S.	Materials Science	Göteborg University, Sweden	2006
M.Sc.	Solid State Physics	University of Karachi.	1992
B.Sc.(Hons)	Physics (H), Geology & Mathematics	University of Karachi.	1991

Ph.D. Thesis: “Dynamic Surface Change Transport in Humid Silica Rods”.

Field:
Materials Science

Experience: Thirteenth years of Teaching & Research Experience

Ph.D. Scholar, on leave from University of Karachi funded by University of Karachi, Ph.D. Program, at Göteborg University, Sweden from September 2005 – todate.

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Karachi, Karachi, from April 2006 to todate.

Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Karachi, Karachi, from 17th January 2001 to April 2006.

Cooperative Teacher, Department of Physics, University of Karachi, Karachi, from 1st January 1999 to 16th January 2001.

Lecturer, Department of Basic Science, Baluchistan University of Engineering & Technology from 14th November 1994 to 31st December 1998.

Lecturer, Baluchistan Residential College, Loralai, Baluchistan from 1st January 1994 to 13th November 1994.

Cooperative Teacher, Department of Physics, University of Karachi, Karachi, from 1st July 1993 to 31st December 1993.

Awards / Achievements / Contributions:

K.U.S.F Scholarship

Members / Memberships:

Pakistan Physical Society (PPS)

Pakistan Society for Semiconductor Science and Technology (PS3T)

Karachi Physics Society (KPS)

Member, Board of studies. Dept. of Physics, University of Karachi

Swedish Science Foundation

European Society of Microbeam Analysis

International X-ray Absorption Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XAFS) Society, France

Conferences / Workshops / Seminars Attended:

Training course in Physics, organized by University Grant Commission (UGC), Govt. of Pakistan)

Workshop & Conference on Synchroton Radiation Application, Egypt, November – December 2006.

Thesis & Projects supervised / Research Projects

Supervised 6 M.Sc. Projects (3 credit hours)

Empirical Model for global solar radiation for Karachi from Sunshine hours & cloudiness (2005).

List of Research Publications
1. Feroz Ahmad, Intikhab Ulfat, A.A. Qidwai, “Study of trends and behavior of climatological parameter for solar and wind energy utilization perspective for Karachi, Pakistan”, Karachi Univ. Jr. of Science, vol. 31, No. 2, 2003.

2. Feroz Ahmad, Intikhab Ulfat, “Empirical models for the correlation of monthly average daily global solar radiation with hours of sunshine on a horizontal surface at Karachi, Pakistan”, Turkish Jr. of Physics, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2004.

3. Intikhab Ulfat, Firoz Ahmad, Imran A. Siddiqui “Angstrom coefficient for Karachi, Pakistan” (Accepted for publication in Karachi Univ. Jr. of Science)

4. Intikhab Ulfat, Imran A. Siddiqui, Firoz Ahmad, “Empirical Model for the correlation of average daily global solar radiation from cloudiness for Karachi” (Accepted for publication in Brazilian Journal of Physics)