Mariam Al Maadeed
Mariam Al Maadeed is a Qatari national and a Professor in Physics and Materials Science at Qatar University.
Biography
Mariam Al Maadeed was the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at Qatar University until 2025 and the Director of the Center for Advanced Materials. She founded the Masters program of Materials Science and Technology, both at Qatar University. Al Madeed's research is in the field of polymer characterization and structure, nanocomposites and nanotechnology techniques.Membership of editorial boards
- Founder and Associate Editor-in-Chief of Emergent Materials.
- Member of Research Council Committee, Quality and Management Committee and New Reform Committee.
- Lead Guest Editor: International Journal of Polymer Science Surface Modification of Polymer Nano-composite Materials: Techniques, Characterization, and Applications, 2016.
Awards and honors
- Mentorship Award in the Leadership Excellence for Women Awards.
- AL-Bairaq- World Innovation Summit for Education, 2015.
- Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association Plastic Excellence Award 2014.
- Appreciative and Incentivizing State award on Science 2014.
- Outstanding Faculty Service Award.- Qatar University, 2013–2014.
- State of Qatar encouragement Award in Physics.
- Outstanding Faculty Service Award – Special award - Qatar University.
Patents
- Reinforced Polymer Composites from Recycled Plastic.
- Methods for Graphene production.
Books
- Flexible and Stretchable Electronic Composites, Authors: Ponnamma, D., Sadasivuni, K.K., Wan, C., Thomas, S., Editors: Al-Ali AlMa'adeed, Mariam, 2015,
- Biopolymer Composites in Electronics, Authors: Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, John-John Cabibihan, Deepalekshmi Ponnamma, Mariam Ali S A Al-Maadeed, Jaehwan Kim, Print, Electronic
- Polyolefin Compounds and Materials, Fundamental and Industrial Applications, Editors: Mariam AlMaadeed, Igor Krupa, Springer.
- Polymer Science and Innovative Applications: Materials, Techniques, and Future Developments. Editors: Mariam AlMaadeed, Deepalekshmi Ponnamma, Marcelo Carignano. Elsevier..
- Al-Maadeed, Mariam Ali S A, Bouras, Abdelaziz, Al-Salem, Mohammed, & Younan, Nathalie.. The Sustainable University of the Future: Reimagining Higher Education and Research. Springer Nature. ISBN 3031201868, 9783031201868.