Mohamed Mokhtar

Biography:

His dual roles as Professor of Physical Chemistry, Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Lab in the Physical Chemistry Department of the National Research Centre (NRC) in Egypt, as well as my “delegation”, since 2004, to King Abdul-Aziz University (KAU) in Saudi Arabia, are just the latest in a string of leadership roles he has held in the academic and scientific research field for almost 30 years. His research interests in advanced materials, nanomaterials with special interest in their application in heterogeneous catalysis. Solid acids and solid bases for liquid phase and gas phase reactions. In addition, he is specialist in catalyst and adsorbent characterization with particular expertise in adsorption measurements. He has also served as journal reviewer for over 100 articles, as a member of journals’ editorial boards, and in academic and industrial collaboration on projects in various parts of the world. His scientific and research career includes contributions and participation in over 30 workshops and conferences, close to 100 publications and 10 patents registered in Japan and the USA and distinctions from numerous professional and major global bodies. He was cited in Marquis Who’s Who in Science in 2013 and was awarded an outstanding research award in 2011-2017 from the deanship of scientific research at KAU.