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Ghassib, Humam Bishara Jordan         Born in Amman, Jordan on 27 April 1948. Educated at University of Manchester, UK, 1968-74: BSc Hons in Physics, 1971; PhD, Theoretical Physics, 1974. Director of Studies & Programs, Arab Thought Forum, and Advisor to HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, 1999 to date. Professor of Physics, University of Jordan, 1986 to date. Fulbright Senior Research Fellow, Cornell University, 1983-84. Chairman, Department of Physics, University of Jordan, 1986-88. Dean of Research, 1990-94. Associate, [Abdul Salam] International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, 1977-90; Editor-in-Chief: The Cultural Journal (Arabic), 1989-99; Dirasat (refereed research journal, Arabic and English), 1990-94; Al Muntada (Journal of Arab Thought Forum, Arabic and English editions), 1999 to date. Awarded: Abdul Hameed Shoman Prize for Young Arab Scientists in Fundamental Sciences, Amman, 1986. Al-Hussein Order of Merit for Distinguished Contribution, Amman: 2nd order, 1998; 1st order, 2000. Member, New York Academy of Sciences, 1981; Jordan Academy of Arabic, 1984. Fellow, Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), 1988. Research Areas: low and ultralow temperature physics (theory); many-body theory; liquid 3He and 4He; 3He-4He mixtures; other quantum fluids; thin films and low-dimensional systems; superfluidity; physics education; history and philosophy of science; Arabic language; culture.