Redhwan Al-Akbari is a chemical engineering Ph.D. student who is dedicated to advancing his knowledge and expertise in the field of waste conversion and utilization. With a strong background in chemical engineering, chemistry, and mathematics, he is actively engaged in cutting-edge research to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Redhwan work deals with the conversion of waste and underutilized materials to value-added products through ultrasonic processing. He has more than half a decade of experience in a laboratory setting coupled with experience in the oil and gas industry
Tamer Al-Shboul received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. majoring in Chemical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, one of the highest-ranked universities in Jordan. His M.Sc. research is concerned with biodegradable polymers blends and nanocomposites. Tamer has well experience in the chemical industry, as he had internships at Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co., and Jordan Bromine Co., in addition to his extensive experience in water treatment. He started his Ph.D. in chemical engineering in Sep-2021 at the University of Calgary under the supervision of Prof. Nashaat Nassar. His current work is focused on nanotechnology developments in petroleum wax deposition.
Luis Prada received his BSc and MSc majoring in petroleum engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia. Luis research experience in the oil industry was aiming in analyzing and modeling the viscoelastic behavior of the polymer solution using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). In 2022, Luis started his research work in the SAGD project with Dr. Nassar’s research group as a Ph.D student. Luis is involved in the representation and evaluation of the nanoparticle behavior in the porous media through 3D simulations and experimental evaluation in 3D setup.
With two decades of experience in the oil and gas industry, his breadth of expertise is comprehensive, encompassing areas such as natural gas processing and conditioning, computational modeling, process optimization, gaseous emissions reduction, and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) technologies.
His research interests primarily focus on the innovative application of nanotechnology in the field of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This includes both point-source CO2 capture (PSC) and Direct Air Capture (DAC) using state-of-the-art technologies. This emerging domain holds significant potential in mitigating the impact of global warming. His ultimate goal is to integrate and optimize a new technology to foster more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in the industry.
Holding the professional designation of P.Eng., he is a member of both APEGA and EGBC in Canada.
Jesus Botett received his BSc and MSc majoring in petroleum engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia. Jesus has more than 5 years of professional experience in the oil industry as a reservoir engineer, implementing oil field management, engineering analysis, and numerical simulation. In 2022, he joined Dr. Nassar's research group as a Ph.D student with a chemical engineering major. His research is focused on the use of nanoparticles for the catalytic upgrading of the physicochemical characteristics of heavy crudes in reservoirs implementing the SAGD technique as an enhanced recovery method.
Almotaseembillah Ahmed is an MSc student in the Civil and Material Engineering Department at the University of Calgary, supervised by Dr. Khoshnazar (Civil Engineering) and Dr. Nassar (Chemical Engineering). His research focuses on using bio-based nanomaterials from agricultural waste to develop sustainable and high-performance cementitious mixtures. He holds an MSc in Civil Engineering (Structures and Construction Materials) from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia (2024). During his first master's, he published seven scientific research papers on using plastic waste and recycled materials in concrete, particularly for structural applications like concrete-filled steel tubes. Almotaseembillah also has two years of experience as a structural design engineer in a consulting Company in Sudan. He completed his Bachelor's degree at the University of Khartoum in 2020
Oscar is an M.Sc. student at the University of Calgary. He did his undergraduate in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia. Oscar has experience in hydrocarbon research with a focus on flow assurance. In addition, he has successfully coordinated the implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System, developing my leadership and strategic planning skills to optimize tasks and deliver both group and individual results. Furthermore, Oscar has conducted physicochemical analyses in a water treatment plant laboratory and overseen the manufacturing and quality control of finished products in the chemical industry.
Fatima has done her BSs in Petroleum & Gas Engineering from Dawood University of Engineering & Technology Karachi, Pakistan. She has well experience in the oil & gas sector, as she worked for more than two years at GASCO Engineering Pvt Ltd. Currently, she is a full-time MSc student of chemical engineering at the University of Calgary. Her research project is “studying the stability conditions of nanomaterials in oil and/or water media”.
