Speakers

In the Zoom webinars, the speakers will share their journey in their field, their struggles as a Muslimah and how their values and beliefs have positively impacted them. Our STEM professionals have an expertise in the following: Data Science, Astrophysics, Neuroscience, Material Science, Positron Physics, Engineering and Physics Education. 

​#1: Astrophysics/Data Science: Dr Aycha Tammour

Dr Aycha Tammour is a Syrian-Canadian astrophysicist turned data scientist. She has received her PhD in Astronomy in 2016 from the University of Western Ontario, studying active galactic nuclei with a focus on quasars. Before this, she was a Fulbright student at Minnesota State University where she completed her MSc in Physics. She is very experienced in employing machine learning techniques in various domains such as time series analysis and natural language processing (NLP). Moreover, Dr Aycha has also had the opportunity to study with esteemed scholars studying topics including ‘Aqeeda, Fiqh and Usul. It is our privilege to have Dr Aycha Tammour as MWISU’s lead STEM advisor. Alhamdulillah. ​

         Saturday 4th February 2023, 6 PM (UK time)

#2: Positron Physics/Material Science: Prof lIham Al-Qaradawi

​Prof. Ilham Al-Qaradawi is an illustrious professor of physics at Qatar University and adjunct professor of physics at Texas A&M University in Qatar. She received her Ph.D. working in the field of positron physics from University of London, UK in 1991. She has established a positron laboratory at Qatar University and successfully built the first slow positron beam in the Middle East. Prof. Al-Qaradawi is also involved with Europe's CERN in the Antihydrogen experiment AEGIS. She has received many awards for excellence in research, for Arab Women in Science and outstanding contribution to science. Prof. Ilham was blessed to grow up in an environment surrounded by ilm which was facilitated through the Qatari education system as well as by the impact of her father, a world-renowned Muslim scholar. This has made her well-grounded in her knowledge of the Islamic Sciences. Alhamdulillah.

Sunday 5th March 2023, 4PM (UK time)

#3: Chemistry/Environmental Chemistry: Prof Hind Al-Abadleh

​Prof. Hind Al-Abadleh started her academic career in 2005 in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, following a PhD and a postdoctoral fellowship in the United States. She was awarded the 2021-2022 University Research Professor, Fellowship at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the 2019 Fulbright Canada Visiting Research Chair at the University of California Irvine. Prof. Al-Abadleh runs the EPIC lab for Environmental, Physical and Interfacial Chemistry research in the fields of atmospheric chemistry, air quality, geochemistry, and environmental remediation. She is also the current Chair of the Atmosphere-Related Research in Canadian Universities (ARRCU) at the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS). Prof. Hind plays an active role in the Muslim community, notably  known for her work on combating climate change from an Islamic lens. Through her work, she encourages Muslims to revive the spirit of their commitment to living by the message in the Quran and traditions of Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ. Alhamdulillah.

Sunday 18th June 2023, 5PM (UK time)

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