Today, Saturday, the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, congratulated Professor Noureddine Melekchi on receiving the high academic honor of having a program named after him for life, by the University of Massachusetts, and Mr. Kennedy.
The President of the Republic wrote through his personal account on social media: “All congratulations and appreciation to Professor Noureddine Melekchi, a scientist at NASA, for obtaining the high scientific honor of having a program named after him for life, by the University of Massachusetts, and Mr. Kennedy.”
President Tebboune added, “Algeria is also proud of this culmination of your career and your mark” as one of the most important scholars of the era.
It is mentioned that Professor Noureddine Melekshi An Algerian physicist, born in 1958 in the city of Thenia, Boumerdes Province, and is considered one of the prominent scientific names in the field of atomic physics, optics, and lasers.
He received his university education at the Houari Boumediene University of Science and Technology in Bab Ezzouar, where he obtained a postgraduate degree in physics, before moving to Britain to continue his studies at the University of Sussex, from which he obtained a master’s degree and a doctorate in physics.
He served as Dean of the Kennedy School of Science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA. He also participated in scientific teams affiliated with NASA missions to explore the planet Mars, including the Curiosity and Perseverance missions, where his research contributed to analyzing the chemical composition of the rocks and soil of the red planet using laser and spectroscopy techniques.
His research is not limited to space exploration, as he is also working on developing laser-based optical technologies to help in the early detection of some types of cancer. During his career, he has also won several scientific awards and honors, including the NASA Group Achievement Award in 2013.
