▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁project ▁she ▁studied ▁the ▁properties ▁of ▁ancient ▁Egypt ian ▁mort ars ▁from ▁the ▁S ph inx ▁and ▁the ▁Ke ph ren ▁Valley ▁Temple . ▁ ▁R ag ai ▁was ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁( 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 8 ) ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Awards ▁J ury ▁in ▁the ▁Phys ical ▁Sciences ▁for ▁the ▁L ' Or éal - UN ES CO ▁Awards ▁for ▁Women ▁in ▁Science ▁founded ▁by ▁Nobel ▁la ure ates ▁Christian ▁de ▁Du ve ▁and ▁Pierre ▁G illes ▁de ▁G ennes . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁invited ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁following ▁univers ities : ▁Cambridge ▁( UK ), ▁Corn ell , ▁Ex eter , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁R ale igh , ▁Pr inc eton , ▁R ut gers , ▁Lund , ▁Goth enburg , ▁and ▁Card iff ; ▁also ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Philosoph ical ▁Society , ▁the ▁Mah m oud ▁K hal il ▁museum ▁in ▁C airo , ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁Paris , ▁the ▁Fitz will iam ▁Museum ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁( UK ), ▁and ▁the ▁C N RS ▁in ▁Marse ille . ▁She ▁has ▁recently ▁been ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁foreign ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Swedish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁in ▁Goth enburg . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁first ▁married ▁to ▁Ali ▁T os son ▁Islam ▁( 1 9 4 5 – 1 9 9 9 ). ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁she ▁married ▁Sir ▁John ▁Me ur ig ▁Thomas ▁( 1 9 3 2 –