[MES Forum] Dr. Sultana Nahar's Recent Impact on STEM in the Middle East

[Pradhan, Anil]

 Dear Melinda and All,
As an addendum to Sultana's work: the OSU newspaper Lantern publihsed the following article last week about a remarkable scientist from Gaza  working in intolerable conditions, Dr. Zher Samak, whom Sutlana has mentored for over a decade.

https://www.thelantern.com/2026/09/ohio-state-research-team-uses-manganese-to-find-clues-about-how-galaxies-evolve/

 Best,
 Anil
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Anil K. Pradhan, Professor, The Ohio State University
Dept. of Astronomy; Chemical Physics Program; Biophysics Graduate Program;
Director: Indo-US OSU-AMU Center for STEM Education and Research;
Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Teaching and Research Scholar;
4055 McPherson Laboratory, 140 W. 18th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210-1173, U.S.A.
Tel: (614) 292-5850; Fax: (614) 292-2928.
Email: pradhan.1 at osu.edu OR pradhan at astronomy.ohio-state.edu
Homepage: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pradhan
TEXTBOOK: "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy", Anil Pradhan and Sultana
Nahar (Cambridge University Press 2011):
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pradhan/AAS/book.html
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Subject: [MES Forum] Dr. Sultana Nahar's Recent Impact on STEM in the Middle East

Forum colleagues, I am writing to share news about Dr. Sultana N. Nahar and her continuing leadership in international STEM education and collaboration.
This summer, Dr. Nahar participated in the University of Jordan’s 3rd Honorary Professors Forum in Amman, joining fellow Honorary Professors in conversations on research innovation, AI, entrepreneurship, technology-integrated education, biotechnology, and international partnerships. As an astrophysicist, she also presented on the study and scientific importance of the Sun and explored future STEM collaborations with university leadership.
Her work continues to have meaningful impact well beyond campus. Dr. Nahar recently delivered a keynote address for female high school graduates in Gaza who completed an Advanced English course focused on future careers. She has also supported the launch of a new International Society of Muslim Women in Science chapter at the University of Barishal in Bangladesh. The society, which she founded, now connects more than 500 members in 34 countries.
Please join me in congratulating Sultana on these inspiring achievements and her ongoing commitment to expanding opportunities for students and women in STEM.
Read the full Middle East Studies Center post here:
https://mesc.osu.edu/news/sultana-nahar-honored
Best regards,
Melinda

Melinda McClimans, PhD
Assistant Director
The Ohio State University
International Affairs Middle East Studies Center
145 Enarson Classroom Building, 2009 Millikin Rd, Columbus Ohio 43210
614-292-6506 Office / 614-292-5897 Office
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