Dr. Jose Daniel Muñoz López
Post-Doc Fellow, Department of Geosciences
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., Earth Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain (2021)
- M.S., Geology applied to mineral and energetic resources, University of Granada, Spain (2015)
- B.S., Geology, University of the Basque Country, Spain (2014)
Research Interests
- Structurally-controlled diagenesis and fluid flow.
- Carbonate diagenesis and geochemistry.
- Isotope geochemistry and U-Pb dating.
Selected Publications
- Ramirez-Perez, P., Cantarero, I., Cofrade, G., Muñoz-López, D., Cruset, D., Sizun, J.P., Travé, A., 2023. Petrological, petrophysical and petrothermal study of a folded sedimentary succession: the Oliana anticline (Southern Pyrenees), outcrop analogue of a geothermal reservoir. Global and Planetary Change. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104057.
- Muñoz-López, D., Cruset, D., Vergés, J., Cantarero, I., Benedicto, A., Mangenot, X., Albert, R., Gerdes, A., Beranoaguirre, A., Travé, A., 2022. Spatio-temporal variation of fluid flow behavior along a fold: the Bóixols-Sant Corneli anticline (Southern Pyrenees) from U–Pb dating and structural, petrographic and geochemical constraints. Marine and Petroleum Geology 143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105788. Article 105788.
- Muñoz-López, D., Alías, G., Cruset, D., Cantarero, I., John, C.M., Travé, A., 2020. Influence of basement rocks on fluid evolution during multiphase deformation: the example of the Estamariu thrust in the Pyrenean Axial Zone. Solid Earth 11, 2257–2281. https://doi.org/10.5194/SE-11-2257-2020
- Muñoz-López, D., Cruset, D., Cantarero, I., Benedicto, A., John, C.M., Travé, A., 2020b. Fluid Dynamics in a Thrust Fault Inferred from Petrology and Geochemistry of Calcite Veins: an example from the Southern Pyrenees. Geofluids. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8815729.
- Sun, X., Gomez-Rivas, E., Cruset, D., Alcalde, J., Muñoz-López, D., Cantarero, I., Martín- Martín, J.D., John, C.M., Travé, A., 2022. Origin and distribution of calcite cements in a folded fluvial succession: the Puig-reig anticline (South-Eastern Pyrenees). Sedimentology. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12994.
Awards & Honors
- Ph.D. with Cum Laude, University of Barcelona (2021).
- Honor degree in Carbonate reservoirs, University of Granada (2015).
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. Chekwube Clement Afagwu
Post-Doc Fellow, Department of Petroleum Engineering
Dr. Afagwu is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Petroleum Engineering. He joined KFUPM in 2019 as a Ph.D. student. Prior to this time, he worked with Chevron Nigeria Limited as a Reservoir simulation Engineer between January to December 2016, and a subsurface consulting film between 2017 and 2018. His research interests span across reservoir and production engineering with emphasis in Multiscale and Multiphysics Transport and Storage Studies in Unconventional Hydrocarbon Reservoirs.
Educational Qualification
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2023
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, UNIBEN, Nigeria, 2016
- B.S., Petroleum Engineering, UNIBEN, Nigeria, 2012
Research Interests
- Modeling Fluid Flow in Porous Media
- Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources
- Adsorption and Diffusion
- Molecular Simulation
- Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence
Selected Publications
- C Afagwu, S Alafnan, R Weijermars, M Mahmoud (2023). Multiscale and Multiphysics production forecasts of shale gas reservoirs: New simulation scheme based on Gaussian pressure transients. Fuel 336, 127142
- C Afagwu, S Alafnan, M Mahmoud, W. Akkutlu (2022). Modeling of natural gas self-diffusion in the micro-pores of organic-rich shales coupling sorption and geomechanical effects. JNGSE, 104757
- R Weijermars, C Afagwu (2022). Hydraulic diffusivity estimations for US shale gas reservoirs with Gaussian method: Implications for pore-scale diffusion processes in underground repositories. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 104682
- C Afagwu, M Mahmoud, S Alafnan, A Alqubalee, A ElHusseiny, S Patil (2022). Pore Volume Characteristics of Clay-Rich Shale: Critical Insight into the Role of Clay Types, Aluminum and Silicon Concentration. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 1-17.
- C Afagwu, S Al-Afnan, S Patil, J Aljaberi, MA Mahmoud, J Li (2021). The impact of pore structure and adsorption behavior on kerogen tortuosity. Fuel 303, 121261.
- C Afagwu, S Alafnan, MA Mahmoud, S Patil (2021). Permeability model for shale and ultra-tight gas formations: Critical insights into the impact of dynamic adsorption. Energy Reports 7, 3302-3316.
- J Aljaberi, S Alafnan, G Glatz, AS Sultan, C Afagwu (2021). The impact of kerogen tortuosity on shale permeability. SPE Journal 26 (02), 765-779.
- C Afagwu, I Abubakar, S Kalam, SF Al-Afnan, AA Awotunde (2020). Pressure-transient analysis in shale gas reservoirs: A review. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 78, 103319.
- C Afagwu, MA Mahmoud, S Alafnan, S Patil (2022). Multiscale storage and transport modeling in unconventional shale gas: A review. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 208, 109518
Awards & Honors
- 2022 SPE International Presidential Award Winner (recognizes Top 5% Student Chapter)
- 2022 SPE MENA Region Petrobowl First Runner Up
- 2021 SPE MENA Region Petrobowl First Place
- 2020 SPE International Petrobowl Elite Stage
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