Welcome!
Welcome to the South Asian Physics Foundation. Our objective is to advance regional collaboration in South Asia in order to promote physics for peaceful and productive purposes.
Apply for this year's conferences
We are currently accepting applications for the Professor Faheem Hussain Student Conference Program, which provides funding for South Asian physics students to attend international scientific conferences in South Asia. This program honors the late Pakistani physicist Faheem Hussain, whose distinguished career included many important contributions to furthering scientific research and education in developing countries. Please use the links at the left for more information and an application.
Five Students Sponsored in 2011
Congratulations to our 2011 travel grant awardees, who presented their work at POLYCHAR 19 in Kathmandu and IWPSD in Kanpur:
- Mr. Mehedhi Hasan, University of Dhaka
"Enhanced Optical Absorption in Silicon Nanowire" (IWPSD) - Mr. Belayat Hossain, University of Dhaka
"Characterization of Au Nano Particles Synthesized by Electrochemical Process at Room Temperature" (IWPSD) - Mr. Iqbal Hossain, University of Dhaka
"Theoretical Study of drain current of AlInN/GaN HEMTs on SiC Substrate" (IWPSD) - Mr. Anji Reddy Polu, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University
"Study of Mg2+ Ion Conduction in PVA-Mg(NO3)2 Solid Polymer Electrolytes" (POLYCHAR 19) - Ms. Syeda M. Tabassum, University of Dhaka
"Computational Study on Si-based Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Waveguide for Biochemial Sensing" (IWPSD)
Book Drive for the Maldives Science Society
UPDATE: The books have arrived in the Maldives and are in the process of clearing customs.
Our book drive, which ran during the last four months of 2010, has been a big success. SAPF teamed up with Astro Book Drive, a new organization based in Sri Lanka, to collect books and other materials on astronomy and related fields for the Maldives Science Society. The materials will be donated to schools and libraries throughout the Maldives, a small island nation in South Asia.
We collected over 500 books, DVDs, magazines, posters and other educational science materials for both children and adults. The majority are books on astronomy, and the rest cover a wide variety of natural science topics. more
April is Global Astronomy Month
April 2012 will be a busy month for amateur and professional astronomers, educators and astronomy enthusiasts as Global Astronomy Month returns for its third edition. This annual event, organized by Astronomers Without Borders, celebrates the universe in the spirit of the groundbreaking International Year of Astronomy 2009. more
SAPF featured at American Physical Society meeting
SAPF president Jessica Hirschfelder discussed SAPF in a session dedicated to international physics at the last American Physical Society meeting in Anaheim, CA. abstract
Please donate!
Your donation to SAPF will help build a future of regional progress and stability through cooperative physics activities from basic education to cutting-edge research. No amount is too small and it will go a long way toward supporting our programs in South Asia. Please help!
SAPF Awarded HostGator Technology Grant
SAPF was awarded the Technology Grant from HostGator, a web hosting company that offers free and discounted web hosting services for selected non-profits. Many thanks to them for hosting our website through this grant.