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Dr. Khaled Mahmoud
Research Program Director
Phone
+974 4454 1694Office location
B2-0119, HBKU-RC, North Building, Seg. 5
Dr. Khaled Mahmoud
Research Program Director
Educational Qualifications
PhD.in Materials Science;
MSc.; in Analytical Chemistry;
Entity
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
Divison
Water science and technology
Biography
Dr. Khaled Mahmoud is Senior Scientist in Water Chemistry and Nanotechnology at the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI). Prior joining QEERI, he worked as Research Officer in Biosensors and Nanobiotechnology at the Biotechnology Research Institute/National Research Council (CNRC), Montreal, Canada. He was the Director of Science & Technology at Bio Vision Technology Inc., Montreal, and an Assistant Professor at Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University. He obtained his PhD in Materials Science from University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2007) and MSc in Analytical Chemistry from Suez Canal University, Egypt (2003)
Dr Mahmoud research interest focus on the engineering and synthesis of functionalized nanomaterials for multidisciplinary applications including sustainable water treatment, energy storage, solar energy, environmental monitoring, nanocatalysis, and enhanced oil recovery applications. He is specialized in the synthesis and surface functionalization of 2D- carbon nanomaterials including MXene, graphenes, cellulose nanocrystals, and metal oxides.
Dr. Mahmoud is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), Cellulose and Renewable Materials, ACS Colloids and Surface Sciences. He is co-author of 46 peer-reviewed papers, 5 book chapters, 2 patents, and 3 patent applications. He is recipient of The Excellence Award, NRC Montréal, Canada (2011); NSERC fellow, CNRC Canada.
PhD.in Materials Science;
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
2007
MSc.; in Analytical Chemistry;
Suez Canal University, Egypt.
2003
BSc., in Chemistry,
Suez Canal University, Egypt.
1996
- 2D metal carbides (MXenes) and graphene based membranes and adsorbents for water purification;
- Antimicrobial nanocomposites for seawater disinfection and antifouling coatings;
- “Green” biocides for sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) and anti-microbial influenced corrosion (MIC);
- Nanomaterials for photovoltaic transparent electrodes and Li ion battery anode;
- Nanocomposites for EOR and oil/water separation applications;
- Electrochemical sensors for water pollutants.
Senior Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI).
2012-current
Director of Science & Technology;
Bio Vision Technology Inc Montreal, Canada.
2011-2012
Visiting Professor
Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (ÉMT), INRS, Varennes, Canada.
2011-2012
Research Officer
National Research Council (CNRC), Montreal, Canada.
2008-2011
NSERC post-doctoral fellow,
National Research Council (CNRC),Montreal, Canada.
2007-2008
Efficient Antibacterial Membrane based on Two-Dimensional Ti3C2Tx (MXene) Nanosheets” Scientific Reports 7
“Antibacterial Activity of Ti3C2Tx MXene” ACS nano 10, 3674-3684
“Effect of surface termination on ion intercalation selectivity of bilayer Ti3C2Tx (T= F, O and OH) MXene” Applied Surface Science 416, 725-730
S.V. Gaponenko “Nanoplasmonic Raman detection of bromate in water” Optics Express, 24, A174-179
“Transparent and conductive Ti3C2Tx (MXene) thin film fabrication by electrohydrodynamic atomization technique” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27, 5440-5445
Charge-and size-selective ion sieving through Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 6, 4026-4031
“Functional graphene nanosheets: the next generation membranes for water desalination” Desalination 356, 208-225
“Preparation of well-dispersed gold/magnetite nanoparticles embedded on cellulose nanocrystals for efficient immobilization of papain enzyme” ACS applied materials & interfaces 5, 4978-4985
“Fe3O4/Au nanoparticles/lignin modified microspheres as effectual surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates for highly selective and sensitive detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)” Analyst 138, 2712-2719
“Effect of surface charge on the cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of fluorescent labeled cellulose nanocrystals” ACS applied materials & interfaces 2 (10), 2924-2932
JHT Luong Cellulose nanocrystal/gold nanoparticle composite as a matrix for enzyme immobilization ACS applied materials & interfaces 1, 1383-1386
“Impedance Method for Detecting HIV-1 Protease and Screening For Its Inhibitors Using Ferrocene− Peptide Conjugate/Au Nanoparticle/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Modified Electrode” Analytical chemistry 80, 7056-7062
“Picomolar detection of protease using peptide/single walled carbon nanotube/gold nanoparticle-modified electrode” Acs Nano 2, 1051-1057
“A bioorganometallic approach for the electrochemical detection of proteins: a study on the interaction of ferrocene–peptide conjugates with papain in solution and on Au surfaces” Chemistry-a European Journal 13, 5885-5895
- 2011; Excellence in Research Award, National Research Council CNRC Montréal/Canada
- 2007; NSERC Fellow; National Research Council CNRC; Canada.