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WEP 2020 14 Chair Niveen M. Khashab Is associate professor of Chemical Science at KAUST’s Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division. Professor Khashab’s research interests are in design, synthesis, and applications of “smart” programmable nanomaterials with emphasis on the controlled release and delivery aspects of the systems. These engineered materials are utilized for biomedical, industrial, and environmental applications. In 2017, she received L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for Africa and the Arab States, in recognition of her research.