Dr. Ali Taani is an Assistant Professor of Astrophysics in the Physics department at Al-Balqa Applied University-Jordan. Dr. Taani received his PhD in Astrophysics from national astronomical observatories (NAOC) in 2013 as the first international student in NAOC. His research area covers a wide variety of projects in the field of compact objects,  in particular the formation and evolution of binary stellar systems with compact objects, physical properties of X-ray binaries, millisecond radio pulsars.

On the other side, Dr. Taani working also for promoting education about Astronomy and Space sciences in the Arab World and to stimulate development at all levels including primary, secondary and higher education and the public understanding of science. Dr. Taani is an active member at Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences (AUASS) and Jordan Astronomical Society (JAS).