COE Success Stories
COE/E Postdoctoral Exchange Sparks Progress in Egypt’s EV Battery Research
The USAID-funded COE/E Postdoctoral Exchange Sparks Progress in Egypt's EV Battery Research The thermal management of batteries is a critical challenge in the fast-paced field of electric vehicle technology. Dr. Mahmoud Shouman is an assistant professor in Mechanical...
From Intern to Innovator: Ambitions to Transform Electrical Engineering with Renewable Energy
From Intern to Innovator: Ambitions to Transform Electrical Engineering with Renewable Energy Ain Shams University senior, Omar Abdo, was selected for the Summer 2024 Internship Program by the USAID-funded Center of Excellence for Energy, led by Arizona State...
International Aspirations and Giving Back: Inspired by the Center of Excellence for Energy
International Aspirations and Giving Back: Inspired by the Center of Excellence for Energy Ganna Osman, a senior electrical power and machines engineering student at Ain Shams University, reflects on her career aspirations and the impact the USAID-funded Center of...
Helping Maintain Energy Efficiency through Renewable Energy Knowledge Gained on Exchange
Helping Maintain Energy Efficiency through Renewable Energy Knowledge Gained on Exchange Ain Shams University senior, Daniel Magdy, wants to apply what he learned on exchange to support Egypt in its green energy transition and increase energy efficiency when he...
Connecting Academia, Industry, and Policy for Energy Innovation
Connecting Academia, Industry, and Policy for Energy Innovation Center of Excellence for Energy Research Committee member Dr. Amr Elbanhawy is a strong advocate for research as a transformative force in the energy sector and echoes the center's commitment to engaging...
Gaining Vital Perspective to Help Increase Awareness and Participation in Sustainability
The 21-year-old Mariam Khaled Mohamed Hafez Ayad (pictured center) was selected for the Spring 2023 USAID-funded Center of Excellence for Energy exchange program to study energy and renewable energy at Arizona State University. Mariam was enthusiastic about the chance...
Dreaming of an Energy Business to Make Change in the World
Senior Ain Shams University mechanical power engineering student Mark Ashraf Wagih Iskandar Badeer dreams of starting his own business in renewable energy. He hopes to make change in the world and find more efficient ways to generate renewable energy. Mark had always...
Learning to Advance Sustainability in Egypt through Exchange
Pictured above with one of her professors, Ain Shams University senior, Eliane Elias Gerges Elias, enjoyed her time as part of the Center of Excellence for Energy exchange program and learned so much. “I feel like I grew as a person from the whole experience,” she...
Building a Greener Future in Egypt
As an architect and business sustainability engineer, Mennatullah Mohamed believes sustainable practices, including energy production and consumption, are the future of Egypt. While she recognizes that Egypt’s goal of 42% renewable energy by 2035 is ambitious, she...
Hands-On Experience through USAID Center of Excellence for Energy Inspires Continued Study
Abdalla Abdelghani is pursuing a PhD in electrical engineering and is interested in energy research. He is interested in pursuing a career in energy engineering because he wants to be a “pioneer in the energy field and [knows that] that field will help the Egyptian...