Prof. Moussa Ouakki | Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Moussa Ouakki is a distinguished Moroccan chemist and academic scholar serving as Maître de Conférence en Chimie at the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, Université Ibn Tofaïl, Kénitra, Maroc. He holds a doctorate in Fundamental and Applied Chemistry with a specialization in the valorization of imidazole compounds for corrosion inhibition of steel in acidic media through theoretical, electrochemical, and spectroscopic studies. His academic background also includes advanced training in physicochemical materials, organic and environmental chemistry, and life sciences. In addition, he has pursued professional development in chemical education, patent systems, and chemical safety in collaboration with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Throughout his academic career, Prof. Ouakki has contributed extensively to teaching, research supervision, and curriculum design across undergraduate, engineering, and doctoral programs. His teaching expertise spans electrochemical kinetics, materials science, corrosion mechanisms, and electrolyte chemistry. His research interests focus on corrosion inhibition, green chemistry, electrochemical analysis, materials development, and theoretical modeling of corrosion systems. His research skills include density functional theory (DFT), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, electrodeposition, dielectric characterization, and molecular dynamics simulations. He has co-supervised several doctoral candidates, published more than a hundred international research papers, contributed multiple book chapters, and secured a patent for novel imidazole-based corrosion inhibitors. As a respected member of editorial boards and a reviewer for leading scientific journals, Prof. Ouakki continues to make remarkable contributions to advancing sustainable chemistry and materials protection. His academic impact is further reflected in his growing recognition with 3,836 citations, 125 documents, and an h-index of 41.