Personal Details

 

Surname                                       Al-Harthi

First Name & Initials                  Mamdouh A. S.

Nationality                                    Saudi Arabian

Date of Birth                                 August 26, 1976

Place of Birth                                Maisan, Saudi Arabia

Marital Status                              Married, one son (Alwaleed Al-Harthi)

Address                                         Department of Chemical Engineering
                                                        P. O. Box: 5050,
                                                        KFUPM, Dhahran-31261
                                                        KSA.


Phone                                             860-1089 (Office); 860-6091(Residence)

                                                        Fax 860-4234

E- Mail                                           mamdouh@kfupm.edu.sa

Education

 

PhD:                 Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo Waterloo, Canada 2007
                            Thesis Title: Mathematical Modeling of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
                            (PhD advisor is Prof. Joao Soares)


M.Sc.                 Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2003
                            Thesis Title: Influence of moisture sorption and filler content on the performance of aluminum joints bonded by      
                            aluminum filled epoxy.

                            (MS advisor is Prof. Ramzan Kahraman).

BSc.                   Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2000

Employment
 

May 2016-till date Full professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and       Minerals, Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia

 

February 2011-May 2016 Associate professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and       Minerals, Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia

 

April 2007- 2011 Assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and       Minerals, Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia

September 2003-April 2007 Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia


February 2001-September 2003 Graduate assistant, (Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia


Industrial Experience Working as a Consultant in TASNEE Company (Second largest petrochemical company in Jubail, KSA), since March 2009.

 

Founding coordinator, Master of Engineering in Oil and Gas Surface Facilities (OGSF) conducted for Saudi Aramco jointly by KFUPM and IFP School, France since 2011.
 

Members of the Committees
 

1. Chairman of the graduate committee, Chemical engineering department, KFUPM from 2008 -2014.


2. Manager of the Education and training program, Center of Research Excellence in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, KFUPM from June 2008 - 2009.


3. Liaison office for KFUPM-SAUDI ARAMCO Relation from June 2008 - 2012


4. Member in KFUPM-Saudi Aramco partnership steering committee (KFUPM side) from June 2008 - May 2012.


5. Member in the Dhahran Techno Valley (DTV) Strategic Committee, from March 2009 - May 2010.


6. Member in the establishing Committee of Center of Research Excellence in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals (CoRe-PRP), December 2007 - December 2008.


 7. Member in the Executive Committee of  Center of Research Excellence in Petroleum and Refining and Petrochemicals (CoRE-PRP), December 2007 till September, 2009).

 

8. Member in the KFUPM Scientific Research Council from January 2013 to December, 2014.

 

9. Member in the KFUPM Graduate studies Council from September, 2014  to till date.

 

10. Member in the "KFUPM-Caltech Executive Committee", April, 2014 to till date.

 

11. Member in Research Institute (RI) Council at KFUPM from March, 2016  to till date.

 

12. Member of several Departmental adhoc committees for interviewing Faculty, Lecturer and Graduate Assistant applications.  Worked as a member for two faculty promotion committees in the CHE Department.

Affiliations
 


1- Center of Research Excellence in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals(KFUPM).


2- Center of Research Excellence in Nano Technology, KFUPM