Samir Kamel Elzayati holds a Ph.D. degree (1996) from Ain Shams University, Egypt, and is currently the head of the Cellulose and Paper Department at the National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt. He was a Vice Dean of the Chemical Industries Institute (2012 –2019) and a senior visiting professor at Grenoble Institute of Technology - University of Nancy – Epinal - France, University of Montpellier - France, Huazhong University of Science and Technology – Wuhan - China, Institute of Macromolecule - Czech, Biological Research Center – Szeged – Hungary, Institute of Polymers, Composites, and Biomaterials of National Research Council, Naples – Italy, and Faculty of Science - University of Jordan - Jordan. Also, he was a foreign professor at the University of Malakand – Pakistan, the University of Sabha, and the University of Omar El-Mukhtar, Libya. He received an award of Scientific Excellence (2013) from NRC, Egypt, an Award of Environmental Research from the Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT), Egypt (2020), and an Appreciative (Basic Science Field) 2022 from NRC. Also, he received two individual awards from the NRC and ASRT, Egypt. He is a general coordinator of the Memorandum of Understanding for Scientific Collaboration between NRC and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – France, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, and Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt. He is working on different national and international projects. His research interests in biomaterials systems focus on smart materials, nanocomposites, conducting materials, macromolecules, sensors, and hydrogels. He is a member of the Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, the International Journal of Organic Chemistry, Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, and Frontiers in Chemistry (Polymer Chemistry) Editorial Board. He is a reviewer for international scientific journals and has published over 150 articles in high-quality international journals.

Materials Science; Cellulose chemistry and technology, biomaterials systems focus on smart materials, nanocomposites, conducting materials, macromolecules, sensors, and hydrogels.

Email :  samirki@yahoo.com