USC Dornsife Professor Moh El-Naggar named director at Carnegie Science

The biophysicist and microbiologist will lead Carnegie’s Biosphere Sciences and Engineering division while maintaining a faculty appointment and ongoing research presence at USC Dornsife. ByUSC Dornsife News September 9, 2026

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Moh El-Naggar, Dean’s Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, has been named director of Carnegie Science’s Biosphere Sciences and Engineering division.

El-Naggar, who holds appointments in physics and astronomy, chemistry, and molecular and cellular biosciences, will join Carnegie Science in October while retaining a faculty affiliation at USC Dornsife. His laboratory will continue its active research on microbial electron transfer and living electronics, and he will continue advising USC graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.

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