Ehab El Sawy received his BSc and MSc from Al Azhar University (Egypt) and his PhD in physical chemistry (electrochemistry) from the University of Calgary (Canada). El Sawy received Alberta Innovates Scholarship, PhD-NANO, for his proposal on core@shell nanoparticles and their applications in fuel cells. El Sawy received two postdoctoral fellowships at Memorial University, Dr. Pickup’s group, Canada (2013-2015), and at the University of Calgary, Dr. Birss’ group, Canada (2015-2017). During these fellowships, El Sawy worked on developing new catalysts for direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFCs), ethanol electro-oxidation catalysts, electrochemical sensors, and redox flow batteries. El Sawy joined The American University in Cairo as an assistant professor in 2017. He co-authored many papers and book chapters, participated in several national and international conferences, and received many national and international research/travel awards and grants. He supervised and examined many undergraduate and graduate theses and served on several advisory committees. He is also a member of several professional organizations, such as the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), The Electrochemical Society (ECS), and the Material Research Society (MRS). El Sawy is the founder of The American University in Cairo (AUC) ECS student chapter, the first in Egypt, Africa, and Arab countries.