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High-achieving senior executive bringing expertise in business planning, revenue development and change management. Offers 22 years of leadership in Academic, research and energy industries along with entrepreneurial, forward-thinking mindset and demonstrated track record of accomplishment.
Enthusiastic about Renewable Energy eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in R&D and Energy Sector.
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undefined· Woman of Achievement Award , by LEWAS 2021
· Ambassador of Excellence, by Global Excellence Assembly 2021
· Women of Influence Award by Global Excellence Assembly 2021
· International Businesswomen award by Harvard Business Council 2021
· Honored by Millennium Magazine as professional from around the world 2021
· CEO Today Magazine Management Consulting Awards 2021- Scientific Research Category
· LEWAS 2020 Runner-up, academic achievement for University Professor/Research Category
· CEO Today Magazine Management Consulting Awards 2020- Scientific Research Category
· Featured by Marquis as Professional Women 2020
· Featured in Wall Street Journal 2019
· Featured as Top Scientist and Top Educator by Marquis Who’s Who 2018
· Outstanding Achievement UBT 2018
· Albert Nelson lifetime Achievement Award in engineering, 2017 by Marquis Who’s who
· Solar Pioneer 2015 by Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) during the WFES 2015 in Abu-Dhabi .
· 2011-2012, Outstanding faculty performance at Dar Al Hekma University .
· 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century 2010 by International Biographical Centre , Cambridge , England.
· Who’s Who the World 2010
· Distinguished achievement award from Sheikh Rafic Al Hariri Golden Pin In 1999 for my engineering study in the Lebanese university
· Scholarship from Hariri institution during all the five years of the engineering studies at the Lebanese university
· Honor list student during 1994-1995-1996 -1997-1998-1999 at the School of Engineering - the Lebanese university
· 1993, second place on the all Lebanese school competition by Official Lebanese TV
2021: Metal oxide hetero-structures for Photovoltaic applications- (review) B.ElZein, E.Traversa (in process)
2021: Bending ZnO Nanowires Properties and future applications, B.ELZein, A.AlRashidi, ( in Process)
2021: Parametric Study of Laser induced Graphene on Kapton Substrates for Photovoltaic applications, M. Al Khatab, A. S. Barham, B. ElZein, and J. P. Vilcot, (In Process)
2021: In-situ Growth of PbS Nanoparticles without organic Linker on ZnO Nanostructures by Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction (SILAR) B.ELZein, M.Abulikum, A.Kilani, S.Hamdan, A.Barham, E.Dogheche , G.E.Jabbour, (in process)
2020: Towards the growth of self-catalyzed ZnO nanowires perpendicular to the surface of Silicon and Glass Substrates by Pulsed Laser deposition, B.ElZein, Y.Yao, A.Barham, E.Dogheche, G.E.Jabbour, Materials 2020, 13 (10), 4427
2019: Light harvesting improvement of a-Si:H solar cell through Nano-Grating structure and plasmonic nanoparticles, A.Elrashidi, A.Emara, A.Yousef, B.Elzein, Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics Vol14,pp. 1-8,2019
2018: Fabrication od microelectrode ensembles on thin-film single electrodes: The degradation of Electropolymerized benzene -1,3-diolfilms in caustic solutions, A.Barham,S.Akhtar, M.khatab,S. Jaradat, B. Kennedy, B.Elzein, Materials Express vol.8, no.4,2018
2014: B. El Zein, S. Boulfrad, G.E Jabbour, E. Dogheche,. Parametric study of self-forming ZnO nanowall network with honeycomb structure by pulsed laser deposition, Appl. Surf. Sci., (2014)
2013: Self-sufficient energy harvesting in robots using nanotechnology , B.El zein, , Adv Robot Autom 2013, 2:3 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2168-9695.1000113
2011: Sputtered Indium Tin Oxide thin films deposited on glass substrate for photovoltaic application, L. Kerkache A. Layadi , F.Hadjersi, E. Dogheche, A. Gokarna, A. Stolz, M. Halbwax, J.P. Vilcot, D.Decoster, B. El Zein, S. S. Habib (ICREPQ 11 , proceedings)
2009 : Catalyst platinum replaces Gold, B.El Zein, J.P.Nys , B.Grandidier , USTL – IEMN- France (ICNI 2009- Proceedings )
2008 : Thermal phenomenon in the nanotransistors . B.El Zein, S.S.Habib (MIS – Program Dar al Hekma College , Center of nanotechnology – King Abdul Aziz University) published Int. J. Nanomanufacturing, Vol. 4, Nos. 1/2/3/4, 2009
Books and Book Chapters
2022: Book : Nanomaterials for energy conversion and energy storage. (in process)
2018: book chapter : Reactive Inkjet Printing: A Chemical Synthesis Tool; Reactive inkjet printing: From oxidation of conducting polymers to quantum dots synthesis G.Jabbout, H woo choi, M. Abulikamu, Y.Yoshioka, B.elzein, H.Haverinen- chapter 6 in Royal Society of Chemistry
2013: Book: Zinc oxide nano-structures for photovoltaic applications, Basma El Zein, Elhadj Dogheche – Lambert academic publishing , ISBN: 978-3-659-44003-8
Patent
· ZnO Nanostructure by Low Pressure Pulsed Laser Deposition. By : B.ElZein, Y.Yao, S.Boulfrad, E.Dogheche, G.E.Jabbour . US 2015/0280017A1 – granted 2021
Conferences :
Invited Talk Materials Science and Engineering 2021, Flexible Solar cells
Invited Talk, iNano 2021, ZnO Nanowires for 3rd generation Solar cells
Invited Talk , iNano 2020 , Flexible Quantum Dots Sensitized solar cells
Invited Talk, Nanotechnology for sustainable Renewable Energy – Photovoltaic applications
Invited Talk, Mena New Energy 2019
Invited Talk, International conference on nanotechnology and nanoengineering 2018 – France, Flexible quantum dots sensitized solar cells
Invited Talk, Materials Science and graphene technology conference 2018, Dubai, Flexible quantum dots sensitized solar cells
Invited Talk, 6th global meeting on Nanomaterials and nanotechnology 2016 – Dubai : ZnO Nanostructures for quantum dots sensitized solar cells
Invited Talk, JFL3 – Lebanon October 2015 : Quantum Dots Sensitized Solar Cells, Future perspectives.
Invited Talk, ECM 4: Challenges for Nano-Materials for Quantum Dots sensitized Solar cells, B.El Zein, M.Zunic, E.Traversa.
Invited Talk, Nanotechnology Congress & Expo (nanotechnology 2015)) materials for sensitized Solar Cells, B.ELZein, M.Zunic, A.Arawi, E.Traversa
MRS: 2014 . Oral Presentation , Direct Attachment of PbS Quantum Dots on ZnO Nanostructures for Photovoltaic Applications , B.ElZein, E.Dogheche, E.Traversa
E-MRS: 2014 , Poster: PbS Quantum Dots and ZnO nansiwres for 3rd generation solar cells , B.ElZein, E.Dogheche, E.Traversa .
Invited Talk, SPIE – Opto 2014: Oral Presentation. ZnO Nanowires and PbS quantum Dots for third generation Solar Cells , B.El Zein, M.Ablekimu , E.Alarousu , O.Abdelsaboor, E.Dogheche
Invited Talk, 3rd International Conference on Nanotek & Expo: Oral Presentation : Zinc Oxide Eco-Green Nano-materials for Photovoltaic Applications, B.El Zein
Invited Talk : SECTOR Nanotech 2013: Zinc oxide Nanowires for energy harvesting, B.El Zein , E.Dogheche
4th ZnO Colloquium : Oral Presentation : ZnO Nanowires for Photovoltaic Applications: Nanowire based Quantum Dots sensitized Solar Cells : B.Elzein, M.Abulekimu , G.E.Jabbour, E.Dogheche
EMRS 2013 – Poster : session D: In-situ growth of PbS Nanoparticles on ZnO Nanowires & Nanowalls for 3rd Generation Solar Cells, B.Elzein, M.Abulekimu, S.Boulfrad, R.Sougrat, , E.Dogheche, G.E.Jabbour
EMRS 2013: Oral – Session F: Zinc Oxide Nanowall Network with honeycomb like structure, as textured seed layer to initiate the growth of vertically oriented Nanowires., B.Elzein, S.boulfrad, G.E.Jabbour, E.Dogheche
MRS 2012 –Poster - Synthesis and Characterization of Vertically Oriented ZnO Nanowires grown on c-axis ZnO Seed Layer by Pulsed Laser Deposition. B.El Zein, Y.Yao, S.Boulfrad, E.Dogheche, D.Decoster, X.Zhang, G.E.Jabbour
Third Zinc Oxide Colloquium 2012 : Paris – France : Oral : ZnO Nanowires vertically oriented by Pulsed Laser Deposition B.El Zein, Y.Yao, S.Boulfrad, E.Dogheche, D.Decoster, and G.E.Jabbour
ICMAT 2011- Poster : Zinc oxide nanowires for photovoltaic applications , B.El Zein, N.Saleh, S.Habib, A.Gokarna, E.Dogheche, D.Decoster
HETECH 2011- Oral : Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanorods in Water Vapor Environment and its promising role in Solar Cell, B.El Zein, I.Gereige, S.Boulfrad, A.Gokarna, E.Dogheche, D.Decoster, S.Habib, and G.E.Jabbour
ICREPQ 2010 : Sputtered Indium Tin Oxide thin films deposited on glass substrate for photovoltaic application, L. Kerkache A. Layadi , F.Hadjersi, E. Dogheche, A. Gokarna, A. Stolz, M. Halbwax, J.P. Vilcot, D.Decoster, B. El Zein, S. S. Habib
· VP, Scientific and Academic Affairs, Global Council for Tolerance and Peace
· Senior IEEE member, ACS, MRS, ECS, SPIE, AAAS, AASBC member.
· Global Good will Ambassadors
· General secretary for the scientific council of the Arab investor
· Supervising and mentoring Mawhiba (talented) students for national and international research and innovation competition
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Grand Judge – Intel ISEF 2018
· IEEE Transaction on Nanotechnology Journal (since 2010)
· Materials letters (since 2013)
· Nano research and applications ( since 2015)
· Nano Science & Nano Technology (since 2015)
· ICREPQ 10,11,12,13,14,15 ( since 2010)
· KACST Projects (since 2010)
· 3rd International Conference on Nanotek & Expo (in 2012)
Co-Editor in Chief :Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal (SCOPUS)
Member of the editorial board (since 2013) :
· Global Journal of Technology and optimization
· Journal of Advanced Robotics & Automation
· Journal of Nanoparticles & Nanotechnology.
Chair & member of the scientific committee of many international conferences ) :
· Gulf Education conference
· Academic trends in higher education for tolerance
· Nanotechnology and nanomaterials
Member of the Jury of PhD defense in the field of Nano-energy
· Entrepreneurship and innovation as drive for economic Growth
· Research as drive for Green Economy
· Research Integrity Workshop
· How to Publish in International Journals
· Tips for a Successful Proposal
· ORCID Workshop
· How to make a scientific poster
· Universities from idea to industry
· Applied Research within Vision 2030
· Research as an economic engines
· Women role in Green Economy
Intellectual property – Women in innovation