Professor of Chemistry
Christopher Newport University

Tarek Abdel-Fattah is the Lawrence J. Sacks Endowed Professor of Chemistry at Christopher Newport University (CNU) and the CNU director of the Applied Research Center at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. Dr. Abdel-Fattah’s work concerning nanotechnology for aerospace applications has been recognized by NASA, and he twice received NASA faculty fellowships. He was the first recipient of CNU’s Annual Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship in 2012 and the College of Natural & Behavioral Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring in 2019. In addition, he received the Outstanding Mentorship Award from the Chemistry Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research in 2021. Dr. Abdel-Fattah holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from Alexandria University, Egypt and a Ph.D. in inorganic and materials chemistry from Northeastern University in Boston.

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