Dr. Ahmed Al-Yaseri
Research Engineer II, CIPR
Dr. Ahmed Al-Yaseri joined the Center for Integrative Petroleum Research (CIPR) in December 2021 as a Research Engineer in the Petrophysics Program. Since December 2024, he has also been affiliated with the Department of Geosciences, where he continues to expand his academic and research activities.
With over 15 years of combined experience in teaching, engineering, and research, Dr. Al-Yaseri is recognized for his expertise in experimental techniques aimed at solving critical challenges in the oil and gas industry. He is actively leading several industrial projects and collaborating with multiple universities on cutting-edge research initiatives, bridging industry needs with academic innovation.
Dr. Al-Yaseri has authored more than 160 peer-reviewed publications, accumulating over 7,300 citations and an h-index of 49. His pioneering research and innovative approaches have made significant contributions to gas subsurface storage, Hydrogen production from subsurface rocks, and energy-related geosciences. His work contributes to advancing future applications in the energy sector and has established him as a recognized researcher in both academic and industrial communities.
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, Curtin University, Australia.
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Oklahoma, USA.
- B.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
Research Interests
- Subsurface Gas storage
- Hydrogen Production
- CO2 utilization
- CO2 mineralization
- Multi-phase flow in porous media
Selected Publications
- Ahmed Al-Yaseri, Mahmoud Desouky, Murtada Aljawad, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband. Evidence of hydrogen release during CO2 sequestration in basalt, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 101,2025, doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.12.448.
- Mohammed H. Alyousef, Salem Alshammari, Ahmed Al-Yaseri. Synergy of CO2 Mineralization in Produced Water with Enhanced Oil Recovery: An Experimental Study, Fuel, Volume 382, Part A,2025, doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.133694.
- Adamu Gaduwang, Bassam Tawabini, Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz, Ahmed Al-Yaseri. Assessing hydrogen production potential from carbonate and shale source rocks: A geochemical investigation, Fuel, Volume 378,2024, doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132923.
- Ahmed Al-Yaseri, Ahmed Fatah, Ridha Al-Abdrabalnabi, Saad Alafnan, Alireza Salmachi, Investigation of gas residuals in sandstone formations via X-ray core-flooding experiments: Implication for subsurface hydrogen storage, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 78,2024, doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.06.244.
- Al-Yaseri, A.; Abduljamiu, A.; Fatah, A. Experimental investigation of shale/hydrogen geochemical interactions. Fuel 2023, 346, DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128272
- Ahmed Fatah, Ahmed Al-Yaseri. Salem Alshammari, Abdulaziz S. Al-Qasim. Gas Injection Dynamics and Hydrogen Storage in Carbonate Reservoirs: Core-Flooding and Molecular Simulation Study, Energy Fuels 2024, 38, 21, 20951–20966, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c03699.
Extended Publications (+)
- Ahmed Al-Yaseri, Nurudeen Yekeen, Hani Al-Mukainah, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband. Geochemical interactions in geological hydrogen Storage: The role of sandstone clay content, Fuel,Volume 361,2024, doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130728.
- Kion Norrman, Ahmed Al-Yaseri. The effects of air plasma and argon cluster ion cleaning on quartz and calcite surfaces – Implications for rock-water-gas wettability, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 62, 2024, Pages 617-627, doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.03.112.
- Ummu-Kulthum Lawal, Hasan Khan, Kion Norrman, Ahmed Al-Yaseri. Influence of Carbonated Water on CO2 Residual Trapping in Berea Sandstones, Energy Fuels 2025, 39, 4, 2113–2121, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c04871.
- Abdulameer Almalichy, Murtada Saleh Aljawad, Zoltan Turzo, Ahmed Al-Yaseri. A study of the optimum injection rate of carbonic acid during matrix acidizing of carbonate reservoirs: Implications for reducing CO2 emissions, Heliyon, Volume 10, 2025
- Marwah Aldulaimi, Shaziera Omar, Sharul Hasan, Kion Norrman, Ahmed Almomen, Ahmed Al-Yaseri. Mechanistic Study of Wettability Alteration of Carbonate Rocks Using New Quaternary Ammonium Surfactants, Energy Fuels 2025, 39, 1, 279–286, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c04991.
- Ahmed Al-Yaseri, Ahmed Fatah, Abdulrauf R. Adebayo, Abdulaziz S. Al-Qasim, Pramod D. Patil. Pore structure analysis of storage rocks during geological hydrogen storage: Investigation of geochemical interactions, Fuel, Volume 361, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130683.
Awards & Honors
- Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education Scholarship, 2014 to 2017
- Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education Scholarship, 2008 to 2010
- Top 3% most cited category in the journal Energy and Fuels
- Most Popular Article Award, Elsevier, 2023
- The World’s Top 2% Scientists for 2023 and 2024 by Stanford University