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Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
Selected Publications
Workshops, trainings & professional development courses
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Abul Hassan Ali Quddusi

Chemical Engineer & Assoiciate Professor
Jeddah

Summary

Experienced and well-established Chemical Engineering professional with 20 years of versatile experience that includes, Consultancy, industry, Research & Development, Teaching and Entrepreneurship. Highly knowledgeable in Aspen polymer, Aspen plus and Aspen Hysys. Worked with highly skilled multidisciplinary in PETROANS, Malaysia and conducted the simulation of Pilot-Scale natural gas plant. Passionate researcher known for completing projects early and under budget. Secured 18 academic research grant as a head of research unit. Published 42 research articles in reputed journals. Building foundations for next generation of academics and workforce pioneers.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Consultant Engineer & Associate Professor

University of Jeddah
Jeddah
03.2022 - Current
  • Technical and financial feasibility for installation of solar thermal collectors with 2 MW capacity for "Albaik" fast food restaurant chain, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Feasibility study and demonstration of Fresnel Solar Collector in industrial heat processes in Saudi Arabia, Wahj Sustainable Solution, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Course taught: Computer Lab for Chemical Engineering (Aspen Hysys, ChemSep, COCO, MS Excel), Process Simulation and modeling, Transport Phenomena
  • Head Energy Research Unit (ERU)


Consultant Engineer & Assistant Professor

University of Jeddah
Jeddah
12.2017 - 03.2022
  • Courses taught: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I & II, Principle of Chemical Engineering, Heat Transfer Material Science and Engineering, Technical Communication Skills, Computer Lab for Chemical Engineering
  • Feasibility study and demonstration of Fresnel Solar Collector in industrial heat processes in Saudi Arabia, Wahj Sustainable Solution, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Collaborated with renowned international faculty from reputed universities



Postdoctoral Researcher

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
03.2016 - 09.2017
  • Worked as main researcher in multidisciplinary team to develop a pilot plant for cryogenic CO2-Natural gas system for Malaysian oil & gas company PETRONAS
  • Contribution: Process flow sheeting and control strategies, Piping and instrumentation diagrams, Hazardous area classification study, Hazard and operability study, Simulation and modeling for the performance prediction of the cryogenic separator, Performance tests of the pilot plant.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
02.2012 - 10.2015

Lecturer

NFC-IEFR
Faisalabad
01.2009 - 12.2011
  • Tutored in Chemical Process Simulation & Design, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.

Entrepreneurship

Moterway Packages
Lahore
03.2003 - 10.2008
  • New project development related to printing technology.
  • Sourced initial funding to get business up and running while planning initial structure and making strategic first hires.
  • Implemented process improvement to for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
  • Mapped income generating strategies to grow revenue.

Education

Ph.D. - Chemical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
Malaysia
01.2012 - 10.2016

Master of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of Engineering & Technology
Pakistan
07.2009 - 05.2011

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore
Pakistan
03.1998 - 12.2002

Skills

Academic research

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Software

Aspen Polymer, Aspen Plus Aspen Hysys

ChemSep, COCO, Icon

Experiment Design software: Design Expert®

MS Office

Accomplishments

  • Outstanding researcher award by University of Jeddah, 2021-2022.
  • Appointed as a head of research in University of Jeddah
  • Top download paper award from "Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Wiley", 2018-2019 for the paper entitled "Application of artificial neural networks (ANN)
  • Secured fully funded PhD scholarship from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.
  • Led the UTP chess team in various tournaments and clinched gold medal in 2014-15
  • Participated in Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) Training/workshop, 2016.
  • Participated in Human Factor Engineering training/workshop,2015

Selected Publications

[1] A. Ali, M. Mubashir, A. Abdulrahman, and P. E. Phelan, "Ultra-permeable intercalated metal-induced microporous polymer nano-dots rooted smart membrane for environmental remediation," Chemosphere, vol. 306, p. 135482, 2022. (IF 8.943)

[2] G. Murshid, A. Ali, S. Garg, S. Al-Jabri, M. Mubashir, and P. L. Show, "Model analysis for development of piperazine activated sodium sarcosinate solutions for environmental sustainability," Sustainable Energy Technologies, vol. 53, p. 102509, 2022. (IF 7.632)

[3] A. Abdulrahman, A. Ali, and A. Alfazazi, "Synthesis and process parameter optimization of biodiesel from Jojoba oil using response surface methodology," Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol. 46, no. 7, pp. 6609-6617, 2021. (IF 2.80)

[4] A. Ali, S. U. Ilyas, S. Garg, M. Alsaady, K. Maqsood, R. Nasir, A. Abdulrahman, M. Zulfiqar, A. B. Mahfouz, A. J. I. C. i. H. Ahmed, and M. Transfer, "Dynamic viscosity of Titania nanotubes dispersions in ethylene glycol/water-based nanofluids: Experimental evaluation and predictions from empirical correlation and artificial neural network," International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 118, p. 104882, 2020. (IF 6.782)

[5] A. Ali, A. Abdulrahman, S. Garg, K. Maqsood, and G. Murshid, "Application of artificial neural networks (ANN) for vapor‐liquid‐solid equilibrium prediction for CH4‐CO2 binary mixture," Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 67-78, 2019. (IF 2.518)

[6] M. Alsaady, S. U. Ilyas, A. Ali, K. Maqsood, Y. Yan, and P. L. Show, "Rheological Characteristics and Environmental Remediation Using Fe3O4–SiC Hybrid Nanomaterials in Heat Transfer Oil: Experimental Evaluation and Modeling," Journal of Inorganic Organometallic Polymers Materials, pp. 1-13, 2022. (IF 3.518)

Workshops, trainings & professional development courses

  • Conducted a 3-days course on process simulation and modeling for a chemical engineering (Advance-level), Feb 2022, August 2022.
  • Conducted a 3-days course on process simulation and modeling for a chemical engineering (beginner-level), Nov 2020, Feb 2021.
  • Team member in curriculum development workshop at the University of Jeddah for Chemical Engineering department, June -July 2020.
  • Conducted Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) workshop on pilot plant study of CO2 capture from natural gas using cryogenic separation, 2016.
  • Training completed, PerkinElmer Natural gas analyzer, 2016.
  • Participated in Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) Training/workshop, 2016.
  • Participated in a two-day short course on "Carbon Capture and Storage" at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, 2015.
  • Participated in Human Factor Engineering training/workshop.2015
  • Organized a two-day "International Conference on Energy and Advancements in Process Engineering" at NFC Institute of Engineering & Fertilizer Research Faisalabad, Pakistan, 2010.

Hobbies

Chess, Cricket, Reading, Movies

Timeline

Consultant Engineer & Associate Professor

University of Jeddah
03.2022 - Current

Consultant Engineer & Assistant Professor

University of Jeddah
12.2017 - 03.2022

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
03.2016 - 09.2017

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
02.2012 - 10.2015

Ph.D. - Chemical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
01.2012 - 10.2016

Master of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of Engineering & Technology
07.2009 - 05.2011

Lecturer

NFC-IEFR
01.2009 - 12.2011

Entrepreneurship

Moterway Packages
03.2003 - 10.2008

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore
03.1998 - 12.2002
Abul Hassan Ali QuddusiChemical Engineer & Assoiciate Professor