Updated on 2024/07/28

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AHMED ABDELRAHMAN ZKRIA
 
Organization
Faculty of Engineering Sciences Associate Professor
Center for Japan-Egypt Cooperation in Science and Technology(E-JUST Center) （Joint Appointment）
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering Sciences（Joint Appointment）
Title
Associate Professor
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Research Activities: • Research on the developments of electrical and mechanical properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond films deposited by physical vapor deposition methods. • Research on the Application of nanosecond pulsed laser irradiation on amorphous carbon and singlecrystalline diamond. • Mentoring Master and PhD students in the Diamond research group. Activities with EJUST center: • Promote the project between IGSES, Kyushu University, and Chemical and Petrochemical Eng. Dept. (CPE), EJUST, Egypt. • Matching CPE doctoral students with host laboratory at KU. • Domestic supportive service for short visit of CPE doctoral students to Japan. • Duties of Co-supervision and teaching of EJUST students. Social activities • Co-founder of "Education Clinic Foundation'' for online academic coaching in Arab regions. • Organization committee member of the summer school organized by the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA)| 2021, 2022 • Member of Japan-Middle East& North Africa (J-MENA) platform|2018-present • Advisory board member for the Arab Science Week-2022, Egypt/UAE.
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Degree

  • Bachelor in Science (South Valley University, Egypt)

  • Master in Physics (Aswan University, Egypt/ Graz University, Austria)

  • PhD in Applied Physics (Kyushu University, Japan-2017)

Research History

  • Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Center for Japan-Egypt Cooperation in Science and Technology, Kyushu University, Japan [Jan.2023-Jan.2024] Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Center for Japan-Egypt Cooperation in Science and Technology, Kyushu University, Japan [April 2020-Dec.2023] JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan [Nov.2017-Nov.2019] Visiting Scientist, Department of Material Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA [Nov.2018-Mar.2019] Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Physics, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Egypt [Apr. 2012-Sep.2013] Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Physics, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Egypt [Aug. 2008- Apr. 2012]

Research Interests・Research Keywords

  • Research theme：1. Exploring emergent carbon-based materials for various applications, including Anticorrosion coatings, implants, CO2 reduction, and fuel cell stack. 3. Growing gallium oxide for electronic devices. 4. Developing novel membranes by Electrospinning technique for water treatment application.

    Keyword：Carbon-based materials, Arc plasma, Thin film, Anticorrosion coatings, CO2 reduction, Biomaterials, Implants, DC Sputtering, Gallium Oxide, Membrane technology, Electrospinning, Water treatment

    Research period： 2024.2 - 2028.3

  • Research theme：Synthesizing carbon nanomaterials using physical vapor deposition methods for electronic applications

    Keyword：Carbon-based materials, Arc plasma, Thin film, electronic applications, diamond devices

    Research period： 2023.4 - 2024.3

  • Research theme：Applications of ultrananocrystalline diamond/hydrogenated amorphous carbon composite (UNCDa/-C:H) films to photodiodes and solar cells

    Keyword：ultrananocrystalline diamond, UNCD, photodiodes, photoviltaics, solar cells

    Research period： 2017.11 - 2019.12

  • Research theme：Laser-induced dopings and modifications on the surface of Diamond

    Keyword：Nanosecond laser, Diamond, Phosphorus doped

    Research period： 2017.10 - 2021.9

  • Research theme：Growth of Nitrogen-doped Nanodiamond films using physical vapor deposition methods.

    Keyword：Thin film deposition; Nanodiamond; Nitrogen-doping, electronic applications

    Research period： 2014.4 - 2017.9

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Professional Memberships

  • Japan Society of Applied Physics

  • Material Research Society

Academic Activities

  • Organization committee

    Japan Society for Applied Physics-Kyushu Chapter  （ Kyushu University Japan ） 2023.11

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    Type：Competition, symposium, etc. 

    Number of participants：300

Research Projects

  • New Generation of Multielement-Doped Nanodiamond Thin Films by Coaxial Arc Plasma Deposition as Robust NanoCatalysts for Electroreduction of CO2 to C2+ Products International coauthorship

    2023.8 - 2024.9

    Qatar University 

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    Authorship：Principal investigator 

  • AY2023 Researcher Network Formation Promotion Program

    2023.7 - 2024.3

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    Authorship：Principal investigator  Grant type：Other funds from industry-academia collaboration

  • Multielement-Doped Nanodiamond as Robust NanoCatalysts for Electroreduction of CO2

    2023 - 2024

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    Authorship：Principal investigator  Grant type：Contract research

  • A new physical approach to form single-photon sources in nanodiamonds for quantum applications

    2022.4 - 2023.3

    Kyushu University 

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    Authorship：Principal investigator 

  • A new physical approach to form single-photon sources in nanodiamond for quantum applications

    2022 - 2024

    2022 Research Start Program-Young Researcher

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    Authorship：Principal investigator  Grant type：On-campus funds, funds, etc.

  • Ultrananocrystalline diamond films for quantum center applications

    2021.4 - 2023.3

    The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan 

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    Authorship：Coinvestigator(s) 

  • Ultrananocrystalline diamond films preparation and the application to Photovoltaics and hard coating

    2019.4 - 2021.3

    The Japan Society for the promotion of Science, Japan 

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    Authorship：Coinvestigator(s) 

  • Development of nanocarbon thin films for all-carbon photovoltaics

    2017.11 - 2019.11

    The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan 

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    Authorship：Principal investigator 

  • Development of nanocarbon thin films for all-carbon photovoltaics

    2017 - 2019

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad

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    Grant type：Joint research

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Educational Activities

  • Duties of education in safety training for international students at Yoshitake's group, Kyushu Univrsity

    Teaching duties for the students of the E-JUST, Egypt, following classes:

    • Introduction to Nanotechnology
    • Nanomaterials in Chemical Engineering
    • Selected topics in Energy Materials
    • Scientific writing for postgraduate students.

    Co-supervising Master’s and Ph.D. students (Total of 7 students), as follows:

    • Eng. Joshua Anani (MSc. student) “Effective self-healing Coating Materials for Anti-Corrosion Application”
    • Eng. Ndabezinhle Dube (MSc student), “Extraction of bio-based Carbon Materials for a Sustainable Application”
    • Eng. Uko Lydia Chile (MSc student), “Fabrication of Self-healing Material for Metals’ Corrosion"
    • Eng. Maud Fuko (MSc student), “Modified polymeric membrane fabrication for water distillation”
    • Eng. Mostafa Sayed (Ph.D. student) “Fabrication of Eco-friendly Superhydrophobic Membrane for Distillation”
    • Eng. Dina Mamdouh (MSc student) “A Novel Design of a Microreactor and Its Applications in Mass Transfer Operations”
    • Eng. Wisdom Kwame (MSc student) “Synthesis and evaluation of nanoparticles for application in enhanced oil recovery”

Award for Educational Activities

  • 私は、エジプト日本科学技術協力センター（EJUSTセンター）、総合理工学府（IGSES）筑紫オフィスで働いています。研究室では、留学生の安全教育を行っています。また、エジプト日本科学技術大学(E-JUST)の化学・石油化学工学科(CPE)の学生の教育も担当しています。合計7人の大学院生のアドバイザーを務めています。

       

Participation in international educational events, etc.

  • 2022.9

    The Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA)

    2nd Practical AGYA Training: Improving Academic and Professional Skill

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    Venue：Egypt

    Number of participants：300

Outline of Social Contribution and International Cooperation activities

  • * Promotion of the international cooperation between Kyushu University and Egypt-Japan University for Science and Technology (E-JUST) supported by JICA [2020-2024]
    >> Main activities are including the development of the project education program, matching E-JUST Ph.D. students with the Japanese host laboratory at Kyushu University, duties of co-supervision and teaching of E-JUST students, and planning and managing interdisciplinary research between the two parties.

    * Initiate the collaboration with National Taiwan University under Researcher Network Formation Promotion Program with Candidate Universities for Strategic Partnership [2023-2024]
    >> With the aim to further strengthen relations with the leading universities in Asia, Kyushu provides support for exchange plans. Under this theme, our group initiates a research network with the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at National Taiwan University.

    * Initiate the collaboration with Qatar University under the Qatar-Japan Research Collaboration program (QJRC-2) [2023-2024]
    >> Qatar-Japan Research Collaboration program (cycle 2), funded by Marubeni, brings together Qatar University and Japanese Universities to collaborate on research topics of mutual interest and develop high-quality, high-impact outcomes and prototypes that benefit both parties. We secured the grant for establishing collaborative research with the Department of Chemistry at Qatar University.

Acceptance of Foreign Researchers, etc.

  • Qatar University

    Acceptance period： 2024.7 - 2025.1   （Period）：1 month or more

    Nationality：Egypt

    Business entity：Foreign governments, foreign research institutes, international organizations

Travel Abroad

  • 2024.1

    Staying countory name 1：Egypt   Staying institution name 1：Egypt-Japan University for Science and Technology (E-JUST)

    Staying institution name 2：Alexandria University

    Staying institution name 3：Aswan University

  • 2018.11 - 2019.3

    Staying countory name 1：United States   Staying institution name 1：North Carolina State University

    Staying countory name 2：Austria   Staying institution name 2：Graz University

    Staying countory name 3：Egypt   Staying institution name 3：Aswan University

  • 2010.9 - 2011.7

    Staying countory name 1：Austria   Staying institution name 1：Graz University