Merieme Chadid

Merieme Chadid
Merieme Chadid
	Merieme Chadid in 2008
Born	Merieme Chadid; 11 October 1969; Casablanca, Morocco
Nationality	French and Moroccan
Alma mater	University of Hassan II Casablanca; University of Nice; Paul Sabatier University; University of Nice Sophia Antipolis;
Known for	Installed astronomical observatory in Antarctica
Awards	Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, 2008; Officer of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite, 2013; Young Leader of the France-China Foundation, 2014; Arab Woman of the Year Award, 2015; Woman of the Antarctic Wikibomb by Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR, 2016;
	Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy and Exploration
Institutions	Dome Charlie, Antarctica

Merieme Chadid (Arabic: مريم شديد; born 11 October 1969 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan-French astronomer, explorer and astrophysicist. She leads international polar scientific programs and has been committed to installing a major astronomical observatory at the heart of Antarctica.

Merieme Chadid
Merieme Chadid in 2008
Born	Merieme Chadid (1969-10-11) 11 October 1969 Casablanca, Morocco
Nationality	French and Moroccan
Alma mater	University of Hassan II Casablanca University of Nice Paul Sabatier University University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
Known for	Installed astronomical observatory in Antarctica
Awards	Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, 2008 Officer of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite, 2013 Young Leader of the France-China Foundation, 2014 Arab Woman of the Year Award, 2015 Woman of the Antarctic Wikibomb by Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR, 2016
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy and Exploration
Institutions	Dome Charlie, Antarctica