Professor
Dr. Syed Arif Kamal
Project Director, the NGDS Pilot Project; HEC-Approved PhD Supervisor
Program Convener, the Early Talent Research
Participation Program
MS (Indiana, Bloomington, USA); MA (Johns Hopkins, USA); PhD; Member AIAA (USA), IBRO (France)
Member, Expert Panel (Mathematics), National Curriculum Council,
Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan
Convener, Sub-Committee (Schools), the Education Committee,
Transparency International Pakistan
Convener, National Curriculum Revision Committee (Mathematics),
Higher Education Commission
Convener, Subject Committee (Mathematics), National
Testing Service
Member, Senate, Academic Council, Board
of Faculty, Board of Studies; Ex-Chairman
Professor, Department of Mathematics
UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI
Office: Room No. G-5,
Department of Mathematics, University of Karachi, University Road
Paper Mail: University of Karachi, Post Office Box No. 8406, Karachi
75270 (Pakistan)
Link on KU Site: http://www.uok.edu.pk/faculties/mathematics/faculty.php#kamal
Homepage: http://ngds-ku.org/kamal • e-mail: kamal(at
the rate of)ngds-ku.org
Telephones: (92 21) 9926 1300-6 ext. 2293 (secretary),
ext. 2380 (direct)
Public Profile: http://pk.linkedin.com/pub/dr-syed-arif-kamal/12/b71/400
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Synopsis of Community
Outreach
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Realizing that
the roots of all endeavors lie in community acceptance and support, start on what
the community knows and build on what the community has to educate in numeracy,
in addition to literacy, in this era of knowledge-based and
computer-oriented public. This should create a society in which people ask
for backing of a claim or proposal on the basis of data collected according
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Philosophy
To take into confidence the community (where
work is being done) through involvement in
the decision-making process, the planning and
the implementation of various programs. To
educate society about the importance of mathe-
matics as a tool of the tools, having predictive
power and as a branch of knowledge, which
appreciates and cultivates beauty of nature
through the use of numbers.
2. Methodology
General public needs to be educated in terms
of numeracy (ability to interpret numbers/data), Addressing High Achievers
of Beacon
Light
in addition to literacy (ability to read/write/
Academy as Chief Guest on March 26 , 2006
express). Popular
articles and lectures to be used
to achieve this goal. Students to be trained to generate mathematical solutions
of indigenous problems. School teachers to be motivated so that they pass on a
positive learning attitude to their students.
3. Accomplishments
A six-fold approach is adopted:
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Writing popular articles for general public. |
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Conducting programs on local radio stations and television channels (e. g., Geo TV, Radio Pakistan, |
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Demonstrating the power of
mathematics to the community in the health care of children through |
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Introducing high-school students to
prominent researchers and exposing them to research conducted in universities
through the Early Talent Research Participation Program, conducted, every year, since 2002. |
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Mathematics
pre-university-teachers-training through the NGDS Workshop Series. |
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Community involvement through
training in anthropometric techniques for Dept. of Special Education on
November 10, 11 and 13, 2006, and most recently, at Beacon
Light Academy during the months of April and May
2011 (good health habits to be imparted in community through educating
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These efforts have proven fruitful. SUPARCO (space agency of Pakistan)
started hiring mathematicians starting 2003. accepted positions in SUPARCO. Engro
Asahi Polymers & Chemical (Ltd) offered internship to the students of MSc
(Applied Mathematics) and MIBM
Data Communications & Controls, Private (Ltd) has, also, expressed
interest in training our students. A seminar “Industrial and Business Mathematics
in the Third Millennium” was organized by Department of Mathematics, University
of Karachi, in which economists, industrialists and mathema-ticians gave
presentations in order to establish a dialogue between university and industry.
4. Goals
For the coming years priorities are
arranging internships in industry for undergraduate students, founding Cyber
Science Society (utilizing internet to provide students living in remote areas
an opportunity to interact with renowned mathematicians), preparing
Pre-University Integrated Science and Mathematics Curriculum.
Article titles are hyperlinks to full text.
Kamal SA, the News International, Karachi, July 21, 1997
(Technotalk Page)
What is a Scientific Method After All?
Kamal SA, the News International, Karachi, December 8,
1997 (Technotalk Page)
Observations and Experiments in Science
Kamal SA, Agahi (Magazine of the
Shaheed-é-Millat
Government Degree College for Women,
Azizabad,
Karachi), 2007, pp 1-3 (Intellectual Preview)
Handling Industrial
Projects
Giving interview to Dawn TV Network
Kamal SA, Rawish (Magazine of the
Government Degree College, Malir Cantt., Karachi), 2008, pp 47-49
Judge
Mathematics Category, Science Olympiad, the Aga
Khan Higher Secondary School, Karachi (March 7, 2008 and February 20, 2009) and
Usman Institute of Technology, Karachi (Poster Session, ACM Student Chapter,
UIT Computer Society on January 31, 2008 and Final Year Projects' Exhibition on
July 21, 2011).
Chief Guest
Annual Functions, Government Degree College, Malir
Cantonment, Karachi (March 25, 2006 and January 24, 2008) and Outstanding-Achievers-Celebration Function, Beacon Light Academy, Karachi (March 26, 2006)
Guest of Honor
Inter Branch Tournaments 2011, the City School,
Southern Region, Physical Education Department, Karachi (March 9, 2011),
Annual-Prize-Distribution Ceremony, Government Degree College, Malir
Cantonment, Karachi (April 19, 2008) and Independence Celebration,
Markaz-é-Umeed (school for special children), Federal ‘B’ Area, Karachi —
opening remarks of the function (August 20, 2007) [Provincial Minister, Mr.
Rauf Siddiqui was the Chief Guest]
With Provincial Minister, Mr. Rauf
Siddiqui (center, pink checked tie)
during
the Independence Day Celebration at
Markaz-é-Ummed,
Karachi
Updated:
December 1, 2011 (0000h GMT)
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Outreach ½ Biodata ½ Publications ½ |
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