Astrophysicist Ashraf Uddin joins IUB as assoc professor

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has appointed Dr. Syed Ashraf Uddin as an associate professor of its Department of Physical Sciences, effective from January 2026.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he will serve as a core member of IUB's Center for Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics (CASSA), said a press release.
Dr. Ashraf Uddin brings over two decades of global experience in observational astronomy and cosmology to IUB. His career highlights include serving as an astronomer for the US Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, and as a resident astronomer for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at the McDonald Observatory in Texas, USA.
He has held prestigious research positions as a postdoctoral fellow at the Carnegie Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington and a postdoctoral research associate at Texas A&M University. His international standing is further highlighted by his selection as a President's International Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences at the Purple Mountain Observatory.
Dr. Ashraf Uddin is an influential researcher in supernova cosmology, recognised for his significant and sustained impact on the global scientific community. Notably, he has led studies in collaboration with the Carnegie Supernova Project to measure the Hubble constant using various distance calibrators.