I would like to express my gratitude to USJ, in particular to the Faculty of Sciences that shaped my career and set me up for success in the professional world. This 9-year journey began with my Master’s degree in 2013. Later, in 2017, I received my PhD in Biochemistry from the same Faculty and a second PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of South Brittany in France. Subsequently, I was recruited as lecturer and researcher at the Higher School of Engineers of Beirut (ESIB) and the Faculty of Sciences at USJ until August 2020.

As active researcher, I’m conducting research going beyond proven theories and responding to societal needs and global challenges. Therefore, my projects are focusing on waste treatment and bioenergy production. My passion for innovation prompted me to implement a prototype to assess the methane production from organic waste within the Faculty of Sciences. This allowed us to obtain the Lebanese Industrial Research Achievement award from the Ministry of Industry as well as the Incubation and Business Support first prize from Berytech. In October 2019, I was the first Lebanese to win the Green Talents Award from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, selected between 837 young researchers from 97 countries.

Today, I am Assistant Professor in the Chemical Engineering department of the Faculty of Engineering at Beirut Arab University and Regional Coordinator for the Levant at AGYA (Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities) which is based in Berlin.

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