Iqbal Hussain Qureshi
Iqbal Hussain Qureshi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 September 1937 |
| Died | 8 December 2012 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Gizri Cemetery |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Sindh University University of Michigan University of Tokyo |
| Known for | Pakistan's nuclear deterrence program Radiochemistry and isotope separation |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (1992) Khwarizmi Award (1997) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear chemistry |
| Institutions | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Institute of Applied Sciences Nuclear Regulatory Authority National Bureau of Standards |
| Thesis | Radiochemical separations by Amalgam exchange (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | Takashi Mukaibo |
| Other academic advisors | W. W. Meinke |
| Website | Eulogy by N.M. Butt |
Iqbal Hussain Qureshi (Urdu: اقبال حسين قریشی) (27 September 1937 – 8 December 2012) SI, FPAS, best known as I.H. Qureshi, was a Pakistani nuclear chemist and an Emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Karachi. Qureshi was the principal contributor of scientific understanding of various chemical elements: bismuth, cobalt, strontium, thallium, tritium, iron, rubidium, and zinc.: 1–68
His career was mostly spent with the Government of Pakistan after leaving his research work at the national laboratories, and advising the government on nuclear policy issues. He pushed his influential role at the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) and the peaceful applications of nuclear science. He spent many years as an educator and research scientist at the Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences in Nilore before taking a professorship at the Karachi University.