Ghassan Younes

Research Interest

• Growth and characterization of semiconductor materials.
• Corrosion analysis and protection.
• Green synthesis of nanoparticles and their application.
• Water treatment and Analysis.
• Ab-initio calculation and spectroscopic studies.

Research Collaborations

1. Université Claude Bernard-Lyon I, Lyon-France, Laboratoire des Multimatériaux et Interfaces, UMR 5615.
2. National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) - Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC), Beirut-Lebanon, Analysis of Pesticides and Organic Pollutants Laboratory (LAPPO) and Ion Beam Analysis Laboratory (IBA).
3. Lebanese University - Faculty of Sciences I, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon, Laboratory of Analysis of Organic Compounds (509).

Graduate Supervision

 I supervised a number of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students at Beirut Arab University in the following areas of research:

1. Preparation and Characterization of Nanoferrites for Electrochemical Studies and Water Treatment. (Ph.D.)
2. Theoretical Electronic Structure and Laser cooling of the AtH molecule. (M.Sc.)
3. Chemically Modified Polymers as Corrosion Inhibitors. (Ph.D.)
4. Preparation and Characterization of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles for Anticorrosion Applications. (M.Sc.)
5. Synthesis of CuO nanoparticles doped by Mg for different applications. (M.Sc.)
6. Inhibition efficiency of green synthesized silver nanoparticles on corrosion of mild steel in acidic medium. (M.Sc.)
7. Innovative formulation for Control of Scale Deposition and Corrosion in Industrial Cooling Water Systems. (Ph.D.)
8. Preparation, Characterization, Physical Properties and Photocatalytic Activity Studies of Nanocomposites. (Ph.D.)
9. Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide and Silver-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles For Different Environmental Applications. (Ph.D.)
10. Quantification of Heavy Metals in Potatoes Grown on Soil Irrigated from Upper Litani River Basin Water in Bekaa, Lebanon. (M.Sc.)
11. Eco-friendly Nanoparticles for Corrosion Protection and Degradation of Environmentally Hazardous Dyes. (Ph.D.)
12. Physiochemical and microbial studies of the marine environment and fish in Jiyyeh littoral- Lebanon. (Ph.D.)
13. Electronic structure of transition-metal lithides and their ions. (Ph.D.)
14. Theoretical calculations for a transition-metal halide molecule. (M.Sc.)
15. Evaluation of the corrosion inhibition of different metals in diesel biodiesel blend. (Ph.D.)
16. Preparation and Characterization of Modified Nano-Materials for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Lebanese Industrial Water. (Ph.D.)
17. Preparation and Characterization of New Generation Thermoluminescent Materials for Application in Dosimetry. (Ph.D.)
18. Inhibition of steel corrosion in industrial acid cleaning systems using organic compounds. (Ph.D.)
19. Design of Novel Nanoscopic Metal Oxide Materials for Artificial Photosynthesis and Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes. (Ph.D.)
20. Photocatalytic Degradation of Pesticides in Food Using Metal oxide Clusters. (Ph.D.)
21. Transition Metal Complexes for Treatment of Heavy Metals, Dyes, and Pesticides in Water. (Ph.D.)
22. Analytical Strategies for the Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Meat Consumed in Lebanon. (Ph.D.)
23. Physiological and Biochemical Changes of Some Lebanese Medicinal Plants Cultivated Under Drought Stress. (Ph.D.)
24. Monitoring of Heavy Metals and Microorganisms in Fish Collected from Tripoli El-Mina. (Ph.D.)
25. Evaluation of the Characteristics of X Ray Beams used ‎for Calibration of Dosimeters in the SSDL. (Ph.D.)
26. Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Bovine Milk in Lebanon. (M.Sc.)
27. Physico-chemical Characteristics and Microbiological Levels in Various Drinking Water Sources of Iqlim Al-Kharroub in South Western Lebanon. (M.Sc.)
28. Electronic structure with dipole moment calculation of III-V group molecule. (M.Sc.)
29. Effect of Praseodymium Element on the Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Nano-ferrite Samples. (M.Sc.)
30. Synthesis, Characterization, and Anticancer Activity of Ruthenium and Platinum Complexes. (Ph.D.)
31. Theoretical Studies of a Magnesium Mono-Halide Compound. (M.Sc.)
32. Theoretical Calculations of Electronic Structure with Vibration Rotation Studies of Alkaline-Earth Chalcogenide. (Ph.D.)  
33. Environmental and Anthropogenic Effects on Radiocarbon Distribution in Lebanon. (Ph.D.)
34. Study of Some Green Inhibitors for Controlling the Corrosion of Steel in Acidic Solutions. (Ph.D.)
35. Theoretical Calculations of Alkaline Earth Oxides and their Applications in Electronic and Optoelectronic with Rovibrational Studies. (Ph.D.)
36. Electronic Structure of Transition Metals Sulfide. (Ph.D.)
37. Electronic Structure and Spectroscopic Studies of Diatomic Compounds Containing Silicon Atom. (Ph.D.)
38. Theoretical Calculations of Electronic Structure with Vibration Rotation Studies of Alkaline-Earth Halides. (Ph.D.)
39. Electronic Structure and Rovibrational Studies of Diatomic Zinc Compounds. (Ph.D.)
40. Theoretical Studies of a Diatomic Floride of Alkaline-Earth Compound. (M.Sc.)
41. Electronic Structure of Diatomic Helium Compounds. (Ph.D.)
42. Theoretical Studies of a Diatomic Compound of Mercury. (M.Sc.)
43. Studies on the Inhibition of the Acidic Corrosion of Steel by Some Nitrogen Containing Compounds. (M.Sc.)
44. Evaluation of Some Plant Extracts as Environmentally Friendly Corrosion Inhibitors. (M.Sc.)
45. Analysis of Pesticides Residues of Ground Water in South Lebanon by GC-MS. (M.Sc.)
46. Electronic Structure and Rovibrational Study of the Molecule LiF. (M.Sc.)
47. Experimental and Theoretical Spectral Studies of Some Pyrimidine Derivatives. (M.Sc.)
48. Solvent Effects on the Kinetics of Aquation of Some Metal Complexes in Dicarboxylate Media. (Ph.D)
49. Solvent Effects on the Kinetics of Solvolysis of Cobalt(III) Complexes in Binary Organic Aqueous Media. (M.Sc.)
50. Spectrometric Kinetic Study of Solute-Solvent Interactions for the Solvolysis of Cobalt(III)    Complexes in Binary Organic Aqueous Mixtures. (M.Sc.)
51. Analysis of Some Selected Drugs Containing Nitrogen Atom. (M.Sc.)
52. Analysis of some selected drugs containing heteroatoms. (M.Sc.)
53. New Approach in the Perturbation Theory for the Representation of the Eigenvalue and Eigenfunction. (M.Sc.)
54. Analysis of some antihyperlipidemic drugs. (M.Sc.)
55. Potential Energy Curves and Spectroscopic Calculation of the Electronic States of the Molecule LiRb. (M.Sc.)
56. Direct Method for the Synthesis of Penta-Substituted Guanidine Derivatives by Using Chloroformamidinium Salts. (M.Sc.)
57. Modeling Chlorine Propagation in Water Networks Northern Suburb of Beirut-Motaileb Rabieh Region. (M.Sc.)
58. Kinetics of Aquation of Some Cobalt(III) Complex Ions in Mixed Solvents. (M.Sc.)
59. Experimental and Theoretical Spectral Studies of Some Heterocyclic Compounds. (M.Sc.)
60. Thermodynamic Behavior of Some Ion Pairs in Mixed Solvents. (M.Sc.)

Publications

Refereed International Journal Articles

1. V. Merlin, T. Minh Duc, G. Younes, Y. Monteil, V. Soulière, P. Regreny, “Misorientation effect on the monolayer terrace topography of (100) InP substrates annealed under a PH₃/H₂ ambient and homoepitaxial layers grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition”, Journal of Applied Physics, 78(8), pp. 5048-5052 (1995).
2. M. Bouslama, Y. Monteil, G. Younes, C. Jardin, M. Ghamia, “Effects of the electron beam on InP(100)”, Vacuum, 47(1), pp. 27-32 (1996).
3. M. Korek, G. Younes , A. R. Allouche, “Theoretical study of the low-lying electronic states of the molecular ion KRb^+”, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 92(4), pp. 376-380 (2003).
4. Ghassan Younes, Gabriel Ferro, Christophe Jacquier, Jacques Dazord, Yves Monteil, “Nature effect of the gas during high temperature treatments of 4H-SiC substrates”, Applied Surface Science, 207(1-4), pp. 200-207 (2003).
5. C. Jacquier, G. Ferro, F. Cauwet, J. C. Viala, G. Younes, Y. Monteil, “On the growth of 4H-SiC by low temperature liquid phase epitaxy in Al rich Al-Si melts”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 254(1-2), pp. 123-130 (2003).
6. M. Roumié, M. Hageali, K. Zahraman, B. Nsouli, G. Younes, “Characterization of electroless Au, Pt and Pd contacts on CdTe and ZnTe by RBS and SIMS Techniques”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods B, 219/220, pp. 871-874 (2004).
7. Gehan M. El-Subruiti, Ghassan O. Younes, Farah S. Zeitouni and Mohamed F. Amira, “Effect of Solvent and Structure on the Kinetics and Mechanism of the Aquation of Bromopentaamine Cobalt(III) Complex in Binary Aqueous Mixtures”, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 36, pp. 494-499 (2004).
8. A. Hasanein, G. El-Subruiti, G. Younes and M. Srour, “Spectral studies on some pyrimidime derivatives in different solvents”, Journal of Solution Chemistry, 33 (12), pp. 1481-1499 (2004).
9. M. Korek, G. Younes, “Electronic Transition Moment With Spin-Orbit Coupling Of The Molecular Ion KRb⁺”, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 101(1), pp. 84-89 (2005).
10. M. Soueidan, G. Ferro, J. Dazord, Y. Monteil, G. Younes, “Surface preparation of α-SiC for the epitaxial growth of 3C–SiC”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 275, pp. 1011-1016 (2005).
11. Ayman El-Faham, Mohamed Chebbo, Mohamed Abdul-Ghani and Ghassan Younes, “Chloroformamidinium Salts: Efficient Reagents for Preparation of 2-Aminobenzoimidazole, 2-Aminobenzoxazole, and 2-Aminobenzothiazole Derivatives”, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 43, pp. 1-8 (2006).
12. M. Soueidan, G. Ferro, B. Nsouli, F. Cauwet, J. Dazord, G. Younes and Y. Monteil, “Effect of growth parameters on the heteroepitaxy of 3C-SiC on 6H-SiC substrate by chemical vapor deposition”, Materials Science and Engineering B, 130, pp. 66-72 (2006).
13. M. Soueidan, G. Ferro, B. nsouli, F. Cauwet, L. Mollet, C. Jacquier, G. Younes, Y. Monteil, “Low temperature homoepitaxial growth of a-SiC on on-axis (0001) substrate by Vapor-Liquid-Solid mechanism”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 293(2), pp. 433-437 (2006).
14. Gehan M. El-Subruiti, Ghassan O. Younes, Farah S. Zeitouni, Mohamed F. Amira “Spectrometric Study of Solute–Solvent Interactions for the Solvolysis of Chloropentaamine Cobalt(III) Complex in Binary Aqueous Mixtures”, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 40(7), pp. 416-422 (2008).
15. Ghassan Younes, “Thermodynamic studies of dissociation reactions of some dicarboxylic acids in 20% (w/w) acetonitrile – water mixture”, Journal of Chemical Research, Issue 8, pp. 444-449 (2008).
16. M. Korek, G. Younes and S. Al-Shawa, “Theoretical Calculation of the Electronic Structure of Molecule LiRb Including the Spin-Orbit Interaction”, Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM 899, pp. 25-31 (2009).
17. Gehan El-Subruiti, Ghassan Younes and Manal Jaber, “Kinetic Studies of Solute-Solvent Interactions in the Solvolysis of Trans-[Co(4-tert-butylpyridine)₄Cl₂)ClO₄ in Organic-Aqueous Mixtures”, Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism Vol. 36, pp. 73–83 (2011).
18. Farah Samih Zeitouni, Gehan Moustafa El-Subruiti, Ghassan Omar Younes and Mohammad Fawzi Amira, “Studies on ion-pairing effects of the kinetics of aquation of bromopentaammine  cobalt(III) complex in malonate media”, European Journal of Chemistry Vol 2 (4), pp. 489-494 (2011).
19. Ghassan Younes, Gabriel Ferro, Maher Soueidan, Arnaud Brioude, Veronique Souliere, François Cauwet, “Deposition of nanocrystalline translucent h-BN films by chemical vapor deposition at high temperature”, Thin Solid Films Vol. 520, pp. 2424–2428 (2012).
20. Rana Baydoun, Omar El Samad, Maria Aoun, Bilal Nsouli and Ghassan Younes, “Set-Up, Optimization and First Set of Samples at the Radiocarbon Laboratory in Lebanon”, Geochronometria, 41(1), 87-91 (2014).
21. F. Jardali, M. Korek, G. Younes, “Theoretical calculation of the low-lying doublet electronic states of the SrF molecule”, Canadian Journal of Physics, 92(10), 1223-1231 (2014). 
22. Rana Baydoun, Omar El Samad, Bilal Nsouli, Ghassan Younes, “Seasonal Variation of Radiocarbon Content in Plant Leaves in a ¹⁴C-Depleted Area”, Radiocarbon, Vol 57, Nr 3, p 1–7 (2015).
23. Rana Baydoun, Omar El Samad, Bilal Nsouli, Ghassan Younes, “Measurement of ¹⁴C Content in Leaves Near a Cement Factory in Mount Lebanon”, Radiocarbon, Vol 57, Nr 1, p 153–159, (2015).
24. Lobna Youssef, Ghassan Younes, Abir Kouzayha and Farouk Jaber, “Occurrence and Levels of Pesticides in South Lebanon Water”, Chemical speciation & bioavailability 27 (2), 62-70 (2015).
25. Sally Al Shawa, Ghassan Younes, Mahmoud Korek, Nayla El-Korek, “Theoretical Calculation of the Low-Lying Electronic States of the Molecule BaS”, Journal of Modern Physics, 6, 610-621 (2015).
26. Khadija M. Hijazi, A. M. Abdel-Gaber, G. O. Younes, “Electrochemical Corrosion Behavior of Mild Steel in HCl and H₂SO₄ Solutions in Presence of Loquat Leaf Extract”, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 10, 4366 – 4380, (2015).
27. Khadija M. Hijazi, A. M. Abdel-Gaber, G. O. Younes, “Influence of Malus domestica and Caesalpinia bonducella Leaf Extracts on the Corrosion Behaviour of Mild Steel in H₂SO₄ Solution”, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 10, 4779 – 4792, (2015).

28. S. Al Shawa, N. El-Korek, G. Younes, M. Korek, “Theoretical study with dipole moment calculation of new electronic states of the molecule BF”, Nanothechnology Reviews, 5(3), 363 – 368, (2016).

29. H. T. Rahal, AM. Abdel-Gaber, G. Younes, “Inhibition of Steel Corrosion in Nitric Acid by Sulfur Containing Compounds”, Chemical Engineering Communications 203 (4), 435-445 (2016).
30. Karam Hamdan, Ghassan Younes, Mahmoud Korek, “Dipole Moment and Electronic Structure Calculations of the Electronic States of the Molecule SiC below 97000cm^-1”, Modern Applied Science; Vol. 10, No. 11; p 192 – 202, (2016).
31. Karam Hamdan, Ghassan Younes, Mahmoud Korek, “Dipole Moment and Electronic Structure Calculations of the Electronic States of the molecular ion SiN⁺”, Applied Physics Research; Vol. 8, No. 4; p 1 – 10, (2016).
32. N. Melhem, H. El Balaa, G. Younes and Z. Al Kattar, “Characteristics of the narrow spectrum beams used in the secondary standard dosimetry laboratory at the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission”, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 1 – 8, (2016). 
33. B. Rafei, G. Younes, M. Korek “Theoretical electronic structure of the molecule SrCl for the feasibility of laser cooling”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 869 (1) (2017).
34. B. El. Rafei, S. Kontar, G. Younes & M. Korek, “Electronic Structure and Dipole Moment Calculations of the Electronic States of the Molecule BeCl”, Modern Applied Science; Vol. 11, No. 6; pp 90-98, (2017).
35. A. M. Abdel-Gaber, K. M. Hijazi, G. O. Younes, B. Nsouli, “Comparative study of the inhibitive action between the bitter orange leaf extract and its chemical constituent linalool on the mild steel corrosion in HCl solution”,  Química Nova 40 (4), 395-401, (2017).
36. Abeer Youssef, Ghassan Younes & Mahmoud Korek, “Static Dipole Moments and Electronic Structure Calculations of the Low-Lying Electronic States of the Molecule Zinc Selinum ZnSe”, Modern Applied Science; Vol. 11, No. 9; pp 14-19 (2017).
37. Rana Baydoun, Omar El Samad, Bilal Nsouli and Ghassan Younes, “Method Validation for the Determination of Fraction of Modern (F¹⁴C) in Wood Samples using Conventional Method”, Geochronemetria; 45, 68-73, (2018).
38. I. R. Saad, A. M. Abdel-Gaber, G. O. Younes, B. Nsouli, “Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in Acidic Solutions Using 1,2,4-Triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine”, Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry; Volume 91, Issue 2, pp 245–252, (2018).
39. I. R. Saad, A. M. Abdel-Gaber, G. O. Younes, B. Nsouli, “Thiourea and N-Methylthiourea as Corrosion Inhibitors for Steel in Phosphoric Acid”, J Fail. Anal. and Preven.; V 18, I 5, pp 1293-1299, (2018).
40. Farah Samih Zeitouni, Mohammad Fawzi Amira, Gehan Moustafa El-Subruiti and Ghassan Omar Younes, “Comparison of the leaving groups during the study of the aquation of halopentaammine cobalt(III) complex in tartarate at different percentage of tert-butanol”, European Journal of Chemistry; 9(3), 228-235, (2018).
41. Abeer Youssef, Ghassan Younes & Mahmoud Korek, “Electronic Structure and Dipole Moment Calculations of the Electronic States of the Molecule ZnS”, Modern Applied Science Vol. 12, No. 3, pp 132-140, (2018).
42. Nazek Jisr, Ghassan Younes, Carol Sukhn, Mohammad H. El-Dakdouki, “Length-weight relationships and relative condition factor of fish inhabiting the marine area of the Eastern Mediterranean city, Tripoli-Lebanon”, Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research vol. 44, pp 299–305, (2018).
43. Nazek Jisr, Ghassan Younes, Carol Sukhn, Mohammad H. El-Dakdouki, “Length-weight relationships and relative condition factor of fish inhabiting the marine area of the Eastern Mediterranean city, Tripoli-Lebanon”, Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research 44(4), 299–305 (2018).
44. Loubna Youssef , Ghassan Younes and Rami Al-Oweini, “Photocatalytic degradation of atrazine by heteropolyoxotungstates”, Journal of Taibah University 13(1), 274–279, (2019).
45. Nazek Jisr, Ghassan Younes, Khaled El Omari, Monzer Hamze, Carol Sukhn, Mohammad H. El-Dakdouki, “Spatiotemporal Variations of Bacterial Indicators in Coastal Waters of Tripoli, Northern Lebanon”, International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences 14(2), 145-160 (2019).
46. Fatima Yahya, Houssam El-Rassy, Ghassan Younes & Rami Al-Oweini, “Synthesis and characterisation of mesoporous hybrid silica-polyoxometalate aerogels for photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B andmethylene blue”, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 99(14), 1375-1396 (2019).
47. Loubna Youssef, Houssam El-Rassy, Ghassan Younes, Rami Al-Oweini “Photocatalytic and Kinetic Study on the Degradation of Three Food Pesticides Using Vanadium‑Substituted Polyoxotungstates”, International Journal of Environmental Research 13 (6), 899-907 (2019).

48. Fatima Yahya, Houssam El-Rassy, Ghassan Younes & Rami Al-Oweini, “Photodegradation of methylene blue catalyzed by tungstophosphate/aerogel hybrid materials under ultraviolet irradiation”. Desalination and Water Treatment vol. 195, 321–333 (2020).

49. Jisr N, Younes G, El Omari K, Hamze M, Sukhn C, El-Dakdouki MH “Levels of heavy metals, total petroleum hydrocarbons, and microbial load in commercially valuable fish from the marine area of Tripoli, Lebanon”, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 192(11), 1-13 (2020).
50. C. Joumaa, I. Saad, G. Younes “The inhibition activity of tert-butylhydroquinone towards corrosion of aluminum, copper and stainless steel in biodiesel blend B200 alternative fuel”, BAU Journal-Science and Technology 3 (1), 4 (2021).
51. K. M. Hijazi, A. M. Abdel-Gaber, G. O. Younes, R Habchi “Comparative study of the effect of an acidic anion on the mild steel corrosion inhibition using Rhus coriaria plant extract and its quercetin component”, Port Electrochim Acta 39, 237-252 (2021).
52. S. Chayya, M. El-Dakdouki, A. Hijazi, G. Younes, G. Ibrahim, A. Hachem “Selective Reduction of Aromatic Alkynes Catalyzed by Palladium with Formic Acid as the Hydride Source”, Current Organocatalysis 8 (3), 353-361 (2021).
53. R. A. Saad, G. Younes, M. H. El-Dakdouki, R. Al-Oweini “Vanadium-substituted polyoxomolybdates for methylene blue adsorption from aqueous solutions”, Journal of Cluster Science 33 (5), 2077-2083 (2021).
54. M. Y. El Sayed, N. E. Ghouch, G. O. Younes, R. Awad “Influence of Zn Doping on the Stuctural, Optical and Magnetic Properties of CuO Nanoparicles and Evaluation of Its Anti-corrosive Behavior of Mild Steel in Acidic Medium”, Journal of Bio-and Tribo-Corrosion 8 (4), 1-17 (2022).
55. Suzanne Chayya, Akram Hijazi, Anis Daou, Ali Alaaeddine, Mohamad Sakr, Ghassan Younes, Mohammad El-Dakdouki “Palladium (II)-Catalyzed Selective Reduction of 4’-(Phenylethynl) Acetophenone in the Presence of Formic Acid-triethylamine Mixture. BAU Journal-Science and Technology 4 (1), 8 (2022).
56. M. Y. El Sayed, N. E. Ghouch, G. O. Younes, R. Awad “Structural, morphological, and magneto-optical investigations of pure and (Sn, Zn) co-doped CuO nanoparticles: A novel corrosion inhibitor in acidic media”, Materials Today communications (2023).

Refereed Papers in Conference Proceedings

57. G. Younes, G. El-Subruiti, K. Hamdan, M. Amira, “Thermodynamics Studies on the first and the second dissociation reactions of succinic acid in tert-butanol/water mixtures”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Research Trends in Science and Technology, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon,  pp. 115-123, March 4-6 (2002).
58. Ghassan Younes, Gabriel Ferro, Christophe Jaquier, Jacques Dazord, Yves Monteil, “Comparison between Ar and N₂ for high temperature treatment of 4H-SiC substrates”, Materials Science Forum, 433-436, pp. 119-122 (2003).
59. M. Kahil, G. Younes, A. Hammoud, K. Baghdady, “Modeling Chlorine Propagation in Water Networks Northern Suburb of Beirut-Mtaileb Rabieh Region”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Water & Wastewater Europe 2004, Fira  de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. May 25-27 (2004).  
60. M. Soueidan, G. Ferro, F. Cauwet, L. Mollet, C. Jacquier, G. Younes, Y. Monteil, “Using Vapour-Liquid-Solid mechanism for SiC homoepitaxial growth on on-axis α-SiC (0001) at low temperature”, Materials Science Forum, 527-529, pp. 271-274 (2006).
61. M. Soueidan, G. Ferro, B. Nsouli, N. Habka, V. Soulière, G. Younes, K. Zahzaman, J.M. Bluet and Y. Monteil, “Boron Doping during Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth of Homoepitaxial 4H-SiC Layers”, Materials Science Forum, 556-557, pp. 65-68 (2007).
62. K. Zahraman, G. Younes, B. Nsouli, M. Soueidan, G. Ferro, “Optimization of the Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) Technique for the Quantification of Thin Al Films Deposited onto Si Substrate”, Proceeding of the Second Arab International Conference in Physics and Materials Science (CPMS), Alexandria, Egypt, October 27 - 29 (2007).
63. B. Nsouli, K. Zahraman, A. Bejjani, G. Younes, M. Roumié, S. Assi, F. El-Yazbi, R. Mahmoud, M. Noun and J.P. Thomas, “On the Quantification of Atorvastatin and Celecoxib Active Ingredients in Commercial Solid Drugs using the TT-PIXE and TT-PIGE Techniques”, Proceeding for the International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Research Applications and Utilization of Accelerators, Vienna, Austria, May 4 – 8 (2009). 
64. G. Younes, “Quantification of Atorvastatin and Amlodipine Active Ingredients in Caduet Commercial Solid Drug using the TT-PIXE and TT-PIGE Techniques”, Proceeding of the Third Arab International Conference in Physics and Materials Science (CPMS), Bibliotheca Alexandria, Egypt, October 20 - 22 (2009).
65. Ghassan Younes, Gabriel Ferro, Maher Soueidan, Arnaud Brioude, François Cauwet, “Growth of Nanocrystalline Translucent h-BN Films Deposited by CVD at High Temperature on SiC Substrates”, Materials Science Forum, 645-648, pp. 1191-1194 (2010).
66. Maher Soueidan, Bilal Nsouli, Gabrial Ferro and Ghassan Younes, “On the quantification of Al incorporated in SiC material using Particle Induced X-Ray Emission technique”, Materials Science Forum, 679-680, pp. 189-192 (2011).
67. Farah Zeitouni, Gehan El-Subruiti, Ghassan Younes and Mohammad Amira, “Kinetics of Ion-Pair Effect of Aquation of Bromopentaammine Cobalt(III) Complex in Different Dicarboxylate Media”, Advanced Materials Research Vol. 324, pp 166-169 (2011).
68. Ghassan Younes, Maher Soueidan, Gabriel Ferro, Khaled Zahraman and Bilal. Nsouli, “On the Characterization of Ultra Thin Al Films Deposited onto SiC Substrate Using PIXE Technique”, Advanced Materials Research Vol. 324, pp 302-305 (2011).
69. A. Bejjani, B. Nsouli, K. Zahraman, S. Assi, G. Younes, F. Yazbi, “Swift Quantification of Fenofibrate and Tiemonium methylsulfate Active Ingredients in Solid Drugs Using Particle Induced X-ray Emission”, Advanced Materials Research Vol. 324, pp 318-323 (2011).
70. Ghassan Younes, Gehan El-Subruiti and Ahmed A. Hasanein, “FTIR Spectra of Some Pyrimidine Derivatives: AM1, PM3 and ab initio Calculations”, Advanced Materials Research Vol. 324, pp 332-335 2011.
71. N. Melhem, H. El Balaa, G. Younes and Z. Al Kattar, “Characteristics of the Therapy Spectrum Beams used in the Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory at the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission”, IEEE, 3^rd Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering (MECBME), pp 134 – 139 (2016).
72. B El Rafei, G Younes & M Korek, “Theoretical electronic structure of the Molecule SrCl for the feasibility of laser cooling”,  Frontiers in Theoretical and Applied Physics/UAE (FTAPS 2017), IPO Conf. Series: Journal of Physics: Conf. series 869(1) (2017).
73. Loubna Youssef, Rami Al-Oweini, Ghassan Younes, Houssam El-Rassy, “Innovative Approaches for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Pesticides”, BAU Journal: Health and Wellbeing, vol. 1, pp 280-287 (2018).
74. Youssef, L.; El-Rassy, H.; Younes, G.; Al-Oweini, R. “Innovative Approaches for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Pesticides”, BAU Journal: Creative Sustainable Development, Special Edition: 1^st International Conference on Urban Health & Wellbeing UHWB, vol. 1, pp 280-287 (2018).
75. Jisr, N.; Younes, G.; Sukhn, C.; El-Dakdouki, M.H. “Length-Length Relationships of Six Fish Species Collected from Fishing Area in the City of Tripoli, North of Lebanon”, BAU Journal: Health and Wellbeing. vol. 1, pp 150-154 (2018).

.Abstracts and Presentations in Scientific Conference

76. G. Younes, Y. Monteil, V. Soulière, P. Regreny, V. Merlin, T. Minh Duc, “Croissance d’InP/InP et optimisation de l’interface par EPVOM”, oral presentation at the Congrès National de la Société Française de Chimie, Lyon-France, Septembre 94.
77. G. Younes, V. Merlin, P. Abraham, Y. Monteil, T. Minh Duc, J. Bouix, “Etude par Microscopie par Force Atomique (AFM) des substrats InP(100) pour épitaxie”, oral presentation at the Congrès National de la Société Française de Chimie, Lyon-France, Septembre 94.
78. G. Younes, P. Regreny, M. F. Nuban, S. Krawczyk, Y. Monteil, P. Abraham, J. Bouix, “Influence des conditions de préparation de surface d’InP sur la morphologie et la qualité d’interfaces des couches épitaxiées d’InP(nid) réalisées par MOCVD, oral presentation at the 5^èmes Journées Nationales : Microélectroniques et Optoélectroniques III-V, Lyon-France, Juin 94.
79. G. Younes, V. Soulière, P. Abraham, Y. Monteil, J. Bouix, “Croissance d’InP/InP avec adduit TMI-TMN”, oral presentation at the 5^èmes Journées Nationales : Microélectroniques et Optoélectroniques III-V, Lyon-France, Juin 94.
80. G. Younes, Y. Monteil, V. Soulière, P. Regreny, V. Merlin, T. Minh Duc, J. Bouix, “Surface morphology investigation by “ex-situ” atomic force microscopy (AFM) of InP- substrates and InP layers grown by MOCVD”, oral presentation at the Sixth European Workshop on MOCVD and Related Growth Techniques, Gent-BEGIUM, September 95.
81. G. Younes, H. Dumont, V. Soulière, P. Regreny, Y. Monteil, T. Minh Duc, J. Bouix, “Evolution de la topographie de surface de couche InP/InP selon la désorientation du substrat”, oral presentation at the V^th European Conference on Solid State Chemistry de la Sociéte Française de Chimie, Montpellier-France, November 95.
82. G. Younes, Y. Monteil, V. Soulière, P. Regreny, T. Minh Duc, J. Bouix, “E.P.V.O.M de InP/InP et évolution de la topographie de surface de couche selon la désorientation du substrat”, oral presentation at the 1^st Colloque Franco-Libanais sur les Sciences des Matériaux, American University of Beirut, Beirut-Lebanon, 08-12 October 1996.
83. G. El-Subruiti, G. Younes, F. Zeitouni, M. Amira, “Kinetics of solvolysis of chloropentaammine cobalt(III) complex in Acetonitril-water mixtures”, oral presentation at International Conference on Research Trends in Science and Technology, Lebanese American University, Beirut-Lebanon, 4-6 March 2002.
84. M. Soueidan, G. Ferro, F. Cauwet, L. Mollet, C. Jacquier, G. Younes, Y. Monteil, “Using Vapour-Liquid-Solid mechanism for SiC homoepitaxial growth on on-axis 6H-SiC (0001) at low temperature”, oral presentation at the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials 2005, Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania, September 18-23, 2005.
85. M. Soueidan, G. Ferro, B. Nsouli, V. Souliere, G. Younes and Y. Monteil, “Elaboration et caractérisation par faisceaux d’ions de couches minces de a-SiC dopées type-p”, oral presentation at the Cinquième Conférence Internationale sur la Science des Matériaux (CSM5). Faculté des sciences, Université libanaise, Beyrouth-Liban, 17-19 Mai 2006.
86. M. Soueidan, G. Ferro, B. Nsouli, N. Habka, V. Souliére, G. Younes, J-M. Bluet and Y.Monteil, “Boron doping during Vapor-Liquid-Solid growth of homoepitaxial 4H-SiC Layers”, oral presentation at the European Conference Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, Newcastle U.K., 2006.
87. G. Younes, K. Zahraman, B. Nsouli, R. Mahmoud, I. Saad, F. El-Yazbi and A. Bejjani, “IBA: The interest based approach for analyzing Fenofibrates”, oral presentation at the Ninth Arab Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Beirut-Lebanon, 3-6 December, 2008.
88. K. Zahraman, G. Younes, B. Nsouli, R. Mahmoud, F. El-Yazbi and A. Bejjani, “Analysis of Atorvastatin in Commercial Solid Drugs using the TT-PIGE Technique”, oral presentation at the Ninth Arab Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Beirut-Lebanon, 3-6 December, 2008.
89. K. Zahraman, G. Younes, B. Nsouli, M. Soueidan, G. Ferro, “Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) Approach for the Quantification of Thin Al Films”, oral presentation at the Ninth Arab Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Beirut-Lebanon, 3-6 December, 2008.      
90. Ghassan Younes, Gabriel Ferro, Maher Soueidan, Arnaud Brioude, François Cauwet, “Growth of Nanocrystalline Translucent h-BN Films Deposited by CVD at High Temperature on SiC Substrates”, oral presentation at the 13^th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and related Materials (ICSCRM), Nurnberg-Germany, October 11 – 16, 2009.
91. Gehan El-Subruiti, Ghassan Younes and Manal Jaber, “Kinetic Studies of Solute-Solvent Interactions for the Solvolysis of Trans-[Co(4-t-butylpyridine)₄Cl₂]ClO₄ Complex in Organic Aqueous Mixtures”, poster presentation at the 16^th International Scientific Conference of the Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Beirut-Lebanon, November 13-15, 2009.
92. Ghassan Younes, Gehan El-Subruiti and Maher El-Akkad, “Solvent Effects on the Kinetics of Solvolysis of Trans-[Co(3,5-dimethylpyridine)₄Cl₂]ClO₄ Complex in Binary Aqueous Solvents”, poster presentation at the 16^th International Scientific Conference of the Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Beirut-Lebanon, November 13-15, 2009.
93. L. Youssef, G. Younes, A. Kouzayha and F. Jaber, “Water Analysis of Persistent Organic Pesticides by SPE-GC/MS in South Lebanon”, oral presentation at the 19^th LAAS International Science Conference, Lebanese American University, Beirut-Lebanon, April 5-6, 2013.
94. H.T. Rahal, A.M. Abdel-Gaber, G. Younes, “Investigation of the Inhibiting Effect of Urea and Thiourea on the Corrosion of Mild Steel in Acidic Solutions”, oral presentation at the 19^th LAAS International Science Conference, Lebanese American University, Beirut-Lebanon,  April 5-6, 2013.
95. Hanan Rahal, Ashraf Abdel-Gaber, Ghassan Younes, “Inhibition of the Acidic Corrosion of Mild Steel by Thiobarbituric Acid”, oral presentation at the 21^th LAAS International Science Conference, Saint Joseph University, Beirut-Lebanon,  April 15-17, 2015.
96. Rola Abi Saad, Ghassan Younes, Rami Al-Oweini, “Adsorption Efficiency of Isopolyanions for the Removal of Organic Dyes”, Poster presentation at the 1^st Student Innovation and Research Conference for Arab Universities and Schools (SIRCAUS), Beirut Arab University, faculty of Science, Debbieh-Lebanon,  March 27-28, 2018.
97. Rana Zankar, Ghassan Younes, Farouk Jabeer, “Assessment of Physico-chemical characteristics and Microbiological levels in different villages for drinking water of Iqlim el Kharroub in South-western Lebanon”, Poster presentation at the 1^st Student Innovation and Research Conference for Arab Universities and Schools (SIRCAUS), Beirut Arab University, faculty of Science, Debbieh-Lebanon,  March 27-28, 2018.
98. Loubna Youssef, Ghassan Younes, Rami Al-Oweini, “Photocatalytic Degradation of Atrazine by Heteropolyoxotungstates”, oral presentation at the 1^st Student Innovation and Research Conference for Arab Universities and Schools (SIRCAUS), Beirut Arab University, faculty of Science, Debbieh-Lebanon,  March 27-28, 2018.
99. Fatima Yehya, Ghassan Younes, Rami Al-Oweini, “Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Hybrid Silica-Polyoxometalate Aerogels for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue and Rhodamine B”, oral presentation at the 1^st Student Innovation and Research Conference for Arab Universities and Schools (SIRCAUS), Beirut Arab University, faculty of Science, Debbieh-Lebanon,  March 27-28, 2018.
100. Nazek Jisr, Mohammad El Dakdouki, Ghassan Younes and Carole Sukhn “Biometrics of fish, water quality in potentially polluted sites in Tripoli El- Mina” oral presentation at 1^st International Conference on Urban Health & Wellbeing HWB18, Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Architecture - Debbieh-Lebanon,  October 23-25, 2018.
101. Loubna Youssef, Rami Al-Oweini, Ghassan Younes, Houssam El-Rassy, “Innovative Approaches for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Pesticides”, oral presentation at 1^st International Conference on Urban Health & Wellbeing HWB18, Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Architecture - Debbieh-Lebanon,  October 23-25, 2018.