The American University in Cairo
| Other Name: | N/A |
|---|---|
| Location: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Subordinate To: | Ministry of Higher Education |
| Size: | Nuclear laboratory and several courses in nuclear physics |
| Facility Status: | Open enrollment |
The American University in Cairo possesses a small interdisciplinary nuclear program. The physics department houses a nuclear laboratory, while the department of chemistry has a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer and an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The Department of Petroleum and Energy Engineering offers courses in nuclear technologies. IAEA former Director General Mohamed El-Baradei is one of the school's trustees. [1]
Key Sources:
[1] American University in Cairo, www.aucegypt.edu.
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