Invitation to a Special Seminar: "Scientific Experience for a Woman Physicist from Gaza, Palestine", by Prof. Hala J. El-Khozondar on Thursday 24 January at 16:00, Euler Lecture Hall, Leonardo Building, ICTP
The experience of a female physicist
living in Gaza, Palestine will be presented. This part of the
world is subjected to unstable political circumstances which
affects its economy and the living style of the people. Lack
of electricity and unavailability of drinking water, raises
the height of the challenge barrier that a normal scientist
has to overcome. In addition, a brief introduction about
different research topics that she tackled under the
above-mentioned circumstances will be presented.
Hala J. El-Khozondar was born in Gaza, Palestine. She got her
B.Sc. in Physics from BirZeit University, Palestine in 1987.
She earned her Ph.D. in physics from New Mexico State
University (NMSU), USA in 1999. She joined the physics faculty
at BirZeit University in 1987. She had a Postdoc award at Max
Planck Institute in Heidelberg, Germany in 1999. She is now a
full professor at the electrical engineering (EE) department
in Islamic University of Gaza. She is an ICTP senior
associate, FTWAS and FTWAS-ARO. She has high leadership and
administrative skills demonstrated by her work in initiating
and developing the quality assurance unit and the external
relations at IUG and being a committee member for several
scholarships and prizes. She advises several students. She
participated in several conferences and workshops. Her
research includes studying solar systems, optical fibers,
wireless communication, optical fiber sensors, MTMs devices,
and polycrystalline materials. She has over 100 publications.
She is a recipient of Fulbright Scholarship, DAAD, AvH,
Erasmus Mundus, Altaawon and Bank of Palestine Zamalah senior
visit, IUG Deanery Prize for applied sciences, TWAS-ARO prize
2018, TWAS medal lecture 2018 and ISESCO Prize in Science
& Technolgy 2014. She is also coordinator for several
projects including TEMPUS for promoting long life learning,
and Al-Maqdisi to enhance collaboration with French partners.
Light refreshments will be served outside
Euler Lecture Hall after the seminar.
You are all most welcome to attend.
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