Ahmed Amin Hamza

Ahmed Amin Hamza FAAS FRMS SPIE is an Egyptian emeritus professor of physics at the Faculty of Science, University of Mansoura. He was a former President and Vice President of the institution and an ex-President of the British University in Egypt. He obtained his first degree, B. Sc Physics and Chemistry, from Ain Shams University, Cairo in 1962 with Honors. In 1964 and 1967, he received a diploma degree in Optical Metrology and M. Sc in Physics respectively. In 1972, he obtained his PhD in physics from the same institution . From 2005 to 2008, he was the vice President of British University in Egypt and In 2008, he became the President of the same institution; a position that he left in 2013.

Memberships and fellowships In 1977, he became a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society, FRMS in Oxford and in 1982, he became a Fellow of the Institute of Physics in London. He became part of International Society for Optical Engineering SPIE in 1989 and in 1995, he became a Member of the New York Academy of Sciences. In the same year, he became a Member of the Egyptian Academy of Sciences, African Academy of Sciences and American Association for the Advancement of Science

Award In 1987, he received the Egyptian National Award in Physics and in 1992, he was awarded University of Mansoura Award of Merit. In 1995, he received Egyptian President distinguished merit award and in the same year, he received the Scientists Certificate of Merit from the Academy of Scientific Research & Technology, and the Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions. In 1997, the State Prize of Merit in Basic Science, three years later, he received Doctor honoris causa (Dr.h.c) from the Technical University of Liberec, Czeck Republic. In 2005, he received the El-Nile "Mubarak" Prize in Advanced Technological Science, The highest National award in Egypt.