Research

RESEARCH INTERESTS   

  • Gas Processing: Design and Optimization for Sustainable Gas Processing Facilities, Green H2 supply chain
  • Safety Engineering: Inherent Safer Design in the Synthesis of integrated process systems
  • Process Safety: Process Safety and Hazard Prevention; Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis
  • Process Systems Engineering (PSE) and Computer aided process engineering (CAPE): Developing framework/tools for optimal operations from end-user perspective
  • Process & Product Design: Design of Integration Tools that address material conservation, water, energy, uncertainty, safety and reliability. Product Design and Smart Manufacturing using Computer Aided Tools, machine learning and data driven modeling

INDUSTRIAL GRANTS

  • Study the effect of injection CWBD into ground water aquifers and/or discharge to the sea over prolonged period of time. Ministry of Municipality and Environment, QR 436,980. 
  •  Investigate the effect of discharging CWBD on WWT, Ground water and Surface water, Ministry of Municipality and Environment,QR 436,980
  • CFD Modeling of Convective Heat Released from Air cooler Bank. OryxGTL  QR 275,000

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Realizing Qatar’s Sustainable H2 Economy through Developing Multi-sector H2 Supply Chains, QR 419,000, (2022 – 23) QU-High Impact Grant, Lead PI
  • Decarbonize Gas Processing Facilities and Enhance Qatar’s Energy Mix through Integrated Blue Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture & Utilization Systems, QAR 430,000, (2022 – 2026), Qatar University Graduate Assistantship, Lead PI
  • Study the effect of injection CWBD into ground water aquifers and/or discharge to the sea over prolonged period of time, 436,980.00QR. (2020-2021), Industry Collaboration, Lead PI
  • “Evaluate the effect of discharging CWBD to municipal wastewater Treatment Plant436,980.00QR. (2020 – 2021), Industry Collaboration, PI
  • Addressing Design Challenges for Effective Implementation of Flare Recovery Systems, $ 599,422, QNRF- NPRP, (2018-2021), industry collaborative project. Lead PI
  • Optimization and Impact Assessment of recovered water from flue gas technology within desalination facilities, QAR 20,000, concept development grant, (2018), project Lead PI.
  • A Life-Cycle Integrated Approach to the Incorporation of Safety in the Design, Operation, and Optimization of Industrial Supply Chains in Qatar, $965,000, QNRF-NPRP, (2014 – 2017), industry collaborative project. Lead PI.
  • An Integrated Approach to the Simultaneous Design and Operation of Industrial Facilities for Abnormal Situation Management, $918,000, QNRF-NPRP, (2013-2016), Lead P
  • Economic Analysis of a Novel Gas to Ethylene (GTE) technology using Natural Gas as a Feedstock, QR 150,000, QU Internal Grant (2012-13), Lead PI.
  • An Approach to the Design of Advanced Fischer-Tropsch Reactor Technology Development of Novel Gas-to-Liquid Processes in Near-Critical and Supercritical Phase Media, $1,047,800, QNRF-NPRP (2008-2011), PI.
  • Inquiry-Guided Learning of Advanced Gas Processing: Computer-Aided Modules and Virtual Classrooms for Chemical Engineering Education, $1,020,000, QNRF-NPRP, Lead PI (2008-2011)