Département INFORMATIQUE

L’excellence de la recherche au sein de l’Université Mohammed V se remarque à l’excellence de ses enseignants chercheurs. 2 enseignants chercheurs de la Faculté des Sciences de Rabat, classées parmi les chercheurs des premiers rangs de « the international 2021 AD Scientific Index » :

Prof. Rajaa Cherkaoui El Moursli et Prof. Farida Fassi, sont sur la liste des 50 meilleurs scientifiques dans le monde entier sur la base de plusieurs critères.

Prof. R. El Moursli, Professeur de physique nucléaire, occupe désormais la première place au Maroc, en Afrique et dans les pays arabes. Au niveau mondial, elle occupe la 34e place.

Prof. Farida Fassi, Professeur de physique nucléaire, occupe la deuxième place au Maroc, en Afrique et dans les pays arabes. Au niveau mondial, elle occupe la 40e place.

Biography of Prof Rajaa Cherkaoui El Moursli

Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli, Professor at Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University in Rabat, was the first Moroccan woman to win the prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO award recognizing the top women in science around the world, in 2015. She has been honored for her contribution and noteworthy achievements in science and technology fields in the Islamic world, during the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s First Islamic Summit on Science and Technology in 2017. She was nominated resident member of the Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology in Morocco, as well as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences and of the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries, 

Aside to that, she held the position of Director of the Nuclear Physics Laboratory and Vice-President of the University. Currently, she is a member of the management board of the National Center for Energy, Nuclear Sciences and Techniques "CNESTEN" and of the Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security "AMSSNuR".

Biography of Prof Farida Fassi

Dr. Farida Fassi is a Professor of physics at the Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat. She was awarded with the European Ph.D. in experimental particle physics in recognition of her contribution in the ATLAS experiment at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland. Since January 1998, she is a member of the ATLAS and CMS collaborations, where the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 was announced by both experiments at LHCShe is a co-authors of numerous scientific publications (Scopus). She is responsible for leadership of several international research teams at ATLAS and CMS collaborations. In terms of teaching effectiveness to promote research science physics in Africa, and in particular in Morocco through numerous collaborative International Scientific Programs, she plays a leadership role in developing a network of researchers. She is convinced that particle physicists share the excitement of discovery, inspiring young minds. She has established herself as an inspiration to young women and scientists everywhere, where girls have few educational opportunities and women are expected to stay at home. Her spirit contributes to global efforts in strengthening cultural awareness that helps to develop the next generation of scientific researchers in Africa and in the Islamic world. She is the co-founder of the “African Strategy for Fundamental Applied Physics” (ASFAP) and the co-coordinator of 6th Biennial African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications in Morocco.