Moh. R. Amer
Biography:
Prof. Moh R. Amer is the Director of the Center of Excellence for Green Nanotechnologies (CEGN) at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), where he also serves as a Research Professor and Chief Researcher. Prior to this role, he was the Executive Director of Badir, KACST’s incubator and accelerator program. Prof. Amer has also worked as a research assistant at the Center of Energy Nanoscience (CEN), part of the U.S. Energy Frontier Research Center.
Prof. Amer founded CEGN in multiple locations, including Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Los Angeles, USA. He has an extensive research record, pioneering the development of non-invasive, highly sensitive glucose sensors and intelligent machine vision devices using 2D materials. His current research explores low-dimensional materials for innovative applications in biomedical diagnostics, semiconductor devices, energy harvesting, and photonic devices.
Prof. Amer has published extensively in prestigious journals and is a peer reviewer for a wide range of scientific publications. He has received numerous accolades, including the KACST Excellence in Research Career Achievement Award, the Arab-American Frontiers Fellowship, KACST President Leadership Award, and served as a delegate at the Science 20 (S20) Circular Economy Summit.
Education:
─ Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. 2014
─ B.S. Electrical Engineering (Cum Laude), University of Southern California, Los Angeles. 2009
Awards and Honors:
─ Saudi National Institute of Health Pandemic and Biotech Research Award. 2025
─ KACST scientific career in research excellence award. 2024
─ KACST President Leadership Program Award. 2023
─ Organizing committee member of future of semiconductors forum. 2023 ─ Featured 2D photodetectors and solar cells, LEAP to innovate. 2023
─ Future of Semiconductor forum, best poster award. 2022
─ Center of Excellence for Green Nanotechnologies award. 2022
─ Scientific delegate of Science 20 circular economy focus group. 2020
─ CEGN-UCLA COVID-19 response award. 2020
─ KACST research, science, and innovation program award. 2019
─ MIT (Ibn Khaldoun) Postdoctoral Fellowship committee member. 2019
─ Technical Leaders Program initiative award and associate director. 2018
─ Arab American Frontiers by U.S. National Academies of Sciences Fellowship award. 2016
─ Member (full) of Sigma Xi the Scientific Research Honor Society. 2014
─ Ming Hsieh Institute (MHI) scholar award. 2013
─ Eta Kappa Nu-IEEE Electrical Engineering Honor Society. 2009
─ Golden Key International Honor Society. 2008