# People

**Source**: https://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/irc-mws/people
**Parent**: https://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/irc-mws

##### Director

###### Dr. Essam Aljundi

Director

- [aljundi@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:aljundi@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hXxmdKYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/isam-aljundi/publications/)

##### Researchers

###### Dr. Billel Salhi

Research Scientist II

- [billel@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:billel@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=i27RdYQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/billel-salhi)

###### Dr. Umair Baig

Research Scientist II

- [umairbaig@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:umairbaig@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LLsSNrsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/umair-baig)

###### Dr. Abdul Waheed

Research Scientist III

- [abdul.waheed@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:abdul.waheed@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5xYdBw4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

###### Dr. Dahiru Lawal

Research Scientist III

- [dahiru.lawal@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:dahiru.lawal@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O_QlhyUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/dahiru-lawal)

###### Dr. Ismail Abdulazeez

Research Scientist III

- [ismail.abdulazeez@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:ismail.abdulazeez@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yCaulfYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/ismail-abdulazeez)

###### Dr. Mohammed Benaafi

Research Scientist III

- [benaafi@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:benaafi@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wL-YLkYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/mohammed-benaafi)

###### Dr. Nadeem Baig

Research Scientist III

- [nadeembaig@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:nadeembaig@kfupm.edu.sa)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/nadeem-baig)

###### Dr. Niaz Ali Khan

Research Scientist-III

- [niaz.khan@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:niaz.khan@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [5594](tel:5594)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qQ3W9CsAAAAJ&hl=en)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/niaz-ali-khan)

###### Dr. Shehzada M. Sajid Jillani

Research Scientist III

- [shehzada.m.jillani@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:shehzada.m.jillani@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZdHQFeEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/shehzada-jillani)

##### Affiliates

###### Dr. Wail Fallatah

Dean, Student Affairs and Assistant Professor

- [wfallata@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:wfallata@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DtNiR0UAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/wael-fallatah)

###### Dr. Mohammed A. Antar

Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department

- [antar@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:antar@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e8p63tEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/mohamed-antar)

###### Dr. Turki Baroud

Chairman, Material Science and Engineering Department

- [turkibaroud@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:turkibaroud@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dqK9XDcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/turki-baroud)

###### Dr. Alexis Nzila

Professor, Bioengineering Department

- [alexisnzila@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:alexisnzila@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pHWesv0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/alexis-nzila)

###### Dr. Mohammad Nahid Siddiqui

Professor, Chemistry Department

- [mnahid@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:mnahid@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-tuvFLoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/mohammad-siddiqui)

###### Dr. Shaikh Abdur Razzak

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

- [srazzak@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:srazzak@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3IUImxgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/shaikh-razzak)

###### Dr. Bassam Tawabini

Associate Professor, Geoscience Department

- [bassamst@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:bassamst@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ixanLJ4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/bassam-tawabini)

###### Dr. Irshad Ahmad

Professor, Bioengineering Department

- [irshad@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:irshad@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jQOyXUIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/irshad-ahmad)

###### Dr. Umer Zahid

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department

- [uzahid@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:uzahid@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=r66No5gAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/umer-zahid-hassan)

###### Dr. Watheq Al-Basheer

Associate Professor, Physics Department

- [watheq@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:watheq@kfupm.edu.sa)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/wathiq-albashir)

###### Dr. Jamal Husain Al-Smail

Assistant Professor

- [jamalhas@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:jamalhas@kfupm.edu.sa)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/jamal-al-smail)

###### Dr. Marcos Estrada

Assistant Professor

- [m.estrada@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:m.estrada@kfupm.edu.sa)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/marcos-oliveira)

###### Dr. Zaher Mundher Yaseen

Assistant Professor

- [z.yaseen@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:z.yaseen@kfupm.edu.sa)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/zaher-mundher-yaseen)

##### Post Doctoral Fellow

###### Dr Faiz Ahmad Ansari

Postdoctoral Fellow:
Microalgae upstream and downstream processing, Resource recovery, algae biomass application, CO2 sequestration, Aquaculture

- [faiz.ansari@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:faiz.ansari@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=P0fycH0AAAAJ&hl=en)

###### Dr. Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba

Post Doctoral Fellow

- [ahmad.jagaba@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:ahmad.jagaba@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xq-2ohkAAAAJ&hl=en )

###### Dr. Gheorghe Falca

Post Doctoral Fellow

- [gheorghe.falca@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:gheorghe.falca@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9lI3Q1kAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

###### Dr. Golden Nka Odey

Postdoctoral Fellow:
Area(s) of expertise: Water Footprint and Virtual Water Analysis; Climate/Hydrological modelling; Food Security; Environmental & Socioeconomic Sustainability Assessment; Water Resources Management

- [golden.odey@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:golden.odey@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?user=eUycj4MAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao )

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/golden-odey)

###### Dr. Hassan Younas

Post-Doctoral Fellow

- [hassan.younas@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:hassan.younas@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Sm7dkq0AAAAJ&hl=en)

###### Dr. Hilal Ahmad

Postdoctoral Fellow

- [hilal.ahmad@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:hilal.ahmad@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Personal Website](https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&tzom=-180&user=TbYvzm0AAAAJ)

###### Dr. Jamilu Usman

Post-Doctoral Fellow

- [jamilu.usman@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:jamilu.usman@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Th4yUioAAAAJ)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/jamilu-usman)

###### Dr. Lukka Thuyavan Yogarathinam

Postdoctoral Fellow

- [l.yogarathinam@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:l.yogarathinam@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HsR_SDIAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1)

###### Dr. Md Mahfuzur Rahman

Postdoctoral Fellow:
Area (s) of Interest: Water Security (Flood, Drought, Groundwater), Hydrology, Climate Change, Natural Hazards, GIS & Remote Sensing, Machine Learning.

- [mahfuzur.rahman@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:mahfuzur.rahman@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0XqKh-oAAAAJ&hl=en)
- [Personal Website](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Md-Mahfuzur-Rahman-3?ev=hdr_xprf)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/mahfuzur-rahman-phd)

###### Dr. Mohammad Shahnawaz Khan

Postdoctoral fellow:
Membrane Technology, Desalination, Layered Materials, Selective Ion Removal, Porous Materials

- [Mohammad.khan.3@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:Mohammad.khan.3@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yuGjANAAAAAJ&hl=en)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/mohammad-shahnawaz-khan)

###### Dr. Muhammad Saad Khan

Postdoctoral Fellow: Gas Hydrates; Multiphase Flow; Gas Hydrate based Technologies; Flow Assurance; Oil-Water Separation; Cavitation based Desalination and Water Treatment; Leak Detection

- [Muhammad.khan@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:Muhammad.khan@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YM23Gu4AAAAJ&hl=en)
- [Personal Website](https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-saad-khan-5a438326/)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/muhammad-saad-khan )

###### Dr. Tauqir Ahmad

Postdoctoral fellow:
Membrane Fabrication, Desalination, Oil-Water separation, Adsorptive Materials

- [tauqir.ahmad.1@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:tauqir.ahmad.1@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DEZtHYMAAAAJ&hl=en)

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/tauqir-ahmad-2)

##### Lab Scientists

###### Mr. Sohaib Abdelazem Abdullah

Lab Scientist

- [suhaib.abdullah@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:suhaib.abdullah@kfupm.edu.sa)