University of Petroleum & Minerals. Research Alam's research focused on experimental particle physics and computational physics. He was the principal investigator on several major experiments, including the ATLAS experiment at CERN, the BaBar experiment at SLAC, and the CLEO experiment. He was the author or co-author of over 1200 refereed papers, 43 of which were his direct publications. The major experiments that Alam had directed or played a significant role in include: (1972–1974) SLAC E-82 Searches for Exotic Associated with Mesons Using a Fast Forward Neutron Trigger with the 15" Rapid Cycling Bubble Chamber (1974–75) SLAC E-103 Search for Exotic Mesons Using a Fast Forward Proton Trigger with the SLAC Streamer Chamber (1976–79) MARK II at SPEAR studying collisions. Focus on charm physics (1979–2000) CLEO collaboration (CLEO 1.5, CLEO II), studying collisions at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR). Focus on charm and beauty physics (1992–1993) Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detector proposal for the Superconducting Super Collider (1993–2000) CLEO II Upgrade. Particle Identification System (1995–present) Joined the ATLAS detector pixel group at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN (1998–2000) Nominal member of BTeV at FNAL (2000–present) Joined the BaBar Collaboration Alam worked with the Beowulf cluster class of supercomputers. He greatly enjoyed mentoring new physicists, supervising more than twenty PhD students. He was also keenly interested in the relationship between science and religion, and taught a course on the subject. Honours and awards Dacca University, East Pakistan Overseas Merit Scholarship (1970) Excellence in Research Award by the University at Albany, SUNY (1993) Abdus Salaam Award for Achievements in Science, Pakistan League of America (2000) Fellow, Islamic World Academy of Sciences (2002) Member, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (2003) ISI Highly Cited Researcher in Physics Islamic World Academy of Sciences (2006) References External links curriculum vitae Scientific publications of Mohammad Sajjad Alam on INSPIRE-HEP 21st-century American physicists People associated with CERN Foreign Fellows of Pakistan Academy of Sciences Academic staff of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Living people People from Dhaka Pakistani emigrants to the United States Pakistani physicists Particle physicists University of Dhaka alumni Pakistani people of Bihari descent University at Albany, SUNY faculty 1947 births