الدكتور نمر البشير
أستاذ
المؤهلات العلمية
PhD in Chemical Engineering
MSc in Chemical Engineering
الكيان
كلية العلوم والهندسة
السيرة الذاتية
Dr. Elbashir is a professor at the Chemical Engineering Department of the College of Science and Engineering at Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU) since August 2025. He was the director of Texas A&M University's Gas and Fuels Research Center from 2015-2025 and a professor in the Chemical Engineering Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar since 2008 (adjunct from August 2025). He has extensive research and teaching experience from industry and academia (e.g., BASF R&D Catalysts, Engelhard and SABIC). His research focuses on designing advanced reactors, catalysts for chemical and environmental processes, and is specialized in designing novel systems in sustainable gas-to-liquid and gas-to-carbon material, including CO2 utilization and decarbonization. He has established several unique global research collaboration models between academia and industry. He holds several granted patents and hundreds of scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, conference papers, technical industry reports, and others. He has been recognized by awards from Qatar Foundation, BASF Corp., Texas A&M University, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Shell, and others. Dr. Elbashir became a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering in August 2023 and was elected as a member of the Sudan National Academy of Sciences (SNAS) in 2022.
PhD in Chemical Engineering
Auburn University, Alabama
2004
MSc in Chemical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
1998
BSc (Honors) in Chemical Engineering
University of Khartoum, Sudan
1994
- Reaction engineering and reactor design
- Applied catalysis
- Design of sustainable fuels and chemicals
- Gas-to-liquid and gas-to-carbon processes
Professor
Chemical Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2025 - Present
Professor
Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, Qatar
2016 - 2025
Director of Texas A&M Gas & Fuels Research Center
Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University, Qatar
2015 - 2025
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Qatar
2012-2016
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Qatar
2008-2012
Scientist (Research Engineer)
Environmental Catalysis, BASF Corp
2005-2008
Challiwala, M., Choudhury, H., Wang, D., El-Halwagi, M., Weitz, E., & Elbashir, N. O. (2021). A novel CO₂ utilization technology for the synergistic co-production of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and syngas. Scientific Reports, 11, 1417.
Elbashir, N., Challiwala, M., El-Halwagi, M., & Sengupta, D. (2017). Enhanced CO₂ fixation and syngas production using a two-reactor setup (U.S. Patent No. 11,591,213B2; WO2018187213A1; AU2018249486B2). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Best Paper Award in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Spring Meeting 2025 (Fuels & Petrochemicals) (April 2025)
- Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) (Aug. 2023)
- Elected Member, The Sudanese National Academy of Sciences (SNAS) (Jan. 2022)
- Distinguished Inventor of the Year 2020, Qatar Foundation (2020) (October 2022)
- 2012 Best Energy & Environment Research Program of the Year, Qatar Foundation (October 2012)
