Projects

Internally Funded Research Projects
S. No Project details PI CoI
1 Development of cost-effective and sustainable hybrid chemical additive to extend the life span of next-generation aluminum air battery anode (2023) Dr. Ime Obot Dr. Mohammad Qamar, Dr. Akeem Adesina
2 Decarbonization and Conversion of Egg Shell Waste into Hydroxyapatite and Value-Added Mineral Via Microwaves (2023) Dr. Morsi Mahmoud Dr. Tawfik Saleh Awadh
3 Modifications of Graphene using Highly Energetic Heavy Ions (2023) Dr. Ayman Sherif El-Said Dr. Hocine Bahlouli, Stefan Facsko, Waleed Moslem
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 Effect of heat treatment on the degradation of microalloyed steels [Phase 1] (2023) Dr. Syed Fida Hassan Dr. Ahmad Sorour
8 Development of Hybrid Reversible Adhesives for Dissimilar Material Joining Using Electromagnetic Induction Heating (2022-2023) Dr. Suhail Hyder Vattathurvalappil Dr. A. Madhan Kumar, Dr. Rajesh Theravalappil, Dr. Mahmoodul Haq
9 RF-sputtered Vanadium dioxide (VO2) thin films for energy-harvesting applications (2022-2023) Dr. Mohammad Al-Kuhaili Dr. Darim Ferry, Mr. Mohammad Dastageer
10 Development of advanced smart self-healing coatings for magnesium alloys for anti-corrosion applications (2022-2023) Dr. Saji Viswanathan Sushama Dr. Tahir Rasheed
11 Evaluation of the Phytochemical Constituents of the Salsola imbricata Plant of Saudi Origin as Antimicrobial and Sweet Corrosion-Inhibitive (CO2) Agents for Low Carbon Steel (2022-2023) Dr. Saviour A. Umoren Dr. Rami K. Suleiman, Dr. Alexis Nzila, Dr. Wissam Iali
12 Ultra-thin Ferroelectric Materials for Energy Efficient Intelligent Electronics (2022-2023) Dr. Feras Al-Dirini Hesham M. Elsawy, Sayyef Salahuddin
13 Creating Value Added Products from Petroleum Coke: Conversion of Petroleum Coke to Graphene (2022-2023) Dr. Zayd Leseman
14 In vitro and in vivo studies of the potential anticancer di-gold(I) complexes bearing phosphine and thiones ligands (2022-2023) Dr. Anvar Husein Isab Dr. Adam Sulaiman
15 Development of fire-retardant nanoparticles as additives for reduced flammability of polymers using machine learning (2022-2023) Dr. Almaz Jalilov Dr. Ali Duman
16 Development of UV resistant Fusion bonded epoxy coatings for surface protection of steel structures and rebars against corrosion (2021-2023) Dr. Arumugam Madhan Kumar Dr. Akeem Y. Adesina, Dr. Mohamed Hussien, Dr. M. Abdul Samad, Dr. Mizanur Rahman
17 Development of Biocompatible Ti- Based Alloy with Improved Mechanical and In Vitro Corrosion Properties for Implant Applications (2021-2023) Dr. Mohamed Abdrabou Hussein Dr. A. Madhan Kumar, Dr. Ahmad Sorour, Mr. Mohammed Abdul Azeem
18 Development of new cyclopolymer containing cationic, bis-cationic, and hydrophobic motifs as a corrosion inhibitor (2021-2023) Dr. Mohammad A. Jafar Mazumder Dr. Shaikh Asrof Ali, Dr. Mumtaz Quraishi
19 Development of liquid crystals as stimuli-responsive sensors (2021-2023) Dr. Sulayman Oladepo
20 Development of palm tree fiber reinforced polymer composites (2022-2023) Dr. Zayd Leseman Dr. Morsi M. Mahmoud, Mr. Rakan Alabdali
Contractual Industrial Research Projects
S. No Project details PI CoI
1 Data-Driven Corrosion Inhibitor Selection and Corrosion Risk Assessment Using Machine Learning [2021-2025] (Funded by Saudi Aramco) Dr. Ahmad A. Sorour Dr. Ime Obot, Dr. Sadam Al-Azani, Dr. Ali Duman, Dr. Chandrabhan Verma
2 Development of effective corrosion inhibitor formulation for high-temperature sweet gas wells [2021-2023] (Funded by Saudi Aramco) Dr. Ahmad A. Sorour Dr. Ime Obot, Dr. Yohanes Malede
3 Development of Ultrafiltration Membranes ‎for Efficient De-Oiling of Produced Water [Funded by Saudi Aramco] (2021-2023) Dr. Tawfik S. Awadh
4 Non-Acid based Iron sulfide (FeS) dissolver [2022-2023] (Funded by Saudi Aramco) Dr. Ali Shaikh Asrof Dr. Mohammad Jafar Mazumder
5 Study of the Effects of the Ethanol Grade and Process Conditions on Corrosion in an Ethyl Acetate Plant [2022-2023] (Funded by Saudi Aramco) Dr. Ahmad A. Sorour Dr. Akeem Adesina, Dr. Ime Obot, Dr. Rami Suleiman