Biography:
Awad Ibrahim Ahmed, Is a professor of Physical Chemistry at the Faculty of Science, Mansoura University. Ahmed earned his B.SC in 1974 from Mansoura University and MS.C in 1978. In 1981 Dr. Awad earned his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry ( Surface and Catalysis), also In 2024 Dr. Ahmed earned a D.SC in Physical Chemistry.
In 2008, Dr. Ahmed was assigned as Head of the Chemistry department at the Faculty of Science at Mansoura University till 2010. Also, he was selected as a Member of the Faculty of Science Council from 2018 till now. In 2014 Dr Ahmed was assigned as a Program Director for the Petrochemical Program at the Faculty of Science at Mansoura University.
He is currently leading his research group ( 50 graduate students) in material science and its applications such as Energy, Catalysis, and Seawater desalination. Dr. Ahmed received several funded projects from Science and Technology& Innovation Funding Authority (STDF), National Academy of science and Mansoura University research unit ( around 10 million Egyptian pounds) in the field of Li-ion batteries, water Desalination, and supercapacitors. He published more than 75 papers in highly prestigious journals.
He has received many awards including Mansoura University Research Excellence Award in 2023
Title : The role of reduce graphene oxide content on the adsorption enhanced photocatalysis and antibacterial activity of reduced graphene oxide/ bismuth tungstate nanocomposites