Now

A snapshot of what has my attention lately — I update this when it changes.

• Building a computational-materials-science group in the Department of Physics at the German University in Cairo.
• Working on first-principles studies of graphene nanomeshes and 2D heterostructures — and what they can do for catalysis and sensing.
• Teaching the core physics sequence, and advising students who want to do research.
• Reading and writing the occasional note under Writing.

Last updated: July 2026.