Dr. Amal Amin is an associate professor for nanotechnology/polymers at national research center at Cairo- Egypt with large number of publications, projects, awards and other research activities. She studied in, worked at and travelled to several countries including-but not limited to-Germany (PhD, DAAD), USA, France, etc. She was cofounder and executive committee member of the global and Egyptian young academies (GYA, EYAS). She was president and cofounder of the Egyptian society for advanced materials and nanotechnology (ESAMNT) and ex-coordinator of the Arab materials science and nanotechnology network (AMSN-ASTF). She was TWAS young affiliate and TWAS-AAAS science diplomacy alumni. She was invited to and actively participated at WEF (Summer Davos), IAP meetings, TWAS meetings including TWAS-TYAN, GYA meetings, WSF, AAAS, UNESCO meetings, INGSA- EU conference on science and policy making in Brussels, and other big scientific high level meetings. Now, she is advisory board member of Egyptian young academy, founding chair of women in science without boarders’ initiative/conference (WISWB), founding fellow of the academy of engineering and technology for the developing world (AETDEW), member of TWAS-TYAN network and member of other reputable organizations. She is especially interested in science communication, increasing public awareness/literacy for science, science advice/diplomacy, innovation, science policy, etc.