Academic Activity
Academic career and qualifications, thesis supervision, and consulting in the field of historic textile and carpet conservation.
Academic Qualifications
Key Milestones
1997B.A. in Conservation of Antiquities — Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University
2002Master's in Conservation of Historic Textiles — Cairo University
2010Ph.D. in Biotechnology Applications in Textile & Carpet Conservation — National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
2012Postdoctoral studies on laser applications in textile conservation — University of Central Florida (Orlando), USA
2019Postdoctoral studies on nanotechnology in textile conservation — Saga University, Japan
Supervision & Consulting
Academic & Consulting Work
Supervised over 20 master's and Ph.D. theses on the conservation of textiles, carpets, and organic artifacts at faculties of archaeology in Egyptian universities (2010–present).
Supervised and contributed to conservation projects for historic textiles and carpets in Egyptian museums and excavation sites (2010–present).
Participated as supervisor, executor, and conservation consultant in several projects in Historic Cairo and other historic collections.
What is shown on this site is part of the work carried out, not all of it — specifically the work that has been published as scientific research in specialized international journals, or that is documented with conservation photographs.