Jim Al-Khalili
Dr. Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. 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.
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È membro dell'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, dell'Academia Europæa (Londra), della European Academy of Sciences (Liegi), dell'Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere (Milano) e della fondazione Alexander von Humboldt. Nel 2016 è stato insignito della Medaglia Pascal per la Chimica da parte della European Academy of Sciences e nel 2017 ha ricevuto la Medaglia Pisani della Società Chimica Italiana. Dal 2013 al 2019 è stato prorettore per la Ricerca della Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca. E' Editor-in-Chief del Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, pubblicato dall'Institute of Physics (IOP).