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Visiting Research Associate: University of New South Wales Australia
Visiting Research associate: State University of New York , Buffalo, NY,
USA.Visiting Professor: Project SERAFIM, American Chemical society,
, Computer Aided Chemistry Education. Eastern Michigan University
Awards: -Egypt class 1 Max forScience and Arts 1981. -Fulbright Fellow
1989. -The Egyptian National Science Award 1981. -Shield of dedication,
Egyptian Society of information and Tech.2003. -The Contribution to
Science Award. International Science Institute, (ISI) ,USA, 2004. - Cairo
University Award for Distinguish Scientific Research” 2007. - Cairo

University Award for Excellence Scientific Achievement” 2010. -Order
Prof. Rifaat Hilal of MeritChevalier (knight) forSignificant contribution to the enrichment
of science and cultural" French Government 2011.
Membership of National and International Committee
-Secretary General, National Council for Scientific Culture and
Professor of Theoretical
Knowledge, Academy for Scientific research and Technology
and Computational 2009-2011// -Scientific Culture committee, Supreme council for

Chemistry Cairo culture 2010-2012.// -National Committee for the History and
Philosophy of Science 2006-2009.// - National UNISCO committee
University, Egypt.
for the memory of the world register2009-2010.// -Regional
BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc Executive committee for the Memory of the Arab World 2006-
2011.// -Co-Chair of the content selection committee of the world
rifaat.hilal@gmail.com
digital Library 2010 -2012.// -International Advisor Board of King
Abdullah university for Science and Technology (KAUST) for the
history of Science 2007-2010.
Research Interest: My research interest is concerned with the application of quantum chemical methods
to investigate the electronic structure and dynamics of molecules. Emphasis was and still is on molecules
of biological interest. Computational methods, techniques and strategies have evolved into a mature state
within the forty years of research which, our work covers. This is reflected in recent publications which
utilize state-of-the art methodologies in solving chemical problems of practical interest. Contribution to
science / Computer Software: 1) Development of a complete module (few subroutines) to the ab initio
program package HONDO, now widely distributed under the commercial name “Gamess”. This is a
configuration interaction calculation module. 1979. 2) Development of a semi-empirical ZINDO/s
computer program package. This program was designed to run on PC’s very fast and efficiently. This
program was made available to all colleagues at the time. 1987. 3) “Dot Density Graphs for Atomic and
Hybrid Orbitals Program”. Project SERAPHIM Am. Chem. Soc., Catalogue Div. of Chemical Education
(1989). 4) “Huckel MO Demonstrator and Aided-Instructions Program”. R. Hilal, Project SERAPHIM Am.
Chem. Soc., Catalogue Div. of Chemical Education (1989). 5) DFT-B interface to Newton-nx computer
program in collop ration with prof. Mario Barbatti’s group. -version is already released. (2016). Books:
A total of 11 books . Three of them have been widely published and distributed. Two books, published in
the Arabic language, are of special interest in the present context. 1) Quantum Chemistry I. Atomic
structure. 2) Quantum Chemistry II. Molecular electronic structure and Spectroscopy. These two books
are widely distributed and present the foundation of the quantum theory in simple self-explanatory
fashion. These books provide the underlying mathematics in detailed simple way to overcome the
inherent weakness of the mathematics background for students. 3. History of Chemistry. Alchemie ,
Published in three languages (Arabic, English and French). Published by the UNISCO 2010.Publications:
Over 150 papers in international Journals (see publication list).

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