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"Gerald John "Jerry" Pappert (born May 15, 1963) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and former Pennsylvania Attorney General. Biography Pappert was born on May 15, 1963, in Albany, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in 1985 from Villanova University. He received a Juris Doctor in 1988 from the University of Notre Dame Law School. He began his legal career at the law firm of Duane Morris LLP, from 1988 to 1997. He served as the First Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, from 1997 to 2003, and as the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, from 2003 to 2005. He was a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP, from 2005 to 2008. He served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Cephalon, Inc., from 2008 to 2012. From 2012 to 2014, he had been a partner at Cozen O'Connor. He concurrently served as Chair of the Pennsylvania Banking and Securities Commission."Obama Nominates Four Lawyers to Federal Bench" Philadelphia Business Journal, June 14, 2014 Federal judicial service On June 16, 2014, President Obama nominated Pappert to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge Stewart Dalzell, who took senior status on October 31, 2013. On July 24, 2014 a hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary was held on his nomination. On September 18, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. On December 1, 2014 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on his nomination. On Wednesday December 3, 2014 cloture was invoked by a vote of 67–28. He was later confirmed by voice vote that same day. He received his judicial commission on December 4, 2014. References External links Category:1963 births Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Category:Living people Category:Notre Dame Law School alumni Category:Pennsylvania Attorneys General Category:Pennsylvania lawyers Category:Pennsylvania Republicans Category:Lawyers from Albany, New York Category:United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama Category:21st-century American judges Category:Villanova University alumni "
"Wratt (left), after his investiture as a Companion of the Queen's Service Order by the governor-general, Sir Jerry Mateparae, in 2012 David Stuart Wratt is New Zealand climate scientist. He is currently Chief Scientist (Climate) at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and is responsible for NIWA's National Climate Centre. He has a PhD in atmospheric physics from the University of Canterbury. He has worked in the USA and Australia as well as New Zealand. His expertise includes climate and meteorology, climate change science and impacts, mountain meteorology, and air quality.CV of David Wratt, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change website, retrieved 2009-10-12. He is a Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand. He chairs the Climate Committee of the Royal Society of New Zealand.Members of New Zealand Climate Committee , New Zealand Climate Committee, the Royal Society of New Zealand website, retrieved 2009-10-12. He is a member of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and he is a Vice-Chair of IPCC Working Group 1, which assesses the physical science of climate change.David Wratt , 'Our People', National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) website, retrieved 2009-10-10. He was a Coordinating Lead Author of the "Australia and New Zealand" chapter of the IPCC Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.David Wratt - Climate: Changes, Causes and Consequences Seminar, New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute, 2009-10-08, retrieved 2009-10-10. After gaining a PhD in atmospheric physics from the University of Canterbury and a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois, he worked for the New Zealand Meteorological Service. In 1992 he and other climate researchers transferred to NIWA.Profile: David Wratt tackles climate change, Water & Atmosphere, Vol.15 No.4 - December 2007, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) website, retrieved 2009-10-10. Wratt has stated: > “There’s a strong scientific case for significantly reducing greenhouse gas > emissions. We need a combination of reducing our emissions in New Zealand > and being part of international negotiations to reduce emissions globally in > order to forestall the worst effects.” Wratt was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order in the 2012 New Year Honours, for services to science. See also *Climate change in New Zealand References Category:Climate change in New Zealand Category:New Zealand climatologists Category:University of Canterbury alumni Category:People from Wellington City Category:Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lead authors Category:Living people Category:Companions of the Queen's Service Order Category:Companions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Category:Year of birth missing (living people) "
"The International Nathiagali Summer College on Physics and Contemporary Needs (INSC), was founded by Nobel laureate in Physics Dr. Abdus Salam (then-Science Advisor to the Prime minister) to promote physics and scientific research activities in Pakistan. Having suggested by Professor Abdus Salam to the Government of Pakistan, it was established by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission's chairman Mr. Munir Ahmad Khan. An annual college based summer camp, it is organised by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and National Center For Physics while it is sponsored by International Center for Theoretical Physics and the Minister of Science and Technology of Pakistan. A Physics research centre, it is located in Nathiagali city of Pakistan, and its current director is dr. Riazuddin, a pupil student of professor Salam. Objectives *Breaking the intellectual isolation of the scientist in the developing countries. *Keeping pace with the rapid progress in science and contemporary needs by promoting higher science education. *Placing due emphasis on the interaction of modern trends in physics and their applications in current technological development with special reference to the needs of the countries of the third world. *Promoting a scientific dialogue and provide opportunity and opening avenues for co-operation and joint research programs. *Broaden the outlook of the participants, to re-orient their scientific activities *Indicate the areas where research could be carried out with limited facilities of developing countries. History Professor Abdus Salam had played a major and an integral role in Pakistan's science policy. Professor Salam had supervised more than 21 PhD during his teaching career at the Imperial College, United Kingdom. Half of these students were Pakistanis in which the majority of students had returned to Pakistan to join Abdus Salam. To promote scientific activities in the country, professor Abdus Salam had done the ground breaking work in establishing the research facilities throughout the country. In 1976, Abdus Salam had suggested to Prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to established the annual college to promote the scientific activities in the country. Munir Ahmad Khan, then-chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), took the task as he had strongly advocated for the program. In 1976, the first Summer college was established and 14 scientists from all over the world had attended the college for the first time. Professor George Deacon (Chemistry), Professor Roger Penrose (Mathematical Physics), Oliver Penrose (Mathematics), Alice Hanson Cook (Cornell University), Benjamin Whiso Lee (physics), Mujaddid Ahmed Ijaz (physics), Remo Ruffini (Physics) and others had attended the college. Professor Riazuddin, who was at the time Chief Scientist (CS) at the PAEC, was overall in charge of organising the college both administratively and academically. He also was the co-director of the college with alongside of prof. Abdus Salam. After the departure of Professor Salam, Riazuddin has been director of the INSC since then. Research and program emphasis The INSC is located in Nathiagali, Pakistan. The institution is noted for its high-powered research in particle physics, nuclear physics, theoretical physics, astrophysics, nanotechnology, nuclear technology, Semiconductor physics, superconductor, general relativity, polymer physics, experimental physics, molecular physics, atomic physics, laser physics, cosmology and research on nuclear and particle detectors. The institution also host lectures in different fields of science and mathematics The scientific organisations, such as PAEC, KRL, NCP, PCSIR and PEC, had delegated and invited hundreds of scientists from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Americas to participate in the annual event. During the last 32 years of INSC, nearly 950 foreign scientists from as many as 72 countries have participated in the proceedings of the College. INSC has served as a forum for people of different countries whose main problem is scientific isolation. In 2010, approximately 6200 Pakistani scientists, engineers, and mathematicians had attended the college. The vast interaction among Pakistani scientists who have been drawn not only from research institutes but also from universities and colleges. As of today, the college hosts post graduate students are invited to participate in this discourse of a high level. This link with universities and college is important since the ultimate source of technical manpower in any country is none other than the educational institutions. References External links *ncp.edu.pk/insc Category:Physics laboratories Category:Research institutes in Pakistan Category:Science and technology in Pakistan Category:Nuclear research institutes Category:Particle physics facilities Category:Physics institutes Category:Constituent institutions of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Category:Laboratories in Pakistan Category:1976 establishments in Pakistan Category:Abdus Salam "