HomeCollegesCollegesCollege of Natural and Health SciencesFaculty And StaffProfilesDr. Maisa El Gamal
Associate Professor

PhD. Chemistry, Science, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 1999
M.Sc. Material Science, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandra University, 1993
B.Sc. Chemistry, Science, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 1988

Bio

Dr. Maisa El Gamal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences at Zayed University. She was employed by Zayed University in 2016 as an Assistant Professor in the University College, Interdisciplinary Studies Department then she shifted to the College of Natural and Health Sciences, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences in 2018. Prof. El Gamal recorded many publications in high-impact international journals and international refereed conference proceedings and coauthored four scientific books. Dr. El Gamal is an inventor 14 of patents that have already been granted by the Gulf Cooperation Council, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), United Kingdom patent, European Patent, Canadian Patent, Australia patent, and Japan patent office. Currently, Prof. El Gamal interconnects with the Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee to commercialize the patent technology and develop marketing material along with a list of potential licensees. Now, Prof. El Gamal is interested in mixture design creation and analysis using statistical programs to improve the quantity and quality of industrial production.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

2022 - present: Associate Professor, Zayed University, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Dept. of Life and environmental science.
2018 – 2021: Assistant Professor, Zayed University, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Dept. of Life and environmental science.
2016 – 2018: Assistant Professor, Zayed University, University College, Dept. of Interdisciplinary Studies.
2006 –2016: Senior Research Associate, UAE University, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
2000 – 2006: Post doctor, UAE University, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
1999-2000: Researcher, Agricultural Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
1993-1998: Research Assistant, Agricultural Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

 
Office

Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, FF3-0-032

Phone:

+971 2 599 3454

Email:
Teaching Areas

General Science, Chemistry

Research and Professional Activities

  • Sustainable Education

  • Teaching Approaches

  • Online Simulations for Science Labs

  • Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

  • Nanostructured materials and their applications

  • Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Systems

  • Design and Manufacturing of new Engineering Materials

  • Sustainable Design Sulfur Polymer Concrete

  • Creating Useful Products from Desalination Waste

  • Reviewing Activities for Scientific Journals

  • Supervised Graduation Projects and international competations

Google Scholar Profile

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

  1. El Gamal, M., Siddiqua, A., Abdul, W. K., Almurshidi, B. H., & Howari, F. M. (2022). Investigation of factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among communities of universities in the United Arab Emirates. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 1-9.

  2. El Gamal, M., Mohammad, A., Hameedi, S., & AlZawahreh, H. (2021). Carbon dioxide uptakes by acetylene by-products through gas–solid and gas–solid–liquid reactions. Energy Reports, 7, 193-198.

  3. Mohamed, A. M. O., El Gamal, M., & Hameedi, S. (2021). U.S. Patent Application No. 16/684,310.

  4. El Gamal, M., Khaled El-Sawy, Abdel-Mohsen O. Mohamed (2021) Integrated Mixing Machine for Sulfur Concrete Production. Case Studies in Construction Materials 14, e00495.

  5. Roque, A. J., Paleologos, E. K.,  El Gamal, M.,  & Singh, D. N. (2021). Sustainable environmental geotechnics practices for a green economy. Environmental Geotechnics, 9(2), 68-84.

  6. El Gamal, M., Mohamed, A. M., & Hameedi, S. (2020). Treatment of Industrial Alkaline Solid Wastes Using Carbon Dioxide. In Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility—Volume 1 (pp. 317-323). Springer, Cham.

  7. El Gamal, M., Mohamed, A. M. O., & Hameedi, S. (2019, August). Stabilization of active acetylene by-product via sequestration of CO2. In Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities III: Selected Papers from the 5th International Conference Wastes 2019, September 4-6, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal (p. 149).

  8. El Gamal, Maisa, Hussein A. Mousa, Muftah H. El-Naas, Renju Zacharia, and Simon Judd. "Bio-regeneration of activated carbon: a comprehensive review." Separation and Purification Technology 197 (2018): 345-359.

  9. El Gamal, M., El-Dieb, A., El-Sawy, K., Sweedan, A., & Mohamed, A.-M. (2017). Production of durable and cost-effective sewer pipes using petroleum and industrial waste by-products.

  10. El Gamal, M. M., El-Dieb, A. S., Mohamed, A.-M. O., & El Sawy, K. M. (2017). Performance of modified sulfur concrete exposed to actual sewerage environment with variable temperature, humidity and gases. Journal of Building Engineering, 11, 1-8.

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