Ahmed A. Busnaina, Ph.D. is the William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor, Distinguished University Professor and founding Director of the National Science Foundation’s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (CHN) for High-rate Nanomanufacturing since 2004 and the Advanced Nanomanufacturing Cluster for Smart Sensors and Materials (CSSM) since 2015 at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Dr. Busnaina is internationally recognized for his work on nano and micro scale defects mitigation and removal in semiconductor fabrication. He specializes in directed assembly-based printing of micro and nanoscale electronics and sensors. He developed many techniques for directed assembly and nanomaterials based manufacturing of nanoscale structures for energy, electronics, biomedical and materials applications. His research support exceeds $58 million. He authored more than 600 papers in journals, proceedings, and conferences. He also has 23 granted and 40 pending patents. He is an of the Microelectronic Engineering Journal and an associate editor of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research. He also serves on many advisory boards including Samsung Electronics; International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors, Journal of Particulate Science and Technology. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Academy of Inventors and the Adhesion Society, a Fulbright Senior Scholar and listed in Who's Who in the World, in America, in science and engineering, etc.). He was awarded the 2006 Nanotech Briefs National Nano50 Award, Innovator category.

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