DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Extension Number: 596
Office Number: S-025

Brief Profile: Dr. Laila Zafar Kahlon is a Professor (Associate) of Physics at the Forman Christian College (A Chartered University). She has a teaching experience of about 14 years in her respective field. Her research interests include the theoretical plasma physics; fluid dynamics and nonlinear physics. Dr. Laila Zafar Kahlon also has an ample research experience and has published sixteen research articles in international journals including Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics; Physics of Plasmas, and Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics.

Education:

• PhD in Physics, Government College University, Lahore
• MPhil in Physics, Government College University, Lahore
• MSc in Physics, Government College University, Lahore

Research and publications

1. Kahlon L. Z., Shah H. A., Kaladze T.D., Ain Q.T., Bukhari S. A. (2024). Modified KDV equation for Rossby-Khantadze waves in a shared zonal flow of the ionospheric E layer, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 31, 1-6, 
2. Asam M. T., Bukhari S. A., Shah H. A., Iqbal Z., Masood W., Kahlon L. Z. (2023). Effect of trapping in coupled kinetic Alfven-acoustic waves in a partially degenerate plasma with quantizing magnetic field, Physica Scripta, 98, 025612, 
3. Javaid I., Kahlon L. Z., Shah H.A., Kaladze T.D. (2022). Zonal flow generation by small-scale drift- ion-acoustic waves in electron–positron–ion plasmas, Physics of Plasmas, 29, 112109, 
4. Kahlon L.Z., Javaid I., Kaladze T.D. (2020). Formation of Nonlinear Solitary Vortical Structures by Drift and Ion-Acoustic Waves in Electron-Positron-Ion Plasmas, Brazillian Journal of Physics, 50, 291-297, 
5. Kahlon L.Z., Javaid I. (2017). Nonlinear solitary vortical structures formation by coupled electrostatic drift and ion-acoustic waves, Chinese Physics Letter, 34, No. 12 125201, 
6. Kaladze T.D., Kahlon L.Z., Tsamalashvili L.V. (2017). Generation of zonal flows by coupled electrostatic drift and ion-acoustic waves, Physics of Plasmas, 24, 072302, 
7. Kahlon L.Z., and Kaladze, T.D. (2015). Generation of zonal flow and magnetic field by finite-amplitude waves in the ionospheric E-layer, Journal of Plasma Physics, 81, 905810512 
8. Futatani, S., Horton W., Kahlon, L.Z. and Kaladze, T.D. (2015). Rossby-Khantadze electromagnetic planetary waves driven by sheared zonal winds in the E-layer ionosphere, Physics of Plasmas, 22, 012906, 
9. Kaladze T.D., Kahlon L. Z., Horton W., Pokhotelov O., and Onishchenko O. (2014). Shear flow driven Rossby-Khantadze electromagnetic planetary vortices in the ionospheric E-layer, EPL, 106, 29001. 
10. Kaladze T.D., Horton W., Kahlon L.Z., Pokhotelov O., and Onishchenko O. (2013). Generation of zonal flow and magnetic field by coupled Rossby-Alfvén-Khantadze waves in the Earth’s ionospheric E-layer, J. of Georgian Geophysical Society, Issue B., Physics of Atmosphere, Ocean, and Space Plasma, 16b, 53-75. 
11. Kaladze T.D., Horton W., Kahlon L.Z., Pokhotelov O., and Onishchenko O. (2013). Zonal flows and magnetic fields driven by large-amplitude Rossby-Alfvén-Khantadze waves in the E-layer ionosphere, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 118, 1-12. 
12. Kaladze T.D., Horton W., Kahlon L.Z., Pokhotelov O., and Onishchenko O. (2013). Generation of zonal flow and magnetic field by coupled Rossby-Alfven-Khantadze waves in the Earth’s ionospheric E-layer, Physica Scripta, 88, 065501. 
13. Kaladze T.D., Kahlon L.Z., Tsamalashvili L.V. (2012). Generation of zonal flow and magnetic field by coupled internal-gravity and Alfvén waves in the ionospheric E-layer Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 89, 110-119. 
14. Kaladze T.D., Kahlon L.Z., Tsamalashvili L.V. (2012). Excitation of zonal flow and magnetic field by Rossby-Khantadze electromagnetic planetary waves in the ionospheric E-layer, Physics of Plasmas, 19, 022902. 
15. Kaladze T.D., Tsamalashvili L.V., Kahlon L.Z. (2011). Rossby-Khantadze electromagnetic planetary vortical motions in the ionospheric E-layer, Journal of Plasma Physics, 7, part 6, 813-828, 
16. Kaladze T.D., Tsamalashvili L.V., Kahlon L.Z. (2011). Electromagnetic inertio-gravity waves in the Earth’s ionosphere, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, v. 73, No. 7-8, 741-750.