Projects
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Research
Internally Funded Research Projects
| S. No | Project details | PI | CoI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Development of Carbon-based Cold Spray Protective Coating for Sour Environments (2024-2026) | Ahmad Sorour | Abul Fazal Arif (ME), Abba Abubakar (ME) |
| 2 | Evaluation of Microbial Effects on Non-Metallic Pipes With HDPE Liners In Oil and Gas Environment (2024-2025) | Abduljabar Alsayoud | Ahmad Sorour (IRCAM), Rami Suleiman (IRCAM), Jafar Albinmousa (ME), Amjad Khalil (BIOE) |
| 3 | Additively manufactured ABS-PEEK fused deposition filament manufacturing (2024) | Usman Ali | Suhail Vattathurvalappil (AE), Aamer Nazir (ME), A. Madhan Kumar (IRCAM), Aniz Ummer (CRAC) |
| 4 | Surface engineering of novel magnesium alloys using plasma electrolytic oxidation (2024) | Saji Viswanathan Sushama | Ahmad A. Sorour (IRCAM), Shahid Ali (IRC-Hydrogen) |
| 5 | Development of dust repellent polymeric films for solar panel structures (2024) | A. Madhan Kumar | Mizanur Rahman, Rami Suleiman, Mohamed Hussein, Amer Al-Ahmed (IRCSES) |
| 6 | Evaluation of Microbial Effects on Non-Metallic Pipes With HDPE Liners In Oil and Gas Environment [Funded by Saudi Aramco] (2024-2025) | Abduljabar Alsayoud | Ahmad Sorour (IRCAM), Rami Suleiman (IRCAM), Jafar Albinmousa (ME), Amjad Khalil (BIOE) |
| 7 | Development of Efficient Smart Nanomaterials for Long-term Clay Treatment [Funded by Saudi Aramco] (2023-2025) | Tawfik Saleh Awadh | |
| 8 | Development of Non-Metallic Casing Wear Factors [Funded by Saudi Aramco] (2023-2024) | Nesar Ammar Merah | Amro Al-Qutub (ME), Zuhair Gasem (ME) |
| 9 | Development of corrosion inhibitor for acid cleaning of iron and copper based alloys in MSF desalination plant {Phase II} [Funded by Saudi Aramco] (2023-2025) | Ahmad Sorour | Saviour Umoren (IRCAM), Ime Obot (IRCAM) |
| 10 | Experimental and computational studies on hydrogen embrittlement of LSAW APIX65 carbon steel and austenitic (304/316) stainless steels (2024) | Ihsan ulhaq Toor | Ahmad Sorour (ME), AbdulJabar AlSayoud (MSE) |
| 11 | Mechanical and Tribological testing of UHMWPE composites reinforced with a variety of reinforcements for biomedical/industrial applications (2024) | M. Abdul Samad | Mr. Murtuza Ali Baig (ME) |
| 12 | Enhancing Biocompatibility and Antibacterial Performance through Cold Spray Metallization of Polymer Surfaces (2024) | Abba Abubakar | Abul Fazal Arif (ME), Ahmad Sorour (ME), Sohail Akhtar (ME), Khaled Al-Athel (ME), Irshad Ahmed (BIOE) |
| 13 | Design, Additive Manufacturing, and Investigation of Advanced lightweight composite/hybrid structures for improved energy absorption (2024) | Aamer Nazir | Suhail Vattathurvalappil (AE), Usman Ali (ME) |
| 14 | Advancing Nonmetallic Biomedical Implants: Reinforcing Strength and Enhancing Biocompatibility with Novel PVD Coatings [Phase I] (2024) | Abul Fazal M. Arif | Abba Abubakar (ME), Sohail Akhtar (ME), Irshad Ahmed (BIO), Khaled Al-Athel (ME) |
| 15 | Development of Carbon-Based Material from Petroleum coke for Carbon Capture Applications (2024) | Mohamed Abdrabou Hussein | Mahmoud Abdelnaby (IRCHTCM), Madhan Kumar (IRCAM), Ahmed Ibrahim (CIPR), |
| 16 | Development of Hybrid Reversible Adhesives for Dissimilar Material Joining Using Electromagnetic Induction Heating [Phase II] (2023) | Dr. Suhail Hyder Vattathurvalappil | Dr. A. Madhan Kumar, Dr. Rajesh Theravalappil |
| 17 | Effect of heat treatment on the degradation of microalloyed steels [Phase 1] (2023) | Dr. Syed Fida Hassan | Dr. Ahmad Sorour |
| 18 | P-Bits Using Stochastic Magnetic Tunnel Junctions for Probabilistic Acquisition and Processing of Big Data [Phase I] (2023) | Dr. Feras Al-Dirini | Mr. Saleh Bunaiyan |
| 19 | Utilization of Waste Materials as Additives to Hybrid Sol-Gel Protective Coatings for Steel Substrate in the Marine Environment (2023) | Dr. Rami Suleiman | Dr. Fadi Al-Badour |
| 20 | Development of Thermoelectric Generators on Flexible Substrates for Wearable Systems (2023) | Dr. Jhonathan Prieto Rojas | Dr. Muhammad Hawwa, Dr. Saleem Rao, Dr. Muhammad Gondal, Dr. Darim Ferry, Mr. Nazek El-Atab, Mr. Hammam Daraghma |
Contractual Industrial Research Projects
| S. No | Project details | PI | CoI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data-Driven Corrosion Inhibitor Selection and Corrosion Risk Assessment Using Machine Learning [Funded by Saudi Aramco] (2021-2025) | Dr. Ahmad A. Sorour | Dr. Ime Obot, Dr. Sadam Al-Azani, Dr. Ali Duman, Dr. Chandrabhan Verma |
| 2 | Development of Carbon-based Cold Spray Protective Coating for Sour Environments (2024-2026) | Ahmad Sorour | Abul Fazal Arif (ME), Abba Abubakar (ME) |
| 3 | Development of corrosion inhibitor for acid cleaning of iron and copper based alloys in MSF desalination plant {Phase II} [Funded by Saudi Aramco] (2023-2025) | Ahmad Sorour | Saviour Umoren (IRCAM), Ime Obot (IRCAM) |
| 4 | Development of Efficient Smart Nanomaterials for Long-term Clay Treatment [Funded by Saudi Aramco] (2023-2025) | Tawfik Saleh Awadh | |
| 5 | Development of Non-Metallic Casing Wear Factors [Funded by Saudi Aramco] (2023-2024) | Nesar Ammar Merah | Amro Al-Qutub (ME), Zuhair Gasem (ME) |
| 6 | Evaluation of Microbial Effects on Non-Metallic Pipes With HDPE Liners In Oil and Gas Environment [Funded by Saudi Aramco] (2024-2025) | Abduljabar Alsayoud | Ahmad Sorour (IRCAM), Rami Suleiman (IRCAM), Jafar Albinmousa (ME), Amjad Khalil (BIOE) |