Ned Xoubi
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Dr. Ned Xoubi is the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Commissioner, at Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC)
. He was the Director General of Jordan Energy Resources Inc., the Jordanian company in charge of exploring and mining uranium. receiving the first Bachelor degree in Nuclear Engineering
awarded to a Jordanian from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
,USA, in 1984. He continued his graduate studies receiving his MSc. & PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2006, USA.
In 2006, Dr. Ned Xoubi was appointed as the chair of the first Nuclear Engineering Department in Jordan University of Science and Technology
, which was the first in Jordan. “The establishment of a nuclear engineering education program is another step in Jordan’s efforts to develop its nuclear infrastructure, and to introduce nuclear power as part of its energy mix. The program will enhance nuclear knowledge in Jordan, and will graduate qualified engineers that will help in the design, building and running of Jordan’s first nuclear power plant”
Dr. Xoubi, served as the Chairman of Nuclear Engineering Department “In efforts to build up nuclear man-power, According to department chairman Ned Xoubi, Jordan’s University of Science and Technology has established a nuclear engineering department with the first graduates expected to hold Bachelor of Science degrees in 2011”
Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
Jordan Atomic Energy Commission was established in place of the Jordan Nuclear Energy Commission. The main objective of the JAEC is to promote and develop peaceful utilization of atomic energy.-Objectives:...
. He was the Director General of Jordan Energy Resources Inc., the Jordanian company in charge of exploring and mining uranium. receiving the first Bachelor degree in Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of the breakdown as well as the fusion of atomic nuclei and/or the application of other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics...
awarded to a Jordanian from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
,USA, in 1984. He continued his graduate studies receiving his MSc. & PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2006, USA.
In 2006, Dr. Ned Xoubi was appointed as the chair of the first Nuclear Engineering Department in Jordan University of Science and Technology
Jordan University of Science and Technology
The Jordan University of Science and Technology , often abbreviated JUST, is a comprehensive, state-supported university located on the outskirts of Irbid at Ar Ramtha region, in northern Jordan....
, which was the first in Jordan. “The establishment of a nuclear engineering education program is another step in Jordan’s efforts to develop its nuclear infrastructure, and to introduce nuclear power as part of its energy mix. The program will enhance nuclear knowledge in Jordan, and will graduate qualified engineers that will help in the design, building and running of Jordan’s first nuclear power plant”
Dr. Xoubi, served as the Chairman of Nuclear Engineering Department “In efforts to build up nuclear man-power, According to department chairman Ned Xoubi, Jordan’s University of Science and Technology has established a nuclear engineering department with the first graduates expected to hold Bachelor of Science degrees in 2011”
External links
- IAEA Nuclear Energy Series publications, "Establishing a Code of Ethics for Nuclear Operating Organizations", © IAEA 2007 http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/P_1311_web.pdf