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Farooq Hassan
M40/1, Kheyaban-e-Ittehad, DHA phase 7, Karachi, Pakistan
28/08/1988 Phone: 00923002598958 Email: farooq960@gmail.com
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OBJECTIVE____________________________________________________________

Seeking long-term employment at a reputable institution looking for science graduates

having a strong work ethic, an aptitude for creative problem solving and determination to
succeed in an increasing competitive environment.

EDUCATION___________________________________________________________

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhems-Universtat Bonn 2013-2015

Master of Science
Major: Astrophysics
GPA: 1.8 (A- on scale 1(A+) to 5(F))

Lahore University of Management Sciences 2007-2012

Bachelor of Science
Major: Physics
GPA: 3.28 (B+ on scale 0-4)

Karachi Grammar School 2005-2007

A Levels
Science Student
Result: 5As

St. Pauls English High School 1994-2005

O Levels
Maths, Science, Economics, Business Studies
Result: 10As, 2Bs

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCES_______________________________________________________

Work
The Resource Group (TRG TECH) 2012-2013
Department: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Position: Analyst Software Engineer
Tutorships:
1. Physics of dense stellar systems
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Pavel Kroupa WS 2014
2. Photometry of star clusters lab course
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Reiprich SS 2015

Research Internship
Argelander-Institut fur Astronomie Sept 2014
Dark Energy Group
Project Title: Suzaku temperature measurements of galaxy clusters and comparison with
Chandra and XMM-Newton Sattelite.

Volunteer work
Math and Science teacher at Bulandi Govt. School, Zamzama, Karachi. Sept 2008

Society Work
Lums Chess Club President 2009-2010
Society for Promotion and Development of Science and Engineering 2010-2011
Lums Community Service Society - Volunteer 2007-2008
Bloodlink- Blood donation - Volunteer 2007-2009

RESEARCH &
PROJECTS________________________________________________________
Fishery Simulation (Computer model simulating fishes and fishing boats as
predator and prey and predicting economic data given initial parameters)
For the course Problem Solving using Computers June 2009
FM Radio transmitter. (Designed and Successfully implemented prototype of
radio capable of taking input from an I pod and broadcasting it in FM frequency
to distances of over 40 metres)
For the Course Circuits Lab Dec 2009
Four Laws of Black hole Mechanics. (Overview of S. Hawking 1973 research
paper)
For the Course Statistical Mechanics Dec 2010
Boids Simulation. (Computer model simulating flocking behaviour in birds.
Code written in Matlab)
For the course Dynamical Systems June 2011
Inflationary Models in Cosmology. (A study of various models that have been
proposed to account for accelerated expansion in the very early stages of the
universe.)
As my bachelor thesis; June 2012
Cross-calibration analysis of the Suzaku satellite temperature measurements of
HIFLUGCS galaxy clusters with the temperature measurements from XMM-
Newton and Chandra satellites.
As a summer research internship; Sept 2014
Dispersion in the m_max - M_ecl relation. Is it consistent with optimal
sampling? (A study of the observed correlation between the stellar mass in
 embedded clusters, M_ecl, and the most massive star inside each cluster, m_max,
to determine whether the stochastic model of star formation is the correct model
which describes young dynamically unevolved star clusters in the local universe.)
As my master thesis; Nov 2015

HONORS &
AWARDS______________________________________________________________

Bonn Cologne Graduate School (BCGS) Honors Branch student. 2013 - 2015
Deans Honor List (GPA category above 3.6) for the year academic year 2008-
2009, and Fall semester 2010-2011, Fall semester 2011-2012
Chess Champion.
Captain of Lums Chess Team 2010-2012
Winner of ISEO Chess Tournament organized by USEFP January 2007
Sindh Under 20 chess Champion. April 2007
Lums Chess Champion. May 2008
KGS chess Champion. October 2006
GlazeBook Award for Academic Distinction (A Levels) in KGS October 2007

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
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Programming in Python, Matlab, SQL, VB, Visual Studios and R

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Latex to create PDF files
Excellent Computational Skills in Mathematics.

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