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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL STEM & INNOVATION COLLOQUIA SERIES (ISICS) SERIES-4 BY DR. HASHIMA HASAN

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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL STEM & INNOVATION COLLOQUIA SERIES (ISICS) SERIES-4 BY DR. HASHIMA HASAN

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL STEM & INNOVATION COLLOQUIA SERIES (ISICS) SERIES-4 BY DR. HASHIMA HASAN

Centre for International Engagement (CIE) of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) is pleased to inform you that the International Stem & Innovation Colloquia Series (ISICS) organizer, would like to cordially invite you to the ISICS Series-4 as details below :

               Date         :       12th March 2022 (Saturday)

                     Time        :       9.00 am -11.00 am (GMT+8)

                     Title        :        Webb Telescope: NASA’s Infrared ‘Eyes’ on the Universe

                     Speaker :       Dr. Hashima Hasan

                                               James Webb Space Telescope

                                               NASA, United States of America

  

The fourth series will feature Dr. Hashima Hasan, Deputy Program Scientist of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA, USA. Hashima Hasan is the NASA Program Scientist for NuSTAR, the Keck Observatory and ADCAR, and is Deputy Program Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope. She serves as the Education and Communication Lead for Astrophysics and as the Executive Secretary of the Astrophysics Advisory Committee. In her role as Program Scientist, she makes sure that each project’s mission remains possible and true to NASA strategic objectives. Hasan has been the program scientist for many other NASA missions, such as the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Gravity and Extreme Magnetism SMEX (GEMS), Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, Hubble Space Telescope, Explorer Program. 
 
From 2001-2006, Hasan also served as the Lead for Astronomy and Physics Research and Analysis programs. Hasan received a doctorate from the University from Oxford, U.K., in Theoretical Nuclear Physics. Till 1985 Dr. Hasan conducted post doctoral research and held teaching positions in the areas of Theoretical Nuclear Physics, and in Environmental Science. She was the Optical Telescope Assembly Scientist at Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, till 1994, when she joined NASA Headquarters. She received certification for the Senior Executive Service in 2004. 
 

Hasan has published articles in various peer reviewed journals, such as the Astrophysical Journal, Icarus, and Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. She has been honored with prestigious awards and fellowships throughout her outstanding career, including the NASA HQ Exceptional Performance Award in 2008, the National Research Council Resident Research Associate from 1981-1983, Commonwealth Fellowship from 1973-1976 and received a gold medal for Physics and merit award as a student.

In her talk entitled “Webb Telescope: NASA’s Infrared ‘Eyes’ on the Universe“, Dr Hashima Hasan will give a brief overview of the science and technology of JWST, and of plans for conducting science.

Don’t miss this golden opportunity!

Poster : SERIES 4

Pre-registration link:
https://forms.gle/sbPyXCXraqz1Ehgc6For more information, please visit the ISICS website:
https://isics.unimap.edu.my

Live Streaming: Will be updated soon

(For the ISICS Series-1 to 3, the recording video can be accessed at https://isics.unimap.edu.my/index.php/gallery/video)

For more information, kindly contact Dr. Mohamad Nazri bin Abdul Halif at m.nazri@unimap.edu.my

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