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Mostafa El-Sayed

Egyptian chemist · Egypt · On the map · Scientists · Born 1933 · age 93

Mostafa A. El-Sayed is an Egyptian-American physical chemist, nanoscience researcher, member of the National Academy of Sciences and US National Medal of Science laureate. He is known for the spectroscopy rule named after him, the El-Sayed rule.

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A typical day, 30 days to 28 October 2026

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A life in dates

2016Priestley MedalAward2009Glenn T. Seaborg MedalAward2007National Medal of ScienceAward2002Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical PhysicsAward1990King Faisal International Prize in ScienceAward1989Tolman AwardAward1965Guggenheim FellowshipAward1933Born8 May 1933

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Priestley Medal2016
Glenn T. Seaborg Medal2009
National Medal of Science2007
Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics2002
King Faisal International Prize in Science1990
Tolman Award1989
Guggenheim Fellowship1965
Fellow of the American Physical Society

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Country
Egypt
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1933 · age 93