Hend M Baza was born in Zefta-Ghrabiah, Egypt. She got her B. Sc. in Physics from Cairo university (Egypt) and her master’s degree from Kent State university and currently she is a Ph. D. candidate at the physics department, Kent State University, under the supervision of Dr. Oleg D. Lavrentovich.

However, she is interested in the physics of fundamental particles and forces (High Energy Physics), she is fascinated by the physics of active matter. Currently she is conducting research in Lavrentovich’s laboratory, where she is studying the defect structures induced by mechanical forces in chromonic liquid crystals and livening liquid crystals.

Email: hbaza@kent.edu