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faculty appointment
he was awarded a faculty appointment at the California Institute of Technology in 1976, where he has remained since 1990, he was made the first Linus PaulingChair in Chemical Physics. -
notable awards
He took King Faisal International Prize -
other notable awards
He was awarded The Franklin Medal and Paul Karrer Gold Medal in the same year -
noble prize
he won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry and became the first Egyptian scientist to win a Nobel Prize in a scientific field. -
barak obama's appointment
President Barack Obama appointed him to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and in November of the same year, he was named the First United States Science Envoy to the Middle East. -
speech at Cairo University
In June 4, 2009 speech at Cairo University, US President Barack Obama announced a new Science Envoy program as part of a "new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world." -
when he was asked about rumors
When asked about rumors that he might contest the 2011 Egyptian presidential election, Ahmed Zewail said: "I am a frank man... I have no political ambition, as I have stressed repeatedly that I only want to serve Egypt in the field of science and die as a scientist. -
honorary doctorate
he was awarded an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Glasgow, UK His students include scientists like Martin Gruebele.