YAS Prize 2012 Winners

31 Dec 2012

TWAS-ARO (The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries – Arab Regional Office) is pleased to announce that TWAS-ARO Young Arab Scientist (YAS) Prize 2012 with the topic “Sustainable Management of Water Resources in the Arab Region”, has been awarded jointly to Dr. Aly Derbalah, Associate Professor, Pesticides Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr-El-shiekh University (Egypt) and Dr. Nadjib Drouiche, Researcher, Silicon Technology Development Unit, Division of Raw Materials and Crystal Growth (Algeria).

The decision was made after the meeting of the YAS prize evaluation committee held on the 30^th of December 2012 during the TWAS-ARO 8^th Annual Meeting at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

This Prize is to acknowledge their various and significant contributions in the field of water resources management with special emphasis on solving current problems in the Arab region.