Ahmed A. Busnaina, Ph.D., is the founding Director of the NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, the Advanced Nanomanufacturing Cluster for Smart Sensors and Materials at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Dr. Busnaina is internationally recognized for his work on nano and microscale defects mitigation and removal in semiconductor fabrication. He specializes in directed assembly-based nano and microscale printing of inorganic and organic conductors, semiconductors, and dielectrics for making micro and nanoscale interconnects, FETs, sensors, and other devices. He authored more than 600 papers in journals, proceedings, and conferences. He also has 25 granted and 45 pending patents. He was awarded the 2020 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award and Medal. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, a fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and a Fulbright Senior Scholar. He is an editor of the journal of Microelectronic Engineering and an associate editor of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research.