USEGYPTIAN JOINT RESEARCH

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US-EGYPTIAN JOINT RESEARCH

• INTRODUCTION
• US-EGYPT JOINT ST FUNDS
• NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SUPPORT
• PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT AND EXPERIENCE
• PERSONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

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Share () of Arab countries' total, Population,
GDP, RD personnel and GERD, selected Arab
States, 1996
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U.S.-Egypt JointScience and Technology Fund

• ADMINSTERED BYJoan Mahoney
• American Joint ST Fund
• U.S. Embassy, Cairo

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Funding Flow
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Who Is Eligible to Apply?American and Egyptian
researchers from all types of institutions,
including

• Universities
• Government research centers
• Private sector companies

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Priority Research Areas

• Biotechnology (41)
• Energy (2)
• Environmental Technology (16)
• Information Technology (6)
• Manufacturing Technology (18)
• Standards and Metrology (6)
• Other fields i.e. Geology, anthropology, remote
  sensing, desert studies etc. (11)

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Grant Programs

• 1.Junior Scientist Development Visit
• Grants
• 2.Joint Research Grants

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1.Junior Scientists Development Visit Grants

• Received PhD within past 10 years U.S.
  applicants may also be graduate students
  
• Practical training in host country institution
• Short term visit maximum 6 months
• Maximum grant is 15,000.

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What is required?

• Educational, employment other training history.
• Recommendation from your institution.
• Letter of invitation from host institution.
• Budget Plan for visit (travel, living expenses)
• Photocopy of PhD diploma or for U.S. applicants
  proof of enrollment.
• Interview in English to assess language
  proficiency (for Egyptians).

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Junior Scientist Statistics

• U.S.
• Year Applied Funded
• 2001 4 3
• 2002 0 2 (Egypt)
• 3 7 (4 Egypt)
• Total 7 12

• Egypt
• Applied Funded 63
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• 33 10
• 53 16
• 149 31

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2.Joint Research Grants

Collaborative Research Project
Egyptian Researcher
American Researcher
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Maximum Grant Amount60,000

• To Be Shared by the Egyptian and American
  Partners
• Over a Period of 1 to 3 Years
• To Cover the Cost of International Cooperation,
  but not for PI salaries.

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Peer Review in theUnited States and
EgyptReviewers Look For

• Unique Research
• Evidence of a Strong Working Relationship between
  the Two Researchers
• Evidence that the Two Researchers Can Accomplish
  More through International Cooperation than Alone

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Grants Competitiveness
No. Proposals No.
Grants Award Year Reviewed
Awarded Rate 2004 93 43
46 2003 111 38
34 2002 84
33 39 2001 162
32 20 2000 138
31 23 1999 97
25 26 1998
152 31 20 1997
116 26 22
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Contact Information

• Ms. Joan Mahoney
• AmericanAdministor
• mahoneyjm_at_state.gov

• Dr. Fawzi El-Refaie
• Egyptian Administrator
• Email stc_at_asrt.sci.eg

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NSF OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE
ENGINEERING (OISF)
NEW PORTFOLIO

• NO MORE SUPPORT OF SMALL SCALE JOINT RESEARCH
  SUPPORT (GO TO NSF DIRECTORATE IN YOUR FIELD )
• SUPPORT WORKSHOP AND VISITS TO PLAN LONG RANGE
  COOPERATION
• LONG RANGE PROGRAMS INVOLVING US PARTNERS AT ALL
  LEVELS
• DEVELOP GLOBAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
• Small group experience (Graduate or
  Undergraduate)
• International REU sites
• International postdoctoral students

CONTACT PERSON Dr. Osman Shinaishin
(oshinaishin_at_nsf.gov)
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MY INVOLVEMENT1.JOINT RESEARCH 2.WORKSHOPS .
I. Topics of my Joint Research

• MECHANISM OF PHOTOCHROMISM IN A SERIES OF
  COMPOUNDS SYNTHESIZED BY DR. M. FOUDA, NRC CAIRO
• 2. STUDY OF SURFACE PROPERTIES OF
  SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES USING A SENSITIVE
  RAMAN SPECTROMETER BUILT BY PROF. H. TALAAT, EIN
  SHAMS U., CAIRO

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MY EXPERIENCE WITH JOINT RESEARCH

• EGYPT IS A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT AND EGYPTIANS ARE
  VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE.
• YOUNG EGYPTIAN PH.D. SCIENTISTS ARE SMART AND
  HARD WORKERS.
• THEY FINISHED THEIR HALF BUT COMING TO FINISH THE
  SECOND HALF OF THE PROGRAM HAS NOT STARTED DUE TO
  VISA PROBLEMS.

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II. NSF WORKSHOPS (WITH DR. SAMY EL-SHALL,
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH U.)

• ADVANCED MATERIALS (NRC, CAIRO 2000)
• LASER APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS, INDUSTRY AND
  MEDICINE (NRC, CAIRO 2004)
• NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
  ALEXANDRIA, WILL BE IN NOV. 2005

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WORKSHOPS PREPARATIONS

• DR. EL-SHALL AND I INVITED 15 ACTIVE APPROPRIATE
  U.S. RESEARCHERS
• THE EGYPTIAN SIDE FORM AN APPROPRIATE
  ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
• WE HELD A MEETING IN EGYPT SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO
  THE MEETING
• WE PUT A PROGRAM WITH BOTH EGYPTIAN AND US
  SPEAKERS FOR 5 DAYS

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AT THE MEETING

• SEVERAL HUNDRED EGYPTIAN SCIENTISTS CAME TO THE
  LECTURES
• US SPEAKERS MET EGYPTIANS AT LONG BREAKS, LUNCHES
  AND CLOSING BANQUET
• TOURS TO PYRAMIDS ABD MUSEUMS WERE ARRANGED
  DURING THE FIVE DAYS WORKSHOP
• IN LAST HALF DAY, OPEN DISCUSSION SESSION IS HELD
  TO PRODUCE POSSIBLE JOINT PROPOSALS

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SOME GOOD OUTCOMES FROM THE WORKSHOPS

• FEW EGYPTIAN STUDENTS RECEIVED GRADUATE
  FELLOWSHIPS HERE
• HP (DR. STAN WILLIAMS) OFFERED A POSTDOCTORAL
  FELLOWSHIP TO AN EGYTION PHYSICIST.
• FEW JOINT PROPOSALS WERE SUBMITTED
• US SCIENTISTS HAD EXCITING TIME (ONE US ACADEMY
  MEMBER CAME TO BOTH WORKSHOPS WITH HIS WIFE),AND
  MADE GOOD FRIENDS.

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SOME RECOMMENDATIONS

• IN OUR EFFORTS TO CURTAIL TERRORISM AND TO
  REGAIN THE US INFLUENCE IN THE REGION, MORE FUNDS
  ARE NEEDED FOR MORE EXCHANGE COLLABORATIVE
  RESEARCH BETWEEN US SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS OF
  ALL AGES AND THOSE IN EGYPT AND THE OTHER ARAB
  COUNTRIS.
• ESTABLISHMENT OF A US-ARAB RESEARCH FUND (FUNDS
  COME FROM THE US AND THE ARAB OILRICH COUNTRIES)
  FOR US-ARAB JOINT EXCHANGE RESEARCH PROJECTS
  BETWEEN US SCIENTISTS ENGINEERS AND THOSE OF
  ANY ARAB COUNTRY.
• SOLVE THE VISA PROBLEM WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING OUR
  OWN SECURITY.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Ms. JOAN MOHANEY
• US EMBASSY, CAIRO.EGYPT.
• Dr. OSMAN SHINAISHIN
• NSF (OISE)

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Rating/Review Criteria

• Nature/Degree of Cooperation
• Intrinsic Scientific or Technical Merit
• Technical Performance, Competence, Feasibility
• Relevance Significance of International
  Cooperation
• Budget Evaluation
• Infrastructure Effects
• Involvement of Junior Scientists

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Eligible Budget Items

• Travel and Per Diem
• Materials and Supplies
• Equipment
• Publications
• Communications
• Post Doctoral Assistants and Technicians
• But Not Salaries for Principal Investigators

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Important Dates
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Contact Information

• Ms. Joan Mahoney
• American Administrator
• American Embassy/ECPO
• 8 Kamal El Din Salah St.
• Garden City, Cairo
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• mahoneyjm_at_state.gov

• Dr. Fawzi El-Refaie
• Egyptian Administrator
• Ministry of Scientific Research
• 101 Kasr El Eini St., 12th floor
• Cairo
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email stc_at_asrt.sci.eg

www.usembassy.egnet.net/usegypt/joint-st.htm