Nora Berrah

Nora Berrah is an Algerian physicist who studies how light and matter interact.She is a professor at the University of Connecticut, where she previously was chair of the physics department.She worked from Argonne National Laboratory from 1987 to 1992, and became a professor at Western Michigan University in 1999.[3] In 2014 she won the Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics "for pioneering experiments on the interaction of atoms, molecules, negative ions and clusters with ionizing vacuum ultraviolet and soft x-ray photons".[4] She was elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018 and her citation is for "For distinguished contributions to the field of molecular dynamics, particularly for pioneering non-linear science using x-rays free electron lasers and spectroscopy using synchrotron light sources".
University of ConnecticutUniversity of AlgiersUniversity of VirginiaArgonne National LaboratoryWestern Michigan UniversityfellowAmerican Physical SocietyDavisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface PhysicsAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesNational Academy of Sciences