1st Arab-American Frontiers of , Engineering, and Medicine Symposium (2011)

INVITED PARTICIPANTS

Firas M. Abu-El Samen Research interest: Bariatric and Metabolic Dept. of Plant Production Surgery College of Agriculture Jordan University of Science and Technology Khaled Al-Banaa Jordan Associate Research Scientist Research interest: Plant Pathology –Plant Coastal Engineering Program Microbe interaction Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Kuwait Farrukh Ahmad Assistant Professor Suzanne Ahmed Al-Bustan Water & Environmental Engineering Masdar Institute Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of United Arab Emirates Science Research interest: Water & Environmental Kuwait University Engineering Kuwait

Samia Akroush Maher Al-dabbas Director of Socioeconomic Studies Directorate Assistant Professor National Center for Agricultural Research and Dept. of Nutrition and Food technology Extension (NCARE) Faculty of Agriculture- Jordan Jordan Research interest: Agricultural Socioeconomics Research Interest: Bioactive compounds from plants Fadhl M. Al-Akwaa Assistant Professor Mohammad Noor Alhamad UST Assistant Professor Yemen Jordan University of Science and Technology Research interest: Biomedical Engineering Jordan Research interest: Natural Resources Ecology Bassam Alameddine and Monitoring Assistant Professor of Chemistry Department of Mathematics and Natural Nezar Al-hebshi Sciences Assistant professor Gulf University for Science & Technology (GUST) Head of Molecular Research Lab Kuwait Faculty of Medical Sciences - Dentistry Research interest: Organic Materials for University of Science and Technology optoelectronics and Energy Storage Yemen Research interest: Oral Microbiology Fahad Alasfar Assistant Professor Nisreen AL-Hmoud Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery Head of the Environmental Kuwait University Laboratories Division and the Biosafety Unit Kuwait Royal Scientific Society (RSS) Jordan

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Imad-eldin A Ali Babiker Ebaa Al-Ozairi Associate Professor Assistant Professor Soil-Water Management/Climate Change Diabetes and Endocrinology Adaptation Kuwait University Dry Lands Section, Forestry Research Center Kuwait Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC) Sudan Nisreen A. AL-Quraan Assistant Professor in Plant Biochemistry and Hanan AL-Khalifa Molecular Biology Senior Research Associate Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Engineering, Kuwait Faculty of science and arts Jordan University of Science and Technology Mohamed Al-Lawati Jordan Associate Professor of Mathematics & Research interest: Plant Biochemistry and Head of Department of Mathematics & Molecular Biology Statistics (DOMAS) . College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University Moh`d K. Al-Rifaee Oman Biodiversity Department Research interest: Computational Mathematics National Center for Agricultural Research & Extension (NCARE) Salah Shakir Hashim Al-luaibi Jordan Professor Research interest: Domestication & Exotic Chemistry Department introduction of Plants for Marginal Areas College of Science Basrah University Ahmad Al-Salman Iraq Associate Professor of Mathematics Research interest: Polymer chemistry Department of Mathematics and Statistics Sultan Qaboos University Habibah ALmenaie Sultanate of Oman Research Scientist Aridland Agriculture Department Ziyad Al-Sharawi Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Assistant Professor of Mathematics Kuwait Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman Yaseen Al-Mulla Research interest: Discrete Dynamical Systems Assistant Professor Sultan Qaboos University Aram Amassian Oman Assistant Professor Research interest: Soil and Water Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Physical Sciences and Engineering Division Fajhan Almutairi King Abdullah University of Science and Petroleum Production Department Technology (KAUST) Petroleum Research and Studies Center Saudi Arabia Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Research interest: Organic Electronics and Kuwait Photovoltaics Research interest: Intelligent Oilfield Development

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Ghada Amer Mahad Baawain Deputy CEO, Arab Science and Technology Assistant Professor Foundation Environmental Engineering Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering HIT, Benha University Sultan Qaboos University Egypt Sultanate of Oman Research interest: Environmental Engineering Aouatif Amine ENSA Scott Baker Morocco Staff Scientist Research interest: Pattern Recognition Pacific Northwest National Laboratory USA Oula Amrouni . Marine Sedimentologist Mirvat Ballout Laboratory of Marine Environment Associate Professor INSTM (National Institute of Sciences and Marines Technologies), Biology Department Tunisia Lebanon Research interest: Marine sedimentology Research Interest: Biology

Hany Anany Randy A. Bartels Microbiology Department Monfort Professor Faculty of Science Department of Electrical and Computer Ain Shams University Engineering, Egypt Department of Chemistry, and School of Research interest: Phage biology and Biomedical Engineering application Colorado State University USA Ismet Ara Research interest: Optical Microscopy and Laser Assistant Professor in Molecular Microbiology Development King Saud University Department of Botany and Microbiology, Hesham Bekhit Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Associate Professor Research interest: Polymer Chemistry Irrigation and Hydraulic Department Faculty of Engineering Husam Arman Head of IE Department Egypt Coordinator of Master Engineering Research interest: Subsurface hydrology Management Program An-Najah National University Mohammed Bellaoui Associate Professor Marianne Azer Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie d’Oujda Assistant Professor Université Mohammed Premier School of Communications and Information Morocco Technology Nile University Youcef Bentoutou Egypt Research Director Centre for Space Technology Algerian Space Agency

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Algeria Nadjib Drouiche Head of Environmental Team Mehdi Bourouba Unite de Developpemnt de la Technologie du University of Sciences and technology Silicium Algeria Algeria Research interest: Tumor biology Research interest: Environment and water treatment Amy E. Childress Professor and Chair Xiangfeng Duan University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Department of Civil and Environmental University of California Engineering USA USA Research interest: Nanoscience Research interest: Water Treatment, Desalination, and Water Reclamation Sherien Elagroudy Assistant Professor of Environmental Rana Dajani Engineering Assistant Professor Faculty of Engineering Biology Department Ain Shams University Egypt Jordan Research interest: Renewable energy

Khalid Daoui Mutasem El-Fadel Master of Research Professor and Dar Chair in Engineering National Institute of Agronomic Research American University of Morocco Beirut Lebanon Mohamed A. Dawoud Manager Jauad El Kharraz Water Resources Department Information Responsible of the EMWIS Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi Technical Unit, UAE EMWIS T.U. Research interest: Water Resources France

Diva D. De León Waiss Elmi Rayaleh Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Maître de Conférences en Chimie à la Faculté The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia des Sciences Perelman School of Medicine at the University Université de Djibouti of Pennsylvania Djibouti USA Research interest: Disorders of Carbohydrate Magdy Elnashar Metabolism Centre of Excellence Laboratory of Advanced Materials & Rula Deeb Nanotechnology Technical Director – Outreach National Research Centre ARCADIS U.S., Inc. Egypt USA Research interest: Antibiotics Research interest: Water Quality/Water Resources

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Alaa El-Sadek Donna E. Fennell Associate Professor Associate Professor Regional Water Center for the Arab States Department of Environmental Sciences Water Resources Management Program Rutgers University College of Graduate Studies USA Arabian Gulf University Research interest: Water/Renewable Energy: Kingdom of Bahrain Bioenergy, Bioremediation and Bioaerosols Research interest: Water Resources Engineering David R. Gang Marmar El-Siddig Associate Professor and Fellow Department of Botany Institute of Biological Chemistry Faculty of Science Washington State University University of Khartoum USA Sudan Fawaz G. Haj Tarek El-Tayeb Associate Professor Associate Professor Department of Nutrition National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences University of California Cairo University USA Egypt Research interest: Physiology and metabolic Research interest: Photobiology diseases

Hoda Eltomi Maha Halalsheh Manet Community Health Center Water, Energy and Environment Center USA University of Jordan Research interest: Family Medicine Jordan Research interest: Wastewater Treatment and Mahieddine Emziane Decentralized Sanitation Associate Professor - Solar Energy Materials & Devices Laboratory Hesham Hamoda Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Attending Psychiatrist Abu Dhabi Children's Hospital Boston UAE Instructor in Psychiatry Research interest: Solar Energy Harvard Medical School USA Amato Evan Research interest: Child mental health and Assistant Professor Public Health University of Virginia Department of Environmental Sciences Mohammed G. Hassan-Sayed USA School of Science and Engineering, Research interest: Atmospheric Science Energy and Petroleum Engineering American University in Cairo Antonio Facchetti Egypt Professor Research interest: Renewable Energy Northwestern University Department of Chemistry Essam Heggy USA Lead Scientist/Principle Investigator Research interest: Materials Chemistry, Printed NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Electronics USA

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Isam Janajreh Research interest: Isotopic tracers in aqueous Associate Professor geochemistry Masdar Institute UAE Yunfeng Lu Professor Sihem Jebari Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Dept Center of Middle Eastern Studies University of California at Los Angeles Lund University USA Sweden Research interest: Nanomaterials Research interest: Hydropolitics, Security and International Law Christine Luscombe Associate Professor Zackary Johnson Materials Science and Engineering Department Assistant Professor University of Washington Duke University USA USA Research interest: Polymer Chemistry Research interest: Biological Oceanography and Marine Biotechnology Olfa Mahjoub

Hussam Jourdi Researcher Biomedical Sciences & Neurosciences Water Quality and Reuse College of Medicine National Institute for Research in Rural Florida State University Engineering, Water, and Forestry USA Tunisia Research interest: Molecular Neuroscience & Research interest: Water Sciences Neuropharmacology Huda Mahmoud Yousef Khader Assistant Professor Jordan University of Science and Technology Kuwait University Jordan Kuwait Research interest: Marine Microbiology Asaad Khalid Associate Professor Marie Merheb Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Mount Lebanon Hospital Institute Lebanon National Center for Research Research interest: Complications of Diabetes Sudan Mellitus type 2

Sanjay Kumar Ziad Mimi Associate Professor of Bioengineering Associate Professor University of California, Berkeley Civil Engineering Department USA Palestine Jeff Langman Research interest: Water resources Visiting Assistant Professor American University in Cairo Ganeshwaran Hitoshi Mochida Department of Petroleum and Energy Assistant Professor in Pediatrics Engineering Children’s Hospital Boston and Egypt Harvard Medical School

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USA Jordan Peccia Research interest: Neurogenetics Assistant Professor Yale University Mohamed Nour USA Assistant Professor Research interest: Environmental Biotechnology Cairo University Egypt Narahari (Hari) Pujar Director Nahla Mohamed Merck & Co., Inc Medical Microbiologist USA Uppsala University Umeå University Wael Rabeh Sweden Assistant Professor of Practice of Chemistry Research interest: Neglected vector-borne New York University Abu Dhabi infectious diseases Center for Science and Engineering, Room S084 UAE Fatouma Mohamed Abdoul Latif Research interest: Protein Biochemistry University of Djibouti Djibouti Pascal Saikaly Assistant Professor Moustafa Samir Moussa Environmental Biotechnology Faculty of Engineering King Abdulla University of Science and Helwan University Technology Egypt Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Research interest: Environmental Engineering Rezq Basheer - Salimia Dana Olson Associate Professor Research Associate Professor Plant Science Faculty of Agriculture National Renewable Energy Laboratory Hebron University USA Palestine Research interest: Plant Science Hazem Orabi Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine Jassem M Salman Assiut University Baghdad Egypt Iraq

Balgis Osman-Elasha Khaled Saoud Climate Change Adaption Expert Assistant Professor of Physics Compliance and Safe Guards Division Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences African Development Bank Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar Tunisia Qatar Research interest: Chemical Physics, Materials Kirt Page Science, Nanotechnology Research Chemist The National Institute of Standards and Lubna Tahmuni Technology Assistant Professor USA Dep. of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Research interest: Polymer Physics, Energy Faculty of Sciences Applications The Hashemite University

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Jordan Boston University Research interest: Molecular Developmental USA Biology Jamilah Zamoon Kristin Tarbell Kuwait University Tenure-track Investigator Faculty of Science National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Biological Sciences Dept. Biochemistry Program Kidney Diseases Kuwait National Institutes of Health Research interest: Structural Biology, with a USA focus on autoimmunity

Joy Ward Nagla Zayed Assistant Professor University of Kansas Assistant Professor USA Faculty of Medicine,Cairo University Research interest: Plant Physiological Ecology Egypt 12311 Research interest: Medicine- Hepatology and Lama Youssef Gastroenterology Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Nadia Zghoul University Immunology & Innovative Cell Therapy Unit Dasman Diabetes Institute Kuwait Muhammad H. Zaman Research interest: Human mesenchymal stem Assistant Professor cells and their in vitro and in vivo applications Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine

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