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Prof. Galal earned his BSc and MSc degrees in
Chemistry from Cairo University, Egypt; and MSc
and PhD degrees from the University of Cincinnati,
OH, USA. He joined the chemistry department of
Cairo University as assistant professor on 1992
where he is currently a full professor. Professor Galal
worked at several universities where he assumed
Professor visit-ship including: Ulm, Erlangen,
Ilmenau, and Free Universities (Germany);
Cincinnati and Texas A&M Universities (USA);
University of Liverpool (UK); Polytechnic University
of Turin (Italy); United Arab Emirates and Kuwait
Universities. Professor Galal served as member of

Prof. Ahmed Galal Strategic Planning and Technical Support Centre, a
member of Board of Research for the Ministry of
Professor at Chemistry
Higher Education & Scientific Research (Egypt);
Department, Faculty of Development and Innovation Program, a Program
Science, Cairo funded by the European Union of the Ministry of
Higher Education of Egypt. Professor Galal also
University, Egypt.
served as Dean of Faculty of Science, Cairo
University and as Interim Head of Center of
Hazardous and Environmental Mitigation of the
University.
Professor Galal earned several honors: Graduate Fellowship Award, Quantum Chemical Corporation
(USA); Fellowship award of the “Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung,” Germany. He also acted as
member in National Committee on New and Advanced Materials, the committee of Basic Sciences
both of the Academy of Science and Technology of Egypt. Professor Galal was the Egyptian delegate
to: International Science Technology and Innovation Centre for South-south Cooperation under the
Auspices of UNESCO, (Malaysia); The inauguration of the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI)
(Slovenia); The Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and other Developing
Countries (NAM S&T), Cochin – (India); The RussNano Forum (Russia); COMEST meeting on Ethics
of Science and Technology under the Auspices of UNESCO (Qatar). Professor Galal is a member of
the Advisory Board for International Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion
(IIMEC), Texas A&M University (USA). Professor Galal earned State and University of Cairo
University Prizes in Excellence in Research in the area of Advanced Materials for Technological
Applications. He authored and co-authored over 170 research papers in international renowned
journals and delivered over 70 lectures in international conferences and institutes. He supervised
several theses that led to both Master and PhD degrees. His research covers a wide spectrum of
interests including surface tailoring with nano-structured materials for energy conversion, storage
and sensing applications. Synthesis and modification of carbon based nano-structures with emphasis
on graphene and carbon nanotubes, and perovskites. His research deals with the application of
conducting polymers and composites in electronic and display materials. Another area of research
interest is corrosion prevention and control using smart coating and studies of newly developed
super-alloys for advanced applications. Professor Galal acted as member of the editorial board of

“Talanta” published by Elsevier and is reviewer for several international journals.

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