Dr. Bashammakh - Biography

Education

2004-2007

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

Thesis Title: An Optimization Approach for Integrating Planning and CO2 Mitigation in the Power and Refinery Sectors. (Advisors: Prof. Peter Douglas, Prof. Ali Elkamel and Prof. Eric Croiset)

1999-2002

Master of Science (M.Sc) in Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Thesis Title: Electropolymerization of Pyrrole on Mild Steel for Corrosion Protection (Advisor: Dr. Sleem Ur-Rahman)

1993-1998

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Spent summers in the following universities:

Summer 2014

Funclization of MOFs for enhancing CO2 capture, University of California Berkley (UCB), summer 2014. (with Prof. Omar Yaghi)

Summer 2012

Screening of Possible Metal Organic Frameworks for Co2 Capture, University of Nottingham summer 2012. (with Prof M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer)

Professional Experience

July 2019 – current

CEO, Dhahran Techno-Valley Knowledge company

Sep 2019 – current

Chair of the board for KFUPM schools

Nov 2018 – current

Dean of Academic Development, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Sep 2010 – 2014

Director, program assessment center, Deanship of Academic Development, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

June 2021 – current

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Dec 2012 – 2021

Associate professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

June 2007- 2012

Assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Research Interests

Carbon capture and sequestration (Experimental and modeling approach)
Process modeling, design and simulation (mainly in relation to CO2 mitigation)
Mathematical modeling and process optimization
Environmental systems engineering and air pollution control
Petroleum refining
Corrosion protection

Courses Taught

Process Air Pollution Control (CHE-573)
Optimization of Refining operations - Linear programming (CHE-512)
Process Air Pollution Control (CHE-470)
Principles of Heat Exchangers Design (CHE-432)
Chemical engineering laboratory II (CHE-409)
Chemical Engineering Computing Laboratory (CHE-325)
Chemical engineering laboratory I (CHE-309)
Heat transfer (CHE 300)
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I (CHE 203)
Chemical Engineering Principles II (CHE 202)
Introduction to chemical engineering (CHE 201)
Numerical methods for chemical engineers (CHE 321 TA) (at University of Waterloo)

Professional Memberships

Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers
AICHE