Dr. Fawwaz Habbal is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Physics at Harvard University and has served as the Executive Dean for Education and Research in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He has made substantial contributions to education, for which he was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering by the Korean Ulsan National Institute.
Fawwaz is a systems thinker with an active interest in addressing open-ended human challenges, including improving the quality of life for the elderly, combating women’s illiteracy, and, more recently, addressing suicide among children. He is a researcher and inventor, having created five startups in digital technologies. His industrial career included serving as Corporate Vice President for Research and Product Design and as a Senior Research and Engineering Fellow at Polaroid Corporation. Fawwaz also enjoys the arts, being a photographer, oil painter, and ceramicist with several shows.