1. Ameer Moavia – Pakistan’s Youngest Space Scientist
Few teenagers are able to accomplish what Ameer Moavia did at age 19 by becoming Pakistan’s youngest space scientist. An avid programmer, hacker and a space enthusiast, Ameer is the author of acclaimed the book “Space and Time”. Ameer is undoubtedly an inspiration and role model for budding physicists.
2. Shaheer Niazi – Youngest Pakistani to get a paper published in Royal Society Open Science journal
While most teenagers haven’t figured out their career choice at 16, Shaheer Niazi became a scientist when he found a way to photograph the movement of ions that form the honeycomb shape made when electrically charged particles try to pass through a pool of oil. Now 20, he has made his way into the Forbes 30 under 30 list and aspires to win the Nobel Prize in the future.
https://www.forbes.com/profile/muhammad-shaheer-niazi/?sh=27076c8d5acb
Research Paper:
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.170503
3. Uzair Latif – Astroparticle Physicist working on Askaryan Radio Array (ARA) at the South Pole for Neutrino detection:
A young Pakistani AstroParticle Physicist Uzair Latif working on South Pole along with his teammates. His superinnovative experiment Askaryan Radio Array (ARA) and his interesting journey from LUMS to University of Kansas-Lawrence will fascinate the future astrophysicist.
http://magtheweekly.com/detail/1233-uzair-latif-living-the-surreal-dream
4. Yumna Majeed – Pakistan’s first Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) Point of Contact
The journey of a girl, who was being shackled by none other than our own education system Yumna, an ordinary girl from a humble background aiming at becoming extraordinary and motivating others to do so. Check the link below to know more how a girl is working to promote space education in Pakistan:
http://www.technologyreview.pk/as-a-school-kid-i-was-told-space-has-no-scope-in-pakistan-so-i-decided-to-create-it-yumna-majeed/
5. Muhammad Saeed – Researching on Antimatter Particles via Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus (ALPHA) at CERN
A true Physicist has one dream and that is to be able to work at CERN and a Young Pakistani Student Muhammad Sameed is among the few people living this dream. How he got this one in lifetime opportunity and very intimate details of his experiment ALPHA should not be missed!
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2293070/where-did-the-antimatter-go
6. Dr. Nozair Khawaja – Co-led the team of Scientists that Discovered Signs of Life on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus via NASA’s mission Cassini to Mars:
People wanted the signs of life form in space, and scientists found organic molecules on one of the moons of Saturn. And one of the co-leaders of the team is a Pakistani, all the way from Wazirabad. Know more about what Dr. Nozair Khwaja is working on ….
https://www.dawn.com/news/1417071
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2070352/team-led-pakistani-scientist-discovers-signs-life-saturn-moon
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