Phone: (H) 2869983 (W) 08-2860700 Fax: (W) 08-2860800 E-mail: nashgar@ iugaza.edu.ps Chemistry Department, The Islamic University Gaza, P. O. Box 108, Gaza Strip, Palestine Nizam Mahmoud El-Ashgar, Ph.D Personal Information Marital status: Married Nationality: Palestinian Date of Birth: 09/12/1966 Place of Birth: Gaza Education 1984 - 1991 The Islamic University B.Sc., Pure Chemistry Gaza, Palestine 1996 - 1999 Al-Azhar University M.Sc., Analytical Chemistry Gaza, Palestine 2000 - 2002 Al-Aqsa/Ain Shams Universities/Gaza, Palestine and Cairo, Eygept Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry. Languages Arabic, English, Hebrew Work Experience 1995 – present: Food Analyst Food Analysis Center/IUG Gaza, Palestine 1997 – 1999: Teaching Assistant Chemistry Department/IUG Gaza, Palestine 1999 – 2003: Chemistry Department/IUG Gaza, Palestine Lecturer in chemistry and instructor of analytical and instrumental analysis labs. 2003-8002: Chemistry Department/IUG Assistant professor in analytical chemistry Gaza, Palestine 8002-present: Chemistry Department/IUG Associated professor in analytical chemistry Gaza, Palestine 2005-2006: Head of the Chemistry Department/ The Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine. 2006-2008: Vise Dean, Faculty of Science, The Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine. 2009- present: Dean, Faculty of Science, The Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine. Hobbies Reading, Gardening, Drawing Courses Taught: I have taught the following courses: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. General chemistry (A & B). Analytical Chemistry, Special topics. General chemistry lab. Instrumental Analysis lab. Analytical Chemistry Lab. Published Papers 1. "Approximating the Concentration of the Main Chemical Contents of Animal Fodder", A. A. Thabet, M. M. Hania and N. M. El-Ashgar, IUG, Journal, 5(1)(1997). 2. "Acid, Peroxide and Saponification Values For Some Local and Imported Edible Oil Samples", A. A. Thabet, and N. M. El-Ashgar, IUG, Journal, 9(1)(2001) 1-8. 3. "Uptake of Divalent Metal Ions (Cu2+, Zn2+ and Cd2+) by Polysiloxane Immobilized Monoamine Ligand System", I. M. El-Nahhal, F. R. Zaggout and N. M. El-Ashgar, Analytical letters, 33(10) (2000) 2031 – 2053. 4. "Uptake of Divalent Metal Ions (Cu2+, Zn2+ and Cd2+) by Polysiloxane Immobilized Glycinate Ligand System", I. M. El-Nahhal, F. R. Zaggout and N. M. El-Ashgar, Analytical letters, 33(15) (2000) 3373-3395. 5. "Uptake of Divalent Metal Ions (Cu2+, Zn2+ and Cd2+) by Polysiloxane Immobilized Diamine Ligand System", F. R. Zaggout, I. M. El-Nahhal, and N. M. El-Ashgar, Analytical letters, 34(2) (20001)247-266. 6. "Uptake of Divalent Metal Ions (Cu2+, Ni2+ and Co2+) by Polysiloxane Immobilized Triamine-Thiol and Thiol-Acetate Ligand System", I. M. El-Nahhal, B. A. El-Shetary, K. A. R. Salib, N. M. El-Ashgar and A. M. El-Hashash, Analytical letters, 34(12) (2001)2189-2202. 7. "Encapsulation of Phenolphthalein pH-Indicator into A Sol-Gel Matrix". I. M. El-Nahhal, S. M Zourab and N. M. El-Ashgar, J. Dispersion Sci. Technol . 22(6)(2001) 583 - 590. 8. "Polysiloxane-Immobilized Triamine Ligand System, Synthesis and Applications", ElNahhal, I. M.; El-Shetary, B. A.; Salib, K. A. R.; El-Ashgar, N. M. and El-Hashash, A. M., Phosphorus, Sulfur Silicon Relat. Elem.,177(3)(2002) 741 - 753. 9. "Structural characterization of immobilized-polysiloxane iminobis(Ndiethylenediamineacetamide) ligand system", I.M. El-Nahhal, B.A. El-Shetary, A.B. Mustafa, N.M. El-Ashgar, J. Livage, M.M. Chehimi and A. Roberts, Solid State Sci., 5,10, (2003)1395-1406. 10. "Metal uptake by porous iminobis (N-2-aminoethylacetamide)-modified polysiloxane ligand system", I.M El-Nahhal, N.M. El-Ashgar, M.M. Chehimi, P. Bargiela, J. Maquet, F. Babonneau and J. Livage; Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 65,2-3(2003)299-310. 11. "Synthesis, Characterization and applications of Immobilized Iminodiacetic AcidModified Silica", I.M El-Nahhal, F. R. Zaggout, M.A. Nassar, N.M. El-Ashgar, J. Maquet, F., Babonneau and M. M. Chehimi, J. Sol-Gel Sci. Tech.,28(2)(2003) 255-265. 12. "Encapsulation of Methyl Red pH-Indicator into a Sol-Gel Matrix", Farid R. Zaggout, Issa M. El-Nahhal, Shehata M. Zourab, Nizam M. El-Ashgar, Naji El-Dawahedy and Hanan Motaweh, Journal of Dispersion Science. & Technology 26(5)(2005) 629-633. 13. "Encapsulation of Methyl Orange pH-Indicator into a Sol-Gel Matrix", Farid R. Zaggout, Issa M. El-Nahhal, Shehata M. Zourab, Nizam M. El-Ashgar, and Hanan Motaweh, Materials Letters, 59(23)(2005) 2928-2931. 14. "Immobilized-polysiloxane Ethyl Aminobenzoate derivatives, Synthesis, Characterization And Applications" Nizam M. El-Ashgar, Issa M. El-Nahhal, Mohamed M. Chehimi, Florence Babonneau and Jacques Livage, Reactive and Functional Polymer, 63, 3, (2005)199-213. 15. "Synthesis of new polysiloxane-immobilized ligand system di(amidomethyl)amine tertraacetic acid" Hayel M. El-Kurd, Issa M. El-Nahhal and Nizam M. El-Ashgar, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements 180(7) (2005) 1657 - 1671. 16. "Synthesis, characterization and applications of polysiloxane networks with immobilized pyrogallol ligands", Salman M. Saadeh, Nizam M. El-Ashgar, Issa M. El-Nahhal, Mohamed M. Chehimi, Jocelyne Maquet and Florence Babonneau, Appl. Organometal. Chem., 19,6(2005) 759-767. 17. "Preconcentration and Separtion of Copper(II) by 3-aminopropylpolysiloxane Immobiliozed Liogand System", Nizam M. El-Ashgar and Issa M. El-Nahhal, J. Sol-Gel Sci. Tech., 34(2)(2005) 165 – 172. 18. "Synthesis and Structural Characterization of New Macrocyclic ImmobilizedPolysiloxane Ligand System" Nizam M. El-Ashgar , Issa M. El-Nahhal, Mohamed M. Chehimi, Michel Delamar, Florence Babonneau and Jacques Livage, Monatshefte Für Chemie Monthly, 137 (2006) 263-275. 19. "Separation of Cu2+, Ni2+ and Co2+ metal ions using Iminobis(N-2aminoethylacetamide) Immobilized Ligand System" N.M. El-Ashgar and Issa M. ElNahhal, J. of Dispersion Science & Technology, 27(7)(2006)915-919. 20. "Preparation of Immobilized-Polysiloxane Imino(2-aminoethylacetamide) and its application", Salman M. Saadeh and Nizam M. El-Ashgar., The Islamic University Journal (Series of Natural Studies and Engineering) 14(1)(2006)37-50. 21. "Extraction of metal ions (Fe3+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+) using Immobilized-Polysiloxane Iminobis(2-aminophyneylacetamide) Ligand System", Nizam M. El-Ashgar, Issa M. ElNahhal, Mohamed M. Chehimi, Michel Delamar, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (41)1 (2007) 3-10 22. "Thermodynamic Study of Complexation of Iminobis(N-2-aminoethylacetamide) Polysiloxane Immobilized Ligand System with Co2+, Ni2+, and Cu2+ Metal Ions" Nizam M. El-Ashgar, and Ziad J. Yasseen, Asian J. Chem, 19(1)(2007) 375-380. 23. "Macrocyclic Polysiloxane Immobilized Ligand System and its Structural Characterization" Nizam M. El-Ashgar, Issa M. El-Nahhal, Mohamed M. Chehimi, Florence Babonneau and Jacques Livage, J. of Dispersion Science & Technology, 28(3)(2007)445-453. 24. "Preparation of Immobilized-Polysiloxane Salicylaldehyde Propylimine and Its Appllication", Nizam M. El-Ashgar and Salman M. Saadeh, J. Al-Aqsa Unv., 10 (S.E) (2006 ) 153-161. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 692 (2007) 2861–2886 25. “A REVIEW ON POLYSILOXANE-IMMOBILIZED LIGAND SYSTEMS; SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS”, Issa M. El-Nahhal and Nizam M. El-Ashgar, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 692(14) (2007) 2861-2886.\ 26. “A new route synthesis of immobilized-polysiloxane iminodiacetic acid ligand system, its characterization and applications", Nizam M. El-Ashgar, Issa M. El-Nahhal , Mohamed M. Chehimi, Florence Babonneau and Jacques Livage, Materials Letters 61(2007) 45534558. 27. “COLUMN EXTRACTION AND SEPARATION OF SOME METAL IONS BY DIETHYLINETRIAMINE POLYSILOXANE IMMOBILIZED LIGAND SYSTEM” Nizam M. El-Ashgar , E-Journal of Chemistry Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 107-113, )2008(. 28. “Extraction, preconcentration and separation of some metal ions by 2(propylamino)benzenethiol polysiloxane immobilized ligand system” ” Nizam M. ElAshgar , Analytical Chemistry an Indian journal, 7(7) 2008 [509-514]. 29. "Synthesis and Applications of a New Polysiloxane-Immobilized Macrocyclic Ligand System" Nizam M. El-Ashgar and Monzir S. Abdel-Latif Analytical Letters, Vol. 41, (2008) 3074–3087. 30. "Extraction and Preconcentration Capacity of Bi-functionalized Diamine-thiol Polysiloxane Immobilized Ligand System towards Some Divalent Cations" Nizam M.ElAshgar, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 6(4) (2009) 823-830. 31. "Detection Of Some Heavy Metals Due To Sewage Water Diffusion Into Planted Land" Journal of Environmental Science and Technology , Rafat M. Nejem, Nizam M. ElAshgar, Mahmoud M. Issa and Mohamad Al-Slieby, 2(2), (2009) 88-94, 32. "Preparation of ethylenediaminetriacetic acid silica-gel immobilised ligand system and its application for trace metal analysis in aqueous samples" Nizam M. El-Ashgara, Issa M. El-Nahhal, Mohamed M. Chehimi, Florence Babonneau and Jacques Livage Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 89 (14), (2009) 1057 – 1069 33. "New Strategy for the Synthesis of Diethylnetriaminetetraacetic Acid Functionalized Polysiloxane Ligand System" Nizam M. El-Ashgar, Issa M. El-Nahhal, Mohamed M. Chehimi, Florence Babonneau and Jacques Livage. J. of Dispersion Science & Technology, 30(5) (2009) 684 - 690 . 34. Complexation And Iminobis Thermodynamic Studies Of Polysiloxane (N-Diethylenediamineacetamide) System With Some Transition Metal Ions, Ligand Nizam M.El-Ashgar, Zeyad J.Yasseen, Physical chemistry, An Indian Journa; 4(2) 2009)71-76 Papers Presented in Conferences: 1. "Preparation of Immobilized-Polysiloxane Imino(2-aminoethylacetamide) and its application", Salman M. Saadeh and Nizam M. El-Ashgar, 1-2 March, 2005. The First International Conference in Science and Development, The Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza-Palestine. 2. "Preparation of Immobilized-Polysiloxane Salicylaldehyde Propylimine and Its Appllication", 2006, Nizam M. El-Ashgar and Salman M. Saadeh. The First International Conference of Nsatural and Applied Science, Al-Aqsa University, Gaza, Palestine. 3. "Preparation of Immobilized-Polysiloxane Ethylenediaminetriacetic Acid And Its Applications", Nizam M. El-Ashgar, 6-7 March, 2007, The Second International Conference in Science and Development, The Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza- Palestine. Current Research 1- Synthesis of new polysiloxane immobilized ligand systems and examining them for catalysis and waste water treatment. 2- Encapsulation of chemically active materials into silica monoliths. 3- Separation of metal ions using polysiloxane immobilized ligand systems by column chromatography. References: 1. Prof. Issa M. El-Nahhal, Chemistry Dept, Al-Azhar University-Gaza, Palestine. 2. Prof. Adel Awadallah, Chemistry Dept, Islamic University, Gaza, palestine. 3. Prof. Monzir S. Abd-Latif, Chemistry Dept, Islamic University, Gaza, palestine.