Synthesis of well-defined homopolymers and copolymers with complex macromolecular architecture by using combinations of all available polymerization methodologies (ionic, ATRP, RAFT, polyhomologation, catalytic, ROMP, etc) and molecular/structural characterization

• Anionic polymerization and polyhomologation: an ideal combination to synthesize polyethylene-based block copolymers
  H. Zhang, N. Alkayal, Y. Gnanou, N. Hadjichristidis
  Chemical Communications, 49, 8952, (2013)
• Cytotoxic and Protective DNA Damage of Three New Diterpenoids from the Brown Alga Dictoyota Dichotoma
  S.E. Ayyad, M.S. Makki, N.S. Al-Kayal, S.A. Basaif, K.O. El-Foty, A.M. Asiri, W.M. Alarif, F.A. Badria
  Eur. J. Med. Chem., 46, 175-82, (2011)

• M.Sc., Organic Chemistry, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2010
• B.Sc., Chemistry, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2006

• 2012-2016: PhD Student, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
• 2006 - 2012: Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

• KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
• Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)