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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering contributions to the fields of ioninduced nucleation, ion mobility, thermochemistry and structures of molecular cluster ions, gas phase cluster polymerization, nanostructured materials and nanocatalysis

Overview

M. Samy El-Shall is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of chemistry and materials science, with significant work in materials chemistry and organic chemistry. Additional subfields include water science and technology, biomedical engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The main research topics covered by El-Shall include adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, catalytic processes in materials science, advanced chemical physics studies, molecular spectroscopy and structure, chemical synthesis and characterization, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

Recent publications by El-Shall span several journals and highlight various research areas:

  • "Co-Cu Bimetallic Metal Organic Framework Catalyst Outperforms the Pt/C Benchmark for Oxygen Reduction," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "High performance functionalized UiO metal organic frameworks for the efficient and selective adsorption of Pb (II) ions in concentrated multi-ion systems," 2021, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • "Thiol- and Amine-Incorporated UIO-66-NH2 as an Efficient Adsorbent for the Removal of Mercury(II) and Phosphate Ions from Aqueous Solutions," 2021, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • "Melamine-based functionalized graphene oxide and zirconium phosphate for high performance removal of mercury and lead ions from water," 2020, RSC Advances
  • "Remediation of water containing phosphate using ceria nanoparticles decorated partially reduced graphene oxide (CeO2-PRGO) composite," 2022, Surfaces and Interfaces

The frequent co-authors collaborating with El-Shall include Fathi S. Awad, Ayyob M. Bakry, Amr Awad Ibrahim, Julian A. Bobb, and Michael P. Moody.

Publication venues where El-Shall has contributed multiple papers include RSC Advances, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Omega, and Journal of Materials Science.

Recognition of El-Shall's scientific work includes fellowships from notable organizations:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2012, with citation highlighting contributions to ion-induced nucleation, ion mobility, thermochemistry and structures of molecular cluster ions, gas phase cluster polymerization, nanostructured materials and nanocatalysis

Best Publications

  • Microwave synthesis of graphene sheets supporting metal nanocrystals in aqueous and organic media

    Hassan M. A. Hassan;Victor Abdelsayed;Abd El Rahman S. Khder;Khaled M. AbouZeid

  • Microwave-assisted synthesis of palladium nanoparticles supported on graphene: A highly active and recyclable catalyst for carbon–carbon cross-coupling reactions

    Ali R. Siamaki;Abd El Rahman S. Khder;Victor Abdelsayed;M. Samy El-Shall

  • A Conversation with

    John B. Fenn;M. Samy El-Shall

  • Photothermal Deoxygenation of Graphite Oxide with Laser Excitation in Solution and Graphene-Aided Increase in Water Temperature

    Victor Abdelsayed;Sherif Moussa;Hassan M. Hassan;Hema S. Aluri

  • Microwave synthesis of highly aligned ultra narrow semiconductor rods and wires.

    Asit Baran Panda;Garry Glaspell;M. Samy El-Shall

  • Room-Temperature Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline CdS, ZnS, and CdxZn1-xS

    Wenzhong Wang;and Igor Germanenko;M. Samy El-Shall

  • Pd-Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide Catalysts (Pd/PRGO): Laser Synthesis of Pd Nanoparticles Supported on PRGO Nanosheets for Carbon–Carbon Cross Coupling Reactions

    Sherif Moussa;Ali R. Siamaki;B. Frank Gupton;M. Samy El-Shall

  • Metallic and bimetallic nanocatalysts incorporated into highly porous coordination polymer MIL-101†

    M. Samy El-Shall;Victor Abdelsayed;Abd El Rahman S. Khder;Hassan M. A. Hassan

  • Co-Cu Bimetallic Metal Organic Framework Catalyst Outperforms the Pt/C Benchmark for Oxygen Reduction.

    Mohamed Fathi Sanad;Alain R Puente Santiago;Sarah A Tolba;Ariful Ahsan

  • Microwave synthesis of supported Au and Pd nanoparticle catalysts for CO oxidation.

    Garry Glaspell;Lindsay Fuoco;M. Samy El-Shall

  • Ultrasmall gold nanoparticles anchored to graphene and enhanced photothermal effects by laser irradiation of gold nanostructures in graphene oxide solutions.

    Abdallah F. Zedan;Sherif Moussa;James Terner;Garrett Atkinson

  • Synergetic catalysis of palladium nanoparticles encaged within amine-functionalized UiO-66 in the hydrodeoxygenation of vanillin in water

    Fumin Zhang;Fumin Zhang;Shuang Zheng;Qiang Xiao;Yijun Zhong

  • Microwave Synthesis of Bimetallic Nanoalloys and CO Oxidation on Ceria-Supported Nanoalloys

    Victor Abdelsayed;Ahlam Aljarash;M. Samy El-Shall;Zeid A. Al Othman

  • Highly efficient and magnetically recyclable graphene-supported Pd/Fe3O4 nanoparticle catalysts for Suzuki and Heck cross-coupling reactions

    Hany A. Elazab;Ali R. Siamaki;Sherif Moussa;B. Frank Gupton

  • Polyoxometalates confined in the mesoporous cages of metal–organic framework MIL-100(Fe): Efficient heterogeneous catalysts for esterification and acetalization reactions

    Fumin Zhang;Fumin Zhang;Yan Jin;Jing Shi;Yijun Zhong

  • Microwave Synthesis and Optical Properties of Uniform Nanorods and Nanoplates of Rare Earth Oxides

    Asit B. Panda;Garry Glaspell;M. Samy El-Shall

  • Synthesis of Nanoscale Metal Oxide Particles Using Laser Vaporization/Condensation in a Diffusion Cloud Chamber

    M. Samy El-Shall;W. Slack;W. Vann;D. Kane

  • Graphene-Supported, Iron-Based Nanoparticles for Catalytic Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons from Synthesis Gas: The Role of the Graphene Support in Comparison with Carbon Nanotubes

    Sherif O. Moussa;Leela S. Panchakarla;Minh Q. Ho;M. Samy El-Shall

  • Acid catalyzed organic transformations by heteropoly tungstophosphoric acid supported on MCM-41

    Abd El Rahman S. Khder;Abd El Rahman S. Khder;Hassan M.A. Hassan;Hassan M.A. Hassan;M. Samy El-Shall

  • Highly efficient electron field emission from graphene oxide sheets supported by nickel nanotip arrays.

    Dexian Ye;Sherif Moussa;Josephus D. Ferguson;Alison A. Baski

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Meot-Ner
Michael Meot-Ner Virginia Commonwealth University
Abdulrahman O. Al-Youbi
Abdulrahman O. Al-Youbi King Abdulaziz University
Asit Baran Panda
Asit Baran Panda Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
Weidong Zhu
Weidong Zhu Zhejiang Normal University
Yijun Zhong
Yijun Zhong Zhejiang Normal University
Qilin Dai
Qilin Dai Jackson State University
Ahmed A. Elzatahry
Ahmed A. Elzatahry University of Houston
Nageh K. Allam
Nageh K. Allam American University in Cairo
Miklos Kertesz
Miklos Kertesz Georgetown University
James M. Howe
James M. Howe University of Virginia

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