University of Kerbala
Education and Qualifications
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Australia-2012.
- MSc in Environmental Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq-2002.
- BSc in Nuclear Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq-1993.
Area of Interest
- Adsorption Processes
- Synthesis of Hybrid Materials
- Greenhouse gases capture
- Gas Separation
- underground gas storage
- Hydrogen Production
- Hydrogen storage
- Water Treatment
- Drug Delivery
Academic Experience
- January 2017 – June 2019
- Chemical Engineering Dept., Curtin University, Australia
- Heat transfer phenomenon.
- Advanced separation processes.
- Involved in the set-up and marking of exams.
- Set up experiments for the teaching laboratory.
- Assisted in teaching high-enrollment courses.
- September 2014 – June 2015
- Environmental Health Dept., Karbala University, Iraq
Major courses taught
- Water Treatment Technology
- Air Pollution Control
- Hazardous Materials
- Instrumentation
- September 2013 – September 2014
- Mechanical Engineering Dept., Engineering College, Karbala University,
Major courses taught
- Materials Engineering
- Engineering Design
Research Experience
- Gas capture and gas storage using different gases such as CH4, N2, CO2, and H2.
- Underground gas storage using different reservoirs such as coal, shale, and carbonates.
- H2 production by methane steam reforming system and biomass pyrolysis.
- Underground chemical modifications by injecting a selective nano-fluid or chemicals toward enhancing gas storage capacity or gas separation.
- Removal of chemical contaminants from water using metal organic frameworks.
- Drug delivery using nanomaterials of bio-MOFs.
Professional Summary
- Academic and technical professional with over 28 years of experience in industry and academic roles.
- Expertise in analysis and solving problems in the chemical and petroleum industries.
- Integrating teaching responsibilities with research and industry with strong work ethics.
- Mediate conflicts with best resolution outcomes.
- Able to integrate work experience into teaching.
- Adept at switching roles smoothly and completing simultaneous tasks without sacrificing quality.
Skills
- Design and set up pilot projects for different applications in petroleum and energy industries.
- Ability to operate and design industrial systems at high pressure and high temperature.
- Professional skills in petroleum and chemical engineering and management.
- Ability to resolve technical problems systematically and independently.
- Ability to deal with high diversity classes.
- Team teaching on large modules.
- E-learning portals and packages.
- Excellent preparation and organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Team-orientated.
Memberships and Scientific Contribution
- Editorial Board Member in the Journal of Analytical and Bioanalytical Methods
- Guest Editor of a Special issue entitled “Advances in Carbon Capture and Storage” in Energies -MDPI
- Guest Editor of a special issue entitled “Advanced Methods for Hydrogen Production and Storage" in Frontiers in Energy Research.
- Reviewer for the Journal Scientific Reports- Springer Nature.
- Reviewer for Journal of colloid and interface science.
- Reviewer for chemical engineering Journal.
- Reviewer for Journal of cleaner Production.
- Reviewer for in the Journal of Pharmacology-frontiers-Frontiers
- Reviewer for Journal of Environmental Management- Elsevier.
- Reviewer for the Chemosphere Journal – Elsevier.
- Reviewer for Polyhedron Journal-Elsevier
- Reviewer for water process Engineering-Elsevier
- Reviewer for Material Chemistry and Physics-Elsevier
- Author for Scientific articles in high-impact factor journals.
International Conferences
CO2 adsorption on metal organic frameworks, MIL-96 and MIL-53, CHEMECA (2014)
- Abid H.; Rada, Z.; Shang, Jin.; Wang, S.
- Sept 28–Oct 01, 2014
- Perth, Western Australia
Uptake of CO2, CH4, N2 and CO2/CH4, CO2/ N2 selectivity on titanium-based MOFs, 13th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (2015)
- Rada Z, Abid H.; Sun H.; and Wang, S.
- July 5-9, 2015
- Singapore
Adsorptive study of removing harmful dye (Methyl orange) by three types of UiO-66 metal organic framework. Chemeca, (47th: 2018: Queenstown, NZ), 156.1-156.12
- Alamery, N., H.R. Abid, and S. Wang
Published Papers
Hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane adsorption potential on Jordanian organic-rich source rocks: Implications for underground H2 storage and retrieval
- Alanazi, A., Abid, H. R., Usman, M., Ali, M., Keshavarz, A., Vahrenkamp, V., Iglauer, S., Hoteit, H.,
- Fuel 346, 128362, (2023)
CO2, CH4, and H2 Adsorption Performance of the Metal–Organic Framework HKUST-1 by Modified Synthesis Strategies
- Abid, H.R., Hanif, A., Keshavarz, A., Shang, J., Iglauer, S.
- Energy & Fuels 37, 7260-7267, (2023)
Hydrogen physisorption in earth-minerals: Insights for hydrogen subsurface storage
- Abdulelah, H., Keshavarz, A., Hoteit, H., Abid H., Goudeli, E., Ennis-King, J., Iglauer, S
- Journal of Energy Storage 66, 107440, (2023)
