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Dr. El Tayeb Bentria
Scientist
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D in Physical Chemistry of Materials
Master in Solid State Physics
Entity
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
Biography
Dr. El Tayeb Bentria is a Scientist within the Materials Unit, leading the Biomimicry‑AI research activities at the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI). His work applies nature‑inspired principles and artificial intelligence to accelerate materials discovery, prototyping, and design. He has a continued interest in multiscale corrosion modeling for the oil & gas industry. He received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry of Materials from the University of Laghouat, Algeria, where he investigated the segregation effects of impurities in nickel‑based superalloys. Dr. Bentria joined QEERI at the end of 2015 as a Research Assistant and has since contributed to several NPRP‑funded projects as a Postdoctoral Researcher. His previous research includes fundamental studies of metal dusting and carbonyl corrosion, and the prediction of energy materials’ properties using density functional theory.
Ph.D in Physical Chemistry of Materials
University of Laghouat, Algeria
2015
Master in Solid State Physics
University of Laghouat, Algeria
2011
- Biomimicry-AI for sustainable materials design
- Multiscale analysis of defects, impurities & heterogeneous catalysis
- Surface microstructure effect on material properties
- Photovoltaic materials & thermoelectric predictions beyond RTA
- Leveraging LLMs for research augmentation, knowledge extraction & hypothesis generation
Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute - Materials Unit, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2025 - Present
PostDoc
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute - Energy Center, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2018 - 2025
Research Assistant
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute - Energy Center, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2015 - 2017
Bentria, E. T., Shenai, P. M., Sanvito, S., Park, H., Béland, L. K., Laycock, N., & El Mellouhi, F. (2024). Computational demystification of iron carbonyls formation under syngas environment. npj Materials Degradation, 8(1), 19.
Bentria, E. T., Akande, S. O., Ramesh, A., Laycock, N., Hamer, W., Normand, M., ... & El-Mellouhi, F. (2022). Insights on the effect of water content in carburizing gas mixtures on the metal dusting corrosion of iron. Applied Surface Science, 579, 152138.
Bentria, E. T., Akande, S. O., Becquart, C. S., Mousseau, N., Bouhali, O., & El-Mellouhi, F. (2020). Capturing the iron carburization mechanisms from the surface to bulk. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(52), 28569-28579.
Bentria, E. T., Lefkaier, I. K., Benghia, A., Bentria, B., Kanoun, M. B., & Goumri-Said, S. (2019). Toward a better understanding of the enhancing/embrittling effects of impurities in Nickel grain boundaries. Scientific reports, 9(1), 14024.
Bentria, E. T., N'tsouaglo, G. K., Becquart, C. S., Bouhali, O., Mousseau, N., & El-Mellouhi, F. (2017). The role of emerging grain boundary at iron surface, temperature and hydrogen on metal dusting initiation. Acta Materialia, 135, 340-347.
- Young Investigator Award 1st place in computational science, in the third conference on computational science, hosted by Texas A&M in Qatar.
- Best presentation award in the military polytechnic school conference, Algiers- Algeria. 2014.