| Abdullah Al Mamun | |
| Birth Date: | 1966 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Alma Mater: | Jahangirnagar University University of St Andrews |
| Occupation: | University professor |
Abdullah Al Mamun (born 31 December 1966) is a Bangladeshi physicist who is a professor of physics at Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] [2]
A A Mamun (son of Darbesh Ali and Rizia Ali) was born in Dhamrai Upazila, Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on 31 December 1966, and passed the Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate examinations, from Kushura Abbas Ali High School (Dhamrai Upazila, Dhaka) and Government Science College (Tejgaon Thana, Dhaka) in 1981 and 1983, respectively.[3] Mamun attended Jahangirnagar University, and passed Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in physics in 1986 (held in 1989) and 1987 (held in 1991), respectively. On the basis of his extraordinary academic results, and performances in other activities at the university, Mamun was given an opportunity to represent Jahangirnagar University and Bangladesh in “International Youth Village Program 1989” held in Fukuoka, Japan, where he met with Naruhito, then crown prince of Japan.
Mamun gained a PhD in plasma physics at the University of St Andrews by a Commonwealth Scholarship under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan. He then performed postdoctoral studies in Germany and Scotland on an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral research fellowship, and a Commonwealth postdoctoral research fellowship, respectively.[4] As well as his faculty position at Jahangirnagar University, Mamun has a visiting position at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy.[5]
Mamun has published over 400 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals. The Institute of Physics (London) published his textbook on dusty plasma physics.[1]
According to a report published in PLOS Biology, Mamun is one of the top 2% [position:130 out of 43,218 (2%)] scientists (in the world) working in the fields of fluids and plasma, as well as top 2% [position: 28,781 out of 159,624 (2%)] scientists (in the world) working in all branches of sciences (including engineering and medical sciences).[6]
Mamun has also been honored by a number of honorary appointments for his scientific contribution to physics. The important ones are as follows: