Qatar University Professor Named On Qatar Top 50 Power List

Professor of Nuclear Science Prof Ilham Al-Qaradawi at the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) was named among the 50 top people of influence in Qatar by Arabian Business, as published on the magazine’s website yesterday. In the first-ever Qatar Top 50 Power List, Prof Al-Qaradawi was listed 48th among such luminaries as Al Jazeera TV boss Sheikh Ahmed Bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, ace rally driver Nasser Al-Attiyah, and astronomer Dr Khalid Al Subai.

The Power List includes Qataris, expatriates, and Arabs living in Qatar and who are influential in business, the arts, culture, science and sports.

Commenting on the announcement, Prof Al-Qaradawi said: “I am proud to be named on this list along with such leading lights in Qatar. It is very heart-warming to be recognized by this influential magazine that is a champion of the business world in the Middle East and Gulf region”.

Prof Al-Qaradawi has a long list of impressive accomplishments in the field of physics and nuclear science. She headed QU’s Positron Physics Laboratory in developing the magnetically-guided slow positron beam system, making Qatar the only country in the region with this state-of-the-art research tool. She also took part, along with scientists from many other international research institutions, in antihydrogen experiments using the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), one of the world’s largest and most respected laboratories for scientific research.

In 2010, Prof Al-Qaradawi was awarded the rank of Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP), UK, the highest level of membership in the Institute and considered one of the very highest levels of achievement within the physics community. In the previous year, she became a member of the Advisory Committee of the World Nuclear University (WNU) School of Radioisotopes (RI School) where she also lectures in the summer program.

Prof Al-Qaradawi has often served in the role of expert judge in several scientific competitions in Qatar. She was recently invited by the British Council in Qatar to be part of the judging panel for "The Big Science Challenge”, a science and technology competition launched by the British Council and Rolls-Royce for 11-16 year old high school students in UK, and the Middle East and Gulf region. The theme of the competition is water.

The competition calls for teams of students to identify, research and design a low-cost, innovative and creative solution to real water shortage problems. It aims to develop students’ skills in science and innovation and encourage international exchange and collaboration, and allows them to engage in real challenges facing global society and to consider science in a local, national and international context.

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