Tarik’s patent prosecution experience includes drafting and prosecuting applications in the fields of chemicals, materials science, metallurgy, physical chemistry, mechanical, and electrical engineering.

Tarik worked at a boutique intellectual property firm in Alexandria, Virginia, where he focused on patent prosecution in the electrical and chemical arts. Tarik’s graduate training and degrees in physical chemistry have given him extensive technical and scientific knowledge in the chemical field, including electrochemistry, fuel cells, and corrosion.

Tarik’s publications and presentations include:

• “AFM Study of Topographical Changes on Aluminum Surface,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society; 2000
• “Corrosion of Electrochemically Deposited Chromium,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society; 1998
• “Improvement of Aluminum Passivation via Anodic Dissolution,” National Association of Colleges and Employers presentation; 1999
• “The Oxidation State of Nickel Oxide Electrode,” The Journal of Physical Chemistry; 1998

Tarik is the author of a novel published by Editions l’Harmattan titled Dent pour Dent.