DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

faculty & Staff

Mr. Ahmad Nafees Teaching Assistant Bu Hasa Building, Room 2218 Sas Al Nakhl Campus Tel: +971 2 607 5535 Fax: +971 2 607 5200 Email: anafees@pi.ac.ae

• M.S. Chemical Engineering, KFUPM, KSA (May 2005)
• B. Tech. Petrochemical Engineering, AMU, India (June 2002)

I joined the Petroleum Institute as a teaching assistant (TA) in the Department of Chemical Engineering in January 2006. Before joining the Petroleum Institute, I worked for the Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) for more than 3 years. During my stay at KFUPM, I contributed in various research projects funded by Saudi Aramco, SABIC and KACST. I have published 3 refereed journals papers and 10 research papers in international conference proceedings.

At Petroleum Institute, I am primarily involved in assisting junior and senior level chemical engineering laboratory and theoretical courses. As part of laboratory courses, I have introduced new experiments and have developed student handouts. Following is a list of courses that I have assisted/participated;

• CHEG311: Unit Operation Lab-I
• CHEG371: Unit Operation Lab-II
• CHEG201: Principles of Chemical Engineering Calculations
• CHEG301: Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics
• CHEG361: Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE   

1. Post Graduate and Research Committee
2. University Safety Committee
3. METSMaC Organizing Committee

RESEARCH

1. Catalyst Development for Fischer Tropsch Synthesis
2. Catalyst and Membrane Development for DMFC/PEM Fuel Cell
3. Process Modeling using Hysys and Aspen Plus
4. Corrosion Inhibitor in Petroleum Industry

PUBLICATIN IN REFREED JOURNALS

1. Ahmad Nafees, S.U. Rahman, S.M.J. Zaidi, “Electrochemical Removal of Carbon Monoxide from Hydrogen Using Nickel Catalyst,” International J. Hydrogen Energy (Accepted).
2. S.U. Rahman, K. Mahghoub and Ahmad Nafees, “Experimental Study of Natural Convective Mass Transfer from Downward Pointing Conical Surfaces in Porous Media,” J. Porous Media 10 (3) 227-286 (2007).
3. S.U. Rahman, K. Mahghoub and Ahmad Nafees, “Natural Convective Mass Transfer from Upward Pointing Conical Surfaces in Porous Media,” J. Chemical Engineering Communication 194 (3) 280-290 (2007).

HONORS & AWARDS

1. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Scholarship, KFUPM (2002-2005)
2. University Merit Scholarship, AMU (2000-2002)
3. Z. H. Rangoonwala Merit Scholarship, AMU (2000-2002)

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATION

• Affiliate of Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK (2007-2008)
• Active Member of The Electrochemical Society (ECS), USA (2005-2008)
• Member of American Chemical Society (ACS), USA (2004-2008)
• Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), USA (2003-2008)
• Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), India (2006)
• Member of “The Institution of Engineers (India)” India (2000-2002)