fbpx

Apply Now

Get In Touch

Taha Mattar

Taha Mattar

Professor 

taha.mattar@gu.edu.eg

Biography

Professor Taha Mattar’s illustrious career in materials science and engineering is marked by numerous achievements and significant contributions to academia and research.

As a Professor of Materials at Galala University since October 2023, Professor Mattar continues to advance the field through his teaching, research, and leadership roles. His dedication and expertise have been recognized nationally, as evidenced by his receipt of the Egypt State Prize in 2002.

Throughout his career, Professor Mattar has held various leadership positions, demonstrating his capability and commitment to driving progress in the field. He served as the Rector of TIMS in 2020, Chairman of CMRDI in 2016, and Dean of MTI at CMRDI from 2013. His leadership extends to international cooperation, as he served as the Advisor of International Cooperation at MEK in 2012.

A pioneer in the field of nanomaterials, Professor Mattar founded NanMat in 2009 and served as its Secretary-General in 2016. He also played a crucial role as the MENA focal point of WAITRO and served on the scientific committee of ISCAPI.

Professor Mattar’s impact extends beyond academia into the realm of cultural diplomacy, where he served as the Egyptian Cultural Attaché in Italy from 2009 to 2012, fostering collaboration and exchange between Egypt and Italy in the field of materials science and beyond.

In addition to his leadership roles, Professor Mattar is deeply committed to education. He teaches a range of subjects including materials science, chemistry, technology, physical and extractive metallurgy, and biomaterials. His dedication to teaching excellence ensures that students receive a comprehensive education in materials science and engineering.

Professor Mattar’s research contributions are substantial, with 141 publications to his name. He has served as the Principal Investigator, coordinator, and team leader in 61 projects, further advancing knowledge and innovation in the field.

Overall, Professor Taha Mattar’s exemplary career exemplifies his passion for materials science and engineering, his dedication to education and research, and his leadership in driving progress and collaboration within the field.

Qualifications

  • PhD
  • MSc
  • BSc in Chemistry
  • MSc in Economics

Publications

Area Of Research

The research activities cover materials science and metallurgy of steel. It involves designing of new economic eco-friendly steelmaking processes and steel alloys. To achieve this target, green steelmaking process, energy saving, using renewable energy in steel processing, recycling of steel industry wastes as well as designing and development of new advanced steel grades for technological application using microalloying technique for the needs of energy sector, hydrogen and natural gas storage and transportation, light steel, high impact toughness and high strength steel, weathering resistance structure and applications and seismic steel structures.

Heat treatment and grain refining to the nano scale grains and precipitates are among the processes to achieve advanced properties integrated with proper alloying and thermal processing.

Concerning waste management, steel industry waste could be a high add value materials by proper study and treatment. Mill scale, slag and dust are rich with valuable materials and elements that could be extracted and produced. Energy saving and renewable energy implementation in steel industry are the main target for green steel production.

Projects

  • Project: Follow-up quality, control at El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., Helwan, Cairo, Egypt,1990.
  • Sponsor: El-Nasr Steel Pipes & Fittings Co.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Introduction of oxygen blowing technology in 25- tone EAF of Delta Steel Mill Co., Cairo, Egypt1990
  • Sponsor: Delta Steel Mill Co.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Study of Desulphurization Processes of Steel in OHF”, NAMTIN Co., Cairo, Egypt 1988-1990
  • Sponsor: NAMTIN Co. , Cairo, Egypt .

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Study of some technical defects of steel pipes, 1991.
  • Sponsor: El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., Cairo, Egypt.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Production of high strength low alloy steels in open-hearth and electric arc furnaces, 1991.
  • Sponsor: NAMTIN Co., Cairo, Egypt.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Implementation of water-cooled roof in 5-tone EAF,1992.
  • Sponsor: Egyptian Iron and Steel Co., Cairo, Egypt.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Follow-up quality control, Elnasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., Cairo, Egypt, 1992.
  • Sponsor: El-Nasr Steel Pipes & Fittings Co.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Introduction of oxygen blowing technology in 36-tone EAF in the national company for metallurgical industries (NAMTIN),1992.
  • Sponsor: NAMTIN Co., Cairo, Egypt.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Production of ferroalloys from local resources, 1992.
  • Sponsor: Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.

          Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Production of specific grades of special steel in Delta steel mill company,1992.
  • Sponsor: Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Implementation of water-cooled walls (water cooling panels) in 25 tones electric arc furnace EAF, Nov.1995.
  • Sponsor: Delta steel mill co. (Egypt) and MEFOS Institute (Sweden)

Position: Member of the research team

  • Project: Improvement of sugar’s steel chains in equipment’s factories.
  • Sponsor: Hawmdia Equipment’s Factories (HEF),Giza,Egypt,1995

Position: Member of research team

  • Project: Productivity & quality improvements of ferromanganese production in Sinai Manganese Co.,1995.
  • Sponsor: Sinai Manganese Co.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Follow-up quality control of steel pipes and tool steels at El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, 1995 –1996.
  • Sponsor: El-Nasr Steel Pipes & Fittings Co.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Improvement of steel heat treatment shop in Hawamdia Equipment’s Factories,1996.
  • Sponsor: Hawmdia equipment’s factories (HEF), Giza, Egypt.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Productivity& quality improvements of ferromanganese production in Sinai Manganese Co., 1996.
  • Sponsor: Sinai Manganese Co.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Implementation of water-cooled roof in 25 tones electric arc furnace EAF, Nov. 1996-1997.
  • Sponsor: Delta steel mill co. (Egypt) and MEFOS Institute (Sweden).

Position: Member of the research team.

  • Project: Improvement of steel grades used in chain manufacturing in Hawamdia Equipment’s Factories, 1997.
  • Sponsor: Hawmdia equipment’s factories (HEF), Giza, Egypt.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Market& feasibility studies of Silicon Carbide manufacturing line, 1997.
  • Sponsor: HMEF, Hawmdia, Giza, Egypt.

Position: Responsible and designer of the study.

  • Project: Quality improvement of galvanization & heat treatment shops at El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, 1997.
  • Sponsor: El-Nasr Steel Pipes & Fittings Co.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Steelmaking pollution control in Egyptian steel shops, 1997.
  • Sponsor: Holding Company for Metallurgical Industries, Cairo, Egypt.

Position: Member of the research team.

  • Project: Market & Feasibility study for silicon carbide spare parts production line, 1997
  • Sponsor: Hawmdia equipment’s factories (HEF), Giza, Egypt.

Position: Computer designer of the study

  • Project: Melting of steel tools at El-Nasr Steel Pipes and Fittings Co., Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, 1998.
  •  Sponsor: El-Nasr Steel Pipes & Fittings Co.

 Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Productivity& quality improvements of ferromanganese production in Sinai Manganese Co., 1998.
  • Sponsor: Sinai Manganese Co.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Improvement of steel grades used in chain manufacturing and optimization of tool steel grades in Hawamdia Equipment’s Factories, 1998.
  • Sponsor: Hawmdia equipment’s factories (HEF), Giza, Egypt.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Market& Feasibility study for silicon manganese factory,1998
  • Sponsor: Sinai Manganese Co.

Position: Computer designer of the study

  • Project: Production of steel shots, National Project,1999
  • Sponsor: Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.

Position: Member of research team

  • Project: Production of high strength steel for pre-stressed concrete National Project,1999.
  • Sponsor: Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Production of Cored wire for powder alloying in steelmaking National Project,
  • Sponsor: Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Production Ferromanganese nitrogen alloy 2001
  • Sponsor: Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Investigation of Phase transformation, precipitation and recrysallisation in microalloyed steels, 2002-2005.
  • Sponsor: CMRDI- Cairo- Egypt; IEHK, RWTH- Aachen and IB-Juelich, BMBF-Germany.

Position: Principal Investigator (PI)

  • Project: Enhancing the properties of metals by laser surface treatment, 2004-2006.
  •  Sponsor: Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt

Position: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)

  • Project: Production of Quasicrystalline Materials, 2004-2006.
  • Sponsor: Central Metallurgical R&D Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt

Position: Principal Investigator (PI)

  • Project: Investigation of NMI-molten slag interaction using confocal laser scanning microscope, 2004-2005.
  • Sponsor: ASRT (Egypt), NSF (USA) and CMU (PGH, PA, USA)

Position: Principal Investigator (PI)

  • Project: Investigation the transformation and precipitations in nitrogen alloyed steels using confocal laser scanning microscope, 2005-2006.
  • Sponsor: MSE, CMU, PGH, PA, USA

Position: Principal Investigator (PI)

  • Project: Decarburization and nitriding of ferromanganese fine in the solid state, 2004- 06
  • Sponsor: ASRT (Egypt), BAS (Bulgaria)

Position: Member of research team.

  • Project: Development of metallic interconnects for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC’S), 2006-2008.
  • Sponsor: Arab Science and Technology Fund (ASTF), UAE

Position: Principal Investigator (PI)

  • Project: TRIP and TWIP steel production, 2006-2008
  • Sponsor: Central Metallurgical R&D Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt

Position: Principal Investigator(PI)

  • Project: Micro and nano structured steel surfaces by Laser surface alloying, 2007- 2009 Sponsor: AUC, Cairo, Egypt.

Position: Co-Principal Investigator

  • Project: Hydrogen storage Materials, 2007- 2009
  •  Sponsor: AUC, Cairo, Egypt
  •  Position: Co- Principal Investigator
  • Project: EC_JEP_DIMPTOT_2005, 2007-2010
  • Sponsor: EC

Position: Project Coordinator

  • Project: Implication of the Arab scientific community in the process of decision making, 2009-2010.
  • Sponsor: ASTF and AECI
  • Position: Egyptian representative
  • Project: Measures of support to the innovation of Arab Small and Medium Enterprises, 2009-2010.
  •  Sponsor: ASTF and AECI
  •  Position: Egyptian representative
  • Project: Investigation of the metal- gas interaction in the conditions of levitation melting under pressure, 2009-2013.
  • Sponsor: Egypt- Bulgaria Scientific Program

Position: Co-PI

  • Project: Establishment of Technology Transfer Office at Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development.
  • Sponsor: ASRT- Egypt,2013-2016

Position: PI

  • Project: Technology package and know- how transfer of tool steel production.
  • Sponsor: STDF- Egypt Program,2015

Position: PI

  • Project: Production of Ferrosilicon- Aluminum alloy from waste and low grade local ores.
  • Sponsor: STDF- Egypt Program,2015.

Position: Co-PI

  • Project: Technology transfer of steel shots and steel grits production to the industry.
  • Sponsor: STDF- Egypt Program,2015

Position: Co-PI

  • Project: Know- how of ultra-fine high strength- high-toughness and Impact strength economic steel.
  • Sponsor: STDF- Egypt Program,2015

Position: Co-PI

  • Project: Technology transfer of nanotechnology and Nano inoculation in steelmaking.
  • Sponsor: ASRT- Egypt/ Bulgaria Program,2016-2019

Position: PI

  • Project: Improving and developing solid oxide fuel cells via metallic interconnects.
  • Sponsor: ASRT- Egypt/ Italy Program,2016-2019

Position: PI

  • Project: Deepening the local manufacturing in Egypt.
  • Sponsor: ASRT, Egypt – Knowledge and Technological Alliances (KTA), 2016-2018 Position: Track5-PI
  • Project: Knowledge &Technology Alliance in Chemical Industry- Deepening the local manufacturing of mineral resources in Sinai for developing the chemical industry in Egypt
  • Sponsor: ASRT, Egypt- Knowledge and Technological Alliances (KTA), 2017-2019  Position: WP4-PI
  • Project: Knowledge &Technology Alliance for Renewable- Energy- RENERGY
  •  Sponsor: ASRT, Egypt – Knowledge and Technological Alliances (KTA), 2017-2019 Position: WP4 PI- Alliance PI is BUE
  • Project: InnoEgypt, Incubate Your Idea, https://eu-innoegypt.net/
  •  Sponsor: Europe Aid, TVET Phase II, 2017-2020 Position: Technical committee member
  • Project: Hydrogen Embrittlement in steel. Sponsor: JESOR- ASRT program, 2018
  • Position: Co-PI Project: Knowledge &Technology Alliance for Renewable Energy Alliance for Made in Egypt, Real-EG.
  • Sponsor: ASRT, Egypt – Knowledge and Technological Alliances (KTA), 2018-2021 Position: WP4-PI- Alliance PI is Helwan University
  • Project: Affordable resources for Egypt Industrial Growth (RIndustry)
  •  Sponsor: Europe Aid- Lot 3 (2019-2022)  Position: CMRDI Project Manager
  • Project: Designing and manufacturing of Egyptian mining crusher for Ferroalloys.
  • Sponsor: STIFA- Egypt, DDP Program, 2021- 2023  Position: Co-PI
  • Project: Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection through Developing Foundries Sector in Iranya Industrial Zone, Basatin, Cairo
  • Sponsor: Environmental Affairs Authority, Egypt, 2022     

Position: PI

  • Project: Study and Road Map for Deepening Local Manufacturing
  •  Sponsor: Academy of Scientific Research& Technology (ASRT), Egypt, 2023   

Position: PI

Awards/Honorable Mentions

  • 2021: Excellent Article Award, Journal of Iron& Steel Research International, JISRI
  • 2018: The year 2018 State Public Figure, Iron &Steel Network, December 2018, Cairo, Egypt.
  • 2018: One Golden and two Silver Medals, Cairo 5th Int. Innovation Exhibition, Nov. 2018.
  • 2018: SteelVia award, Global Steel Forum 26 Sept. 2018, Dubai, UAE.
  • 2014: Technical Education Enhancement symposium, FASRC, Khartoum, Sudan.
  • 2014: H2020 Meeting and WAITRO Assembly, EU, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • 2014: Top Management training program, WAITRO, KL, Malaysia.
  • 2013: MedPol Summer School, IsCaPI, Calabria, Italy.
  • 2013: Technopreneurship managerial training Program, ISTIC, Kuwait.
  • 2011: MisrElkheir Foundation Moral Recognition for the efforts in the Italian technical education scholarships for Egyptian students.
  • 2010: Fashion Ambassador for the Fashion Designers Union in Calabria Region.
  • 2010: Member of the scientific committee, Calabrian Institute of International Politics, Italy.
  • Feb. 2009: Nominated as the Egyptian Cultural Attaché to Italy (2009- 2012).
  • 2005: National Science Foundation, USA 2-month award.
  • 2005: US-Egypt Science and Technology program 6-month award.
  • June 2003: Egyptian state prize in advanced technological sciences for the year 2002. October 7th-10th, 2002: ASM International Materials Solutions Conference, Columbus, Ohio, USA.2002: IB-BMBF Juelich, Germany one year award at IEHK, RWTH-Aachen, Germany.
  • October 2001 – December 2001: DAAD award at IEHK, RWTH-Aachen, Germany.
  • June 14th-20th, 2001: ACS NORM2001 Conference American Chemical Society, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • March 2001: CMRDI three weeks award at SMIC, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.
  • October 2000 – January 2001: Egyptian Government, Missions’ Department award at LSG2M, EMN, Nancy, France.
  • May 1999: CMRDI three weeks award at SMIC, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.
  • 1993-1995: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs award at SMIC, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.

Academic Positions

  • Professor of Materials Science, Project manager, Galala University, October 2023- Now.
  • Professor of Materials Science and Metallurgy, CMRDI, June 2010.
  • Dean, Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical Studies (TIMS), Egypt; April 2020- Sept. 2023.
  • Editor in chief, Bulletin of Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical Industries (TIMS), https://tims.journals.ekb.eg, April 2020- Sept. 2023.
  • President, Central Metallurgical R&D Institute (CMRDI), Egypt; 2016- 2019.
  • Founder, Center of Excellence: “Materials for energy applications”, CMRDI, 2018.
  • Co-Founder, Annual International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering (CMRDI- E-JUST), 2018.
  • Founder, Italian Scholarships for technical Education Initiative, Calabria Region- Mek, Egypt (540 Scholarships, 2010-2017).
  • Founder, the Arab Network of Nanotechnology, FASRC, LAS, 2009.

Non-academic jobs

  • Chair, E2RC, MSRC and EICCTS, TIMS, Egypt; April 2020- Sept. 2023.
  • Board Member, the Egyptian Society of Heat Treatment, 2004 – till now.
  • Board member and Vice Chairman, Egyptian Foundry Association, Sept. 2023.
  • Board member, Industry Development Association, Aug. 2023.
  • Advisor of Industrial and International Cooperation, Knowledge Innovation Academy; KIAc, 2012-Now.
  • Member, Scientific Committee of Calabria Institute for International Policies (IsCaPI), Italy, 2010- Now.
  • Founder, Center of Excellence: “Materials for water applications”, CMRDI, 2018.
  • Founder and coordinator, Steel Industry Challenges Annual Forum, 2015, Egypt.
  • Founder, Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office at BUE and HUSD universities.

Activities

  • Environment and sustainability
  • Community services& Science for society
  • Academia-industry-society
  • International cooperation
  • Youth/students’ tutorship