Speaker's Details

Name: Prof. Nidhal Guessoum

Position: Professor of Physics, Astronomy, and Space Science at American University of Sharjah

Country: Algeria

Nidhal Guessoum is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. He earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego (USA) and spent extended periods as researcher at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He has participated in dozens of conferences worldwide, published over a hundred research papers in major international journals, and lectured at many prestigious universities around the world. He has also published a dozen books, including The Story of the Universe (in Arabic, 4 editions); The Young Muslim’s Guide to Modern Science (in English, Arabic, Urdu, and Indonesian); and the recent series of booklets Ta’ammal Ma`i (Reflect with Me), drawn from his YouTube series.

In December 2020, Prof. Guessoum was named among the Top 100 most influential leaders in space exploration by the digital platform Richtopia. In 2018, he was ranked 22nd among top Arab thought leaders by the Swiss Gottlieb Duttweiler think-tank. In 2022, he was chosen to hold the Sheikha Nama Majid Al Qassimi Endowed Chair for Education Across Disciplines at the American University of Sharjah, UAE.

Status: Confirmed