Muhammad Shah Jahan is a Founder
Trustee of House Mannan Charitable Trust. He obtained his PhD in Physics
(Radiation Biophysics) in 1977 from the University of Alabama, USA and received
his B.Sc. (Honors) in Physics and M. Sc. in Physics (Nuclear) Degree from
Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. He is now working as Site Director in NSF-IUCB
site in the University of Memphis, USA and Professor- Chair, Department of
Physics in the University of Memphis, USA. He received a number of awards such
as FedEx Founding Fellow from FedEx Institute of Technology, The Univ. Memphis;
Meritorious Faculty Award from College of Arts & Sciences, The University
of Memphis in 2000 and 2003; Distinguished Research Award from The University
of Memphis in 1998; Fulbright-Hays Fellowship for Ph. D. at the University of
Alabama in 1972-1977.
He has membership in a number of
Professional Organizations such as Sigma Xi, National Research Society;
President, The University of Memphis Chapter, 1998-1999; American Physical
society; Southeastern Section of American Physical Society; Affiliate Member,
American Chemical Society, Polymer Chemistry Division; Materials Research
Society; International ESR/EPR Society; International Radiation Physics
Society; Council on Undergraduate Research.
He
is also enlisted in Marquis 'Who's Who' in Science and Engineering (1994-1995,
2nd Edition). He received US Patent No. 4, 873, 444, Awarded in Oct. 1989;
Title: Detection of Surface Impurity Phases in High-Temperature Superconductors
Using Thermally Stimulated Luminescence; Invented by D. W. Cooke and M.S. Jahan.