Ghassan Younes

I taught the following undergraduate and graduate courses for several times through the period between 1998 – Present:

Undergraduate: Principles of Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Kinetics, Water Analysis, Nuclear and Radiochemistry, General Chemistry for Biology, Health Science, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Engineering Students, Physical and Analytical Chemistry for Biology Students.

Graduate: Advanced Analytical Chemistry, Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry, Special Topics in Physical Chemistry, Selected Topics in Physical chemistry, Selected Topics in Analytical chemistry, Advanced Physical Chemistry for Pharmacists, Research Seminar, Selected Topics in Environmental Chemistry Research Techniques, Individual Studies.

Research Interest

• Growth and characterization of semiconductor materials.
• Corrosion analysis and protection.
• Green synthesis of nanoparticles and their application.
• Water treatment and Analysis.
• Ab-initio calculation and spectroscopic studies.

Research Collaborations

1. Université Claude Bernard-Lyon I, Lyon-France, Laboratoire des Multimatériaux et Interfaces, UMR 5615.
2. National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) - Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC), Beirut-Lebanon, Analysis of Pesticides and Organic Pollutants Laboratory (LAPPO) and Ion Beam Analysis Laboratory (IBA).
3. Lebanese University - Faculty of Sciences I, Hadath, Lebanon, Laboratory of Analysis of Organic Compounds (509).
4. Alexandria University – Faculty of Science, Egypt.
5. Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), Fanar, Lebanon.
6. Doctoral School in Science and Technology (EDST), Hadath, Lebanon.

Graduate Supervision

 I supervised a number of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students at Beirut Arab University in the following areas of research:

1. Preparation and Characterization of Nanoferrites for Electrochemical Studies and Water Treatment. (Ph.D.)
2. Green Preparation of Zinc Oxide and Silver-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles For Different Environmental Applications. (Ph.D)
3. Improvement of the physical properties of capped tri metal nanoferrite for dyes removal. (Ph.D.)
4. Physiochemical and microbial studies of the marine environment and fish in Jiyyeh littoral-Lebanon. (Ph.D.)
5. Theoretical Electronic Structure and Laser cooling of the AtH molecule. (M.Sc.)
6. Chemically Modified Polymers as Corrosion Inhibitors. (Ph.D.)
7. Preparation and Characterization of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles for Anticorrosion Applications. (M.Sc.)
8. Ab initio calculations on aluminum-transition metal (Zn, Cd, Hg) molecules including the spin-orbit coupling effect. (Ph.D.)
9. Synthesis of CuO nanoparticles doped by Mg for different applications. (M.Sc.)
10. Inhibition efficiency of green synthesized silver nanoparticles on corrosion of mild steel in acidic medium. (M.Sc.)
11. Innovative formulation for Control of Scale Deposition and Corrosion in Industrial Cooling Water Systems. (Ph.D.)
12. Preparation, Characterization, Physical Properties and Photocatalytic Activity Studies of Nanocomposites. (Ph.D.)
13. Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide and Silver-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles For Different Environmental Applications. (Ph.D.)
14. Quantification of Heavy Metals in Potatoes Grown on Soil Irrigated from Upper Litani River Basin Water in Bekaa, Lebanon. (M.Sc.)
15. Eco-friendly Nanoparticles for Corrosion Protection and Degradation of Environmentally Hazardous Dyes. (Ph.D.)
16. Physiochemical and microbial studies of the marine environment and fish in Jiyyeh littoral- Lebanon. (Ph.D.)
17. Electronic structure of transition-metal lithides and their ions. (Ph.D.)
18. Theoretical calculations for a transition-metal halide molecule. (M.Sc.)
19. Evaluation of the corrosion inhibition of different metals in diesel biodiesel blend. (Ph.D.)
20. Preparation and Characterization of Modified Nano-Materials for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Lebanese Industrial Water. (Ph.D.)
21. Preparation and Characterization of New Generation Thermoluminescent Materials for Application in Dosimetry. (Ph.D.)
22. Inhibition of steel corrosion in industrial acid cleaning systems using organic compounds. (Ph.D.)
23. Design of Novel Nanoscopic Metal Oxide Materials for Artificial Photosynthesis and Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes. (Ph.D.)
24. Photocatalytic Degradation of Pesticides in Food Using Metal oxide Clusters. (Ph.D.)
25. Transition Metal Complexes for Treatment of Heavy Metals, Dyes, and Pesticides in Water. (Ph.D.)
26. Assessing drinking water quality from point of collection to point of use in Saida-Lebanon and its surrounding areas. (M.Sc.)
27. Analytical Strategies for the Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Meat Consumed in Lebanon. (Ph.D.)
28. Physiological and Biochemical Changes of Some Lebanese Medicinal Plants Cultivated Under Drought Stress. (Ph.D.)
29. Monitoring of Heavy Metals and Microorganisms in Fish Collected from Tripoli El-Mina. (Ph.D.)
30. Evaluation of the Characteristics of X Ray Beams used ‎for Calibration of Dosimeters in the SSDL. (Ph.D.)
31. Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Bovine Milk in Lebanon. (M.Sc.)
32. Physico-chemical Characteristics and Microbiological Levels in Various Drinking Water Sources of Iqlim Al-Kharroub in South Western Lebanon. (M.Sc.)
33. Electronic structure with dipole moment calculation of III-V group molecule. (M.Sc.)
34. Effect of Praseodymium Element on the Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Nano-ferrite Samples. (M.Sc.)
35. Synthesis, Characterization, and Anticancer Activity of Ruthenium and Platinum Complexes. (Ph.D.)
36. Theoretical Studies of a Magnesium Mono-Halide Compound. (M.Sc.)
37. Theoretical Calculations of Electronic Structure with Vibration Rotation Studies of Alkaline-Earth Chalcogenide. (Ph.D.)  
38. Environmental and Anthropogenic Effects on Radiocarbon Distribution in Lebanon. (Ph.D.)
39. Study of Some Green Inhibitors for Controlling the Corrosion of Steel in Acidic Solutions. (Ph.D.)
40. Theoretical Calculations of Alkaline Earth Oxides and their Applications in Electronic and Optoelectronic with Rovibrational Studies. (Ph.D.)
41. Electronic Structure of Transition Metals Sulfide. (Ph.D.)
42. Electronic Structure and Spectroscopic Studies of Diatomic Compounds Containing Silicon Atom. (Ph.D.)
43. Theoretical Calculations of Electronic Structure with Vibration Rotation Studies of Alkaline-Earth Halides. (Ph.D.)
44. Electronic Structure and Rovibrational Studies of Diatomic Zinc Compounds. (Ph.D.)
45. Theoretical Studies of a Diatomic Floride of Alkaline-Earth Compound. (M.Sc.)
46. Electronic Structure of Diatomic Helium Compounds. (Ph.D.)
47. Theoretical Studies of a Diatomic Compound of Mercury. (M.Sc.)
48. Studies on the Inhibition of the Acidic Corrosion of Steel by Some Nitrogen Containing Compounds. (M.Sc.)
49. Evaluation of Some Plant Extracts as Environmentally Friendly Corrosion Inhibitors. (M.Sc.)
50. Analysis of Pesticides Residues of Ground Water in South Lebanon by GC-MS. (M.Sc.)
51. Electronic Structure and Rovibrational Study of the Molecule LiF. (M.Sc.)
52. Experimental and Theoretical Spectral Studies of Some Pyrimidine Derivatives. (M.Sc.)
53. Solvent Effects on the Kinetics of Aquation of Some Metal Complexes in Dicarboxylate Media. (Ph.D)
54. Solvent Effects on the Kinetics of Solvolysis of Cobalt(III) Complexes in Binary Organic Aqueous Media. (M.Sc.)
55. Spectrometric Kinetic Study of Solute-Solvent Interactions for the Solvolysis of Cobalt(III)    Complexes in Binary Organic Aqueous Mixtures. (M.Sc.)
56. Analysis of Some Selected Drugs Containing Nitrogen Atom. (M.Sc.)
57. Analysis of some selected drugs containing heteroatoms. (M.Sc.)
58. New Approach in the Perturbation Theory for the Representation of the Eigenvalue and Eigenfunction. (M.Sc.)
59. Analysis of some antihyperlipidemic drugs. (M.Sc.)
60. Potential Energy Curves and Spectroscopic Calculation of the Electronic States of the Molecule LiRb. (M.Sc.)
61. Direct Method for the Synthesis of Penta-Substituted Guanidine Derivatives by Using Chloroformamidinium Salts. (M.Sc.)
62. Modeling Chlorine Propagation in Water Networks Northern Suburb of Beirut-Motaileb Rabieh Region. (M.Sc.)
63. Kinetics of Aquation of Some Cobalt(III) Complex Ions in Mixed Solvents. (M.Sc.)
64. Experimental and Theoretical Spectral Studies of Some Heterocyclic Compounds. (M.Sc.)
65. Thermodynamic Behavior of Some Ion Pairs in Mixed Solvents. (M.Sc.)

• Member of the Faculty Council (1998 - 2023).
• Secretary of the Faculty Council (1999 - 2011).
• Member of the University Strategic Committee (2007).
• Member of the organizing committee of a workshop at Beirut Arab University on the Quality Assurance in Higher Education in collaboration with the UNESCO and many local universities (March, 2007).
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Friends of Ibrahim Abed El-Al (2008 - present)
• Representative of Beirut Arab University in Tempus project funded by the European Community on International Relations (2009- 2011).
• Chairman of the Quality Assurance Unit at the Faculty of Science (2009- 2011).
• Member of the Quality Assurance Unit at Beirut Arab University (2010 - 2013).
• Chairman of the organizing committee of a national conference organized by the Association of Universities in Lebanon in Cooperation with the EU Tempus HERE, entitled: Towards a Comprehensive System for Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Lebanon (2011).
• Member of Audit Committee for Notre Dame University – Deir El-Qamar Branch (2011).
• Member of the University’s TEMPUS Committee (2011).
• Member of the organizing committee of Beirut Arab University research day 2012.
• Head of Chemistry Department (1/9/2011-1/6/2012).
• Assistant Dean, Faculty of Science (1/6/2012-31/8/2018).
• Member of the organizing committee of Beirut Arab University research day 2013.
• Member of the Inter-University Cooperation Committee of the Association of Universities in Lebanon (2014 - 2017).
• Participated in the preparation of the Foundation Program at the university (2014).
• Member of the strategic planning committee for the Faculty of Science, Beirut Arab University (2014).
• Chairman of committee for the curricula modernization of all undergraduate and graduate programs at the faculty of science for the academic year 2014-2015.
• Member of specialized technical committee (Ministry of Education and Higher Education) for the examination of new programs at some Lebanese Universities.
• Developing the University and Faculty of Science catalogues and brochures.
• Participated in relocation process to a new Debbieh campus.
• Participated in the development of Chemistry department website.
• Modernized the instrumentation and chemistry laboratories.
• Preparing the accreditation of Chemistry program.
• Involved in recruiting full-time and part-time faculty and lab personnel.
• Chairman of committee for the preparation of the Food analysis and Safety program.
• Communicate with Alumni.
• Strengthen the relationship with the Lebanese community.
• Main contributor to the formation of the advisory board committee at the Faculty of science.
• Chairman of Chemistry Department, 5/9/2019 – 31/8/2023.
• Dean, Faculty of Science, BAU, 1/9/2023 – Present.

1. Member in a research project supported by “Programme CEDRE” between Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (CLEA-CNRS) (Lebanon) and CNRS-Strasbourg (France). Title of the project : Performance et validation des méthodes d'analyse nucléaires auprès de l'accélérateur de particules du CLEA dans le domaine des détecteurs nucléaires à semi-conducteurs. (2001-2006)

2. Principal Member in a research project supported by “Programme CEDRE” between Beirut Arab University, CLEA-CNRS (Lebanon) and LMI- Université Claude Bernard-Lyon1 (France), Title of the project : Développement des techniques d’analyse par faisceaux d’ions accélérés pour la détermination de dopants légers (Al, B, P et N) dans des couches minces de SiC. (2005-2007)

Award: medal of gold for a better scientific project in the field of "Sciences de l'ingénieur" during the conference organized on the occasion of the tenth birthday of the “Programme CEDRE”. Beyrouth, grand Sérail, du 31 Mai au 2 Juin 2006.

3. Member in a Research project supported by “CNRS-Lebanon”
Title of the project: Studies on Some Lebanese Herbs Extracts as New Type of Environmentally Friendly Corrosion Inhibitors. (2013-2015)