Sofia Boukheir

Sofia Boukheir is an Associate Research Scientist at MAScIR - Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research since 2018. Prior to this role, Sofia served as a Teaching Assistant in the Physics department at FSSM Cadi Ayyad University from March 2016 to June 2018 and completed a Ph.D. in Physics & Materials Science, focusing on Carbon Nanotube-Based Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites at Cadi Ayyad University, where Sofia also held various roles from January 2014 to June 2018. Additional research training includes a stint at the WIGNER Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in late 2014, as well as R&D work on advanced high strength steels for the automotive industry at ArcelorMittal in 2012. Sofia's earlier experience includes an effluent treatment process at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques de Nancy. Sofia holds engineering degrees in Materials Science and Industrial Processes from Ecole Européenne d'Ingénieurs en Génie des Matériaux and Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Marrakech.