Shah Faisal Mazhar (Fed)

Shah Faisal Mazhar is an Optical Physicist in the Sensor Science Division of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where he contributes to advanced spectroradiometric and radiation thermometric research and calibration method development in the temperature and humidity group. Prior to NIST, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (ARL), where he studied ultrafast spectroscopy of low-dimensional materials.

He earned his Ph.D. and M. Phil. in Physics from the CUNY Graduate Center (IUSL, under Distinguished Professor Robert R. Alfano), where his research focused on femtosecond light–matter interactions and nonlinear optical processes such as stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), supercontinuum (SC) generation, four-wave mixing (4WM), cross-phase modulation (XPM), modulation instability (MI), and high-harmonic generation (HHG). His research with Prof. Alfano produced more than 8 peer-reviewed publications, a book chapter, and a patent.

As an educator, he taught mathematics and physics courses at Fordham University and City University of New York (CCNY, NYCCT, and LAGCC), covering algebra- and calculus-based introductory physics (lecture and labs), advanced optics, statistics, college algebra, and introductory research methods.

He holds a master’s degree in physics from the City College of New York, a bachelor’s degree in physics from Columbia University, and an associate’s degree in liberal arts: mathematics & sciences from LaGuardia Community College.

As an alumnus, he is volunteering as a leading member of the LaGuardia Alumni Advisory Committee (LAAC), where he has been mentoring current LaGuardia students and advising foundation board on improving student life.

In personal life, he enjoys powerlifting, cricket, and hiking.

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