Prof. Shaaban Khalil is one of the prominent High Energy Physicists in
the Middle East. He is well known for his outstanding contributions to
understanding of possible new physics beyond the standard model of
particle physics. Prof. Khalil is the founding Director of the Center
for Fundamental Physics at Zewail City of Science and Technology in
Egypt, since 2012. Additionally, he held the role of Director General of
Research at Zewail City from 2015 to 2018. In 2015, Prof. Khalil's
scholarly achievements led to his appointment as a tenured professor at
Zewail City of Science and Technology.
In 1997, Khalil completed his PhD in Supersymmetry Phenomenology,
followed by being awarded the Fulbright fellowship at the Bartol
Research Institute, University of Delaware, USA. Between 1999 and 2004,
Khalil occupied research and postdoctoral positions at the Physics
Departments of Madrid University, Sussex University, and the Institute
of Particle Physics Phenomenology at Durham University. His extensive
contributions led to the award of a D.Sc. degree in 2006 from Ain Shams
University, refereed by the Royal Society in the UK. In 2012-2013,
Khalil was granted the Leverhulme visiting professorship at the Physics
Department, University of Southampton, where he continues to serve as a
visiting professor.
Khalil is renowned for his significant contributions to particle physics,
particularly in exploring phenomena beyond the Standard Model. With over
300 scientific papers and two notable books co-authored, his expertise
spans elementary particle theory. He also authored an Arabic book on
particle physics for the general public.
In 2017, Khalil took on the role of founding Editor-in-Chief of the
Letters in High Energy Physics (LHEP) journal. Additionally, he serves
as a reviewer for numerous international physics journals. He founded
the Egyptian Network of High Energy Physics (ENHEP), which became a
member of the CMS experiment in 2009. Khalil is also the founding
President of the Arab Physical Society (ArPS), and a fellow of the
African Academy of Sciences (AAS) since 2009.
Khalil's research has garnered widespread recognition, leading to
numerous accolades both locally and internationally. Among these honors
are the State Appreciation Award in the field of basic sciences for the
year 2021, the Egypt Award for Excellence in Basic Science in 2006, the
Misr El-Kheir Award for Most Cited Researchers in 2010, the Egyptian
Award for Encouragement in 2000, the Shoman Award for Arab Physicists in
2001, and the International Award of Istanbul University in Science in
2004.
