Oum Keltoum Hakam

Mrs. Oum Keltoum Hakam is a Professor at the University of Ibn Tofail (UIT), Morocco. She has a PhD in Nuclear Physics. She is the Director of Nuclear Physics and Techniques Research Unit. Prof. Hakam serves currently as a member of the Advisory Group on Nuclear Security (AdSec) to the Director General of the IAEA and former Chair of the IAEA-International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN). Prof. Hakam serves as a consultant on Nuclear Security to the IAEA and has been invited to lecture on nuclear security around the world. She has also published research papers on nuclear security. In 2015, Prof. Hakam initiated a Women in Nuclear Security Group that encouraged young female to take the lead in a male-dominated environment. In October 2017, she collaborated with the IAEA to organize the first IAEA Regional School on Nuclear Security in French for Francophone Africa, in Kenitra, Morocco. Mrs Hakam is an active member of several national and international professional associations in nuclear field, such as Women in Nuclear Global (WiN). She is also the Founder and Faculty Advisor of INMM-University of Ibn Tofail Student Chapter.