Ahmed A. Busnaina

Ahmed A. Busnaina, Ph.D., is the founding Director of the NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, the Advanced Nanomanufacturing Cluster for Smart Sensors and Materials, and the NSF Center for Nano and Microcontamination Control at Northeastern University, Boston, MA.  Dr. Busnaina is internationally recognized for his work on nano and microscale defects mitigation and removal in semiconductor fabrication. He specializes in directed assembly-based printing of inorganic and organic conductors, semiconductors, and dielectrics for making micro and nanoscale interconnects, transistors, sensors, and other devices. He authored more than 600 papers in journals, proceedings, and conferences. He also has 25 granted and 45 pending patents. He was awarded the 2020 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award and Medal. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Adhesion Society, and a Fulbright Senior Scholar. He was awarded the 2006 Nanotech Briefs National Nano50 Award, Innovator category, the 2006 Outstanding Faculty, SØren Buus Outstanding Research Award, Northeastern University 2006, the 2005 Aspiration Award, Northeastern University. He is an editor of the journal of Microelectronic Engineering and an associate editor of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research.