TY - JOUR
T1 - A review of nanotechnology development in the Arab World
AU - Alfeeli, Bassam
AU - Al-Rawashdeh, Ma'moun
AU - Bumajdad, Ali
AU - Lawati, Haider Al
AU - Abdelgawad, Mohamed
AU - Baccar, Zouhair M.
AU - Salem, Issam Ben
AU - Benaskar, Faysal
N1 - Funding Information:
The efforts to establish micro/nano research and fabrication facility started as early as 2003. This is marked by the establishment of the Yousef Jameel Science and Technology Research Center (YJ-STRC) at the American University in Cairo (AUC). YJ-STRC was the fruit of the generous support ( $ 8 million over 5 years) of a Saudi businessman and AUC alumnus Yousef Jameel. His vision was to create a nanotechnology center of excellence at AUC. The center houses class-100 clean room and state-of-the-art fabrication and characterization equipment. It should be noted that AUC offers Masters of Science degree in Nanotechnology and Doctor of Philosophy degree in the Applied Sciences with specializations in Nanotechnology. To date, YJ-STRC has secured $ 13 million in funding and recruited 17 high-profile faculty members with diverse backgrounds. YJ-STRC conducts its work through six research groups: micro-and nano-systems, nanostruc-tured materials, surface chemistry, biotechnology, environmental science and engineering, and novel diagnostics and therapeutics. The research groups are serviced by well-equipped research facilities that include micro-and nano-systems fabrication, materials synthesis, biotechnology, and surface chemistry. In 2006, the Nile University (NU) was established, through the support of the international and national companies represented by the Egyptian Foundation for Technological Education Development (EFTED), as a not-for-profit, privately owned, and autonomously managed university. The NU is the first academic institution in Egypt to be founded by a partnership between the private sector (EFTED), government, business, and industry. NU was allocated approximately 0.5 km 2of land and two buildings by the government. NU offers a Master of Science in Nanoscience and Technology degree. NU also houses two nanotechnology centers. The Center for Nanotechnology (CNT) was established based on the collaboration efforts with the Northwestern University in the United States. CNT researchers work on printed electronics, membrane technology, and renewable energy. The other center is the Nanoelectron-ics Integrated Systems Center (NISC), which was funded by Intel, Mentor Graphics, British Petroleum, European Union, Cypress Semiconductor Corp., ITIDA, STDF, and the National Telecom Regulatory Authority. NISC is pursuing research in areas that include high-performance integrated circuits (ICs), computer-aided design ICs, low-power circuit design, hardware for wireless sensor network, microelectromechanical systems (MEMs), and sensor and actuator design.
PY - 2013/6/1
Y1 - 2013/6/1
N2 - A growing number of initiatives on nanotechnology research, education, and industry have been recently launched by several Arab countries to quickly build scientific capacity and track worldwide developments in nanotechnology. Some countries, namely, the oil-rich countries, have allocated large funds to support these initiatives, which are intended to serve the national interests in energy, water and food supply, medicine, and local industry. The other Arab countries are also pursuing nanotechnology, however, with fewer funds but with more human resources. This study assesses the current status of nanotechnology in the Arab Republic of Egypt, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Kingdom of Morocco, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of Tunisia, State of Kuwait, State of Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study is aimed at having a top-level overview of the status of existing, underdevelopment, and planed educational and research programs relevant to nanotechnology. The overview also includes nanotechnology research focus areas, challenges, and opportunities.
AB - A growing number of initiatives on nanotechnology research, education, and industry have been recently launched by several Arab countries to quickly build scientific capacity and track worldwide developments in nanotechnology. Some countries, namely, the oil-rich countries, have allocated large funds to support these initiatives, which are intended to serve the national interests in energy, water and food supply, medicine, and local industry. The other Arab countries are also pursuing nanotechnology, however, with fewer funds but with more human resources. This study assesses the current status of nanotechnology in the Arab Republic of Egypt, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Kingdom of Morocco, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of Tunisia, State of Kuwait, State of Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study is aimed at having a top-level overview of the status of existing, underdevelopment, and planed educational and research programs relevant to nanotechnology. The overview also includes nanotechnology research focus areas, challenges, and opportunities.
KW - Funding sources
KW - Infrastructure
KW - Policy and governance
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U2 - 10.1515/ntrev-2012-0070
DO - 10.1515/ntrev-2012-0070
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84945185040
SN - 2191-9089
VL - 2
SP - 359
EP - 377
JO - Nanotechnology Reviews
JF - Nanotechnology Reviews
IS - 3
ER -
