The Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP) is a federally funded national research institute and a national laboratory site managed by the University of Punjab for the

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(MoE) of the Federal government of Pakistan. CHEP is dedicated towards the scientific advancement and understanding of high energy physics (or

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)—a

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of fundamental physics that is concerned with unraveling the ultimate constituents of matter and with elucidating the forces between them. The site was established in 1982 with efforts by Punjab University with federal funding to support research activities in quantum sciences that started in 1968, and later engaged in the

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that started in 2004.

Overview

The Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP) was established by the eminent researcher, Dr. Mohammad Saleem, from the

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in November 1982. The University of Punjab in

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had been engaged in research output in physics in 1968 but the scope was limited to its physics department. CHEP's initial focused was focused and directed towards the advancement of particle physics but began conducting research on

when it started its teaching program in computational physics in 2004. CHEP takes participation in Beijing Spectrometer-III (BSE-III) in

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and currently hosts a 2.5

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linear particle accelerator.

Logo, building and research output

The CHEP's official

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shows a book as a sign of knowledge, and an

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verse from the Holy Qur'ann which translates to: "''Why don't you think?''". See logo. On the top of the logo is the CHEP's spelled name and at the bottom is the name of the

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. The CHEP is located in the campus jurisdiction of the University of Punjab, and has a two-storey building with its own

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(other than the university main library), seven

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labs: a programming, modeling, and

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lab, a

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lab. CHEP certifies Punjab University's degree criteria for bachelor,

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, and doctoral programs in computational sciences while master's and doctoral programs in

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. In 2015, CHEP supported the publication of a textbook on high-energy physics authored by Mohammad Saleem and Dr. Muhammad Rafique. The CHEP also has an international collaboration with Michoacan University in

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and

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in the

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, and Teikyo University in

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Logo, building and research output

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