Academic Staff

April 23, 2026, 10:04 a.m.
Zahra Ali Fattah (PhD)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Physical Chemistry

Chemistry
College of Science
University of Duhok

1999 B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Mosul, Iraq

2004 M.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Mosul, Iraq

2013 PhD in Physical Chemistry, University of Bordeaux, France

  • Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry at Chemistry Department, College of Science, Duhok University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Since: November, 2022 – Now.
  • Lecturer of Physical Chemistry at Chemistry Department, College of Science, Duhok University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Since: December, 2013 – October 2022.
  • PhD candidate at ISM – Group NSysA – Site ENSCBP, Bordeaux University, France, 2010 – 2013.
  • Assistant Lecturer of Physical Chemistry (In addition to teach practical Analytical, Organic, and Inorganic Chemistry) at Chemistry Department, College of Science, Duhok University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Since: August, 2006 – 2010.

Several Scientific Committees membership

Research

1– Efficient Removal of Mercury from Polluted Aqueous Solutions Using the Wireless Bipolar Electrochemistry Technique, Z. Fattah, ChemistryOpen, (2022), 11 (12), e202200231.

2– Indirect bipolar electrodeposition of polymers for the controlled design of zinc microswimmers, Z. Fattah, L. Bouffier, and A. Kuhn, Applied Materials Today, (2017), 9, 259–265.

3– Single-Step Screening of the Potential Dependence of Metal Layer Morphologies Along Bipolar Electrodes, G. Tisserant, J. Gillion, J. Lannelongue, Z. Fattah, P. Garrigue, J. Roche, D. Zigah, A. Kuhn, and L. Bouffier, ChemElectroChem, (2016), 3 (3), 387-391.

4– The EChemPen: A Guiding Hand To Learn Electrochemical Surface Modifications, M. Valetaud, G. Loget, J. Roche, N. Hüsken, Z. Fattah, V. Badets, O. Fontaine, and D. Zigah, J. Chem. Educ., (2015), 92, 1700−1704.

5– Generation of metal composition gradients by means of bipolar electrodeposition, G. Tisserant, Z. Fattah, C. Ayela, J. Roche, B. Plano, D. Zigah, B. Goudeau, A. Kuhn, L. Bouffier, Electrochim. Acta, (2015), 179, 276-281.

6– Lighting Up Redox Propulsion with Luminol Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence, L. Bouffier, D. Zigah, C. Adam, M. Sentic, Z. Fattah, D. Manojlovic, A. Kuhn, N. Sojic, ChemElectroChem, (2014), 1, 95 – 98.

7– Straightforward synthesis of ringed particles, J. Roche, G. Loget, D. Zigah, Z. Fattah, B. Goudeau, L. Bouffier, S. Arbault, A. Kuhn, Chem. Sci. (2014), 5, 1961 – 1966.

8– Chemiluminescence from Asymmetric Inorganic Surface Layers Generated by Bipolar Electrochemistry, Z. Fattah, J. Roche, P. Garrigue, D.Zigah, L. Bouffier, A. Kuhn, ChemPhysChem, (2013), 14, 2089 – 2093.

9– Capillary electrophoresis as a production tool for asymmetric microhybrids, Z. Fattah, P. Garrigue, B. Goudeau, V. Lapeyre, A. Kuhn, L. Bouffier, Electrophoresis, (2013), 34, 1985 – 1990.

10– Controlled Orientation of Asymmetric Copper Deposits on Carbon Microobjects by Bipolar Electrochemistry, Z. Fattah, P. Garrigue, V. Lapeyre, A. Kuhn, L. Bouffier, J. Phys. Chem. C, (2012), 116, 22021 – 22027.

11– Straightforward single-step generation of microswimmers by bipolar electrochemistry, Z. Fattah, G. Loget, V. Lapeyre, P. Garrigue, C. Warakulwit, J. Limtrakul, L. Bouffier, A. Kuhn, Electrochim. Acta, (2011), 56, 10562 – 10566.

  • Bipolar Electrochemistry of Materials Science
  • Preparation of new Functional Structures by Electrodeposition and their Applications for example in Catalysis Processes
  • Water Splitting by (Photo)Electrocatalysts
  • Surface Modification
  • Water purification

  • Supervising 16 Graduation Projects in the field of physical chemistry since Oct. 2014 – Now (usually, only a theoretical study (survey) is done by undergraduate students, no practical work is available).
  • Co-supervisor of undergraduate project (practical/ experimental work) for a student in Material Sciences at School of Science, Bordeaux University, France, May 21st - June 22nd 2011.
  • M.Sc. Student