Professor Mustapha Jouiad obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Science and his Master's degree in solid state physics from the University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France in 1996 and 1993 respectively. His research interests are in Advanced Materials and Multiscale Characterization with applications in energy and environment. His approach allows large probing of the material properties by means of various techniques such as electrical & Optical testing and Analytical Microscopy. The multiscale characterization provides a correlation between the material evolving microstructure at different scales(Micro & nano) and its respective macroscopic behavior. The targeted achievement is to be able to predict material properties to tune materials processing and design. Recently, his research focused on the development, modification and characterization of nanostructures, oxides, 2D materials and functionalized nanoparticles that possess high optical, electrical and catalytic properties for the energy harvesting and conversion.