Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering (2007)

The University of Western Ontario

London, Ontario, Canada

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (2000)

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (1996)

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Awards and Honors

• KFUPM award for high impact paper award 2023-2024
• KFUPM award for highly cited publication 2021-2022
• KFUPM best research project award 2021-2022.
• Best Researcher Award, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia (2019-2020)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia (2017-2018)
• Best Researcher Award, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia (2014-2015)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia (2013-2014)
• KFUPM nomination for Al-Marai Award for Research and Innovation, Saudi Arabia (2016-2017)
• Editor (ChE - Subject) of Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering (AJSE) 2018-Current
• Co-Editor-in-Chief - International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering - Degruyter 2024-Current
• Editorial boad member - Topics Board Editor Catalysts-MDPI 2021-Current
• Renewable Energy - Elsevier (VSI on “Multiscale comp. simu. of BM gasification product upgrading”)
• The Chemical Record - Wiley (Recent Advances in Chemistry/Materials (Saudi Arabia)
• Catalysts - MDPI (Special Issue "Commemorative in Honor of Professor Hugo de Lasa")
• Chemical Engineering Research and Design - Elsevier (Virtual Special Issue of “Chemical Engineering in the Middle East – Challenges and Opportunities).
• Chaired three sessions in 64th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Oct. 19-22, 2014, Niagra Falls, ON, Canada.
• Chaired three sessions in 68th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, 68th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Oct. 28-31, 2018, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Chaired a Session, 22nd Annual Saudi-Japan Symposium on Catalysis in Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals, November 25-26, 2012, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• Listed as author of top 10 most cited articles (2009-2013), Chemical Eng. Science journal
• Listed as author of top 10 most cited articles (2016-2020), Atmospheric Environment journal
• Invited Speaker, Saudi International Environmental Technologies Conference, KACST, May 13-15, 2012, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 
• Invited Lecture, Department of Chemical Eng., Univ. of Bahrain, April 24, 2014, Bahrain.
• Invited Lecture, JCCP- Headquarter, Tokyo, Japan, August 10, 2010
• NSERC – CGS; Canada Graduate Scholarship for Doctoral Study, Canada

Professional Experience

• Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, KFUPM (2018-to the date)
• Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, KFUPM (2014- 2018 (March))
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, KFUPM (2009-2014 (Feb.))
• Process Research Engineer, Headwaters Technology Innovation, NJ, USA (2008-2009)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Canada (2007-2008)
• Research Associate, Chemical Reactor Engineering Center, University of Western Ontario, Canada (2003-2007)
• Chemical Engineer, Center for Refining and Petrochemicals, Research Institute, KFUPM, (2000-2003)
• Process Engineer, Karnafuli Fartilizer Company Ltd (KAFCO), Bangladesh (1997-1998)

Professional Affiliations

• Registered Profession Engineer (PEng), Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada
• Member, ACS-Saudi Arabian Chapter