THE STORY of the development of PIEAS is one of organic growth. Over the years, it has undergone several metamorphoses, each of which has radically changed many of its outward physical characteristics, while maintaining a basic continuity in its academic traditions and fundamental objectives. The seeds for this institution were sown more than 40 years ago in 1967. Location: The institute is situated on Lehtrar Road, in the vicinity of a small village, Nilore, which falls within the district limits of Islamabad.Physical Infrastructure: The campus of the institute is spread over an area of about 150 acres. It is a residential campus and all students stay in the hostels at the institute. It comprises of nine academic blocks, four workshops, plants for production of liquid nitrogen and oxygen, twenty seven laboratories, lecture halls, conference rooms, a 400 seat auditorium, four hostel blocks, cafeteria, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, a rest-house, and houses for the faculty and staff of the institute. Faculty: The institute has a strong faculty of highly qualified scientists, engineers in the diverse fields of physical sciences, engineering and medicine. The faculty also includes medical doctors and biologists. More than half of the faculty members have Ph.D. degrees from the renowned universities of USA, UK, Germany, France and Japan. About half a dozen are currently working for Ph.D. degree either at the institute or abroad. The minimum qualification for a faculty position at the institute is M.Sc. in engineering, an M. Phil. degree in physical sciences or an equivalent post-graduate degree. Academic & Technical Facilities: The most important component of the academic facilities at the institute is the computational and experimental laboratories of the institute. The current major areas of academic and technical activities at the institute are; Computer and Control Systems, Applied Electronics, Applied Mathematics & Numerical Analysis, Analytical Chemistry, Nuclear Engineering, Materials Science & Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Radiation Physics, Optics & Laser Physics, and Nuclear Medicine. Some of the major technical facilities at the institute are Gamma Camera, Atomic Absorption System, Research Reactor, and PWR Simulator.Computer Centre: The institute has round the clock computing facilities for its students and faculty members. Most of the campus is connected through the local area network. Computer users can access high speed computing machines, internet and e-mail all the time and can even store about 128 MB data on different servers. Laser printing is available throughout the campus and is controlled by the servers Central Library: It has a holding of more than 15000 books and it also subscribes to both technical and academic journals. In addition to this, access is available to one of the best libraries in Pakistan.
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