Projects

Completed Projects:

Sandwich Structures for Wind Turbine Blades 
PI: Professor: Yehia Bahei El-Din 
Sponsor: EU 

A project to study elementary particle physics in the era of LHC accelerators, with the aim of keeping pace with the expected scientific revolution in high-energy physics 
PI: Dr Adel Awad 
Sponsor: ASRT 

A project to support the establishment of a centre on post-standard model physics in LHC experiments 
PI: Dr Shaaban Khalil 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Search for physics beyond standard model LHC 
PI: Dr Shaaban Khalil 
Sponsor: STDF 

Phenomenal and Cosmological Dependencies for Post-Standard Model Physics – Imhotep

PI: Dr Amr Rady 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Mechanics of Friction Stir Welding: An Integrated Experimental -Computational Approach 

PI: Dr Mostafa Shazly

Sponsor: STDF

CP Violation in B at the LHC Experiment 

PI: Dr Shaaban Khalil 
Sponsor: STDF 

Second phase of the Egyptian Network for High Energy Physics 
PI: Dr Amr Rady
Sponsor: ENHEP 

Multiscale Modeling of Multifunctional Composites 
PI: Professor Yehia Bahei-El-Din 
Sponsor: EOARD 

Design & Fabrication of Rotor Blades for High-Rate Wind Turbines 

PI: Professor Yehia Bahei-El-Din 

Sponsor: STDF 

Unravelling the nature of dark energy and the gravitational action 

PI: Professor Gamal Nashed 

Sponsor: MHESR 

Non-Destructive Repair of structures using FRP 

PI: Dr Ahmed Deifalla 

Sponsor: STDF 

Dilemmas of small dimensions in contemporary cosmology 

PI: Dr Amr Elzant 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Development of High-Efficiency Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for Off-Grid Applications (RDI) 

PI: Professor Yehia Bahei-El-Din 
Sponsor: EU 

Optical bandpass glass filter and its applications in solar cells 

PI: Professor Amer El-korashy 
Sponsor: STDF  

Optimized Implementation of Turning Mechanisms in Reconfigurable RF Resonators for Advanced Wireless Systems 

PI: Dr Adham Naji 
Sponsor: ITIDA 

Towards removing interactive barriers to the use of health applications in Egypt 

PI: Dr Ann Nosseir 
Sponsor: STDF 

Design and local manufacturing of a solar-powered energy efficient high pressure pumping unit with Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination module 

PI: Dr Amr Abdel Kader 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Search for Heavy Gauge Bosons and Dark Matter at CMS experiment in pp collision at LHC 
PI: Dr Sherif ElGammal 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Development of Geofoam to Improve Infrastructure Efficiency 

PI: Dr Sherif Sayed AbdelSalam 
Sponsor: STDF 

Heritage Building Information Modeling and Smart Heritage Building Performance Measurement for Intuitional Links Sustainability 

PI: Professor Khaled Dewidar 
Sponsor: STDF 

Thin Film Deposition for Selective Solar Absorbers 
PI: Dr Mostafa Shazly
Sponsor: STDF 

Sustaining Built Heritage (Researcher Links - Workshops) 

PI: Dr Gehan Nagy 
Sponsor: STDF 

TICO 1: Technology Innovation and Commercialization Office 
PI: Professor Yehia Bahei-El-Din 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Design and local manufacturing of a solar-powered energy efficient high pressure pumping unit with Seawater Reverse Osmosis ( SWRO) desalination module 
PI: Dr Amr Abdel Kader 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Heliopolis Research Project 
PI: Dr Maha Ghalwash 
Sponsor: STDF 

Enhancement of Photovoltaic and Wind Turbines Performance for High Temperature and Low Speed Environments 
PI: Professor Hani Ghali 
Sponsor: STDF 

Numerical and Experimental Study of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Steel 
PI: Dr Tarek Hatem 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Design and production of a device for assessing and enhancing personal innovation capabilities in different fields 
PI: Professor Ahmed Hamad 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Renewable Energy Industrialisation for Egypt's Sustainable Development (ENERGY Egypt KTA) 
PI: Professor Yehia Bahei-El-Din 
Sponsor: ASRT 

National Campaign for Civilisation Right to Build Civilisation 
PI: Professor Ahmed Rashed 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Perceptions of HE Refugees 
PI: Dr Mohamed Saad  
Sponsor: British Council 

Multimodal Driver Fatigue Detection Correlated with Road Traffic Conditions 
PI: Dr Ann Nossir 
Sponsor: STDF 

Fabricating and Testing of Thermoelectric Si Nanowires 
PI: Dr Ahmed Abd Elazim 
Sponsor: STDF 

Wind Engineering Skills in Egypt and Tunisia – WESET 
PI: Professor  Ahmed El-Baz 
Sponsor: EU 

Concordance Cosmology: Consequence and Alternatives in Light of Current and Next Generation Data 
PI: Dr Amr Zant 
Sponsor: STDF 

Small Wind Energy System Innovations 
PI: Professor  Ahmed El-Baz 
Sponsor: STDF 

Sustainable Production of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil in Egypt 
PI: Dr Ziad Khalifa 
Sponsor: STDF 

Design, Synthesis and Biological Assessment of Potential Farensoid X Receptor (FXR) Agonists Targeting Liver Fibrosis and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) 
PI: Dr Yasmeen Attia 
Sponsor: STDF 

The Role of Smart Streetscape Design in Reducing The Roads Carbon Emission In Egyptian Neighborhoods 
PI: Dr Rania Rushdy 
Sponsor: STDF 

Sustainable Interactive e-Agriculture Extension 
PI: Professor Hani Amin Ghali 
Sponsor: ASRT 

The anti-angiogenic potential of cobalt-ferrite/fucoidan natural nanocomposite for VEGF receptor tumour suppression 
PI: Dr Maha Abdollah 
Sponsor: STDF 

E-Club 
PI: Dr Ahmed Saleh 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Anti-Viral MasksAntiviral masks for special protection of doctors and patients against coronavirus 
PI: Dr Hasan Nageh 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Academic Industrial Collaboration for Optimization of Antiviral, Cost Effective, Reusable Masks and Hospital Gowns 
PI: Dr Hasan Nageh 
Sponsor: STDF 

Repositioning of Omari gliptin based on its brain/plasma concentration ratio after 21 days of multiple doses & its neuroprotective effects in experimentally-induced Parkinson’s disease in rats 
PI: Dr Bassam Ayoub 
Sponsor: STDF 

Investigation of CRISPR-Cas9 mediated knock out of FOXO-1 in human mesenchymal stem cells as a potential novel source for diabetes cell therapy 
PI: Dr Mohamed Kamal 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Support the Research Center for Irish Studies at BUE 
PI: Dr Rania Khalil 
Sponsor: Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Program (ESP) 

The Math Hub – The Math Guru 
PI: Dr Sarah Abdelsalam 
Sponsor: STDF 

Current Projects: 

Mesostructured-Based Solar Cells for Smart Building Applications 
PI: Dr Sameh Osama Abdellatif 
Sponsor: STDF 

Defects Evolution in High-Efficiency and Reliability III-Nitride-on-Silicon for MJ-PV Cells 
PI: Dr Tarek Hatem 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Mitigation of Air Pollution Impacts on Heritage Buildings 
PI: Dr Gehan Nagy 
Sponsor: STDF 

Properties of Heavy and Super Heavy Elements Studied by Mass Spectrometry and Isola Method 
PI: Professor ElSayed Salama 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Turning the immune system on breast cancer: the immunomodulatory effect of a natural seaweed in combination with anti-programmed cell death (PD)-1 antibody 
PI: Dr Maha Abdollah 
Sponsor: STDF 

Development of a Novel Highly sensitive Brucellosis Sensor Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy 
PI: Dr Hasan Nageh 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Digital, Lab-on-a Chip-Covid-19 Biosensor for Specific and Rapid Diagnosis (S-C-2-DSRD) 
PI: Dr Hasan Nageh 
Sponsor: Pandemic Tech Innovation Fellowship 

High-Performance Biofuel Cells Based on Novel Conducting Polymers Nanocomposites 
PI: Dr Ziad Khalifa 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Affordable Resources for Egypt's Industrial Growth (R-industry) 
PI: Professor Yehia Bahei-El-Din 
Sponsor: EU 

Manufacturing and assessment of the tribological performance of developed automotive Nano lubricant 
PI: Dr ElSayed Youssif Akl 
Sponsor: STDF 

TICO 2: Technology Innovation and Commercialization Office 
PI: Eng. Islam Orban 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Water Desalination Using Solar-Powered Capacitive Deionization Technology and Abundant Natural Resources 
PI: Dr Amr Abdelkader 
Sponsor: STDF 

Development of Cost-Effective New Catalyst Technologies for High-Performance Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells 
PI: Dr. Islam M. Al-Akraa 
Sponsor: ASRT 

BUE Business Incubator 
PI: Dr. Tamer Adel 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Portable system for detecting and alerting driver fatigue 
PI: Dr Ann Nosseir 
Sponsor: STDF 

Pharmacogenomics-based prediction of Clinical outcomes to breast cancer therapy 
PI: Dr Osama Badary 
Sponsor: ASRT  

Mechanical Fitting of Pipes: an alternative green technology 
PI: Professor Mostafa Shazly 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Hybrid Reverse Osmosis- Flow Electrode Capacitive Deionization Small Pilot Unit targeting Energy Efficient Zero Liquid Discharge Process for Rural and Arid Areas 
PI: Dr Amr Abdelkader 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Development of sugarcane bagasse insulation board and investigation of its architectural applications 
PI: Dr Marianne Nabil 
Sponsor: STDF 

A Guide Study For Integrated Sustainable Solutions For Energy & Water Management in Future Education Buildings in Egypt 
PI: Dr Hesham Safwat 
Sponsor: STDF 

Towards Smart Systems in Water Desalination Industry-Faults Detection Employing Machine Learning Approach (PRP) 
PI: Dr Amr Abdelkader 
Sponsor: ITIDA 

Nano-Biomedical Diagnostics Laboratory 
PI: Dr Hany Nasser AbdelHamid

Sponsor: STDF 

Creating links for investigating technical barriers to the uptake of renewable energy in Egypt 
PI: Dr. Iman Elmahallawi 
Sponsor: British Council 

Inter-Institutional agreement 2020-2023 between institutions from Program and Partner Countries 
PI: Prof. Hazem Halim 
Sponsor: Erasmus+ 

Culture Ireland Grantee 
PI: Dr Rania Khalil 
Sponsor: Government of Ireland 

Recently Awarded 

Feasibility of 3D printed cob construction in Egypt 
PI: Dr Deena Elmahdy 
Sponsor: STDF 

Earth Observation Monitoring for Predictability of Egyptian Coastal Sea Surface Temperature, Heigh and Extreme Anomalies 
PI: Professor Hesham El-Askary 
Sponsor: ASRT 

SOLAR Induced domestic clean efficient cooking and refrigeration for off-grid applications in Africa 
PI: Dr Sara Khalil 
Sponsor: ASRT 

Maximizing resource used efficiency within the water-nutrient-energy nexus for sustainable agriculture in margin environments (pure circles) 
PI: Professor Ahmed Elbaz  
Sponsor: Prima + STDF