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NYU Abu Dhabi’s Panče Naumov Named as 2018-2019 Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute Fellow

Naumov joins Harvard University’s prestigious fellowship alongside more than 50 individuals from 11 countries

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New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Associate Professor of Chemistry Panče Naumov has been named as a 2018-2019 Radcliffe Institute Fellow at Harvard University.

Naumov joins more than 50 individuals from 11 countries as part of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University’s new fellowship cohort, which annually selects and supports 50 leading artists and scholars who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in arts, journalism, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

He will be in residence at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University for a period of nine months effective September 2018. He will be pursuing his research in advanced materials science, which is aimed at providing new sustainable solutions to environmental challenges in North Africa and the Middle East.

Naumov acquired his PhD in Chemistry and Materials Science from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2004. His research includes about 200 publications that have been cited more than 3,000 times. At research conferences, he has presented over 280 times and has given nearly 50 invited talks and 50 invited seminars at various institutions throughout his professional career.

Naumov Research Group

According to Nature Index, research from the Naumov group accounted for 63 and 67 percent of total chemistry publications from groups within the UAE in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

He currently serves as a board member for several signification organizations such as the European Crystallographic Association (ECA), the International Society of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence (ISBC), and the International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State (ICCOSS). He is also a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Academy of Scientists (UAE), American Chemical Society (US), and Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), among others, and is a reviewer for nearly ten funding agencies.

In addition to his extensive research background, Naumov was fundamental in bringing the American Chemical Society (ACS) - the largest scientific society in the world claiming nearly 160,000 members - to the UAE for the first time to facilitate the work of chemists from both academia and industry throughout the UAE, with the aim of promoting the study of chemistry in the region.

About NYU Abu Dhabi

NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s high-achieving students have come from over 115 countries and speak over 115 languages. Together, NYU's campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.

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