Ten of our faculty members are recognized by Stanford-Elsevier’s Scopus as some of the top 2% most impactful scientists globally.
Amal Esawi ’89, ‘90, professor of mechanical engineering, is the first scientist in Egypt to specialize in nanotubes. Her research focuses on ways to make aluminum stronger while keeping it lightweight 
Ezzeldin Yazeed, professor and interim chair of the Department of Construction Engineering, was recognized for his wide spectrum of research in the structural engineering field. Recently, his research extended to engineering education, including blended learning and the flipped classes paradigm 
Hassan Azzazy, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry, was highly cited for developing innovative diagnostics for accurate and affordable detection of infections and cancer using biosensors, chips, and robotics. His research activities include formulation of novel drug nanocarriers for targeted delivery of drugs and fabrication of innovative electrospun wound dressings 
Maki Habib, professor of mechanical engineering, leads research on intelligent and autonomous robotics, self-driving vehicles, biomedical and bioinspired robotics, artificial intelligence and other areas within mechatronics 
Mohamed Farag, professor of chemistry, leads laboratory research that focuses on applying innovative technologies (metabolomics) to answer complex biological questions in microbes, plants and corals 
Mohamed Swillam, professor and chair of the Department of Physics, specializes in nanophysics with emphasis on design optimization for applications, including biomedical systems, energy harvesting and telecommunications 
Mohy Mansour, adjunct professor of mechanical engineering, focuses his research on energy, mostly the efficient use of conventional energy sources – both new and renewable 
Nagheh Allam, professor of physics, leads multidisciplinary research at the interface between nanoscience, physics and chemistry – dealing with developing synthetic and fabrication techniques for nanostructured materials for use in energy conversion and storage, sensors and biomedical applications 
Tamer ElBatt, professor and director of the computer science graduate program, has been leading research on the role of mobile and IoT technologies for the good of the society, including purposes such as remote health monitoring, content caching closer to the users and opportunistic social networks leveraging user contact and proximity using smartphones, especially for the elderly and disadvantaged 
Yehea Ismail, director of the Center of Nanoelectronics and Devices and professor of electronics and communications engineering, has many patents in the area of high-performance circuits and interconnects design and modeling. He is the co-founder of Suitera, AUC’s latest spinoff, which provide core technologies needed by the electronics design industry to meet next-generation challenges
Research Awards
Three of AUC’s faculty members won State Prizes in Science and Technology, organized by The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, for their scientific contributions and achievements.
Omar Abdelaziz, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, won the State Encouragement Award in Engineering Sciences for his multiple contributions to refrigeration and cooling/air conditioning. 
Nageh Allam, professor of physics, won the State Excellence Award in Advanced Technological Sciences for his research on the design and fabrication of nanostructured materials for energy application. 
Hassan Azzazy, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry, was acknowledged for his multiple contributions in chemistry and won the State Merit Award in Advanced Technological Sciences.
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