She is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of Tunis (FST), University of Tunis El-Manar Tunisia. Her academic research focuses on Transparent Conducting Oxides (TCOs), binary semiconductors; ternary and quaternary nanomaterials (powder and thin layers) for opto-electronic applications, such as photocatalysis, gas sensors, solar cells, UV and IR detectors. Nanomaterials and thin films are grown by different low-cost techniques (spray pyrolysis, Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD), spin coating, electrodeposition and hydrothermal). In the period 2013/2014, she occupied the post of General Director of Physico-Chemical Analysis Institute (INRAP) in the Technopole of Sidi Thabet. She was Vice- President of AUF (Agency Union of Francophone) COMARES (for Maghreb: 2013–2015). From 2013–2020, she was a representative of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research on the Board of Directors of the National Meteorology Agency (NmA).

In 2016, she was elected TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences) full member. She was TWAS Membership Advisory Committee (MAC) in Physics (2018–2022). 

Since 2015, she is elected as ARA (American Romanian Academy of Sciences and Arts) full member, and she was an International UK Research and Innovation Peer Review (2018–2022).

In 2016 she was elected a TWAS (The World Academy of Science) full member. She was a TWAS Membership Advisory Committee (MAC) in Physics (2018‐2022). 

Since 2015 she’s elected as ARA (American Romanian Academy of Sciences and Arts) full member, and she was an International UK Research and Innovation Peer Review (2018-2022).

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How Young Researchers may pursue a Career and Improve Skills in Science and Technology

Abstract

This talk will start by some ways permitting young researchers in the Arab region and developing countries to pursue a career and improve skills in Science and Technology. Among these ways are finding scholarships and financial support; outreach and awareness initiatives; offering skill development and training programs; creating a safe and inclusive workplace culture is essential for fostering creativity and innovation. Having research published in reputable journals and gaining recognition within the scientific community can be competitive. Also, building meaningful collaborations and networking with other researchers. Support the professional growth and advancement may be relied on various factors.

I will explain that when I graduated and started my career with having only a very small budget, I found a solution to grow in my laboratory different kinds of nanomaterials such as transparent conductive oxides, mixed oxides, perovskites, binary semiconductors, ternary and quaternary thin film nanomaterials having potential applications which are solar cells; gas sensor, humidity sensor, antibacteria annihilation and photocatalysis.