She is professor of nanotechnology and polymers at the Egyptian National Research Center and has studied and worked in more than thirty countries, achieving major milestones including publications, awards and teaching. A co-founder of Women in Science without Borders (WISWB), the World forum for women in science and the youth science forum, she was president, co-founder and coordinator of the Egyptian Society and the Arab Network for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. He also serves on the executive committee of Science in Exile, a global initiative to support refugee scientists and researchers at risk.