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Dr. Abdulkarem Amhamed
Senior Scientist and CCUS Cluster Program Director
Dr. Abdulkarem Amhamed
Senior Scientist and CCUS Cluster Program Director
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Chemical Engineering
MS in Gas Engineering and Management
Entity
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
Biography
Dr. Abdulkarem Amhamed is a Senior Scientist, CO2 Cluster Program Director, and a Chartered Chemical Engineer by training with 22 years of experience in the oil and gas industry sector including Industry 4.0 and sustainable processes design. Dr. Amhamed earned his PhD and MS degrees in Chemical Engineering from Bradford University, UK, and from University of Salford, UK, respectively. He introduced the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) research and technology development to QEERI.
Dr Amhamed has previously held many senior research and management positions, including serving as Strategic Research Project Lead between QP and UOP Honeywell (7.5 Million USD) and Engineering & Projects General Manager-ESSO, Libya. He has a solid experience in CO2 capturing and utilization, LNG, NGL and sour gas purification. His research and industrial experience has attracted more than $10M in external funding. Recently, he obtained the highest grant ($6,4 Million) in HBKU/Qatar Foundation (CO2 Cluster Project). As program director for the grant, he leads more than 29 researchers including PIs, students, and postdoctoral researchers. Dr. Amhamed was an adjunct professor in Benghazi University, where he taught several undergraduate and graduate courses such as chemical reactions, mass transfer, CCUS course, plant process design, and gas sweetening processes.
PhD in Chemical Engineering
University of Bradford/UK
2005 - 2009
MS in Gas Engineering and Management
University of Salford/UK
2002 - 2004
BS in Chemical Engineering
Bright Star University of Technology, Libya
1990 - 1994
- Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
- Direct Air Capture
- Gas Processing
- Industry 4.0
- Sustainable Fuel
- Process Design and Integration
- Heat Harvesting and Heat Integration
- Food-Water-Energy Nexus
- Energy Efficiency
Senior Scientist
Senior Scientist & CCUS Program Director, QEERI, HBKU
2016 - Present
Senior Scientist
Research & Technology, Qatar Energy
2013 - 2016
General Manager
Engineering and Project Sirte Oil and Gas Company (Esso)
2012 - 2013
Adjunct professor
Benghazi University
2010 - 2013
Lead Process Engineer
Sirte Oil and Gas Company (Esso)
2009 - 2012
Senior Process Engineer
Sirte Oil and Gas Company (Esso)
2003 - 2009
Engineering Specialist-I
Sirte Oil and Gas Company (Esso)
2002 - 2003
Operation Engineer
Sirte Oil and Gas Company (Esso)
1997 - 2002
- Ahmed Abotaleb, Dema Almasri, Ali Elrayyah, Mohammed Al-Kuwari, Abdulkarem Amhamed;Sustainable Energy Harvesting System for Roads in Desert Climate; book; Springer, Cham; 2022
- Shaima A Al‐Tamreh, Mohamed H Ibrahim, Muftah H El‐Naas, Jan Vaes, Deepak Pant, Abdelbaki Benamor, Abdulkarem Amhamed; Electroreduction of carbon dioxide into formate: a comprehensive review, ChemElectroChem, 2021,9,1 , 3207-3220.
- A Sodiq, MA Khan, M Naas, A Amhamed; Addressing COVID-19 contagion through the HVAC systems by reviewing indoor airborne nature of infectious microbes: Will an innovative air recirculation concept provide a practical solution? ; Environmental Research; 2021,8,1
- Essehli. R, Sabri. S, El-Mellouhi. F, Aïssa. B, Yahia. H, Altamash.T, Khraisheh, M. Amhamed* A;Single crystal structure, vibrational spectroscopy, gas sorption and antimicrobial properties of a new inorganic acidic diphosphates material (NH4)2Mg(H2P2O7)2•2H2O; Scientific Reports, Nature, 2020,10, 1, 1-14
- 2017, Most Valuable Research Portfolio Member, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute.
- 2012, Best Professional General Manager, Engineering & Projects, Oil and Gas Ministry, ( Esso)Sirte Oil and Gas Company, Libya.
- 2002, Engineering Excellence Award, (Esso) Sirte Oil and Gas Company, Libya: Saved ($3Millions) solving catalyst problem in Reformer Reactor in Methanol Plant.
- 2021, Qatar Thermal Comfort Standard (QTCS): Maximizing comfort to minimize overcooling and energy waste Project” NPRP13S-0203-200243”, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Qatar, Lead Principal investigator.
- 2020, Highest Award, CO2 Cluster Project, ($ 6.5 Million), Development of a highly Efficient and Practical Carbon Management System for Improving Qatar’s Sustainability: A holistic approach “NPRP12C-0821-190017”, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute , Qatar, Program Director.
- 2018, First project for formulating sustainable urban FWE strategy by optimizing the synergetic effects among food, water and energy sectors ($1,700,255 ), MME, Qatar, Technical Lead and Principal investigator.