Dr. Gomaa Ali is an Associate Professor at University of Khorfakkan, Sharjah, UAE. He has 17 years of experience working in the research areas of materials science, humidity sensing, graphene, supercapacitors, water treatment, and drug delivery. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Storage from UMP, Malaysia. He is the recipient of some national and international prizes and awards such as TWAS-AREP (2018), ARSCO Award 2022, MKF-BUE excellence award, from BUE (2024), Individuals Award from ASRT, 2021, Obada International Prize (2021), Arab Water Council Award 2022, Gold Medal (Archimedes, Russia, 2014), Green Technology Award (CITREX, Malaysia, 2015), Gold Medal (BIS, UK, 2015). Dr Gomaa has been included in Stanford University’s List of the World’s Top 2% of Scientists, Egypt, 2020-2022. He has published over 175 articles and 30 book chapters. So far, he has over 9400 citations and an h-index of 59. He is an Editor of many international journals and a reviewer for over 100 WoS journals. He is a member of national and international scientific societies, such as TWAS Affiliate, AAS Affiliate, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, the National Committee of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and the Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences, ASRT. He is an Editor of many handbooks “Waste Recycling Technologies for Nanomaterials Manufacturing” Springer, 2021, “Handbook of Biodegradable Materials” Springer, 2022, and “Handbook of Nanosensors” Springer, 2023.
"The ocean is our lifeblood, but it is under silent pressure from microplastics and contaminants. My work at the intersection of materials science and marine biology is driven by a passion for restoration. I believe that through innovation and sustainable water treatment, we can heal our aquatic environments. I am inspired by the resilience of the sea, and I’ve dedicated my career to developing the tools that will keep it pure for generations to come."