In 2016, he earned his Master’s degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Abdur Rashid. Subsequently, he joined Prof. Hiroaki Sasai and Prof. Shinobu Takizawa group at Osaka University, specializing in organic synthesis and method development, and successfully obtained his Ph.D. in 2020. His research during this period centered on the electrochemical synthesis of helicene and cyclic dehydrohelicene. Following the completion of his Ph.D., he was appointed as an assistant professor within the same group. Since November 2023, he has embarked on a new phase in his academic journey as a postdoctoral scholar in Prof. Akimitsu Narita's group at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate University. In his current research role, he is dedicated to exploring the bottom-up synthesis of nanocarbon materials and delving into the methods used for modulating their optoelectronic properties.
Mohamed S. H. Salem attained his Master's degree in Medicinal Chemistry by focusing on the synthesis of valuable molecules with potential applications as anti-pancreatic cancer therapeutics at Suez Canal University in Egypt. Subsequently, he was awarded the MEXT (Japanese Government Scholarship) to pursue his Ph.D. at Osaka University, Japan under the supervision of Prof. Hiroaki Sasai, and Prof. Takayoshi Suzuki. In 2022, he obtained his Ph.D. by working on the electrochemical synthesis of polycyclic heteroaromatic PHA and the exploration of their optical behavior. Currently, as a postdoctoral researcher in the Takizawa group at Osaka University SANKEN, Mohamed's focus is on electrochemical organic synthesis, green chemistry, material-based applications of small organic molecules (SOMs), and employing machine learning to facilitate the synthesis and design of functionalized SOMs.
