Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili | |
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Jim Al-Khalili at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018 | |
| Born | Jameel Sadik Al-Khalili 20 September 1962 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | Priory School, Portsmouth |
| Alma mater | University of Surrey (BSc, PhD) |
| Known for | The Life Scientific |
| Spouse | Julie Frampton |
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| Thesis | Intermediate Energy Deuteron Elastic Scattering from Nuclei in a Three-Body Model (1989) |
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Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili (Arabic: جميل صادق الخليلي; born 20 September 1962) is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist and science populariser. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media.
In 2014 Al-Khalili was named as a RISE (Recognising Inspirational Scientists and Engineers) leader by the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). He was President of Humanists UK between January 2013 and January 2016.