Zakaria Mahhouti
Instrument Scientist
Experience
Instrument Scientist
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
- Designing and conducting Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) experiments as an integral part of nanomaterial analysis.
- Conducting training sessions, providing support, and offering advice to users on sample preparation and data analysis to ensure they utilize the instruments to their maximum potential.
- Supporting the enhancement of neutron scattering instruments to explore and characterize magnetic phenomena in novel composite materials.
- Collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to evaluate and interpret experimental results, comprehend the scientific value of measurements, and engage in discussions to draw meaningful conclusions.
Ph.D. Research
University of Picardie Jules Verne; Mohammed V University; Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research
- Synthesis of materials and nanomaterials by methods such as thermal decomposition, sol/gel, co-precipitation, microemulsion, pulsed laser deposition, spin coating, and electric arc furnace.
- Materials characterization using X-Ray scattering (SAXS), X-Ray powder and single crystal diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), profilometer, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA/DGA), magnetic property measurement system (MPMS), and dynamic light scattering (DLS).
- Simulation of condensed matter including first principle calculations of structural, electronic, magnetic and optical properties (DFT) and Monte Carlo simulation (MCS).
Master’s Researcher
Mohammed V University
- Ab initio calculations (Wien2k, AKAI-KKR), Monte Carlo simulation, and mean field theory to study the electronic structure, magnetic properties and phase transitions of double perovskite Ba2CrNbO6.
- Research in magnetism, spintronics, materials physics, quantum mechanics, statistical physics, semiconductor physics, as well as materials synthesis and characterization.
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Experienced in Education (7.5 years) and Government and Administration (5.5 years).
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Experienced in Research and Development (13 years).
Skills
- Unix And Windows Operating Systems
- Microsoft Office
- Latex
- Python
- Matlab
- Maple
- Fortran 95
- Vesta
- Imagej
- Sasview
- Originlab
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Gemini
- Presentation And Talking To The General Public
- Planning And Conducting Training Sessions
- Providing Support And Offering Advice To Users
Languages
Education
University of Picardie Jules Verne; Mohammed V University; Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research
Doctor of Philosophy in Condensed matter physics · Condensed matter physics · Rabat, Morocco
Mohammed V University
Master’s Degree (Graduate with First Degree Honors) · Physics and Computer Sciences · Rabat, Morocco
Mohammed I University
Bachelor’s Degree (Graduate with First Degree Honors) · Materials Science Physics · Nador, Morocco
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Data Engineering Bootcamp
Prompt Engineering Bootcamp: Working with Large Language Models (LLMs)
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
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