Rasha Ghunaim

Personal Info

Country of residence: Portugal

Gender: Male

Born in: 2026

Information

Education

PhD in Chemistry, (2015 - 2019)
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Material Research –TU Dresden, Germany
Thesis: “Development of Intermetallic filled Carbon nanotube sensors for Hyperthermia applications”

Master in Chemistry, (2009 - 2012).
University of Jordan- Jordan
Thesis: “Synthesis and Characterization of Some Stable Copper(III) Complexes”

Bachelor in Chemistry, (2004 - 2008)
Hebron University- Palestine
Graduation Porject: Surface Physical Chemistry

Publications

1. L. Madeo, C. Schrimer, ...., R. Ghunaim, ''ZnO-Graphene oxide nanocomposites for Paclitaxel delivery and enhanced toxicity in breast cancer cells". Molecules, 2024. 29, 3770. https://doi.org/10.3390/ molecules29163770
2. L. Möller, E.Thauer, A. Ottmann, L. Deeg; R. Ghunaim, S. Hampel, R. Klingeler, “CoFe2O4-filled carbon-nanotubes as anode material for lithium-ion batteries", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020: 155018. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155018.
3. E. Thauer, A. Ottmann, P. Schneider, ..., R. Ghunaim and R. Klingeler. ‘‘Filled Carbon Nanotubes as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries”, Molecules, 2020, 25, 1064; doi:10.3390/molecules25051064.
4. W. H. Rimawi, H. Salim, D. Seder, R. Ghunaim and S. Hampel. “Photocatalytic degradation of some Phenolic compounds present in Olive mill wastewater”, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 30(9):1994-1998, DOI: 10.14233/ajchem.2018.21374.
5. R. Ghunaim, C. Damm, D. Wolf, et al., “Fe1-xNix Alloy Nanoparticles Encapsulated inside Carbon Nanotubes: Controlled Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties”, Nanomaterials, 2018, 8, 576. DOI: 10.3390/nano8080576.
6. R. Ghunaim, M. Scholz, C. Damm, et al., “Single-crystalline FeCo nanoparticle-filled carbon nanotubes: synthesis, structural characterization and magnetic properties”, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2018, 9, 1024-1034. DOI:10.3762/bjnano.9.95.
7. R. Ghunaim, V. Eckert, M. Scholz, et al., “Carbon nanotube-assisted synthesis of ferromagnetic Heusler nanoparticles of Fe3Ga (Nano-Galfenol)”, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018, 6, 1255-1263. DOI: 10.1039/c7tc04618a.
8. J. Körner, C. F. Reiche, R. Ghunaim, et al., “Magnetic properties of individual Co2FeGa Heusler nanoparticles studied at room temperature by a highly sensitive co-resonant cantilever sensor”, Scientific Reports, 2017, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08340-z.

Conferences and schools

1. Conferences
7th Szeged International Workshop of Advances in Nanosciences, 12.10.2016 - 15.10.2016, Szeged - Hungary (Poster contribution).
The 9th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials (ANM-2017), 19.07.2017 - 21.07.2017, Aveiro - Portugal (Oral contribution).
The 4th edition of Nanotech France 2018 International Nanotech and Nanoscience Conference and Exhibition, 27.06.2018 - 29.06.2018, Paris - France (Oral contribution).
The 9th Palestinian International Chemistry Conference, 01.11-2019 - 02.11.2019, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem – Palestine (Oral contribution).
The 21st International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials (ANM-2024), 24.07.2024 - 26.07.2017, Aveiro - Portugal (Oral contribution).

2. Summer / Winter schools
Condensed Matter summer school, 27.07.2015 - 29.07.2015, Prague - Czech Republic.
Interfaces and 2D materials summer school, 31.08.2016 - 02.09.2016, Karpacz - Poland.
3rd Condensed Matter summer school, 28.08.2017 - 30.08.2017, Zbaszyn - Poland.
4th Condensed Matter Summer School - "Interfaces: from Spins to Nanomembranes”, 29.08.2018 - 31.08.2018, Wroclaw - Poland.
Italian School on Magnetism, 21.05.2018 - 25.05.2018, Turin - Italy (Poster contribution).
QMA Bridge, 17 – 18 Jun 2024, Würzburg, Germany

3. Symposia
1st Dresden Symposium on Electron Microscopy, 15.03.2017, Dresden - Germany.
The 53rd Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry (Big Data in Chemistry, from Molecular Structure to Condensed Phase), 21.08.2017 - 25.08.2017, Basel - Switzerland.

4. Meetings
DFG-Frühjahrstagung (DPG-Spring Meeting), 19.03.2017 - 24.03.2017, Dresden - Germany (Poster contribution).
The 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Chemistry, 25.06.2017 – 30.06.2017, Lindau - Germany (Visiting Scientist).

5. Workshops
i. Flipped Learning. 18.01.2022. Palestine Polytechnic University
ii. Assessment in Higher Education. 08.02.2022. Palestine Polytechnic University

Grants

      Doctorate studies
- Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- April 2015 - April 2019

   Master studies
- Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
  - Sep. 2009 - Jan. 2012

  Bachelor studies
   - Scholarship from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education/ Palestine
- Sep. 2004 - Sep. 2008

   Research visits
     - Research visits to IFW-Dresden and FZJ-Jülich/Germany through the Palestinain-German Science Bridge (PGSB)- 2021 and 2022
   - Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists, DAAD, 2024

Teaching

Second Semester 2021/2022
1. Inorganic Chemistry II
2. Practical Inorganic Chemistry
3. Nanotechnology
4. Industrial Chemistry III
5. General Chemsitry II for Health Sciences

First Semester 2021/2022
1. Inorganic Chemistry I
2. Analytical Chemsitry
3. Practical Analytical Chemistry
4. General Chemsitry for Medical studies
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Second Semester 2020/2021
1. Inorganic Chemistry II
2. Practical Inorganic Chemistry
3. Nanotechnology
4. General Chemsitry II

First Semester 2020/2021
1. Inorganic Chemistry I
2. Analytical Chemsitry
3. Practical Analytical Chemistry
4. General Chemsitry I (for Medical and applied sciences studies)
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Second Semester 2019/2020
1. Inorganic Chemistry II
2. Practical Inorganic Chemistry
3. Industrial Chemsitry III
4. General Chemsitry II

First Semester 2019/2020
1. Inorganic Chemistry I
2. Analytical Chemsitry
3. General Chemsitry I (for Medical and applied sciences studies)
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Academic Semesters 2012 - 2014
1. Instrumantal Analysis
2. Paractical Instrumantal Analysis
3. Inorganic Chemistry II
4. Inorganic Chemsitry I
5. Practical Inorganic Chemistry
6. General Chemsitry I

Memberships

1. Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
2. Palestinian Chemical Society
3. Palestine Academy for Science and Technology (PALAST)
4. Nanoscience Research Cluster

Research Interests

Antiperovskites for Li-ion batteries
Carbon-based nanostructures for Li-ion batteries
Nanochemistry
Magnetic Hyperthermia
Drug Delivery
Nanostructures for medical applications
Magnetic Nanostructures

Graduation Projetcs

First Semester 2022/23
1. ZnO/Carbon -based nanocomposites for anticancer activity
2. Antiperovskites as cathodes materials for Lithium-ion batteries
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Second Semester 2021/2022
Heat Switchers for Magnetic Hyperthermia
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Second Semester 2020/2021
Activated Carbon and Coffee residue for the Removal of Nickel ions from Waste Water

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