DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Research Staff

Dr. Radu Vladea Research Professor Bu Hasa Building, Room 2211 Office: +971 2 607 5351 E-mail: rvladea@pi.ac.ae Interests: Catalytic process development, Petroleum processing, Oilfield chemicals

Dr. Pravin Kannan Research / Associate Professor Bu Hasa-2208A Office: +97126075119 E-mail: pkannan@pi.ac.ae Interests: Kinetic modeling, Developing novel experimental apparatus for rapid pyrolysis, Rapid gas separation techniques, Multiscale modeling of transport processes using Cellular Automata

Dr. Hui Zhao Research / Associate Professor Bu Hasa-2106 Office: +97126075448 E-mail: hzhao@pi.ac.ae Interests: Multi-scale modeling (including TFM, DEM and LBM) of multi-phase reaction flow in refinery processes. Kinetic studying and modeling of complex catalytic reaction system

Dr. Dyana Saju Ambrose Research/Teaching Associate Bu Hasa Building, Room 2001, Sas Al Nakhl Campus, Office: +971 2 607 5128 E-mail: dambrose@pi.ac.ae Interests: Polymer synthesis, Composite development, Polymer characterization

Dr. Ionut Banu Research/Teaching Associate Arzanah Building, Room 8344, Sas Al Nakhl Campus, Office: +971 2 6075 151 E-mail: bionut@pi.ac.ae Interests: Catalytic processes related to petroleum refinery, Modeling and optimization of chemical processes, Process intensification, Biodegradable polymers synthesized by reactive extrusion

Dr. Bianca Breure   Research/Teaching Associate Bu Hasa Building, Room 2216 Sas Al Nakhl Campus, Office: +971275526 Fax: +97126075200 E-mail: bbreure@pi.ac.ae Interests: Thermodynamics, Phase behavior, Separation processes, Transport phenomena.

Dr. Gisha Elizabeth Luckachan Research/Teaching Associate Arzanah Building, Room 344 Office: +971 2 607 5239 Fax: +971 2 607 5200 E-mail: gluckachan@pi.ac.ae Interests: Carbon nanotubes and foams supported catalysts, Catalysts characterization by Spectroscopic techniques, Biodegradable polymer synthesis

Dr. Suresh Kumar Reddy Kuppireddy Research/Teaching Associate Arzanah Building, Room 344 Office: +971 2 6075415 E-mail: skuppireddy@pi.ac.ae Interests: Reaction Engineering, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Catalytic Gasification, Nano materials, Biomass and Energy, GTL- Fischer Tropsch Synthesis

Dr. Priyabrata Pal Research/Teaching Associate Bu Hasa Building, Room 2208A Office: +971260 75367 Mobile: +971551932165       E-mail: ppriyabrata@pi.ac.ae Interests: Water & Wastewater Technology, Separation processes, Polymer Synthesis and Mathematical modeling

Dr. Nicoleta Doriana STANCIU Research/Teaching Associate Arzanah Building, Sas Al Nakhl Campus, E-mail: nstanciu@pi.ac.ae Interests: Polymer/composites synthesis and characterization, Catalyst synthesis in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, Catalyst characterization

Dr. Marios S. Katsiotis Research & Teaching Associate Arzanah Building, Room 8-253 Office: +971 2 607 5225 E-mail: mkatsiotis@pi.ac.ae Interests: Synthesis and Characterization of Catalysts and Nanomaterials, Petroleum Refining Catalytic Processes, Photocatalysis & Self Cleaning Materials, Construction Materials, Sustainable Development

Mrs. Carmen Faride Gutiérrez Research Associate Bu Hasa Building, Room 2213, Sas Al Nakhl Campus, Office: +971 2 607 5120 E-mail: cgutierrez@pi.ac.ae Interests: Gas Separation

Mrs. Sabna Khadar Laboratory Research Engineer Bu Hasa Building, Room 2217 Office: +971 2 607 5537 Fax: +971 2 607 5200 E-mail: skhadar@pi.ac.ae Interests: System Design and Modeling

Jamie Whelan Laboratory Engineer Arzanah Building, Room 8344 Sas Al Nakhl Campus Office: +971 2 607 5344 E-mail: jwhelan@pi.ac.ae Interests: Molecular switches, optoelectronic devices, light harvesting, and reaction kinetics.

Ms. Tharalekshmy Anjana Sr. Physics Lab Technician Arzanah, Room 8344 Tel: +971 2 6075211 E-mail: tanjana@pi.ac.ae Interests: Optical Flow Visualization Techniques, Synthesis andcharacterization of Nanomaterials.

Samuel Stephen Laboratory Engineer Arzanah, Room 8344 Tel  + 971 2 6075151 E-mail : ststephen@pi.ac.ae Interests: Nanomaterial characterization, Green chemistry &  Electron Microscopy.

Nevin T Mathew Laboratory Engineer Bu Hasa Building, Room 2216 Office: +97126075534 E-mail: nmathew@pi.ac.ae Interests: Applied and basic research in: Crude oils, Asphaltene deposition tendency, Heterogeneous catalysis, Zeolites , Mesoporous Molecular sieves, Environmental catalysis, Green chemistry

Mr. Sabbir Samdani Islam Research Lab Engineer Bu Hasa Building, Room 2208 A Office: + 971 2 60 75246 Email: ssamdani@pi.ac.ae