Dr. Amir Elzwawy works as a researcher at the Advanced Materials Technology and Mineral Resources Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC) in Egypt. Amir acquired his Ph.D. in materials science from DGIST, South Korea in September 2019.  During his Ph.D. journey, he presented his results at many domestic and overseas conferences and workshops, such as ISAMMA 2017, IcAUMS 2018, and MSM 19, as well as at numerous annual meetings.  He was awarded the Migaku Best Poster award during IcAUMS 2018 conference. Dr. Amir has several published papers and review articles in different international journals, such as Electrochimica Acta, Applied Surface Science, Materials Science and Engineering B, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Microchemical Journal, and more. His h-index is 12 (Scopus). He has expertise in materials fabrication and characterization, sputtering techniques, clean-room work, nanocomposite synthesis by multiple routes such as sol-gel, microwave irradiation, co-precipitation, and more, besides familiarity with XRD, SEM, HRTEM, VSM, and other characterization instruments. He is a member and Co-PI of scientific projects in collaboration with other members in and outside the NRC. He is also a reviewer in peer-reviewed journals such as Applied Physics, Materials Research Express, and the Review of Scientific Instruments. His research interests focus on materials for various applications: sensors, water treatment, optogenetics, and biomedical applications.