▁in ▁arch ae ological ▁chem istry ▁and ▁has ▁published ▁several ▁articles ▁that ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁interaction ▁of ▁the ▁human ities ▁and ▁the ▁science . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁cha ired ▁the ▁A UC ▁University ▁Senate ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 0 ), ▁the ▁A UC ▁Chem istry ▁Department ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 6 ) ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁principal ▁investig ator , ▁leading ▁the ▁surface ▁chem istry ▁research ▁group ▁at ▁the ▁Y ous sef ▁J ame el ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Research ▁Center ▁( ST RC ) ▁at ▁A UC . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁A UC ▁Chem istry ▁Gr adu ate ▁program ▁( 2 0 1 0 - F all ▁ 2 0 1 4 ). ▁R ag ai ▁is ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁several ▁A UC ▁Trust ees ▁mer it ▁awards ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Engineering ▁award ▁for ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁chem istry ▁department . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁university - wide ▁best ▁teacher ▁award . ▁▁ ▁Given ▁her ▁additional ▁interest ▁in ▁arch ae ological ▁chem istry ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Research ▁Center ▁in ▁Egypt ▁( AR CE ) ▁S ph inx ▁project , ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁the ▁S ph inx , ▁and ▁for ▁seven ▁years ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁AR CE .