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Name:                            Morsy A. M. ABU-YOUSSEF
Title:                               Assistant Professor of Inorganic Chemistry.
Date and place of Birth:  March, 22nd 1960, Alexandria, EGYPT.
Marital Status:                Married (Italian), three children.
Nationality:                     Egyptian.
Appointment:                  Lecturer (Assis. Prof.) of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry.Permanent
Work Address:              Chem. Dept., Faculty of Science,
                                      P.O. Box 426 Ibrahimia,
                                      : 21321 Alexandria, EGYPT.
                                      E-mail : MORSY@ALEX.EUN.EG
Present Address:            Moserhofgasse 22/42,
                                      A-8010 Graz,
                                      AUSTRIA.
                                      Tel : +43 316/ 873 8735 or +43 66 44 620 775
                                      Fax : +43 316/ 873 8225
                                      E-mail : f537mors@mbox.tu-graz.ac.at or Morsy@ptc.tu-graz.ac.at
Languages:                     Arabic : (fluent), English: (very good), German: (fair)
Institutions (A):               Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science,
                                      Alexandria Univ., Alexandria, EGYPT.
                                      Fax:002 03 48 36 618
                 (B):               Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,
                                      Technical Univ., Graz, AUSTRIA.
                                      Fax: 0043 316 873 8225
                 (C):               Institute of Chemical Technology for Inorganic Materials,
                                      Technical University, Graz, AUSTRIA
                                      Fax: 0043 316 873 8272

Academic Qualifications:

A) Bachelor Degree (B.Sc.) in CHEMISTRY from Institute (A), (June 1982).
B) Master Degree (M.Sc.) in INORGANIC CHEMISTRY "Studies on Transition Metal Azido Complexes with some      Pyridine Derivatives" from Institute (A), (July 1988).
C) Theoretical and Practical Course for "X-ray Crystallography" from April, 15th to April, 26th 1991 (60 hours) at
     Institute (B).
D) Theoretical course in "Symmetry and Group Theory Calculations" from October, 28th to January, 27th 1992 (three hours      per week) at Institute (B).
E) Ph.D. Degree in INORGANIC CHEMISTRY "Chemical Studies on Metal Azide Complexes" from Institute (A),
    (Sept. 1993).

Professional Qualifications:

1. Demonstrator at Institute (A), from Jan. 1984 to June 1988.
2. Assistant Lecturer at Institute (A),from July 1988 to Dec. 1990.
3. Research Assistant at Institute (B),from Jan. 1991 to Aug. 1993. "ÖAD" grant Austria.
4. Assistant Professor of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry at Institute (A), from Sept. 1993 to Sept. 1994.
5. Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute (B), on a project for "Sol-Gel Preparations, Optical and Spectroscopic Studies on     Transition Metal Doped Glasses" from Oct. 1st 1994.to Sept. 30th 1995 "Lisa-Meitner-scholarship - FWF Austria".
6. Assistant Professor of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry at Institute (A), from Oct. 1995 to Sept. 1996.
7. Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute (C), in a special research area on "Electroactive Materials" subproject "Electrodes &     Membranes for Energy Storage and Conversion" from Oct. 1st 1996 to Mar. 30th 1997 "SFB" grant.
8. Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute (C), on "Development of an Environmentally Friendly Battery System" project in     collaboration with Battery Technology Inc. (BTI), in Canada from Apr. 1st 1997 to Sept.30th 1998.
9. Postdoctoral Researcher at institute (B), on " Molecular Magnetic Systems 1D, 2D and 3D Azido Complexes"     ÖNB-Project No. 6630: Title: "Molecule-Based" Magnetic Materials. Synthesis, Structure and Magnetism of     Azide-Bridging Systems". supported by the Austrian National Bank from August 1st 1997 till July 31st 1998

Teaching Experience:

- Appointed for teaching practical courses of Volumetric, Gravimetric and Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, Water analysis    and Inorganic Preparations for the Undergraduate students at Institute (A), in the time period from Jan 1984 till Dec. 1990.
- Appointed for lecturing Theoretical and Practical courses of Instrumental Analysis for the Graduate students for the Diploma    degree in Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Master degree students in the Microbiology at Institute (A) in the    academic year 1993-1994. These courses includes field cooperation with The Medical Research Center and Egyptian    Petrochemicals, Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemicals and Misr Chemical Industry Companies in Alexandria.
- Invited to participate in teaching of the International Course on "Symmetry and Optical Properties of Solids: Advanced    Materials and Techniques" which was organized by the (AUC) American University in Cairo in the time period between    March 28th to April 7th, 1994, from 2nd to 12th April 1996 and from 13th to 23th April 1998. Lecturing on "Sol-Gel    Processes & IR Spectroscopy" and Instructor for the Lab. sessions.
- Teaching a theoretical course for the first year undergraduate students on Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry in the academic    year 1995-1996 at Institute (A).

Scientific Fields of Interest:

- Inorganic Preparations and Analysis of Transition Metal Complexes
- Magnetochemistry and X-ray Crystallography.
- Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopic Analysis, IR, UV-Vis, Raman.
- Sol-Gel processing of Glasses and doped Glasses.
- Development of Environmentally Friendly Battery System.

References:

1. Prof. M. A. S. Goher; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University,
    P.O.Box 5969 Safat, 13060 KUWAIT.
2. Prof. H. P. Fritzer, Dr. K.Gatterer, and Dr.F.Mautner; Institute (B),
    Rechbauerstrasse 12, 8010 Graz, AUSTRIA.
3. Prof. M. F. Iskander, Prof. Layla M. El-Sayed and Prof. Mamdouh S.Masoud; Institute (A),
    Ibrahimia P.O.Box 426, Alexandria, EGYPT.
4. Prof. S. M. Arafa; Science Department of the American University in Cairo,
    113, Sharia Kasr El Aini, P.O.Box. 2511, Cairo, EGYPT.
5. Prof. J.O.Besenhard; Institute (C), Stremayrgasse 16/III, A-8010 Graz, AUSTRIA.

Date:  /  / 1998              Signature:

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

(1) M.A.S.Goher and M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, "Metal Pseudohalide Complexes, XIII, Synthesis and Characterization of Azido      Manganese(II) and Iron(II) Complexes of some Pyridine Derivatives." Acta Chimica Hungarica 124 (5), 749-758 (1987).
(2) M.A.S.Goher, A.M.Abdel-Moneim and M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, "Metal Pseudohalide Complexes, XVII, Antiferromagnetic       Interactions in some Nickel(II) Azide Dimers with Pyridine Ligands." Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop., 2 (2), 53-60 (1988).
(3) M.A.S.Goher, A.M.Abdel-Moneim and M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, "Metal Pseudohalide Complexes, XVIII, Magnetic       Properties of Monomeric Azido-Cobalt(II) complex and Dimeric Azido Nickel(II) complexes of some Pyridine Ligands"       Acta Chimica Hungarica 127 (3), 459-468 (1990).
(4) M.A.S.Goher, M.A.M.Abu-Youssef and F.A.Mautner, "Crystal Structures of mer-Cr(pyridine)3(N3)3 and Polymeric       NaCr(pyridine)4(N3)4. Astructure Containing (1,3) Bridging Azido Ligands Between Chromium-and Sodium-Centered       Polyhedra." Z.Naturforsch. 47b, 139-143 (1992).
(5) M.A.S.Goher, M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, F.A.Mautner and A.Popitsch, "Preparation and Structural Characterization of       Catina-(1,3)-Azido-(O,N-picolinato) aqua-manganese(II), Mn(NC5H4CO2)(N3)(H2O)." Polyhedron, 11, 2137-2141       (1992).
(6) M.A.S.Goher, M.A.M.Abu-Youssef and F.A.Mautner and H.P.Fritzer, "Crystal Structure Investigation of Two Polymeric       Chromium(III) Azide Complexes; KCr(pyridine)4(N3)4 and RbCr(pyridine)3(N3)4. Astructure Containing m(1,3) and       (1,1,3) Bridging Azido Ligands Between Chromium-and Rubidium-Centered Polyhedra." Z.Naturforsch. 47b, 1754-1758       (1992).
(7) M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, H.P.Fritzer, K.Gatterer and M.A.S.Goher, "Syntheses, Spectroscopic and Crystal Field Studies on       some Azido-Chromium(III)-Pyridine Complexes", Spectrochimica Acta, 49A, (1993).
(8) M.A.S.Goher, M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, F.A.Mautner and A.Popitsch, "Synthesis Spectroscopic and Structural       Characterization of Bridging Chloro Complex of Manganese(II) with Picolinic Acid;       [Mn(C5H4NCO2H)(C5H4NCO2)Cl]2." Polyhedron, 12, 1751-1756 (1993).
(9) M.A.S.Goher, M.A.M.Abu-Youssefand F.A.Mautner, "Crystal Structure Investigation of Cu(II)Thiocyanato and Co(III)       Azido Complexes of Picolinic Acid; [Cu(pic)(SCN)(H2O)].2H2O and       [Na2Co(pic)2(N3)2(H2O)6][Co(pic)2(N3)2].2H2O." Z.Naturforsch. 48b, 1795-1800 (1993).
(10) M.A.S.Goher, M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, F.A.Mautner, A.K.Hafez, H.P.Fritzer and A.Popitsch, "Synthesis and Spectral and         Structural Characterization of a Bridging Chloropicolinatocopper(II) Complex; Cu(C5H4NCOO)Cl." Monatshefte für         Chemie 125, 833-840 (1994).
(11) M.A.S.Goher, M.A.M.Abu-Youssef and F.A.Mautner, "Synthesis, Spectral and Structural Characterization of A         Monomeric Chloro Complex of Zinc(II) with Picolinic Acid; [Zn(C5H4NCO2H)(C5H4NCO2)Cl]." Polyhedron, 15 ,         453-457 (1996).
(12) F.A.Mautner, M.A.M.Abu-Youssef and M.A.S.Goher, "Polymeric Complexes of Cadmium(II) Bridged Simultaniously         by Tetradentate Picolinic Acid and (1,1)-Azido or (N,S)-Thiocyanato Anions. Synthesis, and Structural Characterization         of [Cd(C5H4NCO2)(N3)]n. and [Cd(C5H4NCO2)(SCN)]n." Polyhedron, 16, 235-242, (1997).
(13) M.A.S.Goher, M.A.M.Abu-Youssef and F.A.Mautner, "1D Polymeric Copper(II) Complexes Containing Bridging         Tridentate Pyrazinato and Terminal Chloro or Azido Anions. Synthesis, Spectral, Structural and Thermal Study of         [CuCl(pyrazinato)(H2O)]n and [Cu(N3)(pyrazinato)(H2O)]n Complexes" Polyhedron, accepted, in press, 1998.
(14) M.A.S.Goher, F.A.Mautner and M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, "Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Spectroscopic and Thermal         investigation of Trans-Diazido-Tetrakis(pyrazole)manganese(II) and         Trans-Diazidobis(3,4-dimethylpyridine)manganese(II)" Tansition Metal Chemistry, accepted, in press, 1998.
(15) M.A.S.Goher, A. Escure, M.A.M.Abu-Youssef and F.A.Mautner, "Synthesis, X-ray Structure, Spectroscopic and         Magnetic Studies of Tow New Polymeric Copper(II) Azido Complexes; [Cu(3-ethylpyridine)2(N3)2]n and         [Cu(4-ethylpyridine)2(N3)2]n" Polyhedron, in press, 1998.

Conferences:

(1) M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, M.A.S.Goher, F.A.Mautner, A.Escuer and R. Vicente, "Molecular Magnetic Systems Based on 1D       Azido Complexes" presented at the 47th Annual Conference of the Austrian Physical Society, in September 1997, Vienna,       AUSTRIA.
(2) M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, M.A.S.Goher, F.A.Mautner, A.Escuer and R. Vicente, "Molecular Magnetic Systems with 2D and       3D Azido Complexes" presented at the 47th Annual Conference of the Austrian Physical Society, in September 1997,       Vienna, AUSTRIA.
(3) M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, M.A.S.Goher, and F.A.Mautner, "Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Crystal Structure Characterization       of Some Picolinic Acid-Transition Metal Pseudohalide Complexes" presented at the 100th Annual Conference of the       Austrian & German Chemical Societies, in September 1997, Vienna, AUSTRIA.
(4) Hanna S., Mautnar F. A., Koppelhuber-B. B., Abu-Youssef M. A. M., "Preparation and Study of Phase Transformation       of Two Azido Complexes: [N(CH3)4][Cd(N3)3] and [N(CH3)4][Mn(N3)3] by X-ray Powder Diffraction and DSC",       presented at the Europian Powder Difraction International Conference (EPDIC-6), 22-25th August, 1998 Budapest,       Hungary.
(5) F. A. Mautner, M. A. M, Abu-Youssef, M.A.S.Goher, A.Escuer and R. Vicente, "Two and three Dimentional Molecular       Magnetic Materials from Azido-Bridged Manganese(II) Complexes" presented at the XXXIII International Conference on       Coordination Chemistry, "The Chemistry of Metal Ions in Everyday Life" August 30-September 4, 1998, Florence, Italy.       page 384T, proceeding abstracts.
(6) M.A.S.Goher, T. C. W. Mak, M.A.M.Abu-Youssef and F.A.Mautner, "Preparation, Spectral and Structural Investigation       of Some Copper(I) Complexes" presented at the XXXIII International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, "The       Chemistry of Metal Ions in Everyday Life" August 30-September 4, 1998, Florence, Italy.page 657T, proceeding       abstracts.
(7) M.A.M.Abu-Youssef, M.A.S.Goher, and F.A.Mautner, "Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Some Picolinic Acid       Transition Metal Pseudohalide Complexes" presented at the XXXIII International Conference on Coordination Chemistry,"       The Chemistry of Metal Ions in Everyday Life" August 30-September 4, 1998, Firenze, Italy. page 673B, proceeding       abstracts.
(8) M.A.M. Abu-Youssef, M.A.S. Goher, F.A. Mautner, A. Escuer and R.Vicente, "New Molecular Magnets of       Manganese(II) Azido Complexes" presented at the 48th Annual Conference of the Austrian Physical Society, in 14-18th       September 1998, Graz, AUSTRIA.