Dr. Kamrun Nahar Mukta
Dr. Kamrun Nahar Mukta Assistant Professor, Department of Physics

PROFILE

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kamrun Nahar Mukta, Lecturer in Physics, received her B.Sc. (Honours) and M.Sc. in Physics from the Jahangirnagar University, and her Ph.D. in Brain Dynamics from the University of Sydney, Australia (in 2020). Following her Ph.D. work, she served as a Professional academic staff (Casual) at the University of Sydney.

Dr. Mukta’s research has largely focused on Neural field theory and eigenmode analysis. She has published several peer-reviewed articles and has been honoured with several travel awards and has presented her research findings at conferences held in the United States, India, Nepal, Australia, and Portugal.

Award and Achievement

  1. Junior Scientists Workshop on Recent Advances in Theoretical Neuroscience | (smr 3943), Trieste, Italy, Travel Awards 2024.
  2. The Champalimaud Research Symposium 2023 (#CRSy23), Lisbon, Portugal, Travel Awards 2023. 
  3. ARC Centre of Excellence for Interactive Brain Function and Laureate Postgraduate Prize 2019  (University of Sydney) (Awarded 2020).
  4. ARC Centre of Excellence for Interactive Brain Function and Laureate Postgraduate Prize 2018  (University of  Sydney).
  5. ARC Centre of Excellence for Interactive Brain Function and Laureate Postgraduate Prize 2017  (University of Sydney). 
  6. Center for Complex Systems (CCS) (University of Sydney) Student Travel Grant Award 2018. 
  7. Organization of Computational Neurosciences (CNS, Seattle, USA) Conference Travel Award 2018. 
  8. Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) (University of Sydney) Travel Award 2018.
  9. Faculty of Science Completion Scholarship (University of Sydney), 2019.
  10. Faculty of Science International Fee Completion Scholarship (University of Sydney), 2019.
  11. The Best Poster Award in the National Conference on Physics for Technology Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2012).
  12. University of Sydney International Scholarship (USydIS), 2015. 
  13. University Merit Scholarship 2006-2011.
RESEARCH INTEREST

Brain Dynamics, Plasma Physics

JOURNAL PAPER

Promi Halder, K. N. Mukta, and A. A. Mamun: Properties of electron-ion acoustic solitary waves in a four-component degenerate quantum plasma; International Journal of Current Research 10, 70044 (2018).

Promi Halder, K. N. Mukta, and A. A. Mamun: Nonlinear Propagation of Dust-Ion-Acoustic Shock Waves in a Degenerate Multi-Species Plasma; International Journal of Cosmology, Astronomy and Astrophysics 1, 81 (2019).

 M. S. Zobaer, K. N. Mukta, and A. A. Mamun: SWs and DLs in IA solitary waves in e-p-i degenerate dense plasma; The International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research (IJSER) 4, 1058 (2013).

M. S. Zobaer, K. N. Mukta, L. Nahar, N. Roy, and A. A. Mamun: Roles of dust grains on electrostatic IA shocks in highly nonlinear dense plasma with degenerate Electrons; IEEE Transactions on Plasma Sciences 41, 1614 (2013). 

M. S. Zobaer, K. N. Mukta, L. Nahar, N. Roy, and A. A. Mamun: Nonplanar waves with electronegative dusty plasma; Physics of Plasmas 20, 043704 (2013).

K. N. Mukta, M. S. Zobaer, N. Roy, and A. A. Mamun: Dust ion-acoustic K-dV and modified K-dV solitons in a dusty degenerate dense plasma; Physical Review & Research International 3, 1058 (2013).

K. N. Mukta, M. S. Zobaer, N. Roy, and A. A. Mamun: Compressive and rarefactive DIA solitary waves with degenerate electron-positron-ion plasma; Journal of Plasma Physics 81, 905810326 (2015).

P. A. Robinson, J. C. Pages, N. C. Gabay, T. Babaie, and K. N. Mukta: Neural field theory of perceptual echo and implications for estimating brain connectivity; Physical Review E 97, 042418 (2018).

K. N. Mukta, J. N. MacLaurin, and P. A. Robinson: Theory of Corticothalamic Brain Activity on Spherical Geometry: Spectra, Coherence, and Correlation; Physical Review E 96, 052410 (2017).

K. N. Mukta, Xiao Gao, and P. A. Robinson: Neural Field Theory of Evoked Response Potentials in a Spherical Brain Geometry; Physical Review E 99, 062304 (2019).

K. N. Mukta, P. A. Robinson et al.: Evoked response activity eigenmode analysis in a convoluted cortex via neural field theory; Physical Review E, 102, 062303, (2020).


CONFERENCE PAPER

K. N. Mukta, P. A. Robinson, J. C. Pagès, N. C. Gabay, and Xiao Gao: Eigenmode analysis of brain activity in a convoluted cortex via neural field theory; presented at the Champalimaud Research Symposium 2023 - The brain within the body within the world - The neuroscience of the self on October 24-27, at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal.

K. N. Mukta, P. A. Robinson, J. C. Pagès, N. C. Gabay, and Xiao Gao: Eigenmode analysis of brain activity in a convoluted cortex via neural field theory; presented at 1st International Dhaka Science Conference For Women (2023), organized by  International Science Programme, Uppsala University, Sweden, Venue: Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka.

K. N. Mukta, I.Tasnim, M. M. Masud, and A A Mamun: Dust-Acoustic Shock Waves in Nonthermal Dusty Plasmas with Two Population Ions; presented at National Conference on Physics (2021), organized by Bangladesh Physical Society, Dhaka

 K. N. Mukta, P. A. Robinson, J. C. Pagès, Xiao Gao, and N. C. Gabay: Eigenmode analysis of brain activity in a convoluted cortex via neural field theory; presented at BrainModes Conference (2019), Pokhara, Nepal.

K. N. Mukta, J. N. MacLaurin, Xiao Gao, and P. A. Robinson: Brain activity in spherical geometry via neural field theory; Organization of Computational Neuroscience conference (CNS) (2018), Organized by Allen Institute, Seattle, USA.

K. N. Mukta, Xiao Gao, and P. A. Robinson: Evoked response potentials in a spherical geometry via neural field theory; NeuroEng Conference (2018), organized by University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

K. N. Mukta, J. N. MacLaurin and P. A. Robinson: Eigenmode analysis of spherical brain activity via neural field theory; BrainModes Conference (2017), organized by National Brain Research Centre, Delhi, India

K. N. Mukta, J. N. MacLaurin and P. A. Robinson: Neural field theory on a spherical brain; NeuroEng Conference (2016), organized by QIMR Berghofer, Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.

K. N. Mukta, M. S. Zobaer, N. Roy and A. A. Mamun: Nonplanar Geometry on Dust Ion Acoustic Shock Waves in Degenerate Dusty Plasma; National Conference on Physics for Technology Development (2012), organized by Bangladesh Physical Society

K. N. Mukta, M. S. Zobaer, L. Nahar, N. Roy and A. A. Mamun: Nonplanar Geometry on IA Shock Waves in Degenerate Plasma; International Bose Conference (2013), organized by Bose Centre for Advanced Study and Research in Natural Sciences, Bangladesh.

L. Nahar, K. N. Mukta, M. S. Zobaer, N. Roy, and A. A. Mamun: Compressive and rarefactive IA shock waves with degenerate electron-positron-ion in dense plasma; International Bose Conference 2013 organized by Bose Centre for Advanced Study and Research in Natural Sciences, Bangladesh (2013).


Academic Info

Institute: University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
Period: 26/07/2015-29/08/2019

Ph.D. in Physics

Faculty of Science, School of Physics

Theme: Brain Dynamics, Eigenmode

Thesis topic: Brain Activity in Spherical Topology via Neural Field Theory

Institute: Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh
Period: 02/03/2011–02/03/2012

M.Sc in Physics                                                                                 

Department of Physics

Obtained CGPA-3.96 out of 4

Theme: Space Science, Plasma Physics

Thesis topic: Solitary Waves and Double Layers in Relativistic Degenerate Dense Plasma 

Institute: Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh
Period: 30/05/2006–04/03/2011

B.Sc (Honours) in Physics                                                              

Department of Physics

Obtained CGPA-3.69 out of 4

Contact

Dr. Kamrun Nahar Mukta

Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: 008801684139353
Email: kamrun.mukta@juniv.edu