Professional Background | Mostafa Elkady
Research foundation. Engineering direction.
PhD-trained materials scientist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Kyushu University, with research experience in thermoelectric oxides, functional ceramics, semiconductor photocatalysis and energy-related materials.
Education
PhD in Science and Engineering of Materials and Devices
Kyushu University, Japan · Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences. Thesis on high-temperature thermoelectric oxides, metal-doped W₁₈O₄₉ and Sn₀.₂₄WO₃ processed by spark plasma sintering.
MSc in Inorganic Chemistry
South Valley University, Egypt · Research on semiconductor metal oxides, synthesis, characterization and photo-induced effects.
BSc in Chemistry
South Valley University, Faculty of Science, Egypt.
Professional and research experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate · Kyushu University
I²CNER / MCI-CNRC research environment, Japan.
Research Assistant & Advanced Teaching Assistant · Kyushu University
Thermoelectric transport measurements, structural analysis and student support.
Environmental Scientist · Ministry of Environment, Egypt
Environmental sample analysis, impact assessments, chemical-safety compliance and monitoring reports.
MSc Researcher · South Valley University
Semiconductor metal oxide synthesis, characterization and photocatalysis.
Research areas
Functional oxide ceramics
Composition, phase evolution, defect chemistry and structure–property relationships.
Thermoelectric materials
Magnéli-phase tungsten oxides, SnₓWO₃ and experimental evaluation of thermoelectric transport.
Hydrogen & electrochemical materials
Protonic and mixed-conducting oxides, impedance response and hydrogen-related electrochemical systems.
Oxide photocatalysis
Semiconductor heterostructures, optical properties and photocatalytic H₂O₂ production.
Technical toolkit
SPS, high-energy ball milling, solid-state reaction, hydrothermal synthesis, chemical bath deposition, quartz-ampule sealing and microwave-assisted synthesis.
XRD and Rietveld refinement (GSAS-II), EBSD, SEM/EDS and TEM/SAED.
UV–Vis/Tauc analysis, PL, FT-IR, TG/DSC/DTA and laser-flash thermal diffusivity.
Four-probe resistivity, Seebeck coefficient, cyclic voltammetry and EIS.
Python for data analysis and visualization; Quantum ESPRESSO for DFT.