Noureddine Melikechi, Dean
Office: Olney Science Center, Suite 524
Phone: (978)-934-3847 Email: Noureddine_Melikechi@uml.edu
Noureddine was appointed Dean of the Kennedy College of Sciences in October 2016. His research work spans a wide range of areas of atomic, molecular and optical physics with contributions to spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, optical sensing, high precision measurements, and biophotonics. As a member of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, he contributes to the analysis of spectroscopic data collected by the Chemistry Camera instrument on board the Curiosity Rover. In addition, he works on applications of laser spectroscopy for the early detection of signatures of epithelial ovarian cancer. A native of Algeria, Noureddine received his Diplôme d’Études Supérieures in Physics from the Houari Boumediene University of Sciences and Technology in Algiers in Algeria, and his M.Sc. and D.Phil., both in Physics, from the University of Sussex in England. More information about Noureddine can be found here.