Mohammad A. KhalilZadeh

• E-mail: mkhalil3@ncsu.edu; khalilzadeh73@gmail.com
• Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=mr7h-WcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
• Scopus ID: 8393723000
• Affiliation: Department of Forest Biomaterials, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, United State
• Tel: USA (919)412-1043; Iran 0911-113-0400
• Filed: Organic Synthesis, Catalysis, Natural Product Chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry
• ORCID:  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4026-1603

Publons Link: https://publons.com/researcher/1206407/prof-hassan-karimi-maleh/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-rashad-53ba4151/

Head of advanced materials division 

dr.mrashad@cmrdi.sci.eg

mmrashad2014@hotmail.com

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Publication:

1. A. Abdel-Aal, I. A. Ibrahim, M. M. Rashad and A. K. Ismail, “Hydrometallurgical processing of Egyptian Magnesite ore for production of magnesium sulfate” Journal of Physicochemical Problems in Mineral Processing 28 (1994), 165-175.
2. E. A. Abdel-Aal, I. A. Ibrahim, M. M. Rashad and A. K. Ismail                                         “Hydrometallurgical  processing of Egyptian magnesite ore” Journal of Physicochemical Problems in Mineral Processing 30(1996),207-216
3. E. A. Abdel-Aal , M. M. Rashad “Hydrometallurgical processing of Egyptian magnesite ore with nitric acid” Journal of Physicochemical Problems in  Mineral Processing 31(1997), 7-17.
4. H.. El-Shall, M. M. Rashad , E. A. Abdel-Aal “ Effect of phosphonate on the inhibition of calcium sulfate dihydrate under simulated conditions of phosphoric acid production” Crystal Research and Technology, 37(12), (2002), 1264-1273.
5. M. M. Rashad, H. M. Baioumy and E. A. Abdel-Aal “Structural and spectral studies on gypsum crystals under simulated conditions of phosphoric acid production with and without organic and inorganic additives” Crystal Research and Technology, 38(6), (2003), 433-439.
6. E. A. Abdel-Aal, M. M. Rashad “Kinetic study on the leaching of spent nickel oxide catalyst with sulfuric acid” Hydrometallurgy 74(3-4), 2004, 189-194.
7. M H. H. Mahmoud, M. M. Rashad, E. A. Abdel-Aal and I. A Ibrahim "Crystal Modification of Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate in Presence of Some Surface Active Agents" Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 270 (2004), 99-105
8. M.. M. Rashad, M. H. H. Mahmoud, I. A. Ibrahim and E. A. Abdel-Aal “Crystallization of calcium sulfate dihydrate under simulated conditions of phosphoric acid production in the presence of aluminum and magnesium ions” Journal of Crystal Growth , 267, (2004), 372-379.
9. E. A. Abdel-Aal, M. M. Rashad, H. El-Shall “Crystallization of calcium sulfate dihydrate at different supersaturation ratios and different free sulfate concentrations” Crystal Research and Technology 39 (4) (2004), pp. 313-321

10. M. M. Rashad and H. M. Baioumy “Chemical Processing of Dolomite Associated with the Phosphorites for Production of Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate”  European Journal of Mineral Processing and Environmental Protection     (EJMPEP), Vol.5(2), (2005), 172-181.

1. 11.  M.  Radwan, M. M. Rashad, S. Z. El-Tawil "Chemical upgrading and alumininothermic reduction of Egyptian sand" European Journal of Mineral Processing and Environmental Protection     (EJMPEP), Vol. 5(2), (2005), 147-152.
2. 12.  M. M. Rashad, M. H. H. Mahmoud, I. A. Ibrahim and E. A. Abdel-Aal ,“Effect of citric acid and 1,2-dihydroxybenzene 3,5 –disulfonic acid on crystallization of calcium sulfate dihydrate under simulated conditions of phosphoric acid production” Crystal Research and Technology 40 (2005), 741-747
3. 13.  M. M. Rashadand O.A. Fouad "Synthesis and characterization of nano-sized nickel ferrites from fly ash for catalytic oxidation of CO" Materials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 94, Issues 2-3, 15 December 2005, Pages 365-370.
4. 14.  H. El-Shall, M. M. Rashad and E. A. Abdel-Aal “ Effect of cetyl pyridinium chloride additive on crystallization of gypsum in phosphoric  and sulfuric acid medium” Crystal Research and Technology 40(9), (2005), 860-866.
5. 15.  M. M. Rashad, M. H. Khedr, K. S. Abdel-Halim, “Magnetic and catalytic properties of Cu_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄ nanocrystallite powders” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 6(1), (2006)114-119.
6. 16.  E. A. Abel-Aal, A.A. Ismail, M.M. Rashad and H. El-Shall "New approach for measuring gelation rate during synthesis of ZnO/SiO₂ gel" Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Volume 352, Issue 5, 1 May 2006, Pages 399-403.
7. 17.  M. M. Rashad "Synthesis and magnetic properties of manganese ferrite from low grade manganese ore" Materials Science and Engineering: B, Volume 127, Issues 2-3, 25 February 2006, Pages 123-129.
8. 18.  M. M. Hessien, M. Radwan and M.M. Rashad "Enhancement of magnetic properties for the barium hexaferrite prepared through ceramic route" Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Volume 78, Issue 2, March 2007, Pages 282-287.
9. 19.  E.A. Abdel-Aal, S.M. Malekzadeh, M.M. Rashad, A.A. El-Midany and H. El-Shall "Effect of synthesis conditions on preparation of nickel metal nanopowders via hydrothermal reduction technique" Powder Technology, Volume 171, Issue 1, 12 January 2007, Pages 63-68.
10. 20.  M. Radwan, M.M. Rashad and M.M. Hessien "Synthesis and characterization of barium hexaferrite nanoparticles" Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 181, Issues 1-3, 1 January 2007, Pages 106-109.
11. 21.  M. M. Rashad, R. S. Mohamed, A. A. El-Midany, A. T. Kandil, I. A. Ibrahim " Application of statistical design to optimize the preparation of barium titanate nanopowders via oxalate precursor method" Eurasian Chem. Tech. Journal 9 (2), 2007, 113-119.
12. 22.  A.  Abdel-Aal, M. M. Rashad, G. A. M. Amin “Fabrication of   dielectric thin film from BaTiO₃ nanopowders prepared by organic acid precursor method” Journal of Physics: conferences series, 61, (2007)1-5.
13. 23.  M. M. Rashad "Magnetic properties of nanocrystalline magnesium ferrite by co-precipitation assisted with ultrasound irradiation" J. Materials Science 42(2007) 5248-5255
14. 24.  O. A. Fouad, K. S. Abdel-Halim, M. M. Rashad “ Catalytic oxidation of CO over  synthesized nickel ferrite nanoparticles from fly ash” Topics in Catalysis, 47(2008)61-65
15. 25.  M. M. Hessien, M. M. Rashad, K. El-Barawy, I. A. Ibrahim  “Effect of Mn substitution and annealing temperature on the microstructure and magnetic materials of Mn-Zn ferrites” J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 320 (2008) 1615-1621.    
16. 26.  M. M. Rashad, M. Radwan and M.M. Hessien "Effect of Fe/Ba mole ratios and surface-active agents on the formation and magnetic properties of co-precipitated barium hexaferrite" Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 453, Issues 1-2, 3 April 2008, Pages 304-308.
17. 27.  M. M. Rashad and H. El-Shall "Effect of synthesis conditions on the preparation of MgSnO₃ powder via co-precipitation method" Powder Technology, Volume 183, Issue 2, 9 April 2008, Pages 161-168
18. 28.  M.M. Hessien, M. M. Rashad and K. El-Barawy "Controlling the composition and magnetic properties of strontium hexaferrite synthesized by co-precipitation method" Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Volume 320, Issues 3-4, February 2008, Pages 336-343
19. 29.  M. M. Rashad and H.M. Baioumy "Effect of thermal treatment on the crystal structure and morphology of zirconia nanopowders produced by three different routes" Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 195, Issues 1-3, 1 January 2008, Pages 178-185.
20. 30.  M. M. Rashad, R.M. Mohamed and H. El-Shall "Magnetic properties of   nanocrystalline Sm-substituted CoFe₂O₄ synthesized by citrate precursor method" Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 198, Issues 1-3, 3 March 2008, Pages 139-146.
21. 31.  M. M. Rashad, R.S. Mohamed, M. M. Hessien, I. A. Ibrahim, A. T. Kandil "Synthesis and Characterization of lead titanate nanopowders by organic acid precursor" J. Optoelectronic and Advanced Materials, 10 (2008)1026-1031
22. 32.  Z.I. Zaki, E.M.M. Ewais and M. M. Rashad "Novel Route for Combustion Synthesis of Zirconia-Mullite/TiB₂ Composites" Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 467(2009)288-292
23. 33.  Y.M.Z. Ahmed, M.M. Hessien, M. M. Rashad, I.A. Ibrahim, " Nano-crystalline copper ferrites from secondary iron oxide “mill scale"  J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 321(2009)181-187.
24. 34.  M. M. Hessien, M. M. Rashad, M. S. Hassan, K. El-Baraway "Synthesis and     characterization of strontium hexaferrite from celestite ore" J. Alloys and Compounds, 476(2009)373-378 
25. 35.  M. M. Rashad, Z. I. Zaki, H. El-Shall "A Novel approach for synthesis of nanocrystalline MgAl₂O₄ spinel via co-precipitation method" J. Materials Science, 44 (2009)2992-2998
26. 36.  M.M. Hessien, M. M. Rashad, R.R. Zaky, E. A. Abdel-Aal, K. El-Barawy" Controlling the synthesis conditions for silica nanosphere from semi-burned rice straw" Materials Science and Engineering B , 162(2009)14-21.
27. 37.  M. M. Rashad, M. M. Hessien, A. A. Elmidany, I. A. Ibrahim " Effect of synthesis conditions on the preparation of YIG powders via co-precipitation method, J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 486 (2009) 759-767
28. 38.  M. M. Rashad, S. M. Elsayed, M.M. Moharam, R.M. Abou-Shahba, A.E. Saba   "Structure and magnetic properties of nickel –zinc ferrites synthesized through co-precipitation method, J. Alloys and Compounds, 486 (2009) 759-767.
29. 39.  M.M. Rashad, D. A. Rayan, K. El-Barawy "Hydrothermal synthesis and magnetic properties of Mn doped ZnS nanoparticles" Journal of Physics: Conferences series, 200 (SECTION 7), (2010), art. no. 072077.
30. 40.  M. M. Rashad, S. M. El-Sheikh, "Magnetic properties of nano-clusters lanthanum chromite powders doped with samarium and strontium ions synthesized via a novel combustion synthesis"Materials Research Bulletin, Volume 46, Issue 3, March 2011, Pages 469-477.

41. S.M. El-Sheikh, M. M. Rashad “Effect of Sm³⁺ and Sr²⁺ dopants on the FT-IR, photoluminescence and surface texture of lanthanum chromite nanoparticles “ J. Alloys and Compounds 496(2010)723-732.

1. 42.  E. A. Abdel-Aal, M. M. Rashad, R.M. Mohammed; Effect of Supersaturation and ammonium Fluoride Additive on the Gelation Rate of Silica Nanoparticles, Int. J. Nanoparticles, Vol. 3,No. 2, 2010, 192-203.
2. 43.  R.M. Mohamed, M.M. Rashad, F.A. Haraz, W. Sigmund, “Structure and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline cobalt ferrite powders synthesized using organic acid precursor method  “Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Volume 322, Issue 14, July 2010, Pages 2058-2064.
3. 44.  M. M. Rashad, M. M. Hessien, E.A. Abdel-Aal, K. El-Barawy, R.K. Singh ' Transformation of silica fume to chemical mechanical polishing nanoslurries for semiconductor manufacture' Powder Technology, 205, Issues 1-3, 10 January 2011, Pages 149-154
4. 45.  A.E. Saba, E. M. Elsayed, M.M. Moharam, M.M. Rashad, R. M. Abou-Shahba “Structure and magnetic properties of Ni_xZn_1-xFe₂O₄ thin films prepared through electrodeposition method” J. Materials Science, Volume 46, Number 10, Pages 3574-3582 (2011)
5. 46.  M.M. Rashad, R. Roshdi, K. El-Barawy, A.T. Kandil, “Controlling the conditions for synthesis of strontium titanate nanopowders  from Celestite ore”  Minerals Processing and Extractive Metallurgy  J., Volume 120, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 156-161  
6. 47.  M. M. Rashad “Effect of synthesis conditions on the preparation of bismuth ferrite nanopowders via two different routes” J. ’Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 23(2012)882-888.

48. M. M. Rashad, I. A. Ibrahim“Improvement of the magnetic properties of barium hexaferrite nanopowders using modified co-precipitation method” J. Magnetism Magnetic Materials, 323(2011)2158-2162.

1. 49.  M. M. Rashad, I. A. Ibrahim “ A novel approach for synthesis of M-type hexaferrite via the co-precipitation method” Journal of materials science: materials in electronics, 22 (12) , 2011, pp. 1796-1803.

50. M. M. Rashad, R. M. Mohamed, M. A. Ibrahim, L. F. M. Ismail, E. A. Abdel-Aal “Magnetic and catalytic properties of cubic copper ferrite nanopowders synthesized from secondary resources” Advanced Powder Technology, 23 (3) , pp. 315-323 (2012)

51. M. M. Rashad, A. E. Shalan "Synthesis and optical properties of TiO₂- PVA nanocomposite" International Journal of Nanoparticles, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2012, P. 159-169.

52. M. M. Rashad, I. A. Ibrahim "Structure, microstructure and magnetic properties of strontium hexaferrite powders synthesized using modified co-precipitation method" Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials, 27(4), pp.308-314 (2012).

53. A. Saba,  E. Elsayed, M. Moharam, M. M. Rashad " Electrochemical synthesis of nanocrystalline Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄ thin film from aqueous sulfate bath" ISRN Nanotechnology, Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 532168, 1-8

54. Z. I. Zaki, Nasser Y. Mostafa, M. M. Rashad " High pressure synthesis of magnesium aluminate composites with MoSi₂ and Mo₅Si₃ in a self-sustaining  manner" Ceramics International Volume 38, Issue 6, August 2012, Pages 5231-5237

1. 55.  M. M. Rashad, M. I. Nasr "Controlling the microstructure and magnetic properties of Mn-Zn ferrites nanopowders synthesized by co-precipitation method" Electronic Materials Letters 8(3),(2012), 325-329.
2. 56.  M. M. Rashad, A. E. Shalan, Monica Lira Cantu, M. S. A. Abdel-Mottaleb    " Enhancement of TiO₂ nanoparticles properties and efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells using modifiers" Applied Nanoscience, April 2013, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp 167-174,

57. M. M. Rashad, H. M. ElSayed, M. Rasly, A. A. Sattar, I. A. Ibrahim " Magnetic and dielectric properties of polycrystalline La doped barium Z-type hexaferrite for hyper-frequency applications" Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics , (2013) 24:282–289

58. M. M. Rashad, H. M. ElSayed, M. Rasly, M. I. Nasr, " Induction heating studies of magnetite nanospheres synthesized at room temperature for magnetic hyperthermia" Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 324 (2012)4019-4023.

1. 59.  M. M. S. Sanad, M. M. Rashad, E. A. Abdel-Aal, M. F. El-Shahat "A novelsynthesis of nanocrystalline orthorhombic mullite powders at low annealing temperature via the co-precipitation method, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 32(2012)4249-4255
2. M. M. Rashad, M. Rasly, H. M. El-sayed, A.A. Sattar, I. A. Ibrahim " Magnetic properties of La doped nanocrystalline Z-type ferrite nanopowders synthesized via co-precipitation method"  Journal of Korean Physical Society, Volume 63, Issue 3, August 2013, Pages 821-825
3.  M. M. Rashad, I. A. Ibrahim, "Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Barium Hexaferrite Powders using Organic Acid Precursor Method' Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, May 2013, Volume 26, Issue 5, pp 1639-1644

62. M.M.S. Sanad, M.M. Rashad, E.A. Abdel-Aal, M.F. El-Shahat "Mechanical, morphological and dielectric properties of sintered mullite ceramics at two different heating rates prepared from alkaline monophasic salts" Ceramics International, 39 (2013) 1547–1554

1. 63.   A.E. Shalan , M.M. Rashad , Youhai Yu , Mónica Lira-Cantú , M.S.A. Abdel-Mottaleb "A facile low temperature synthesis of TiO₂ nanorods for high efficiency dye sensitized solar cells" Applied Physics A:, 110 (1) , pp. 111-122 (2013).
2. 64.  M.M. Rashad, M. Rasly, H.M. El-Sayed, A.A. Sattar, I.A. Ibrahim "Controlling the composition and the magnetic properties of hexagonal Co₂Z ferrite powders synthesized using two different methods" Applied Physics A:, Volume 112, Issue 4, September 2013, Pages 963-973.
3. 65.  A.E. Shalan , M.M. Rashad , Youhai Yu ,Mónica Lira-Cantú , M.S.A. Abdel-Mottaleb " Controlling the microstructure and properties of titania nanopowders for high efficiency dye sensitized solar cell" Electrochimica Acta, 89 (2013) , pp. 469-478

66. Mohamed M. Rashad, O. A. Fouad " Solvothermal growth of Ti_1-2xSn_xO₂ semiconductor nanopowders' Appl Nanosci DOI 10.1007/s13204-013-0207-z

67. M. M. Rashad, D. A. Rayan, A. A. Ramadan "Optical and magnetic properties of CuO/CuFe₂O₄ nanocomposites" J Mater Sci: Mater Electron Volume 24, Issue 8, August 2013, Pages 2742-2749

1. 68.    M. Rasly, M.M. Rashad "Structural and magnetic properties of Sn-Zn doped           BaCo₂Z- type hexaferrite powders prepared by citrate precursor method'   J. Magn. Magn. Mater. Vol. 337-338(2013), 58-64. 

 69.  Atef. Y. Shenouda, M.M. Rashad, Lee Chow "Synthesis, Characterization and   performance of Cd_1-XIn_XTe compound for solar cell applications " Journal of  Alloys and Compounds, Volume 563, 25 June 2013, Pages 39-43.

 70. M.M. Rashad, M. Bahgat, M. Rasly, S.I. Ahmed , “Magnetic, oxidation and  reduction behavior of spinel Ni–Cu manganite Ni_xCu_1-xMn₂O₄ powders, Materials Science and Engineering: B, Volume 178, Issue 16, 20 September 2013, Pages 1076-1080

71- A.E. Shalan, M.M. Rashad, “Incorporation of Mn²⁺ and Co²⁺ to TiO₂ nanoparticles and the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells’’ ,Applied Surface Science, Volume 283, 15 October 2013, Pages 975-981

72- M.M. Rashad, E.M. Elsayed, M. Sherif. Al-Kotb, A.E. Shalan, “The structural, optical, magnetic and photocatalytic properties of transition metal ions doped TiO₂ nanoparticles”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 581, 25 December 2013, Pages 71-78

73. F.A. Harraz, R.M. Mohamed, M.M. Rashad, Y.C. Wang, W. Sigmund, “Magnetic nanocomposite based on titania–silica/cobalt ferrite for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye”Ceramics International, Volume 40, Issue 1 PART A, January 2014, Pages 375-384

74. MM Rashad, AO Turky, AT Kandil, "Optical and electrical properties of        Ba_1−xSr_xTiO₃ nanopowders at different Sr²⁺ ion content" Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Volume 24, Issue 9, September 2013, Pages 3284-3291

75. MM Rashad, AE Shalan, M Lira-Cantú, MSA Abdel-Mottaleb "Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous anatase TiO₂ nanostructures via organic acid precursor process for dye-sensitized solar cells applications" Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Volume 19, Issue 6, 25 November 2013, Pages 2052-2059

76. M. M. Rashad, A. E. Shalan, "Surfactant-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of titania nanoparticles for solar cell applications" Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Volume 112, Issue 4, September 2013, Pages 963-973

77. M. M. Rashad, A. A. Ismail, I. Osama, I. A. Ibrahim, A. T.  Kandil "Decomposition of Methylene Blue on Transition Metals Doped SnO₂ Nanoparticles" Clean- Soil, Air, Water, Volume 42, Issue 5, May 2014, Pages 657-663

78- M.M.S. Sanad, M.M. Rashad, E.A. Abdel-Aal, M.F. El-Shahat, K. Powers "Effect of Zr⁴⁺ ion insertion on the crystal structure, mechanical and dielectric properties of o-coriderite nanoparticles"   Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Volume 23, Issue 3, March 2014, Pages 867-874

1. M.M.S. Sanad, M.M. Rashad, E.A. Abdel-Aal, M.F. El-Shahat, K. Powers "Effect of Y³⁺, Gd ³⁺ and La³⁺ dopant ions on the structural, optical and electrical properties of o-mullite nanoparticles” Journal of Rare Earths, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 37-42

80- Said M. El-Sheikh, Mohamed M. Rashad and Farid A. Harraz, "Morphological investigation and magnetic properties of nickel zinc ferrite 1D nanosturctures synthesized via thermal decomposition method, Journal of Nanoparticles Research  15:1967 (2013)11-1

81- M. M. Rashad, A. A. Ismail, I. Osama, A.-H. T. Kandil “Photocatalytic decomposition of dyes using ZnO doped SnO₂ nanoparticles prepared by solvothermal method” Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 71-77

82-D. A. Rayan, Y.H. Elbashar, M.M. Rashad, A. El-Korashy “Optical spectroscopic analysis of cupric oxide doped barium phosphate glass for bandpass absorption filter” Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Volume 382, 15 December 2013, Pages 52-56.

83-Ahmed Esmail Kamal Shalan; I. Osama, M. M. Rashad, I. A. Ibrahim “"An investigation on the properties of SnO₂ nanoparticles synthesized using two different methods" Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 25 (1), (2014), 303-310.

84. M.M.Rashad, A.M. Elsaman, A. Nassar, N. M. Ibrahim, A. Hassan “An Easy Synthesis of Nanostructures Magnetite Loaded Functionalized Carbon Spheres and Cobalt Ferrite” Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 66 (24), (2013) 4387-4398

85. MM Rashad, IA Ibrahim, I Osama, AE Shalan “Distinction between SnO2 nanoparticles synthesized using co-precipitation and solvothermal methods for the photovoltaic efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells “ Bulletin of Materials Science, 37, Issue 4, June 2014, Pages 903-909

86. M. M. Rashad, A. E. Shalan “ Hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchical WO₃ nanostructures for dye-sensitized solar cells” Applied PhysicsA: Materials Science and Processing, Volume 116, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 781-788

87. M. M. Moharam, M.M. Rashad, E.M. Elsayed, R. M. Abou-Shahba “ A facile synthesis of CuFeO₂ powders” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Volume 25, Issue 4, April 2014, Pages 1798-1803

88-  M.M.S. Sanad, M.M. Rashad, E.A. Abdel-Aal, M.F. El-Shahat, K. Powers “  Extending Enhancing the Properties of Porous Cordierite Ceramics by Mo6+  ion Incorporation via Facile Combined Synthesis Technique,  International Journal of Applied Ceramics Society , 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 864-871

89- A. E. Shalan, M. Rasly, I. Osama, M. M. Rashad, I. A. Ibrahim “Photocurrent enhancement by Ni²⁺ and Zn²⁺ ion doped in SnO₂ nanoparticles in highly porous dye-sensitized solar cells” Ceramics International, 40, Issue 8 PART A, September 2014, Pages 11619-11626.

90- M.M.S. Sanad, M. M. Rashad, E. A. Abdel-Aal, M. F. El-Shahat, K. Powers “Optical and electrical properties of Y³⁺ ion substituted orthorhombic mullite Y_(x)Al_(6-x) Si₂O₁₃ nanoparticles” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 25, Issue 6, June 2014, Pages 2487-2493

91- M. M. Rashad, A. M. Hassan, A. M. Nassar, N. M. Ibrahim, A. Mourtada, “A new nano-structured Ni(II) Schiff base complex: synthesis, characterization, optical band gaps, and biological activity” Applied Physics A, 117, Issue 2, 9 October 2014, Pages 877-890

92- A. E. Shalan, M. Rasly, M. M. Rashad “Organic acid precursor synthesis and environmental photocatalysis applications of mesoporous anatase TiO₂ doped with different transition metal ions”  J. Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 25, Issue 7, July 2014, Pages 3141-3146

93. E. M. Elsayed, A. E. Shalan, M. M. Rashad “Preparation of ZnO nanoparticles using electrodeposition and co-precipitation techniques for dye-sensitized solar cells applications"J. Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 25, Issue 8, August 2014, Pages 3412-3419

94- - M.M.S. Sanad, M. M. Rashad, E. A. Abdel-Aal, M. F. El-Shahat, K. Powers “Effect of Gd³⁺ ions insertion on the crystal structure, photoluminescence and dielectric properties of o-mullite nanoparticles" (DOI: 10.1007/s11664-014-3222-2) Journal of Electronic Materials,  43, Issue 9, September 2014, Pages 3559-3566

95- MM Hessien, A El-Maghraby, MM Rashad “Magnetic and colouring performaces of Co²⁺ ion doped magnetite powders synthesised using isothermal gaseous reduction” Materials Technology, High Performance Materials30(2), (2015), 70-75

96- MM Rashad, DA Rayan, AO Turky, MM Hessien “ Effect of Co²⁺ and Y³⁺ ions insertion on the microstructure development and the magnetic properties of Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄ powders synthesized using co-precipitation method” J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials,

 374, 15 January 2015, Pages 359-366

97- M.M. Rashad, M.G. El-Shaarawy, N.M. Shash , M.H. Maklad , F.A. Afifi “Controlling the composition, microstructure, electrical and  magnetic properties of LiFe₅O₈ powders synthesized by sol gel auto-combustion method using urea as a fuel” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 374, 15 January 2015, Pages 495-501

98- M. S. S. Sanad, M. M. Rashad, K. Powers “Enhancement of electrochemical performance of hydrothermally prepared anatase nanoparticles for optimal use as high capacity anode materials in lithium ion batteries” Applied Physics A  118 (2), (2015) 665-674

99- S.I. Hussein, A.S. Elkady, M.M. Rashad, A.G. Mostafa, R.M. Megahid “Structural and magnetic properties of magnesium ferrite nanoparticles prepared via EDTA-based sol-gel reaction” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 379, 1 April 2015, Pages 9-15

100- M.M. Rashad, M.G. Fayed, T.M. Sami, E. E. El-Shereafy  “Structural, microstructure and magnetic properties of superparamagnetic MnxMg₁₋xFe₂O₄ powders synthesized by sol–gel auto-combustion method” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics , 26 (2), (2015),1259-1267

101-  L.M. Salah, M.M. Rashad, M. Haroun, M. Rasly, M. A. Soliman “Magnetically roll-oriented LaFeO₃ nanospheres prepared using oxalic acid precursor method” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics , 26 (2), (2015), 1045-1052

102- AO Turky, MM Rashad, AEHT Kandil, M Bechelany “Tuning the optical, electrical and magnetic properties of Ba _0.5 Sr _0.5Ti x M _{1− x} O ₃ (BST) nanopowders” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 (19), (2015)12553-12560

103- AO Turky, MM Rashad, ZI Zaki, IA Ibrahim, M Bechelany” Tuning optical and dielectric properties of calcium copper titanate CaxCu₃-xTi₄O₁₂ nanopowders” RSC Advances, 2015,5, 18767-18772

104- MMS Sanad, AE Shalan, MM Rashad, MHH Mahmoud “Plasmonic enhancement of low cost mesoporous Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ loaded with palladium, platinum or silver for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)” Applied Surface Science 359 (2015) 315-322

105- MM Rashad, S Soltan, AA Ramadan, MF Bekheet, DA Rayan “Investigation of the structural, optical and magnetic properties of CuO/CuFe ₂O₄ nanocomposites synthesized via simple microemulsion method” Ceramics International 41 (9), (2015) 12237-12245

106- MMS Sanad, MM Rashad, EA Abdel-Aal, K Powers “Novel cordierite nanopowders of new crystallization aspects and its cordierite-based glass ceramics of improved mechanical and electrical properties for optimal use in multidisciplinary scopes” Materials Chemistry and Physics 162, (2015) 299-307

107- AS Elkady, SI Hussein, MM Rashad “Structural and magnetic properties of Gd³⁺ ion substituted magnesium ferrite nanopowders” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 385, (2015) 70-76

108-SM El-Sheikh, MM Rashad “Novel Synthesis of Cobalt Nickel Tungstate Nanopowders and its Photocatalytic Application” Journal of Cluster Science 26(2015)743-757

109- MG El-Shaarawy, MM Rashad, NM Shash, MH Maklad, FA Afifi

Structural, AC conductivity, dielectric behavior and magnetic properties of Mg-substituted LiFe₅O₈ powders synthesized by sol–gel auto-combustion method, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 26(2015)6040-6050

110-  Mohamed M Rashad, Ahmed Esmail Shalan, Marwa M Moharam, Ahmed Mourtada Elseman, M Rasly, Monica Lira-Cantu “Concordantly Fabricated Heterojunction ZnO-TiO₂ Nanocomposites Electrodes via Co-precipitation Method for Efficient Stable Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” RSC Advances 5(2015)103095-103114.

111- EM Elsayed, MM Rashad, HFY Khalil, IA Ibrahim, MR Hussein, MMB El-Sabbah “The effect of solution pH on the electrochemical performance of nanocrystalline metal ferrites MFe2O4 (M= Cu, Zn, and Ni) thin films” Applied Nanoscience, , Volume 6, Issue 4,(2016) pp 485-494

112- MM Rashad, AG Mostafa, DA Rayan “Structural and optical properties of nanocrystalline mayenite Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₃ powders synthesized using a novel route” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Volume 27, Issue 3, 1 March 2016, Pages 2614-2623

113- AM Elseman, DA Rayan, MM Rashad “Structure, optical and magnetic behavior of nanocrystalline CuO nanopowders synthesized via a new technique using Schiff base complex” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Volume 27, Issue 3, 1 March 2016, Pages 2652-2661

114- AO Turky, MM Rashad, M Bechelany “Tailoring optical and dielectric properties of Ba_0.5 Sr_0.5TiO₃ powders synthesized using citrate precursor route” Materials & Design 90 (2016) 54-59

115. Y.M. Elbashar, M.M. Rashad, D.A. Rayan “Physical and Mechanical Properties of Neodymium Doped Zinc Borate Glass with Different Boron Content” Silicon, in press (2016)

116- YH Elbashar, MM Rashad, DA Rayan “Protection Glass Eyewear Against a YAG Laser Based on a Bandpass Absorption Filter” Silicon, in press (2016)

117- E.A. Abdel Aal, M. M. Rashad, A. N. El-Shazly, I. A. Ibrahim, M. F. El-Shahat “ Hydrometallurgical treatment of non-sulfide zinc ore for precipitation of zinc oxide nanoparticles” Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing 52 (2), (2016)729−737

118- A O Turky, M.M. Rashad, A.M. Hassan, A. M. Elnaggar, M Bechelany “Tailoring optical, magnetic and electric behavior of lanthanum strontium manganite La_1-xSr_xMnO₃ (LSM) nanopowders prepared via a co-precipitation method with different Sr²⁺ ion contents” RSC Advances, 6 (22), pp. 17980-17986 (2016)

119- N. El-Bagoury , M.M. Rashad, “Microstructural Evolution and Magnetic Properties of Aged CoNiGaAl Shape Memory Alloy”  JOM (Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society” 68 (5), 1485-1491(2016)

120- M. S. Sanad, M. M. Rashad “Cost effective integrated strategy for fabrication of hard magnet barium hexaferrite powders from low grade barite ore” International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy, and Materials 23 (9), 991-1000

121- Z. I. Zaki, M. M. Rashad “Processing of high density magnesia ‎spinel electro-conducting ceramic composite and its oxidation at 1400 °C” International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology,13(4), 662–669 (2016)

122- MM Rashad, AM Elseman, AM Hassan “Facile synthesis, characterization and structural evolution of nanorods single-crystalline (C₄H₉NH₃)₂ PbI₂ X₂ mixed halide organometal perovskite for solar cell application” Optik-International Journal for Light and Electron Optics 127 (20), 9775-9787

123- MM Moharam, EM Elsayed, JC Nino, RM Abou-Shahba, MM Rashad “Potentiostatic deposition of   Cu₂O films as p-type transparent conductors at room temperature” Thin Solid Films 616, 760-766

124- MM Rashad, Salwa M Mahmoud, Z Abdel-Hamid, HM El-Sayed, Ahmed E Shalan, NA Khalifa, AT Kandil “Structural, Magnetic Properties and Induction Heating Behavior Studies of Cobalt Ferrite Nanopowders Synthesized Using Modified Co-precipitation Method” Particulate Science and Technology

125- AM Elseman, MM Rashad, AM Hassan “Easily Attainable, Efficient Solar Cell with Mass Yield of Nanorod Single-Crystalline Organo-Metal Halide Perovskite Based on a Ball Milling Technique” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 4 (9), 4875-4886

126- Ahmed Mourtada Elseman, Ahmed Esmail Shalan, Mohamed M Rashad, Ali M Hassan, Nabila M Ibrahim, Amr M Nassar “Easily attainable new approach to mass yield ferrocenyl Schiff base and different metal complexes of ferrocenyl Schiff base through convenient ultrasonication‐solvothermal method” Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, in press(2016)

127- AN El-Shazly, MM Rashad, EA Abdel-Aal, IA Ibrahim, MF El-Shahat, A. E. Shalan “Nanostructured ZnO photocatalysts prepared via surfactant assisted Co-Precipitation method achieving enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methylene blue dyes” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 4 (3), (2016) 3177-3184

128- MMS Sanad, MM Rashad, AY Shenouda “Novel CuIn1-xGaxTe2 Structures for High Efficiency Photo-electrochemical Solar Cells” Int. J. Electrochem. Sci 11, (2016)4337-4351

129- MMS Sanad, MM Rashad “Tuning the structural, optical, photoluminescence and dielectric properties of Eu²⁺-activated mixed strontium aluminate phosphors with different rare earth co-activators” 27, Issue 9,(2016) pp 9034–9043

130- D.  A. Rayan, Y.H. Elbashar, A. B. El-Basaty, M.M. Rashad” Infrared spectroscopy of cupric oxide doped barium phosphate glass”Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences 6 (3), (2015) pp. 1026-1030

131. M. M. Rashad, A.G. Mostafa, B. W. Mwakikunga, D.A. Rayan  “ Tunable optical properties of some rare earth elements-doped mayenite Ca12Al14O33 nanopowders elaborated by oxalate precursor route” Applied Physics A 123 (1), 42 (2017)

Conferences, Workshops (Abstracts & Presentation)

1-     M. M. Rashad, R. S. Mohamed, M. M. Hessien, A. T. Kandil, I. A. Ibrahim, “Synthesis and Characterization of lead titanate nanopowders using organic acid precursor” 2^nd Multifunctional Nanocomposites & Nanomaterials 11-13 Jan. 2008, Sharm ElSheikh, Egypt .

2-     M. M. Rashad, M. M. Hessien, K. El-Barawy, I. A. Ibrahim, „ Synthesis of Mn-Zn ferrites by co-precipitation method” 2^nd Multifunctional Nanocomposites & Nanomaterials 11-13 Jan 2008, Sharm ElSheikh, Egypt.

3-     M. M. Rashad, M. M. Hessien, A. A. El-Midany, I. A. Ibrahim “ Application of statistical design to optimize the synthesis of YIG via co-precipitation method” 2^nd International Conference on New Trends in Chemistry and Their Applications  NTCA 2, Hurghada, Egypt 13- 15 Feb. (2008).

4-     M.. E. M. Hassouna, I.A. Ibrahim, M. M. Rashad and A.M. K. Yassin “New Low- Cost Adsorbents For The Removal of  Cu, Ni & Cr From Electroplating Industry  Wastes” 2^nd International Conference on New Trends in Chemistry and Their Applications NTCA 2, Hurghada, Egypt 13- 15 Feb. (2008).

5-     A.A. I. Afifi, M. H. H. Mahmoud, M. M. Rashad, I. A. Ibrahim  “Improvement of Ilmenite Ore Leaching  by recycling of Ferrous Chloride” 2^nd International Conference on New Trends in Chemistry and Their Applications  NTCA 2,  Hurghada, Egypt 13- 15 Feb. (2008).

6-     I. A. Ibrahim, M. M. Rashad, M. A. Yousef “Utilization of Egyptian Serpentine for Chemical Industries Applications” 2^nd International Conference on New Trends in Chemistry and Their Applications NTCA 2, Hurghada, Egypt 13- 15 Feb. (2008).

7-     E. A. Abdel-Aal, M. M. Rashad, H. El-Shall “Enhancing phosphogypsum filtration with sorbitan sesquioleate additive: Theory and Practice” 10^th  World  Filtration Congress WFC10, pp. 641-645,  Leipzig, Germany, 14-18 April  (2008)

8-     M.  M. Rashad, R.S. Mohammed, M. M. Hessien, I. A. Ibrahim and A. T. Kandil  “Synthesis and  characterization of lead titanate nanopowders by organic acid  precursor” Japan-Mediterranean (JAMED5) Workshop on Applied Electromagnetic Superconducting and Nanomaterials, Cyprus. 16-19    Sept (2007).

9-     M. M. Hessien, M. M. Rashad, K. El-Barawy, I. A. Ibrahim, “Synthesis of   Mn-Zn ferrites and correlation of magnetic properties with manganese substitution” Japan-Mediterranean (JAMED5) Workshop on Applied Electromagnetic, Superconducting and Nanomaterials, Cyprus., 16-19 Sept   (2007).

10-M. M. Rashad, H. El-Shall “A novel approach for synthesis of MgAl₂O₄ nanopowders by precipitation with organic compounds” Euromat 2007,Nunberg, Germany, 10-13 Sept(2007).

11-M. M. Rashad, M. M. Hessien, I. A. Ibrahim “Effect of synthesis conditions on the preparation of  YIG via co-precipitation method” Euromat 2007, Nunberg, Germany, 10-13 Sept (2007)

12-I. A. Ibrahim, M. M. Rashad, R. S. Mohammed, A. A. El-Midany and A. T. Kandil “Effect of synthesis conditions on the  preparation of barium titanate nanopowders via oxalate precursor method” 15^th  International Conference on Composites and Nano Engineering  (ICCE-15), Haikou, Hainan Island, China,15-21 July (2007).

13-I. A. Ibrahim, M. M. Rashad, R. S. Mohamed, M. M. Hessien, A. T. Kandil, “Organic acid precursor synthesis of lead titanate nanopowders” 10^th International Conference on Advanced Materials, IUMRS-ICAM 2007 (8-13 Oct. 2007), India.

14- I. A. Ibrahim, M. M. Rashad, R. S. Mohamed, M. M. Hessien, A. T. Kandil    “Hydrothermal synthesis of lead titanate nanopowders” 10^th International Conference on Advanced Materials, IUMRS-ICAM 2007 (8-13 Oct. 2007), India

15-M. M. Hessien, M. M. Rashad, K. El-Barawy, I. A. Ibrahim , “ Role of CMRDI in the improvement the synthesis and characterization of ferrites” Egypt- German Year of Science 2007, Workshop on the advanced materials, Stuttgart, Germany 4-6 Sept (2007).

16- A. Abdel-Aal, M. Rashad, G. Amin “Dielectric thin film from barium  titanate nanopowders” International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology ICN&T 2006, Basel, Switzerland, 30 July- 4 August (2006).

17- S. A. Dardeer, N. M. Rageh, H. M. Rageh, M. M. Rashad , E. A. Abdel-Aal  “Decreasing iron content in fertilizer grade phosphoric acid using ion exchange method” 45^th Conference for metallurgist, metsoc.org, Quebec, Canada, 1-4 Oct. (2006).

18-  M. M. Rashad, H. El-Shall “Application of statistical synthesis to optimize the conditions of synthesis of MgSnO₃ by co-precipitation method” First Afro-Asian Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Technology (AMSAT06), , Cairo, Egypt 13-16 Nov., (2006)

19-M. M. Rashad, R. M. Mohamed, H. El-Shall “Magnetic properties of CoFe_2-XSm_XO₄ synthesized by citrate precursor method” First Afro-Asian Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Technology (AMSAT06) , Cairo, Egypt, 13-16 Nov. (2006).

20-M. M. Rashad, R. M. Mohamed, H. El-Shall “magnetic properties of CoFe_2-XSm_XO₄ synthesized by citrate precursor method” The XXVI conference on Solid State Physics and Materials Science, The Egyptian Materials Research Society, Alexandria, 10-13 Sept.(2006)

21-M. M. Rashad, R. S. Ahmed, A. El-Midany , A. K. Kandeel, I. A. Ibrahim “ Application of statistical design to optimize the conditions of barium titanate synthesized by hydrothermal route” The XXVI conference on Solid State Physics and Materials Science, The Egyptian Materials Research Society, Alexandria, 10-13 Sept.(2006)

22-M. M. Rashad, M. Radwan, M. M. Hessien “ Synthesis of nanostructured barium hexaferrite powders by co-precipitation method” The XXV conference on Solid State Physics and Materials Science, The Egyptian Materials Research Society, Luxor, Egypt, 6-10 March, (2005)

23-M. M. Rashad , M. H. Khedr “ Magnetic and microstructure  studies of nanosized Cu_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄ from Cu-Zn Spent Catalyst” The International Conference on Nanotechnology Science and Application (NanoTech Insight 2005) Luxor, Egypt 20-25 Feb. (2005).

24- M. M. Rashad and O. A. Fouad “ Synthesis and characterization of nanosized nickel ferrites from fly ash for catalytic oxidation of CO” The International Conference on Nanotechnology Science and Application (NanoTech Insight 2005) Luxor, Egypt 20-25 Feb. (2005).

25- M. M. Rashad, M. Radwan, M. M. Hessien, “Synthesis and Characterization of Barium Hexaferrites Nanoparticles” Japan-Mediterranean (JAMED 4) Workshop on Applied Electromagnetic, Superconducting and Nanomaterials, Cairo, Egypt 17-20 Sept (2005).

26- E. A. Abdel-Aal, M. M. Rashad and E. A. Fouad “Kinetics of leaching of a gibbsitic bauxite with sodiumhydroxide” Mineral Engineering Conference, the 2^nd International Symposium on Processing & Disposal of Mineral Industry Wastes (PDMIW 05), Falmouth, UK, 13-15 June, (2005).

27- Mohamed M. Rashad, Rasha S. Mohamed, A. T. Kandel and I. A.  Ibrahim     “Synthesis and Microstructure of Barium Titanate Nanopowders by OrganicAcid Precursors” USA- Egypt Workshop on Synthesis, Characterization, and industrial applications of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials”, Mubarak City for Scientific Research and Technology  Applications  Alexandria, Egypt,  12-16  November, (2005).

28-M. Radwan, M. M. Rashadand M. M. Hessien, “Structure and magnetic properties of ultrafine BaFe₁₂O₁₉ powders prepared by chemical co-precipitation route”, European Congress on Advanced Materials and  Processes – Euromat 2005, Prague, Czech Republic, September 5 – 9 (2005).

29-M. M. Rashad and  M. H. Khedr “Magnetic properties of Cu-Zn ferrite synthesized from Cu-Zn Spent Catalyst through hydrothermal route” 5^th Egyptian- Ukranian Workshop on  Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology  29 Nov.- 2 Dec.(2004).

30-M. M. Rashad and O. A. Fouad “Synthesis and characterization of nanosized nickel ferrites from fly ash for catalytic oxidation of CO” 5^th Egyptian- Ukranian Workshop on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology , 29 Nov.- 2 Dec.(2004).

31-M. M. Hessien, M. M. Rashad, K. El-Barawy "Synthesis of strontium hexaferrite from celestite ore" Magnetic Nanostructures, Centre Paul Langevin, France , 31 Aug.- 5 Sept. 2008

32-K. El-Barawy, M. S. Hassan, M. M. Hussein, M. M. Rashad " Pyro-metallurgical Processing of Celestite Mineral for the production of strontium –based magnetic ferrite"  International Conference on " Towards Global Leadership in Minerals & Metals, 46^th National Metallurgist Day, 62^nd Annual Technical Meeting  (MMMM08) 13-16 Nov 2008, New Delhi, India.

33-M. M. Rashad, R.S. Mohamed, A. A. El-Midany, A.T. Kandil, I.A. Ibrahim "Effect of synthesis conditions on the preparation of barium titanate nanopowders via hydrothermal route" Trends in NanoTechnology TNT2008, Spain 1-5 Sept. 2008   

34-M. M. Rashad, R. M. Mohamed, E. A. Abdel-Aal " Effect of Supersaturation and ammonium fluoride on the gelation Rate  of silica nanoparticles  Synthesized by Sol Gel Method" Trends in NanoTechnology TNT2008, 1-5 Sept. 2008, Ovieda, Spain.

35-I.A. Ibrahim, M. M. Hessien, M. M. Rashad "Efforts of CMRDI in the synthesis and characterization of ferrites"  Proceeding of the International Conference on Materials Science Research and Nanotechnology (ICMSRN2008), Department of Physics, Mother Teresa Women ^,S University, Kodaikanal, India,  27-29 Feb. 2008.

36- M. M. Rashad, M. M. Hessien, M. S. Hassan, K. El-Barawy "Utilization of Egyptian celestite ore for synthesis of strontium hexaferrite powders" MineralsTo Materials Conference-M2M, 15-18 Dec.2008, Cairo, Egypt.

37-M. M. Rashad, M. M. Hessien, E. A. Abdel-Aal, K. El-Barawy, R. Singh   Transformation of silica fume byproduct from ferrosilicon industries into chemical mechanical polishing for semiconductors applications" MineralsTo Materials Conference-M2M, 15-18 Dec.2008, Cairo, Egypt.

38- M. M. Rashad, S. M. Elsayed,  M.M. Moharam and A. E. Saba "The structure and magnetic properties of Ni_xZn_1-xFe₂O₄ nanoparticles prepared through co-precipitation method" 10^th international conference in chemistry and its role in development, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 16-21 March, 2009 Egypt

39- M. M. Rashad, D. A. Rayan, K. El-Barawy "Hydrothermal synthesis of Ni doped ZnS nanoparticles"  10^th international conference in chemistry and its role in development, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 16-21 March   2009, Egypt

40- M. M. Hessien, M. M. Rashad, R.R. Zaky, E. A. Abdel-Aal, K. El-Barawy             "Controlling the synthesis conditions for silica nanosphere from semi-burned rice straw"  10^th international conference in chemistry and its role in development, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 16-21 March, 2009 Egypt

41- M. M. Rashad, D.A. Rayan, K. El-Barawy "Hydrothermal synthesis and magnetic properties of Mn doped ZnS nanoparticles" International Conference in Magnetism ICM 09, 26- 31 July 2009,  Karlsruhe, Germany

42-M. M. Rashad, R. S. Mohammed, M. M. Hessien, I. A. Ibrahim, A. T. Kandil " Synthesis and characterization of lead titanate nanopowders by organic acid precursor" 10^th international school and workshop of crystallography on " Role of synthrotron radiation in advancement of materials sciences" 1-5 Feb. 2009, Gulf of Suez, Ain Soukhna, Egypt .

43-M.  M. Rashad, M. M. Hessien, K. El-Barawy and I. A. Ibrahim " Synthesis of  Mn-Zn ferrites by co-precipitation method and correlation of magnetic properties with manganese substitution" 10^th international school and workshop of crystallography on " Role of synthrotron radiation in advancement of materials sciences" 1-5 Feb. 2009, Gulf of Suez, Ain Soukhna, Egypt .

44- M. M. Rashad, M. M. Hessien, A. El-Midany, I. A. Ibrahim   " Effect of  Synthesis Conditions on the Preparation of YIG via Co-precipitation Method" 10 th international school and workshop of crystallography on "Role of synthrotron radiation in advancement of materials sciences" 1-5 Feb. 2009, Gulf of Suez, Ain Soukhna, Egypt

45-E. A. Abel-Aal, Manar Ibrahim, M. M. Rashad, A.A. El-Midany, Laila Fouad, Fatma H. Kamal" Synthesis and characterization of copper ferrite by wet chemical methods" Trends in Nanoscience, 28 Feb. – 4 Mar. 2009, Ulm, Germany.

46- M. M. Rashad, R. S. Mohamed, A. A. El-Midany, A. T. Kandil, I. A. Ibrahim " Hydrothermal synthesis of barium titanate nanopowders" International workshop of Advanced materials IWAM 2009, 22-24 Feb. 2009, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.

47-M. M. Rashad, S. M. Elsheikh” "Magnetic properties of nano-clusters lanthanum chromite powders doped with samarium and strontium ions synthesized via a novel combustion method "First International Conference on Nanotechnology for Society Development, Beni-Sueif University, 4-5 May 2010, Cairo, Egypt

48-M. M. Rashad, D. A. Rayan, A. Ramadan “Optical and Magnetic Properties of CuO - CuFe₂O₄ Nanocomposites” ISMMA2010, Sendai, Japan 12-16 July2010

49-F. A. Harraz, R.M.Mohamed, M.M.Rashad, W.Sigmund "Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye on Magnetic Nanocomposite based Titania-Silica "Recent Progress in Environment and Energy Related catalysis”, 16 July 2010, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

50-M. M. Rashad “ Effect of synthesis conditions on the preparation of BiFeO₃ nanopowders via co-precipitation and oxalate precursor route” Solid State Conference 2010, Prague, Czech, 10-15 Sept. 2010

51- M. M. Rashad, , R. M. Mohamed^, M. A. Ibrahim, F. H. Kamal, L. F. M. Ismail, E. A. Abdel-Aal¹ Magnetic and catalytic properties of copper ferrite nanopowders synthesized from secondary resources” Solid State Conference 2010, Prague, Czech, 10-15 Sept. 2010

52-K. Abdel Halim, M. Bahgat, M. Khedr, O. Fouad, M. Rashad, A. Zaki “Fabrication of nano-sized ferroalloys from industrial wastes by thermal techniques”  X International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, Nano2010, Rome, Italy 13-17 Sept.2010.

53- M.  M. Rashad, R. Roshdi, K. El-Barawy, A.T. Kandil “Controlling the conditions for synthesis of strontium titanate nanopowders from Egyptian celestite ore” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS IMPERATIVES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM (MINM 2010) 29 Nov.- 2 Dec. 2010, Cairo, Egypt

54- M. M. Rashad, D. A. Rayan, K. El-Barawy “Optical and magnetic properties of Ni doped ZnS nanoparticles”INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS IMPERATIVES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM (MINM 2010) 29 Nov. - 2Dec. 2010, Cairo, Egypt

55-M. M. Rashad, D. A. Rayan, A. Ramadan “Optical and magnetic properties of CuO -CuMn₂O₄ nanocomposites” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS IMPERATIVES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM (MINM 2010) 29 Nov. - 2 Dec. 2010, Cairo, Egypt

56-A. S. Saba, S. M. ElSayed, M. A. Morham, M. M. Rashad, R. M. Abou-Shahba    “Novel electrochemical process for the deposition of nanocrystalline              NixZn_1-xFe₂O₄ thin films” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS IMPERATIVES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM (MINM 2010) 29 Nov.-2 Dec. 2010, Cairo, Egypt

57-S. M. El-Sheikh, M. M. Rashad “Synthesis and characterization of nano-clusters lanthanum chromite powders doped with samarium and strontium ions via a novel combustion method” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS IMPERATIVES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM (MINM 2010) 29 Nov. - 2 Dec. 2010, Cairo, Egypt

58-M.M. Rashad “Effect of synthesis conditions on the crystal structure and the magnetic properties of BiFeO₃ nanopowders” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS IMPERATIVES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM (MINM 2010) 29 Nov. - 2 Dec. 2010, Cairo, Egypt

59-Atef Shenoda, Mohamed M. Rashad and Lee Chow “Synthesis and studies on cadmium selenide” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS IMPERATIVES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM (MINM 2010) 29 Nov. - 2 Dec. 2010, Cairo, Egypt

60- K. El-Barawy, M. M. Rashad, R. Roshdi, A. T. Kandil “ Synthesis and characterization of  strontium nanopowders from celestite ore” Titanium 2010 conference, 2-5 Oct. 2010, USA

61-I.. A. Ibrahim, M. M. Rashad, L. Bergstrom ”Synthesis of Ca₂SnO₄ nanorods” Proceedings of the 6^th International Conference on Physical and Numerical Simulation of Materials Processing, Guilin, China, 16-19 Nov. 2010.

62-F. A. Harraz, R. M. Mohamed, M.M.Rashad, W.Sigmund "Core-Shell Magnetic       Photocatalyst based Titania-Silica for Dye Degradation, "KAUST Symposium on

      Catalysis: Catalysis in the context of Energy, Environment and Sustainability“, 6-8 Dec.

      2010, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

63-M. M. Rashad, R. Roshdi, A.T. Kandil, K. El-Barawy1 "Does the doped Ca²⁺ ions affect the structural, optical and electrical properties of strontium titanate nanoparticles?  Presented at 30^th conference on solid state science and Materials physics, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt 3-6 Oct.2011.

64- M. M. Rashad, A. Omar and A. T. Kandil "Effect of Sr⁺² substitution on the crystal structure, microstructure and properties of BST nanopowders" Presented at 30^th conference on solid state science and Materials physics, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt 3-6 Oct.2011.

65- M. k. Abd El-Rahman and M.M. Rashad "Synthesis of Manganese Ferrite Nanopowders from Low Grade Egyptian Manganese ore by Mechano-chemical Activation Method" 30^th conference on solid state science and Materials physics, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt 3-6 Oct.2011.

66- M. M. S. Sanad, M. M. Rashad, E. A. Abdel-Aal, M. F. El-Shahat " Optical and Electrical Properties of Nanocrystalline Orthorohmbic Mullite  Powders Synthesized at Low Annealing Temperature" 30^th conference on solid state science and Materials physics, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt 3-6 Oct.2011.

67- M.  M. Rashad, M. Rasly, H. M. El-Sayed, A. A. Satter, I. A. Ibrahim ""Structural and magnetic properties of Sn-Zn doped barium Z-type hexaferrite nanoparticles " 30^th conference on solid state science and Materials physics, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt 3-6 Oct.2011.

68- Atef Y. Shenouda, M. M. Rashad, Lee Chow "Synthesis and characterization of chemically prepared Cd_1-xIn_xTe" The ²⁶th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (26th EU PVSEC) will be held in Hamburg, Germany, 5 - 9 September  2011.

69- Mohamed M.  RASHAD, Adel A. Ismail, I. Osama, Ibrahim A. Ibrahim, Abdel- Hakim T. Kandil "Stannic Oxide Nanopowders Via The Co-Precipitation Method" The Nineteenth Annual International Conference on. COMPOSITES/NANO ENGINEERING (ICCE - 19) ICCE-19 Shanghai, China, July 24-30, 2011.

70- M. M. Rashad, R. Roshdi, K. El-Barawy, A. T. Kandil " Does the doped Ca²⁺ ions affect the structural, optical and electrical properties of strontium titanate nanoparticles?" International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, University of Dehli, Dehli, India 18-21 Dec 2011.

71- M. M. Rashad, A. Omar and A. T. Kandil "Effect of Sr⁺² substitution on the crystal structure, microstructure and properties of BST nanopowders"  European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes Euromat  2011, 12-15 Sept. 2011, Montpellier, France.

72- M. M. Rashad, M. Rasly, H. M. El-Sayed, A. A. Satter, I. A. Ibrahim ""Structural and  magnetic properties of Sn-Zn doped barium Z-type hexaferrite nanoparticles " European     Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes Euromat 2011, 12-15 Sept. 2011, Montpellier, France.

73- Mohamed M. Rashad, I. A. Ibrahim "Synthesis and magnetic properties of barium hexaferrite powders using organic acid precursor method" The Seventh Japanese-Mediterranean and Central European Workshop on Applied Electromagnetic Engineering for Magnetic, Superconducting and Nano Materials (JAPMED'7)6-8 July, Budapest, Hungary.

74- M. M. Rashad, M. Rasly, I. A. Ibrahim " Magnetic properties of BaCo₂W-type ferrite synthesized via modified co-precipitation method" International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, University of Dehli, Dehli, India 18-21 Dec 2011.

75- M. M. Rashad, D.A. Rayan, A. A. Ramadan "Optical and Magnetic Properties of CuO / Co₃O₄ Nanocomposites" 12^th Conference of the European Ceramic Society [ECerS XII] (19-23 June) 2011, Stockholm, Sweden.

76-M. M. Rashad, D.A. Rayan, A. A. Ramadan "Optical and Magnetic Properties of CuO/ CuMn₂O₄ Nanocomposites" 9^th SESAME Users' Meeting SESAME - JSPS School (12-16 November) 2011, Amman, Jordan.

77-M.M. Rashad, I. A. Ibrahim, M. Rasly " Structural, microstructure and magnetic properties of SrCo2W-type ferrite synthesized using organic acid precursor method" European Joint Magnetism, Parma, Italy, 9-14 Sept. 2012.

78-M. M. Rashad, M. Rasly, H. M. El-sayed, A.A. Sattar, I. A. Ibrahim "Magnetic properties of La doped nanocrystalline Z-type ferrite nanopowders synthesized via co-precipitation method" The 19 ^th International conference on Magnetism, ICM 2012, Buscan, 8-13 July, Korea

79-M. M. Rashad, I. A. Ibrahim " Structural and magnetic properties of barium hexaferrite powders using organic acid" International Conference on Superconductivity and Magnetism" (ICSM2012) Kumburgaz/Istanbul, Turkey between April 29- May 4, 2012.

80-M. M. Rashad "Hexagonal ferrites, synthesis, properties and applications' ¹St international conference on Advanced  Basic and Applied Sciences (ABAS) including Egyptian-Sweden Workshop  on Advanced Materials, Hurghada, Egypt, 6-9 Nov. 2012.

81-A. E. Saba, E. M. Elsayed, M.M. Moharam, M.M. Rashad, R. M. Abou-Shahba “Structure and magnetic properties of Ni_xZn_1-xFe₂O₄ thin films prepared through electrodeposition method” 1^st international conference on Advanced  Basic and Applied Sciences (ABAS) including Egyptian-Sweden Workshop  on Advanced Materials, Hurghada, Egypt, 6-9 Nov. 2012.

82-  M. M. Rashad , A.E. Shalan , Mónica Lira-Cantú , M.S.A. Abdel-Mottaleb "Does the calcinations temperature affect the properties of  hydrothermally TiO₂ nanoparticles for efficiency dye sensitized solar cells" 1^st international conference on Advanced  Basic and Applied Sciences (ABAS) including Egyptian-Sweden Workshop  on Advanced Materials, Hurghada, Egypt, 6-9 Nov. 2012.

83-M. M. Rashad, M. Bahgat, M. Rasly " Synthesis and reduction behavior of spinel (Ni, Cu) magnetite" 1^st international conference on Advanced  Basic and Applied Sciences (ABAS) including Egyptian-Sweden Workshop  on Advanced Materials, Hurghada, Egypt, 6-9 Nov. 2012.

84-Ali M. Hassan,  M. M. Rashad, Amr Nassar, A. Mourtada, Nabila M. Ibrahim " Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured iron oxide and cobalt ferrite loaded functionalized carbon spheres' 1^st international conference on Advanced  Basic and Applied Sciences (ABAS) including Egyptian-Sweden Workshop  on Advanced Materials, Hurghada, Egypt, 6-9 Nov. 2012.

85-M.M. Rashad, A. A. Ismail, I. Osama, A. T. Kandil "Effect of transition metal ions on the crystal structure, microstructure, and magnetic properties of stannic oxide nanopowders" 1^st international conference on Advanced  Basic and Applied Sciences (ABAS) including Egyptian-Sweden Workshop  on Advanced Materials, Hurghada, Egypt, 6-9 Nov. 2012.

86-M. M. Rashad, D. A. Rayan, S. Soltan, A.A. Ramadan "Effect of Fe substitution  in optical and magnetic properties of Cu2O nanoparticles" 1^st international conference on Advanced  Basic and Applied Sciences (ABAS) including Egyptian-Sweden Workshop  on Advanced Materials, Hurghada, Egypt, 6-9 Nov. 2012.

87-M.M. Rashad, A.O. A. Turky, A. T. Kandil " Effect of Sr²⁺ substitution on the crystal structure, microstructure, and properties of BST nanopowders synthesized via organic acid precursor" 1^st international conference on Advanced  Basic and Applied Sciences (ABAS) including Egyptian-Sweden Workshop  on Advanced Materials, Hurghada, Egypt, 6-9 Nov. 2012.

88-M. M. Rashad, A. E. Shalan, Monica Lira Cantu, M. S. A. Abdel-Mottaleb " Effects of modifiers on TiO₂ nanoparticles properties and efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells " 1^st international conference on Advanced  Basic and Applied Sciences (ABAS) including Egyptian-Sweden Workshop  on Advanced Materials, Hurghada, Egypt, 6-9 Nov. 2012.

89-M. M. Rashad, H. M. ElSayed, M. Rasly, M. I. Nasr, " Induction heating studies of magnetite nanospheres synthesized at room temperature for magnetic hyperthermia" 1^st international conference on Advanced  Basic and Applied Sciences (ABAS) including Egyptian-Sweden Workshop  on Advanced Materials, Hurghada, Egypt, 6-9 Nov.2012.

90-D. A. Rayan, Y. H. Elbashar, M. M. Rashad, , S.S. A. Obayya, A. ElKorashy " Cupric oxide doped barium phosphate glass for bandpass absorption filter  with some investigation theoretical modeling" XXX conference: Materials Science and Applications; Workshop: Functional Materials, 25-28 November 2012, Marsa Alam , Egypt

91-M. M. Rashad, M. Rasly, H. M. El-sayed, A.A. Sattar, I. A. Ibrahim " Structural and magnetic properties of La doped nanocrystalline Z-type ferrite nanopowders synthesized via co-precipitation method" International conference on nanoscale magnetism 2-6 Sept. 2013, Istanbul / Turkey.

92-M. M. Rashad, A. Omar, I. A. Ibrahim and A. T. Kandil” An investigation of the magnetic, optical and electrical properties of Fe substituted Ba-Sr-TiO₃ nanopowders synthesized via oxalate precursor route” International conference on nanoscale magnetism 2-6 Sept. 2013 Istanbul / Turkey.

93-Mohamed M. Rashad “Hexagonal ferrites, synthesis, properties and applications”     44 ^th World Chemistry Congress” 11 - 16 August, 2013 / Istanbul / Turkey

94-Mohamed M. Rashad  and Ahmed E. Shalan “Controlling the Microstructure and Properties of Titania Nanopowders for High Efficiency Dye Sensitized Solar Cells”

      44^th World Chemistry Congress” 11 - 16 August, 2013 / Istanbul / Turkey

95-    Mohamed M. Rashad, Taha Mattar ““Nano R&D at Centeral Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI)” Sixth International Conference on NANO-TECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION  (NTC 2014) 22-24 March 2014 Cairo-Egypt

95-96- M.M. Rashad “Metal Substituted SnO2 Nanopowders, Synthesis, Characterization, Photocatalysis and Solar Cell Applications” International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, 14-17 April, CMRDI, Cairo, Egypt

97- M.M. Rashad ““CMRDI Capabilities in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology” International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, 14-17 April, CMRDI, Cairo, Egypt

98- A. Y. E. Shenouda, M. M. Rashad “Chemical Preparation of ZnSe Nanoparticles for Solar Cells Applications” International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, 14-17 April, CMRDI, Cairo, Egypt

99-M.M.S.Sanad, Michael Kellar, K. Powers, M.M. Rashad “Nanofabrication of precious metals doped-TiO₂ for optimal use as high capacity anode materials in LIBs” International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, 14-17 April, CMRDI, Cairo, Egypt

 100- E.M.Elsayed, M. M. Rashad, M. R. Hussein and I. A. Ibrahim “Novel electrochemical process for the deposition of nanocrystalline copper ferrite thin films”International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, 14-17 April, CMRDI, Cairo, Egypt

101- M. M. Rashad, M. Rasly “An investigation on the structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of  La substituted BaZ-type hexaferrites using co-precipitation method”International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, Cairo, Egypt

102- M. M. Rashad, A. E. Elsaman “A new structured Ni(II) Schiff base complex: Synthesis, characterization, optical band gaps and biological activity” International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, Cairo, Egypt

103- M. M. Rashad, D. A. Rayan, A. O. Turky “Structure and magnetic properties of Co2+ and Y3+ ions substituted nanocrystalline Ni0.5 Zn0.5Fe2O4  powders synthesized using co-precipitation method”International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, Cairo, Egypt

104- D. A. Rayan, M. M. Rashad, Alexander Kuklin  “CuO and ZnS samples investigation by small – angle neutron scattering”International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, Cairo, Egypt

105- M. M. Rashad, D. A. Rayan, I. A. Ibrahim “Optical and photocatalysis properties of Fe3+ ion  substituted CuO nanopowders”International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, Cairo, Egypt

106- M.M. Rashad, M.G. El-Shaaraw, N.M. Shash , M.H. Maklad , F.A. Afifi “Structural, magnetic and electrical properties of the sol-gel prepared LiFe5O8 nanoparticles”International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, Cairo, Egypt

107- M.M. Rashad, A. O. Turky, Z. I. Zaki, I. A. Ibrahim “An investigation on the properties of calcium copper titanate CaxCu1-xTi₄O₁₂ nanopowders at different calcium content” International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, Cairo, Egypt

108- M.M.Moharam, M.M. Rashad, E.M. Elsayed, R. M. Abou-Shahba “Hydrothermal route of p-type delafossite semiconductor CuFeO₂ nanoparticles “International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, Cairo, Egypt

109- M. M. Rashad,  M. G. Fayed, T.Sami, S.S. El-Shereafy “Magnetic properties of                MnxMg1-xFe2O₄ powders synthesized by sol-gel auto-combustion method” International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis, Fabrications and Applications” Nanotech Challenges 2014, Cairo, Egypt

110- M. M. Rashad “Recent trends of ferroelectrics nanoparticles”  5^th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress,  Istanbul / Turkey 31August-4 Sept. 2014

111- M.M. Rashad ““Metal Substituted SnO2 Nanopowders, Synthesis, Characterization, Photocatalysis and Solar Cell Applications” 5^th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress, Istanbul / Turkey 31August-4 Sept. 2014

112- N.M. Shash · M.M. Rashad · M.G. Shaarawy · M.H. Maklad · F.A. Afifi ·”The Effect of Nano-SiO₂ on the Structural, Electrical and Magnetic Properties of SiO₂-LiFe₅O₈ Glass–ceramics Prepared by Sol Gel Auto-combustion Processing" Proceeding of the international conference Nanomaterials: Applications and Properties  4(1), (2015) 1-6

113- M. M. Rashad “A road map towards low cost photovoltaic cells” The Arab Conference for Creativity, Innovation and Competitiveness, Cairo, Egypt 25‐24May 2016

114- M. M. Rashad “Soft and hard ferrite from laboratory to industrial scale” The Arab Conference for Creativity, Innovation and Competitiveness, Cairo, Egypt 25‐24May 2016

115- M. M. Rashad, M. S. Sanad, A. E. Shalan “ Plasmonic improvement of low cost anatase  nanoparticles for dye sensitized solar cell” 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic  Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2016 – Malaga, Spain 25-28 April 2016

116- M. M. Rashad, D. A. Rayan, A. G. Mostafa “: Tunable optical properties of some rare earth elements doped mayenite Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₃ nanopowders elaborated by oxalate precursor route” 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic  Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2016   Malaga, Spain 25-28 July2016

117- A. M. Elseman, M. M. Rashad, A. Mostafa “ Fabrication of Nanostructured Organo-Metal Halide Perovskite as Light Harvesting Active Layers for Low Cost Production of Solar Cell Energy” 5^th Anniversary of ANSOLE (2011-2016), International Conference on Renewable Energy, Zewail city for Science and Technology, Egypt, February, 3-6 (2016)