People

Mostafa Youssef

first_name DOT last_name [AT]  aucegypt [DOT] edu

Associate professor, department of mechanical engineering

Education

Ph.D. Nuclear Science and Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - USA (2013).

M.Sc. Nuclear Science and Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - USA (2010).

B.Sc. Nuclear and Radiation Engineering - Alexandria University - Egypt (2006).

Research

My research attempts to address the challenge posed by Max Born to younger generations, “I have restricted my work to ideal crystals though I am aware that the theory of the defects in real crystals is practically far more important. This I have left to a younger generation.” To that end, I employ techniques of computer simulation of materials to understand and design the thermodynamic and kinetic response of defective materials to external stimuli such as temperature, stress, electromagnetic field and chemical potential.  We study inorganic crystalline and amorphous solids, water, and also biological molecules such as proteins and lipids. The purpose is twofold; advancing our fundamental understanding of materials science and engineering, and improving the performance of various technologies/materials such as solar cells, semiconductor devices, computer memories, and corrosion-resistant alloys, cements, and drugs.

Academic Tree

Mostafa Youssef (MIT 2013) 

Bilge Yildiz (MIT 2003) 

Michael W. Golay (Cornell 1969) 

Kendall B. Cady (MIT 1962) 

Melville Clark, Jr. (Harvard 1949) 

Julian Shwinger (Columbia 1939)(Nobel Prize in Physics 1965) 

Isidor I. Rabi (Columbia 1927) (Nobel Prize in Physics 1944) 

Albert Potter Wills (Clark University 1897) 

Arthur Gordon Webster (Universität Berlin 1890) 

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz ( Universität Berlin 1842) 

 ……………….. 

Nasir Al-Deen Al-Tusi (Al-Madrasa Al-Kamalia, Mosul, Iraq, ~1220) 

………....…...…. 

Erdős Number: 6

Einstein Number: 7

Maha El-Bedaiwy

PhD Candidate, Engineering PhD Program. ( Co-advised by Dr. Amr Serag and Dr. Mohamed ElMorsi, AUC, Egypt)

Education

B.Sc.  

M.Sc. 

Research 

Oxides for thermochemical water splitting.

Nada Hussein

M.Sc. student, Biotechnology Program. ( Co-advised by Dr. Anwar Abdelnaser, AUC, Egypt)

Education

B.Sc.  Pharmacy- The British University in Egypt - Egypt (2019).

Research 

Nada is studying the inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK3β) which was found to be associated with multiple psychiatric, neuroinflammation, and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer`s disease. The research aims at constructing a work flow for drug repurposing employing a combination of molecular docking and molecular dynamics.

Karim Samra 

M.Sc. student, Nanotechnology Program

Education

B.Sc.  Pharmacy- Delta University for Science and Technology - Egypt (2020).

Research 

Karim is working on studying polymorphism in drug crystals using a combination of force field and density functional theory methods. The goal of this research is to develop a computational capability to predict phase transitions of a particular drug under the action of temperature and mechanical stresses.  This can inform drug processing techniques about the key parameters needed to produce bioavailable tablets.

Shehab Eldin Shousha

M.Sc. student  (2018 - 2021)

Education

M.Sc. Nuclear and Radiation Engineering - Alexandria University - Egypt (2020)

B.Sc. Nuclear and Radiation Engineering - Alexandria University - Egypt (2017).

Next Position

PhD student at North Carolina State University , USA.

Mohamed Samy

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2019 - 2021)

Education

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering- The American University in Cairo - Egypt (2021).

B.Sc. Physics- The American University in Cairo - Egypt ( 2021).

Next Position

M.Sc. Student at EPFL, Switzerland.

Ahmed Abdelkawy

M.Sc. student (2018 - 2021)

Education

B.Sc. Materials Science and Engineering – German University in Cairo – Egypt (2018).

M.Sc. Nanotechnology - The American University in Cairo - Egypt (2021)

Next Position

PhD Student at Max Planck , Germany.

Geraldine Anis

M.Sc. student and Research Assistant (2018 - 2021)

Education

M.Sc. Nanotechnology - The American University in Cairo - Egypt (2020).

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering - The American University in Cairo - Egypt (2016).

Next Position

PhD student at the University of Warwick , England.

Hoda Essam

M.Sc. student (2019 - 2022)

Education

B.Sc. Electronics and Communication Engineering- Cairo University- Egypt (2014).

Next Position

TBD

Jaylan ElHalawani

M.Sc. student (2019 - 2022)

Education

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering- The American University in Cairo - Egypt (2016).

Next Position 

Instructor at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Yara Elsayed

M.Sc. student (2021 - 2023)

Education

B.Sc. Pharmacy- The German University in Cairo  (GUC) - Egypt (2018).

Next Position 

PhD student at the University of Fribourg, Swtizerland.

Sheriff Abdulmutalib 

M.Sc. student (2022 - 2023)

Education

B.Eng.  Mechanical Engineering- Bayero University, Kano  - Nigeria (2018).

Next Position

PhD student at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg.

Omar Al Najjar

M.Sc. student (2021 - 2023)

Education

B.Sc.  Mechanical Power Engineering - Al-Baath University - Syria (2017).

Next Position

Phd student at Queen's University, Canada.

Sahar Diaaeldin

RA (2021-2024). 

Education

B.Sc. Physics- The American University in Cairo  (AUC) - Egypt (2017).

Research 

 Phd student at Johns Hopkins, USA.