Biography:

Mohamed Hilmy Elnagdi was born in Egypt in September 1941. He graduated from the Faculty of Science at Cairo University in 1962; since that date, Elnagdi has worked at Cairo University, Faculty of Science, in the Chemistry Department. Elnagdi obtained his MSc in 1966, PhD in 1969, and DSc in 1982. He has also been awarded a Diploma in Applied Chemistry from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1973. He has been professor of organic chemistry at Cairo University since 1980. He worked as professor of organic chemistry at Kuwait University from 1993 to 1999, then as a visiting professor at the same university in 2003, then since 2007 till present date. Elnagdi has received fellowships from several institutions, including NTNF Norway taken at University of Oslo (1977); Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Utah in 1976 with L.B. Townsend; Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the University of Bonn with H. Wamhoff and R. Regitz. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has continually supported his activities in Germany, enabling him to cooperate with many German colleagues including Profs. K. Hafner, K.S. Hartki, M.Hoffmann, and H.H. Otto. Prof. Elnagdi has specialized in the synthesis of polyfunctional heterocycles and has published around 429 papers in this area of which 317 from Cairo university, 131 from Kuwait university and 42 papers from (German, French, Norwegian, Saudi, Iraqi, British and American institutes) as well as 20 review articles. The work has now 7250 citations with 17 citations per paper and 38 h index. In addition, he got several national and regional research awards including TWAS Chemistry and COMESTECH awards and published several books.

Abstract:

A Route To Green Sustainable Development In the Region

This presentation describes our experience gained through research with more than 350 research students. Only those constitute quite a part of scientific base in Egypt and Arab world. In my field applied green technologies can give us a lead. However, to do so well equipped universities should be installed as soon as possible. It is a personal experience that rich south is unwilling to help the poor south in the way western countries did for us in the past. I will emphasize need of effort by TWASARO to do every effort to enable coordination between institutes in our area as after 9/11 western institutes became reluctant to offer help especially in field like mine that has dual faces.