User:FeynmanFan4ever/Farzana Aslam

Farzana Aslam is a Pakistani physicist and astronomer. She teaches mathematics, physics and astronomy at Coventry University, where she is also a subject coordinator.

Farzana Aslam is recognized for speaking about women in science, especially Pakistani women, who, she believes, are able to contribute to all aspects of society, while maintaining the values of Islam.

Education
Farzana Aslam was born in Wah Cantonment, which is part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. She attended the Wah Engineering College, and then the University of Punjab, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Physics. She then completed her master's degree (MSc.) in physics from Qaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan. She then went on to pursue a doctoral degree in physics and astronomy from the University of Manchester. The same year, she also joined the Photon Physics Group at the University of Manchester, where she researched two-photon physics and photonics. She obtained her PhD in laser physics from the same institution in 2005.

Career
Aslam specializes in the study of polymer-metal compounds, and teaches mathematics and physics to undergraduate and graduate students at Coventry University.

She was awarded the Ogden Teaching Fellowship at Saint Peters Roman Catholic High School through a public program that aimed at raising awareness of science and engineering among UK public school children by connecting them with active scientists. As a result of her involvement, Aslam received an award at the Photon04 conference (hosted by the Institute of Physics) held in September 6-9, 2004 at the Glasgow Caledonian University.

Selected Publications

 * Aslam, F., Adefila, A., Bagiya, Y. STEM outreach activities: an approach to teachers’ professional development. (2017) Journal of Education for Teaching. DOI:10.1080/02607476.2018.1422618