Ahmed M. Abu‐Dief

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Abu-Dief Mohammed, Professor of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry at Chemistry Department, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madianh Al-Mounawarah, Saudi Arabia and he obtained Post doctor from Faculty of Chemistry, Oviedo University, Spain, 2015. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Abu-Dief published more than 200 articles in international journals, 19 books and participates in more than 125 workshops and international conferences with h- index 78. Moreover, He works as a reviewer in 290 international journals and member of editorial board in more than 65 journals. Stanford University listed his name in the 2% World Research Scientist Ranking in the last five years (2020-2024). He was awarded several prizes such as State Encouragement Award, University Encouragement Award, University Research Excellence Award, Highly cited research Award, and Golden Medal for outstanding performance. He has ten granted US patents, in different areas such as nanomaterials for drug delivery, nanomaterials for electronic devices, nanomaterials for waste water treatment and design of organometallic compounds for super pharmaceutical applications. Research Areas 1-Material Science 2- Bio-Inorganic Chemistry 3- Physical Chemistry Research interests • Design and characterization of Schiff base complexes and study their interaction with DNA and their different biological applications. • Functionalization of MNPs for drug delivery systems • Design and study of multifunctional systems containing Schiff base ligands and 4f metals towards the development of nanodevices. Preparation and characterization of surface-modified magnetite nanoparticles with controlled size. • Functionalization of nanoparticles and catalytic reactions. • Functionalization of nanomedical plants for water purification. • Design of new nano photocatalysts for oxidations of dyes and water purification. • Synthesis of nano curcumin for biological applications.