Dr. Ahmed Talaat

Ahmed Talaat is a materials scientist (10+ years) with an Extraordinary Ph.D. Thesis Award in materials physics research related to magnetic functional materials for energy applications. Areas of emphasis include magnetic materials and fundamentals coupled with device-level application expertise. Proven skills in research and development in both industry and academia across Europe (Spain [University of the Basque Country], Slovakia [Faculty of Science, UPJS], Germany [Zoz GmbH, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, and Technical University of Darmstadt]) and the USA (Florida [University of South Florida], Pennsylvania [University of Pittsburgh]). Outstanding research achievements documented with an extensive citation record and peer-reviewed publications. Contributed to the development and leadership of competitive R&D projects and successfully raised funding (~USD 2M) from prestigious funding agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Strengthened synergistic activities in scientific meetings organization (conferences/workshops) and session chair in major magnetic materials conferences such as the MMM and Intermag. Service of evaluation in several journals as scientific referee, editor, and guest editor with outstanding contributions. He published more than 1000 papers in indexed international scientific journals (H-index = 20) and participated in the committees of international conferences.