Memory of Professor I.F.Hammouda: - Professor Ibrahim Fat'hy Hammouda former president of the Egyptian
Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) deceased last Aug. at the age of 76. Born
in 1924 at the city of Zagazig, El-Sharkeyah Governorate, he was graduated
as physicist from the Faculty of Science, Cairo University in 1945 with
grade "excellent", got his Ph.D. from Zurich University, Switzerland in
1951. Prof. Hammouda is one of the "builders" of EAEA. He took active part
in the erection of Egypt's 1st Research Reactor (ETRR-1) at Inshas during
the period 1958-1961. Prof. Hammouda is the founder of the Reactor and
Neutron Physics Department of EAEA in 1964. He was the founder of the Egyptian
Society of Nuclear Sciences and Applications (ESNSA) at the same year.
Prof. Hammouda was the 1st chairman of the Nuclear Research Centre (NRC)
of the EAEA in 1974, became the chairman of EAEA in 1980. He is the initiator
of the Egyptian Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1982. Prof. Hammouda is
a prominent scientist well known to national and international science
circles, member of many national and international science societies and
organizations. Prof. Hammouda has a nation wide scientific school in the
field of Neutron and Reactor Physics, he was a member of Faculty Councils
of Science Faculties at Cairo, Manssoura, Aswan, and Menoufeya Universities.
Prof. Hammouda has been awarded the "Supreme State Prize in Basic Sciences"
in 1990.
17/9/2000
Memory of Professor N. Barakat: - Professor Na'el Barakat Mohammad, emeritus professor at the Faculty
of Science, Ain-Shams University and it's former dean, deceased this Dec.
at the age of 78. Graduated form the Faculty of Science, Cairo University
in 1945, Prof. Barakat got his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1951
and his D.Sc. from the same university in 1992. Prof. Barakat was an eminent
scientist specialist in Optics, Applied Spectroscopy, Laser and Fibre Optics,
Non-linear Optics. He was a pioneer in Theoretical and Applied Optics both
on national and international levels, a member of several scientific societies
in Egypt and abroad. Prof. Barakat supervised large national research school
in his field of specialization and published ~100 publications in Egyptian
and international science magazines. He is a co-author of several books
in Arabic and English on Optical Interference and Fibres, Non-linear Optics,
and Laser Technology and Applications. Prof. Barakat was a twice owner
of State Promotion Prize in Basic Science. For his efforts in the advancement
of science, Prof. Barakat was awarded the State Supreme Prize in Basic
Sciences and the Mubarak Prize in Advanced Technological Sciences.
28/12/2000
Memory of Prof. T.M.H.Rihan: - Born in 1940 in Cairo Tal'at Mohammad Hassaan Rihan finished excellently
his secondary school education in 1956. For that he was selected by the
Egyptian Government to continue his higher education at Moscow State University,
where he joined it's Faculty of Physics in 1957. There, T.M.H.Rihan got
his Diploma (M.Sc.) in Physics in Jan. 1963. Returning home, he joined
the Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Department of the Egyptian Atomic
Energy Establishment (EAEE) as Demonstrator. At the EAEE, he had the chance
to be in contact with brilliant Soviet theoretical physicists and specialists.
T.M.H.Rihan got his Ph.D. in theoretical nuclear physics in 1966 from Kharkov
State University, Ukraine. From that time on Dr. Rihan continued his scientific
career in Egypt, Germany, Libya, Italy, Russia expressing him self as talented
physicist with genuine ideas and original approaches. He became Professor
in Theoretical Nuclear Physics in 1997. Prof. Rihan has more than 50 publications
in prestigious scientific magazines.
Prof. Rihan was the conference coordinator of the 1st Nuclear and Particle
Physics Conference, NUPPAC' 97. His efforts paved the way to the success
of the conference. Prof. Rihan deceased shortly after the conference, and
this was a great loss to the Egyptian science community. Prof Rihan will
remain forever in the memory of his friends, colleagues and students.
2/02/2001
Memory of Professor M.A.El-Nadi:
- Professor Mohammad Abel-Maksoud El-Nadi emeritus professor at the
Faculty of Science, Cairo University, deceased this Nov. at the age of
83. Graduated as Physicist from Faculty of Science, Cairo University in
1940, Prof. M.El-Nadi got his Ph.D. in Theoretical Nuclear Physics from
the University of London in 1948, and his D.Sc. from Cairo University in
1968. During his scientific carrier, Prof M. El-Nadi occupied several scientific
key positions: Head of Physics Department at the Atomic Energy Establishment
(1961-1970), Head of Physics Department, Cairo University (1964-1971),
Dean of the Faculty of Science, Cairo University (1971-1974), and Vice
President of El-Mansoura University (1974-1978). Starting from 1978, Prof.
M.El-Nadi became an emeritus professor at the Faculty of Science, Cairo
University. Prof. M.El-Nadi established large scientific school in the
field of Theoretical Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics at the Faculty
of Science, Cairo University and the Atomic Energy Authority of Egypt.
He also supervised similar scientific schools at Mansoura, Zagazig, and
South-of-Valley (Sohag, Qena, and Aswan) Universities. Over 50 years of
scientific activities, Prof. M.El-Nadi published ~130 scientific publications
in prestigious Egyptian and international science magazines. Prof. M.El-Nadi
was the author of several university physics books in Arabic, had pronounced
lecture notes in nuclear and theoretical physics. Prof. M.El-Nadi was an
eminent scientist, well known on the Arab and international levels, member
of several national and international scientific institutes, societies,
and organizations. Prof.M.El-Nadi is the owner of State Promotion Prize
in Physics for 3 times. For his efforts in the advancement of science,
Prof. M.El-Nadi was awarded the State Supreme Prize in Basic Science in
1978, and the Mubarak Prize in Basic Science in 1998.
11/12/2001
Memory of Professor M. Mokhtar:
- Professor Mohamoud Mokhtar emeritus professor at the Faculty of Science,
Cairo University, deceased this Jan. at the age of 94. Prof. M. Mokhtar
was one of the fathers of the Egyptian science school in physics. As one
of the pioneers, he was graduated as Physicist from Faculty of Science,
Cairo University in 1929, got his MSc in 1935, and his PhD in Experimental
Physics from UK in 1939. From that time on Prof. Mokhtar was engaged in
teaching at the university level, scientific research and development,
science "arabization", working as consultant to several Egyptian Academia..
Prof. Mokhtar was the first in Egypt to teach such important physics disciplines
as Radiation Physics and Ultrasonic. During his scientific career Prof.
M. Mokhtar occupied several scientific key positions such as Head of Physics
Department and Dean of Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Chairman of
the Board of National Institute of Standards, Life Member of the Egyptian
Science Council. From 1972 Prof. Mokhtar became an emeritus professor at
the Faculty of Science, Cairo University. Over more than 60 years of scientific
activities, Prof. Mokhtar established well known school in experimental
physics, published ~ 100 scientific publications in Egyptian and international
science magazines, was the author of ~ 30 books and lecture notes in physics
and applications. Prof. Mokhtar was an eminent scientist, well known to
Arab and international science circles, member of several national and
international scientific institutes, societies, and organizations. Prof.
Mokhtar is the owner of State Supreme Prize in Physics. For his efforts
in the advancement of science, Prof. M. Mokhtar was nominated by the Board
of the Egyptian Nuclear Physics Association as candidate to Mubarak Prize
in Basic Science for 2002.
