Dr. Mohamed Alkordi

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsKinetics and Catalysis,Solid State and Surface Physical Chemistry, Material Characterisation
Keywordsthin films, microporous, fuel-cell, post-synthetic metallation, electrochemical catalysis
Honours and awards

2021: Fellow of the Royal Societey of Chemistry

2019: Top 1% reviewers for Materials Science, awarded by Publons

2018: Member of the National Energy Council, Academy of Scientific Research, Egypt

2018: Top 1% reviewers for Materials Science, awarded by Publons

2017: Best research article in Chemistry by the Organization of Islamic Countries (COMSTECH)

2017: Fellow of the African Academy of Science

2016: Presidential Excellence Accolade of First Grade, Egypt.

2016: State Encouragement Award, Egypt.

Current contact address

CountryEgypt
City6th of October City
InstitutionZewail City of Science and Technology
InstituteCenter for Materials Science

Host during sponsorship

Priv. Doz. Dr. Manuel TsotsalasInstitut für Funktionelle Grenzflächen (IFG), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Christof WöllInstitut für Funktionelle Grenzflächen (IFG), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2019

Program(s)

2017Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers

Publications (partial selection)

2021Hashem, T.; Sanchez, E.P.V.; Bogdanova, E.; Ugodchikova, A.; Mohamed, A.; Schwotzer, M.; Alkordi, M.H.; Wöll, C.: Stability of Monolithic MOF Thin Films in Acidic and Alkaline Aqueous Media. In: Membranes, 11, 2021, 207
2020Mohamed E.A. Safy, Rana R. Haikal, Basma Elshazly, Aya Hamdy, Fedaa Ali, Ahmed A. Maarouf, Mohamed H. Alkordi.: Charge percolation in metal-organic framework (HKUST-1)?graphene nanocomposites. In: Applied MaterialsToday, 2020,
2020Salma Begum, Rana R. Haikal, Ahmed H. Ibrahim, Mohamed A.E. Safy, Manuel Tsotsalas, Mohamed H. Alkordi: Flash synthesis for conformal monolithic coatings of the Zr-based metal-organic framework (UiO-66-NH2) on non-modified surfaces: Applications in thin-film electrode systems. In: Surfaces and Interfaces, 20, 2020, 100587
2020Tawheed Hashem, Elvia P. Valadez Sánchez, Peter G. Weidler, Hartmut Gliemann, Mohamed H. Alkordi, Christof Wöll.: Liquid-Phase Quasi-Epitaxial Growth of Highly Stable, Monolithic UiO-66-NH2 MOF thin Films on Solid Substrates. In: ChemistryOpen, 2020, 524-527
2019Salma Begum, Tawheed Hashem, Manuel Tsotsalas, Christof Wöll, Mohamed H. Alkordi: Electrolytic Conversion of Sacrificial Metal–Organic Framework Thin Films into an Electrocatalytically Active Monolithic Oxide Coating for the Oxygen-Evolution Reaction. In: Energy Technology, 2019,
2019Tawheed Hashem, Ahmed H. Ibrahim, Christof Wöll, Mohamed H. Alkordi: Grafting Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Framework UiO-66-NH2 Nanoparticles on Cellulose Fibers for the Removal of Cr(VI) Ions and Methyl Orange from Water. In: ACS Applied Nano Material, 2019,
2017Rana R Haikal, Ahmed B Soliman, Perry J Pellechia, Stefan Heißler, Manuel Tsotsalas, Sameh S Ali, Mohamed H Alkordi: Functional microporous polymers through Cu-mediated, free-radical polymerization of buckminster [60] fullerene. In: Carbon, 118, 2017, 215-224
2017Ahmed B. Soliman, Mohamed H. Hassan, Tran Ngoc Huan, Arwa A. Abugable, Worood A. Elmehalmey, Stavros G. Karakalos, Manuel Tsotsalas, Marita Heinle, Mady Elbahri, Marc Fontecave, and Mohamed H. Alkordi: Pt Immobilization within a Tailored Porous-Organic Polymer–Graphene Composite: Opportunities in the Hydrogen Evolving Reaction. In: ACS Catalysis, 7, 2017, 7847-7854