Shaukat Hameed Khan

From Oxford University UK: B.A., 1964; B.Sc., 1965; D.Phil., 1968, as a Rhodes Scholar. Research Grant, Culham Labs, UK for PhD studies. B.Sc. (Hons), Gold medal, 1961, from Gordon College, Rawalpindi, University of the Punjab.

Coordinator General of COMSTECH (Ministerial Committee of OIC S&T States), 2014-18; Executive Director, SOPREST (Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technology) – the parent body of GIKI. Member Rhodes Selection Committee, Pakistan; Technical Advisor, Planned Technical University, Sialkot; Member BoG, Aiwan-i-Quaid, F-9 (2007-9), Islamabad; Member , Board of Directors, HMC, Taxila (2005-08); Member of The Industrial Policy Group, Ministry of Industries, Government of Pakistan; 2010-11; Member, Board of Directors TUSDEC (PIDC), 2010 ; Rector, GIK Institute, Topi, 2008-09; Member, Planning Commission, Pakistan Government, 2005-9; Project Director and principal author (2006-7) “Pakistan in the 21st Century: Vision 2030”; Convener of several ‘Task Forces’ (2007-09) for implementation of Vision 2030; Chief Scientist/ DG CC / DG SPS, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), 1997 to 2005; Scientific Associate, CERN, Geneva, 1999-2001; President, of several Oxford societies (Walter Ralegh Club, Oxford Majlis, Pakistan Society); Earlier: Director, Optics Labs, PAEC, Nilore, 1985–2001; Founder, Laser Group, PAEC, 1969.

Pride of Performance, Govt of Pakistan, 1993; Technology Gold Medal, Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 1993 Rhodes Scholar, Oxford, 1962; Gold Medal BSc University of the Punjab, 1961; Best All-Round Student, Gordon College Rawalpindi, 1961; National Talent Scholar, 1959-61.

Member, Board of Trustees, Pakistan Science Foundation. 2005-7; President’s Steering Committee on Higher Education, 2002; Member/Secretary, Electronics Sub-Committee (Prime Minister’s High Level Review Commission, 1995); National Counterpart / World Bank Team: “Reforms in Higher Education and Research” ,1994; Res. Adv. Board, National Institute of Electronics, 1991-97; National Commission of Science & Technology, 1987-1995; Fellow, Pakistan Nuclear Society.

Combined R&D, teaching, and production of lasers/optronics systems. Laser Based Position Monitoring System for the massive CMS detector, (LHC, CERN 199-2001). Represented Pakistan at the Summit of 100 scientists from Eurasia, 2010, in large Multinational Science Programs such as CERN). Radiation Damage Studies of Optical Glasses, Cements, and Coatings; Atomic & Molecular Spectroscopy/Laser Isotope Separation; Lasers and Optronics for Defence Laser Produced Plasmas; Ultrafast High Voltage Switching. Laser systems production exceeded Rs 60 billion in value, with exports to Malaysia, Bangladesh, Germany and Switzerland. Recent Publications: The 10 Year S&T Plan for OIC countries; RE Profile of the OIC Countries. Current focus: The economics and politics of the energy transition, (regular lectures at National Management School, Lahore since 2012), Making people employable – the techno-economic revolution.