Wael Akl

President, Nile University

Starting August 1, 2021, Prof. Wael Akl has been appointed as the President and Acting Provost of Nile University. Prof. Akl finished his Ph.D. from the Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Maryland-College Park in 2004 in the field of smart materials, and ever since Dr. Akl has been engaged in research work in the field of smart materials and structures with over 48 international publications with a focus on Acoustic Metamaterials for the past 5 years.