Prof. Ashraf Bakkar obtained his PhD in Materials Engineering and Corrosion from Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany, in 2005. He conducted his scientific research and development in the field of Corrosion and Electrometallurgy in Institut für Materialprüfung und Werkstofftechnik Dr. Neubert (DN) GmbH at Clausthal, Germany (2005-08). He worked as Assistant- and Associate-professor in Metallurgical and Materials Eng. Dept., Suez University, Egypt (2008-2013), and in Environmental Eng. Dept. at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia (2013-2023).  Professor Bakkar is currently conducting recent research on recycling of industrial wastes, particularly dusts and ashes evolved from industrial fields. He has about 50 scientific contributions published as patents, journal papers, and conference articles.