Scientific knowledge shared by Chinese, foreign experts at INSC
Islamabad: The 47th International Nathiagali Summer College (INSC) concluded in Nathiagali after a two week discourse of scientific knowledge shared by the Chinese and other foreign experts.
This year INSC had invited 34 experts from the different countries including China, the US, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, South Korea, Malaysia, Brazil, Spain, Turkey, Romania and Estonia to lecture on the important topics during the two weeks of the College.
The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) had selected about 250 researchers from universities and research organizations from all over Pakistan out of more than 1200 applicants.
The 47th college covered: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence; High Power Laser Systems and Applications; Recent Trends in 3D Printing and Advances in Quantum Technologies.
Member Science PAEC Dr Masood Iqbal was the chief guest in the closing ceremony. In his closing address, Dr Masood Iqbal assured that the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission will support all kinds of scientific linkages developed during this summer college.
He praised the efforts of all seniors who put their heart into it and took personal interest to continue this college without any break for the last 47 years.
Dr Shafqat Karim, Scientific Secretary of 47th INSC presented in detail an overview of all that is important and fascinating in today’s science and technology, which were covered during the two weeks.
He also praised the organizing and scientific committees for their untiring efforts for smooth holding of this college.
He maintained that in case of electricity generation, four Nuclear Power Plants at Chashma were contributing 1330 MW and two power plants in Karachi are contributing 2200 MW of electricity to the National grid.
In the health sector, he said 19 nuclear medical centers were providing most modern nuclear techniques for diagnostics and treatment of cancer to about 80% of reported cancer patients in Pakistan. In the field of Agriculture and Biotechnology, he said over 132 varieties of various crops including rice, wheat, cotton, sugarcane brassica, mungbean and lentils. Also vaccine development for the livestock is in progress.
It may be mentioned that the PAEC has been regularly organizing the INSC every year since 1976. The idea of holding the International Nathiagali Summer College on Physics and Contemporary Needs came from Nobel Laureate Professor Abdus Salam.
Over the years, about 1,000 eminent scientists and speakers including eight Nobel Laureates from leading universities, research centers and industries of advanced countries have delivered lectures at INSC and shared their knowledge with more than 1,000 foreign scientists from over 75 developing countries and about 11,350 scientists from Pakistani Research and Development (R&D) institutes and universities.
