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EMAD EWAIS, Ph.D E-mail: emadewais@cmrdi.sci.eg; dr_ewais@hotmail.com

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Emad Mohamed M. Ewais Refractory and Ceramic Materials Department (RCMD), Central

Metallurgical R&D Institute (CMRDI)

P.O.BOX 87 Helwan, 11421 Cairo, Egypt (202) 38621782(H), (202) 27142453-27142452(O) ext. 190

+201002395435 (202) 27142451

Oct. 5, 1965 - El-Giza

EDUCATION Ph. D. Degree in Inorganic Chemistry (Ceramics), Faculty of Science, Cairo University

M. Sc. Degree in Chemistry Faculty of Science, Cairo University B.Sc. Chemistry from Faculty of Science, Cairo University

April 1997

March 1992 May 1987

POSITIONS: professor/Head of the Department

MEMBERSHIP

Member in the Egyptian Standard Organization (Refractories and Heat Measurements National Committee).

Member in Syndicate of Scientific Professions Member in the Arab Society of Materials Science, Egypt.

MIMMM CEng (Professional Membership of Institute of Materials, Metals and Minerals and Registered as Charter Engineer), UK

Member in American Ceramic Society

Member in the Ceramic Society of Japan

REVIWER/Editorial Member for JOURNALS

Editor-in-Chief of New Journal of glass and ceramics Editorial board member in Építőanyag - Journal of Silicate Based and Composite Materials.

Editorial board member in the journal of Refractories and Industrial Ceramics Appointment as Reviewer of Scientific Research and Essay

Reviewer of Journal of American Ceramic Society Reviewer of International Journal of the Applied Ceramics

Reviewer of Advanced Ceramics, Structural, Functional and Bioceramics

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Reviewer of Journal of the European Ceramic Society Reviewer of Solid State Sciences

Editorial board member in International Journal of Advanced Science and Engineering Technology (IJASET)

Reviewer of Powder Technology Editorial board member in Materials Science and Engineering Progress(MSEP)

Editorial board member in International Journal of Materials Science Research International Journal of Materials Science Research

Editorial Board Member in Scientific Research Essays (SRE)

Editorial member in International Journal of Nano Studies & Technology (IJNST) Member of the Technical Program Committee, The 2013 International Conference on Kinematics, Mechanics of

Rigid Bodies, and Materials (KINEMATICS 2013), Arya Duta Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia, 02 – 03 November 2014

Reviewer of Materials Science & Engineering A

Reviewer of Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Reviewer of Materials Research Innovations

Reviewer of Journal of Composite Materials

Reviewer of Materials Research Bulletin

Reviewer of Thermochimica Acta Reviewer of American Journal of Energy and Power Engineering

Editorial board member in Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Reviewer of Journal of Biomaterials Applications Reviewer of Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Reviewer of Journal of Ceramic Science and Technology

Reviewer of Ceramics International Reviewer of Waste and Biomass Valorization

Reviewer of Journal of Nanotechnology One of the Editorials in –Chiefs of the Innovative Research Publications (IRP)

MAIN RESEARCH OR TECHNOLOGY TOPICS: Processing of glass and ceramic fibers

Processing and sintering of ceramics for solar energy applications. Processing and sintering of ceramics for optical and magnetic applications.

Processing and sintering of bioceramic materials.

Tailoring of functionally graded ceramics. Processing of glass ceramics, refractory cement and refractory castables.

Development and processing of porous/foam ceramics from standard and nonstandard materials. Processing of nanomaterials from nonstandard and nonstandard sources.

Simulation of carbon antioxidant to manufacture of carbon containing refractories.

Processing, sintering and characterization of advanced ceramic materials for structural and electronic applications.

Fabrication and characterization of basic refractories (e.g. Magnesite, magnesia alumina spinel, Magnesia/calcium zirconate, Dolomite/Calcium zirconate, forsterite spinel & magnesia zircon) for industrial

application such as Iron & Steel furnaces, Cement and Glass industry furnaces. Recycling/Reuse of refractory and ceramic wastes to develop refractory and ceramic objects.

Developing of hot repair refractory mixes for melting and reduction furnaces.

Refractory/metallurgical slag interactions and slag coagulators. Monitoring of furnaces lining via heat transfer.

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APPOINTMENTS Researcher at Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI)

Aug.,1994 -Present

Activities:

Processing of Al2O3-TiO2 ceramics for industrial applications

Processing of cellular ceramics for solar applications such as SiC, SiC/AlN.

Processing of glass foam and bioceramics.

Tailoring of functionally graded zirconia-mullite/alumina ceramics "FGZM/A".

Thermoelectric and electromechanical ceramic materials such as KNNL based ceramics.

Processing of nanomaterials (e.g. calcium silicate, alumina, magnesia spinel, M-MA A-MA, BN, B4C, and

Al2O3/Cr2O3) from nonstandard and nonstandard sources.

Spark plasma sintering "SPS" and pressureless sintering of Magnesia-Yttria system.

Sintering (pressureless, HP and HIPing) of in-situ zirconia based ceramics (e.g. Zirconia-

mullite, zirconia-forsterite and zirconia-cordierite) & self-bonded SiC, silicon nitride based composites, Mg ferrite and Mn-Zn-Ferrites.

Advanced materials processing (e.g. Forming of SiC, ZrO2, Al2O3, PZT)

Developing of ceramic foam from metallurgical slag

Processing of porous materials using replica, direct foaming techniques, temporary binder and freeze

gelation (nanozirconia, zirconia, cordierite ,..etc.,) Processing of Iron aluminate and zinc ferrite from wastes

Processing of nitride such as boron nitride from cheaper resources

Characterization of refractory for industrial application in metallurgical furnaces

Monitoring of the industrial furnaces refractory lining via heat transfer models

Recycling/reuse of refractory and ceramic wastes and metallurgical slags (e.g. SiC, cordierite,

porcelain, glass-ceramics, ceramic tiles, porous ceramic and lightweight bricks)

Fabrication of silicon carbide parts with various shapes in the private sector for lining the gas

carburizing heat treatment furnaces

Refractory - slag interaction

Dolomite/Calcium Zirconate, Magnesium/Calcium Zirconate refractories development from Local raw

materials for rotary cement kiln. Soda lime foam development using nanomaterials and Al-dross

Aluminium titanate development from industrial waste

Technology transfer of magnesia spinel

Contribution in the preparing of feasibility and marketing studies of the industrial projects

Developing of roof tiles and ceramic facing units using local raw materials

Developing of new refractory castables for rotary cement kiln

Developing of high adherence hot basic mixes for EAF

Developing of new hot repair mortar for coke furnaces battery

Developing of ceramic foam from metallurgical slag

Developing of refractory cement from waste materials

Developing of SiC-Mullite from from spent SiC

Developing of Cordierite and cordierite-SiC from spent cordierite and SiC

Developing of porous cordierite from industrial solid waste

Manufacturing of refractory containing carbon for BOF and Ladle furnace (LF)

Visiting scientist at Solar Research Institute, German Aerospace Center(DLR), Porz-Wahnheide, Linder Höhe, Köln, Germany

January8-29, 2016

Activities: Processing of cellular ceramics based SiC for solar applications.

Tailoring of ceramic components based numerical investigation of heat flow and heat transfer in a

volumetric solar receiver.

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Visiting scientist at Keramische Werkstoffe und Bauteile, Universität Bremen, Germany

November 2008 –Jan 2009 Activities:

Processing of porous and dense nano zirconia using freeze gelation technique.

Processing of zirconia foam via alkane phase emulsified suspension and replica technique.

Processing of porous zircon/alumina system.

Sintering of nanozirconia.

Post-doctor fellow at The Glenn Howatt Electronic Ceramics Laboratory, Dept. of Material Science & Engineering, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey.

March 2008 – April 2008

Activities: Ceramic processing in terms of forming of PZT.

Sintering of PZT.

Investigation of the electrochemical properties of PZT.

Visiting scientist at Solid free form fabrication lab, Department of Ceramic and Materials Engineering, Center for Ceramic Research, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Jan., 2004 – March 2004

Activities: Solid free form fabrication technology for ceramics (Fused deposition of ceramic)

Post-doctor fellow at Advanced Materials Lab. Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida

July 1999-Jan 2000

Activities: Ceramic processing (Fabrication of near-net shape ceramic parts)

Preparation of suspension and characterization using rheology measurement)

Consolidation using different forming techniques such as temperature induced forming techniques and gel

casting

Characterization of the consolidate parts using SEM

Sintering

R&D supervisor, El-Nasr Company for Refractories & Ceramics (SORNAGA)

June, 1988-August, 1994 Activities:

Chemical, physical, mechanical, thermal & mineralogical properties of refractories and

ceramics Investigation and characterization of refractories raw materials and products

Contribution in solution of the technical problems of the refractory and ceramic products

Developing, designing, processing of refractory products either shaped or unshaped based on its

application or customer request

PUBLICATION

Submitted work 1. M. Alaa, M. Rady, M. Attia, E. Ewais, “Thermo-mechanical modeling and micro-design of high temperature

volumetric solar receivers using ceramic honeycombs,” International Journal of Energy research, under review.

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2. Emad M.M. Ewais, Ahmed A.M. El-Amir, Amira M. M. Amin, Bahgat E. H. El-Anadouli, “ Large-scale green synthesis of nanoscale single crystalline β-CaSiO3 powder as feedstock for biomedical applications,” Under

review.

3. Shimaa A. Abo Elkassem, Omayma A. Elkady, Walaa A. Hussein, Emad. M. M. Ewais, “Effect of zirconium

oxide addition on the properties of (WC – TiC - Co) composite as cutting tool,” Under review.

Published work

1. Dina H. A. Besisa, Emad M. M. Ewais, Essam A. M. Shalaby, Andrey Usenko, Denis V. Kuznetsov,

“Thermoelectric properties and thermal stress simulation of pressureless sintered SiC/AlN ceramic composites at high temperatures,” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 82, 302-313 2018.

2. Dina H. A. Besisa, Emad M.M. Ewais, Yasser M. Z. Ahmed, Fouad I.Elhosiny, Denis V.Kuznetsov, Thomas Fend,

“Densification and characterization of SiC-AlN composites for solar energy applications,” Renewable Energy,

129 [A], 201-213 2018.

3. Emad M. M. Ewais, Ibrahim M. I. Bayoumi, “Magnesium aluminate spinel nanoparticle influences upon the technological properties of MCZ composite brick for RCK lining,” Ceramics International, 44[12], 14734-14741

2018.

4. Dina H. A. Besisa, Emad M. M. Ewais, Yasser M. Z. Ahmed, Fouad I. Elhosiny, Denis V. Kuznetsov.,

“Investigation of microstructure and mechanical strength of SiC/AlN composites processed under different sintering atmospheres, “ Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 756, 75-181 2018.

5. Emad Mohamed M. Ewais, Mohammed A. A. Attia, Ahmed A. M. El-Amir, Ahmed M. H. Elshenway, Thomas

Fend, “Optimal conditions and significant factors for fabrication of soda lime glass foam from industrial waste

using nano AlN.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 747, 408-415 2018.

6. Emad M. M. Ewais, Ibrahim M. I. Bayoumi, “Fabrication of MgO-CaZrO3 refractory composites from Egyptian dolomite as a clinker to rotary cement kiln lining,” Ceramics International, 44[8], 9236-9246 2018.

7. E. M.M. Ewais, N. H.A. Besisa, “Tailoring of magnesium aluminum titanate based ceramics from aluminum dross,” “Materials & Design, 141, 110-119. 2018.

8. Emad M. M. Ewais, Ibrahim M. I. Bayoumi, Sabry A. El-korashy,” M-CZ composites from Egyptian magnesite

as a clinker to RCK refractory lining,” Ceramics International, 44[2], 2274-2282 2018.

9. Dina H A Besisa, Emad M M Ewais, Yasser M Z Ahmed, Fouad I Elhosiny, Thomas Fend and Denis V

Kuznetsov, “Thermal shock resistance of pressureless sintered SiC/AlN ceramic composites,” Materials Research Express, 5[1], 1-7 2018.

10. Dina H. A. Besisa, Emad M. M. Ewais, Yasser M. Z. Ahmed, Fouad I.Elhosiny, Denis V.Kuznetsov, Thomas

Fend, “Effect of sintering atmospheres on the processing of SiC/AlN ceramic composites,” Refractories and

Industrial Ceramics, 58 [5], 552-556 2018.

11. E. M. M. Ewais, R. M. Elsaadany, A. A. Ahmed, N. H. Shalaby, and B. E. H. Al-Anadouli, “Insulating refractory bricks from water treatment sludge and rice husk ash,” Refractories and Industrial Ceramics, 58[2], 136-144

2017 .

12. E. M.M. Ewais, N. H.A. Besisa, A. Ahmed, “Aluminum titanate based ceramics from aluminum sludge waste,”

Ceramics International, 43[13] 10277–10287 2017.

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13. Emad M.M. Ewais, Ahmed A.M. El-Amir, Dina H.A. Besisa, Mohamed Esmat, Bahgat E. H. El-Anadouli,”

Synthesis of nanocrystalline MgO/MgAl2O4 spinel powders from industrial wastes,” Journal of Alloys and

Compounds, 691 822-833 2017.

14. Y. M. Z. Ahmed, S. M. El-Sheikh, E. M. M. Ewais, A. A. Abd-Allah, S. A. Sayed, “Controlling the Morphology

and Oxidation Resistance of Boron Carbide Synthesized Via Carbothermic Reduction Reaction,” Journal of

Materials Engineering and Performance, 26[3] 1444-1454 2017.

15. D. H. A. Besisa , M. A. A. Hagras , E. M.M. Ewais, Y.r M. Z. Ahmed, Z. I. Zakia and A. Ahmed, “Low temperature synthesis of nano-crystalline h-boron nitride from boric acid/ urea precursors,” Journal of

Ceramic Processing Research, 17[12], 1219-1225 2016.

16. N. H. Shalaby , E. M.M. Ewais, R. M. Elsaadany, A. Ahmed, “Rice husk templated water treatment sludge as

low cost dye and metal adsorbent,” Egyptian Journal of Petroleum, 26[3] 661-668 2017.

17. M. Alaa, M. Rady, M. Attia, E. Ewais, “Optical Study of Using Ceramic Foams for Volumetric Solar Receivers,” 4th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC), Marrakech-Morocco, Novemebr 14-

17, 2016.

18. Emad M. M. Ewais , Amira M. M. Amin, Yasser M. Z.Ahmed, Eman A. Ashor, Ulrike Hess, Kurosch Rezwan,

“Combined Effect of Magnesia and Zirconia on the Bioactivity of Calcium Silicate Ceramics at C\S ratio Less

Than Unity,” Materials Science and Engineering C, 70[1] 155-160 2017.

19. Ahmed A. M. El-Amir, Emad M. M. Ewais, Ahmed R. Abdel-Aziem, Adel Ahmed, B. E. H. El-Anadouli, “Nano-

alumina powders/ceramics derived from aluminum foil waste at low temperature for various industrial

applications,” J Environ Manage., 183 121-125 2016.

20. Mohammed Shahien, Emad M. M. Ewais, “Influence of Nano-Yttria Particles Addition on the Densification of

Nano-Alumina Powder obtained from Al-Scrap,” Journal of Materials Science, 51[23] 10515-10525 2016.

21. Amira M. M. Amin, Emad M. M. Ewais, Yasser M. Z.Ahmed, Eman A. Ashor, Ulrike Hess, Kurosch Rezwan, “ Zirconia Effect on the Bioactivity and the Mechanical Properties of Calcium Magnesium Silicate Ceramics at

(CaO+MgO)\SiO2 Molar Ratio Close to Unity,” Bioceramics Development and Applications, 6[1] 1-5 2016.

22. Emad M. M. Ewais, Mahmoud A. A. Hagras, Omayma A. M. Elkady and Adel A. Mohamed, “Investigation of Cu-

MA spinel composites made from their nano-structured powders,” Intnl. J. Mat. Engg. & Tech, 15[1]1 – 22,

2016.

23. S. M. El-Sheikh, Y. M. Z. Ahmed, E. M. M. Ewais, A. A. AbdAllah, S. Anwar, “Nanocrystalline boron carbide synthesized via carbothermal reduction reaction,” Advances in Ceramic Armor XI: A Collection of Papers

Presented at the 39th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites Editor by Jerry C.

LaSalvia 2016 and published by The American Ceramic Society.

24. Emad M. M. Ewais, Dina H.A. Besisa, Ahmed A.M. El-Amir, Said M. El-Sheikh, Diaa E. Rayan, ”Optical properties of nanocrystalline magnesium aluminate spinel synthesized from industrial wastes,” Journal of Alloys

and Compounds, 649[11] 159-166 2015.

25. Emad Ewais, Amira Moustafa, Karoline Pardun, Kurosch Rezwan, “Bioactivity Investigations with Calcia

Magnesia Based composites, Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A 5[1-2] 21-36 2015.

26. Emad M. M. Ewais, Yasser M.Z. Ahmed , Ahmed A.M. El-Amir, Hamdy El-Didamony, “Cement kiln dust–quartz derived wollastonite ceramics,” Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 123 [7] 527-536 2015.

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27. M.A.A. Attia, R. Orrù, F. Delogu, S. Montinaro, S. Garroni, E.M.M Ewais, G. Cao,”Effects of prior annealing on the spark plasma sintering of nanostructured Y2O3 powders,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 98[5]

1453-1459 2015.

28. Y.M.Z. Ahmed, E.M.M. Ewais and S.M. El-Sheikh, “Porous hydroxyapatite ceramics fabricated via starch

consolidation technique,” Journal of Ceramic Processing Research (JCPR), 16[-] 1-10 2015.

29. Y.M.Z. Ahmed, S. M. El-Sheikh, Z. I. Zaki, E. M. M. Ewais, “Sintering of porous hydroxyapatite implant

prepared with hybrid fabrication routes,” MSAIJ, 12[10] 365-378 2015.

30. E. M. M. Ewais, Y. M.Z. Ahmed, A. A. M. El-Amir, H. El-Didamony, “Cement Kiln Dust/Rice Husk Ash as Low Temperature Route for Wollastonite Processing,” Journal of Silicate Based and Composite Materials, 66[3] 69-

80 2014.

31. O. A.M. Elkady, A. Abu-Oqail, E. M.M. Ewais, M. El-Sheikh, “Physico-mechanical and tribological properties of

Cu/h-BN nanocomposites synthesized by PM route,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 625, 309-317 2015.

32. Y. M.Z. Ahmed, E. M.M. Ewais, S. M. El-Sheikh, “Effect of dispersion parameters on the consolidation of starch-loaded, hydroxyapatite slurry,” Processing and Application of Ceramics, 8 [3] 127–135 2014.

33. Y.M.Z. Ahmed, E.M.M. Ewais, S.M. El-Sheikh, “Potato starch consolidation of aqueous HA suspension,” Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, 3 108-115 2015.

34. E. M. M. Ewais, D. H. A. Besisa, Z. I. Zaki “ Influence of MgO Addition on the Properties of New Tailored

FGZM/A Ceramics,” Materials Science and Engineering A 578 197–206 2013.

35. N. M. Khalil, M. M. S. Wahsh, E. M. M. Ewais, M. B. Hassan and S. M. Mehrez, "Improvement of Mullite and

Magnesia Based Refractory Castables Through Addition of Nano-Spinel Powder," International Journal of

Applied Ceramic Technology, 10[4] 655-670 2013.

36. E. M. M. Ewais, D. H. A. Besisa, Z. I. Zaki, A. T. Kandil, "Tailoring of Functionally Graded Zirconia-

Mullite/Alumina Ceramics," J. Eur. Ceram.Soc.,32[8] 1561–1573 2012.

37. E. M. M. Ewais, A. Safari, "Gelation of water-based PZT slurries in the presence of ammonium polyacrylate

using agarose, " J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 30 3425–3434 2010.

38. E. M. M. Ewais, G. Grathwohl, Y.M.Z. Ahmed, "Crystallization of Mixer Slag Derived Glass Ceramic Composites,"

J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 93[3] 671-678 2010.

39. E. M. M. Ewais and N. M. Khalil, "Refractory Castables Based on SiC Slab Waste," J. Ceram. Soc. Japan, 118

[2] 122-127 2010.

40. E. M. M. Ewais, M. A. Attia, A. Abosreea, R. K. Bordia, "Investigation of Silicon Nitride - ZrO2/Al2O3 composites using Hot Pressing," Ceramics International, 36[4] 1327-1338 2010.

41. N. M. Khalil, M.B. Hassan, E. M. M. Ewais, F. A. Saleh, "Sintering, Mechanical and Refractory Properties of MA

Spinel Prepared via Co-precipitation and Sol-Gel Techniques," J. Alloys and Compounds, 496[1-2] 600-607

2010.

42. Y. M. Z. Ahmed, E. M. M. Ewais and Z.I. Zaki, " In situ synthesis of high density magnetic ferrite spinel (MgFe2O4) compacts using a mixture of conventional raw materials and waste iron oxide," Journal of Alloys

and Compounds, 489 269–274 2010.

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43. E. M. M. Ewais, S. Barg, G. Grathwohl, A. A. Garamoon, N.N Morgan, "Processing of Open Porous Zirconia via Alkane Phase Emulsified Suspensions for Plasma Applications," International Journal of Applied Ceramic

Technology, 8[1] 85-93 2011.

44. S. M. El-Sheikh, Y. M. Z Ahmed, E. M. M. Ewais and J.F. Al-Sharab, "Role of temperature and nitrogen flow

rate during carbothermic synthesis of SiC/Si3N4 nanocomposite powder from gel," J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 93[7] 2082-2091 2010.

45. N. M. Khalil, El-Taher Hassen , A. Okasha, E. M. M. Ewais, "Effect of some Organic Additives on the Physicomechanical Properties of Portland cement," Intnl. J. Mat. Engg. & Tech., 3[1] 77-86 2010.

46. N. M. Khalil, M. B. Hassan, E. M. M. Ewais, E. E. Saad , N. H. Elhady, "Physicomechanical and Cementing

Properties of Some Sorel (Magnesia) Cement Mixes," Intnl. J. Mat. Engg. & Tech, 3[2] 107-142 2010.

47. M. Rabah and E. M. M. Ewais, "Multi-Impregnating Pitch-bonded Egyptian Dolomite Refractory Brick for Ladle

Furnace," Ceramics International, 35[2] 813-819 2009.

48. N. M. Khalil, M. B. Hassan, E. M. Ewais, F. O. Abd-elsalam, "Utilization of South Libyan Clay for Preparation of Mullite-Alumina Based Refractory Ceramics," Advances in Applied Ceramics: Structural, Functional and

Bioceramics, 108[7] 438-451 2009.

49. Z. I. Zaki, E. M. M. Ewais, and M. M. Rashad, "Novel Route for Combustion Synthesis of Zirconia-Mullite/TiB2

Composites," Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 467[1-2] 288-292 2009.

50. E. M. M. Ewais, N. M. Khalil, M.S. Amin, Y.M.Z. Ahmed, M.A. Barakat, "Utilization of Aluminum Sludge and Aluminum Slag (dross) for the Manufacture of Calcium Aluminate Cement," Ceramics International, 35[8]

3381-3388 2009.

51. E. M. M. Ewais, Y.M.Z. Ahmed and A.M. Mohamed, "Preparation of porous cordierite ceramic using a silica

secondary resource (silica fumes) for dust filtration purposes", Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, 10[6] 721-728 (2009).

52. Y. M. Z. Ahmed , E. M. M. Ewais, A.M. Mohamed and I. Ashour, "Porous Cordierite Using Waste of Aluminum slag, Part 2," Interceram, 58[6] 366-369 2009.

53. N. M. Khalil, R. Agila, E. M. M. Ewais, H.A. Othman, "Improvement of the Extraction Efficiency of Nanosized

Alumina from Libyan Clay," Interceram, 58[6] 388-393 2009.

54. Y. M. Z. Ahmed , E. M. M. Ewais, A. M. Mohamed and I. Ashour, "Porous Cordierite Using Waste of Aluminum

slag, Part I," Interceram, 58[5] 275-279 2009.

55. E. M. M. Ewais, M. M. Hessien and A. A. El-Geassy, "In-situ synthesis of magnetic Mn-Zn ferrite ceramic object by solid state reaction," J. Aust. Ceram. Soc. 44 [1], 57-62, 2008.

56. E. M. M. Ewais, A. M. Ahmed, M. Abdel-Aziz and B. E. Al-Anadouli, "Analysis of interactions between hot mixer slag and magnesia containing refractories using design of experiments," Journal of the Technical Association of

Refractories, Japan, 28 [2], 80-89, 2008.

57. Y. M. Z. Ahmed, E. M. M. Ewais and Z. I. Zaki "Porous silica from rice husk ash for tundish lining," Journal of

University of Science and Technology Beijing, Mineral, Metallurgy, Material, 15[3], 307-313, 2008.

58. E. M. M. Ewais, "Sintering Responses of In-Situ Zirconia/Mullite Ceramic Composite," Bull. Am. Ceram. Soc., 86[12] 9101-9115 2007.

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59. S. A. Abo-el-enein, M. G. Al-Malky, E. M. M. Ewais and E. H. Ramadan, "Utilization of granulated blast-furnace slag as an industrial by-product in the production of blended cement" J. Environ. Sci., 15[1] 27-39 2007.

60. E. M. M. Ewais, Salah A. Abo-el-enein, Taha M. A. Razek and Mohamed W. Ali, "Utilization of water treatment plant's sludge in the manufacture of insulating refractories," J. Environ. Sci., 12[3], 27-39, 2006.

61. E. M. M. Ewais, I. M. Bakr. , I. F. Hamid and M. El-Wakeel, "SiC-Cordierite Composites Based on Industrial

Wastes," The Refractories Engineer, January Issue 2006, pp 15-21.

62. E. M. M. Ewais, S. A. Abo-El-Enein, T. A. M Abdul-Razek, E. Y. Abdel-Ghani, "Preparation and Characterization

of Refractory Cement Using Some Alumina-Rich Wastes," . J. Environmental Science, 10[3] 815-830 2005.

63. E. M. M. Ewais, “An outlook for Arab refractories, "Asian Ceramics," Issue 2005. PP 35-38.

64. E. M. M. Ewais, “Rheological properties of concentrated alumina slurries: Influence of pH and Dispersant

Agent," J. Aust. Ceram. Soc. 41[1] 36-43 2005.

65. E. M. M. Ewais, “Fused Spinel-Bonded Magnesia for Metallurgical Purposes,” Bull. Amer. Ceram. Soc., 83[10], 9201-9209 2004.

66. E. M. M. Ewais, “Carbon Based Refractories: A Review Article, "J. Ceram. Soc. Japan, 112[10] 517-532 2004.

67. E. M. M. Ewais, M. I. Al-Wakeel, N. Khalil, Y. M. Ahmed, “New Refractories Made from Reused Silicon Carbide,” J. Ceram. Soc. Japan, 112[8] 428-433 2004.

68. E. M. M. Ewais, “An outlook on metallurgy and refractory industry in Arab country," Tehran International

Conference on Refractories 4-6 May 2004. PP 662-678.

69. Y. M. Z. Ahmed, E. M. M. Ewais, H. M. Baioumy, and M. E. H. Shalabi, “Utilization of Feldspar Waste Pellets as

a Slag Coagulator in Metallurgical Process,” Canadian Metallurgy Quarterly, 43[1] 51-56 2004.

70. E. M. M. Ewais, M. F. Abou-dina & B. E. Al-Anadouli, " Mathematical Modelling for Monitoring the Deterioration

in the Bottom Lining of the Top-Closed Submerged Electric Furnace (Case Study)," J. Ceram. Soc. Japan, 111[3] 186-192 2003.

71. H. El-Faramaway, A. Fathy. E. Ewais, M. Eissa, and A. M. Ahmed, “Manganese Distribution between FeO-MnO-

SiO2-CaO-MgO-Al2O3 Slags and Molten Iron," Steel Research 74[4] 195-200, 2003.

72. Emad M M. Ewais and Y. M. Z. Ahmed, "Consolidation of Silicon Carbide in Aqueous Medium Based on

Gelation of Agarose" Brit. Ceram. Trans.,101[6] 255-258 2002.

73. E. Ewais, A. Zaman and W. Sigmund "Temperature Induced forming of Zirconia from Aqueous Slurries: Mechanism and Rheology," J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 22[16] 2805-2812 2002.

74. E. Ewais, A. Zaman and W. Sigmund" Temperature Induced Bridge Flocculation of Aqueous Zirconia Suspensions in the presence of PAA," J. Ceram. Soc. Japan, 110[7] 609-613 2002.

75. E. M. M. Ewais, A. M. Ahmed and A. A. El-Sherif, “Attack Under load of Tempered Tar/pitch-bonded Egyptian

Dolomite by BOF Slag”, J. Ceram. Soc. Japan, 110[10] 931-936 2002.

76. E. M .M. Ewais, & L. G. Girgis, “Development of MA Spinel-Bonded Magnesia Bricks from Egyptian Magnesite”,

The Refract Eng. J., March issue, 28-34 2002.

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77. E. M. M. Ewais, and M. I. El-Wakil, “Effect of Microstructures on Thermal Properties of Magnesia -Zircon Refractory”, La Metallurgia Italiana, [11-12] 37-43 1999.

Patents

1. E. M. M. Ewais," Conversion of metal industries furnaces slag into super insulation and ultra low density

ceramic foam" asbestos free" and powders,: Egyptian patent No. 25265/2011.

Book Chapters

1. Dina. H. Amine, Emad M. M. Ewais, “Advances in functionally graded ceramics: Processing, sintering properties and applications, “Functionally Graded Materials and Structures", ISBN 978-953-51-4621-6, edited by InTech

publisher, Janeza Trdine 9 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.

2. Amira M. M. Amin and Emad M. M. Ewais, “Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering - Materials, Technologies and

Clinical Applications: Bioceramic Scaffolds,” December 13th 2017, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.70194.

Accepted abstract

1. Emad M. M. Ewais, “Carbide/Nitride ceramic composites for thermoelectric power generation and high temperature applications,” XVI International Conference in Refractory and Metallurgy, 19-20 April 2018, MISIS,

Moscow, Russia.

2. Emad M. M. Ewais, “Carbide/Nitride ceramics for solar energy applications,” XV International Conference in

Refractory and Metallurgy, 6-7 April 2017, MISIS, Moscow, Russia.

3. Emad M.M. Ewais, Ahmed A.M. El-Amir, Ahmed H. El-Shenawy, Thomas Fend,” Optimal Conditions and

Significant Factors for Fabrication of Soda Lime Glass Foam from Industrial Waste Using Nano AlN,”

International Conference on Refractory and Metallurgy (ICRM-2016) National University of Science and

Technology “MISIS”, Moscow, 7 – 8 April 2016.

4. Emad M.M. Ewais, Ibrahim M. I. Bayoumi, Sabry A. El-Korashy, “MgO-CZ Clinkers based Egyptian

Magnesite/Dolomite Resources for Cement Industry,” International Conference on Refractory and Metallurgy

(ICRM-2016) National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”, Moscow, 7 – 8 April 2016.

5. S. M. El-Sheikh, Y. M. Z. Ahmed, E. M. M. Ewais, A. A. Abd Allah, S. Anwar, “ Nanocrystalline boron carbide

powder synthesized via carbothermal reduction,”39th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites(ICACC15), The American Ceramic Society, Daytona Beach, Florida, January 25–30,

2015.

6. Emad Mohamed M. Ewais, Mohamed Wally, Bahgat E. H. Al-Anadouli, Riyad M. Elsaadany, Nasser H. Shalaby,

“Eco-Friendly Porous Products from the Water Drinking Sludge,” 14th International Symposium on Advanced Materials 2015, Islamabad, Pakistan, 12-16 October 2015.

7. Emad Mohamed M. Ewais, Ahmed A. M. El-Amir, Yasser M. Z. Ahmed, “Conversion of Cement Kiln Dust/RHA Or Quartz Into Valuable Ceramic Products,"14th International Symposium on Advanced Materials 2015,

Islamabad, Pakistan, 12-16 October 2015.

8. Emad M. M. Ewais, “Processing of ceramics and refractories: Rheology as a good systematic approach in the

improvement of the cost and quality of the product,” 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RHEOLOGY AND MODELING OF MATERIALS, in Miskolc-Lillafüred, Hungary, 5-9 October, 2015.

9. Emad M. M. Ewais, Amira M. M. Amin, Yasser M. Z.Ahmed, Eman A. Ashor, Ulrike Hess, Kurosch Rezwan,

"Combined Effect of Magnesia and Zirconia on the Bioactivity of Calcium Silicate Ceramics at C\S ratio Less

Than Unity," ESB2015-27th European Conference on Biomaterials 30 August - 3 September, 2015, Kraków, POLAND.

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10. Emad M. M. Ewais, Yasser M. Z. Ahmed, Ahmed A. M. El-Amir, Hamdy El-Didamony, “Cement kiln dust/rice

husk ash as a low temperature route For Wollastonite Processing,” The 3rd International conference on

competitive materials and technology processes (ic-cmtp3), Miskolc (Hungary), October 6-10, 2014.

11. Emad M. M. Ewais, “High-alumina Phosphate-bonded castable refractories as a potential replacement for cement-bonded castables used in boiler burners,“ 2015 International Conference on Refractories and Hard

Materials (RHM 2015), July 19 - 21, 2015 Shanghai, China.

12. Emad. M. M. Ewais, “Processing of Nanocrystalline Based MgO.Al2O3 Spinel from Industrial Wastes for Several

Applications,” World Congress and Expo on Nanotechnology and Materials Science, April 13-15, 2015 at Crowne Plaza Dubai Deira, Dubai, UAE.

13. Emad M. M. Ewais, Omayma A. M. Elkady, Mahmoud A. A. Hussien, Adel Ahmed, “Investigation of Cu-MA

spinel composites made from their nano-structured powders,” Islamabad, Pakistan, 23-27 September 2013.

14. E. M. M. Ewais, D. H. A. Besisa, and Z. I. Zaki, "Role of MgO Addition on the Properties of New Tailored

Functionally Graded zirconia-Mullite/Alumina Ceramics," 10th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications, Dresden, Germany, May 20-23, 2012.

15. E. M. M. Ewais, "Promising & socioeconomic forming techniques in ceramics" 12th International Symposium on Advance Materials, Advanced Ceramics Workshop, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan, 26-30

September 2011.

16. Emad M. M. Ewais and Dina Hussien Amin Besisa, "Tailoring of zirconia-mullite/alumina functionally graded material," " 12th International Symposium on Advance Materials, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad,

Pakistan, 26-30 September 2011.

17. E. M. M.Ewais, N. M. Khalil, , M. S. Amin, Y. M. Z. Ahmed, M. A. Barakat, " Utilization of aluminium sludge

and aluminium slag (dross) for the manufacture of calcium aluminate cement," 52. Internationales Feuerfest-Killoquium, 23-24 September 2009, Eurogress, Aachen, Germany.

18. E. Ewais, G. Grathwohl, and Y. Ahmed, "Mixer slag derived glass ceramic composites," 52. Internationales Feuerfest-Killoquium, 23-24 September 2009, Eurogress, Aachen, Germany.

19. "Refractory Castables Based on SiC Slab Waste Aggregate" 11th International Symposium on Advance Materials

Islamabad, Pakistan, 8-12 August 2009.

20. E. M. M. Ewais, M. A. A. Attia, and A. A. Hegazy, " Investigation of ZrO2-Al2O3 System on Hot-Pressing of

Equimolecular Mixtures from α-& β-Si3N4," 10th International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science (ICCPS-10), May 25 to 28, 2008, at Inuyama, Japan.

21. E. M. M. Ewais, "Sintering Criteria of In-Situ Zirconia Based Mullite Ceramic Composite," 4th International

conference on science, Technology and Applications of sintering: Sintering05, Grenoble, France, August 29-

September 1, 2005.

Posters 1. Emad M. M. Ewais, “Carbide/Nitride ceramic composites for thermoelectric power generation and high

temperature applications,” XVI International Conference in Refractory and Metallurgy, 19-20 April 2018, MISIS,

Moscow, Russia.

2. Emad M. M. Ewais, “Carbide/Nitride ceramics for solar energy applications,” XV International Conference in Refractory and Metallurgy, 6-7 April 2017, MISIS, Moscow, Russia.

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3. Emad M. M. Ewais, “High-Alumina Phosphate-Bonded Castable Refractories as a Potential Replacement for Cement-Bonded Castables Used in Boiler Burners,” 14th International Symposium on Advanced Materials 2015,

Islamabad, Pakistan, 12-16 October 2015.

4. Emad M. M. Ewais, Amira M. M. Amin, Yasser M. Z. Ahmed, Eman A. Ashor, Ulrike Hess, Kurosch Rezwan,

"Combined Effect of Magnesia and Zirconia on the Bioactivity of Calcium Silicate Ceramics at C\S ratio Less Than Unity," ESB2015-27th European Conference on Biomaterials 30 August - 3 September, 2015, Kraków,

POLAND.

5. Emad M. M. Ewais, “High-Alumina Phosphate-Bonded Castable Refractories as a Potential Replacement for

Cement-Bonded Castables Used in Boiler Burners,” 14th International Symposium on Advanced Materials 2015, Islamabad, Pakistan, 12-16 October 2015.

6. Emad M. M. Ewais, Dina H. A. Besisa, Georg Grathwohl, “Flexural Strength of a New Tailored Functionally Graded Zirconia-Mullite/Alumina,” 13th International Symposium on Advance Materials, Islamabad, Pakistan,

23-27 September 2013.

7. Emad M. M. Ewais, Dina H. A. Besisa, "Tailoring of zirconia-mullite/alumina functionally graded material," " 12th

International Symposium on Advance Materials, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan, 26-30 September 2011.

8. E. M. M.Ewais, N. M. Khalil, M. S. Amin, Y. M. Z. Ahmed, M. A. Barakat, " Utilization of aluminium sludge and aluminium slag (dross) for the manufacture of calcium aluminate cement," 11th International Symposium on Advance Materials Islamabad, Pakistan, 8-12 August 2009.

9. E. M. M. Ewais, "Sintering Criteria of In-Situ Zirconia Based Mullite Ceramic Composite," US - Egypt workshop on “Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology” November 11-15, 2005, Egypt.

Invited speaker

1. “Conversion of the Metallurgical Slag into Ceramic Foam as a- New Feedstock for Industrial Applications,” 15th International Symposium On Advanced Materials (ISAM-2017), October 16-20, 2017, National Center for

Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan.

2. “High-alumina Phosphate-bonded castable refractories as a potential replacement for cement-bonded

castables used in boiler burners,“ 2015 International Conference on Refractories and Hard Materials (RHM 2015), July 19 - 21, 2015 Shanghai, China.

3. “Conversion of the Metallurgical Slag into Ceramic Foam as a- New Feedstock for Industrial Applications,” 10th

Global Slag Conference & Exhibition, Aachen, Germany, December 8-9, 2014.

4. "Refractory Castables Overview" 12th International Symposium on Advance Materials-2011, Advanced Ceramics

Workshop, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan, September 28, 2011.

5. E. M. M. Ewais, "Promising & socioeconomic forming techniques in ceramics" 12th International Symposium on Advance Materials, Advanced Ceramics Workshop, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan, 26-30

September 2011.

CONSULTANCY and SERVICES

Egyptian Iron and Steel Company

Egyptian Group for manufacturing Investment (E.G.M.I)-CERAMICA PRIMA Sinai for Manganes Co.

Sweillem Vitrified Clay Pipes Co.

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Al-Alamia for Industries Co. "Rock Tiles" Helwan co. for non-ferrous Industry(Factory 63)

Hawmdia Machinery and Equipment and Factories

National Ceramics & Refractories co.(S.A.E) Many of private sector companies

Egyptian Company for refractories Al-Aksa for Refarctories and Ceramics "ARC"

Dar Elamar

Abou Zaabal Co. For Engineering Industries (Factory 100) Egyptian Refinery Company (ERC)_GS for Engineering and Construction Corp.

The Petroleum Projects & Technical Consultations Co. (Petrojet)_Toyo Engineering Corporation Orascom

The Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company (S.A.E) Arab Swiss Engineering Company (ASEC)

Enppi - Engineering For The Petroleum & Process Industries

First for Engineering Projects S.A.E. XERVON Egypt S.A.E.

Aluminium Company of Egypt (Egyptalum) Nag Hammady

Suez Gulf Co. For Electricity CMI-ENERGY CO.

INITEC-ENERGIA CO. Suez Cement Co.

Eurotrade Co. Asfour For Mining And Refractories ORASCOM MERC for Research and Technology of Materials and Energy

AWARDS & Visits

Who’s Who in the world in Science and Engineering 22nd (2005) Visiting scientist at Technical university of Athens and CERECO S.A, Greece

Post-doctor fellow at The Glenn Howatt Electronic Ceramics Laboratory, Dept. of Material Science &

Engineering, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey (Jan.,2004 – March 2004). Visiting scientist for the Institute for Problems of material Science “IPMS”, Kiev, Ukraine

Visiting scientist at Solid free form fabrication laboratory at Dept. of Material Science & Engineering, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey (March 2008 – April 2008).

Post-doctor fellow at Advanced Materials Lab., Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida (July 1999-Jan 2000).

Visiting scientist at Keramische Werkstoffe und Bauteile, Universität Bremen, Germany (November 2008 –Jan

2009). Visiting scientist at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle-

Washington (Febrauray1-15, 2010). Visiting scientist at Bioceramics lab at Dept. of Material Science & Engineering, Rutgers University, the State

University of New Jersey (October15-30, 2010).

Visiting of RHI Research Center for Refractories (November7-11, 2010) Prize from 12th International Symposium on Advance Materials, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad,

Pakistan, 26-30 September 2011 on poster titled, "Tailoring of zirconia-mullite/alumina functionally graded material,".

Honorary fellow at the Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials, February 2013.

A winner in the ‘Best presentation awards’ in the 10th Global Slag Conference, in Aachen, Germany, on 8-9 December 2014, on the presentation title ‘Conversion of the metallurgical slag into ceramic foam as a new

feedstock for industrial applications.

Solar Research Institute, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Porz-Wahnheide, Linder Höhe, Köln, Germany, January 8-29, 2016.

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FUNDED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

International cooperation

1. Egypt-Germany-Greece-Tunis, “Perovskites as “oxygen-carriers” in solar-powered redox processes for synthetic fuels production and energy storage,” ERANEMTED 2, Egyptian PI, 2018-2020.

2. German-Egyptian Research Fund (GERF) “Development of a Porous SiC/AlN Based Composite as a Candidate

Material for a Volumetric Air Receiver to be applied in Solar Tower Technology", Egyptian PI, September 2013-

september2018.

3. Joint projects for the exchange of researchers within the executive program Egypt-Italy," In-situ synthesis and sintering of ZrB2-based ultrahigh temperature ceramics for structural applications," Egyptian PI, June 2009,

June 2011.

4. U.S.-Egypt Science and Technology (S&T) Joint Fund, "Synthesis and sintering of TiC-based ceramic matrix

composites for structural applications", Advisor, May 2007-2009.

5. U.S.-Egypt Science and Technology (S&T) Joint Fund, "Direct consolidation of hydroxyapatite for bone", Advisor, May 2010-2012.

6. Egypt – Greece Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, "Recycling/reuse of spent basic refractories lining of rotary cement kiln as basic mixes in repairing electric arc furnace," Egyptian PI,

September2007 to march 2009.

7. U.S.-Egypt Science and Technology (S&T) Joint Fund, “Direct (Gel) casting of PZT ceramics”, Egyptian PI,

August 2006 to august 2008.

8. U.S.-Egypt Science and Technology (S&T) Joint Fund, “Solid Free Form Fabrication (SFF) of Self-Bonded Silicon Carbide (SBSiC)”, Egyptian PI, October 2002- Aug.2005.

Local cooperation

1. Sinai Manganese Co., Sinai, Egypt, "Relining of the Furnace of Ferro-manganese production", PI, July 2018-July2020.

2. Science and Technology Development Fund, “Carbon Fibers from Nonstandard Egyptian resources as

feedstock for advanced industrial applications,” Egyptian PI, under review.

3. Sinai Manganese Co., Sinai, Egypt, "Relining of the Furnace of Ferro-manganese production", PI, July, 2009-

July2010.

4. Al-Alamia for Industries Co. (Ceramic plant), "Development of ceramic tiles bodies and improvement of their

production economy," PI, Jan 2007 up to December 2007

5. Al-Alamia for Industries Co. (Ceramic plant), "Development of glaze and Engob of ceramic tiles and studying of the possibility to locally produce it ", PI, Jan 2007 up to December 2008

6. Sweillem Vitrified Clay Pipes Co. Cairo Egypt, “Technical supporting in locally production of: 1- different grades

of alumina refractories for kiln car of vitrified clay pipes, 2- decorative and faced bricks, and roofing tiles,” PI,

Aug. 2004-current.

7. Egyptian Company for Refractories, Helwan, Egypt, "Technology Transfer of Spinel-bonded Magnesia Refractories", Co-PI, Aug. 1997-Aug.1999.

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8. Sinai Manganese Co., Sinai, Egypt, "Relining of the Furnace of Ferro-manganese production", Co-PI , Oct.1998-Jun.1999.

9. Mining and Refractories Co., Cairo, Egypt "Marketing and feasibility studies of Siliconmanganese alloy", Co-PI, $7000, Jun.1998-Dec.1998.

10. Sinai Manganese Co., Sinai, Egypt," Evaluation of the Refractory Lining of the Furnace of Siliconmanganese

Alloy Production Using Heat Transfer Mathematics (Modeling)", Co-PI, Mar.1997-Dec.1997.

11. Hawmdia Machinery and Equipment and Factories (HEF), Giza, Egypt, "Fabrication of silicon Carbide Parts with

different shapes for Lining of Gas Carborizing Heat Treatment Furnace", Co-PI, Feb.1996-Feb.1997.

12. Hawmdia Machinery and Equipment and Factories (HEF), Giza, Egypt, "Marketing and Feasibility Studies of

Silicon Carbide manufacturing Line", Co-PI, Sept.1996-Feb.1997.

CASE STUDIES 1. E. M. M. Ewais, “Boiler refractory lining design,” The Egyptian Salts and Minerals Company “EMISAL”, 2013.

2. E. M. M. Ewais, “Developing of cordierite and cordierite objects as sagger and plates for ceramic industry from

the waste materials,” National Ceramics & Refractories co.(S.A.E), 2004-2005.

3. E. M. M. Ewais, “Developing of silicon carbide-mullite ceramic object as sagger and plates for ceramic industry from the waste materials,” National Ceramics & Refractories Co. (S.A.E), 2004-2005.

4. E. M. M. Ewais, “Developing of new hot repair mortar for walls of coke furnaces of the battery,” El-Nasr Company for Coke and Chemicals, 2004.

5. E. M. M. Ewais, “Study of the possibility to the production of light weight and soft ceramic board nozzles for

Aluminum sheet”, Helwan factory for nonferrous industry, 2002.

6. E. M. M. Ewais, “Evaluation and recommendation for the application of lightweight castables refractory in the

Aluminum melting furnaces, “Helwan factory for nonferrous industry, 2001.

7. E. M. M. Ewais, "Initial Market and Feasibility for the evaluation and employment of El-Wedy company for refractories,” El-Nasr Company for Refractories and Ceramic (SORNAGA), Giza, Egypt, 2000.

8. E. M. M. Ewais, "Evaluation of the refractory lining of heat treatment furnaces at Semaf Company for Railway” Helwan factory for nonferrous industry, 1999.

SUPERVISION (M.Sc/Ph.D)

1. Ph. D. Thesis entitled, "Waste derived non-oxide ceramics for solar energy applications," by D. H. Amin, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University.

2. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, “Processing and Characterization of cellular ceramic materials for volumetric solar

receiver“By Mahmoud Alaa El-din, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.

3. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, "Development of Refractories Based Magnesia from Egyptian Resources for Rotary Cement Kiln Lining," by I. M. I. Bayoumi, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, and Suez Canal University.

4. Ph. D. Thesis entitled” Spark Plasma Sintering of Nanocrystalline Yttria Ceramic for Optical Applications

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," by M. Attia, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University.

5. Ph. D. Thesis entitled” Developing and improving of bioceramic materials based CaO-SiO2 system," by A. M.

Mohamed, Dept., of chemical Engineer, Faculty of Engineering, El-Menia University.

6. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, "Processing of the lead-free piezoelectric Ceramics," by S. A. I. Mustafa, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Helwan University.

7. Ph. D. Thesis entitled, ” Investigation of the nano spinel addition effect on zirconia ,” by M. A. A. Hussien, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University.

8. M.Sc. Thesis entitled, “Effect of Adding Metakaolin and the Technique of Addition on the Properties of

concrete Hybrid with Geopolymer Composite,” by A. Salah Eldin Mohamed Elhadad, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.

9. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, “Production of Ceramics from Industrial Wastes for High Temperature Applications,” by Z. Ahmed Ali Abdelaal, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University.

10. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, “Enhancement of Mechanical Properties of Alumina Based Ceramics for Armor

Applications,” by M. A. A. Elgibaly, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University.

11. Ph. D Thesis entitled, “Synthesis and Characterization of Chromia Containing Refractories for Ferroalloy Furnaces,” by M. Fayez Abd-Allah Hassan, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Ain Shams

University.

12. Ph. D Thesis, entitled, “Study on the Application of Eco-friendly Geopolymer Cement as a Binder for Refractory

Castables,” by A.R. Abdel-Aziem, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of science Ain Shams University.

13. Ph. D. Thesis, “Alternatives from Refractory Materials Suit for Designing Forming Molds of Glass by Manual Blowing,” A. M. H. Elshenway, Glass Department, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan UNiversity

14. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, " Processing and sintering of chromia based alumina composites," by A. R. Abdel-Aziem, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Helwan University.

15. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, “Tailoring of Alumina/Titania(AT) ceramics from industrial waste materials," by N. H.

Amin, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Helwan University.

16. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, “Production of refractory cement from Egyptian Celestite Ore by Addition Alumina,” by

Mohsen Abdel-Shafy Ali, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Zagazig University.

17. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, " Processing of non-asbestos insulating materials from cement kiln dust," by A.A. El-

Amir, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Zagazig University.

18. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, “Multidisciplinary nanocomposites containing magnesium aluminate spinel," by M. A. A.

Hussien, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Helwan University.

19. M. Sc. Thesis entitled " Improvement of the quality of refractory castables containing alumina, " by M. H. H. Hassanein, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Helwan University

20. M.Sc. Thesis entitled, “Effective of cobalt and zirconia additives on the properties of WC-TiC composite as

cutting tools,” by S. A. Abo-Elkasem, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University.

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21. M. Sc. Thesis entitled “Characterization and processing of sludge of water treatment plant in power stations and it is potentially for some industrial applications,” by R. M. A. Riyad, Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science,

Helwan University.

22. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, "Tailoring of Zirconia/Mullite/Alumina Functionally–graded materials," by D. H. Amin,

Chemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Awarded.

23. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, "Enhancement of properties of ceramic based composites," by M. Attia, Mechanical

Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Awarded.

24. M. Sc. Thesis entitled” Studies on consolidation of high concentrated dispersed ceramic powders in aqueous

media,” by O. Al-Farook, Dept., of chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University.

25. M. Sc. Thesis entitled ”Porous ceramic based cordierite from waste materials,” by A. M. Mohamed, Dept., of chemical Engineer, Faculty of Engineering, El-Menia University, Awarded.

26. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, "Ladle-EAF refractories/slag interaction," by W. Sweillem, Metallurgical Department,

Faculty of Engineer, Cairo University.

27. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, "Silicon carbide-cordierite composites from ceramic industry waste,” by I. Hamid,

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, awarded.

28. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, "Preparation and characterization of refractory cement using alumina-rich wastes," by E.

Y. A. Ahmed, Institute of Environmental studies and research, Ain Shams University, awarded.

29. M. Sc. Thesis entitled, "Utilization of water plants sludge in the manufacture of insulating refractories," by M.

W. A. Mohamed, Institute of Environmental studies and research, Ain Shams University, Awarded.

30. Ph. D Thesis entitled, "Utilization of some Industrial Solid Wastes as Slag Coagulator of Cast Iron and Steel Alloys during the Smelting process," by E. H. Ramadan, Institute of Environmental studies and research, Ain

Shams University, Awarded.

PRESENTATIONS

“MgO-CZ Clinkers Based Egyptian Dolomite/Magnesite Resources for Cement Industry,” 15th International Symposium On Advanced Materials (ISAM-2017), October 16-20, 2017, National Center for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan.

"Tailoring of Aluminium Titanate (Al2TiO5) Based Ceramic Composites from Aluminium Sludge & Rutile Ore," 6th International Congress on Ceramics (ICC6) – August 21-25, 2016, Dresden, Germany.

“Refractories and Ceramic Activities at RCMD” Materials for Solar Receivers and Spin-offs Workshop” 21.1.2016, 9:30,

DLR-Köln, Linder Hoehe, Casino, Raum 3, DLR Solar Research, Köln, Germany.

“Optimal Conditions and Significant Factors for Fabrication of Soda Lime Glass Foam from Industrial Waste Using Nano

AlN,” International Conference on Refractory and Metallurgy (ICRM-2016) National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”, Moscow, 7 – 8 April, 2016.

“MgO-CZ Clinkers based Egyptian Magnesite/Dolomite Resources for Cement Industry,” International Conference on

Refractory and Metallurgy (ICRM-2016) National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”, Moscow, 7 – 8 April

2016.

“Eco-Friendly Porous Products from the Water Drinking Sludge,” 14th International Symposium on Advanced Materials

2015, Islamabad, Pakistan, 12-16 October 2015.

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“Conversion of Cement Kiln Dust/RHA Or Quartz Into Valuable Ceramic Products,"14th International Symposium on Advanced Materials 2015, Islamabad, Pakistan, 12-16 October 2015.

“Conversion of the Metallurgical Slag into Ceramic Foam as a- New Feedstock for Industrial Applications,” 10th Global Slag Conference & Exhibition, Aachen, Germany, December 8-9, 2014.

“Cement kiln dust/rice husk ash as a low temperature route For Wollastonite Processing,” The 3rd International

Conference on Competitive materials and technology processes (ic-cmtp3), Miskolc (Hungary), October 6-10, 2014.

"Utilization of water treatment plant's sludge in the manufacturing of insulating refractory materials," The Holding

Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW), Cairo, Egypt, March1, 2012.

"Refractory Castables Overview" 12th International Symposium on Advance Materials-2011, Advanced Ceramics Workshop, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan, September 28, 2011.

"Novel forming techniques in ceramics," The Scientific Committee of CMRDI, CMRDI, Egypt, June 2010.

"Mixer slag derived glass ceramic composites," 52. Internationales Feuerfest-Killoquium, 23-24 September 2009, Eurogress, Aachen, Germany.

"Utilization of aluminium sludge and aluminium slag (dross) for the manufacture of calcium aluminate cement," 52. Internationales Feuerfest-Killoquium, 23-24 September 2009, Eurogress, Aachen, Germany.

"Refractory Castables Based on SiC Slab Waste Aggregate" 11th International Symposium on Advance Materials

Islamabad, Pakistan, 8-12 August 2009.

"Outlook on refractory and Ceramic Activities at the Refractory and Ceramic Materials Laboratory-CMRDI, "Keramische

Werkstoffe und Bauteile, University of Bremen, Bremen Germany, November17, 2008.

"Sintering Criteria of In-Situ Zirconia Based Mullite Ceramic Composite," 4th International conference on science, Technology and Applications of sintering: Sintering05, Grenoble, France, August 29-September 1, 2005.

“Carbon Based Refractories: A Review Article," SPRING'04 Fiber Optics Auditorium - Busch Campus, Dept of Ceramic and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers, USA, February 10,

2004.

“An outlook on metallurgy and refractory industry in Arab country, " 15th conference on mechanical engineer:

Development of national industry to increase competitiveness, Helnan Palestine Hotel, Montazah, Alexandria, Egypt, March30 – April 2, 2005.

"Rheological properties of concentrated alumina slurries: Influence of pH and Dispersant Agent," Nanotech Insight

2005, Luxor, Egypt Febrauary 20-25th 2005.

"Rheological properties of concentrated alumina slurries: Influence of pH and Dispersant Agent," 7th International

conference of chemical engineering, Conrad Hotel – Cairo Egypt, December 27-29, 2004.

"Refractories of glass furnaces," Glass industry Workshop in Egypt, CMRDI, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, 2003.

"Fused spinel-bonded for metallurgical purposes," The fifth Egyptian Syrian conference in chemical and petroleum

engineering, Faculty of petroleum and mining engineering suez – Egypt, 13-16 October 2003.

"Utilization of Feldspar Waste Pellets as a Slag Coagulator in a Metallurgical Process," Arabic Conference on foundry: ARABCAST2002, Cairo, Egypt Oct.25-27, 2002.

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"Temperature induced forming of zirconia from aqueous slurries: Mechanism and Rheology," Indo-Egyptian workshop on advanced materials and their processing, CMRDI, Cairo, Egypt, May 6-8, 2000.

PREPARING OF TRAINING PROGRAMS AND LECTURING

"Refractories in Cement industry: Chrome-free bricks in Rotary Cement Kilns," Arab Swiss Engineering Co. "ASEC", Ismailia, Egypt, 17-21 June 2007.

"Refractories in Cement industry: Chrome-free bricks in Rotary Cement Kilns," Arab Swiss Engineering Co. "ASEC", Ismailia, Egypt, 2-6 Septmember. 2006.

"Refractories used In Cement industry: Lining of Cement Furnaces," Arab Iron & Steel Union, Cairo Regional Office,

Dokki, Giza, Egypt, 19-23 August 2006.

"Refractories used In Cement industry: Lining of Cement Furnaces," Arab Iron & Steel Union, Cairo Regional Office, Dokki, Giza, Egypt, 24-28 September 2005.

"Refractories used In Aluminum Industry," Central Metallurgical R&D Institute (CMRDI), El-Tibbin, Cairo, Egypt, 2003.

"Refractories used In Steelmaking," Arab Iron & Steel Union, Cairo Regional Office, Dokki, Giza, Egypt 2002.

ADDITIONAL TASKS Lecturer of the graduate project for the Final Year Students at the Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of

Engineering, Helwan University.

Supervising Final Year Project title “Investigating pressing and sintering parameters for abrasive powders” for

BEU student at Faculty of Engineering, British University in Egypt (BEU)

Examiner for PhD and M.Sc thesis.

Member in the International Scientific Advisory Board of ic-cmtp4 the 4th International Conference on

competitive Materials and Technology Processes. (Hungary) in Hunguest Hotel Palotaat Miskolc-Lillafured,

Hungary, October 3-7, 2016.

Member in the International Scientific Advisory Board of ic-cmtp5 the 5th International Conference on

competitive Materials and Technology Processes. (Hungary) in Hunguest Hotel Palotaat Miskolc-Lillafured, Hungary, October 8-12, 2018.

Chair and Co-chair session on the international conferences (e.g. ISAM, Ic-cmpt4)