18th International Science Meeting:

New Discoveries in Science

Advisory Committee

Rev. Fr. Walid Moussa President NDU Prof. Mouine Hamze Secretary General CNRSProf. Abdo Jurjus President LAAS

Organizing Committee

Michel Najjar UoBAlexandre Abdel Noor AUB Jihad Attieh UoBRev. Fr. Marwan Azar USEKBadih Baz USEKHassan Charif CNRSGeorges M. Eid NDU (Chair)Antoine Farhat NDUFadi Geara USJRoger Hajjar NDU (LAAS conference coordinator)Tarek Harb LIUFouad Hashwa LAUAssad Eid AUBGeorge Nasr UoBAli Mneimneh LUElias Nassar NDUToufic Rizk USJZeinab Saad LUHassan Sbeity AOUElie Yashoui NDU

Scientific Sub Committees

Physical Sciences:Antonio Khoury LU (co-chair)Malek Tabbal AUB (co-chair)

Computer & Mathematical SciencesHoda Maalouf NDU (co-chair)Toni Sayyah USJ (co-chair)

Environmental Science Ahmad Houri LAU (co-chair)

International year of chemistry 2011Toufic Rizk USJ (co-chair)Naim Ouaini USEK (co-chair)

املؤمتر العلمي الثامن عشر للجمعية اللبنانية

لتقّدم العلوم

تنظم اجلمعية اللبنانية لتقدم العلوم

بالتعاون مع جامعة سيدة اللويزة

ومبساندة اجمللس الوطني للبحوث العلمية

Under the Patronage of

H.E. Dr. Hassan DiabMinister of Educationand Higher Education

Deadline for the submission of abstracts

October 20, 2011

November 10-12, 2011

LAAS

Biological and medical sciencesAntoine Farhat NDU (co-chair)Roy Khalaf LAU (co-chair)

EngineeringOussama Jadayel UoB (co-chair)Pascal Damien USEK (co-chair)

Social, economic and behavioral sciencesRajaa Makky LU(co-chair)Roy Khoueiry NDU (co-chair)

Science Education – Higher Education Sawma Abou Jaoude AUB(co-chair)Rita Meouchy NDU (co-chair)

Science Education – Higher Education Marie-Therese Saliba USEK (co-chair)

Local Organizing Committee (NDU)

Maya Abou JawdehGeorge M. Eid (Chair)Roger HajjarTheresa HajjarJocelyne IssaGrace KhalilMarcelle KossaifyNelly Geara NakadViviane NakhleElie Metni Rita Meouchy Nada Saad

Executive Committee of LAAS

Dr. Abdo JurjusDr. Hassan CharifDr. Naim OuainiDr. Nashat MansourDr. Roger HajjarDr. Karim EchtayCr. Toufic Rizk

website: http://www.ndu.edu.lb/laas18email:laas18@ndu.edu.lb

Dear Colleague: It is our great pleasure to announce the "18th International Science Meeting: New Discoveries in Science” to be held in Notre Dame University–Louaize, Lebanon, November 10th to 12th, 2011, with the collaboration of the National Research Council and Notre Dame University–Louaize.

The meeting will highlight cutting-edge advances in all major disciplines of Science. This two-day event will feature recent findings from leading academic, industrial, and clinical experts in the field of Science, in the form of lectures, symposia and posters. The meeting will be unique in promoting the translational nature of modern biomedical research, with basic scientists, applied and behavioral researchers. It will bring together leading scientists, eminent researchers, biotechnologists, behavioral scientists, and other allied professionals to discuss and present the latest important developments in Science. The meeting will also provide a forum for in-depth assessment of the challenges involved in the dynamic and fast moving fields of basic and applied sciences including behavioral sciences.

The previous conferences of this series of Meetings were held in November 2008, 2009, and 2010. More than 2000 international delegates participated in these conferences; they were outstanding successes by all accounts and respective proceedings were published.

This Meeting is an incredible opportunity to showcase your basic and applied research, in the various thematic sessions of the Meeting. We look forward to your active participation hoping to make of this scientific event a great and distinguished success.

Sincerely,

Professor Abdo JurjusPresidentLAAS

احمل�م، الزميل حضرة

عشر الثامن العلمي املؤمتر � الفّعالة للمشاركة ادعوكم أن ويشّرفني يسّر� العلوم. لتقّدم اللبنانية للجمعية

العلمية � �تلف آخر املستجدات إ� عرض ومناقشة يهدف هذا املؤمتر والعاملية. وا�قليمية اللبنانية املستويات كافة وعلى ا�نسانية املعرفة حقول

العا�. بلدان إعالم من �تلف يضّم املؤمتر مشاركني وضيوف العلوم لتقّدم اللبنانّية باجلمعّية خاص كتّيب � واملناقشات املداخالت ُتجمع سوف

العلميةاحملكمة والبحوث العمل ورقات سُتنشر كما املؤمتر. نشاطات كافة يضّم العلمية. للبحوث الوطني اجمللس عن الصادرة اللبنانية العلمية اجملّلة �

أن جنعل من هذا املؤمتر حدث³ علمي³ نأمل الفّعالة إ� مشاركتكم نتطّلع إذ إننا ومميز¹. فريد¹

جرجس عبدو بروفسور اجلمعية رئيس

OBJECTIVES

•Enhancing the role of scientific research and technology development in all fields including Human Sciences

•Reviewing and developing elements of success of research performance in science and technology

•Enhancing the link between research and sustainable development in Lebanon

•Introducing new trends of cooperation in scientific research, technology, development and socio-economic progress

•Presenting the latest scientific research in the fields covered by the conference

SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE

•Biology and Medical SciencesCardiovascular Diseases, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Medical Science and Medical Education, Health Science, Pharmaceutical Science •Fundamental Science

•Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry and Physics of: Master Science, Spectroscopy, Nano Science, Ultracold Techniques, Earthquakes and Remote Sensing, Radiation, Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, Organic and Inorganic Materials, Environment and Waste Management, Astrophysics

•Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantum Computing and Information System

•Engineering ScienceElectrical, Mechanical, Civil, Biomedical, Biomaterial, Agriculture and Nutrition

•Social, Economic and Behavioral Sciences