Shadia Habbal

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Shadia Habbal
Born
Syrian, American
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati
Scientific career
FieldsAerospace

Shadia Rifa'i Habbal (

Arabic: شادية رفاعي حبال) is a Syrian-American astronomer and physicist specialized in Space physics. A professor of Solar physics, her research is centered on Solar wind and Solar eclipse
.

Life and education

She was born as Shadia Na'im Rifa'i in the city of

University of Damascus where she received her bachelor in physics and math. She received a master in physics from the American University of Beirut before receiving her PhD from the University of Cincinnati.[1]

Career

She completed a one-year ASP term at the

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian in 1978 where she established a research group in solar-terrestrial physics, a position she kept until 2000. Habbal was also appointed as a professor of solar terrestrial physics at the Institute of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.[2] Between (1995-2000) she was a lecturer at Harvard University.[3]

In 2002 she was appointed editor in the Journal of Geophysical Research, Space Physics Section. Prof Habbal is a member of many professional bodies including the American Astronomical Society, the International Astronomical Union, the Hawaii Institute for Astronomy as well as being a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.[2]

Research

Parker Solar Probe

Prof. Habbal focus on the origin and evolution of the solar wind, solar magnetic fields and eclipse polarimetric observations.[4] She led more than a dozen solar eclipse expeditions, visiting places such as India (1995), Guadeloupe (1998),[5] China (2008), French Polynesia (2010), US (2017), Australia (2023), and US (2024) sponsored by the NSF and NASA.[3] Habbal led a team of the Hawaii Institute for Astronomy that took part in the observation of solar corona during eclipse in association with NASA in 2006, 2008 and 2009,[6] she also played a key role in establishing the NASA Parker Solar Probe, which launched in 2018 and was the first spacecraft to fly into the solar corona.[7] Prof. Habbal developed innovative ways to view the eclipse, including an on-board ship stabilization system for the 2021 Antarctica eclipse (funded by NSF) and a kite-based platform first tested during the 2023 Australia eclipse (funded by NASA). She is leading a campaign for the US 2024 eclipse that will include observations on the ground, by kite, and by airplane with the NASA WB-57 research aircraft.

Honors

  • Pioneer, Arab Thought Foundation, December 2004.[4]
  • Certificate of Guest Professor from the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, September 4, 2001.[4]
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Spartan 201 white Light Coronagraph Team, Washington DC, August 14, 2000.[4]
  • Adventurous Women Lecture Series Award, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Women's Program Committee, June 8, 1998.[4]
  • Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding service and support - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, December 19, 1997.[4]
  • Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding service -National Research Council, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, 1996.[4]
  • Certificate of Award in recognition of special achievement reflecting a high standard of accomplishment, Smithsonian Institution, July 25, 1993.[4]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ "علماء الفيزياء المسلمون في العصر الحديث" [Muslim physicists in the modern era]. uqu.edu.sa (in Arabic). Shadia Habba. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19.
  2. ^ a b "Sun expert in line for top award". BBC News. 11 May 2004.
  3. ^ a b "Shadia Habbal entry". National Center for Atmospheric Research. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Shadia R. Habbal entry". hawaii university.
  5. ^ "CfA EXPEDITION TO GUADELOUPE HOPES TO CATCH ECLIPSE". cfa.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19.
  6. ^ "NASA observation of solar corona". Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  7. ^ "Shadia Rifa'i Habbal". SIUE STEM. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-18.

External links

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