Professor and Chair of Chemistry Department
Senior Faculty at the Science and Technology Research Center

Ragai obtained a B.Sc. in chemistry (with high honors) and an M.Sc. in solid state science both from the American University in Cairo. She conducted work towards her doctoral degree at Brunel, the University of West London in the UK from which she obtained her Ph.D. in 1976. Since then Ragai has been a faculty member in the chemistry department at AUC. Her teaching is focused on the area of physical chemistry. She has held several prominent positions, including serving as chair of the university senate (1998-2000) and she is currently the chair of the chemistry department.

Ragai’s research interests are principally in the area of surface chemistry, however she has also contributed to the field of Egyptian Antiquities and has served on the National Committee for the Study of the Giza Sphinx (1993/1994). Ragai is a member of the Board of Governors of the American Research Center in Egypt “ARCE” and she is mentioned in Who’s Who in the World, Dictionary of International Biographies and Who’s Who in Science and Engineering. Ragai was twice the recipient of the AUC Trustees merit award.

Research Interests

• Surface Chemistry
• Egyptian Antiquities

Publications

Thermal Stability of the ion exchange and Adsorption properties of Titania gels Prepared from Titanous Chloride and Hydrogen Peroxide” A.R.Ramadan, N.Yacoub and J.Ragai. COPS VII, Conference on the Characterization of Porous Solids*, Aix en Provence, 2005.

“Ion exchange and Adsorption Properties of Titania Gels prepared from Titanous Chloride and Hydrogen Peroxide”. N. Yacoub, A.R. Ramadan and J. Ragai. Vol 23, 2005, 215. ADSORPTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,* (Multi Science Publishing Co. Ltd).

"Surface and Related Studies in Sulphated Oxides of Zirconium.” R. Ramadan, N. Yacoub, J. Ragai, JOURNAL OF MATERIAL SCIENCES* , Vol 39, 2004 , 1383.

“Characterizing the porous structure of Egyptian Mortars using thermoporometry, mercury intrusion porometry and gas adsorption manometry”. J. Ragai, T. Poyet, I. Beurrores, F. Rouquerol, P. Llewellyn PROCEEDINGS OF THE COPS VI SYMPOSIUM HELD IN ALICANTE*, Spain in May 2002. (Published by Elsevier).

“Surface and related studies of homogeneously and heterogeneously precipitated Sulphated Oxides of Titanium”. C. Azer, S. Selim, N. Yacoub and J. Ragai PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUNDAMENTALS OFADSORPTION* Held in Giens, France in May 1998. (Published in December 1998 by Elsevier Science Publishers).

“Mummies In Egypt”. J Ragai and G. De Young ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE IN NONWESTERN CULTURES Editor Helaine Seline 1997, Kluwer Academic publications, pp. 749750.

Honors & Awards

• AUC Trustees Merit Award (twice)
• Who’s Who in the World, Dictionary of International Biographies
• Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
  

Education

• 1976: Ph.D., University of West London
• B.Sc. The American University in Cairo
• M.Sc., The American University in Cairo