Mohammed Omar Bazaid

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Education

• Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering - Georgia Tech, USA, 2025
• M.SC. In Materials Science & Engineering - KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2019
• B.Sc. In Mechanical Engineering - KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2016

Research Area

• Molecular Dynamics and Density Functional Theory for energy materials
• Materials design for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
• Multiscale structure–transport coupling (water morphology, proton conduction, catalyst-layer design)

Selected Publications

• Proton transport through interfaces in nanophase-separation of hydrated aquivion membrane: Molecular dynamics simulation approach 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.132187

• Chiral inorganic nanostructures from achiral platforms: A universal synthesis route via supramolecular self-assembly

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c02833

• Molecular Weight Effect of Poly (dimethylsiloxane) on Its Interfaces with Water and Octane: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approach

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c12788