Rabia Salihu Sa'id, Date of Birth

    

Rabia Salihu Sa'id

Nigerian physicist and academic

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1963

Profession: physicist, academic

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Rabia Salihu Sa'id

  • Rabia Salihu Sa'id (born April 21, 1963) is a Nigerian physicist, professor of atmospheric and space-weather physics, and a researcher at Bayero University Kano.
  • She conducts research in atmospheric and space weather physics, particle physics, and electronics.
  • Sa'id is an advocate and mentor for young women in science with the Visiola Foundation and Peace Corps; she co-founded Nigeria's Association of Women Physicists.
  • She is an advocate and mentor of Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and is a facilitator for the British Council's Active Citizens' Programme. Sai'd has received fellowships from Institute of Applied Physics in Bern, Switzerland and the Ford Foundation and made a fellow of African Scientific Institute (ASI).
  • In 2015, she received an Elsevier Foundation Award for Women Scientists in the Developing World.
  • She was also recognised in 2015 by the British Council for her community work, and by the BBC as part of their 100 Women series.

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