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Science, Emotion AI, and Egyptian American Innovation
From femtochemistry to Emotion AI, Ahmed Zewail and Rana el Kaliouby show how science becomes global impact.
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Caltech Professor and Nobel Laureate
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California, USA
Ahmed Zewail was an Egyptian American chemist, Caltech professor, and Nobel laureate known as a founder of femtochemistry. His ultrafast laser work made it possible to observe chemical reactions at femtosecond timescales, earning him the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and a lasting place in modern science.
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Ahmed
Zewail
Caltech Professor and Nobel Laureate
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California, USA
Ahmed Zewail was an Egyptian American chemist, Caltech professor, and Nobel laureate known as a founder of femtochemistry. His ultrafast laser work made it possible to observe chemical reactions at femtosecond timescales, earning him the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and a lasting place in modern science.
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Photo: Simon Fraser University, University CommunicationsWikimedia Commons file pageCC BY 2.0
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Ahmed Zewail was an Egyptian American chemist, Caltech professor, and Nobel laureate known as a founder of femtochemistry. His ultrafast laser work made it possible to observe chemical reactions at femtosecond timescales, earning him the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and a lasting place in modern science.
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Femtochemistry Research
Completed1999
Pioneering ultrafast laser research that allowed scientists to observe chemical reactions as bonds break and form.
View projectPhysical Biology Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology
Live2005
Caltech research center advancing ultrafast imaging, chemistry, biology, and materials science.
View projectUS Science Envoy for the Middle East
Completed2009
Science diplomacy work connecting education, research, and innovation across the United States and the Middle East.
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Ahmed Zewail showed us time itself. His femtochemistry work redefined what we believed was possible to observe, a permanent contribution to human knowledge.
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