الدكتور نمر البشير

أستاذ

البريد الإلكتروني

nelbashir@hbku.edu.qa

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

Abdelkarim, Y., Musa, T., Challiwala, M., Choudhury, H., El-Halwagi, M., & Elbashir, N. (2025). Retrofitting low carbon aviation fuels processes from natural gas to renewables energy-based systems. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 0(1), 1–14. 

Ashour, A., Challiwala, M. S., Musa, T., Wilhite, B., & Elbashir, N. (2025). Modeling tri-reforming of methane for carbon dioxide utilization and hydrogen production. Energy. Advance online publication.

Chatla, A., Abu-Rub, F., Prakash, A. V., Ibrahim, G., & Elbashir, N. O. (2022). Highly stable and coke-resistant Zn-modified Ni-Mg-Al hydrotalcite derived catalyst for dry reforming of methane: Synergistic effect of Ni and Zn. Fuel, 308, 122042. 

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)