Ahmed Tawfic

• A Ph.D. Degree in Nuclear Engineering from McMaster University, Canada in 2015.
• Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering in September 2021.
• Head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the Military Technical College since July 2022 until now.
• Member of the Energy Technical Committee at the Military Technical College since 2017.
• Member of the Coordinating Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
• Participation in the committees of the safety departments of the Dabaa nuclear plant.
• Participation in the education development committees at the Advanced Technical School for Applied Technology and Nuclear Energy in El Dabaa.
• Supervising all training courses for engineers and technicians of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority at the Military Technical College.
• Participation in environmental impact assessment committees, marine survey and radiation background calculations of the Dabaa site before the establishment of nuclear units.
• Participation in workshops in coordination with the Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority in many areas related to preparedness and response to nuclear and radiological emergencies - nuclear and radiological emergency plans and related scenarios).
• Participation in international conferences as well as conferences held and organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
• Participation in the Conference of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).
• Participation in radiation protection works, measurement of radiation levels, engineering designs and feasibility study for the black sand factory project in Burullus.
• Participation in the technical committees specialized in the field of radiation protection and radiation dose measurement in supervising the projects of the Nuclear Materials Authority for the exploration and evaluation of uranium ores and the production of uranium concentrates in each of the project (Jebel Jatar - Abu Rashid - Abu Ramad - Abu Znima).
• Participate in conducting some scientific research in the field of shielding against ionizing radiation and work on the development of effective materials to attenuate ionizing radiation in accordance with and serve the field of radiation protection in order to protect individuals, property and the environment from the dangers of exposure to ionizing radiation.
• Participation in conducting some scientific research on the calculations of neutron activity inside the core of nuclear reactors to generate electricity.
• Conducting shielding calculations for the different materials that are developed and studying all the requirements and factors affecting the shielding process in order to determine the optimal conditions for the application of these materials at the practical application level.

• Regional Training Course on Sustainable Uranium Mining and Management on Energetic NORMs, 08/01/19, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) & Nuclear Material Authority (NMA)
• National Workshop on Radiological Crime scene Management, 03/01/17, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) & Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA)
• National Workshop on Nuclear Security Culture in Practice, 11/01/16, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) & Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA)
• Dealing with radioactive waste, 01/01/16, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA)
• Dosimetry of individuals, 10/01/10, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA)
• Environmental Impact Assessment, 02/01/05, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA)
• Radiation physics and protection, 11/01/04, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) & International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• Nuclear spectrometry and analysis, 01/01/03, Atomic Energy Authority

• Introduction to Nuclear Engineering
• Nuclear Fuel cycles.
• Application of Radioisotopes.
• Radioisotopes Production.
• Nuclear Physics.
• Nuclear Radiation measurements.

• Experimental, analytical, and simulation studies of modified concrete mix for radiation shielding in a mixed radiation field. Sci Rep 13, 17637 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44978-8.
• Shielding and dosimetry parameters for aluminum carbon steel,
  Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 201, 2023, 111022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111022.
• Experimental investigation on static/dynamic response and γ/n shielding of different sustainable concrete mixtures,
  Alexandria Engineering Journal, 75, 2023, 465-477.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2023.06.010.
• Investigation of specially designed bentonite samples as potential bricks with better radiation shielding properties,
  Progress in Nuclear Energy, 162, 2023, 104778.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2023.104778.
• Performance of Rice Straw Fibers on Hardened Concrete Properties under Effect of Impact Load and Gamma Radiation. Fibers 2023, 11, 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib11050042.
• Potential uses of different sustainable concrete mixtures in gamma and neutrons shielding purposes, Progress in Nuclear Energy, 157, 2023, 104598, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2023.104598.
• Radioactivity and Environmental Impacts of Granites from Um Ara, Southeastern Desert, Egypt. 2022, Journal of Physics Conference Series 2305, DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/2305/1/012033.
• Gamma and neutrons shielding using innovative fiber reinforced concrete, Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2022. DOI:10.1016/j.pnucene.2022.104133.
• Application of metal-organic framework (Zn-Ph-D CP) for copper ion removal from aqueous solution, Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2022, DOI:10.1016/j.asej.2021.101670.
• Spent nuclear fuel interim dry storage; Design requirements, most common methods, and evolution: A review, Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2021, DOI:10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108408.
• Investigation of Natural Radioactivity in Wadi El Reddah Stream Sediments and Its Radiological Implications, Radiochemistry, 2021,

      DOI:10.1134/S1066362221020156.

• Validation of the Optimized Parameters for Improvement of Gamma Spectrometers Performance and Efficacy, Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters, 2021, DOI: 10.1134/S1547477121020175.
• Natural radioactivity levels and radiological implications in the high natural radiation area of Wadi El Reddah, Egypt, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2021, DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07554-2.
• Mineralogical and natural radioactivity investigations of Wadi El Reddah stream sediments, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2020, DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2020.1796991.
• Analysis of natural radionuclides and 137Cs using HPGe spectrometer and radiological hazards assessment for Al-Nigella site, Egypt, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2020, DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2020.1724985.
• Chemical alteration processes for uranium migration and their significance on uranium isotopic ratio changes, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2019.1702172.
• Uranium series disequilibrium as a tool for tracing uranium accumulation zone in altered granite rocks, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2019.1686495.
• Preparation and characterization of nickel hexacyanoferrate films for the removal of cesium ion by electrically switched ion exchange (ESIX), J Solid State Electrochem, 2017, DOI: 10.1007/s10008-017-3635-y.
• Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using natural pigments extracted from Alfalfa leaves and its use for antimicrobial activity, Chem. Paper., 2017, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-017-0221-9.
• Enhanced capacity and stability for the separation of cesium in electrically switched ion exchange, Fusion Science and Technology, 2015,

      DOI: 10.13182/FST14-T91.

• GAMMA-RAY INDUCED CATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE IN AQUEOUS SUSPENSION OF TITANIA, 5th International Conference on Chemical & Environmental Engineering, 2010.
• POTENTIAL USE OF AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF TARTARZINE DYE AS LOW-DOSE DOSIMETER FOR GAMMA RADIATION, 5th International Conference on Chemical & Environmental Engineering, 2010,

DOI: 10.21608/iccee.2010.37357.