2025
04/17/2025 - Invited Keynote Lecture
📍 Gangneung, South Korea
🎤 Title: Forward Thinking PFAS Solutions: From Waste Remediation to Safer Alternatives
04/25/2025 - Interview on Micropollutants
Link: https://www.veolia.com/sites/g/files/dvc4206/files/document/2025/04/integrated-report-2024-2025-veolia.pdf
04/11/2025-Invited Talk | Institute of Science Tokyo
📍 Tokyo, Japan
🎤 Title: Forward Thinking PFAS Solutions: From Waste Remediation to Safer Alternatives
04/15/2025-Invited Talk | Seoul National University
📍 Seoul , South Korea
🎤 Title: Forward Thinking PFAS Solutions: From Waste Remediation to Safer Alternatives
03/04/2025 - Invited Talk | QEERI
📍 Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Doha
🎤 Title: Forward Thinking PFAS Solutions: From Waste Remediation to Safer Alternatives
03/26/2025 - Invited Keynote | ACS Spring
📍 San Diego, CA
🎤 This invited talk under "Clean Water: Scalable Solutions for PFAS"
is part the new ACS Innovative Programming.
01/15/2025 - Invited Talk by the Air Force
Project meeting to update on our work related to regeneration of PFAS-laden spent sorbents.
02/28/2025 - Invited Seminar | UT Dallas
📍 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UT Dallas
🎤 Title: Forward Thinking PFAS Solutions: From Waste Remediation to Safer Alternatives
01/01/2025 - Joined Editorial Board of ES&T Letters
01/06/2025 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 39
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
2024
12/11/2024 - Invited Panelist, Environmental Analyst
Joined 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 discussing both 𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐒 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and 𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐒-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.
PANEL I: Identifying and Addressing PFAS Risks and Liabilities associated with an Organization and its Supply Chain
PANEL II: Forward Thinking PFAS Solutions
Link: https://www.home.environment-analyst.com/pfas-2024
12/12/2024 - Invited Talk, Florida International Uni.
Forward Thinking PFAS Solutions.
12/02/2024 - Chair and Organizer
𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 at the DoD Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium.
12/12/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 38
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
11/04/2024 - Invited Guest, Hawaii
Meeting to discuss the future of water innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment
11/07/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 37
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
10/31/2024 - Meeting Senator Durbin's Office
We discussed expanding our EPA-ORD collaborative efforts with 𝘼𝙧𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙖𝙗 (Seth Darling, Junhong Chen), 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 (Will Dichtel), and the 𝙉𝙎𝙁 𝙍𝙚𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 (Alaina Harkness) to address the critical issue of PFAS contamination in the Great Lakes region.
11/01/2024 - Invited Panelist
panel discussion today on PFAS and biosolids organized by AAAS's Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues.
Link: https://www.aaas.org/events/land-applied-biosolids-and-pfas-exposure
10/15/2024 - Invited Talk & Session Chair
Invited talk at REMTECH 2024 on PFAS analysis and Invited Session Chair for the PFAS remediation sessions.
Link: https://www.remediation-technology.com/remtecsummit/keynote-speakers
10/22/2024 - SETAC North America
Presented on PFAS in landfill leachate and on PFAS-free alternative.
10/03/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 36
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
10/09/2024 - EPA-ORD Poster Session
Our group participated at the annual EPA-ORD poster session.
09/18/2024 - Invited Keynote Lecture | Finland
Keynote lecture at The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Water Treatment (ETWT-2024) held in Mikkeli, Finland.
10/03/2024 - Invited Talk | In Arabic
Webinar on Nano- and Microplastics organized by the Oman Water Society
09/05/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 35
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
09/05/2024 - Invited Keynote Lecture | Nebraska
Keynote lecture at the Great Plains PFAS Initiative & Symposium & Workshop 2024.
08/12/2024 - Invited Talks & Panel Discussion
#IWA World Water Congress
Topics: PFAS Treatment and PFAS-free Alternatives.
08/12/2024 - Invited Seminar
Discussing the topics of PFAS and their alternatives.
07/20/2024 - TV Interview (In Arabic)
Discussing the topics of PFAS and their alternatives.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVy3D6dODRA
07/21/2024 - TV Interview (In Arabic)
Discussing the topics of PFAS and their alternatives.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVy3D6dODRA
07/18/2024 - Research Highlight
Rice University | Rice researcher calls for safer PFAS-free alternatives
Link: https://engineering.rice.edu/news/rice-researcher-calls-safer-pfas-free-alternatives
07/19/2024 - Research Highlight
Food Packaging Forum | Science Perspective: From “Forever Chemicals” to Fluorine-Free Alternatives
Link: https://www.foodpackagingforum.org/news/science-perspective-from-forever-chemicals-to-fluorine-free-alternatives
07/18/2024 - New Science Paper
Title: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 "𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀" 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗹𝘂𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀
Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado5019
07/18/2024 - In The News
The Hill | Ditching PFAS chemicals requires reality check, scientists argue
Link: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4779978-pfas-replacement-dangers/
07/05/2024 - New Patent
Covalent organic frameworks for gas chromatographic separations
Link: https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2024015937A2/en?oq=WO2024015937A2
07/11/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 33
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
06/28/2024 - Invited Seminar
Arizona State University | NEWT Center (Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment)
Link: https://events.rice.edu/event/360454-forward-thinking-pfas-solutions-from-waste
07/01/2024 - Podcast
Isle Golbal | Water Action Platform: Tackling PFAS Pollution
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkS-aFMUVog
06/01/2024 - Advisory Board Member | C&EN
C&EN's advisory board is a diverse group with members from industry, academia, government, and other scientific organizations around the world. Advisory board members serve 3-year terms and interact with C&EN staff to provide insight, advice, and suggestions on how to best serve our audience and the world of chemistry.
Link: https://cen.acs.org/static/about/aboutus.html
06/06/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 32
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
05/24/2024 - Invited Keynote Lecture
University at Buffalo | 41st Annual Chemistry Graduate Student Symposium
Link: https://www.ubchemgss.org/home.
05/28/2024 - 👋 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀
How to protect yourself from ‘forever chemicals’
(L -> R) 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝘼𝙗𝙚𝙗𝙚, 𝙀𝙡𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙝 𝘿𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙨, and 𝘽𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙮 ! 🎉
These talented undergraduate students from Albany State University, GA, are joining us through the Department of Education's 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗠𝗦𝗘𝗜𝗣).
05/02/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 31
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
05/14/2024 - Featured Profile | EPA National Accounts
US EPA's National accounts published highlights on our research and education activities.
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/EPA/status/1790452777266696447
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7196222754608611330/
04/04/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 30
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
04/25/2024 - Group Presentation
Congratulations to (Left > Right) Ashley, Mike, Tin, and Ashton from my group for presenting their intertwined research projects at the EPA Poster session. They explored PFAS treatment and detection, spent adsorbents regeneration, and PFAS-free alternatives 🌿
04/01/2024 - Meeting Vice Minister of Housing, Egypt
Meeting Prof. Sayed Ismail
04/01/2024 - Meeting Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Egypt
Meeting Prof. Hani Sweilam
03/13/2024 - Invited Seminar
Department seminar at the University of Texas at Austin.
03/14/2024 - In the News [The Hill]
How to protect yourself from ‘forever chemicals’
Link: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4532556-how-to-protect-yourself-from-forever-chemicals/?fbclid=IwAR2kNgpOWIq8ISYersWifMTwdXj0KwP1ISwB0psmRl_EjLDNLkR5BGRPe94
03/11/2024 - Axios Roundtable Discussion
#Axios arranged a very engaging Roundtable Discussion on Sustainability & Circular Economy.
Link: https://axios-content-streams.webflow.io/content-item/axios-reduce-reuse-recycle-shaping-the-circular-economy-expert-voices-roundtable-dinner?fbclid=IwAR1BuGDW1_xUFwm_VdSbCI-t5E_oJiTIzsnBlJCbkqlFJN6QsZI_kHSa_OU
03/12/2024 - SXSW Panelist
Eliminating ‘Forever Chemicals’ from the World’s Water
Link with the recording: https://schedule.sxsw.com/2024/events/PP144190
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1syslPCf9k
03/04/2024 - New Postdoc
Welcoming Dr. Tin Le.
Tin recently received his PhD degree from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama.
03/07/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 29
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
02/08/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 28
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
02/25/2024 - Group Gathering
Axe Throwing & BBQ :)
01/11/2024 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 27
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
01/13/2024 - Invited Talk | In Arabic
PFAS Contaminants in Water
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBXRcPGlZw
2023
12/07/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 26
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
12/05/2023 - Invited Talk - Virtual
Desalytics Water Week, Dubai, UAE
12/06/2023 - Invited Talk - Virtual
PFAS+ Initiative, University of Maine
11/07/2023 - Invited Colloquium
Wageningen University, Netherlands
11/29/2023 - Session Chair
SERDP-ESTCP Symposium
Development & Demonstration of PFAS-Free Firefighting Formulations
Link: https://www.dodinnovationsymposium.org/Agenda
11/02/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 25
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
11/06/2023 - Panelist
Aquatech Innovation Forum
Workshop | Piecing together the PFAS puzzle
Link: https://www.aquatechtrade.com/innovation-forum/programme
10/20/2023 - Moderator
Tools for PFAS Site Characterization: Session II - PFAS Sources and Mapping
Sponsored by: The NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP)
Link: https://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/PFAS-Characterization-2/
11/01/2023 - Podcast Interview
The Infrastructure Show podcasts
With Host Professor Joseph Schofer of Northwestern University.
Link: http://theinfrastructureshow.com/podcasts
10/05/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 24
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
10/06/2023 - Keynote Lecture
New York State's Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions
Workshop on "Advances in PFAS: Challenges and Opportunities"
Link: https://sites.clarkson.edu/coe/workshops
11/20/2022 - Invited Talk
WWT Drinking Water Quality Conference 2023
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals - PFAS
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
11/20/2022 - Invited Talk
Drexel University
Title: Sunset of PFAS and Sunrise of Alternatives
09/07/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 23
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
09/04/2023 - TV Interview - In Arabic
PFAS Contamination Awareness
07/11/2023 - Moderator and Organizer
Fluorine Free Foams R&D Roadmapping Workshop
At the Naval Research Laboratory, DC.
08/03/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 22
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
07/06/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 21
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: lnkd.in/esyHxBk9
06/20/2023 - Panelist and Speaker
AEESP Conference | Careers in Environmental Engineering and Science after Graduate School
06/21/2023 - Research Talk
AEESP Conference | Sunrise of PFAS Replacements - The Case of Fluorine-free Foams
05/06/2023 - C&EN Interview
PFAS Sensors
Link: https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/pfas-regulations-testing-portable-sensors/101/i14?fbclid=IwAR2E5BXdatzfLTPOoOMaMcZFUXo8NDZuZcOCjPqIUklTyYy6rLyEeSEEDn4
06/01/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 20
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
05/04/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 19
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
05/05/2023 - Panelist and Speaker
ChemAnalyst | Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Policies: Impact on Environment and PFAS Alternatives.
Link: https://www.chemanalyst.com/Event/perAndPolyfluoroalkylSubstancesPFASpolicies
04/24/2023 - Invited Speaker
EPA ORD Bimonthly Science Call with ECOS and ASTHO
Overview of our PFAS-alternatives Research Activities
04/27/2023 - Panelist and Speaker
Strategies for Effectively Assessing & Managing PFAS
Regulatory Updates, Global Approaches & Innovative Solutions to take Meaningful Action
Link: https://environment-analyst.com/uk/pfas-2023-speakers
04/06/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 18
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
04/22/2023 - Volunteer
2023 Cincinnati Earth Day
Link: https://cincinnatiearthdayorg.mailchimpsites.com/
03/22/2023 - Panelist and Speaker
Pittcon 2023 | Sensing and Analytical Technologies for Emerging Environmental Contaminants
Link: https://labscievents.pittcon.org/event/pittcon-2023/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfMTE1OTI4OQ==
03/24/2023 - Invited Guest
UN Water Conference & New York Water Week
02/17/2023 - TV Interview - In Arabic
Awareness on Emerging Water Contaminants
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuLkhMe9VTg
03/02/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 17
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
02/09/2023 - Moderator
Careers in the Federal Government Panel Discussion
Organized and Hosted by Arizona State University
Link: https://specialevents.asu.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=730950&
02/16/2023 - PFAS Podcast
PFAS & Water Quality: The Great Challenge
Organized and Hosted by QTalks
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHeLGtycUWY
01/05/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 15
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
02/02/2023 - Organizer & Host
Innovations in Environmental Science Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 16
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
2022
12/08/2022 - Organizer & Host
EPA Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 14
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
This is a Special Edition: Hosting the Water Research Foundation (WRF)
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
11/20/2022 - Invited Talk
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Title: Sunset of PFAS and Sunrise of Alternatives
11/28/2022 - Symposium
SERDP-ESTCP
Discussing PFAS treatment and PFAS-free AFFF projects
11/03/2022 - Organizer & Host
EPA Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 13
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
11/03/2022 - TV Interview - In Arabic
PFAS Contamination Awareness
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RujiGJRgKL0
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzlfrfZ1C10
10/23/2022 - Invited Panelist - Arab Science Week
Avoiding Regrettable Substitution Scenarios
Link: https://www.arabscienceweek.com/EventDetails/230?fbclid=IwAR3GDuzr7MVNVWGcfBxAGUa0ZtbOIQXS60Lfzd9b_dVrO8q2PalIQzHMJDw
10/06/2022 - Organizer & Host
EPA Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 12
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
10/15/2022 - Newspaper Interview - In Arabic
Scientific Research in the MENA Region
09/23/2022 - Invited Talk
Clarkson University
Title: David A. Walsh Arts & Sciences Seminar
10/05/2022 - Invited Talk - Virtual
Qatar University
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals - PFAS
09/18/2022 - TV Interview
Water Quality Problems & PFAS in MENA Region
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Hz8L7aHmw
09/23/2022 - Invited Talk
Clarkson University
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals
09/01/2022 - Organizer & Host
EPA Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 11
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
09/11/2022 - Invited Talk - In Arabic
Egypt Scholars Webinars
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmIxv51mMxI
08/24/2022 - Research Talk
American Chemical Society | Fall National Meeting
Title: Proactive Assessment Framework of Environmental Impacts for PFAS Replacement Chemicals
08/25/2022 - TV Interview
Water Quality Problems & PFAS in MENA Region
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXNIUfBi23Q
08/18/2022 - New Paper in Science
Low-temperature mineralization of perfluorocarboxylic acids
Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm8868
08/21/2022 - TV Interview
Water Quality Problems & PFAS in MENA Region
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfJhRWv6fdo
08/04/2022 - Organizer & Host
EPA Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 10
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
This is a Special Edition: Hosting the Water Research Foundation (WRF)
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
07/07/2022 - Organizer & Host
EPA Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 9
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
06/02/2022 - Organizer & Host
EPA Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 8
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
05/05/2022 - Organizer & Host
EPA Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 7
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
04/07/2022 - Organizer & Host
EPA Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 6
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
03/30/2022 - Invited Lecture - Virtual
ALADYR | Latin America Desalination Association
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Ue4v9oi50
03/24/2022 - Research Talk - Virtual
American Chemical Society | Spring National Meeting
Title: Identifying Final Destruction Products from Ball Milling PFAS with Potassium Hydroxide
03/23/2022 - Invited Lecture
Water Environmental Federation | Public Health and Water Conference
Title: Emerging Technologies to Separate PFAS from Contaminated Water
03/15/2022 - Invited Webinar
Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association
Title: PFAS - What we know, what we're learning, and what's to come
Link for details: https://www.mabiosolids.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=47&Itemid=115&year=2022&month=03&day=15&title=maba-march-webinar&uid=dd91f1091f894ada03b1a813bf98896e
03/11/2022 - Invited Seminar
Rice University of Cincinnati
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals
Link for details: https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/date/20220301/event_id/265313
03/03/2022 - Organizer & Host
ORISE Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 5
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
03/01/2022 - Invited Seminar
Rice University
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals
Link for details: https://events.rice.edu/#!view/event/date/20220301/event_id/265313
02/18/2022 - Invited Seminar [Virtual]
Colorado School of Mines
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals
02/03/2022 - Organizer & Host
ORISE Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 4
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
01/14/2022 - Emerging Investigator Series [Interview]
Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts blog
Link: https://blogs.rsc.org/em/2022/01/14/emerging-investigator-series-mohamed-ateia-ibrahim/?doing_wp_cron=1644252585.9316990375518798828125
01/06/2022 - Organizer & Host
ORISE Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 3
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
2021
12/02/2021 - Organizer & Host
ORISE Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 2
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
11/30/2021 - Invited Seminar [Virtual]
Arizona State University
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals
11/12/2021 - Invited Panelist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) - RemPlex Global Summit
Title: Emerging Technologies for PFAS Separation and Degradation
Link: https://www.pnnl.gov/projects/remplex/case-studies#CaseStudy5
Watch the whole session here [My presentation is at 2:00:00]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V12MXRyK79I&t=8804s
11/05/2021 - Organizer & Host
ORISE Meets the World Seminar Series - SEMINAR NO. 1
Monthly Seminar Hosted by EPA-ORD that was initiated and led by Dr. Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim.
Link: https://www.epa.gov/research/epa-meets-world-research-webinar-series
10/21/2021 - Live Interview [In Arabic]
scientificarab.com
Title: PFAS Pollutants - Global Threat to the Security of Water Sources
Watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/ScientificArab/videos/242966221135660
10/18/2021 - Invited Panelist
University of Chicago - myCHOICE Program
Title: Physical Science Research at National Labs & Government Agencies
Link: http://www.mychoice.uchicago.edu/about-the-program/exposure/governmentresearch2021/
Recorded Event is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiMmh7k97Yg&list=PLhwyWeVKDJIHGV2DW7XrVMzMZ4azAYl4Q&index=19
09/20/2021 - Invited Seminar [Virtual - In Arabic]
Practical Training on Academic and Professional Skills for Entry into the Labor Market | Arab-German Young Academy.
Title: Effective Communications and Collaborations
08/01/2021 - New position
Environmental Engineer & Group Leader
US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, OH
Center for Environmental Solutions & Emergency Response (CESER)
04/20/2021 - Invited Seminar [Virtual - In Arabic]
American Chemical Society Alexandria University Chapter
Part of Chemist Celebrate Earth Week.
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4JB3G735s8
03/22/2021 - Invited Seminar [Virtual]
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Title: Fighting Against Forever Chemicals
Link: https://wdrc.kaust.edu.sa/All-Videos
01/28/2021 - Invited Seminar [Virtual]
WESTalks Seminar Series - University of British Columbia
Title: Efficient PFAS Removal by Amine-functionalized Sorbents: Promises & Challenges
Link for the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KFE48C-sYE&feature=emb_title
01/16/2021 - Invited Seminar [Virtual]
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
Title: Bridging the Gap between Water Chemistry and Materials Chemistry
Link for the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFjzymu7hs8&feature=youtu.be
2020
11/11/2020 - Invited Lecture [Virtual]
9th De Nora Symposium.
Title: Efficient PFAS Removal by Amine-functionalized Sorbents: Promises & Challenges
09/05/2020 - Invited Seminar [Virtual - In Arabic]
علماء مصر Egypt Scholars Inc.
Title: Domestic Wastewater as a Tool to Predict and Track the Spread of COVID-19
Link for the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJLwGl6fiBE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0rhyD-ZQdiGZkyoumRPQIXZe9Qk4UxNNOO6woAuJ7uNl7iDtM4-boRttU
08/25/2020 - Invited Talk [Virtual]
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag).
Title: Bridging the Gap between Water Chemistry and Materials Chemistry
As part of a Mini-Symposium on Physical Process Engineering in Urban Water Management.
05/14/2020 - BIP Talk [Virtual]
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University.
Title: Reactive Electrochemical Membranes (REMs) using Porous Metal Oxides
More about BIP Talks: https://www.chemistry.northwestern.edu/about/events/bip.html
01/31/2020 - Invited Lecture
Department seminar presentation at Environmental Engineering Science Department, Northwestern University.
Title: Efficient PFAS Removal by Amine-functionalized Sorbents: Promises & Challenges
02/10/2020 - Invited Lecture
Department seminar presentation at the Chemistry Department, Eastern Illinois University.
Title: Emerging Water Pollutants Need Innovative &
Yet Practical Solutions
2019
08/28/2019 - Award
Clemson University Distinguished Postdoctoral Award
Announcement: https://newsstand.clemson.edu/mohamed-ateia-wins-clemson-universitys-top-award-for-postdoctoral-fellows/
11/01/2019 - New position
Research Associate
Dichtel Research Group
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University
04/12/2019 - Conference
Representing Clemson University at the Annual Conference of the National Postdoc Association, Orlando, FL.
05/03/2019 - Award
Outstanding Presentation Award, Spring 2019 National meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
Announcement: https://blogs.clemson.edu/environmental-engineering-and-earth-science/2019/05/03/mohamed-ateia-receives-outstanding-presentation-award/
04/04/2019 - Conference
Spring 2019 National meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
02/08/2019 - Workshop
Workshop for grad students and postdocs at Clemson University on "Tips for Effective Communications".