Meet the New AGYA Members 2026
New Cohort of Outstanding Arab & German Researchers
AGYA welcomes 14 excellent Arab and German scholars from diverse disciplines as its new members. These early-career researchers were selected in a highly competitive selection process. During the AGYA General Assembly in autumn 2026, the Academy festively inaugurated the new cohort of members who are affiliated with institutions and universities in Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the UAE.
New members from the Arab countries
- Dr. Sheema Almozyan, Cell and Gene Therapy, Cancer Research, Cell and Tissue Engineering, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Saudi Arabia & Koch Institute at MIT, USA
- Dr. Aamna AlShehhi, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
- Dr. Alaa Hammad, Pharmacy, Alzaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan
- Dr. Omar Khalaf, Architecture, Urban Design, Northern Technical University, Iraq
- Dr. Joseph Shenekji, Biotechnology Engineering, University of Aleppo, Syria
- Prof. Dr. Rabia Yahya, Physics, University of Nouakchott, Mauritania
New members affiliated from Germany
- Dr. Amal Al Kassem, Archaeology, University of Cologne
- Dr. Daniel Bäcker, Medicinal Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin
- Dr. Eslem Ben Arous, African Archaeology, Prehistory, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Jena
- Dr. Ken Chitwood, Religious Studies, University of Bayreuth
- Dr. Zuhal Elnour, Agricultural Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Dr. Katrin Lammers, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energies, Reiner Lemoine Institut Berlin
- Dr. Samantha Ruppel, Political Science, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)
- Dr. Deniz Sarikaya, Philosophy, University of Lübeck