Prof. Abdessamad Faik is a Full Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), where he serves as Director of the Laboratory of Inorganic Materials for Sustainable Energy Technologies (LIMSET), Director of Technology and Energy Sovereignty at the College of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (CCSE), and R&D Director at Innovate for Industry (IFI).
He earned his Ph.D. from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain, and subsequently held research positions at the CEMHTI Laboratory (CNRS, France) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR, Germany). He later joined CIC energiGUNE (Spain), where he led the Thermal Energy Storage Group and coordinated the Thermal Energy Storage Sub-Programme of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) for three years.
Prof. Faik‘s research focuses on advanced materials and technologies for the energy transition, with particular emphasis on hydrogen technologies, thermal energy storage, solid-state batteries, and Power-to-X systems. He has authored more than 230 peer-reviewed scientific publications, holds 20 international patents, and has delivered over 300 invited and contributed presentations at national and international conferences.
He actively contributes to the international scientific community as Chairman and member of the scientific and organizing committees of numerous prestigious conferences and schools, including the Power-to-X (PtX) Summit, the RD20 Summer School, and the African Rietveld School, among others, promoting international collaboration and scientific excellence in sustainable energy technologies.
In recognition of his outstanding scientific and technological contributions, he received the Basque Government Research Recognition Award in 2019 during its inaugural edition.