Mustafa(Pbuh) Prize laureates give memorable speeches as they receive award
The five 2021 Mustafa(Pbuh) Prize laureates delivered memorable acceptance speeches as they received their prize during the fourth Mustafa(Pbuh) Prize ceremony held on October 21st in Vahdat Hall.
MSTF Media reports:
M. Zahid Hasan, professor of Quantum physics from Bangladesh, who was granted the award for the discovery of Weyl fermion semimetals, opened his speech with a brief explanation of the work for which he was granted the award.
He then thanked his graduate students, collaborators, colleagues, and mentors with whom he found new and exotic results in Quantum physics.
“Big dreams come true rarely in life but it turns out mine did!” he stated.
Iranian-American Theoretical Physicist, Cumrun Vafa, who won the prize for developing F-theory was the second laureate who received the award. He stated that “I am deeply pleased to receive the Mustafa
Prize. This prize is a reminder that there are no boundaries in the realm of science and technology, and that these belong to all humanity.”
Vafa pointed out that the Mustafa
Prize is “a reminder that the Islamic countries, making up one-quarter of the world’s population, must revive their importance and play their critical role in this realm.”
Next, the 2021 Mustafa
Prize laureates from Islamic Countries, Mohamed El. Sayegh, Yahya Tayalati, and Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary delivered speeches upon accepting their Mustafa
Prize.
El. Sayegh, professor of Medicine and Immunology from Lebanon, shared with the audience the elements of success in academia which he had learned over the past 35 years of academic work, such as “Developing a focus of expertise” and “thinking big but expecting success in baby steps.”
Choudhary, Bio-organic Chemistry scientist, who received the prize for the discovery of fascinating molecules with therapeutic applications, “I am absolutely delighted that my humble contributions are celebrated through this award. This award motivates me to continue my work.”
He briefly explained his research works and its implication such as the treatment of Epilepsy and Leishmaniosis diseases.
Tayalati, professor of Physics from Morocco who was granted the Mustafa
Prize for Observation of the Light by Light Scattering and the Search for Magnetic Monopoles, thanked the members of the Mustafa
Science and Technology Foundation for the exemplary way in which they performed their work to promote scientific excellence in the Islamic world.
Tayalati stated that “I will continue my efforts and I hope that the recognition of my work by the Mustafa
Science and Technology Foundation can serve as an inspiration to many others. I am humbled and appreciative.”
