Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim

Environmental Engineer and Group Leader, US Environmental Protection Agency: Dr. Mohamed (Moha) Ateia Ibrahim is Group Leader with the U.S. EPA, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response. Moha combines his expertise in environmental chemistry and materials chemistry to develop and evaluate innovative water treatment technologies to remove and/or degrade emerging contaminants. In parallel, Moha has initiated and is leading a multi-agencies project to evaluate the environmental impacts of PFAS-replacement chemicals and formulations in firefighting foams and consumer products. He is a member of the Weapons Systems and Platforms Technical Committee of fluorine-free foams for the U.S. Department of Defense’s SERDP-ESTCP Program. Moha is also an Adj. Assistant Professor at Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department, Rice University.