Projects

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)