Mahmoud Abdulhamid, a native of Lebanon, defines himself as a hard worker, analytical and persistent researcher. He completed a Bachelor degree in Chemistry in 2011 and earned two Master Degrees in molecular chemistry and organic chemistry from Lebanese University in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
On April 4, Mahmoud marked another milestone in his academic career as he successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation. His thesis entitled ‘Structure-Property Relationships of Polyimides with Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-PIs) and Their Gas Transport Properties’ was well received by committee members Prof. Ingo Pinnau (advisor), Omar F. Mohammed, Prof. Yu Han, and Yan Xia.
“The goal of my thesis is to design and develop novel polymers and molecules that can be used for gas separation, and through this study, we decided to incorporate different functional groups on the polymer backbone and investigated the effect of these functionalities on gas transport performance,” Mahmoud explains.
During four years as a Ph.D. student at AMPM Center under the supervision of Ingo Pinnau, he has acquired extensive skills and knowledge in the areas of design, synthesis, and characterization of polyimides for membrane-based gas separation. Furthermore, he had the opportunity to work in collaboration with Prof. Yan Xia at Stanford University, where he completed a two-month fellowship at the Chemistry Department.
“I am delighted with the work done during my Ph.D., and I think I have made a good contribution to the porous materials field. I am passionate about chemistry and working in the laboratory so I would like to continue exploring other areas of science and discovering new applications,” he concludes.
Congratulations Dr. Abdulhamid on your accomplishment!
AMPM Center faculty and staff wish you a career full of success.
