Aziza Baccouche

Zohra Aziza Baccouche ('Dr. Z') is an American physicist and science filmmaker. She was an American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science and Engineering fellow at CNN. Declared legally blind at the age of eight, she lost her sight due to a brain tumor at nine years old.[1]

Aziza Baccouche
EducationCollege of William & Mary
Hampton University
University of Maryland, College Park
EmployerCNN
AZIZA Productions
Websitehttp://www.draziza.com/

Early life

Dr. Baccouche was born to an African-American mother and Tunisian father [2] on November 25, 1976 [3] and brought up in Tunisia.

Education

Dr. Baccouche was the first blind person to study physics at the College of William & Mary, graduating in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science.[2] Her undergraduate advisor suggested that because she was blind she should she not study physics.[4] In 1998, she earned her master's degree from Hampton University.[5] As part of an American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Fellowship in 1999, she joined CNN in Atlanta and was appointed the special science correspondent of the Washington Bureau.[2] In 2000, she established Aziza Productions.[6] She received her PhD in theoretical nuclear physics from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2002.[7] Her dissertation entitled "Phenomenology of Isoscalar Heavy Baryons" focused on heavy baryons.[8][9]

Career

After completing her PhD, Dr. Baccouche became a science correspondent for Evening Exchange with Kojo Nnamdi on Howard University Television.[6] She has been involved with initiatives to increase the number of African-American women studying physics.[10] She currently works as a science media producer.[11]

References
  1. "CNN Transcript - Morning News: Aziza Baccouche Discusses Overcoming Blindness - August 11, 2000". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  2. Physics, Institute of. "Once a physicist: Z Aziza Baccouche". www.iop.org. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  3. Squared, POC. "Dr. Zohra Aziza Baccouche – Nuclear Physicist". Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. "Spotlight on Diversity". Science | AAAS. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  5. "Mass Media Fellows Reflect on Internship Experience". Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  6. Roberson, Stephen. "Aziza Baccouche". www.nsbp.org. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  7. "Blind physicist Aziza Baccouche to give motivational talk tomorrow". Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  8. Carlson, Carl; Mecking, Bernhard A. (2003). Baryons 2002: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Structure of Baryons : Jefferson Lab, Newport News, Virginia, USA, March 3-8 2002. World Scientific. ISBN 9789812704887.
  9. "Physics in Your Future" (PDF). APS. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  10. "2018 National Society of Black Physicists Conference". Cvent. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  11. "Aziza Baccouche". www.nsbp.org. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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