Osman Bakr, Ph.D.

Faculty

​​Professor of Material Science and Engineering, Vice Provost for Strategy

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Selected Publications

Education

  • Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard University, USA, 2009
  • M.Sc., Applied Physics, Harvard University, USA, 2005
  • B.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, 2003​

Professional Profile

  • 2019-Present: Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
  • ​2015–2019: Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
  • 2010–2015: Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
  • 2009–2010: Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory for Nanoscale Optics, Harvard University, USA
  • 2004–2009: Research Assistant, Supramolecular Nanomaterials Group, MIT, USA
  • 2000–2003: Research Assistant, Advanced Inorganic Materials Group, MIT, USA​

Awards

  • Highly cited researcher, 2019

             

KAUST Affiliations

  • ​KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
  • Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)​

Research Interests Keywords

Synthesis and assembly of organic-inorganic hybrid materials and nanomaterials of novel optical and electronic properties Advanced materials solar cells optoelectronic devices