Dr. Ghazala Akram is working as Professor in the Department of Mathematics University of the Punjab, Lahore. She did her Ph.D. from University of the Punjab, Lahore in 2007. She did her M. Sc. Mathematics, from Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab, Lahore during the session 1996-1998. She stood first throughout the University in M. Sc. and was awarded Gold Medal. She started her career by joining the University of the Punjab, Lahore as a Lecturer in 2000. She completed her Ph. D. thesis titled “Use of Spline Functions in Solving Boundary-Value Problems” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Shahid S. Siddiqi, Ex-Chairman Department of Mathematics University of the Punjab, Lahore. She is an active researcher in the field of Computational Mathematics. Her fields of interest are exact and approximate solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations, fractional calculus, solitons and computer aided geometric designing. She has published 210 papers in international journals. It is to be noted that during the Ph. D. research work, she published 12 papers in impact factor journals. During her professional career, she always proved herself a competent teacher and a dedicated researcher. Till now, 10 Ph.D. and 40 M.Phil scholars have successfully completed their research projects under her supervision. Currently, one Ph.D. and three MPhil students are actively engaged in carrying their research work under her supervision. Based on her academic and research achievements, she has been awarded “Best Teacher Award” from the Department of Mathematics, for the year 2014. The h-index of her scientific research papers according to Google Scholar is 30, the i10-index is 110 and citations are 3423. Recognized for her exceptional expertise, Stanford University reports position Dr. Ghazala Akram within the top 2% of scientists globally for the year 2024. She is a reviewer of many international journals. She is Associate Editor of Punjab University Journal of Mathematics. She was Managerial Secretary of Punjab University Journal of Mathematics. Cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- was awarded to her by the worthy Vice Chancellor, University of the Punjab in recognition of her contribution for online launching of Punjab University Journal of Mathematics. |