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According to Scival database powered by Scopus/Elsevier, Dr. Amani Al-Othman is the top scholar in the institution in the fields of "renewable energy, sustainability and the environment" and in "fuel technology" for the year range 2018-2022. The title is based on scholarly articles as well as citations.  

Dr. Amani's achievements and contributions include:

• College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award for the year 2022.
• Recognized among the top 2% of highly cited researchers in the world for the year 2022 according to the Stanford list.
• Mentored multiple AUS teams who participated and won the first three places in the DuPont competitions held at AUS (September 2022).
• Her research on fuel cells’ membranes was featured in various national platforms. The energy research team lead investigator and Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at AUS, Dr. Amani Al-Othman explained the challenge. For more information, click here. 
• Organized a field trip to SEWA as part of the major elective on energy course. The students learned about state-of-the-art technology currently used in desalination and integrated theory and practical knowledge (April 2022).

Professor Vian Ahmed is a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering with more than 23 years of academic and industrial experience in the UK and overseas.

Her achievements and contributions as a woman in engineering include:

• The launch of her third book, titled Validity and Reliability in Built Environment Research: A Selection of Case Studies, published by Routledge. This book aims to guide researchers who are engaged in social science and built environment research through the process of testing the reliability and validity of their research outputs following the application of different methods of data collection. The book presents case studies that emphasize reliability and validity in different examples of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method data sets, as well as covering action research and grounded theory. The book is available via Google Books.
• CAA Certified reviewer training: Dr. Vian Ahmed has successfully completed phases I and II of the Certified Reviewer training held by the Ministry of Education's Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA). This initiative aims to qualify academics in the UAE to be certified reviewers, which qualify them to work within the External Review Teams (ERT) to license higher education institutions and accredit academic programs inside and outside the UAE. Each phase of the certification program lasts three days with a rigorous assessment process. Professor Ahmed is looking forward to the final phase of the certification program which will be held in Fall 2022.
• AUS as a smart campus case study: In recent years, the UAE has been at the forefront of smart city development. Governments across the Emirates have been investing in smart city technologies with the potential to make their cities safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Dr. Vian Ahmed has been keenly following the uptake of smart city innovations across the country, with a view to shaping educational campuses to become ‘smarter,” and contribute to the UAE’s broader goals for smart city development. Dr. Ahmed has been at the forefront of research to define the criteria of what makes a campus “smart” and the relative importance that students and other university stakeholders place on each of these criteria. Using AUS as a case study, Dr. Ahmed’s research has laid the groundwork for developing a decision support tool. By identifying which smart city criteria various university stakeholders (such as students, administrative staff, faculty and IT personnel) consider most important, university administrators have been better able to make decisions about which criteria or solutions to invest in in order to make their campuses smarter. The next step for her research is to further understand which smart city applications are most desired by university students, faculty and staff. She also hopes to study new pathways for future smart applications within campuses other than AUS, investigating how smart campuses can improve education quality and sustainability.

Dr. Rana Sabouni is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at AUS.

Her achievements and contributions as a woman in engineering include:

• Presenting as a keynote speaker at the 7th International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Treatment and Protection (ICEPTP’22), which was held April 10-12, 2022. Her speech was about “Recent Trends in Wastewater Treatment with Emphasis on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)”. About ICEPTP’22
• A senior design project entitled Adsorption of Methyl Orange From Textile Industry Waste Using ZIF-8, ranked among the top three best senior design projects participated in the CEN Poster Open Day Competition.
• Recipient of the Outstanding Interdisciplinary Research Group Award for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Drug Delivery Using Biological Targeting and Ultrasound Research Group is led by Dr. Ghaleb Husseini, Professor of Chemical Engineering, in collaboration with a number of professors from several departments at AUS (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering) in addition to professors from other renowned international universities abroad, including University of Tours in France, and Brigham Young University in USA.
• Leading an international research collaboration with Western University, Canada on a research project entitled A Novel Microwave and Light Stimuli-Responsive Anticancer Drug Delivery System (DDS) Based on Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Nanocarriers. This project was awarded the Faculty Research Grant (FRG) 2021-2023. In her visit, Dr. Rana Sabouni met her Co-PI collaborator and reconnected with her ex-supervisors. In addition, Dr. Sabouni was able to utilize and conduct some unique characterization tests in the Surface Sciences Laboratory during Summer 2022.
• Leading the AUS Engineering Shadow Program (ESP). October 12, 2022, marked the launch of the AUS Engineering Shadow Program (ESP), led by Dr. Rana Sabouni, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, and supported by Women in Engineering (WiE). The AUS Engineering Shadow Program (ESP) provides the opportunity for high school students in grades 11 and 12 to experience a day in the life of an AUS engineering student. This program is one of the first programs in the country to involve high school students in university activities. Shadows are paired with a current College of Engineering (CEN) student and attend their classes and meet professors and students. In addition, shadowing experience will also give the high school students a taste of the AUS university student’s life, from visiting our sports facilities to sampling campus cuisine in the Student Center. Moreover, shadows and their parents are invited to attend a celebration and award ceremony at the end of the program. During the ceremony, each participant will receive a certificate of participation and have the chance to meet with the CEN Engineering Faculty, Department Heads and Dean. To learn more about the program, click here or contact us at [email protected].

Noha M. Hassan Hussein has an accumulated experience of teaching a variety of courses including material science, manufacturing processes, computer aided manufacturing, facility planning and computer aided design. Her main research interest lies in the interrelationship between materials, manufacturing and design. Her expertise is in area of material modeling, examining material's behavior through numerical, experimental as well as microstructure analysis, manufacturing system modeling and processes optimization.

Dr. Noha's achievements and contributions include:

• Leading the the development of the Department of Industrial Engineering's Industry 4.0 lab from concept development to commissioning and installation. The lab provides students with a hands-on education on Industry 4.0, incorporating state of art smart technologies and the Internet to better connect and automate the industrial process. The lab is equipped with a flexible manufacturing system with a tabletop CNC milling and turning machines, several robot manipulators, an inspection station, automatic storage and retrieval system integrated with a conveyor. The lab provides a safe and effective learning environment where hands-on practical education of Industry 4.0 concepts and technologies is experienced. The lab is integrated with several industrial engineering courses including advanced manufacturing systems, facility design, and quality management providing infrastructure for students to produce practice-oriented learning. It provides students with industry training and prepares them for professional certifications in Industry 4.0. Capstone students and research teams will use it as a platform to test new concepts in manufacturing innovation.
• A recent publication with four female industrial engineering graduates—May Antar, Natalie Saleem, Sara Aboukhelil and Lina Ghonim—in Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (Journal Rank: Q2; Impact Factor 1.419). The research examines the effect of synthesis procedure on particle dispersion and mechanical properties of Al–SiC Functionally Graded Metal Matrix Composite. Fabrication of Functionally Graded Metal Matrix Composites (FGMMC) especially with high ceramic reinforcement volume fraction is highly challenging. Depending on the processing technique and process parameters various defects may arise. In this research a  new method is proposed to make FGMMCs with the highest quality and minimum cost. Method incorporates lost-foam and melt infiltration with semicentrifugal casting and proved satisfactory in ensuring proper dispersion. J. Eng. Mater. Technol. Apr 2022, 144(2): 021005 (9 pages)  View here.

Dr. Salam Dhou's areas of expertise include machine learning, data mining, computer vision, biomedical imaging and informatics. Prior to joining AUS she was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA. She worked also as a post-doctoral research fellow for three years in the School of Medicine at Harvard University where she published and participated in multiple research projects. 

Her contributions and achievements include:

• Leading an international research collaboration with researchers at Harvard University and Cedars Sinai Medical Center on a research project entitled “Fluoroscopic 3D Image Generation using 4D-CBCT Images for Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)”. This project was awarded the Faculty Research Grant (FRG) 2022-2024.
• Chairing a panel in the Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference, UAE, 2023, that was held in Heriot-Watt University Dubai. The title of the panel was "Generative AI and ChatGPT in Education: Challenges and Opportunities". The panel included female women working in the field of data science in the UAE. The panelists discussed the rapid advancements in generative AI, the opportunities that it provides in education and how the education sector can cope up with it in a meaningful way. They have also discussed the challenges and ethical concerns associated with generative AI and how educators can adjust their assessments to ensure that the learning outcomes are met with such tools.