Ahmed A. Busnaina is an American nanotechnologist who is the William Lincoln Smith Chair and University Distinguished Professor, and Director of

National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ...

’s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) for High-rate Nanomanufacturing and of the NSF Center for Microcontamination Control at

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, Massachusetts. Busnaina is recognized for his work on nano and micro scale defects mitigation and removal in

semiconductor fabrication Semiconductor device fabrication is the process used to manufacture semiconductor devices, typically integrated circuit (IC) chips such as modern computer processors, microcontrollers, and memory chips such as NAND flash and DRAM that are pres ...

. He specializes in directed assembly of nanoelements and in the nanomanufacturing of micro and nanoscale devices. Professor Busnaina authored the book ''Nanomanufacturing Handbook'', published in 2006. He authored more than 500 publications in journals, proceedings and conferences. He an associate editor of the Microelectronic Engineering Journal, and an associate editor of the

Journal of Nanoparticle Research The ''Journal of Nanoparticle Research'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. It focuses mainly on physical, chemical, and biological phenomena and processes in structures of sizes comparable t ...

. He also serves/served on many advisory boards including Samsung Electronics; Chemical Industry Nanomaterials Roadmap, the Samsung TAC 2004

International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors, Journal of Particulate Science and Technology, Journal of Environmental Sciences Journal of the IEST, Journal of Advanced Applications in Contamination Control. He is a fellow of National Academy of Inventors (NAI), a fellow of

American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing ...

, and the Adhesion Society. He is a

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Senior Scholar and listed in

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in the World, , Who's Who in America, , Who's Who in science and engineering, , etc.). He is the 2020 ASME William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award and Medal recipient, 2006 Nanotech Briefs National Nano50 Award recipient, Innovator category, the SØren Buus Outstanding Research Award, Northeastern University 2006, the 2005 Aspiration Award, Northeastern University.

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