Tel:
+966 (013) 860-7782
Fax:
+966 (013) 860-2595
Email:
jafar.alhamad@kfupm.edu.sa
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
Email:
taqi.alzaki@kfupm.edu.sa
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
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).
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- 5059
Email:
zainah.dhawi@kfupm.edu.sa
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.