Jim Al-Khalili

Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili CBE FRS HonFREng FInstP (Arabic: جميل صادق الخليلي; born 20 September 1962) 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.

Jim Al-Khalili

CBE FRS HonFREng FInstP
Jim Al-Khalili at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018
Born
Jameel Sadik Al-Khalili

(1962-09-20) 20 September 1962
Baghdad, Iraq
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
EducationPriory School, Portsmouth
Alma materUniversity of Surrey (BSc, PhD)
Known forThe Life Scientific
SpouseJulie Frampton
Awards
  • Michael Faraday Prize (2007)
  • Kelvin Medal and Prize (2011)
  • Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication (2016)
Scientific career
Fields
  • Nuclear physics
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Quantum biology
Institutions
ThesisIntermediate Energy Deuteron Elastic Scattering from Nuclei in a Three-Body Model (1989)
Website

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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