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Affiliation


Professor, Chemical Engineering Department

CEO (A), Dhahran Techno Valley Company

(DTVC)

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

 

 

EDUCATION

Dr. Redhwi is the CEO (A) of Dhahran Techno Valley Company (DTVC) and also a Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM). His educational background is in the areas of Chemical Engineering and Polymers. He received his Ph.D. from The City University, London in 1988. During his professional career spanning more than twenty-five years, he has been active in research and teaching in the fields of Petroleum Refining, Petrochemicals, and Polymer Degradation.

Academic Record

Ph.D. (Polymer), The City University, London, U.K., 1988.

M.S. (Chemical Engineering), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia., 1980.

Administrative Position

CEO (A): Dhahran Techno-Valley Company (DTVC), July 2013 to Present

Vice President: Dhahran Techno-Valley Company (DTVC), February 2011 to July 2013.

Assistant Supervisor: Dhahran Techno-Valley (DTV), September 2006.

Section Manager:    Petroleum Refining section, Center of Refining and Petrochemicals, Research Institute, January 2001 to September 2006.

Section Manager:    Petroleum refining and petrochemical Section, Petroleum and Gas Technology Division and later Center of Refining and Petrochemicals, Research Institute, September 1993 to January 2001.

PROfessional background

Academic Position

1.   2000-Present      Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

2.   2002-Present      Chairman, KFUPM Science Park (KASP) Committee

2.   1994-2000           Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

3.   1993-1994           Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

In the USA

    1.   Visiting Scholar, Institute of Materials Science, The University of Connecticut (UCONN), Storrs, Connecticut, USA, Summers of 1991 and 1992.

2.   Affiliate Professor, Petroleum Engineering, School of Mineral Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Alaska, USA, 1996-1997.

Recognition

  • Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the Saudi Environmental Society for contribution as a speaker in the 2nd National Conference on Environment & Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 17, 1997.

  • Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the UNEP for the contributions on Assessment of the Scientific, Environmental, Technological, and Economic Aspects of the Protection of the Ozone Layer in 1994 and 1995.

  • Distinguished Researcher Award for the year 1993 by KFUPM.

  • Citation of Excellence awarded by the United Nations Environment Progra(UNEP) for an outstanding contribution to the protection of Earth's Ozone Layer (1990).

  • Certificate of Appreciation awarded for contribution to the 1981 World Oil and Gas Conference.

Membership of Professional Societies

  • American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE), USA

  • American Chemical Society (ACS), USA

  • Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE), USA


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