Dr. Mabrook Saleh Ali Saleh Amer

Main Area of Expertise

Research: Electrochemistry and electrocatalysis; development of advanced mesoporous and nanostructured materials for sustainable energy applications, including hydrogen production, electrochemical CO₂ conversion, water splitting, photoelectrochemistry, and electrocatalytic waste valorization.

Keywords: Electrochemistry; Electrocatalysis; Renewable Energy; Green Hydrogen; Hydrogen Production; CO₂ Electroreduction; Water Splitting; Photoelectrochemistry; Plastic-Waste Upcycling; Mesoporous Materials; Nanostructured Electrocatalysts.

1) CURRENT POSITION

• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR; Sustainable Energy Technologies Center (SET), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2025 – Present. 

• 2) TEACHING

• Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in hydrogen energy, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, and general chemistry.
• Current courses include Hydrogen Energy Production and Hydrogen Energy Storage at the Sustainable Energy Technologies Center, King Saud University. 
• Supervising and training undergraduate and postgraduate students in electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, materials synthesis, and sustainable energy technologies. 
• Organizing and delivering scientific workshops, lectures, and practical training programs for students at different academic levels.

• 3) RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION

• Author and co-author of numerous peer-reviewed publications in electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, hydrogen production, CO₂ conversion, water splitting, photoelectrochemistry, and advanced functional materials.
• Published research in leading international journals, including Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Energy Chemistry, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Electrochimica Acta, Journal of CO₂ Utilization, Environmental Research, ACS Applied Energy Materials, and Applied Surface Science. 
• Contributor to U.S. patent applications related to electrochemical and photoelectrochemical energy technologies and advanced mesoporous electrode materials. 
• Contributor to book chapters in the fields of photoelectrochemistry, energy-storage and conversion materials, and mesoporous materials. 
• Participated as Principal Co-Investigator and researcher in several funded research projects related to CO₂ electroreduction, photoelectrochemical water splitting, wastewater treatment, and sustainable energy materials. 
• Reviewer for several international journals in energy, electrochemistry, catalysis, materials science, and sustainability.

• 4) HONOURS AND AWARDS

• Certificates of Appreciation for Publishing in Top 10% Journals, Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, 2024–2025.
• First Place Award, The Eleventh Scientific Symposium of King Saud University Students, 2020–2021.
• Academic Excellence Award for Postgraduate Students – Second Place, College of Science, King Saud University, 2020–2021.
• Best Poster Award – First Place, International Conference on Renewable Energy, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia, 2019–2020.
• The Eighth Scientific Symposium of King Saud University Students Award, King Saud University, 2016–2017.
• Certificate of Appreciation for Scholarly Accomplishments and Excellence, Student Exchange Program between King Saud University and Fudan University, Shanghai, 2015–2016.
• Silver Award Prize, First Graduate Students’ Annual Scientific Meeting, King Saud University, 2013.

• 5) RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Specialization: Physical Chemistry – Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, and Sustainable Energy Materials.
• Research Area: Design, synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical evaluation of mesoporous and nanostructured materials for sustainable energy production and conversion, with particular emphasis on hydrogen production, electrochemical CO₂ conversion, water splitting, photoelectrochemical energy conversion, and electrocatalytic waste valorization.
• Hydrogen Production and Water Splitting
• Development of advanced electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and overall water splitting, with particular interest in reducing the energy requirements of hydrogen production through alternative anodic reactions.
• Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion
• Development of electrocatalysts and electrochemical reactor systems for the selective conversion of CO₂ into value-added chemicals and energy carriers, particularly formate/formic acid. Research includes H-cell and flow-cell electrolysis, gas-diffusion electrodes, membrane electrode assemblies, and product analysis using GC and NMR.
• Photoelectrochemistry and Solar Water Splitting
• Development and surface/interface engineering of semiconductor photoelectrodes for solar-assisted water splitting, photoelectrochemical hydrogen production, water oxidation, and environmental remediation.
• Waste-to-Energy and Plastic-Waste Upcycling
• Development of electrocatalytic approaches for converting waste-derived compounds into value-added products while simultaneously enabling energy-efficient hydrogen production, with particular interest in plastic-waste upcycling and related electrooxidation reactions.
• Mesoporous and Nanostructured Electrocatalysts
• Design and synthesis of mesoporous metal oxides, doped semiconductor materials, transition-metal compounds, and nanostructured electrodes, with emphasis on controlling porosity, morphology, surface/interface properties, elemental doping, defects, active sites, and charge-transfer characteristics.

• 6) RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Principal Co-Investigator; Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction to Formic Acid as an Energy Carrier, Electrochemical Sciences Research Chair, King Saud University, 2022–2024. 
• Principal Co-Investigator; Surface and Interface Engineering of Nanostructured BiVO₄ Photoelectrodes for the Degradation of Pharmaceutical Pollutants in Wastewaters through Solar Photoelectrocatalysis, King Saud University, 2022–2024. 
• Principal Co-Investigator; Boosting the Photoelectrochemical Performance of Heterojunction TiO₂ Nanotube Photoelectrodes by Modification with Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts, funded by KACST, 2020–2023. 
• Researcher Participant; Screening and Characterization of New Photocatalytic Materials for Solar Water-Splitting Hydrogen Production, funded by KACST, 2019–2023. 

• 7) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Reviewer for international journals including Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Energy Chemistry, Langmuir, Energy Technology, Fuel, Molecular Catalysis, Journal of Materials Science, Electrocatalysis, and Scientific Reports. 
• Member, International Society of Electrochemistry, 2024 – Present.
• Member, Canadian Society for Chemistry, 2024 – Present.
• Member, Saudi Chemical Society, 2019 – Present. 

• 8) COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Guidance and supervision of students participating in the Ibdaa National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity (Mawhiba). 
• Guidance and supervision of students participating in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). 
• Supervisor, Students Partnership Program (SPP), KSU Promising Researchers Program, 2018 – Present.
• Organization of scientific workshops and lectures for secondary-school, undergraduate, and postgraduate students.
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