Based on the success of the long standing Kavli Frontiers of Science of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Frontiers of Engineering program of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the National Academies is introducing an Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine program. That program will bring together outstanding young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from the United States and the 22 countries of the Arab League for a series of symposia to discuss exciting advances and opportunities in their fields. The goal of these meetings is to enhance the scientific exchange and dialogue among young researchers in Arab countries and the United States, including the Arab science diaspora, and through this interaction facilitate research collaboration within and beyond the region.

In developing this new initiative, the U.S. National Academies has partners with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR).
 

Oversight of the Program

A U.S. National Academy of Sciences appointed ad-hoc committee provides guidance and oversight. This committee also selects the members of the organizing committee and the general participants of the Arab-American Frontiers symposium out of the pool of applicants.
 

Michael T. Clegg (Chair), University of California, Irvine, USA
Huda Akil, University of Michigan, USA
Mohammad Hassan Al-Attar, Retired, Kuwait
Essam El-Din El-Sayed, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait