Dr. Dina Atwa graduated from the Department of Chemistry and Physics, the Faculty of Science, Cairo University, in 2003. Her master's and Ph.D. were awarded by the National Institute of Laser-Enhanced Science, Cairo University, when she studied the effect of prepared nanomaterials as antifungal agents to protect ancient wood. In parallel, she worked as the head of the X-ray lab of the Grand Egyptian Museum Conservation Center since 2009 and then recently moved to work as an assistant professor of laser science at the Laser Institute for Research and Applications, Beni-Suef University. Dr. Dina has conducted multiple studies in the field of conservation science and the analysis of ancient materials. She has also conducted specialized work on photonics and the nonlinear properties of 2D nanomaterials. She is the principal investigator of the IAEA to preserve cellulosic artifacts using ionizing radiation.