Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Abu-Dief is Associate Professor of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, El-Madinah, Saudi Arabia. He was Post-Doctoral Candidate at the Faculty of Chemistry, Oviedo University, Spain, in 2015. He has published more than 93 articles in international journals and nine books and has participated in more than 100 workshops and international conferences with an h-index of 35. He has worked as a reviewer with 200 international journals and is a member of the editorial boards of 62 journals. Research areas: (1) Materials Science; (2) Catalysis; (3) Bio-Inorganic Chemistry. Research interests: (1) Design and characterization of Schiff base complexes and the study of their interaction with DNA and their different biological applications; (2) Functionalization of MNPs for drug-delivery systems; (3) Design and study of multifunctional systems containing Schiff base ligands and 4f metals towards the development of nano-devices; (4) Preparation and characterization of surface-modified magnetite nanoparticles with controlled size; (5) Functionalization of nanoparticles for catalytic reactions; (6) Functionalization of nano-medical-plants for water purification; (7) Design of new nano-photocatalysts for the oxidation of dyes and water purification; (8) Synthesis of nano-curcumin for biological applications. His website: https://staffsites.sohag-univ.edu.eg/ahmedabudief?p=home