Hala J. El-Khozondar got her B.Sc. in Physics from BirZeit University, Palestine in 1987. She earned her Ph.D. in physics from New Mexico State University (NMSU), USA in 1999. She served as teaching and research assistance at the physics department in BirZeit University in 1987.  She had a Postdoc award at Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg, Germany in 1999.  She is now a full professor at the electrical engineering (EE) department in Islamic University of Gaza. She is member for several international and national organizations. She participated in several conferences and workshops. Her research includes studying solar systems, optical fibers, wireless communication, optical fiber sensors, MTMs devices, and polycrystalline materials. She has over 100 publications. She is a recipient of several awards and prizes including Fulbright Scholarship, DAAD, AvH, Erasmus Mundus, ISESCO Prize in Science & Technolgy 2014.