CURRICULUM VITAE

I. PERSONAL DETAILS

1. Name : Rais Ahmad

2. Postal Address : Darul Fikr, The Main Road, Iqra Colony,

New Sir Sayyed Nagar, Aligarh-202002 (India)

3. Tel. No. : 0571-2001958

4. Fax No. : 0571-401209

5. Email ID : raa_51@rediffmail.com

6. Father’s Name : (Late) Mr. Abdul Hameed

7. Date of Birth : April 17, 1953.

8. Place of Birth : Jaunpur (UP) India.

9. Nationality : Indian

10. Passport No. : F 490037

11. Sex : Male

12. Marital Status : Married

II ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:

S.No. Class/Course Institution Year Division with Percentage

i) High School U.P. Board 1966 I; 74%

ii) Intermediate U.P. Board 1968 I; 76.25%

iii) B.Sc. Gorakhpur Univ. 1970 I; 65.2%

iv) M.Sc. (Chem.) A.M.U.Aligarh 1973 I; 67%

v) M.Phil. A.M.U.Aligarh 1975 -

vi) Ph.D. A.M.U.Aligarh 1978 -

III. (i) RESEARCH TOPIC:

“Studies on the Kinetics & Mechanism of the Alkaline Hydrolysis of Amides”

(ii) PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPERS

(a) R. Ahmad, M.N. Khan & A.A. Khan, “Kinetics and Mechanism of Alkaline Hydrolysis of Salicylamide”, Indian J. Chem.; 14A, 807 (1976)

(b) M.N.Khan, R.Ahmad & A.A.Khan,”Kinetics and Mechanism of Base-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Formamide - Effect of Alkalinity on the Reactive Tetrahedral Addition Intermediates”, Indian J.Chem.;14A, 961 (1976)

(c) R.Ahmad & A.A.Khan, “Kinetics and Mechanism of Hydrolysis of Thioacetamide in Alkaline Medium”, Indian J. Chem.; 18A(3),264 (1979).

(d) R.Ahmad & A.A.Khan, “The Kinetics and Mechanism of Alkaline Hydrolysis of
o-Methoxybenzamide”, J. Indian Chem. Soc.; 56, 428 (1979).

IV. Teaching Experience

Worked as a Lecturer in Chemistry Department in Poona College, Arts, Science & Commerce, Camp, Pune-1 since July 1978 to April 1982.

V. Other Publications

(A) Books

(i) Quest for New Science (Eds.) Rais Ahmad & S. Naseem Ahmad (Centre for Studies on Science, Aligarh, 1984) 270pp.

(ii) M.R.Kirmani & R.Ahmad, Introduction to Scientific Thoughts and Methods:An Islamic View, (Centre for General Studies,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Bangi,1990) 140pp.

(iii) Islam and Scientific Debate (Global Vision Publishing House, New Delhi, 2006) 220 pp.

(B) Articles

1. “Towards Islamic Science”, Radiance (Weekly), 13-19 Oct.1985.

2. “A Preliminary Thought on Reductionism”, Journal of Islamic Science, 2(1), 107-112 (1986),

3. “Role of World-view in Scientific Activity”, J. Islamic Sci.,3(1), 101-106 (1987).

4. “Some Thoughts on Methodology in Islamic Science”, J. Islamic Sci., 3(2), 71-77 (1987).

Also in Research Methodology in Islamic Perspective, ed. by Mohammed Muqim (Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi,1994) pp.242-250.

5. “Islamic Science: Its Scope and Purpose”, J. Islamic Sci., 6(2), 19-30 (1990).

6. “Adaptation of Western Science: Some Considerations”, J. Islamic Sci., 9(1&2), 73-79 (1993).

(C) Book Reviews

(i) On Aborted Discovery: Science and Creativity in the Third World by Susantha Goonatilake, J. Islamic Sci., 2(2), 88-91 (1986).

(ii) On Explorations in Islamic Science by Ziauddin Sardar, J. Islamic Sci., 6(1), 87-89 (1990).

(iii) On Knowledge and Reality by Syed Abdul Sayeed, J.Islamic Sci., 7(2), 107-114 (1991).

(iv) On Islamic Thought in Development of Water Resources and Energy by S.W.A. Husaini, J. Islamic Sci., 13 (1-2), 155-159 (1997).

(v) On From Physics to Metaphysics by Mehdi Golshani, J. Islamic Sci., 15(1-2), 191-192 (1999).

(D) Papers Presented in Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops

(i) “Trends in Scientific Writing in Indian Journalism - A Survey of National English Dailies”, Seminar organized by Centre for Studies on Science, Aligarh in 1984.

(ii) “General Review of the Intellectual Contributions of Muslims During the Glorious Period of Islamic Civilization”, in the Workshop on “Islam and Science” organized by Centre for Studies on Science, Aligarh in Collaboration with Islamic Youth Centre, Calicut at Calicut on August 8-10,1986.

(iii) “Contemporary Muslim Criticism of Western Science”, in the Workshop on “Islam and Science” organized by Centre for Studies on Science, Aligarh in Collaboration with Islamic Youth Centre, Calicut at Calicut on August 8-10,1986.

(iv) “Modern Science and Reorientation of Epistemology”, Workshop organized by Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi, at Delhi on Jan.28-29, 1995.

(E) Orientation Programme on Islamic Science

(i) Following two papers were presented in an Orientation Programme organized by CSOS at Ranikhet (U.P.) from June 19-26,1990.

(a) “On Reductionism” and

(b) “Science and Technology in the Muslim Period”.

(ii) Following two papers were presented in the Orientation Programme organized jointly by CSOS and MAAS at Khandala, Pune (M.S.) from 29th May - 3rd June,1994.

(a) “Assimilation of Foreign Sciences by Medieval Muslim Scholars” and

(b) “Modes of Operation in Islamic Science”

(iii) Following paper was presented in the Orientation Programme organized jointly by CSOS and MAAS at Khandala, Pune (M.S.) from 3-8 Nov. 1996.

“Concept of Amanah and Tawazun with special Reference to the study of Natural Phenomena”

(F) Islamic Science Training Course

(i) Centre for Studies on Science, Aligarh held training Course during the sessions 1986-87 and 1988-89. The aim of this course was to make Muslim Scientists aware of the Islamic tradition of science and provide suitable training enabling them to work for a contemporary Islamic science. In this Training Course I taught on the following topics:

* History of Events and Thought.

* History of Science and Technology in Islamic Civilization.

* Historical Introduction of Modern Western Thought.

(ii) Conducted a 15 days training course from 8-21 Nov.1989 on “Scientific Thoughts and Islam” in the University Kebangsaan Malaysia.