Somaya Saad
National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics Prof. of Astrophysics
Cairo, Egypt
Somaya Saad; Prof. of Astrophysics at Astronomy Dept. National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) president of the IAU-National Egyptian Committee (2018-2021). She was the Principal Investigator of two scientific projects through the international . Her research work focuses on the field of stellar astrophysics, Physics of hot and emission line stars and stellar variability. In 2013 she contributed in the establishment of the Kottamia Center of Scientific Excellence in Astronomy and Space Sciences (KCScE) funded by the Science and Technology Development Fund STDF. She organized series of local symposia, workshops and training courses. In 2018 she participated in organizing the 40th ISYA. She awarded the Academic Prize of the name of Prof. Mahmoud Khairy twice ( 2006 and 2013 ). in Dec. 2020 she awarded the prize of “ NRIAG Scientific Forum “in simplify science and Community Service.