Dr. Khaled Youssef is an Associate Professor and the Coordinator of the Materials Science and Technology Graduate Program at Qatar University. Dr. Youssef obtained his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University. Dr. Youssef's research ‎interests focus on the evolution of nanostructures in metals, alloys, semiconductors, and composites using non-equilibrium processing ‎techniques; thermodynamics and kinetics of grain growth in nanomaterials; deformation mechanisms of ultra-fine-grained and nanocrystalline materials; and the processing of ultra-tough, light-weight nanomaterials. He also was a ‎Co-director of the Silicon Solar Consortium at North Carolina State University, which dealt with photovoltaic (PV) ‎solar cell research to achieve fundamental materials science and engineering-based understanding of the influence of defects, ‎residual stresses, and impurities on the electrical properties and fracture mechanics/strength of mono- and ‎multi-crystalline PV silicon. Dr. Youssef received several research awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF-USA), ‎the Department of Energy (DOE-USA), and the Qatar Foundation National Priorities Research Proposal (QF-NPRP).