Mohamed Mahmoud Saad Abdelkhalik 6th October City – Giza, Egypt

+2 (0106) 005-9391

msaad.abdelkhalik@gmail.com

mabdelkhalik@zewailcity.edu.eg

Curriculum Vitae (November 2016)

Employment History

Research Assistant: (August 2014 – present) Zewail City of Science and Technology – Center for Nanotechnology

- Designing and modeling of passive devices for millimeter wave bands (50 – 1000 GHz)

Modeling and simulation of passive devices based on the silicon on glass (SOG) and dielectric image guide (DIG) platforms. Those devices include waveguides, power

dividers, and dielectric resonator antennas.

Employing millimeter-wave passive devices for bio-sensing applications through

experimental characterization (A project funded by STDF).

- Designing and fabrication of experimental setup platform for interfacing our millimeter wave devices with the vector network analyzer

Designing the mechanical structure on CAD tools so that it can fits the standards of the

VNA in order to interface our devices with it.

Machining of those mechanical devices and fitting the assemblies.

The platform is used from 50 up to 500 GHz.

- Designing process mask for clean room operations

Using L-Edit software to design the patterning mask for the proposed devices.

Generate the Gerber files using LinkCAD software.

- Clean room experience

Working in a class 100 clean room.

I have a one-year Cleanroom experience class 100 facilities and been involved in the

fabrication process. I was trained on sputtering, Lithography process (two-layer process),

Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor deposition, plasma etchers (Deep Reactive Ion Etching)

and wet etchers (PAN solution, Gold etcher).

Experienced with ellipsometer and dektake.

- Characterization laboratory experience

Experienced with the Anristu Vector Network analyzer (measuring on the range from 50

up to 110 GHz)

Trained on SEM.

Trained on the IV characterization scope from keithley.

Teaching Assistant at the Center for Nanotechnology (August 2014 – present)

My responsibilities include delivering tutorials on the theoretical courses, and holding office hours to assist students in the completion of assignments. I also aid in preparing and delivering the following courses: Fundamental of Microfabrication and Nanotechnology by Marc J.Madou

Electric Circuits by Nilsson Riedel - Eight Edition

Microelectronic Circuit by Sedra Smith - fifth Edition

Introduction to Differential Equations by Jeffrey R. Chasnov

Electronics Lab Assistant conducting the following tutorials preparing and delivering laboratory materials

Instruct and assist students in laboratory sessions

Using NI Multisim program to simulate and design educational circuits

Cleanroom Lab Assistant conducting the following tutorials Preparing the lab manual

Instruct and assist students in cleanroom sessions to design thermal actuators (Two layers) by using AL

layer sputtered on SOI wafers

The students have training on lithography process, sputtering process, PECVD and wet etching AL by

using PAN solution

Trainee, National Air Navigation Services Company (July 2013)

Hands-on training on radar system

Education Bachelor of Engineering, Mansoura University (July 2014)

Major: Electronics and communication engineering, Very Good. Accumulative GPA: 3.3 (WES standard)

Accumulative percentage: 75% and 84.33% at the final year.

Final year graduation project: Millimeter Wave transceiver, Graded: excellent

Exploring the guiding techniques at the V, E and W bands

Introducing the Dielectric Image guide platform

Simulation of elementary passive devices in the same bands like power divider

Designing a single element antenna for W band (centered at 94 GHz) and studying its radiation

characteristics

Integrating power divider with single element antenna to end up with a two element antenna for W

band

Skills and abilities

Simulation Packages: - COMSOL Multiphysics Software:

Modeling and simulating RF devices, Photonic devices and MEMS devices.

List of Projects: Metallic rectangular waveguides and its excitation, microstrip lines and

discontinuities, co-planner waveguides, Dielectric waveguides, millimeter waves passive devices, MEMS thermal bimorph actuator, double arm thermal actuators, and micro cantilever.

- Ansys HFSS:

Modeling and simulating millimeter wave devices

List of projects include (Patch antennas, dipole antennas, and Millimeter waves passive devices)

- CST Microwave studio:

Modeling and simulating millimeter wave devices.

List of projects is the same as in HFSS.

Programming Skills: - MATLAB: Using numerical methods (finite difference and Method of moments) in analyzing Microwave

structures (writing scripts at the beginner level).

Layout tools: - Tanner tools (L-edit) for mask drawing.

- Cadsoft Eagle for PCB layout design.

3D modeling software: - Solidworks

Using solidworks, complex 3D structures can be drawn and imported to simulation packages listed above in addition to the Microwave devices test fixtures design.

Designing mechanical parts used in experimental setup for characterization issues

Independent Coursework - Online Courses:

finished NPTEL online courses about elementary electromagnetic theory, Microwave

Engineering, Solid state electronics (Setember 2014)

3D CAD design software SolidWorks- Online (May 2014)

Microwave passive devices and MEMS fabrication using PolyMUMPS (April 2014)

Finished MITx online course titled Electronic circuits (6.002x) (September 2013)

CDMA + UTMS course, 3G mobile theory with field experience (March 2013)

GSM + GPRS + EDGE course, 2G mobile theory with field experience (October 2012)

Awards - Best Undergraduate mini-project, second year, Mansoura University (May 2011)

- Academic excellence financial award: (October 2009 - July 2014)

An annual merit-based financial award for students with total grade of "Very Good" and above

Languages - Arabic: mother tongue

- English: native or bilingual proficiency

- German: elementary proficiency

Personality traits

- Very good presentation skills

- Able to work in teams efficiently

- Able to work under stress