Areas of Expertise
Physical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Chemistry and Physics of Polymers, Heterogenous Catalysis, Photocatalysis, Sensors.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt
- Master of Science in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt
- Ph.D. in Chemistry and Physics of Polymers, Zhejiang University, China
- Postdoctoral Research, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
Biography
PhD, Zhejiang University, China, 2013. Dr. Wael Amer has received his Master degree from Tanta University, Egypt. In 2009, he joined the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China to study the chemistry and physics of polymers. After his PhD, he started his postdoctoral research at Tanta University in the field of Physical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Wastewater Treatment, Chemistry and Physics of Polymers, Heterogenous Catalysis, Photocatalysis, and Sensors. In 2018, he joined the National Institute for Materials Science in Tsukuba, Japan for postdoctoral research to study graphene-based materials for supercapacitors applications. In October 2020, he was awarded the Egyptian State Incentive Award in Chemistry for the year 2019. Dr. Wael Amer joined the University of Bahrain as Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry in September 2021. ORCID: 0000-0002-4561-1628, Web of Science ResearcherID: F-1955-2018
Achievements
Egyptian State Incentive Award in Chemistry for the year 2019
Affiliations
- College of Science, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
Grants & Contracts Awarded
- Head project coordinator for Erasmus+ project between University of Chemistry and Technology, (UCT – Czech Republic), Tanta University (TU), and Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology in Alexandria (2020 – 2023).
- Co-PI of STDF project ID 30125 entitled “Exceptional Hollow Nanoporous Hybrid Carbons by Thermal Conversion of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Energy Storage” between Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) and Tanta University (Jan 2020 – Jan 2022).
- PI for a project ID19-04859S entitled ""Controlled adsorption of water pollutants by conducting polymer composites"" in collaboration with Dr. Patrycja Bober (Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic) funded by the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (Feb 2019 – Feb 2022).
- PI for a mobility project entitled ""Development of innovative magnetically recoverable three-component nanocatalysts for wastewater treatment"" in collaboration with Prof. Cristina Della Pina (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council), Milan, Italy) funded by the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (May 2016 – May 2018).
- A member of a project sponsored by the Tanta University ""In situ interfacial mass detection of pollutants in water using quartz crystal microbalance"".
PI is Prof. M.M. Ayad, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt (2007- 2009).
- A member of a project sponsored by the Egyptian Academy of Science and Technology ""Sensors based on conducting polymer nano-films"".
The Egyptian coordinator is Prof. M.M. Ayad, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt, and the Czech coordinator is Prof. Jaroslav Stejskal, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic (2007- 2009).
Publications & Presentations
Selected publications
- W.A. Amer, A.F. Rehab, M.E. Abdelghafar, M.M. Ayad, Adsorption of methylene blue dye on in situ synthesized nanostructured polypyrrole: kinetics and isotherm studies, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 2024, 1–14, https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2399781
- E.S. Elmorsy, W.A. Amer, A. Mahrous, M.M. Ayad, Insight into the novel ZIF-8@N-CQDs/ZIF-67 nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation, Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2023, 298, 116900.
- H.H. Farghal, S.H. Tawakey, W.A. Amer, M.M. Ayad, T.M. Madkour, M.M.H. El-Sayed, Polypyrrole-and polyaniline-treated cotton fabrics as efficient adsorbents for the pharmaceutical water contaminants diclofenac and salicylic acid, Polymers, 2023, 15(17), 3563.
- N.S. Hafez, W.A. Amer, E.A. Okba, M.A.S. Sakr, H.H. Alganzory, E.M. Ebeid, Novel ultra-sensitive and highly selective cyanine sensors based on solvent free microwave synthesis for the detection of trace hypochlorite ions in drinking water, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023, 303, 123116.
- N.L. Torad, A.A.M. El-Amir, F.M. Hassan, A.A. El-Maddah, W.A. Amer, M.M. Ayad, Chapter 6: Carbon-Based Materials as Catalysts/Supports in Solvent-Free Organic Reactions, Solvent-Free Methods in Nanocatalysis: From Catalyst Design to Applications, 2023, WILEY-VCH GmbH First Edition.
- M.M. Ayad, M.E. Abdelghafar, N.L.Torad, Y. Yamauchi, W.A. Amer, Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots toward highly sensitive detection of formaldehyde vapors using QCM sensor, Chemosphere, 2023, 312, 137031.
- E. Salama, A. Hamdy, H.S. Hassan, W.A. Amer, E.M. Ebeid, M. Ossman, M.F. Elkady, Evaluation of Zn Adenine-Based Bio-MOF for Efficient Remediation of Different Types of Dyes, Adsorption Science & Technology, 2022, 2022, 6818348.
- E.S. Elmorsy, A. Mahrous, W.A. Amer, M.M. Ayad, Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots in Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Core-Shell Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Characterization, Solid State Phenomena, 2022, 336, 81 – 87.
- E. Salama, M. Ghanim, H.S. Hassan, W.A. Amer, E.M. Ebeid, A.H. El-Shazly, M. Ossman, M.F. Elkady, Novel aspartic-based bio-MOF adsorbent for effective anionic dye decontamination from polluted water, RSC Advances, 2022, 12 (29), 18363 – 18372.
