26/12/2023 – To date

Associate professor (Physics)

at Sohag University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Sohag (Egypt)

·        Teach physics courses to undergraduates and graduate students. ​

·        Deposit all-solid-state full batteries (Li-ion and F-ion batteries) using pulsed DC magnetron sputtering and RF magnetron sputtering.

·        Provide training for demonstrators on the subsequent plasma systems and analysis instruments at the Plasma Application Laboratory (PAL):

-         RF inductively coupled plasma for surface treatment

-         DC magnetron sputtering (continuous and pulsed modes) for thin films deposition

-         RF magnetron sputtering for thin films deposition

-         Atmospheric plasma for activating and cleansing material surfaces 

-         Optical microscope for surface and sectional morphology

-         Image Analyzer for imaging, grain size, and phase ratio calculations

-         Vickers microhardness tester for plastic microhardness measurement

-         Tensiometer for surface energy & surface wettability measurement

-         Profilometer for surface roughness and waviness measurement

-         Ball-on-disk tribometer for wear resistance and friction coefficient measurement

01/08/2018 – 26/12/2023

Lecturer (Physics)

at Sohag University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Sohag (Egypt)

·        Teach physics courses to undergraduates and graduate students. ​

·        Deposit all-solid-state full batteries (Li-ion and F-ion batteries) using pulsed DC magnetron sputtering and RF magnetron sputtering.

·        Provide training for demonstrators on the subsequent plasma systems and analysis instruments at the Plasma Application Laboratory (PAL):

-         RF inductively coupled plasma for surface treatment

-         DC magnetron sputtering (continuous and pulsed modes) for thin films deposition

-         RF magnetron sputtering for thin films deposition

-         Atmospheric plasma for activating and cleansing material surfaces  

-         Optical microscope for surface and sectional morphology

-         Image Analyzer for imaging, grain size, and phase ratio calculations

-         Vickers microhardness tester for plastic microhardness measurement

-         Tensiometer for surface energy & surface wettability measurement

-         Profilometer for surface roughness and waviness measurement

-         Ball-on-disk tribometer for wear resistance and friction coefficient measurement

09/07/2012 –31/12/2017

Scientist

at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg (Germany)

·        FIB sample preparation

·        In-situ TEM studies of fluoride ion batteries

·        Ex-situ TEM studies of fluoride ion batteries

03/04/2011 –08/07/2012

Assistant Lecturer (Physics)

at Sohag University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Sohag (Egypt)

·        Teach practical physics courses to undergraduates’ students. ​

·        Utilizing RF inductively coupled plasma for metal surface treatments such as nitriding, carburizing, and carbonitriding of stainless steel

·        Implementing DC magnetron sputtering for surface coating

·        Duplex treatment using RF plasma and DC magnetron sputtering

02/06/2009 –28/08/2009

Scientist

at the Institute of Micro and Nanotechnologies in Ilmenau (Germany)

Grant for training as part of the TEMPUS project's (JEP-32064-2004) activities.

07/05/2003 –02/04/2011

Demonstrator (Physics)

at Sohag University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Sohag (Egypt)

·        Teach practical physics courses to undergraduates’ students

·        Utilizing RF inductively coupled plasma for metal surface treatments such as nitriding, carburizing, and carbonitriding of stainless steel

·        Implementing DC magnetron sputtering for surface coating

·        Duplex treatment using RF plasma and DC magnetron sputtering