

Research and Initiatives
- June 3, 2025A new study correlating rising temperatures with women’s cancer in the Middle East recently attracted global media attention, seizing headlines in outlets like The Washington Post, Daily Mail, Fortune and more.
- May 26, 2025
AUCians at First Regional AFS Youth Assembly
Earlier this month, 14 AUCians joined young changemakers from the MENA region at the first-ever Regional American Field Service (AFS) Youth Assembly in Cairo to tackle urgent issues
- February 12, 2025
Da Zanbokom: An AUC Climate Play About Egypt
As major climate issues continue to affect people across Egypt’s diverse regions, Jillian Campana, professor and associate dean for undergraduate studies and research, developed a set of plays that reflect these environmental realities. - February 11, 2024
Tackling Water Scarcity Through AI
Amal Esawi’s latest research employs AI and nano-enhanced materials to improve membranes used in desalination as a means of tackling water scarcity - December 18, 2023
AUC at COP28
AUCians made their voices heard at COP28, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - July 6, 2021
Solar Fuels, Clean Water, Face Mask Filters: Technological Solutions to Critical Issues
What stands out about research conducted by Nageh Allam, professor of materials engineering, is the ability to create highly efficient solar cells that are free of hazardous lead. - April 27, 2021
Construction Team Makes Use of Discarded Masks, Gloves in Concrete
With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of used and contaminated face masks and gloves were being disposed improperly, leading to a possible risk of spreading the virus.
- April 20, 2021
AUC Faculty and Students to Compete in International Solar Decathlon Competition
AUC students, faculty and staff joined forces to compete in the Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) in Dubai in November 2021.
- March 2, 2021
AUC's NanoEbers Wins French-Egyptian Prize for Technology Detecting Water Toxins
The Department of Chemistry's NanoEbers recently won the Coup de Couer prize at the French Egyptian Startup Competition for creating a technology used to detect harmful toxins in water. - December 30, 2020
Paving the Way for Future Generations: Faculty Researches Generating Renewable Fuels from Waste
“I believe research should impact human life toward a better environment, living standard and best use of natural resources,” said Mohy Mansour,
- October 21, 2020
AUC's Center of Excellence for Water Participates in Cairo Water Week 2020
For the second year in a row, the Center of Excellence for Water at The American University in Cairo (AUC) is participating in Cairo Water Week (CWW) 2020, one o
- October 5, 2020
Egyptian Team Wins the Regional Finals of Schneider Electric’s Go Green Competition 2020
An Egyptian team of two undergraduate students: Habiba Abdelwahed, construction engineering senior at AUC who is minoring in business, and Abdallah Mohamed from the German University in Cairo, rece