Abdus Salam Award 2010 (Cambridge University)

The Abdus Salam Prize is an extremely prestigious award and has been sponsored by Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK since 2007. In 1946, Professor Salam obtained the prestigious Foundation Scholarship to the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and physics at St John's College.

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By Athar Ahmad | December 21, 2010

On Thursday 2nd December 2010, Athar Ahmad (Naib Mohtamim Amoor-e-Tuluba) and Adeel Shah both attended the Graduate Students Physics Conference at the Cavendish Laboratories in Cambridge University. The annual conference provides the opportunity for students to discuss the latest findings in the arena of Physics, as well as providing a forum by which to present the Abdus Salam Prize. This year's winner was Lars Boyd, who delivered the findings of his research as well as being on hand to receive the 2010 Abdus Salam Prize.

The Abdus Salam Prize is an extremely prestigious award and has been sponsored by Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK since 2007. In 1946, Professor Salam obtained the prestigious Foundation Scholarship to the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and physics at St John's College. He achieved a Double First in both subjects, winning the Wrangler Prize in Mathematics en route. In 1950, he was awarded Smith's Prize by Cambridge for "the most outstanding pre-doctoral contribution to Physics."

As well as being a student at Cambridge, Professor Salam also lectured at the University for several years, including giving the prestigious Scott Lectures at Cavendish Laboratories and being elected Fellow of St John's College from 1951 to 1956.

Along with his research, his dedication to his country of birth, Pakistan, was unparalleled. His work for the nation being both far reaching and influential. He was the Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the country for over a decade, illustrating his long-standing service.

Professor Salam's much celebrated academic and scholarly career was capped in 1979 when he won the Nobel Prize for his work in particle physics. He holds the distinction of being the first Pakistan and the first Muslim Nobel laureate to receive the science prize. For these reasons, and the fact that Professor Abdus Salam had a massive impact upon enhancing the field of Science, the Cambridge University staff and students hold the Abdus Salam Prize in the highest regard.

One of the members of staff at the university explained the significance of the prize to the students by saying:

“Whilst there are many who are proud to be associated with the Cavendish, it is often overlooked that the Cavendish is also proud to be associated with those who become renowned physicists – and of course Dr Salam ranks very highly amongst those.”

There were numerous applicants to this year's competition, for which students had submitted their research projects in the field of Physics. The eventual winner was Lars Boyd, who presented an extremely interesting presentation of his findings to the audience of the conference. The event was attended by over a hundred students and numerous Cambridge Professors throughout the day and was well received by all.

Following Lars' presentation, Athar Sahib was invited to address the audience. During his address, Athar Sahib outlined Professor Salam's intense dedication to not only his work, but also to both his nation and religion.


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