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Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri

Head of the Department

Rashid Salim Hamed Al-Hajri

Associate Professor, Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Office Ext. No.	1318
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 1318
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	1001
E-mail	rashidh@squ.edu.om
Credentials	PhD: Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, 2010 MSc: Chemical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences, Germany, 2004 BSc: Petroleum Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 2001
Specialization	Chemical Reaction Engineering, Catalysis, Chemical EOR
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8o6XbQgAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate	https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rashid_Al-Hajri
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Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari

Rashid S. Al-Maamari

Professor, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Office Extension No.	1361
Mobile Telephone No.
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 1361
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	1011
E-mail	rsh@squ.edu.om;
Credentials	MS, DIC (Imperial College,UK, Petroleum Engineering, 1995) PhD (New MexicoTech,USA, Petroleum Engineering, 2000)
Specialization	Petroleum Engineering
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=pt68tYEAAAAJ
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Prof. Farouk Mjalli

Farouk Sabri Mjalli

Professor, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department

Office Extension No.	2558
Mobile Telephone No.
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 2558
Fax No.	+968 2414 1318
Room No.	10
E-mail	farouqsm@squ.edu.om; farouqsm@yahoo.com
Credentials	BSc (University of Kuwait, Kuwait, 1985) PhD (University of Aston in Birmingham, UK, 2003)
Specialization	Green Engineering, Process Control
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PvQgYs4AAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate	http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Farouq_Mjalli
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Prof. Gholamreza Vakili

Gholamreza Vakili-Nezhaad

Professor, Department of Petroleum & Chemical Engineering

Office No.	2578
Mobile Telephone No.	+968 96459028
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 2587
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	1009
E-mail	vakili@squ.edu.om
Credentials	PhD (Amir-Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1999) MSc (University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 1993) BSc (Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1989)
Specialization	Applied Statistical Thermodynamics
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rto8bNMAAAAJ&hl=en
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Prof. Ala’a Al-Muhtaseb

Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb

Professor, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department

Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 1321
Fax No.	+968 2414 1318
Room No.	1007
E-mail	muhtaseb@squ.edu.om; almuhtasebala@gmail.com
Credentials	BSc (Jordan University, 1999) PhD (Queens University Belfast, UK, 2004)
Specialization	Waste water treatment, Biofuels
Google Scholar	http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=yYJt7nwAAAAJ&view_op=list_works
Research Gate	https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alaa_Al-Muhtaseb2
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Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Hamoud Khalfan Hamoud Al-Hadrami

Asociate Professor, Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Office Extension No.	2527
Mobile Telephone No.	-
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 2527
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	1013
E-mail	hadrami@squ.edu.om
Credentials	PhD: Petroleum Engineering, New Mexico Tech University, USA, 2000 MSc: Petroleum Engineering, New Mexico Tech University, USA, 1997 Post-Graduate Diploma “M. Eng”, Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, UK, 1993 BSc: Petroleum Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 1991
Specialization	Reservoir Engineering, Formation Damage, Drilling Technology, Formation Evaluation.
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3_lENTYAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate	http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hamoud_Al-Hadrami
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Dr. Jamil Naser

Jamil Tawfiq Naser

Associate Professor, Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 1347
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	1006
E-mail	naserj@squ.edu.om
Credentials	PhD (University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA) MSc (University of Jordan, Jordan)
Specialization	Environmentally friendly solvents, Wastewater treatment.
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Dr. Khashayar Nasrifar

Khashayar Nasrifar

Associate Professor, Department of Petroleum & Chemical Engineering

Office No.	2560
Mobile Telephone No.	+968 97211875
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 2560
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	6
E-mail	nasrifar@squ.edu.om
Credentials	PhD (Shiraz University, 2001) MSc (Shiraz University, 1995) BSc (Shiraz University, 1989)
Specialization	Thermodynamics of Phase Equilibria
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Dr. Ashish Gujrathi

Ashish Madhukar Gujrathi

Associate Professor, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department

Office No.	1320
Mobile Telephone No.
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 1320
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	1014
E-mail	ashishg@squ.edu.om
Credentials	B.Tech. (Amaravati University, 1999) M.E. (BITS Pilani, India, 2002) PhD (BITS Pilani, India, 2010)
Specialization	Optimization of Process Plants, Evolutionary Computation, Bio-Chemical Engineering, Modeling and Simulation
Google Scholar	http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PLEenbAAAAAJ&hl=en
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Dr. Ghulam Murshid

Ghulam Murshid

Associate Professor, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department

Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 2546
Fax No.	+968 2414 1318
Room No.	1003
E-mail	g.murshid@squ.edu.om; hmurshid@gmail.com
Credentials	BSc Chemical Engineering (Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan, 2004) MSc Environmental Process Engineering (University of Stuttgart, Germany, 2007) PhD (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, 2012)
Specialization	CO₂ separation via reactive absorption, IL, MOF
Google Scholar	http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GOjK7M8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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Dr. Tarek Arabi Ganat

Tarek Arabi Ganat

Associate Professor, Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Extension No.	1319
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 1319
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	1012
E-mail	t.ganat@squ.edu.om
Credentials	PhD (Petroleum Engineering, IIUM-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 2016. MSc (Engineering Management, Tripoli University-Tripoli, Libya) 2005 MSc (Petroleum Engineering, ISE University- Spain/Madrid) 2003 BSc (Petroleum Engineering, Tripoli University- Faculty of Petroleum Engineering Tripoli, Libya) 1992
Specialization	Petroleum Engineering
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Dr. Mohammed Al-Abri

Dr. Mohammed Al-Abri,

Associate. Professor

Office No.	1364
Mobile Telephone No.	+968 9937 1020
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 1364
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	1015
E-mail	alabri@squ.edu.om; m.alabri@gmail.com
Credentials	BEng (University of Nottingham, UK, 2003) PhD with courses (University of Nottingham, UK, 2007)
Specialization	Water Treatment, Membrane Technology, Nanotechnology
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SF5MB4UAAAAJ&hl=da
Research Gate	http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed_Al-Abri
Linked in	https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=ACgAAAneKuwBOd7r6IHrCgtJjSoEt34HVqv2Xxg&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=pOVn
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Dr. Alireza Kazemi

Alireza Hasan Kazemi

Assistant Professor, Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Extension No.	2559
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 2559
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	5
E-mail	a.kazemi@squ.edu.om
Credentials	Post-Doctoral (Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt university, Edinburgh, UK) 2012 PhD (Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt university, Edinburgh, UK) 2004 MSc (Petroleum reservoir engineering, IFP, Paris, France) 2006 BSc (Petroleum reservoir engineering, Petroleum University of Technology, Ahwaz, Iran) 2004
Specialization	Petroleum Engineering.
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Dr. Belal Abu Tarboush

Belal Abu Tarboush

Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Office Ext No.	1317
Mobile Telephone No.
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 1317
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	10
E-mail	belal@squ.edu.om
Credentials	PhD: Chemical Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada, 2014 MSc: Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2008 BSc: Chemical Engineering, An-Najah National University, Palestine, 2004
Specialization	Energy and Environment, Chemical Engineering
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Dr. Muhammad Abdul Qyyum

Muhammad Abdul Qyyum

Assistant Professor, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department

Office Extension No.	2517
Mobile Telephone No.
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 2517
Fax No.	+968 2414 1318
Room No.	1005
E-mail	m.qyyum@squ.edu.om
Credentials	Ph.D. (School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, South Korea)
Specialization	Process Systems Engineering; LNG; Hydrogen liquefaction; Bioenergy; Integrated Energy Systems
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PvQgYs4AAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus	https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57195568613
Research Gate	https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muhammad-Abdul-Qyyum
Linked in	https://www.linkedin.com/in/maqyyum
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Suaad Al-Zakwani

Suaad Salim Hilal Al-Zakwani,

Demonstrator, Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Office No.	206
Mobile Telephone No.	-
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 3755
Fax No.	+968
Room No.	206
E-mail	szakwani@squ.edu.om
Homepage	-
Credentials	BSc: Chemical and Process Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 2014
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Technical & Administrative Staff

Mazen Al-Mahrezi

Department Superintendent

Mazin Muslem Salim Al-Mahrezi

Technician Superintendent, Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Office No.	3770
Mobile Telephone No.	+968 97809089
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 3770
Fax No.	+968 2414 2521
Room No.	225 Block C
E-mail	almahrezi@squ.edu.om
Credentials	BSc (College of Applied Science, Sohar, 2014)
Specialization	Chemical Engineering

Adil Al-Rubkhi

Adil Awadh Salim Al-Rubkhi

Technician, Department petroleum and chemical Engineering

Office No.	108 block C
Mobile Telephone No.	+968 99274442
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 3791
Fax No.	+968 2414 1316
Room No.	108
E-mail	alrubkhi@squ.edu.om;
Credentials	Bsc (Sultan Qaboos University 2007 ) Msc (Sultan Qaboos University 2014)
Specialization	Chemical EOR

Nasser Al-Mandhari

Nasser Al-Mandhari

Senior Engineer (B), Department Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Office No.	1032
Mobile Telephone No.	+968 99345841
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 2521
Fax No.	+968 2414 2521
Room No.	2521
E-mail	mandhary@squ.edu.om, mandharyn@hotmail.com
Credentials	BSc Petroleum & Mining Engineering Mining Engineering (Sultan Qaboos University 1995)
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Sabri Al-Khusaibi

Sabri Salam Al-Khusaibi

Department Superintendent (C), Department of Petroleum & Chemical

Office No.	3791
Mobile Telephone No.	+968 99898752
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 3791
Fax No.	+968 24141354
Room No.	108
E-mail	khusaiby@squ.edu.om, khusiabi965@gmail.com
Credentials	BSc ( Aberdeen University)
Specialization	Petroleum Geology

Hamdan Al-Amri

Hamdan Al-Amri

Lab Supervisor B, Department of Petroleum & Chemical Engineering

Office No.	1038
Mobile Telephone No.	+96899210637
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 2530
Fax No.	+968 2414 1354
Room No.	1038
E-mail	hamdan@squ.edu.om
Credentials	Technician Diploma (Sunderland polytechnic,UK 1989) HND (Fife College , UK, 2000)
Specialization	Petroleum Engineering

Suhaib Al-Maawali

Suhaib Saif Hamed Al-Maawali

Technician , Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Office No.	3791
Mobile Telephone No.	+968 -
Office Telephone No.	+968 2414 3791
Fax No.	+968 2414 1316
Room No.	108 block C
E-mail	s.almaawali1@squ.edu.om;
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