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Advanced materials ,Nanostructured materials ,Metallic biomaterials, High entropy alloy,Light weight metals , Hydrogen storage materials, Carbon materials, and Applied machine learning in Materials Science & Engineering.
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Dr. Mohamed Abdrabou Hussein works at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials (IRC-AM) and is an affiliate of the Mechanical Engineering Department at KFUPM. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Materials & Manufacturing) from KFUPM in 2015. Hussein has an experience in interdisciplinary research focusing on developing and characterizing advanced materials such as nanostructured materials, High entropy alloys, lightweight alloys, metallic biomaterials, hydrogen storage materials, carbon materials, and Applied machine learning in materials science and engineering.. A proven track record of securing and managing funded research as PI (7 projects) and CO-I (7 projects), resulting in +63 journal papers, 21 US patents (9 issued and 12 applications), Book chapters, and several presentations at international conferences. Experienced in leading research team, mentoring students, Postdocs, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Recognized for outstanding research and innovation and honored with the KFUPM Excellence in Research Award (2023) , Patent Award in (2025,2024,2023,2018 ),and recognition among Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists worldwide (2024). In addition to teaching & academic experience since 2005 at Tanta University, KFS University, and KFUPM.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Development of Waste-Derived Carbon Materials for Water Treatment and Energy Storage Applications: Experimental and Machine Learning Approach
Hussein, M. A. (PI), Ibrahim, A. F. (CoI), Salhi, B. (CoI) & Madhan kumar, A. (CoI)
1/04/26 → 1/04/28
Project: Research
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Development of Carbon-Based Material from Petroleum coke for Carbon Capture Applications
Hussein, M. A. (PI), Ibrahim, A. F. (CoI), Madhan kumar, A. (CoI) & Abdelnaby, M. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Development of dust repellent polymeric films for solar panel structures
Madhan kumar, A. (PI), Rahman, M. (CoI), Suleiman, R. (CoI), Hussein, M. A. (CoI) & Al-Ahmed, A. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Investigate the Effect of High Energy Ball Milling and Catalysts Addition on Magnesium Alloy for Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage Applications.
Hussein, M. A. (PI), Abdelnaby, M. (CoI) & Abdul Azeem, M. (CoI)
1/04/23 → 1/04/25
Project: Research
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Development of antibacterial and biocompatible hybrid polymeric coatings and drug-loaded Ti nanotubes on a new titanium alloy for bio implant applications
Madhan kumar, A. (PI), Hussein, M. A. (CoI) & Ogunlakin, N. O. (CoI)
1/04/23 → 1/04/25
Project: Research
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Development of Self-Cleaning and Antidust Acrylic/SiO2 Nanocomposite Coatings for Solar Panel Applications
Kumar, A. M., Al-Ghannam, A., Ogunlakin, N. O., Suleiman, R. K., Hussein, M. A., Haris, M. P. U. & Al-Ahmed, A., 11 May 2026, In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 9, 9, p. 5720-5732 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of Mechanochemical Pre-Treatment on the CO2 Capture Performance of Petcoke-Derived Activated Carbon
Kaushal, S., Ahmad, R., Abdelnaby, M. M., Essalhi, M., Kumar, A. M. & Hussein, M. A., 25 May 2026, In: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 157, p. 696-706 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Synergistic mechanochemical and thermal treatment for enhancing the structure and textural properties of petroleum coke-derived carbon materials
Ahmad, R., Kaushal, S., Abdelnaby, M. M., Abdelbary, A. I., Essalhi, M., Kumar, A. M. & Hussein, M. A., Feb 2026, In: Diamond and Related Materials. 162, 113318.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cold sintering of sand-evaporite mixtures for sustainable brick applications in hot, arid climates: A laboratory upscaling study
Radwan, O. A., Hussein, M. A., Assaggaf, R., Humphrey, J. D. & Abdelaal, A., 19 Sep 2025, In: Construction and Building Materials. 492, 142981.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Design and Development of Ti–Zr–Nb–Ta–Ag High Entropy Alloy for Bioimplant Applications
Hussein, M. A., Abdul Azeem, M., Kumar, A. M. & Ankah, N., Mar 2025, In: Advanced Engineering Materials. 27, 6, 2400462.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Excellence in Research Award
Alsulaiman, F. (Recipient), Tufail, M. (Recipient), Khalid, M. (Recipient), Al-Ahmed, A. (Recipient), Tatar, N. (Recipient), Nemitallah, M. (Recipient), Hussein, M. (Recipient), Salhab, A. (Recipient), Sheltami, T. (Recipient), Kamal, M. S. (Recipient) & Al-Osta, M. (Recipient), 2023
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