Nadir Hashim is an Associate Professor and former chairman, Department of Physics at Kenyatta University. He obtained his PhD in June 2007 at Siegen University, Germany. The PhD work involved measurement and Monte Carlo simulation cosmic ray muons using the ALEPH at CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research. The analysis was done at Siegen University, in Siegen and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany. Currently, his main areas of research are on the application of nuclear techniques to environmental radiation monitoring; the study of extensive air showers using Monte Carlo simulations and experimental observations, development of radio astronomy, the study of galaxy interactions, and their structures. Prof. Hashim has supervised postgraduate students and collaborates with international scientists in the fields of radiation physics, astronomy, and astrophysics. He is a member of the following societies: Kenya Physical Society, East African Association of Radiation Protection, East African Astronomical Society. He is the national coordinator and assistant regional coordinator of the AFRA-NEST (African Network for Nuclear Education Science and Technology) of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency). He has also chaired the National Technical Steering Committee of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) at the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI) in Kenya.
