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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences

Teaching areas

General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy

Research areas

Sulfur Chemistry, Organic Electrochemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Photocatalysis, Medicinal Chemistry and Synthesis of New Organic Polychalcogenides.

Education

PhD, Organic Chemistry, McGill University, Canada, 1996

Professional experience

Professor, Department Of Biology, Chemistry & Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - Present

Associate Professor, Department Of Biology & Chemistry, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2002 - 2008

Assistant Professor, Department Of Biology & Chemistry, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 1999 - 2002

Assistant Professor, Department Of Chemistry, Ibri Women's College, Oman, 1998 - 1999

Assistant Professor, Department Of Chemistry, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan, 1997 - 1998

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department Of Chemistry, McGill University, Canada, 1995 - 1997

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2410

Dr. Imad Abu-Yousef

Professor

PhD, McGill University, Canada

Imad A. Abu-Yousef pursued a post-doctoral fellowship in polymer chemistry at McGill University. Prior to joining AUS, he served on the faculty of several universities. He is the recipient of numerous research awards. His teaching interests are in the areas of general chemistry, organic chemistry and spectroscopy. His main research interests include sulfur chemistry, organic electrochemistry, polymer chemistry, photocatalysis, medicinal chemistry and synthesis of new organic polychalcogenides.

Publications

Imad Abu-yousef, Nathir Al-rawashdeh And Sofian Kanan. Electrochemical studies of new unsymmetrical trityl di-and trisulfides

Gopal Venkatesh, Govindasamy Palanisamy, Jintae Lee, Kumar Manimaran, Imad Abu-yousef And Sofian Kanan. Synergistic effect of dual Z-scheme ZnO/g-C3N4/V2O5 heterogeneous nanocomposite for photocatalytic decontamination of mixed dye and pharmaceutical drug under visible light irradiation, Journal Of Alloys And Compounds, 5 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2025

Venkatesh Gopal, Govindasamy Palanisamy, Jintae Lee, Imad Abu-yousef, Amin Majdalawieh, Amjad Mahasneh, Kattupatti Prabu And Sofian Kanan. Fabrication of SrTiO3 anchored rGO/g-C3N4 photocatalyst for the removal of mixed dye from wastewater: dual photocatalytic mechanism, Scientific Reports, 1 December 2024

Sofian Kanan, Aysha Shabnam, Ahmed Mohamed And Imad Abu-yousef. Organic Luminescent Sensor for Mercury (II) and Iron (III) Ions in Aqueous Solutions, Chemosensors, 2023

Amin Majdalawieh, Sarah Yousef, Imad Abu-yousef And Gheyath Nasrallah. Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of sesamin: mechanisms of action and future directions, Critical Reviews In Food Science And Nutrition, 30 June 2022

Vunnam Srinivasulu, Gourishetty Srikanth, Monther Khanfar, Imad Abu-yousef, Amin Majdalawieh, Ralph Mazitschek, Subbaiah Setty, Anusha Sebastian And Taleb Al-tel. Stereodivergent complexity-to-diversity strategy en route to the synthesis of nature-inspired skeleta, Journal Of Organic Chemistry, 11 June 2022

Amin Majdalawieh, Sarah Yousef, Imad Abu-yousef And Gheyath Nasrallah. Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of berberine in lung tissue and its potential application in prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19, Frontiers In Bioscience – Landmark, 20 May 2022

Amin Majdalawieh, Sarah Yousef And Imad Abu-yousef. Potential immunomodulatory role of sesamin in combating immune dysregulation associated with COVID-19, Asian Pacific Journal Of Tropical Biomedicine, 30 September 2021

Vunnam Srinivasulu, Scott Sieburth, Monther Khanfar, Imad Abu-yousef, Amin Majdalawieh, Mani Ramanathan, Anusha Sebastian And Taleb Al-tel. Stereoselective late-stage transformations of indolo[2,3-a]quinolizines skeleta to nature-inspired scaffolds, Journal Of Organic Chemistry, 3 September 2021

Amin Majdalawieh, Sarah Yousef And Imad Abu-yousef. Thymoquinone, a major constituent in Nigella sativa seeds, is a potential preventative and treatment option for atherosclerosis, European Journal Of Pharmacology, 12 August 2021

Paul Schilf, Vunnam Srinivasulu, Maria Bolognesi, Saleh Ibrahim, Amin Majdalawieh, Imad Abu-yousef, Hany Omar, Raafat Elawady And Taleb Al-tel. Design and synthesis of nature-inspired chromenopyrroles as potential modulators of mitochondrial metabolism, Medicinal Chemistry Research, 30 November 2020

Taleb Al-tel, Vunnam Srinivasulu, Mani Ramanathan, Nelson Soares, Anusha Sebastian, Maria Bolognesi, Imad Abu-yousef And Amin Majdalawieh. Stereocontrolled transformations of cyclohexadienone derivatives to access stereochemically rich and natural product-inspired architectures, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 18 September 2020

Vunnam Srinivasulu, Paul Schilf, Saleh Ibrahim, Ihsan Shehadi, Omar Malik, Scott Sieburth, Monther Khanfar, Mohamad Hamad, Imad Abu-yousef, Amin Majdalawieh And Taleb Al-tel. Divergent strategy for diastereocontrolled synthesis of small- and medium-ring architectures, Journal Of Organic Chemistry, 29 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Prince Das, Amin Majdalawieh, Imad Abu-yousef, Srinivasan Narasimhan And Palmiro Poltronieri. Use of a hydroalcoholic extract of Moringa oleifera leaves for the green synthesis of bismuth nanoparticles and evaluation of their anti-microbial and antioxidant activities, Materials, 15 February 2020

Prince Das, Imad Abu-yousef, Amin Majdalawieh, Srinivasan Narasimhan And Palmiro Poltronieri. Green synthesis of encapsulated copper nanoparticles using a hydroalcoholic extract of Moringa oleifera leaves and assessment of their antioxidant and anti-microbial activities, Molecules

A Sebastian, V Srinivasulu, Imad Abu-yousef, O Gorka And T Al-tel. Domino Transformation of ortho-ene/yne tethered aryl aldehydes/ketones: Pluripotent Building Blocks for the Construction of High Sp3 content Polycyclic Compounds, Chemistry: A European Journal, 11 December 2019

C Gunasekar, Imad Abu-yousef, S Narasimhan And Amin Majdalawieh. Analysis of Macro and Micro Elemental Composition of Different Extracts and Finished Products of the Medicinal Herb - Terminalia Bellirica, Mediterranean Journal Of Chemistry, 17 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019

Conjeevaram Gunasekar, Imad Abu-yousef, Amin Majdalawieh And Srinivasan Narasimhan. Pharmacognostic evaluation of Terminalia chebula standard extracts and finished products, Mediterranean Journal Of Chemistry, 17 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019

V. Srinivasulu, I. Shehadeh, M. Khanfar, O. Malik, H. Tarazi, Imad Abu-yousef, A. Sebastian,, N. Baniowda,, M. O’connor, And T. Al-tel. One-Pot Synthesis of Diverse Collections of Benzoxazepine and Indolopyrazine Fused to Heterocyclic Systems, Journal Of Organic Chemistry, 24 December 2018

Y. Hijji, R. Rajan, H. Tabba, Imad Abu-yousef, S. Mansour And H. Yahia. Microwave Assisted One Pot Conversion of Aromatic Aldehydes to Nitriles, European Journal Of Chemistry, , , 2018., 30 September 2018

Sofian Kanan, Imad Abu-yousef, Naser Abdo And Al Abdel Hamid, Amer Ag. Influence of AgYzeolite on the photocatalyticoxidation of pirimicarb, International Journal Of Environmental Engineering, 2014

Sofian Kanan, Naser Abdo, Maham Khalil, Xiaobo Li, Imad Abu-yousef, Francois Barilrobert And Howard Patterson. A study of the effect of microwave treatment on metal zeolites and their use as photocatalysts toward naptalam, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2011

Sofian Kanan, Fatin Samara, Imad Abu-yousef, Naser Abdo And Danial Tobias. Silver nanoclusters doped in zeolite to decontaminate water resources from the quinalphos pesticide, Research On Chemical Intermediates, 2010

Dorai Matharasi, Imad Abu-yousef, Sreeraj Gopi, Shanmugam Kumar, Bommuraj Vijayakumar, Sofian Kanan, Conjeevaram Gunasekar And Srinivasan Narasimhan. Synthesis and antibacterial activity of aloin Schiff’s bases’, Eur J Sci Res, 2010

Sofian Kanan, Imad Abu-yousef, Nora Hassouneh, Ahmed Malkawi, Naser Abdo And Marsha Kanan. A highly selective luminescent sensor for detecting mercuric ions in water, Australian Journal Of Chemistry, 2009

Roohollah Kachoosangi, Mustafa Musameh, Imad Abu-yousef, Jumana Yousef, Sofian Kanan, Lei Xiao, Stephen Davies, Angela Russell And Richard Compton. Carbon nanotube- ionic liquid composite sensors and biosensors, Analytical Chemistry, 2009

Imad Abu-yousef, Conjeevaram Gunasekar, Naser Abdo, Srinivasan Narasimhan And Sofian Kanana. Herbo-mineral analysis of Rauwolfia serpentina, International Journal Of Applied Chemistry, 2009

Sofian Kanan, Oussama El-kadri, Imad Abu-yousef And Marsha Kanan. Semiconducting metal oxide based sensors for selective gas pollutant detection, Sensors, 2009

Sausan Al Kawas, Imad Abu-yousef, Sofian Kanan, Mohamed El-kishawi, Abubaker Siddique, Naser Abdo And Amjad Shraim. Analysis of mercury in wastewater of some dental clinics in United Arab Emirates, Journal Of International Environmental Application And Science, 2008

Nathir Al-rawashdeh, Imad Abu-yousef And Sofian Kanan. Cyclic voltammetry study of asymmetrical trityl di-and trisulfides on coated and bare gold electrodes, The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C, 2008

Amjad Shraim, Imad Abu-yousef, Sofian Kanan, Naser Abdo, Henry Olszowy, Stephan Petry And Jack Ng. Quantification of total arsenic in groundwater by HG-AAS using low acid concentration and L-cysteine, J. Int. Environmental Application \& Science, 2008

Anil Waghe, Sofian Kanan, Imad Abu-yousef, Bruce Jensen And Carl Tripp. Infrared study of UV-irradiated tungsten trioxide powders containing adsorbed dimethyl methyl phosphonate and trimethyl phosphate, Research On Chemical Intermediates, 2006

Awards and Honors

The College of Arts & Sciences Excellence in Research Award, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, the Dean of College of Arts & Sciences, 11 April 2018

The Jordan Higher Education Natural Sciences Award, Jordan, The Jordan Higher Education Natural Sciences, 18 October 2010

The National Bank of Sharjah Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, The National Bank of Sharjah, 6 June 2002

Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Young Chemist Researcher in the Middle East, Jordan, Abdul Hameed Shoman, 16 November 2000

Faculty Scholarship Award for Outstanding Researcher, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, American University of Sharjah, 15 February 2000

Arab Student Aid International Award, USA, 1992-1995, Arab Student Aid International, 1 September 1992

Teaching & Research Assistantship Award, McGill University, Canada, 1991-1995, McGill University, 2 September 1991

His Majesty King Hussein's Award for Excellence in the Graduate Program, First Rank out of 7 Graduates, Jordan, His Majesty King Hussein, 15 June 1988

Yarmouk University Award for the Best MSc Graduating Student, Jordan, Yarmouk University, 2 June 1988

Teaching & Research Assistantship Award, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1986-1988, Yarmouk University, 1 September 1986

His Majesty King Hussein's Award for Excellence in the Undergraduate Program, First Rank out of 77 Graduates, Jordan, His Majesty King Hussein, 11 June 1986

Yarmouk University Award for the Best BSc Graduating Student, Jordan, 1986, Yarmouk University, 2 June 1986

Dean's Honor List, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1984-1986, Yarmouk University, 2 September 1984