[5] Throughout her career, Amal's work has been focused on "fine particle aggregation, photocatalysis, nanoparticle synthesis"[4] and their applications in areas such as the control of water pollution and air quality, clean energy technologies and biotechnology.

Some of her most cited works[6] include a review on the role of nanoparticles in photocatalysis[7] and a study on a bismuth vanadate-reduced graphene oxide composite for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting.

Her photocatalysis research addresses the core issues of energy and water, two highly critical resources in Australian as well as worldwide.

In particular, her highly active, stable and recyclable photocatlysts [sic] have paved the way for the sustainable use of photocatalysis in large industrial scale water treatment plants.

[9]Amal was appointed as a member of the ARC College of Experts on the Environmental Science and Engineering panel in 2007 and served as chair in 2009.