Dr. Moaz Salih
Post-Doc Fellow, Department of Geosciences
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., in Geology 2022 – King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
- M.S., in Geology 2015 – King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
- B.S., in Geology 2010 – University of Khartoum, Sudan.
Research Interests
- Carbonate diagenesis and petrophysics
- Controls on seismic velocity of carbonate rocks
- Petrophysical properties of bioturbated strata
Selected Publications
- Salih, M., Reijmer, J. J., & El-Husseiny, A. (2021). Diagenetic controls on the elastic velocity of the early Triassic Upper Khartam Member (Khuff Formation, central Saudi Arabia). Marine and Petroleum Geology, 124, 104823.
- Salih, M., Reijmer, J. J., El Husseiny, A., Bashri, M., Eltom, H., Mukainah, H. A., & Kaminski, M. A. (2021). Controlling factors on petrophysical and acoustic properties of bioturbated carbonates:(Upper Jurassic, Central Saudi Arabia). Applied Sciences, 11(11), 5019.
- Salih, M., El-Husseiny, A., Reijmer, J. J., Eltom, H., & Abdelkarim, A. (2023). Factors controlling sonic velocity in dolostones. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 147, 105954.
- Eltom, H. A., González, L. A., Alqubalee, A., Amao, A. O., & Salih, M. (2020). Evidence for the development of a superpermeability flow zone by bioturbation in shallow marine strata, upper Jubaila Formation, central Saudi Arabia. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 120, 104512.
- Bashri, M., Kaminski, M. A., Abdullatif, O., Humphrey, J., Makkawi, M., Swennen, R., … & Babiker, J. (2022). Facies analysis and depositional model for the Oxfordian Hanifa Formation, Central Saudi Arabia. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 146, 105940.
Dr. Abdullah Abdulkarem Basaleh
Post-Doc Fellow, Department of Geosciences
Dr. Basaleh is a postdoctoral research associate at Geosciences Department at CPG, KFUPM. His research area is utilization of waste and natural materials for wastewater treatment by adsorption process, particularly the production of low-cost adsorbents for organic and inorganic pollutants removal
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2021
- M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2015
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Hadhramaut university, Yemen (2010)
Research Interests
- Industrial wastewater treatment using adsorption process.
- Polymeric composites synthesis for organic and inorganic pollutants removal from wastewater.
- Synthesis of low-cost, waste and natural-based adsorbents for sustainable wastewater treatment.
Selected Publications
- A. Basaleh, M. H. Al-Malack, and T. A. Saleh, “Poly (acrylamide acrylic acid)/Baghouse dust magnetic composite hydrogel as an efficient adsorbent for metals and MB; synthesis, characterization, mechanism, and statistical analysis,” Sustain. Chem. Pharm., vol. 23, no. July, p. 100503, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.scp.2021.100503
- A. Basaleh, M. H. Al-malack, and T. A. Saleh, “Poly ( acrylamide acrylic acid ) grafted on steel slag as an efficient magnetic adsorbent for cationic and anionic dyes,” J. Environ. Chem. Eng., vol. 9, no. 2, p. 105126, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.105126.
- A. Basaleh, M. H. Al-Malack, and T. A. Saleh, “Polyamide-Baghouse Dust Nanocomposite for Removal of Methylene Blue and Metals; Characterization, Kinetic, Thermodynamic and Regeneration,” Chinese J. Chem. Eng., Oct. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.08.050.
- A. Basaleh, M. H. Al-Malack, and T. A. Saleh, “Methylene Blue Removal using Polyamide-Vermiculite Nanocomposites: Kinetics, Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Study,” J. Environ. Chem. Eng., vol. 7, no. March, p. 103107, 2019.
- A. Basaleh, M. H. Al-Malack, and T. A. Saleh, “Metal removal using chemically modified eggshells: preparation, characterization, and statistical analysis,” Desalin. Water Treat., vol. 18, no. 1, 2019
- A. Basaleh and M. H. Al-Malack, “Utilization of Municipal Organic Solid Waste for Production of Activated Carbon in Saudi Arabia,” Arab. J. Sci. Eng., vol. 43, no. 7, pp. 3585–3599, 2018.
- H. Al-Malack, O. G. Al-Attas, and A. A. Basaleh, “Competitive adsorption of Pb2+ and Cd2+ onto activated carbon produced from municipal organic solid waste,” Desalin. Water Treat., vol. 60, pp. 310–318, 2017
- M. H. Al-Malack and A. A. Basaleh, “Adsorption of heavy metals using activated carbon produced from municipal organic solid waste,” Desalin. Water Treat., vol. 57, no. 51, pp. 24519–24531, 2016
Awards & Honors
- B.S. degree with First-class honors .
- Best Poster Award at INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY-WATER-ENVIRONMENT NEXUS IN DESERT CLIMATE 2021, Qatar, 22-25 November 2021
Dr. Nor Akalili Binti Ahmad
Post-Doc Fellow, CIPR
Educational Qualification
- PhD. in Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia, 2021
Research Interests
- Advanced Membrane Technology
- Thin Film Nanocomposite Membrane
- Water Separation
Selected Publications
- Nor Akalili Ahmad, Pei Sean Goh, Lukka Thuyavan Yogarathinam, Abdul Karim Zulhairun, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, ail, Current advances in membrane technologies for produced water desalination, Desalination, 493, 2020, 114643, 0011-9164, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114643.
- Nor Akalili Ahmad, Pei Sean Goh, Kar Chun Wong, Abdul Karim Zulhairun, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Enhancing desalination performance of thin film composite membrane through layer by layer assembly of oppositely charged titania nanosheet, Desalination,476, 2020, 114167, 0011-9164,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2019.114167.
- Nor Akalili Ahmad, Pei Sean Goh, Kar Chun Wong, Stanley Chinedu Mamah, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Abdul Karim Zulhairun, Accelerated spraying-assisted layer by layer assembly of polyethyleneimine/titania nanosheet on thin film composite membrane for reverse osmosis desalination, Desalination, 529, 2022, 115645, 0011-9164, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115645
Awards & Honors
- Best Postgraduate Student Award, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 65th Convocation, 2022.
- Olympiad Nanotechnology Malaysia 2021 Award, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia.
Alexandra Scerbacova
Post-Doc Fellow, CIPR
Educational Qualification
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (Moscow, Russia), 2016
- M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (Moscow, Russia), 2018
- Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Moscow, Russia) jointly with Curtin University (Perth, Australia), 2023
Research Interests
- Enhanced oil recovery
- Microfluidics
- Huff-n-Puff
Selected Publications
- Scerbacova A. et al. Rock–Fluid Interactions of Alkyl Ether Carboxylate Surfactants with Carbonates: Wettability Alteration, ζ-Potential, and Adsorption //Energy & Fuels. – 2023. – Т. 37. – №. 5. – С. 3723-3740.
- Scerbacova A. et al. Application of alkalis, polyelectrolytes, and nanoparticles for reducing adsorption loss of novel anionic surfactant in carbonate rocks at high salinity and temperature conditions //Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. – 2022. – Т. 653. – С. 129996.
- Scerbacova A. et al. Water-and surfactant-based huff-n-puff injection into unconventional liquid hydrocarbon reservoirs: Experimental and modeling study //Energy & Fuels. – 2023. – Т. 37. – №. 15. – С. 11067-11082.
Awards & Honors
- Winner of SPE regional student paper contest (Russia and Caspian region) in PhD division, 2020 and 2022
- Schlumberger Scholarship Award For the Academic Year 2016/2017