Dr. Ahmed Elzatahry
Research ProfessorDr. Ahmed Elzatahry brings over 25 years of academic and research expertise in nanocomposites and nanomaterials synthesis, specializing in mesoporous materials, 2D materials, and deep polymer materials processing with significant applications in renewable energy, catalysis, and biomedical fields. He received his PhD in Applied Chemistry from Al-Azhar University in 2007, followed by postdoctoral appointments at Virginia Commonwealth University. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Elzatahry has led numerous innovative research projects, resulting in an extensive portfolio of peer-reviewed publications and patents, and has successfully secured and managed research grants through interdisciplinary collaborations spanning national and international institutions. He has demonstrated his impact in the field with over 200 journal articles published, amassing over 15,000 citations, and holding an impressive h-index of 70. Dr. Elzatahry served as Dean of Graduate Studies at Qatar University from 2016 to 2020 and as Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Qatar University from 2021 to 2023. His strong communication, project management, and data analysis skills ensure efficient and successful research outcomes.
- Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Novel Ordered Mesoporous Materials.
- Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of 2D Materials.
- Applications of Novel Nanostructured, 2D Materials and Mesoporous Materials on Biomedicine, Energy and Catalysis.
- Polymer Synthesis, processing, and Characterization
Selected Publications
- Lv, K.; Hou, M.; Kou, Y.; Yu, H.; Liu, M.; Zhao, T.; Shen, J.; Huang, X.; Zhang, J.; Mady, M. F.; Elzatahry, A. A.; Li, X.; Zhao, D., Black Titania Janus Mesoporous Nanomotor for Enhanced Tumor Penetration and Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Photodynamic Therapy. ACS Nano 2024, 18 (21), 13910–13923., 2024
- Ma, B.; Duan, L.; Ma, Y.; Bu, F.; Lan, K.; Zhao, T.; Chen, L.; Zu, L.; Peng, L.; Zhao, Z.; Xu, J.; Zhong, S.; Aldhayan, D. M.; Al-Enizi, A. M.; Elzatahry, A.; Li, W.; Yang, W.; Zhao, D. , . Implanting Colloidal Nanoparticles into Single-Crystalline Zeolites for Catalytic Dehydration. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63 (23), e202403245., 2024
- Wang, B.; Zhou, W.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, T.; Li, X.; Feng, Y.; Zhao, R.; Li, W.; Elzatahry, A.; Hassan, Y.; Zhao, D.; Chao, D., An Energetic K+-S Aqueous Battery with 96% Sulfur Redox Utilization. Joule 2024., 2024
- Wang, L.; Zhang, B.; Zhou, W.; Zhao, Z.; Liu, X.; Zhao, R.; Sun, Z.; Li, H.; Wang, X.; Zhang, T.; Jin, H.; Li, W.; Elzatahry, A.; Hassan, Y.; Fan, H. J.; Zhao, D.; Chao, D. , Tandem Chemistry with Janus Mesopores Accelerator for Efficient Aqueous Batteries. J Am Chem Soc 2024, 146 (9), 6199–6208., 2024
- Zhang, J.-Y.; Xia, C.; Su, Y.; Zu, L.; Zhao, Z.; Li, P.; Lv, Z.; Wang, J.; Mei, B.; Lan, K.; Zhao, T.; Zhang, P.; Chen, W.; Zaman, S.; Liu, Y.; Peng, L.; Xia, B. Y.; Elzatahry, A.; Li, W.; Zhao, D. , Boosted Oxygen Kinetics of Hierarchically Mesoporous Mo2C/C for High-Current-Density Zn–Air Battery. Small 2024, 20 (15), 2307378., 2024
- Bu F, Sun Z, Zhou W, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Ma B, Liu X, Liang P, Zhong C, Zhao R, Li H, Wang L, Zhang T, Wang B, Zhao Z, Zhang J, Li W, Ibrahim YS, Hassan Y, Elzatahry A, Chao D, Zhao D. , Reviving Zn0Dendrites to Electroactive Zn2+ by Mesoporous MXene with Active Edge Sites. J Am Chem Soc. 2023 Nov 8;145(44):24284-24293., 2023
- Mohammed W, Matalkeh M, Al Soubaihi RM, Elzatahry A, Saoud KM. , Visible Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye and Pharmaceutical Wastes over TernaryNiO/Ag/TiO2Heterojunction. ACS Omega. 2023 Oct 20;8(43):40063-40077, 2023
- Yu, H.; Yu, Y.; Lin, R.; Liu, M.; Zhou, Q.; Liu, M.; Chen, L.; Wang, W.; Elzatahry, A. A.; Zhao, D. , Camouflaged Virus‐Like‐Nanocarrier with a Transformable Rough Surface for Boosting Drug Delivery. Angewandte Chemie 2023, 135 (14), e202216188, 2023
- Zhang JY, Xia C, Su Y, Zu L, Zhao Z, Li P, Lv Z, Wang J, Mei B, Lan K, Zhao T, Zhang P, Chen W, Zaman S, Liu Y, Peng L, Xia BY, Elzatahry A, Li W, Zhao D. , Boosted Oxygen Kinetics of Hierarchically Mesoporous Mo2 C/C for High-current-density Zn-air Battery. Small. 2023. doi: 10.1002/smll.202307378, 2023
- Zhao, T.; Chen, L.; Liu, M.; Lin, R.; Cai, W.; Hung, C.-T.; Wang, S.; Duan, L.; Zhang, F.; Elzatahry, A. , Emulsion-oriented assembly for Janus double-spherical mesoporous nanoparticles as biological logic gates. Nature Chemistry 2023, 1-9., 2023