Ahmed Busnaina, Ph.D. is the William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor at Northeastern University and Director. NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High Rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN). He is an internationally-recognized authority in the area of surface cleaning and contamination control area. He is a leader in developing fast massive directed assembly of nanoscale elements (such as carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, etc.). This includes developing templates to direct the assembly of nanoelements into nanoscale structures in a short time (in seconds) and over a large area. Author of more than 600 papers in refereed journals, proceedings and conferences. Invited to write more than 25 articles in several scientific and industrial publications. He edited and co edited more than 15 proceedings and newsletters for many professional societies. He organized more than 80 conferences, workshops, symposia and programs for many professional societies. He consulted extensively to the semiconductor industry on a variety of issues and invited to teach more than 50 shortcourses and present 300 seminars and has 20 patents. He is widely-quoted and has provided insights to several national/international news organizations and publications, ranging from Semiconductor International to Wall Street News wires. He serves on many advisory boards including Samsung Electronics; Chemical Industry Nanomaterials Roadmap, International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors, Journal of Particulate Science and Technology, Journal of Environmental Sciences. He is an American Society of Mechanical Engineering Fellow, a Fellow of the Adhesion Society, an Associate Fellow of the AIAA and IES. He received the Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, Dow Outstanding Young Faculty Award (ASEE); In addition to numerous Who’s Who listings such as Who’s Who in the World; in America; in Science and Engineering; who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America; American Men and Women of Science.