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Ilham Al-Qaradawi

Ilham Al-Qaradawi is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ilham Al-Qaradawi rather than just read about it. In short: Ilham Al-Qaradawi is a Qatari professor of positron and radiation physics at Qatar University and adjunct professor of physics at Texas A&M University at Qatar. She was born on September 19, 1959, and is the daughter of the Egyptian Muslim scholar, Yusuf Al-Qaradawi.

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Ilham Al-Qaradawi is a Qatari professor of positron and radiation physics at Qatar University and adjunct professor of physics at Texas A&M University at Qatar. She was born on September 19, 1959, and is the daughter of the Egyptian Muslim scholar, Yusuf Al-Qaradawi. She is known for her work in positron physics, establishing the first slow positron beam facilities in the Middle East region. She has appeared on Al-Jazeera news network to address several nuclear energy problems in the world.

Education and early career Al-Qaradawi received her Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1981 from Qatar University in Doha, Qatar. She then attended Bedford College, University of London for her Master of Science degree in nuclear physics in 1984. She obtained her PhD in positron physics from the Royal Holloway College, University of London in 1991. She then worked as an assistant professor at Qatar University until 2009, when she was promoted to professor. She held a research fellowship at the University of London working on positron physics from 1998 to 1999.

Research Al-Qaradawi's research centers on positron and radiation physics and its applications. She led the efforts in establishing the first slow positron beam facility in the Middle East region, known as the "Qatar Positron Beam". The positron beam facility incorporates a Na-22 source and Tungsten mesh moderator, and is a magnetically guided beam with energies of 0-30 keV. has established an environmental radiation measurement laboratory in Qatar University due to her interests in nuclear and radiation physics. In 2016, she founded the first scientific societies in Qatar, the Qatar Physics Society. She is currently the president, and holds training workshops for physics teachers and other activities in an effort to spread physics knowledge and improve physics education in the region.

Awards and honors Recipient of the GR8! Women Magazine Award in 2013. Named top 500 most influential Arabs by Arabian Business magazine in 2012 and 2013. Named top 50 most influential Arabian women by Arabian Business magazine in 2012. Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IoP) in the UK. Qatar University Award for excellence in research, 2009.

Publications Al-Qaradawi, I. Y., et al. “A Magnetic Transport Middle Eastern Positron Beam.” Applied Surface Science, vol. 255, no. 1, 15 May 2008, pp. 125–127., doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.05.194.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Ilham Al-Qaradawi

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Ilham Al-Qaradawi

In research: Ilham Al-Qaradawi appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ilham Al-Qaradawi in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ilham Al-Qaradawi is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1959 births, 21st-century women physicists, Academic staff of Qatar University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ilham Al-Qaradawi outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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