•  Manufacture of furniture for 150 community schools in Asiut, Sohag and Kena governorates from date palm midrib blockboards in collaboration with UNICEF (1995).

•  Establishment the first of its kind factory for the manufacture of blockboards from date palm leaves' midribs. The factory has been erected in El-Kharga city, the New Valley governorate, Egypt and opened on 27/10/1993 .

Project Manager : Prof. Dr. Hamed El-Mously

Email : hamed.elmously@tedata.net.eg

2 - ACCOMPLISHED APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS

•  Study of the Possibility of Manufacture of Biocomposites from Date Palm midribs. A Research Project, Sponsored by Ain Shams Univ,, June, 2003.

•  Investigation of the Possibility of use of Cotton Stalks in particleboard Manufacture. A research Projects Conducted by the Centre in Collaboration with the Regional Councils for Research and Guidance, Cairo , 1997-2002.

•  Investigation of the possibility of use of products of pruning of fruit trees in small-scale industries, A Research Project, Sponsored by Ain Shams Univ., June, 1999.

•  Investigation of the possibility of recycling of used paper, A Research Project, Sponsored by Ain Shams Univ., June, 1999.

•  Study of the Machinability Indices of Local Wood Species. A Research Project, Sponsored by Ain Shams Univ., July, 1997.

•  Date Palm Midrib Utilization project. A research project conducted by the Centre for Development of Small Scale Industries and Local Technologies and Sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada during the period from July, 1993 to October, 1995.

•  Investigation of the Possibility of Use of the Date Palm Midrib as an Industrial Material. A Research, Project, Conducted in Collaboration with the Academy of Science and Technology, Cairo , 1990-1993.

•  Study of Potentialities for Development of Small Scale Industries in El-Fayoum Governorate. A Research Project Sponsored by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology; the results of the project presented in the Conference of Horizons of Development, held in El-Fayoum Governorate during 15-17 March, 1990.

Principal Investigator : Prof. Dr. Hamed El-Mously

Email : hamed.elmously@tedata.net.eg