Professor Mamdouh Abdelsalam earned his PhD in Electrochemistry in 2000 from the internationally renowned Electrochemistry Group at the University of Southampton, UK, and his BSc and MSc in Chemistry from Tanta University, Egypt, in 1994. His career combines academic experience with industrial R&D leadership across the UK, KSA, and the UAE, giving him a unique profile that bridges academic research, industrial innovation, and technology commercialization in electrochemistry and energy storage.
Before joining Khalifa University, he held senior leadership roles including CTO at Yas Energy, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Director of Electrochemical Systems at the Technology Innovation Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Head of R&D at Anaphite Ltd, UK; and Head of R&D at AMTE Power Plc, UK. Earlier in his career, he held battery senior research and development positions at Dyson, Nexeon, and QinetiQ in the UK, contributing to the development and scale-up of next-generation lithium-ion technologies. In academia, he served at the University of Southampton and later as Professor of Physical Chemistry at King Faisal University, where he established a research group focused on supercapacitors, fuel cells, and hydrogen energy. He has broad experience in advancing technologies across multiple Technology Readiness Levels, from fundamental research to prototype validation and commercial deployment, and has a strong record in intellectual property development and patent filing. He is a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), and the Electrochemical Society (ECS).
