Noureddine Melikechi
Noureddine Melikechi | |
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| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) Thénia, Boumerdès Province, Algeria |
| Alma mater | University Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene |
| Awards | Fellow of the Optical Society of America, Excellence Award for Youth Empowerment and Development in Africa, 2014, NASA Group Achievement Award Mars Science Laboratory, 2013 Arfken Scholar-in-Residence Miami University, 2013, International Science Award, US- Algerian Business Council, 2012, Academic Research Award,2012 Academic Research Award DE Bioscience Asso., 2012 Delaware Ambassador to Mars The Honorable Jack Markell, Governor, 2011 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Photonics STEM education |
| Institutions | University of Massachusetts Lowell Delaware State University University of Miami, OH Vassar College, NY University of Delaware University of Toulouse, France Univ. Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algeria |
| Doctoral advisor | Professor Leslie Allen Professor Edward E. Eyler |
Noureddine Melikechi (born in 1958) is an Algerian atomic, molecular, and optical physicist, educator and inventor. He is the author of more than 125 peer-reviewed publications, six book chapters and 15 patents. He is a member of the Mars Science Laboratory, NASA’s largest Mars exploration effort to date. Melikechi is dean of the Kennedy College of Sciences and professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is currently serving as Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.