We Welcome our New AGYA Members 2016

We warmly welcome our new AGYA members 2016. Four German and four Arab researchers have been elected following a public call for membership. As AGYA members they will have the unique opportunity to take an active part in the life of the Young Academy that supports them to implement their own ideas, visions and projects in the framework of Arab-German research cooperation. Funding is provided for interdisciplinary research projects within the various AGYA Working Groups as well as for Tandem Projects (between one German and one Arab member) and the Idea Competition.

New Arab Members:

Dr. Hassan Obaid Ali Al-Muhairi        
Country of work: UAE
Research institution: Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research    
Area of research: Technical Sciences    
Subject: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Anis Ben Amor  
Country of work: Tunisia
Research institution: University of Tunis El Manar, Higher Institute of Humanities
Area of research: Humanities    
Subject: Literary and Cultural Studies

Dr. Ahmed Abd Alkarim Mohammed Ismail        
Country of work: Egypt        
Research institution: Damanhour University, Faculty of Agriculture
Area of research: Life Sciences    
Subject: Plant Molecular and Cell Biology

Prof. Dr. Tareq Osaili        
Country of work: Jordan    
Research institution: Jordan University of Science and Technology, Department of Nutrition and Food Technology
Area of research: Natural Sciences    
Subject: Microbiology, Food Technology

New German Members:

Dr. Mohamed Abou El-Enein        
Country of work: Germany    
Research institution: Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Rengenerative Therapies (BCRT)
Area of research: Life Sciences    
Subject: Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Laith Al-Shawaf
Country of work: Germany
Research institution: Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin    
Area of research: Social Sciences    
Subject: Psychology

Prof. Dr. Oliver Korn    
Country of work: Germany
Research institution: Offenburg University, Faculty Media and Information
Area of research: Technical Sciences    
Subject: Human Computer Interaction

Prof. Dr. Laila Prager        
Country of work: Germany    
Research institution: University of Hamburg, Institute of Social Anthropology
Area of research: Humanities    
Subject: Anthropology of the Middle East

The new members were officially inaugurated at the AGYA Annual Conference in Halle in October 2016.