Jim Al Khalili Theoretical Physicist, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Documentaries, and Net Worth

Jim Al Khalili Bio | Wiki

Jim Al Khalili is a well-known Iraqi-British theoretical physicist, author, and broadcaster. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programs on BBC radio and television as well as a frequent commentator about science in other British media. Further, he is a theoretical physicist and chair of public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. In addition, from January 2013 to January 2016, he served as President of Humanists UK.

Jim Al Khalili Age

He was born in September 1962, in Baghdad, Iraq. Al Khalili is 60 years old and holds his birthday on September 20.

Jim Al Khalili Height

He is a man of average stature. Al Khalili stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx 1.73 m).

Jim Al Khalili Family

He was born in Baghdad, Iraq to loving and supportive parents. Al Khalili is the son of an English mother who was a librarian and an Iraqi Air Force engineer. In 1979 he moved to the UK and settled permanently.

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Jim Al Khalili Wife

He is happily hitched to his gorgeous wife Julie Frampton in 1986. Julie and Al Khalili have been married for over two decades. Al Khalili is a proud father of two children a son and a daughter. He currently resides in Southsea, Portsmouth, with his wife and also describes himself as an atheist and a humanist.

Jim Al Khalili Education

He spent three years completing and retaking his A-levels in 1982. Al Khalili later enrolled at the University of Surrey and matriculated with a bachelor’s degree in physics in 1986. He graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in nuclear reaction theory in 1989 from Surrey. Al Khalili spent two years as a SERC Postdoctoral Fellow at University College London before returning to Surrey in 1991

Jim Al Khalili Documentaries | TV Shows

He has published over a dozen documentaries some of which include:

  • Secrets of the Solar System in 2020
  • Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies in 2022
  • Genius of Britain in 2010
  • Science and Islam in 2009
  • Everything and Nothing in 2011
  • Shock and Awe in 2011
  • The Beginning and End of the Universe in 2016
  • Britain’s Nuclear Bomb in 2017
  • Breakthrough in 2019
  • Light and Dark in 2013
  • Chemistry in 2010
  • Atom in 2007

Jim Al Khalili Books

He has published great books their peer-reviewed research papers can be found on Google Scholar and Scopus. The books include:

  • Nucleus in 2001
  • Paradox in 2012
  • Quantum Mechanics in 2017
  • The World According to Physics in 2020
  • The Joy of Science in 2022
  • Life on the Edge in 2014
  • The House of Wisdom in 2010
  • Quantum in 2004
  • Sunfall, a science fiction novel written in April 2019

Jim Al Khalili Lectures

He became a lecturer in 1992 and, in 1994, her recieved an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship for five years. He later became a full-time lecturer in the Department at Surrey. Al Khalili was elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 2000 and later promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2001. In 2003, he was appointed to the Council of the BA.

As a professor, he has offered lectures to students that forcus on science engagement activities and also on popularising science. Further, in 2007, he was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for Science Communication. Al Khalili is a member of the British Council Science and Engineering Advisory Group, Royal Society Equality and Diversity Panel, Editorial Board for the open-access Journal PMC Physics A, and also  Associate Editor of Advanced Science Letters.

He is among the members of the Advisory Committee for the Cheltenham Science Festival. Additionally, was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to science and public engagement in STEM.

Jim Al Khalili YouTube

He has a YouTube account in which he has uploaded his videos. Most of his lectures are available on his Youtube account they include:

  • The World According to Physics
  • The British Pugwash Lecture
  • Quantum Mechanics Could Help Us
  • The Gifford Lectures

Jim Al Khalili Podcast

Apart from working as a professor, he hosts the society and culture podcast The Life Scientific podcast at BBC Radio 4. On the show, he talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires them and also asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future. Further, the podcast contains 278 episodes as of March 14, 2023.

Jim Al Khalili Broadcaster

He has appeared on some tv and radio and also writes articles for the British press. Through his appearance, he has co-presented several documentaries and also interviewed notable scientists. Moreover, the hosts a regular “Jim meets…” interview series at the University of Surrey available on his YouTube account. Al Khalili presented a Horizon special on BBC 2 in 2012.

Jim Al Khalili Net Worth

He has worked as a professional theoretical physicist, author, and also broadcaster for over a decade, and through his work, it is evident that he has attained admirable possessions. Al Khalili’s net worth is $4 Million.

Who Is Jim Al Khalili

Al Khalili is a well-known Iraqi-British theoretical physicist, author, and broadcaster. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programs on BBC radio and television as well as a frequent commentator about science in other British media. Further, he is a theoretical physicist and chair of public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. In addition, from January 2013 to January 2016, he served as President of Humanists UK.

How Old Is Jim Al Khalili

Al Khalili is 60 years old born in September 1962, in Baghdad, Iraq.

How Tall Is Jim Al Khalili

Al Khalili is a man of average stature and is 5 ft 8 in tall.

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