Adel Mokhtar He was for 10 years a process engineer in an ammonia company. He received his PhD in materials chemistry from university of Oran Ahmed ben Bella in 2018. He is an associate professor in the Ahmed ZABANA Relizane university of Science and Technology in the process engineering department. He has authored more than 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals. His research activity involves nanocomposites and their applications.