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Name and First name : Mohsen MHADHBI Date and birthplace : November 12, 1977 in Hammamet, () Nationality : Tunisian Personal address : Street Fayçal Ibn Abdelaziz, Hammamet, 8050, Nabeul. Profession : Assistant Professor in Chemistry E -mail : [email protected]/[email protected] Research gate web : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohsen_Mhadhbi LinkedIn web : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohsenmhadhbi/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/mhadhbimohsen1 ORCID ID : orcid.org/0000-0003-1488-8699 Tel. : (+216) 96 608 363/ (+216) 23 159 300

Academic qualifications June 1999: Baccalaureate degree in Technical, Secondary School Mahmoud El Messadi of Nabeul, Tunisia. June 2004: Master’s degree in Science Physics, Faculty of Science of Sfax, Tunisia. May 2006: Master in Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science of Sfax, Tunisia. March 2011: Doctorate of Speciality, option: Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science of Sfax, Tunisia.

Research areas . Magnetic Properties . Milling . Sintering . Microstructure & nanostructure . Heat treatments . Materials for Energy . Metals . Composite materials . Powder metallurgy . Microscopy . Nanomaterials . Phase Transformations . Scattering and Diffraction . Structural Materials & Mechanical Properties . Surfaces and Interfaces . Ceramics

Curriculum Vitae of Mohsen MHADHBI Page 1 Professional activities A - Teaching - 2006-2011: Teacher of Secondary Teaching in Physical Sciences at secondary school in , Tunisia. - 2011-2015: Assistant Professor in Chemistry, National Institute of Research and Physical- chemical Analysis, Tunisia. - Teaching Modules: Phase Diagrams/ Metallurgy/ Chemical industry/ Crystallography/ Materials processing.

B - Formation - July 2005: Training course in Data processing "PowerPoint, Flash, Photoshop, Windows Movie Maker" in School of Formation in Hammamet, Tunisia. - March 2007: Training in Astronomy "Days Open of Astronomy" to the center of congress in the City of Sciences, Tunisia. - March 2008: Training in health "World Fund of Fight against the AIDS, tuberculosis and the paludism", organized by the ministry for the public health, in Hotel Karim, Gammarth, Tunisia. - From 15 to April 17, 2013: Participation in the workshop on "requirements of standard ISO/CEI 17025:2005" in National Institute of Research and Physical-chemical Analysis, Tunisia. - February 11, 2014: Participation in the seminar under the theme: "Mass Spectrometry", animated by Dr. Ali Kettani, in National Institute of Research and Physical-chemical Analysis, Tunisia. - From 21 to May 25, 2015: Training on the general aspects of nanomaterials and of mechanical alloying animated by Prof. Mohieddine Abdellaoui, in National Institute of Research and Physical-chemical Analysis, Tunisia. - May 26, 2016: Participation in the workshop Mobilité & Frontier Research: Marie Sklodowska Curia Actions, subsidies of the ERC entitled "The Gateway to European Tunisian Cooperation" at the Hotel Le Palace in Gammarth, Tunisia. - From 01 to June 02, 2016: Formation on "International Standard ISO/CEI 17025, animated by Mrs. Houyem Hamdi service of quality at the National Institute of Research and Physical- chemical Analysis, Tunisia. - June 08, 2016: Training on "Assembly of the H2020 projects" organized by the National Agency of the Promotion of Scientific Research in the Pasteur Institute of Tunisia and animated by Mrs. Amani Charad, Mrs. Dhouha Sbaoulji and Mrs. Mariem Jaouadi. - November 04, 2016: Formation "Elsevier" in the National Institute Agronomic of Tunisia (INAT), organized by the University National Center of Documentation and animated by Genevieve Musasa. - February 21, 2017: Participation in the Research Seminar on "Taylor and Francis Online Platform Training" and "How to get Published author workshop", presented by Gamal Abdalla, Journals Sales Executive. From 13h30 pm to 15h30 pm, in Higher Institute of Biotechnology, , Tunisia. - From 10 to April 14, 2017: Training on "Quality Assurance in Laboratories of Chemical and Radiation Analysis according to ISO-17025", organized by the National Institute of Research and Physical-Chemical Analysis - Tunisia.

Curriculum Vitae of Mohsen MHADHBI Page 2 - January 12, 2018: Participation in "Networking Day PRIMA calls for projects" in the National Institute of Agronomic of Tunisia. - June 12, 2018: Participation in Info Day « Research & Innovation » Programme Horizon 2020 at the Higher Institute of Biotechnology Sidi Thabet, Technopole Sidi Thabet, Ariana, Tunisia. - June 19, 2018: Participation in training on «Technology Transfer Management» animated by Mrs Souad BOUSSAID - ANPR, at the National Institute of Research and Physical- chemical Analysis, Tunisia. - March 22 and 23, 2018: Participation in training on «Proteins: structure and analysis techniques», Arena - Lac 1, Tunisia.

Activities of Research 2005-2006: Master in Inorganic Chemistry entitled "Study of the evolution of the microstructural properties of the nanostructured powders (aluminium, iron and copper) during high-energy ball milling". This work was carried out in Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Science of Sfax. 2006-2011: Doctorate in Chemistry entitled "Study of the formation and the thermal stability of the nanostructured FeAl alloy prepared by mechanical alloying". This work was carried out in Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Science of Sfax, Tunisia; under the direction of Professor Abdelwaheb El Kolsi in collaboration with Laboratory of Thermodynamics and Materials at polytechnic Higher School of Gerona, Barcelona (Spain), under the direction of Professor Joan Josep Suñol. 2011-now: Contribution to the control and the development of technologies of storage and conversion of hydrogen through elaboration and characterization the nanomaterials able to absorb and desorb reversibly hydrogen under the environmental conditions of pressure and temperature (Accumulators Ni-MH for hydrogen storage). In addition, we elaborate several varieties of carbides, TiC, (Ti1-xMX C/ M=V, Mo, Cr, Zr,...), which are used for cutting tools. In addition, we cooperate with Dr. Mehdi Shahedi, from University of Mohaghegh Ardabili (Iran), characterization of nanostructured TiC-based alloys prepared by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering.

List of publications 1. Mohsen Mhadhbi, Mohamed Khitouni, Myriam Azabou and Abdelwaheb Kolsi, Characterization of Al and Fe powders Synthesized by high energy mechanical milling, Materials Characterization 59 (2008) 944 – 950. 2. M. Mhadhbi, M. Khitouni, L. Escoda, J.J. Suñol, X-ray studies of structure defects in nanostructured FeAl alloy, Materials Letters 64 (2010) 1802-1805. 3. M. Mhadhbi, M. Khitouni, L. Escoda, J.J. Suñol, M. Dammak, Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline FeAl obtained by mechanical alloying and cold consolidation, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 509 (2011) 3293-3298. 4. M. Mhadhbi, M. Khitouni, L. Escoda, J.J. Suñol, M. Dammak, Characterization of mechanically alloyed nanocrystalline Fe(Al): Crystallite size and dislocation density, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2010 (2010) 1-8. 5. M. Mhadhbi, M. Khitouni, L. Escoda, J.J. Suñol, Recovery, grain growth and recrystallization of mechanically alloyed FeAl alloy, Materials Science and Engineering, 13 (2010) 1-5.

Curriculum Vitae of Mohsen MHADHBI Page 3 6. Mohamed Khitouni, Rakia Daly, Mohsen Mhadhbi, Abdelwaheb Kolsi, Structural evolution in nanocrystalline Cu obtained by high energy mechanical milling: Phase formation of copper oxides, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 475 (2008) 581-586. 7. M. Mhadhbi, J.J. Suñol, M. Khitouni, Influence of heat treatments on the structure of FeAl powders mixture obtained by mechanical alloying, Physics Procedia 40 (2013) 38-44. 8. M. Krifa, M. Mhadhbi, L. Escoda, J. Saurina, J.J. Suñol, N. Llorca-Isern, C. Artieda- Guzmán, M. Khitouni, Nanocrystalline (Fe60Al40)80Cu20 alloy prepared by mechanical alloying, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 554 (2013) 51–58. 9. M. Krifa, M. Mhadhbi, L. Escoda, J. Saurina, J.J. Suñol, N. Llorca-Isern, C. Artieda- Guzmán, M. Khitouni, Phase transformations during mechanical alloying of Fe–30%Al– 20%Cu, Powder Technology 246 (2013) 117–124. 10. Abderrahmene SEKRI, Mohsen MHADHBI, Luiza ESCODA, Juan Josep SUÑOL, Mohamed KHITOUNI, Thabet MAKHLOUF, Synthesis and structural characterization of nanocrystalline Fe-Ni-Zr-B alloy prepared by powder metallurgy, Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society, 2015, 17, 49-56. 11. M. Masmoudi, M. Mhadhbi, L. Escoda, J.J. Suñol, M. Khitouni, Microstructural evolution and corrosion behavior of nanocrystalline FeAl synthesized by mechanical alloying, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 657 (2016) 330-335. 12. Mohsen Mhadhbi, Book Chapter on "Titanium carbide: Synthesis, properties and applications", ACSBooks (2017). 13. Mohsen Mhadhbi, Book on Phase Change Materials and Their Applications, IntechOpen Science (2018). 14. Eleonora Santecchia and Mohsen Mhadhbi, Book Chapter on "Introductory Chapter: The new era of sintering". IntechOpen Science (2018). 15. Mohsen Mhadhbi, Editorial, Ti-based Alloys for Biomedical Applications, Current Scientific Research in Biomedical Sciences Vol.2 (1) April 09, 2019.

List of communications 1. M. Mhadhbi, R. Daly, M. Khitouni, A.W. Kolsi, Characterization of the nanosrtuctured Fe, Al and Cu powders elaborated by high-energy mechanical milling. 14th National Days of Chemistry, from 18 to 21 December 2006 at the Sol Azur Beach Hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia. 2. M. Mhadhbi, M. Khitouni, M. Azabou, A.W. Kolsi, Characterization of Al and Fe nanosized powders synthesized by high-energy mechanical milling. 2nd Tunisian conference on Materials, from 7 to 10 April 2007 at the Abou-Nawas Hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia. 3. Mohsen Mhadhbi, Mohamed Khitouni, Abdelwaheb Kolsi, Synthesis of bulk Fe- 40at.%Al nanostructured materials by high energy mechanical milling followed by cold pressing consolidation. XI Maghrebian days of materials sciences, from 4 to 8 November 2008 at the Hotel Vincci Nour Palace Hotel in , Tunisia. 4. M. Mhadhbi, M. Khitouni, L. Escoda, J.J. Suñol, A.W. Kolsi, The mechanism of nanocrystalline structure formation during mechanical alloying followed by cold nd consolidation of Fe-40at.%Al. 2 International Days of the physics of materials and Applications, JIPMA 2009, from 20 to 24 December 2009 at the Hotel Jugurtha Palace hotel in , Tunisia 5. M. Mhadhbi, M. Khitouni, L. Escoda, J.J. Suñol, M. Dammak, Microstructural studied of the mechanically alloyed FeAlCu alloy. 16th National Days of Chemistry, from 19 to 22 December 2010, at the Laico Hotel in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia. 6. M. Mhadhbi, M. Khitouni, L. Escoda, J.J. Suñol, A.W. Kolsi, Microstructure evolution after thermal treatments of nanocrystalline Fe(Al) prepared by mechanical alloying. 3th International Days of the Physics of Materials and Applications, from 04 to 07 November 2010, at the Hotel Thalassa Mahdia, Tunisia.

Curriculum Vitae of Mohsen MHADHBI Page 4 7. M. Mhadhbi, M. Khitouni, L. Escoda, J. J. Suñol, M. Dammak, Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of nanocristalline FeAl powders obtained by mechanical alloying and cold consolidation. The First International Conference on “Research to Applications Markets”, from 23 to 25 June 2011 in Monastir, Tunisia. 8. M. Mhadhbi, J.J. Suñol, M. Khitouni, Influence of heat treatments on the structure of FeAl powders mixture obtained by mechanical alloying. European Conference on NanoFilms 2 (ECNF 2012), from 17 to 21 June 2012 in Ancona, Italy. 9. M. Mhadhbi, J.J. Suñol, M. Khitouni, Hardening and softening of FeAl powders during mechanical alloying followed by cold consolidation and annealing. 17th National Days of Chemistry, organized by Tunisian Chemical Society from 17 to 19 December 2012 at the Amir Palace Hotel in Monastir, Tunisia. 10. M. Krifa, M. Mhadhbi, L. Escoda, J.J. Suñol, M. Khitouni, Phases transformations and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline mechanically alloyed Fe-Al-Cu. 17th National Days of Chemistry, organized by Tunisian Chemical Society from 17 to 19 December 2012 at the Amir Palace Hotel in Monastir, Tunisia. 11. S. Kallel, M. Mhadhbi, L. Escoda, J.J. Suñol, M. Khitouni, Structural evolution in Ti3Al- B alloy obtained by mechanical alloying. 17th National Days of Chemistry, organized by Tunisian Chemical Society from 17 to 19 December 2012 at the Amir Palace Hotel in Monastir, Tunisia. 12. M. Mhadhbi, J.J. Suñol, M. Khitouni, Effect of annealing temperature on the structural and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline Fe-Al powders fabricated by mechanical alloying. «Third Tunisian Cristallographic Meeting: TCM3» organized by the Tunisian Association of Crystallography, from 07 to 09 April 2013 at the Amir Palace Hotel in Monastir, Tunisia. 13. M. Mhadhbi, J.J. Suñol, M. Khitouni, Magnetic properties of FeAl powders produced by mechanical alloying and annealing. Eighth International Conference on magnetic and Superconducting Materials MSM 13, from 01 to 05 September 2013 at the Mouradi Hotel, in Hammamet, Tunisia. 14. M. Mhadhbi and M. Abdellaoui, Synthesis and structural characterization of nanocrystalline LaNi4.7Al0.3 alloy prepared by mechanical alloying. International Conference and Exhibition on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology "NANOTECH TUNISIA 2014": From 24 to 26 April 2014 at the Royal Hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia. 15. M. Mhadhbi, G. Jomaa, M. Abdellaoui, Characterization of CaAl2 powders synthesized by mechanical alloying of elemental Ca and Al, Fifth Conference on Materials organized by Tunisian Materials Research Society: Tu-MRS, from 22 to 26 Mars 2015, at Nour Palace Hotel in Mahdia, Tunisia. 16. M. Mhadhbi, Fabrication of nanocrystalline TiCrC powders by mechanical alloying, The Third International Conference on Research to Applications and Markets: From 16 to 18 September 2016, at the Mehari Hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia. 17. Mohsen MHADHBI Fabrication of dental prostheses from metal alloys, 2nd seminar- competition of the best innovative projects in Biotechnology of health and well-being: from 24 to 26 November 2016, at the Mehari Hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia. 18. Mohsen Mhadhbi, Comparative study of TiC and TiCrC carbides produced by mechanical alloying, African and Francophone Congress on Analytical Sciences and Applications: from 27 to 30 November 2017, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia.

19. Mohsen MHADHBI, Microstructural changes in nanocrystalline (Ti0.9Cr0.1)C powders obtained by mechanical alloying, 8th International Solid State Chemistry Conference 17-20 December 2017 - Royal Thalassa Monastir Hotel, Skanes-Monastir, Tunisia. 20. Mohsen MHADHBI, Modeling of the planetary ball milling process for the case of TiC powder , 8th International Solid State Chemistry Conference 17-20 December 2017 - Royal Thalassa Monastir Hotel, Skanes-Monastir, Tunisia.

Curriculum Vitae of Mohsen MHADHBI Page 5 21. Mohsen MHADHBI, Houyem ABDERAZZAK, Mechanism of synthesizing nanocrystalline TiCrC powders in different milling atmospheres, Tunisia Chemistry Conference (TCC) 16-20 December 2018 - Bel Azur Hotel, Hammamet, Tunisia. 22. Mohsen MHADHBI, Mohamed KHITOUNI, Relationship between the diffraction peak intensity and composition in (Ti1-xWx)C powders, Tunisia Chemistry Conference (TCC) 16- 20 December 2018 - Bel Azur Hotel, Hammamet, Tunisia. 23. Mohsen MHADHBI, 6th Thematic School on the "Surfaces and Interfaces: Applications to Sensors", From 8 to 9 March 2019 at the Higher Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics, Monastir- Tunisia. 24. Mohsen Mhadhbi, Houyem Abderazzak, Microstructural changes of nanocrystalline NbC0.93 powders prepared by high-energy ball milling, 4th International Symposium on Materials and Sustainable Development (ISMSD2019), From 12 to 14 November 2019 in Boumerdes, .

Traineeship - From July, 02 to July, 28 2008: Research internship in Laboratory of Thermodynamics and Materials at polytechnic Higher School of Gerona, Barcelona (Spain), under the direction of the Professor Joan Josep Suñol. - From June, 30 to August, 15 2009: Research internship in Laboratory of Thermodynamics and Materials at polytechnic Higher School of Gerona, Barcelona (Spain), under the direction of the Professor Joan Josep Suñol. - From June, 20 to July, 20 2010: Stage of research in Laboratory of Thermodynamics and Materials at polytechnic Higher School of Gerona, Barcelona (Spain), under the direction of the Professor Joan Josep Suñol. - From November, 28 to December, 12 2016: Research internship in the Laboratory of Sciences of the Processes and Materials in the University of Paris 13 in France.

Membership/Fellowship/Others - Editorial Member in American Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing (AJMSP). - Editorial Member in Nanoscience and Nanometrology (NSNM). - Editorial Member in SCERIA Journal of Chemistry. - Editorial Member in SCIREA Journal of Materials. - Editorial Member in Journal of PeerScientist. - Editorial Member in International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (IJMSA) - Editor in IntechOpen. - Editor in - Editor-in-Chief in Journal of Petrochemical Sciences & Reaction Engineering. - Editorial Manager in Open Chemistry (OC). - Editorial Member of I3 Scientific Articles. - Editor in the Current Scientific Research in Biomedical Science (CSRBS). - Guest Editor in International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (IJMSA). - Reviewer in IntechOpen. - Reviewer in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (JMMM). - Reviewer in the Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering (MSCE). - Reviewer in Open Journal of Composite Materials (OJCM). - Reviewer in Oriental Journal of Chemistry (OJC). - Reviewer in Cogent Chemistry. - Reviewer in Processes.

Curriculum Vitae of Mohsen MHADHBI Page 6 - Reviewer in Toxicology Reports. - Peer Reviewer in Publons Academy. - Reviewer in International Journal of Energy Research. - Reviewer in Materials Sciences and Applications. - Reviewer in Global Research and Development Journals (GRD Journals). - Reviewer in International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT). - Guest Reviewer in Open Journal of Composite Materials (OJCM). - User with International Journal of Chemistry (IJC). - Member in Technical Program Committee for "The 2017 2nd International Conference on Innovative Material Science and Technology (IMST2017)" in Kunming, China, from 20th-22nd October, 2017. - Referee’s in 2018 International Workshop on Materials, Chemistry and Engineering (IWMCE 2018). - Member in the Conference Committee of European Advanced Materials Congress 2018, Sweden. - Jury member of the start-up challenge January 29, 2019, Arena du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en- Provence, France. - Bentham Ambassador. - Member of the Tunisian Association of Sciences and the Nuclear Consciences. - Member of Tunisian Chemical Society. - Member of American Association for Science and Technology. - Member of International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM). - Member of MERLOT. - Member of Erasmus Mundus Association. - Member of Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI). - Associate Member of EuroScience. - Associate Member of AFRINIC. - Member of friendly of the National Institute of Research and Physical-chemical Analysis during 2012-2014. - Participation in Sixth International Platform on Integrating Arab e-infrastructure in a Global Environnement, e-AGE 2016, organized by Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN), at the American University of (AUB), during 1-2 December, 2016. - Participation in the Tunisian University forum, 28-29 September, 2012 in Hotel Golden tulip El mechtel- Tunisia. - Participation in the forum on "the mechanisms of financing of the innovation in Tunisia", May, 27 2015 at the National School of Engineers in , Tunisia. - Conference entitled "The relationship between research and industry". November 13, 2017 at National Institute of Research and Physical-chemical Analysis, as part of the World Day of Science for Peace and Development. - Participation in National Days of "Research Valorization", December 13-14, 2017 at UTICA headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia. - Participation in the sixth workshop under the title "IPv6 in Tunisia: State of play"; organized by the El-khawarizmi Calculation Center with ICANN, February 14, 2018 at the National Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Tunis, Tunisia. - Participation in "PRIMA Stakeholder Forum", February 26, 2018 at the city of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia. - Participation in Info day: "Technology Transfer 2018", December 11-12, 2018 at Arena Space, Lac, Tunisia. - Participation in 1st Edition of the Forum of Tunisian Technoparks, January 24, 2019 in Mövenpick Hotel, Tunis, Tunisia.

Curriculum Vitae of Mohsen MHADHBI Page 7 - Participation in Info day: "European calls for projects Horizon 2020: SMB instrument", January 24, 2019 in Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation, Tunis, Tunisia. - Participation in "Science Fair in Tunisia 2019" with a contribution entitled "Nanomaterials in our daily life", Organized by Ministry of High Education in City of Sciences, October 31 Tunisia.

Job-related skills - Good control of the methods of synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials and their applications. - Good control of interpretation of the results. - Good control of the software of characterization and refinements on powders (Poudrix, Gwyddion, X'Pert HighScore Plus, MAUD,...)

Computer skills - Good command of Microsoft Office™ tools - Knowledge of the software Flash, Photoshop, MATLAB, Windows Movie Maker, Photo filters...

Languages (mother tongue), French, English.

Interests Football, Swimming, Internet.

Driving licence B

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