DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Extension Number: 511
Office Number: S-001

Profile:
Dr. Sadia Zaheer has attained her Masters, MPhil, and PhD degrees from GC University Lahore, Pakistan. She holds extensive international experience, having served as a Research Fellow at ICTP in Trieste, Italy, from 2002 to 2009. During her PhD, Dr. Sadia was a visiting Research Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. She completed her post-doctorate at the University of Maryland, USA, supported by funding provided by HEC in 2013 and 2022, specializing in Theoretical Plasma Physics and Space Physics.

Throughout her illustrious career, Dr. Sadia has been associated with various esteemed educational and research institutions, including ASICTP (Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics), University of Punjab, and Government College University Lahore. Additionally, she has served as visiting faculty at the University of Maryland, USA. Since 2009, Dr. Sadia has been an integral part of FCC, making significant contributions to the institution. Presently, she holds the esteemed positions of Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Physics.

Education:
PhD Physics, jointly from the Government College University and the University of Pittsburgh, USA.
MPhil Physics, from Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.
MSc Physics, Government College Lahore, Pakistan.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:
Dr. Sadia has successfully secured funding for the following projects:

1.“Quasilinear theory of Electrostatic and Electromagnetic instability with
non-Maxwellian distribution functions” approved by Pakistan Science
Foundation as Principal Investigator, (2017).
(Rs.947,580/-)

2. “Alfven waves in a low beta” approved by HEC (under NRPU scheme) as
Co- Principal Investigator, (2017).
(Rs.544463/¬-)

3. “Space Radiation and Plasma Effects on Space Assets and determination of
Charging index” (under NRPU scheme) as Co- Principal Investigator, (2022).
(Rs. 4420500/-)

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
BOOK & BOOK CHAPTERS:
1) Study of electrostatic and electromagnetic modes: Based on non-Maxwellian
distribution functions
Dr. Sadia Zaheer and Dr. Ghulam Murtuza
Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller (June 23, 2010)
ISBN-10: 3639256956 ISBN-13: 978-3639256956

2) Collective mode interactions in Lorentzian space plasmas” Chapter in the book
“Kinetic Theory”
Nazish Rubab and Sadia Zaheer
Publisher: In Tech Open (October 23, 2017)
ISBN 978-953-51-5718-2.

3) “Effect of Energy Anisotropy on Electromagnetic Ordinary Mode and Purely Transverse Extraordinary Mode” Chapter in the book “New Trends in Physical Science Research”.
Naila Noreen, Sadia Zaheer and H. A. Shah
Publisher: B. P. International (May 16, 2022)
ISBN-13 (15): 978-93-5547-676-0
(Print)
978-93-5547-677-7 (eBook)

4) Publications & Proceedings

5) Space Weather, 21, e2022SW003412 (2023) “Numerical calculations of charging threshold at GEO altitudes with two temperature non-extensive electrons”
(Saba Javed, Nazish Rubab , Sadia Zaheer , Stefaan Poedts , and Ghulam Jaffer)

6) The Astrophysicsl Journal, 950:131 (2023) “ Bi-Kappa Proton Mirror and Cyclotron Instabilities in the Solar Wind”
(Rodrigo A. Lopez, P. H. Yoon and S. Zaheer)

7) Prog. Theor. Exp. Phys, 023E01 (2023) “Quasilinear approach to bump-on-tail instability using non-Maxwellian distributions”
Sheikh, S. Zaheer, N. Noreen, and H. A. Shah)

8) Contribution to Plasma Physics, 61, 4 (2021) “Excitation of KAWs by streaming ions in a dusty magneto plasma with generalized (r, q) Distribution function”
(N. Rubab, F. Riaz, S. Zaheer, N. Noreen and H. A. Shah)

9) Plasma Res. Express 2 025006 (2020). “Linear Analysis of Bump on Tail Instability by
non-MaxwellianDistribution Function”.
(N Noreen, A Shiekh, I Habumugisha, S Zaheer and H A Shah)

10) Solar Energy, 204,617-623(2020), “A Novel, PbS Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cell
Structure with TiO2-fMWCNTS Nano-Composite Filled Meso-Porous Anatase TiO2 Photoanode”
(Hamid Latif, Saima Ashraf, M. Shahid Rafique,Ayesha Imtiaz, Abdul Sattar, S. Zaheer,
Syeda Ammara Shabbir, Arsalan Usman)

11) Renewable Energy, 154, 767-773 (2020), “Gold nanoparticles mixed multiwall carbon
nanotubes, supported on graphene nano-ribbons (Au-NT-G) as an efficient reduction
electrode for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells (PEMFC)”
(Hamid latif, Danish Wasif, Saba Rasheed, Abdul Sattar, M Shahid Rafique, Abdul Waheed Anwar, S Zaheer, Syeda Ammara Shabbir, Ayesha Imtiaz, Mehwish Qutab, Arslan Usman)

12) Solar Energy, 198, 529-534 (2020), “Effect of Annealing temperature of MoO3
layer in MoO3/Au/MoO3 (MAM) Coated PbS QDs Sensitized ZnO nanorods/FTO Glass
Solar Cell”
(Hamid Latif, Rabia Zahid, Abdul Sattar, M. Shahid Rafique, Saba Rasheed, S. Zaheer;
Syeda Ammara Shabir, K Javed, Arsalan Usman, Shaziab Khurshid)

13) Journal of ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 11664-019-07517-8 (2019), “Effect of
Concentration of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes(SWCNTs) in a SWCNTs/ZnO Nanorods Channel-BasedThin-Film Transistor”
(Hamid Latif, Saba Rasheed, Abdul Sattar, M. Shahid Rafique, S. Zaheer, Arsalan Usman, Mahroze Munam, And Ayesha Imtiaz)

14) Prog. Theor. Exp. Phys. 053E01 (2019) “Ion Bernstein Mode Instability withRing Velocity Distribution Function”.
(N. Noreen, F. Riaz, S. Malik and S. Zaheer)

15) Physics of Plasmas: 24, 102902 (2017). “Cyclotron instabilities driven by temperature anisotropy in the solar wind.”
(Naila Noreen, Peter H. Yoon and S. Zaheer)

16) Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 122 (2017). “Electron Contribution in Mirror Instability in Quasi-linear Regime”
(Naila Noreen, Peter H. Yoon, Rodrigo A. López and S. Zaheer)

17) Journal of Modern Physics, 7, 1120-1131 (2016). “Stability analysis of electromagnetic ordinary and extraordinary modes”
(N. Noreen and S. Zaheer)

18) Radiation effects and defects in solids, 169:11, 942–953, (2014). “Surface modification of Platinum by Laser produced X-rays”
(Hamid Latif, M. Shahid Rafique, M. Khaleeq-ur-Rahaman, Abdul Sattar, S. Anjum, A. Usman, S. Zaheer & R. S. Rawat,)

19) The Astrophysical Journal, 775:108, (2013) “On quiet time solar wind electron distribution in dynamical equilibrium with Langmuir turbulence”
(S. Zaheer and P. H. Yoon)

20) Phys. Letters A, 377 (2013) 2378-2383, “Whistler Instability in a semi-relativistic bi-Maxwellian Plasma”
(M. F. Bashir, S. Zaheer, Z. Iqbal and G. Murtaza )

21) Prog. Theoretical Phys. 124, 6 (2010) “Propagation of Ordinary and Extraordinary modes in ultra-relativistic Maxwellian electron plasma”
(Muddasir Ali, S. Zaheer and G. Murtaza)

22) Phys. Scr. 81, (2010) “Whistler Instability in magnetized Plasma with non-Maxwellian
distribution functions”
(S. Zaheer and G. Murtaza)

23) Phys. Scr. 77, 035503 (2008) “Perpendicularly Propagating Electromagnetic modes in a Stronly hot Plasma with Relativistic distribution function”
(S. Zaheer and G. Murtaza)

24) Phys.Plasmas 14, 072106 (2007) “Weibel Instability with Semi-relativistic Maxwellian
distribution function”.
(S. Zaheer and G. Murtaza).

25) Phys. Plasmas14, 022108 (2007) “Weibel Instability with non-Maxwellian distribution functions”
(S. Zaheer and G. Murtaza).

26) Phys. Plasmas13, 062109 (2006) “Perpendicularly Propagating Electromagnetic modes in a Strongly Magnetized hot Plasma with non-Maxwellian distribution function”
(S.Zaheer, G.Murtaza and H. A. Shah)

27) Phys. Plasmas11, 2246 (2004) “Study of Some Electrostatic Modes based on non-Maxwellian Distribution Functions”
(S.Zaheer, G.Murtaza and H. A. Shah)

28) Proceedings:
29) “Non-Maxwellian Distibutions in Space Plasma”
11th Regional Conference on Mathematical Physics and IPM Spring Conference, Institute of Physical Mathematics Tehran, Iran (3-6 May, 2004).
(Hassan A Shah, M. N. S Qureshi and Sadia Zaheer)

30) “Some Electrostatic modes based on non-Maxwellian distribution functions”
Poster presented at the “Autumn College on plasma physics Trieste italy (5-30 September 2005)
(Sadia Zaheer and G. Murtaza)

31) “Anisotropic Instability in non-Maxwellian Plasmas”
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion; Role of Electric Fields in Plasma Confinement in Stellarators and Tokamaks. Alushta, 22-27 September, 2008.
(G. Murtaza and Sadia Zaheer)

32) “Weibel Instability in maxwellian and semi-relativistic maxwellian magneto- plasmas”
11th National symposium in frontiers on physics, GC university, Lahore (29-31, January 2009).
(G. Murtaza and Sadia Zaheer)

33) “Whistler Instability in non-maxwellian plasma”
1st NCP Scientific Spring, National Centre for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
(4-6, April 2009).
(Sadia Zaheer and G. Murtaza)

34) “ Weibel Instability with non-Maxwellian and Semi-relativistic distribution functions”
Poster presented at the “Summer College on plasma physics Trieste italy (10-28 August 2009)
(Sadia Zaheer)

35) “Revisiting parallel- propagating electromagnetic waves in a magnetized anisotropic
maxwellian plasma”
1st national conference on radiation, particles and matter, 22-24 December 2009, Casp, GC University, Lahore.
(G. Murtaza, Sadia Zaheer, M. Faraz Bashir and zafar iqbal)

36) “Computational Results of Weibel Instability”
International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Engineering by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Singapore (25-27, August 2010).
(Sadia Zaheer)

37) “On quiet time solar wind electron distribution in dynamical equilibrium with Langmuir turbulence”
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2013, abstract # SH33D-04, USA (December 2013).
(P. H. Yoon and Sadia Zaheer)