Mahmoud Gharib

Mahmoud Gharib

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Mahmoud Adel Hamza (Mahmoud Gharib) is a PhD student at the School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. Also, he was a teaching assistant at the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, where he had been awarded his BSc degree in chemistry (2013) and his MSc degree in chemistry (2018) from Ain Shams University. His research belongs to the materials sciences and photocatalysis, especially my work focused the rational design and preparation of advanced photocatalysts for energy/environmental applications including, solar fuels production (e.g. Hydrogen production) and wastewater treatment.

My research belongs to the materials sciences and photocatalysis, where my work is focused on the rational design and preparation of advanced photocatalysts for energy/environmental applications including, solar fuels production (e.g. Hydrogen production) and wastewater treatment.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2023 - ongoing HDR Student University of Adelaide
    2021 - 2023 HDR student University of Adelaide
    2019 - 2021 Research Assistant American University in Cairo
    2018 - ongoing Teaching Assistant Ain Shams University
    2014 - 2018 Pre-Demonstrator Ain Shams University

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2023 Award CET Research Day - Best PhD Poster Presentation Award for H2 production Centre for Energy Technology (CET) Australia -
    2023 Award CET Research Day - Best Overall Poster Award Centre for Energy Technology (CET) Australia -
    2023 Award 2023 SA RACI Physical, Polymer and Materials Chemistry Symposium - Best Poster Award RACI Australia -
    2023 Award APPSS 2023 - Best Poster Prize School of Physics, Chemistry & Earth Sciences - The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2022 Award Obada Prize for Distinguished Students Natural Sciences Publishing United States -
    2012 Award The Ideal Student Award Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Egypt -

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Arabic Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2021 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
    2015 - 2018 Ain Shams University Egypt M.Sc. in Chemistry
    2009 - 2013 Ain Shams University Egypt B.Sc. in Chemistry

  • Research Interests
    Chemical Engineering Chemical Sciences Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering Nanomaterials

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Small, T. D., Hamza, M. A., Shen, Y., Shearer, C. J., & Metha, G. F. (2025). Systematic investigation of ABO3 perovskite synthesis to generalise a La and Rh co-doping strategy for visible light photocatalysis. Nanoscale Advances, 12 pages.
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    2025 Hamza, M. A., Metha, G. F., & Shearer, C. J. (2025). Recent advances and future directions of CdIn2S4-based photocatalysts: properties, synthesis, and modifications for energy and environmental applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 60 pages.
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    2024 Hamza, M. A., Zidan, A., Abd El-Rahman, S. A., El-Naggar, A. M., & Abou-Gamra, Z. M. (2024). Effect of Thiophene-Hydrazinyl-Thiazole derivative as an efficient dye sensitizer and performance enhancer of TiO2 toward rhodamine B photodegradation. Chemosphere, 365, 143325.
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    2024 Ngo, V. T., Lim, S. Y., Law, C. S., Wang, J., Hamza, M. A., Abell, A. D., . . . Santos, A. (2024). Semiconductor Nanoporous Anodic Alumina Photonic Crystals as a Model Photoelectrocatalytic Platform for Solar Light‐Driven Reactions. Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research, 5(11), 2400125-1-2400125-15.
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    2024 Hamza, M. A., Evans, J. D., Andersson, G. G., Metha, G. F., & Shearer, C. J. (2024). Ultrathin Ru-CdIn₂S₄ nanosheets for simultaneous photocatalytic green hydrogen production and selective oxidation of furfuryl alcohol to furfural. Chemical Engineering Journal, 493, 152603-1-152603-12.
    DOI Scopus15
    2024 Bat-Erdene, M., Hamza, M. A., Sainbileg, B., Suragtkhuu, S., Chen, D., Li, Q., . . . Batmunkh, M. (2024). Atomically Dispersed Nickel (Ni) Species on Black TiO₂−Ov Photocatalysts Derived from Ti₃C₂Tₓ (MXene). Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128(25), 10577-10585.
    DOI Scopus2
    2024 Naciri, Y., Ahdour, A., Benhsina, E., Hamza, M. A., Bouziani, A., Hsini, A., . . . Ghazzal, M. N. (2024). Ba3(PO4)2 Photocatalyst for Efficient Photocatalytic Application. Global Challenges, 8(1), 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus7 Europe PMC1
    2024 Hamza, M. A., El-Sayed, A., El-Shazly, A. N., & Elmahgary, M. G. (2024). Efficient utilization of ceramic waste (cyclone dust waste) for enhancing the photocatalytic performance of TiO2 nanoparticles toward Rhodamine B photodegradation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus20
    2024 Magdy Abdo, D., Nasr El-Shazly, A., & Adel Hamza, M. (2024). Effect of acidic and basic leachants on the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles from Egyptian zinc ore, their optical/surface characteristics and photocatalytic performance. Materials Letters, 364, 4 pages.
    DOI Scopus3
    2024 Adel Hamza, M., Abd El-Rahman, S. A., Ramadan, S. K., Ezz-Elregal, E. E. M., Rizk, S. A., & Abou-Gamra, Z. M. (2024). The enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance of nanocrystalline TiO<inf>2</inf> decorated by quinazolinone-photosensitizer toward photocatalytic treatment of simulated wastewater. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 452, 10 pages.
    DOI Scopus4
    2023 Hamza, M. A., Rizk, S. A., Ezz-Elregal, E. -E. M., El-Rahman, S. A. A., Ramadan, S. K., & Abou-Gamra, Z. M. (2023). Photosensitization of TiO<sub>2</sub> microspheres by novel Quinazoline-derivative as visible-light-harvesting antenna for enhanced Rhodamine B photodegradation.. Scientific reports, 13(1), 1-15.
    DOI Scopus26 WoS1 Europe PMC6
    2023 Elfarargy, R. G., Saleh, M. A., Abodouh, M. M., Hamza, M. A., & Allam, N. K. (2023). Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanoheterostructures as Novel Platforms for the Electrochemical Sensing of the Chemotherapeutic and Immunomodulator Agent MTX. Biosensors, 13(1), 51.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS1 Europe PMC3
    2023 Ran, J., Chen, L., Wang, D., Talebian Kiakalaieh, A., Jiao, Y., Adel Hamza, M., . . . Qiao, S. (2023). Atomic-Level Regulated Two-Dimensional ReSe₂ : A Universal Platform Boosting Photocatalysis. Advanced Materials, 35(19), 2210164-1-2210164-13.
    DOI Scopus73 WoS8 Europe PMC15
    2022 Ghanem, L. G., Hamza, M. A., Taha, M. M., & Allam, N. K. (2022). Symmetric supercapacitor devices based on pristine g-C3N4 mesoporous nanosheets with exceptional stability and wide operating voltage window. Journal of Energy Storage, 52, 10 pages.
    DOI Scopus32 WoS7
    2022 Hamza, M. A., Abd El-Rahman, S. A., & Abou-Gamra, Z. M. (2022). Facile one-pot solid-state fabrication of a novel binary nanocomposite of commercial ZnO and commercial PbCrO4 with enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B dye. Optical Materials, 124, 8 pages.
    DOI Scopus26 WoS13
    2022 Allam, N., El-Shazly, A., Hegazy, A., Hamza, M., & El Shenawy, E. (2022). The synergetic effect of cobalt content on enhancing the photoelectrochemical hydrogen production performance of in-situ-doped TiO2 photocatalysts. International Journal of Materials Technology and Innovation, 2(1), 20-28.
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    2021 El-Shazly, A. N., Hamza, M. A., & Allam, N. K. (2021). Enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting via engineered surface defects of BiPO4 nanorod photoanodes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(45), 23214-23224.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS15
    2021 Hamza, M. A., Abd El-Rahman, S. A., El-Shazly, A. N., Hashem, E. M., Mohamed, R. T., El-Tanany, E. M., & Elmahgary, M. G. (2021). Facile one-pot ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of novel Ag@RGO/g-C3N4 ternary 0D@2D/2D nanocomposite with enhanced synergetic tandem adsorption-photocatalytic degradation of recalcitrant organic dyes: Kinetic and mechanistic insights. Materials Research Bulletin, 142, 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus37 WoS18
    2021 Taha, M. M., Ghanem, L. G., Hamza, M. A., & Allam, N. K. (2021). Highly Stable Supercapacitor Devices Based on Three-Dimensional Bioderived Carbon Encapsulated g-C3N4Nanosheets. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4(9), 10344-10355.
    DOI Scopus45 WoS13
    2021 El-Shazly, A. N., El-Sayyad, G. S., Hegazy, A. H., Hamza, M. A., Fathy, R. M., El Shenawy, E. T., & Allam, N. K. (2021). Superior visible light antimicrobial performance of facet engineered cobalt doped TiO2 mesocrystals in pathogenic bacterium and fungi. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus43 WoS27 Europe PMC17
    2021 Hashem, E. M., Hamza, M. A., El-Shazly, A. N., Sanad, M. F., Hassan, M. M., & Abdellatif, S. O. (2021). Investigating the UV absorption capabilities in novel Ag@RGO/ZnO ternary nanocomposite for optoelectronic devices. Nanotechnology, 32(8), 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus28 WoS17 Europe PMC5
    2021 Hashem, E. M., Hamza, M. A., El-Shazly, A. N., Abd El-Rahman, S. A., El-Tanany, E. M., Mohamed, R. T., & Allam, N. K. (2021). Novel Z-Scheme/Type-II CdS@ZnO/g-C3N4 ternary nanocomposites for the durable photodegradation of organics: Kinetic and mechanistic insights. Chemosphere, 277, 128730.
    DOI Scopus88 Europe PMC16
    2021 El-Shazly, A. N., Hegazy, A. H., El Shenawy, E. T., Hamza, M. A., & Allam, N. K. (2021). Novel facet-engineered multi-doped TiO2 mesocrystals with unprecedented visible light photocatalytic hydrogen production. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 220, 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus41 WoS24
    2020 Fadl, A. M., Abdou, M. I., Hamza, M. A., & Sadeek, S. A. (2020). Corrosion-inhibiting, self-healing, mechanical-resistant, chemically and UV stable PDMAS/TiO2 epoxy hybrid nanocomposite coating for steel petroleum tanker trucks. Progress in Organic Coatings, 146, 20 pages.
    DOI Scopus64 WoS33
    2020 Hamza, M. A., Abou-Gamra, Z. M., Ahmed, M. A., & Medien, H. A. A. (2020). The critical role of Tween 80 as a ‘green’ template on the physical properties and photocatalytic performance of TiO2 nanoparticles for Rhodamine B photodegradation. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics, 31(6), 4650-4661.
    DOI Scopus27 WoS15
    2020 Hamza, M. A., El-Shazly, A. N., & Allam, N. K. (2020). Facile template-free one-pot room-temperature synthesis of novel m-Bi(OH)CrO4 microspheres. Materials Letters, 262, 4 pages.
    DOI Scopus23 WoS16
    2020 Hamza, M. A., El-Shazly, A. N., Tolba, S. A., & Allam, N. K. (2020). Novel Bi-based photocatalysts with unprecedented visible light-driven hydrogen production rate: Experimental and DFT insights. Chemical Engineering Journal, 384, 8 pages.
    DOI Scopus62 WoS40
    2019 Fadl, A. M., Abdou, M. I., Al-Elaa, S. A., Hamza, M. A., & Sadeek, S. A. (2019). Evaluation the anti-corrosion behavior, impact resistance, acids and alkali immovability of nonylphenol ethoxylate/TiO2 hybrid epoxy nanocomposite coating applied on the carbon steel surface. Progress in Organic Coatings, 136, 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus38 WoS21
    2017 Abou-Gamra, Z. M., Ahmed, M. A., & Hamza, M. A. (2017). Investigation of commercial PbCrO4/TiO2 for photodegradation of rhodamine B in aqueous solution by visible light. Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2(1).
    DOI Scopus57
    2017 Ahmed, M. A., Abou-Gamra, Z. M., Medien, H. A. A., & Hamza, M. A. (2017). Effect of porphyrin on photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles toward Rhodamine B photodegradation. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, 176, 25-35.
    DOI Scopus106 WoS78 Europe PMC14

  • Book Chapters
    Year Citation
    2024 Hamza, M. A., Moussa, M., El-Shazly, A. N., & Salah, M. (2024). Solar-Rechargeable Energy Conversion/Storage Systems. In 2D Semiconducting Materials for Electronic, Photonic, and Optoelectronic Devices (pp. 237-252). CRC Press.
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    2023 Gharib, M. (2023). Recent Advances in the Development of Metal–Organic Frameworks-based Photocatalysts for Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction. In S. Ghosh, & Q. Wang (Eds.), Recent Developments in Functional Materials for Artificial Photosynthesis. Royal Society of Chemistry.
    2022 El-Shazly, A. N., Hamza, M. A., & Shalan, A. E. (2022). Major Trends and Mechanistic Insights for the Development of TiO2-Based Nanocomposites for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. In Engineering Materials (pp. 771-794). Springer International Publishing.
    DOI Scopus9

  • Preprint
    Year Citation
    2025 Day, M., Hamza, M., & Shearer, C. (2025). Aliovalent Doping of SrTiO3 for Photocatalytic Pollutant Remediation.
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    2023 Adel Hamza, M., Abd El-Rahman, S., Ramadan, S., Ezz-Elregal, E. -E., Rizk, S. A., & Abou‑Gamra, Z. (2023). The Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Performance of Nanocrystalline Tio2 Decorated by Novel Quinazolinone-Photosensitizer Toward Photocatalytic Treatment of Simulated Wastewater.
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