Ahmed Abdala is Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Program at Texas A&M University, Dohar, Qatar. His research focuses on polymers, nanomaterials, and nanocomposites, including polymer nanocomposites, functionalized 2D nanomaterials, anticorrosion coatings, polymeric membranes for gas separation and water treatment, and nano hybrids of metal/metal oxides and 2D carbon nanomaterials for catalysis, adsorption, energy storage, and thermoelectric materials.