CPG

Jafar Sadeq Al Hamad

Tel: +966 (013) 860-7782
Fax: +966 (013) 860-2595

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1057

Jafar Sadeq Al Hamad

Research Assistant, Laboratory Technical Support & Services

Mr. Al Hamad is a very active young research assistant and served exceptionally to advance the Petroleum Engineering academic community. He nurtured from lab technician “2018 – 2021” and managed foundation of various labs to make industry impact. He oversees HSE, produced best practices and SOPs and passionately train faculty, undergrad and grad students. His leadership and support attributed to substantial new knowledge in research and publications.

Educational Qualification

  • B.S. in Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals – 2008-2014

Research Interests

  • Enhance Oil and Gas Recovery
  • Rheological Applications
  • Gas Storage

Selected Publications

  • Saikia, T., Sultan, A. & Al Hamad, J.S. Effect of mixing method on the rheokinetics of pickering emulsified gel system used as disproportionate permeability reducer. Rheol Acta 59, 875–885 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-020-01249-x
  • Olalekan S. Alade, Dhafer Al Shehri, Mohamed Mahmoud, Esmail M.A. Mokheimer, Jafar Al Hamad, Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Ayman Al-Nakhli, K. Sasaki, A novel technique for heavy oil recovery using poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) and PVA-NaOH with ethanol additive,Fuel,Volume 285,2021,119128,ISSN 0016-2361, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119128
  • Malki, Faisal Al, Alade, Olalekan, Hamad, Jafar Al, Shehri, Dahfer Al, and Mohamed Mahmoud. “Improved Viscosity Model for Bitumen-Solvent Binary Mixtures.” Paper presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 2022.doi: https://doi.org/10.2523/IPTC-22561-EA
Tel: +966 (013) 860 8996
Fax: +966 (013) 860 3989

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1054

Taqi Alzaki

Research Assistant, CIPR

Educational Qualification

  • M.S. Geology & Geophysics Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA, 2016.
  • B.S. Geophysics King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KSA, 2012.

Research Interests

  • Rock mechanics
  • Seismic interpretation, stratigraphy & petrophysics
  • Near-surface geophysics
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-5346

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1021

Noof Saleh Al-Aqeel

Research Assistant, CIPR

Educational Qualification

  • M.S., Physical Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), KSA-Dammam.
  • B.S., Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), KSA-Dammam.

Research Interests

  • Photo catalysis
  • Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery

Selected Publications

  • G Berhault, N Al-Aqeel, W Alrashedi, NA Alomair, H Kochkar, M Younas, F Jomni (2023). Assisted Enhanced Photocatalysis by the Addition of a Ferroelectric Component to Copper-Doped TiO2 Nanotubes. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting 2023.
  • NA Alomair, NS Al-Aqeel, SS Alabbad, H Kochkar, G Berhault, M Younas, F Jomni, R Hamdi, I Ercan (2023). The Role of the Ferroelectric Polarization in the Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Response of Copper-Doped Graphene Oxide–TiO2 Nanotubes through the the Addition of Strontium. ACS omega 8 (9), 8303-8319.
  • G Berhault, W Alrashedi, NS Alaqeel, H Kochkar, M Younas, A Ben Ali, NA Alomair (2022). Ferroelectric enhancement of the photocatalytic response of Cu-doped TiO2 nanotubes induced through the addition of strontium. 11th European Conference on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Environmental Applications (SPEA).
Tel: + 966 (013) 860-5294

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 2034

Noura Al-Benayyan

Research Assistant, CIPR

Educational Qualification

  • M. Eng. in Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran. Saudi Arabia, 2022.
  • B.S. in Cell & Molecular Biology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam. Saudi Arabia, 2020

Research Interests

  • Gas Storage (H2 and CO2)
  • Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery

Selected Publications

  • Albenayyan, N., Murtaza, M., Alarifi, S. A., Kamal, M. S., Humam, A., AlAhmari, M. M., … & Mahmoud, M. (2023). Optimization of calcium carbonate precipitation during alpha-amylase enzyme-induced calcite precipitation (EICP). Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11, 1118993.‏
  • Tombuloglu, H., Albenayyan, N., Slimani, Y., Akhtar, S., Tombuloglu, G., Almessiere, M., … & Manikandan, A. (2022). Fate and impact of maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) and magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(3), 4710-4721
Tel: +966 (013) 860-1326
Fax: + 966 (013) 860-3989

Location: Bldg. 15, Rm. 6110

Nadeem Ahmed Syed

Research Assistant, CIPR

Started career as R&D Engineer at Dynamics International (PVT) Ltd. Pakistan in 1992. Worked as Manager Services in AMS/BMS in Pakistan from 1996 to 2010 managing Services of Analytical/Life Sciences Instruments. Worked as Service Supervisor at Naizak in KSA from 2011 to June 2019 providing various services. Currently, working as Research Assistant at KFUPM (CIPR), since July 2019.

Educational Qualification

  • B.E. in Electronics from Mehran University Pakistan 1991

Research Interests

  • Digital Rock Physics.
  • Surface analysis using AFM, SEM. and XPS.
  • Generation 3D micro-images of natural and artificial porous materials using CT- and medical scanners and FIB/SEM.
Tel: + 966 (013) 860- 5059

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

Zainah A. Al-Dhawi

Research Assistant, CIPR

Zainah is currently working as a Research Assistant in the Center for Integrated Petroleum Research, College of Petroleum Engineering & Geoscience, KFUPM.

Educational Qualification

  • M.S., Physical Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), KSA-Dammam
  • B.S., Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), KSA-Dammam

Research Interests

  • Catalysts designing and utilization.
  • Reaction kinetics modeling.
  • Harnessing renewable energy for water treatment and fine chemicals production.
  • Synthesis and characterizing of sustainable nanomaterials for chemical EOR.

Selected Publications

  • Sakthivel, S., AlDhawi, Z. A., & Abdulhamid, M. A. (2023). Citric acid-based N-alkyl amides for enhanced oil recovery application in the carbonate reservoir: Sustainable laboratory-scale synthesis and recovery performance. Fuel, 338, 127362.
  • AlDhawi, Z. A., BinSharfan, I. I., & Abdulhamid, M. A. (2023). Carboxyl-functionalized polyimides for efficient bisphenol A removal: Influence of wettability and porosity on adsorption capacity. Chemosphere, 313, 137347.
  • AlDhawi, Z. A., Alomair, N. A., Kochkar, H., & Revathy, C. G. (2022). One-pot Synthesis of Chromium Incorporated SBA-16 under acid medium-Application in the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol derivatives. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 103861.‏‏
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