# People

**Source**: https://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/crac/about-us/people
**Parent**: https://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/crac

About us

- [Overview](https://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/crac/about-us/overview)
- [Director's Message](https://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/crac/about-us/director's-message)
- [People](https://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/crac/about-us/people)
- [Affiliated Faculty](https://ri.kfupm.edu.sa/crac/about-us/affiliated-faculty)

##### Director

###### Wael Ahmed Fouad, Ph.D.

Center Director

- [wael.ahmed@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:wael.ahmed@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=6O2HmIgAAAAJ)

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

##### Research Engineers/Scientists

###### Abdullah M. Aitani, Ph.D.

Research Scientist-II

- [maitani@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:maitani@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=J9t569oAAAAJ&hl=en)

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

###### Shakeel Ahmed, Ph.D.

Research Scientist-II

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

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

###### Syed Ahmed Ali, Ph.D.

Research Engineer-II

- [ahmedali@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:ahmedali@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=_ycs6RoAAAAJ&hl=en)

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

###### M. Naseem Akhtar, Ph.D.

Research Scientist-I

- [mnakhtar@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:mnakhtar@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hiOy0uMAAAAJ&hl=en)

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

###### Jaseer E. Antholindavida, Ph.D.

Research Scientist-II

- [jaseer@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:jaseer@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Pn0G2UAAAAAJ&hl=en)

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

###### Ziyauddin Qureshi, Ph.D.

Research Scientist-III

- [zqureshi@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:zqureshi@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=8QayqX8AAAAJ&hl=en)

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

###### Aniz C. Ummer, Ph.D.

Research Scientist-III

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

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

###### Abdulkadir Tanimu, Ph.D.

Research Scientist-III

- [abdulkadir.tanimu.1@kfupm.edu.sa](mailto:abdulkadir.tanimu.1@kfupm.edu.sa)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7fhy1DEAAAAJ&hl=en)

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

###### Gazali Tanimu, Ph.D.

Research Engineer-III

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

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

###### Niladri Maity, Ph.D.

Research Scientist-III

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

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

###### Yahya Gambo, Ph.D.

Research Engineer-III

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

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

##### Post-doctoral Fellows

###### Wasim Ullah Khan, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Ijaz Hussain, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Abdullah Bafaqeer, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Muhammad Waqas, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Shahina Riaz, Ph. D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Dhamodharan Duraisami, Ph. D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/dhamodharan-duraisami-mallika)

###### Sameera Shafi, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Nagendra Kulal, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Ahmad Nawaz, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Fakhre Alam, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Tatinaidu kella, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Abdulrahman Musa, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Muhammad Tahir Arslan, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Babar Ali, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Mochamad Lutfi Firmansyah, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Akilarasan Muthumariappan, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Ajay Sharma, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Aqeel Ahmad, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Muhammad Zahid, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Said Rahal, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/said-s-rahal)

###### Muhammad Faizan, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Sajjad Hussain, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Rubina Khatun, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Nazia Hasan, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Bivas Chandra Roy, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/bivas-chandra-roy)

###### Wajahat Kazmi, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/wajahat-waheed-kazmi)

###### Ziaur Rahman, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Akram Ghanem, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Syed ul Hasnain Bakhtiar, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

[Pure Profile](https://pure.kfupm.edu.sa/en/persons/syed-ul-hasnain-bakhtiar)

###### Jahanzeb Khan, Ph.D

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Muhammad Shafi, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Jiyaul Haque, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Mohsin Pasha, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

###### Mohammad Naeem Younis, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

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

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

##### Technical Support Staff

###### Ms. Samiyah A. Al-Jendan

Lab Engineer

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

###### Khalid J. Al-Nawad

Chemical Engineer

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

###### Mohammad A. Al-Yami

Chemical Engineer

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

###### Jabar A. Al-Ghatani

Laboratory Technician

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

###### Anwar Hossaen

Laboratory Technician

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

###### Yasir H. Al-Mubarak

Laboratory Technician

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

###### Saad M. Al-Qahtani

Laboratory Technician

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

###### Ramzi H. Al-Shugaih

Laboratory Technician

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

###### Abdullah H. Al-Suliman

Laboratory Technician

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

###### Ahmed S. AlOlaywi

Laboratory Technician

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

###### Roy Cuba Villarmino

Laboratory Technician

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

##### Administrative Support Staff

###### Maroof Ali

Administrative Assistant

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