Mahmoud Rabie

He is a materials engineer and innovator with 8 years work experience in Materials Research, Innovation Management and Industrial Procurement. He holds a PhD and a double MSc  in Advanced Chemistry and Materials Science in addition to a BSc in Metallurgical Engineering. He worked as a researcher at lead European institutes such as Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, University of Cologne, Technical University of Munich and Technical University of Berlin. Mahmoud works as Research and Innovation Expert at PNO Consultants N.V. in Belgium and has been seconded since October 2014 to Politecnico di Milano as an experienced researcher in technology forecasting and innovation management.

Mahmoud has a substantial experience in synthesizing and characterizing metallic and oxide materials. He has invented more than 20 new materials and carried his innovative research at scientific facilities worldwide such as FRM-II (Germany), ILL (France), LLB (France), DESY (Germany) and NSRRC (Taiwan). He gained excellent problem solving skills through training in TRIZ creative problem solving, Lean Six-Sigma, project management and research skills. He co-organized two scientific workshops in Stuttgart, Germany, and Timișoara, Romania; presented talks at 5 international conferences; and efficiently participated in 3 European projects on full-time basis.

ER recruited by PNO; ER seconded to PoliMI.