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Ahmed H. Zewail

Ahmed H. ZewailAKA Ahmed Hassan Zewail

Born: 26-Feb-1946
Birthplace: Damanhur, Egypt

Gender: Male
Religion: Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist

Nationality: Egypt
Executive summary: Femtochemistry

Wife: Dema (m. 1989, two daughters, two sons)
Daughter: Maha
Daughter: Amani
Son: Nabeel
Son: Hani

    University: BS, University of Alexandria (1967)
    University: MS, University of Alexandria (1969)
    University: PhD, University of Pennsylvania (1974)
    Scholar: University of California at Berkeley
    Professor: California Institute of Technology (1976-)

    Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1999
    Wolf Prize in Chemistry 1993
    Guggenheim Fellowship 1987
    Naturalized US Citizen 1982
    American Physical Society 1982
    National Academy of Sciences 1989
    Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society 1992
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1993
    American Philosophical Society
    Pontifical Academy of Sciences
    Science Debate 2008


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