chemistry

Talal Shahwan

Talal Shahwan is a chemistry 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 Talal Shahwan rather than just read about it. In short: Talal Rebhi Abd-Allah Shahwan (Arabic: طلال ربحي عبد الله شهوان, romanized: Ṭalāl Raḥbī ʿAbd Allāh Šahwān; born May 28, 1968) is a Palestinian chemist and university professor. He was appointed as president of Birzeit University from August 1, 2023.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Talal Rebhi Abd-Allah Shahwan (Arabic: طلال ربحي عبد الله شهوان, romanized: Ṭalāl Raḥbī ʿAbd Allāh Šahwān; born May 28, 1968) is a Palestinian chemist and university professor. He was appointed as president of Birzeit University from August 1, 2023.

Biography Shahwan was born in 1968 in Jordan, from a Palestinian family from the town of Hableh in Qalqiliya Governorate. He acquired his high school degree from the scientific branch of Al Saadya High School in Qalqilya in 1986. He studied in Birzeit University but the Israeli lockdown of the university during the first Intifada stopped him from continuing his studies. He later moved to Turkey and acquired his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Middle East Technical University in 1994. He then acquired his master's degree in 1997 and doctorate in 2000 from Bilkent University. He worked as a teacher and instructor in the same university in the years 1995–2002, then moving to Izmir Institute of Technology until the year 2008. He started his work for Birzeit University at September 1, 2008, then becoming an associate professor of chemistry in 2012. He was the head of the Chemistry Department in the Faculty of Science for a year, then became the Dean of Higher Studies and President of the Scientific Research Committee on 2013-2018 while also working as vice president of the university's academic relations president. On June 12, 2023, Hannah Nasir, the chairperson of the board of trustees in Birzeit University announced his decision to appoint Talal Shahwan as the President of university from August 1, 2023, after the former president Beshara Doumani resigned. Stanford University in 2022 chose him as amongst the 2% of the most quoted scientist in the world in their respective fields. He has over 41 published scientific articles.

References

1. Birzeit University leads the world’s researchers. Jortn News. (2020). https://www.jortn.com/2020/11/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AB%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85 2. Dr. Talal Shahwan as President of Birzeit University. Birzeit.edu. (2023a). https://www.birzeit.edu/ar/news/d-tll-shhwn-ryysan-ljm-byrzyt 3. Tala Shahwan. Orcid. (2023). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1947-1470 4. Talal Shahwan Appointed as President of Birzeit University. Wafa.ps. (2023). https://www.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/72926 5. Talal Shahwan. Birzeit.edu. (2023b). http://www.birzeit.edu/en/faculty-staff/talal-shahwan

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Talal Shahwan

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Talal Shahwan claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Talal Shahwan before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Talal Shahwan ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Talal Shahwan

In research: Talal Shahwan appears in chemistry 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 Talal Shahwan 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: Talal Shahwan is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1968 births, 20th-century Palestinian chemists, 21st-century Palestinian chemists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Talal Shahwan 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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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Talal Shahwan matter?

Because it connects several chemistry ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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