dr khaled saoud
Principal Investigator, Nanotechnology and Textile Lab
Professor, Physics, VCUarts Qatar
Dr. Saoud’s professional development is characterized by a combination of industrial and academic experience within the field of Nanotechnology. Dr. Saoud’s contribution exemplifies a consistent effort in utilizing Nanomaterials to solve different problems within the energy, health, and environmental domain. He has over 17 years of research, industrial, and teaching experience, including his previous industrial positions at major American companies such as Philip Morris USA, Intel Corporation, and Nova Measuring Instruments Inc. He has been working in the field of nanotechnology since 1998.
The focus of his research activities is fundamental aspects of material’s behavior at the Nanoscale, structure-application relationship, energy transport, conversion, storage, and the application of nanotechnology towards the development of novel materials and/or systems for various applications such as catalysts for energy and environmental applications. He has established several unique global research collaboration models between academia and industry with research funds exceeding one million dollars during the past seven years. He holds several US patents and a large number of scientific publications in the form of peer-reviewed journals, conference papers, keynote, and invited conference presentations.
He chaired a major international conference in nanotechnology and recently, he was invited by Arab League as an expert to start the nanotechnology initiative in the Arab world. The scholarship of his research activities has been recognized by awards from Qatar Foundation, Philip Morris USA, and Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. His most recent awards include; Nanotech Dubai 2015 Distinguished Scientist Award (2015), Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar Faculty Achievement Award in Research (2014), the Qatar Annual Research Conference “ARC13” Health Research Posters award (Nov 2013), Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar Faculty Achievement Award in teaching (2009), and Philip Morris USA PhD Research award Grant (2001-2004)
