Dr. Amer is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, a senior von Humboldt Fellow, Max Planck Society, Germany, and a former Visiting Fellow of the Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, England. Dr. Amer is a member of a number of national and international committees focused on nano-manufacturing and higher education accreditation. He received his Ph.D. from Drexel University in 1995, and currently serves as US Fulbright Core Scholar at KAUST, KSA. He has over 55 publications, 4 book chapters, and author of 2 books on Raman spectroscopy, Fullerenes, and assembly of Nano-films for optical, electrical, and environmental applications.