Center for Science and Technology (ACST)

The first two laboratories of Ahfad University for Women were established in 1966 with the start of the School of Family Sciences. These laboratories multiplied and developed to provide the necessary facilities for the new schools that were opened at AUW in order to develop the skills and competencies of the future scientists. The schools served by the laboratories are the School of Health Sciences and School of Rural Extension Education and Development (REED), since1987; and the School of Medicine, since1990. In 1989, the School of Health Sciences started a program offering a post-graduate diploma, and this was up-graded to a master program on Human Nutrition in 1998. In 2003, AUW establish the Center for Science and Technology as an independent, specialized laboratories unit to take over the responsibility of fulfilling all the experimental needs of all the Schools of the University. The Center provides qualified teaching staff, materials and equipment in support of the programs listed previously.

The Center consists of

-          Ten laboratories for undergraduate students run and supervised by twenty-seven full-time staff members and a number of visiting professors and senior staff from other local and international institutions in addition to highly qualified technical staff

-          Two research laboratories

-          Three preparation rooms, a room for sterilization, and another for bacteria culture

-          Two store rooms for chemicals and equipment’s

Aims and Objectives

The aims and objectives of the Center are to:

• Teach basic and applied sciences for scientific schools;
• Provide means for carrying out experimental work which explain and demonstrate the theoretical aspects of different subjects;
• Raise the experimental skills of the students and develop their scientific thinking and exploration;
• Provide research facilities to students at the master levels in addition to those in the Fifth and fourth grades;
• Help and develop teaching staff by providing research facilities in different disciplines; and
• Train the junior staff, teaching assistants and laboratory technologists in laboratory management and skills.

Administration

Head of the Center	Dr. Abu Baker Osman Uro
Purchasing Office	Ust. Sief Eldoula A/Rahman
Personnel Office	Ust. Sanaa Mahgoub
Academic Affairs Office	Ust. Hiba Baha
Research and Training Office	Prof. Ahmed Ismail
Regents office	Ust. Magdi Moh. El Matawakil.
Equipment Office	Ust. Elsir A/Azziz
Students Training Office	Dr. Faiza Hussien
Laboratories Management Office	Ust. Aisha El Nour
Administrative Assistant	Ust. Nada Abdo Nugud

Ahfad Center Research Laboratories

Lab No.	Specialization
Research lab. (1)	Microbiology and Parasitology Researches
Research lab. (2)	Ahfad Center Laboratories Number and Specialization

Ahfad Centre Laboratories Number and Specialization

Lab No.	Specialization
Lab No. (1)	General Chemistry
	Biochemistry
	Applied Biochemistry
Lab No. (2)	General Microbiology
	Biology
	Food Microbiology
	Clinical Microbiology.
Lab No. (3)	General Physiology
	Biology
	Clinical Physiology
Lab No. (4)	Parasitology
	Histology
Lab No. (5)	Food Preparation
	Diet Therapy
Lab No. (6)	Clinical Biochemistry.
	Chemical Pathology
Lab No. (7)	Food Analysis
Lab No. (8)	Physics
	Medical Physics
Lab No. (9)	Food Technology
	Oil Technology
Lab No (10)	Pharmacology
	Analytical Chemistry

Faculty

Abubaker Osman Uro, B.Sc. (Honours) U of K, (1978), M.Sc. U of K, (1983), PhD, University of Khartoum (1987), Head of Centre. Associate Professor. Joined AUW in 1990.

Ahmed Ismaiel, (PhD), Botany. Professor

Harold Arvidson, B.A., University of Pennsylvania, (1974) PhD, Biochemistry, State University of New York, (1985), Associate Professor. Joined AUW in 1993. 

Sumaia Mohamd Elsayed , B.Sc., University of Khartoum (1978), MSc, Imperial Collage, University of London, (1982), PhD, University of Khartoum (1998). Assistant professor. Joined AUW in 1991.

Fayza Hussien AbdAlla, B.Sc., (honours), Faculty of Sciences, University of Khartoum (1977), MSc University of Khartoum, (1983), PhD University of Khartoum (1998). Assistant professor. Joined AUW in 1996.

Duria Mansour Elhuusien, B.Sc., (Honours.) Faculty of Sciences, University of Khartoum (1980), MSc University of Khartoum (1984).Lecturer. Joined AUW in 1992

Hiba Baha Eldin Sayed, B.Sc., University of Khartoum (1994). MSc, Medical Physics, Aberdeen (1999). Lecturer. Joined AUW in 1999.

Howaida Abdalla, B.Sc., University of Khartoum (1991). MSc, (1994). Lecturer, Joined AUW in 1996.

Intisar Elfadel Saied, B.Sc., University of Khartoum (1984). M.Sc. University of Khartoum (1993). Lecturer. Joined AUW 1995.

Sara Abed Elrahman ElHusien, B.Sc., University of Khartoum (1987), MSc, University of Khartoum (1992). Lecturer. Joined AUW in 1993.

Suad Deif Alla Alamin, B.Sc., Alazher University Egypt, (1993). M.Sc. University of Khartoum (1996). Lecturer. Joined AUW 1996
B.Sc., University of Khartoum, (1992) M.Sc. University of Khartoum (1998) Lecturer. Joined AUW in 1998.

Sheima Hassan Abdulla, B.Sc., (honours) AUW (1999). MSc, University of London-London school of hygiene and tropical medicine. Lecturer. Joined AUW in 2000.

Maha Mansour, B.Sc., Ain Shams University Cairo (1988), MSc, University of Khartoum (1997), Lecturer. Joined AUW in 2002.

Seif Eldawla A/Rahman Elfaki , Diploma, Gordon College (1945), Chief Technician. Joined AUW in 1983.

Mahasin Al Abass, MSc, University of Khartoum, Lecturer. Joined AUW in 1983.

Amna Mohammed Elobaid, B.Sc., University of Khartoum (1989). Post graduate diploma in Education Omdurman Islamic University (2000). Teaching Assistant. Joined AUW in 1990.

Mekki A/Magid A/Halim, B.Sc., University of Khartoum (1991).Post graduate Diploma in Computer Sciences U of Gazira (2000), Teaching Assistant. Joined AUW in 1993.

Amna Ahmed Elobeid, B.Sc., University of Khartoum (1989). Teaching Assistant. Joined AUW in 1995.

Mohamed Elmutasim A/Hameed, B.Sc., University of Khartoum (1996), MSc, Juba University (2003), Lecturer. Joined AUW in 1997.

El fadil Mustafa Abass, B.Sc., Medical Laboratories Sciences (Microbiology) U of K (1996), MSc. Juba University (2003), Lecturer. Joined AUW in 1997.

Amir El Hadi A/ Razag, B.Sc., (Honours) Sind University Pakistan (1996) Certificate in Computer Sciences (1995)) Intermediate Diploma Business Administration Sind University (1993). Technologist. Joined AUW in 1998.

Sana Mahgoub Mohammed, B.Sc., Cairo University (1995). MSc, Immunology of Infections Disease. London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine (2002). Lecturer. Joined AUW in 1997.

Amal Mohammed Ali, B.Sc., (honours) AUW .Teaching Assistant. Joined AUW in 1998.

Nazar Abdel Aziz Elnasri, B.Sc., Sudan University (1996), Intermediate Diploma of Computer Sciences.University of Gezira (1999) ,Teaching Assistant. Joined AUW in 2000.

Omer Abass Elamin, B.Sc., El Nileen University (1999), Teaching Assistant. Joined AUW in 1999

Awad Rahama Mustafa, B.Sc., Sind University – Pakistan (1999), Teaching Assistant. Joined AUWin 1999

Mona Tag. Elsir Elmobark, B.Sc., University of Khartoum (1999) Teaching Assistant. (on leave). Joined AUW in 2001

Nagla Salih Osman, B.Sc., (Honours) AUW (1999), Teaching Assistant. Joined AUW in 2001

Khawla Elamin Elbakkai, B.Sc., Khartoum University (1993) Teaching Assistant. Joined AUW in 1996.

El Sir Abdel Azziz, Diploma (lab. Tech) Sudan University (1978), Senior Technician. Joined AUW 2001.

Aisha Elnour Mohammed, Postgraduate Diploma, Clinical Biochemistry Sudan University (1999), Diploma, lab-tech Sudan University (1991), MSc, University of Sudan (2002). Lecturer. Joined AUWi n 1992.

Majdi Mohammed El Mutwakil, Diploma (lab-tech) University of Sudan, Senior technician. Joined AUW in 2001.

Nada Abdo Nugud, B.Sc., Ommdurman Ahlia University. (1998), Administrative Assistant. Joined AUW in 1998.

Hassan Al amin Taha, Higher Secondary School Certificate, Lab assistant. Joined AUW in 1989.

Nafisa Omer Hassan, Higher Secondary School Certificate. Lab Assistant. Joined AUW in 1999.