The researcher at NASA Noureddine Melikechi honored by an association in Bejaia

The famous Algerian physicist and researcher at NASA Nouleddine Melikechiwent on July 18 to Beni Mellikeche west of Bejaia, the village of ancestors. He was honored by the cultural association Thi3winin n Taddarth n Thghalat.

“On July 18, 2025 will remain engraved in the memory of Ath Mlikeche. That day, the village welcomed one of its brightest children, the professor Nouleddine Melikechi : atomic physicist, researcher at NASA, and pioneer in medical applications of science, ”wrote the association on his Facebook page.

The rector of Kennedy College of Sciences of the University of Massachusetts wanted to respond favorably to the invitation of this association despite a “weakened state of health”, but he went to the land of his ancestors, accompanied by his family, with a “disarming simplicity, a sincere smile and deep respect for his origins. »»

“It’s a return to the most rewarding resources”

“He listened, shared, encouraged. He visited the municipal library, praised the youth, honored the elders and the women of our region, ”adds the association. On the spot, Noureddine Melikechi visited the statutes Mohand Said Amlikech and Cherif Boubeghla, hero of the struggle of the Algerian people against the French colonizer. “It is a return to the most enriching resources”,

Noureddine Melikechi, who was appointed Mars ambassador by the governor of Delaware to the United States, gave three areas of the red planet the names of famous Algerian natural parks Tassili N’Jjer, Gorges de Ghoufi, and Djurdjuraalso went to the Lemcella, which was elected the cleanest village in the wilaya of Bejaia in 2024.