Tasawar Hayat (born 1 January 1969) is a Pakistani mathematician who has made pioneering research contributions to the area of mathematical fluid mechanics. He is considered one of the leading mathematicians working in Pakistan and currently is a Professor of Mathematics at the

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Biography

Born in

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, Hayat received his early education from there. He is an

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, better known as

, where he received BSc in mathematics in 1988. With his

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, he secured a

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awarded by the university's board of graduation. He completed his

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in 1994, followed by the MSc in mathematics in 1992 and a PhD in mathematics, under the supervision of Dr. Saleem Asghar in 1999 from the same institution. Having joined Quaid-i-Azam University as a junior research assistant, Hayat engaged his research in

wave mechanics Wave mechanics may refer to: * the mechanics of waves * the ''wave equation'' in quantum physics, see Schrödinger equation See also * Quantum mechanics * Wave equation The (two-way) wave equation is a second-order linear partial different ...

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, and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics. He became a senior research assistant in 1995, and a lecturer in mathematics in 1998. In 2001, he went to Germany where he became an AVH Fellow at the

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. After completing his research, Hayat returned to Pakistan, where he joined his alma mater to become an assistant professor of

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. In 2005, he was promoted as an

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in mathematics department of

(QAU) and, in 2007, had promoted as a distinguished ''HEC National Professor''. His research is engaged to the fields of

Wave Motion In physics, mathematics, and related fields, a wave is a propagating dynamic disturbance (change from equilibrium) of one or more quantities. Waves can be periodic, in which case those quantities oscillate repeatedly about an equilibrium (re ...

, Acoustic,

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and

Elastic waves Linear elasticity is a mathematical model of how solid objects deform and become internally stressed due to prescribed loading conditions. It is a simplification of the more general nonlinear theory of elasticity and a branch of continuum mech ...

Fluid Mechanics Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids ( liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them. It has applications in a wide range of disciplines, including mechanical, aerospace, civil, chemical and bio ...

, Relativity, and

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. At QAU, he is a distinguished member of ''Fluid Mechanics Group'', where he is currently supervising the postgraduate studies.

Awards and honours

Hilal-e-Imtiaz The ''Hilaal-e-Imtiaz'' (; ), also spelled and transliterated as Hilāl-e-Imtiyāz, is the second-highest (in the hierarchy of "Hilal") Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military, civilian award and honour given to both civilians and milit ...

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...

Arif Alvi Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi (; born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani dentist and politician currently serving as the 13th President of Pakistan, in office since 9 September 2018. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2 ...

, 2019 *

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the P ...

Sitara-i-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the ...

, 2005. * M. Raziuddin Siddiqi

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, 1999 * Abdus Salam Award in Mathematics, 1999 * TWAS Young Scientist Award, 2000 *

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in BSc, 1988 *

(Mathematics), Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 2006 * 17th Khwarizmi International Award, Govt of Iran, 2004 * ISESCO International Prize, 2004. * Distinguished National Professor of Higher Education Commission (HEC) (2007). * Awarded PAS Gold Medal by the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (2006) * Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences (2006). * Best University Teacher Award (2005) awarded by the Higher Education Commission (HEC).

Publications

* T. Hayat and M. Awais, Three-dimensional flow of upper convected Maxwell (UCM) fluid over a stretching surface, Int. J. Numerical Methods Fluids, (2010) * Peristaltic motion of a Burger's fluid in a planar channel. Tasawar Hayat, Nasir Ali, Saleem Asghar, Applied Mathematics and Computation. (2007) * A mathematical description of peristaltic hydromagnetic flow in a tube. Tasawar Hayat, Nasir Ali: Applied Mathematics and Computation.(2007) * Peristaltic motion of a Carreau fluid in an asymmetric channel. Nasir Ali, Tasawar Hayat: Applied Mathematics and Computation 193. (2007) * Exact peristaltic flow in tubes with an endoscope. Tasawar Hayat, Nasir Ali, Saleem Asghar, A. M. Siddiqui: Applied Mathematics and Computation. (2006) * Rotating flow of a third grade fluid by homotopy analysis method. Saleem Asghar, M. Mudassar Gulzar, Tasawar Hayat:Applied Mathematics and Computation. (2005) * An oscillating hydromagnetic non-Newtonian flow in a rotating system. Tasawar Hayat, S. Nadeem, A. M. Siddiqui, Saleem Asghar: Appl. Math. Lett. (2004) * Magnetohydrodynamic flow of an Oldroyd 6-constant fluid. Tasawar Hayat, Masood Khan, Saleem Asghar: Applied Mathematics and Computation. (2004) * Hall effects on unsteady duct flow of a non-Newtonian fluid in a porous medium. Tasawar Hayat, R. Naz, Saleem Asghar: Applied Mathematics and Computation 157(1): 103–114 (2004) * Some exact solutions of an elastico-viscous fluid. Abdul Majeed Siddiqui, Tasawar Hayat, Saleem Asghar: Appl. Math. Lett. (2001)

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