The President of Beni Suef University congratulates Dr. Laila Abdel-Fattah for being chosen among the best researchers in the African continent
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Dr. Mansour Hassan, President of Beni Suef University, congratulated Dr. Laila Abdel-Fattah, a teacher in the Department of Energy Sciences and Engineering at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, for choosing her among the best researchers in the African continent, wishing her continued success , stressing the university’s keenness to provide full support to scientists and researchers in all academic ,cultural and research fields.
It is worth noting that Dr. Laila Abdel-Fattah is a researcher in the field of solar energy, who obtained a doctorate in materials sciences from Alexandria University, and her scientific research is concerned with materials with photovoltaic applications. Especially uorovskite-based cells and quantum dots for solar energy uses, which represent one of the promising generation in the field of photovoltaic power generation due to its remarkable conversion efficiency.
Sponsored by the Guipuzcoa County Government, the Science by Women program funded by The Women for Africa Foundation (FMxA) aims to empower African women researchers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and enable them to play a leadership role in Africa's transition to an established economy on knowledge and innovation, particularly in the following fields that respond to Africa’s priorities: Health and Biomedicine, Energy and Water, Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. Health and Biomedicine Energy, Water and Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security Final recipients are selected for 6-month fellowships at associated Spanish centers from Among high-level female researchers from Africa with at least 3 years of post-doctoral experience, to: Ensure transfer of knowledge from senior colleagues to their junior teams and PhD students -Minimize risks of leakage of expertise and competencies.
The President of Beni Suef University praised the achievement made by Dr. Laila, which reflects the extent of the effort exerted in the recent period in the field of advancing scientific research and supporting researchers with all the necessary capabilities and raising the university’s name high at all local, regional and international levels, adding that the university is working to provide all the necessary capabilities to encourage them to conduct more scientific research and international participation to achieve advanced positions in international classifications in various disciplines.