About
**Nourhan Mansour** Atlanta Georgia, 30326
Email: Nmansour3@gsu.edu Phone: 4045360808
**OBJECTIVE**
A career opportunity that would utilize my
previous academic/research background,
communication, and leadership skills.
**EDUCATION**
**Georgia State University
(GSU).**
(2016-2023)
Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (GPA 4.06)
Dissertation supervisor: Professor Ning Fang
& Professor Gangli Wang Research:
Single-molecule fluorescence imaging of
nanoconfinement in porous materials.
**Georgia State University
(GSU).**
(2022-2023).
MS in Chemistry Education (GPA 4.09) College
of Education and Human Development
**The American University in Cairo
(AUC)**.
(2011-2014) Graduate courses in Nanotechnology
(GPA 3.413) Thesis supervisor: Professor Adham
Ramadan Research: polymeric membranes for
desalination “Nanocomposite mixed matrix
membranes.” **The American University
in Cairo
(AUC)**,
(2005-2010) Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.),
Chemistry Specialization: Industrial Chemistry
**Thesis:** TiO2 nanotubes/Quantum dot solar
cells) ### Awards: ###
· GSU Chemistry
department student award Robert "Pete" Pullen
Family Scholarship (Ph.D. research, Analytical
Chemistry) ### ·
Provost’s Dissertation Fellowship (PDF) from
GSU ### · Kay
Chester Scholarship for Teachers
**PUBLICATIONS** 1. Meek, Yang; Mansour, N.;
Huang, T.-X.; Pei, Y.; Huang, W.; Dong, B \*.;
and Fang, N \*. Reaction initiated
single-molecule tracking of mass transfer in
core-shell mesoporous silica particle,
*Analytical Chemistry* **2024**, *96* (6),
2500–2505. DOI:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04529 2.
Dong, B.; Pei, Y.; Mansour, N.; Lu, X.; Yang,
K.; Huang, W.; Fang, N. Deciphering
nanoconfinement effects on molecular
orientation and reaction intermediate by
single molecule imaging. *Nature
Communications* **2019**, *10* (1), 4815. DOI:
10.1038/s41467-019-12799-x. 3. Dong, B.;
Mansour, N.; Pei, Y.; Wang, Z.; Huang, T.;
Filbrun, S. L.; Chen, M.; Cheng, X.; Pruski,
M.; Huang, W.; et al. Single-Molecule
Investigation of Nanoconfinement
Hydrophobicity in Heterogeneous Catalysis.
*Journal of the American Chemical Society*
**2020**. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c05905. 4. Dong,
B.; Mansour, N.; Huang, T.-X.; Huang, W.;
Fang, N. Single-molecule fluorescence imaging
of nanoconfinement in porous materials.
*Chemical Society Reviews* **2021**, *50*
(11), 6483-6506, 10.1039/D0CS01568G. DOI:
10.1039/D0CS01568G. 5. Huang, T.-X.; Dong, B.;
Filbrun, S. L.; Okmi, A. A.; Cheng, X.; Yang,
M.; Mansour, N.; Lei, S.; Fang, N.
Single-molecule photocatalytic dynamics at
individual defects in two-dimensional layered
materials. *Science Advances* **2021**, *7*
(40), eabj4452. DOI:
doi:10.1126/sciadv.abj4452.
**SKILLS** **ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY SKILLS:** 1. Chromatography:
Gas Chromatography (GC), Liquid Chromatography
(LC), High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
(HPLC) 2. Spectroscopy: Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy (AAS), UV-Visible Spectroscopy,
Fluorescence Spectroscopy 3. Microscopy:
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM),
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) 4. Mass
Spectrometry: Experience in mass spectrometric
techniques for molecular analysis 5.
Separation Techniques: Supercritical Fluid
Extraction, Ion Chromatography 6.
Single-Molecule Techniques: TIRF (Total
Internal Reflection Fluorescence),
Reaction-Initiated Single-Molecule Tracking
(riSMT), 3D Single-Molecule Tracking 7. Lab
Equipment: Proficient in handling and
maintaining laboratory equipment for
analytical techniques. 8. Data Analysis:
Strong skills in data interpretation,
statistical analysis, and software tools such
as Origin pro, MATLAB **LAB SKILLS:**
1. Laboratory Safety: Adherence to safety
protocols, ensuring a secure working
environment. 2. Experimental Design:
Proficient in designing experiments for
analytical investigations. 3. Sample
Preparation: Skilled in preparing diverse
samples for analysis. 4. Calibration:
Experience in calibrating analytical
instruments for accurate measurements
**COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:**
1. Operating Systems: MS-DOS/Windows,
Macintosh 2. Office Suites: Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint) 3. Graphic Design
and Analysis: Chem-Draw, Origin pro, Adobe
Photoshop 4. Movie Editing Software: Sony
Vegas, Adobe Premiere, Windows Movie Maker 5.
Data Processing: MATLAB, J-image,
Speck-win & Origin lab
**LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:** 1. Fluent in spoken
and written Arabic and English **OTHER
SKILLS:** 1. Strong analytical and
problem-solving techniques 2. Excellent
communication skills 3. Collaborative and
capable of working successfully with both
groups and independently. 4. Incorporating
real-world applications derived from ongoing
research projects into the classroom. 5.
Mentorship of students, equipping them with
theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience
**WORK EXPERIENCE**
**◉
Egypt Nanotech, 6 October city, Egypt.
(October 2009 till January 2014)**
Research/Management:
1. Produced and marketed different
nanomaterials of different shapes and sizes,
for various applications. 2. Characterized
particles sizes and shapes using TEM 3.
Determined optical properties (Absorption and
fluorescence, U-visible and spectro-floumeter)
**◉ American University in Cairo, New Cairo
campus.
(Fall 2013, Spring2014)** Teaching
assistant
**◉ Georgia State University (GSU).
(Fall 2016-Spring 2023)** Graduate research
assistant Instructor of record Georgia State
University (GSU) **◉ Georgia State University
(GSU).
(Fall 2023-Current)** Limited term Faculty
**Certification:** **GeorgiaCan Epic
special education advocate**