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Eyad Safi

Tel: +966 (013) 860-4081
Fax: +966 (013) 860-2595

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1065

Eyad Safi

Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Eyad is an environmental scientist. He has knowledge and experience in the field of laboratory and industrial waste treatment. He has worked in the field of environmental laboratories in Saudi Arabia for more than ten years. Through his long work experience, he becomes an expert in environmental pollutants, analysis and treatment methods in water, soil, and air. He has the ability to fully measure characterize organic and inorganic contaminants in various sample’s matrix using bulk, spectroscopic, spectrometric and chromatographic techniques (e.g. ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GC-FID, GC-MS, FAAS, AAS, UV-VIS, NMR, FT-IR, HPLC …etc). He also can develop unconventional analytical methods and interact with colleagues to solve out analytical and waste management problems. In addition to his environmental experience, he has Quality Management System (QMS) experience like ISO9001 and ISO17025, during his past work experience he was heavily involved in establishing and presenting QMS. Eyad has joined LTSS in Jan-2018.

Educational Qualification

  • Post Graduated Certificate (Higher Diploma) in Environmental Engineering, 2017, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
  • M.S. degree of Science in Applied Chemistry, 2007 – Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.
  • B.S. degree of Science in Chemistry, 2004 -Yarmouk University ,Jordan.

Research Interests

  • Advanced Environmental Treatment Techniques
  • Air Pollution
  • Waste Recycling

Selected Publications

  • Feras Q. Alali , Yahya R. Tahboub, Eyad S. Ibrahim, Amjad M. Qandil, Khaled Tawaha, Jason P. Burgess, Arlene Sy, Yuka Nakanishi, David J. Kroll, Nicholas H. Oberlies, ”Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Echium glomeratum (Boraginaceae)” Phytochemistry 69 (2008) 2341–2346.

Awards & Honors

  • 1st rate honor degree in Chemistry department at Yarmouk Unversity in 2004.
Tel: +966 (013) 860-3577

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 0033

Alberto E. Lundang

Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Mr. Alberto Lundang is currently working as Laboratory Material Construction Technician &   Laboratory In Charge.

Experience:

  • Abdul Ali Al Ajmi Company.  ( 2008 – 2010 )
  • Inma  Concrete Ready Mix & Blocks Company ( 2010 – 2015 )
  • Al Seyadah Concrete Ready Mix & Blocks  Company ( 2016 -2018 )

Educational Qualification

  • B.A. in Social Science, Major in Behavioral Studies, Tarlac State University – Philippines 
Tel: +966 (013) 860-XXXX

Location: Bldg. 26, Rm. 249

Habeeb Ahmed Al-Abbas

Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Mr. Habeeb has joined the Department of Laboratory Technical Support and Services in 2018, I have worked for 8 years in thin section lab, coring wax lab, and coring foam.

Educational Qualification

  • High School

Research Interests

  • Paleontology

Awards & Honors

  • Speechcraft for Icebreaker
Tel: +966 (013) 860-8675

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1051

Nawaf Al-Atallah

Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Joined the Department of Laboratory Technical Support & Services in 2019, one year experience as salesman, has worked in oil & gas industry for 8 months occupying as Petroleum Data Analyst in Petrolink and as Summer Trainee in Halliburton. The adaptability to work under pressure and accustomed to collaborate with different disciplines as team-player

Educational Qualification

  • B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, June 2017

Research Interests

  • Drilling & Completion
  • Production Enhancement
  • Petrophysics
  • Reservoir Modeling
  • Data Analytics in Petroleum Engineering
Tel: +966 (013) 860-5075

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1050

Mohammed N. Al-Khabbaz

Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Educational Qualification

  • B.S., in Geology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Research Interests

  • Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
  • Petroleum Geology & Unconventional Resources
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-8291

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 2028

Murtada Al-Hashem

Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Educational Qualification

  • B.S. in Geology from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2010-2015.
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-7217

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1017

Mashaer Abdulaziz Alfaraj

Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Educational Qualification

  • B.S. Major in Geology, Portland State University, United States, 2019

Research Interests

  • Sedimentology and impact of diagenesis on reservoir quality.
  • Stratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy.
  • Reservoir characterization

Selected Publications

  • Obidara, T. O., Azeem, M. A., Lawal, D. U., Alfaraj, M. A., Abdulhamid, M. A., & Baroud, T. N. (2023). Novel hexa-fluorinated intrinsically porous polyimide membranes for the desalination of high saline water by air-gap membrane distillation. Desalination, 116948.
  • Abdullah, E., Baatiyah, M., Aljabri, J., Alfaraj, M., Al-Otaibi, M., ElHusseiny, A., & Alade, O. (2023, January). Developing a Generalized Correlation to Obtain Steady-State Based Permeability Using a Probe Permeameter. In SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition. OnePetro. https://onepetro.org/SPERCSC/proceedings/22RCSC/3-22RCSC/D031S016R004/515724
  • Bageri, B., Benaafi, M., Al Jaberi, J., Alfaraj, M. A., & Al-Otaibi, B. (2023). Impact of Quartz/Argillaceous Sandstone and Siliceous/Kaolinitic Claystone Contamination of Drilling Fluid and Filter Cake Properties. Geofluids, 2023. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/geofluids/2023/1093287/
  • Amao, Abduljamiu O., Mashaer A. Alfaraj, and Michael A. Kaminski. 2022. “Uvigerina Agglutinata n.Sp. a New Holocene Benthic Foraminifer with an Outer Agglutinated Layer from the Central Red Sea.” Revue de Micropaléontologie 76 (October): 100689. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.REVMIC.2022.100689.
  • Benthic foraminifera community structure; a function of dispersal and environmental gradients. Alfaraj, M., Amao, A., Alramadan, K., and Kaminski, M.: Benthic foraminifera community structure; a function of dispersal and environmental gradients, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-9478,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-9478, 2022.
  • Alade, O., Abdullah, E., Alfaraj, M., Al Hamad, J., Hassan, A., Mahmoud, M., … & Nakhli, A. (2022, September). Removal of Wax Deposit from Tight Formation Using Ultrasonic Cavitation with Thermochemical Heat Source. In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. OnePetro.

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1068

Assem Saad Al-Karnos

Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Educational Qualification

  • B.S., in Geology, University of Texas ar San Antonio, 2016

Research Interests

  • Geophysics.
  • Hydrology.
  • Engineering Geology.

Selected Publications

Tel: +966 (013) 860-1897
Fax: +966 (013) 860-3989

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 0028

Avelino Villegas Lopera Jr.

Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technical Support & Services
  • Started his career in Saudi Arabia as Installation & Commissioning Engineer for Lab instruments in KAUST King Abdullah University of Science and Technology – Project Base 2009-2011
  • Service Engineer for various Lab Instruments for major clients in Kingdom  2011-2018
  • Technical Support Engineer-in-charge for Installation/Commissioning/Onsite service for equipment in Electronics Industry (PCB/Semicon/Assembly) 1996-2009.

Educational Qualification

  • B.S. Electrical EngineeringGraduated from University of Perpetual Help System Dalta– Philippines
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-8346

Location: DTV Bldg.248 (PEGTC), Rm. 211

Ibtisam Bin Sharfan

Laboratory Specialist, CIPR

Ibtisam is currently working as a lab specialist in the Center for Integrated Petroleum Research, College of Petroleum Engineering & Geoscience, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). She obtained her M.Sc degree in Chemistry Science from the Department of Chemistry, King Saud University in 2021. Her areas of interest include the design and synthesis of novel organic compounds, polymers, sustainable materials, and their use in various applications such as enhanced oil recovery, water treatment, gas separation, and biological application.

Educational Qualification

  • M.S., Organic Chemistry, King Saud University, KSA, 2021.
  • B.S., General Chemistry, Salman Bin Abdulaziz University, KSA, 2013.

Research Interests

  • Design and synthesis of novel organic, inorganic, and organometallic compounds
  • Preparation of new polymeric materials for membrane-based separation
  • Development of sustainable nanomaterials
  • Enhance oil recovery (EOR)

Selected Publications

  • Rais Ahmad Khan, Seham Suliman Alterarya, Ibtisam I. BinSharfan, HudaAlsaeedi, Amal AlFawaza, Mohd. Shahnawaz Khan, Mohammad H Jaafara, Yanshu Shi, Hadi D. Arman, Ali Alsalme ” Piano-stool type (η6-p cymene) ruthenium (II) thiazole-derived motifs complexes: synthesis, crystal structures, DFT studies, molecular docking and in-vitro binding studies with HSA and cytotoxicity” Inorganica Chimica Acta 2022, 120925.
  • Rais Ahmad Khan, Ibtisam I. BinSharfan, Seham S. Alterary, Huda Alsaeedi, Faizan Abul Qais, Amal AlFawaz, Arman D. Hadi, Ali Alsalme “Organometallic (η6-p-cymene)ruthenium(II) complexes with thiazolyl-based organic twigs: En route towards targeted delivery via human serum albumin of the potential anticancer agents” Applied Organometallic Chemistry 2021; e6550.

Awards & Honors

  • Class Honors M.Sc from King Saud University 2021.
  • Class Honors BSc from Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University 2013.
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