Hend Omar Mohamed

Biography

Dr. Hend earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Elmina University, Egypt, and her Ph.D. in Bio-Nano System Engineering from Chonbuk National University, South Korea. She began her career as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institute of Environment Research Center, Korean Maritime and Ocean University, South Korea. With over nine years of experience, Dr. Hend has developed expertise in bioelectrochemistry, wastewater treatment, and advanced material fabrication. She specializes in synthesizing nanomaterials, including nanocatalysts and nanofiber electrodes, for various fuel cells such as microbial electrolysis cells, microbial fuel cells, and ethanol, methanol, and urea fuel cells. As a principal researcher, she has led interdisciplinary projects to fabricate advanced electrodes for large-scale fuel cell applications. She has mentored undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. students, focusing on key fuel cell components like bioanodes, photocathodes, and proton exchange membranes. Dr. Hend has published over 20 research papers in prestigious journals, including Water Research, Environment International, Chemical Engineering Journal, Bioresource Technology, and Journal of Power Sources.

Research Interests

My research interests focus on synthesizing and developing nanofiber electrodes, membranes, and nano-sized catalyst material to be used as cost-effective alternative materials for different applications, including bioelectrochemical systems, hydrogen fuel cells, and Microbial fuel cells, which are considered a promising technology to produce high-value biofuels such as, (biohydrogen, ethanol, and methanol) and treat wastewater simultaneously.

Selected Publications

Hend Omar Mohamed, Mohammad Ali Abdel Kareem, M. Obaid, and Hak Yong Kim “Cobalt Oxides-Sheathed Cobalt Nano flakes to Improve Surface Properties of Carbonaceous Electrodes Utilized in Microbial Fuel Cells,” Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017.
Hend Omar Mohamed, Enas Taha Sayed, M. Obaid, Kyung Min Poo, Hak Yong Kim and Kyu-Jung Chae “Fe/Fe2O3 nanoparticles as anode catalyst for exclusive power generation and degradation of organic compounds using microbial fuel cell”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018.
Hend Omar Mohamed, M. Obaid, Enas Taha Sayed; Yun-Jeong Choi; Siham AlQaradawi; Sung-Gwan Park; Kyu-Jung Chae “Transition metal nanoparticles doped carbon paper as cost-effective anode of microbial fuel cell powered by pure and mixed biocatalyst cultures”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018.
Hend Omar Mohamed, Enas Taha Sayed, M. Obaid, and Hak Yong Kim “Effective Strategies for Anode Surface Modification for Power harvesting and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Using Microbial Fuel Cells”, Journal of Environmental Management, 2018.
Hend Omar Mohamed, M. Obaid, Khalil Abdel razek Khalil and Hak Yong Kim “Power generation from unconditioned industrial wastewaters using commercial membranes based microbial fuel cells”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2016.
Hend Omar Mohamed, M. Obaid, Mohammad Ali Abdel Kareem, and Hak Yong Kim “Multi Membranes Diffusion Layers for Cathode Potential Enhancement in Microbial Fuel Cell operating by Metal-assisted anodes”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,2017.
Hend Omar Mohamed, M Obaid, Ahmed S Yasin, Jun Hee Kim, and Hak Yong Kim “Electrodepositing technique for improving the performance of crystalline and amorphous carbonaceous anodes for MFCs”, RSC Advances, 2016.
M.Obaid, Hend Omar Mohamed, Ahmed S. Yasin, Mohamed A.Yassin, Olfat A.Fadali and Hak Yong Kim “Under-oil super hydrophilic wetted PVDF electro spun modified membrane for continuous gravitational oil/water separation with outstanding flux,” Water Research, 2017.
Ahmed S Yasin, Hend Omar Mohamed, Ibrahim MA Mohamed, Hamouda M Mouse “Enhanced desalination performance of capacitive deionization using zirconium oxide nanoparticles-doped graphene oxide as a novel and effective electrode,” Separation and Purification Technology, 2016.
Yun-Jeong Choia, Hend Omar Mohamed, Riyam B. Al Mayyahi, Sung-Gwan Parka, Mujahed Al-Dhaifullah, Hegazy Rezk, Xianghao Ren and Kyu-Jung Chae “Synthesis of platinum group metal-free nanocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in air-cathode microbial fuel cell using electrophoretic deposition technique”. IJHE journal,2019.
Enas Taha Sayed, Tasnem Eisa, Hend Omar Mohamed, Mohammad Ali Abdel Kareem, Anis Allagui, Hussain Alawadhi, Kyu-Jung Chae “Direct Urea Fuel Cells: Challenges and Opportunities” Power source,2019
SG Park, C Rhee, SG Shin, J Shin, Hend Omar Mohamed, Yun-Jeong Choi and Kyu-Jung Chae “Methanogens stimulation and inhibition for the production of different target electro biofuels in microbial electrolysis cells through an on-demand control strategy using the coenzyme M and 2-bromoethanesulfonate”. Environment International Journal.

Education

Ph.D. Bionanosystem Engineering, Chonbuk National University (CBNU), Jeonju, South Korea, 2017
M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt, 2014
B.S. in Chemical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt, 2010

Professional Profile

Research Scientist, KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2023 - Present
Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2019-2023
Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, South Korea, 2017 - 2019
PhD researcher, Chonbuk National University (CBNU), Jeonju, South Korea, 2015 - 2017
Group leader for international cooperation groups for MFC fabrication units, European Union, 2014 - 2017
Teaching Assistance, Mathematics and Engineering, Physics Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Bani-Sweif University, Bani-Sweif, Egypt, 2013 - 2014
Teaching Assistance, Chemical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, El-Minia University, EL-Minia, Egypt, 2010 - 2013

Awards

Best paper award, for ISER 359th International Conference of materials and energy, ICSTEM 2018, 11th -12th May, 2018, Cairo University, Egypt.
Best invited speaker Award, for APSMR 2018 international conference of material, July 19-22 2018 Hokkaido, Japan.

KAUST Affiliations

KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)

Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Reforming Oligomerization Heat transfer enhanced catalyst Bio- and electro-reactors Zeolites Catalyst synthesis High throughput testing Hydroprocessing Waste Upgrading Catalyst deactivation