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أحمد السعدي
مهندس سوفت وير
البريد الإلكتروني
ahalsaadi@hbku.edu.qaالهاتف
+974 445 42317موقع المكتب
جامعة حمد بن خليفة مجمع البحوث، بي1
أحمد السعدي
مهندس سوفت وير
القسم
أحمد السعدي
السيرة الذاتية
Ahmed Al-Saadi is a software engineer with an eclectic experience in a variety of domains. Before joining QCRI, he worked in a Canadian company, conducting distributed denial of service testing, among other things. He believes in applying software engineering principles that are grounded in academic research to solve real-world, practical problems.
His specialties and interests include web, mobile, concurrent systems, fault-tolerant systems, application security, network security. He is a graduate of Concordia University in Montréal, Canada.
ميجنا سينغ
مهندس سوفت وير
ميجنا سينغ
مهندس سوفت وير
القسم
ميجنا سينغ
السيرة الذاتية
Meghna works in the domain of health informatics with the goal of improving health and lives of people using multi-modal data from wearable sensors, social media, health records, etc. She is the lead engineer in building Sleep Tools platform - an open source toolkit for visualization and analysis and of sleep and actigraphy data using machine learning.
Before joining QCRI, Meghna worked at IBM’s India Research Lab on their SpokenWeb project to build a voice based parallel internet using Java technologies and VoiceXML to increase accessibility of internet for the rural poor. She has also worked in the R&D department of Manhattan Associates in Atlanta and has a MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, USA.

الدكتور أمير عبدالله
عالم
الدكتور أمير عبدالله
عالم
المؤهلات العلمية
PhD
MSc
الكيان
معهد قطر لبحوث البيئة والطاقة
السيرة الذاتية
Dr. Amir Abdallah has academic and industrial experience in the development of solar cell efficiency and PV module technology. This includes fabrication of silicon solar cells, e.g., various process optimization and characterization to improve solar cell efficiency and PV module fabrication. At QEERI, Dr. Abdallah has contributed to the establishment and accreditation of the PV reliability lab. Further, as Lead Principle Investigator (LPI), he has secured two external funds with international collaborators - first project is to improve passivated contacts for PERC solar cell, and the second project is on technology development for PV module for desert climate.
PhD
Eindhoven University of Technology (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
2007
MSc
Delft University of Technology (Delft, Netherlands)
2002
- Improvement of solar cell and module efficiency
- PV module performance and reliability
- Standard testing of PV module
- Mechanical integrity of multi-material structures
Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Doha, Qatar
2014 - present
Design Engineer
ASML, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2014
Process Engineer
Sulzer Turbo Services, Lomm, Netherlands
2011 - 2013
Research Engineer III
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2008 - 2011
Process Development Engineer
OTB Solar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2007 - 2008
“Doped Nickel Oxide Carrier-Selective Contact for Silicon Solar Cells” IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS (2021); doi: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3095458
“Optimized Ni1−xAlxO hole transport layer for silicon solar cells” RSC Advances 38 (2020) 22377-22386; doi.10.1039/d0ra02982c
“Record Efficiency N-type and High-efficiency P-type Mono-like Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with High Temperature Gettering Process” ACS Appl. Energy Mater. (2019) 4900-4906; doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b00608
“Annealing of silicon heterojunction solar cells: Interplay of solar cell and Indium-Tin-Oxide properties” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Volume: 9, Issue: 5 (2019) 1202 - 1207; doi.10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2924389
Atomic layer deposited ZnxNi1-xO: A thermally stable hole selective contact for silicon solar cells, Appl. Phys. Lett. 113, 262102 (2018), doi.org/10.1063/1.5056223
Delamination of CIGS thin film photovoltaic module in desert climate. 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (2018), doi: 10.4229/35thEUPVSEC20182018-5BO.12.6
Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Photovoltaic modules in Qatar climatic conditions, Renewable Energy 97 (2016) 860-865, doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.06.044
Structural origins of intrinsic stress in amorphous silicon thin films, PHYSICAL REVIEW B 85, (2012) 075202, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.075202
Buckle initiation of patterned ITO structures on a polymer substrate, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 78 (2011) 877–889, doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.01.013
Buckle initiation and delamination of patterned ITO layers on a polymer substrate, Surface & Coatings Technology 205 (2011) 3103–3111, doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2010.11.025
The impact of silicon solar cell architecture and cell interconnection on energy yield in hot & sunny climates, Energy Environ. Sci. (2017)
Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Photovoltaic modules in Qatar climatic conditions, Renewable Energy 97 (2016) 860-865
Structural and physical properties of the dust particles in Qatar and their influence on the PV panel performance, Nature Scientific Reports (2016).
Emerging frontiers of N-Type silicon material for photovoltaic applications: The impurity-defect interactions. Front Nanosci Nanotech, Volume 1 (2015) 2-12.
Performance improvement techniques for photovoltaic systems in Qatar: Results of first year of outdoor exposure, Energy Procedia 77 (2015) 386 – 396.

الدكتور فيكتور كوتشكودان
عالم أول
الدكتور فيكتور كوتشكودان
عالم أول
المؤهلات العلمية
PhD
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
الكيان
معهد قطر لبحوث البيئة والطاقة
السيرة الذاتية
Dr. Viktor Kochkodan graduated from Kyiv National University, Ukraine, and received his PhD in the field of modified polymeric membranes for water treatment applications in 1988. He later served at the Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the University of Nottingham (UK), and Swansea University (UK).
Dr. Kochkodan has experience in the use of reverse osmosis, nano-, ultra- and microfiltration for water purification from different organic and inorganic pollutants. The obtained results have been published in five invited book chapters, more than 120 papers in peer-refereed journals, and 15 patents.
PhD
Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)
1988
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Kiev National University (Ukraine)
1983
- Water treatment and desalination
- Development of novel (bio)fouling resistant
- self-cleaning
- catalytic active membranes and adsorbents for water treatment and desalination
- Combination of pressure driven membrane processes with adsorption
- coagulation
- photocatalysis in water treatment
- Wastewater reclamation/reuse and aquatic chemistry
Senior Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
March 2016 - present
Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
January 2015 - March 2016
Researcher
College of Engineering, Swansea University
May 2012–December 2014
Leading Scientist
Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Kyiv, Ukraine
2004–May 2012
Senior Scientist
Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Kyiv, Ukraine
2002–2004
Research Visitor
University of Nottingham, UK
January 2002–June 2002
Scientist
Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Kiev, Ukraine
2000–2001
Research Visitor
ELIPSA GmbH, Berlin, Germany
July 2000–October 2000
Scientist
Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Kiev, Ukraine,
1990–2000
Junior Scientist
Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry, Kiev, Ukraine
1988- 1990
A state of the art review on phosphate removal from water by biochars. Chemical Engineering Journal 409 (2021) 12821.
Phosphate removal from synthetic and treated sewage effluent by carbide derive carbon, Journal of Water Process Engineering 36 (2020) 01323.
A novel adsorptive ceramic membrane for efficient strontium removal. Journal of Water Process Engineering 37 (2020) 101538.
Polysulfone/halloysite composite membranes with low fouling properties and enhanced compaction. Applied Clay Science 199 (2020) 105873.
Polysulfone membranes embedded with halloysites nanotubes: preparation and properties. Membranes 10 (2020) 2.
Carbide Derived Carbon (CDC) as novel adsorbent for ibuprofen removal from synthetic water and treated sewage effluent. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 18 (2020) 1375.
Antibiofouling performance by polyethersulfone membranes cast with oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes and arabic gum. Membranes 9 (2019) 32.
Antibacterial properties of polysulfone membranes blended with Arabic gum. Membranes 9 (2019) 29
Performance of acacia gum as a novel additive in thin film composite polyamide RO membranes, Membranes 9 (2019) 30.
Enhanced fouling resistance and antibacterial properties of novel graphene oxide-Arabic gum polyethersulfone membranes, Applied Sciences 9 (3) 513.
Engineering the surface and mechanical properties of water desalination membranes using ultralong carbon nanotubes. Membranes 8 (2018) 106.
Enhancing lead removal from water by complex-assisted filtration with acacia gum. Chemical Engineering Journal 35 (2018) 828.
Characterization and Separation Performance of a Novel Polyethersulfone Membrane Blended with Acacia Gum, Scientific reports 7 (2017) 1.
Arabic gum as a novel pore-forming and hydrophilic agent in polysulfone membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 529 (2017) 95.
Microfiltration of micro-sized suspensions of boron-selective resin with PVDF membranes. Desalination 403 (2017) 161.
Fabrication and evaluation of activated carbon/Fe2O3 nano-composite on the removal of strontium ions from water. Desalination and Water Treatment 73 (2017) 399.
Surface modification of polyamide membranes using the layer-by-layer technique: characterization and antifouling potential. Desalination and Water Treatment 69 (2017) 84.
Electrically conductive polymeric membranes for fouling prevention and detection: A review . Desalination 391 (2016) 1.
Can carbon-based nanomaterials revolutionize membranes fabrication for water treatment and desalination? Desalination 391 (2016) 69.
A comprehensive review on surface modified polymer membranes for biofouling mitigation. Desalination 356 (2015) 187.
A combined ion exchange–nanofiltration process for water desalination: I. Sulphate–chloride ion-exchange in saline solutions. Desalination 363 (2015) 44.
A combined ion exchange–nanofiltration process for water desalination: II. Membrane selection. Desalination 363 (2015) 51.
A combined ion exchange–nanofiltration process for water desalination: III. Pilot scale studies. Desalination 363 (2015) 58.
Boron removal from water with fractionized Amberlite IRA743 resin. Desalination 370 (2015) 1.

الدكتور جايابركاش ساثاسيفام
عالم أول
البريد الإلكتروني
jsaththasivam@hbku.edu.qaالهاتف
+974 44546732موقع المكتب
0257, Ground Floor, Building 2, HBKU RDC
الدكتور جايابركاش ساثاسيفام
عالم أول
المؤهلات العلمية
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
B. Eng in Mechanical - Aeronautical Engineering
الكيان
معهد قطر لبحوث البيئة والطاقة
السيرة الذاتية
Dr. Jayaprakash Saththasivam is a Senior Scientist at Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute of Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He graduated with First Class Honors (Mechanical-Aeronautics Engineering) from the University Teknologi Malaysia in 2005 and with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (2011). Before joining QEERI, Dr. Saththasivam served as a research scientist at the Water Desalination and Reuse Center, KAUST, and the National University of Singapore.
His research focuses on advancing the efficiency and sustainability of water treatment processes. Through the development and implementation of innovative technologies, Dr. Saththasivam strives to bridge the gap between laboratory research and practical applications. His passion lies in validating and scaling up advanced technologies in pilot-scale studies to deliver real-world solutions for water challenges.
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore, Singapore
2011
B. Eng in Mechanical - Aeronautical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
2005
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Advanced Oxidation Processes
- Blue-Green Infrastructure
- Pilot-scale Assessment of Water Treatment Technologies
Senior Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2024 - Present
Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2014 - 2024
Scientist
Water Desalination and Reuse Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
2013 - 2014
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Water Desalination and Reuse Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
2012 - 2013
Research Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
2010 - 2012
Research Engineer
Centre for Offshore Research and Engineering (CORE), National University of Singapore, Singapore
2008 - 2010
Utilities Engineer
Engineering and Technical Services, Malayawata Steel Bhd, Malaysia
2005 - 2006
- 2015; THANAA Award – Professional Excellence, Qatar Foundation
- 2013; Best Paper Award: Prediction of Chiller Power Consumption: An Entropy Generation, 6th International Meeting on Advanced Thermodynamics
- 2006; Competent International Toastmasters (CTM), Toastmasters International

الدكتور دانيل بيريز استوديلو
عالم
البريد الإلكتروني
dastudillo@hbku.edu.qaالهاتف
+974 44542990موقع المكتب
سي127، الدور الأول، مجمع البحوث - ب2
الدكتور دانيل بيريز استوديلو
عالم
المؤهلات العلمية
Bachelor’s degree
Master of Science, Applied Physics
الكيان
معهد قطر لبحوث البيئة والطاقة
السيرة الذاتية
He received his doctoral degree in Physics in 2006, in the field of High-Energy Experimental Particle Physics (HEP), working on the phenomenology of HEP within the H1 Collaboration, using experimental data from the H1 detector and HERA accelerator at DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron), in Hamburg, Germany, performing simulations and analysing data, in addition to being involved in the operation, maintenance and control of the H1 Central Silicon Tracking detector. He also has postdoctoral experience working in the simulation of radiotherapy accelerators for Medical Physics applications and physics with the ALICE detector of the Large Hadron Collider. He joined QEERI in 2012 to work on Solar Resource Assessment, mainly working on ground measurements and data analysis of solar radiation.
Bachelor’s degree
Industrial Engineering; Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida; Merida, Mexico.
1997
Master of Science, Applied Physics
CINVESTAV-Merida; Merida, Mexico.
2001
Doctor of Science, Applied Physics
CINVESTAV-Merida. Merida, Mexico.
2006
Doctoral degree in Physics
CINVESTAV Merida; in the field of High-Energy Experimental Particle Physics (HEP), working on the phenomenology of HEP within the H1 Collaboration at DESY in Hamburg, Germany.
2001-2006
Postdoctoral stay
CINVESTAV-Mexico; two fields: Medical Physics and High Energy Physics.
2007-2008
Pstdoctoral stay
CIEMAT-Madrid, Spain; in Supercomputation and Monte Carlo techniques for radiotherapy applications.
2008-2009
Research Scientist
QEERI Doha, Qatar; in Solar Resource Assessment.
2012-present
Ground measurements of Global Horizontal Irradiation in Doha, Qatar. Renewable Energy 71:32-36. Doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.05.005
Deriving solar direct normal irradiance using lidar-ceilometer. Solar Energy 110:316-324. Doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.09.022
Variability of measured Global Horizontal Irradiation throughout Qatar. Solar Energy 119:169-178. Doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.06.045
An adaptive multi-modeling approach to solar nowcasting. Solar Energy 125:77-85. Doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.11.041
Analysis of the long-term solar potential for electricity generation in Qatar. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 73:1231-1246. Doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.125

الدكتور محمد اشتياق حسين
عالم
الدكتور محمد اشتياق حسين
عالم
المؤهلات العلمية
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical
Master of Science in Electrical
الكيان
معهد قطر لبحوث البيئة والطاقة
السيرة الذاتية
Dr. Mohammad Hossain is a Research Scientist at the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), where he is working as an experimentalist to fabricate and characterize photonic devices and on a numerical simulation basis to assess the theoretical performance of the devices. Since 2012, he has been involved in establishing the 'Thin Films Lab' at QEERI by contributing to the installation and commissioning of various major research tools.
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical
Electronic and Systems Engineering, National University of Malaysia , Malaysia
2016
Master of Science in Electrical
Electronic and Systems Engineering, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
2011
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Electronics
Multimedia University, Malaysia
2008
- Solar cell materials
- Solar cell device physics
- Computational materials screening
- New concepts for solar energy utilization
- Simulation of optical and transport behaviors in optoelectronics devices
- 2D-TMDC materials
- CO2 reduction
Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Qatar Foundation.
June 2012 - Ongoing
Copper oxide as inorganic hole transport material for lead halide perovskitebased solar cells, Solar Energy, 120, 370–380, 2015.
Optical concentration effects on conversion efficiency of split-spectrum solar cell system, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 47-075101, 2014.
Recent advances in alternative material photovoltaics, Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials, Volume 28, pp. 88-97, March 2013.
Performance Analysis of Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide (CIGS) Solar Cells with Various Buffer Layers by SCAPS, Current Applied Physics, pp. 387–391, 2010.
Molybdenum Bi-Layer Thin Films for Thin Film Solar Cell Application, Thin Solid Films, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2016.10.039.
2010, MTCP scholarship, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia

الدكتور ايفان جيلادتش
عالم
الدكتور ايفان جيلادتش
عالم
المؤهلات العلمية
Ph.D. in Environmental and Industrial Fluid Mechanics
Master in Physics
الكيان
معهد قطر لبحوث البيئة والطاقة
السيرة الذاتية
Ivan Gladich received his master’s in physics from the University of Trieste and, afterwards, he was a post doc at Purdue University, USA, at the Academy of Science of Czech Republic, and at the International School for Advanced Studies, (SISSA), in Italy. He joined the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) in 2015.
His main field of expertise is the use of computational physical chemistry tools for the investigation of molecular-level processes occurring at technological and atmospheric relevant interfaces.
Ph.D. in Environmental and Industrial Fluid Mechanics
University of Trieste/International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy
28 April 2009
Master in Physics
University of Trieste, Italy
26 September 2005
- Design of novel CO2 capture and mineralization pathways for the conversion of carbon dioxide in added-value products/chemicals.
- Computational modelling of XPS spectra for applications in catalysis and (heterogeneous) chemistry
- in general.
- Free energy methods for the computations of thermodynamic and kinetic properties of chemical reactions.
- Heterogeneous physicochemical processes on atmospheric aerosol interfaces by classical and first principle molecular dynamics.
Permanent Scientist
QEERI
June 2015 – Present
Research Assistant
International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy.
January 2013 -- 31 May 2015
Postdoctoral Associate
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic.
24 January 2011 -- 31 December 2012
Dreyfus Postdoctoral Associate
Purdue University, USA
3 January 2009 -- 4 January 2011
“A Novel Surface-Catalyzed Redox Reaction Occurs Spontaneously on Solvating Inorganic Aerosol Surfaces”. Science, Vol. 374. Issue 6568, (2021)
“The Surface Propensity of Aqueous Atmospheric Bromine at the Liquid-Gas Interface”. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 11, 3422-3429, (2020)
“Tuning the Stereoselectivity and Solvation Selectivity at Interfacial and Bulk Environments by Changing Solvent Polarity: Isomerization of Glyoxal in Different Solvent Environments”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 140, 5535--5543, (2018)
“A surface-stabilized ozonide triggers bromide oxidation at the aqueous solution-vapor interface.” Nat. Commun., 8, 700, (2017)
Google Scholar Page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=4WiO-cYAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
- September 2010; American Chemical Society (ACS); Purdue Section Travel Award 2010.
- July 2008; Dreyfus Environmental Chemistry Postdoctoral; Fellowship at Purdue University, IN-USA.
- 31 January 2007; Licio Cernobori Award for degree thesis in applied geophysics; National Institute for experimental Oceanography and Geophysics (OGS), Trieste-ITALY.

الدكتورة كنزة ماهر
عالم
البريد الإلكتروني
kmaher@hbku.edu.qaالهاتف
+97444548121موقع المكتب
سي 1235، الطابق الأول، مجمع البحوث، المبنى الشمالي
الدكتورة كنزة ماهر
عالم
المؤهلات العلمية
PhD in electrochemistry of Li-ion batteries
Master’s degree
الكيان
معهد قطر لبحوث البيئة والطاقة
السيرة الذاتية
Dr Kenza Maher joined Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) in January 2015 as a Scientist at Energy Science and Technology Group. She has more than 10 years of experience on Energy Storage research field. Before joining QEERI, Dr Maher was Research Fellow and Project Leader at Joint Future Mobility Research Lab with BMW Group and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research focused on safety evaluation and diagnostics of BMW electric cars’ batteries to overcome the hazard of thermal runaway in cars.
Dr Maher received her PhD from Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco in January 2011. Her PhD focused on development of new phosphate and oxides materials for high energy lithium-ion batteries. During her PhD, she was a Guest Researcher at Angström Laboratory, Department of Material Chemistry, Uppsala University, Sweden.
After her PhD, she joined Energy Research Institute at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore as Research Fellow. She worked on development of a new method to determine the battery state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) based on its thermodynamics properties.
After that she moved to TUM CREATE LTd, Singapore. Her research focused on study of batteries’ thermodynamics and kinetics properties
PhD in electrochemistry of Li-ion batteries
LCME, FST Marrakech, University Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco.
2010
Master’s degree
Physical-chemistry of materials, LCMS, faculty of sciences, Ben M’Sik, University Hassan II Mohammedia, Casablanca, Morocco.
2006
Bachelor's degree
Inorganic Chemistry, faculty of sciences, Ben M’Sik, University Hassan II Mohammedia, Casablanca, Morocco.
2004
DEUG in Physics and chemistry (undergrads degrees)
faculty of sciences, Ben M’Sik, University Hassan II Mohammedia, Casablanca, Morocco.
2002
Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Doha, Qatar.
January 2015 to present
Research Fellow and Project Leader
Joint Future Mobility Research Lab with BMW Group and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
November 2013 - January 2015 - 1 year and 3
Research Fellow
TUM CREATE Ltd., Singapore.
November 2012 – October 2013 - 1 year
Research Fellow
Energy Research Institute (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
July 2011 – October 2012 - 1 year and 4 months
R. Essehli, H. Ben Yahia, K. Maher, M.T. Sougrati, A. Abouimrane, J.-B. Park, Y.-K. Sun, M.A. Al-Maadeed, I. Belharouak, J. Power Sources 324 (2016) 657.
R. Essehli, I. Belharouak, H. Ben Yahia, K. Maher, A. Abouimrane, B. Orayech, S. Calder, X. L. Zhou, Z. Zhou, Y.-K. Sun, Dalton Trans., 44 (2015) 7881.
Kenza Maher, Rachid Yazami, J. Power Sources 261 (2014) 389
Kenza Maher, Rachid Yazami, J. Power Sources 247 (2014) 527.
Kenza Maher, Rachid Yazami, Electrochemica Acta 101 (2013) 71-78.

الدكتور الواسون اوجانبي
عالم
البريد الإلكتروني
oogunbiyi@hbku.edu.qaالهاتف
+974 444541951موقع المكتب
غرفة سي031، مجمع البحوث - بي 2- 0247، مجمع البحوث والتنمية
الدكتور الواسون اوجانبي
عالم
المؤهلات العلمية
PhD Chemical Engineering
MSc (HONS) Environmental Engineering
الكيان
معهد قطر لبحوث البيئة والطاقة
السيرة الذاتية
Oluwaseun Ogunbiyi is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with IChemE and is currently a research scientist at QEERI (Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of the Qatar Foundation. He completed his doctorate research in Chemical Engineering at the University of Nottingham in 2007. He has 9 years of core Industrial experience as a senior process engineer at Wessex Water & GENECO and technical consultant at CH2M within the water and wastewater sector in the United Kingdom. He was actively involved as lead process consultant in the design, construction and operation of several sewage treatment works in the south west region of the UK. He has extensive knowledge of outline and detailed design as well as process optimization of existing and start up wastewater treatment processes. His research interests include membrane based treatment technologies, domestic and industrial wastewater reuse applications and process optimizations and improvements. He has publications related to his work in peer reviewed journals including Chem. Eng Research and Design, Journal of Membrane Science and Desalination.
PhD Chemical Engineering
University of Nottingham, UK,
2004 – 2007
MSc (HONS) Environmental Engineering
University of Nottingham, UK
2002 – 2003
BEng (HONS) Chemical Engineering with management
University of Bradford, UK
1998 - 2002
- My research field is focused on water and wastewater treatment
- membrane separation science and application and water desalination and my current research activities include water and wastewater treatment using various membrane based technology and other advanced technologies to improve the quality of wastewater
- treated wastewater and water desalination.
- The membrane separation applications I have experience with include MF
- UF
- NF and RO based treatment of various wastewater including municipal and industrial. Integration and application of membrane technology based processes in advanced water and wastewater treatment processes coupled with physical/chemical/biological processes.
- My research field and activities also encompass fundamental and dynamic studies to investigate membrane fouling
- biofouling and impact of colloidal particles on flux recovery. The performance of various types of membranes and their efficiency and abilities to separate various contaminants in different wastewater sources are also of interest in my field of research.
- The fouling control of membrane systems including MF
- UF and NF and optimization of flux for industrial applications and optimization of these systems to improve the quality of wastewater and treated wastewater are also a part of my research field.
- Develop novel methods for the use of treated wastewater for beneficial reuse to improve water sustainability through understanding the microbial safety concerns related to wastewater reuse
- and using a pilot plant to optimize and improve quality of treated wastewater.
- Advanced treatment for oil-field produced water and gas field produced water using bench scale preassembled membrane bench systems including UF/MF and RO SEPA CELL systems and pilot plant systems after consolidating bench scale results. Membrane filtration is used for separating oil from water and treating waste metal-working fluids and other industrial effluents.
Scientist
Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Involved in key research activities within QEERI to investigate new technologies for Treated Sewage Effluent Reuse in Qatar and also investigating advances in produced water treatment using advanced membrane technologies for the benefit of Qatar. Involved in scientific research using membrane technology for improving water and wastewater treatment and quality within Qatar and the GCC Working with major stakeholders on projects to improve water quality and wastewater reuse to improve water sustainability in Qatar
Nov 2015 – Present
Process Engineer/Project Manager
GENeco Wessex Water Project managing the optimization of all the sludge treatment processes on site at Avonmouth STW including Centrifuges, Belt presses and Gravity Belt Thickeners. Carried out optimization of the chemical consumption of polymers and polymer usage to achieve cost benefits and achieve high %DS of the processed cake and clean centrate. Carried out analysis on the anaerobic digesters and the Acid Phase Digesters on site to determine VFA content and bio-gas yield. Project managed new initiatives for the business via feasibility studies and drafting business cases for submission and board approval. Involved in the design and trial of the new gas to grid plant at Avonmouth STW, a time advanced technology to treat methane, which will produce high quality bio-methane suitable for use in homes and in vehicles. Food waste and sewage waste will be used to produce up to 2000m3 of bio-methane an hour, enough to fuel over 8000 homes a year. Successfully operated and maintained the Gas to Grid plant at Avonmouth with record gas yields and exports to the National Grid.
Apr 2014 – Oct 2015
Wessex Water, Process/Commissioning/Site Engineer
Project managed and coordinated the installation and trial of new Sinap and Kubota flat-sheet membranes across the membrane plants in the Wessex Water Region. Carried out optimization studies to determine the best configuration for the new membrane cartridge units at the existing membrane plants treating water and sewage across the Wessex region in the south west of England. Carried out extensive process reviews for different sewage treatment plants across the region and prepared process spreadsheets to review capacity of the existing assets on site and design new assets to cater for development within the catchment.
Jun 2013 – Apr 2014
Wessex Water, Process/Commissioning/Site Engineer
Commissioned and project-managed the upgrade of Weston Super mare STW to treat a population equivalent of 800,000 to include new activated sludge lanes, new storm tanks and new final tanks. I was the commissioning engineer and carried out analysis of all the on-site processes to ensure that compliance is achieved. Carried out commissioning on a new Inlet Works at Somerton STW and installed two screens and its associated process control and instrumentation. Carried out commissioning of various municipal sites and installation of package units for the treatment of sewage from households.
Jul 2012 – Jun 2013
Wessex Water & CH2M, Process/Commissioning/Site Engineer
Involved in outline and detailed design for wastewater treatment projects; process appraisals; flows and loads analysis & process flow diagrams; designing, installing and commissioning new production plant and optimization of processing equipment, monitoring developments and troubleshooting; Process engineering support for outline and detailed design and capital maintenance projects in AMP4 & AMP5, including advanced digestion schemes. Preparing process reviews & process survey reports; managing sampling surveys. Preparing specifications for odor modeling and asbestos surveys on various treatment works; preparing technical reports; Carrying out process reviews for existing treatment processes and equipment to determine level of improvements needed to meet required treatment levels and consent levels Preparing spreadsheets for equipment sizing and design specifications of wastewater treatment projects Lead Process Engineer in the outline and detailed design of Taunton STW Advanced Digestion (£5.1M) [Scope of Works: 1no. new standby strain press, 2no. new sludge thickeners, amendments to existing thickener polymer plant, 1no. new odor control plant with feed ductwork and 14m exhaust stack, design of cake reception facilities, design and provision of third digester], Taunton (Ham) STW Dry Weather Flow Improvements £14M [Scope of Works: Construction of 1nr aerated sludge plant (ASP), construction of 3nr final settlement tanks (FSTs), Interconnecting pipework, existing pipework diversions, HV/LV infrastructure upgrade and construction of new access road] and Advanced Digestion project at Trowbridge STW (£10M).
Aug 2010 – Jul 2012
Wessex Water, Process//Site Engineer
Commissioning drum thickeners, centrifuges and sludge processing facilities on wastewater treatment plants; tertiary aerated sand filters, ferric dosing systems amongst others Optimization of sludge dewatering processes & management of sludge treatment sites Project managed the installation and trial of new Sinap and Kubota membranes across the membrane plants in the Wessex Water Region.
Aug 2007 – Aug 2010
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Chemical Engineering Research and Design 84 (4), 282-292
Desalination 228 (1-3), 175-182
Desalination 185 (1-3), 185-202
OO Ogunbiyi, NJ Miles, N Hilal Desalination 220 (1-3), 273-289
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Separation Science and Technology 42 (9), 1945-1963
Journal of Water Process Engineering 11, 174-182
QScience Proceedings 2016 (4), 40
Conference Accepted Abstract and Manuscript PhD Thesis
PhD Thesis University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
- 2013 Chartered Chemical Engineer - MIChemE CEng
- Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) United Kingdom
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