Profile
College / Department
Teaching areas
Thermodynamics, Mass Transfer, Particle Technology and Fluidization and Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Research areas
Synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Carbon Dioxide Adsorption by MOFs, Drug Delivery, and Micro-pollutants Removal by MOFs
Education
PhD, Metal Organic Frameworks and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption, The University of Western Ontario
Master, Fluidized bed, The University of Western Ontario
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, United Arab Emirates University
Professional experience
Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), College of Engineering at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2014 - Present)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship at University of Western Ontario(2013 - 2014)
Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Western Ontario(2009 - 2013)
Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Western Ontario(2007 - 2013)
MITACs Accelerated Graduate Research Internship, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Western Ontario(2011 - 2012)
Graduate Research Assistant, ME.Sc Candidate at University of Western Ontario(2007 - 2009)
Teaching Assistant at Alhosn University, United Arab Emirates(2006 - 2007)
Memberships
American Chemical Society (ACS), 2017 - present
Chemical Institution of Canada (CSChE MEMBER), 2017 - present
Contact
+971 6 515 4934
Dr. Rana Sabouni
Associate Professor
PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Rana Sabouni has published several research papers in high impact factor refereed journals, in addition to a number of conference proceedings and presentations. Dr. Sabouni's main research interests include fluidization, nano-materials and their application to carbon dioxide capture, drug delivery and wastewater treatment. During her graduate study, she was awarded several scholarships and merit awards including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship and Mitacs. Prior to joining AUS, she worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Western Ontario
Publications
Bassam El Taher, Rana Sabouni, Mehdi Ghommem, A comparative study of metal organic frameworks for mercury detection in competitive aqueous environment, Submitted, Nanomaterials, 2020
Abdollah Karami, Rana Sabouni, Mohammad Al-Sayah, Design of an adsorption column of iron-based metal organic framework for methyl orange removal: from batch into continuous study, Submitted, Separation and Purification Technology
Nour AlSawaftah, Rand Abusamra, Afifa Farooq, Paul Kawak, Rana Sabouni, Particle Size Reduction Techniques to Enhance Drug Solubility and Bioavailability, Submitted, NanoImpact, 2020
Bassam ElTaher, Rana Sabouni, Mehdi Ghommem, A novel metal organic framework for selective detection of mercury in aqueous media, Submitted, Molecular Liquids , 2020
Mihad Ibrahim, Rana Sabouni, Ghaleb Husaini, Release of Calcein from Iron-based Metal Organic Frameworks Using Ultrasound, Submitted, ASC Omega , 2020
Abdollah Karami, Rana Sabouni, Mehdi Ghommem, Experimental investigation of competitive co-adsorption of naproxen and diclofenac from water by an aluminum-based metal-organic framework, Published, Molecular Liquids, Volume 305, 1 May 2020, 112808, 2020
Rana Sabouni, Ahmed Aidan, Aysha AlObeidli, Fatme Lahib, Hazem Husni Bacha, Rita Kassermally, Sarah Jarmakani, Adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics of Methylene Blue by HKUST-1, Published, Desalination and Water Treatment, 138, pp. 301–312, 2019
Rana Sabouni, Hassan Gomaa, Photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical micro-pollutants using ZnO, Published, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp. 1-9, 2019
Rana Sabouni, Asma Shubaira, Hilal Al-Saliha, Sara Hassanin, Soha Salem, Talah Zeno, Awais Zaka, Bassam Al Taher , Rana Sabouni, Hassan Gomaa, Toward Efficient Demulsification of oil/water emulsions by Novel Photocatalytic Demulsification Technique, Submitted, Separation and Purification Technology , 2019
Mihad Ibrahim, Rana Sabouni, Renu Gheetha Bai, Ghaleb Husaini, Ultrasound Triggered Release of Calcein Encapsulated in FE-NDC-MOFs, Submitted, Material and Engineering Science C, 2019
Rana Sabouni, Rana Sabouni, Ghlaeb Husseini, Novel Liposome-Coated Metal Organic Frameworks as Promising Anti-Cancer Nano-Carriers, Published, 2019
Rana Sabouni, Rana Sabouni, Mehdi Ghommem, Mercury Detection for Aquatic Farms Using Metal-Organic-Framework (MOF), Published, 2019
Ahmed Ahmed, Rana Sabouni, Husseini Ghaleb, Synthesis and Characterizations of Functionalized Metal Organic Frameworks as Promising Anticancer Drug Carriers, Published, 2019
Renu Bai, Rana Sabouni, Ghaleb Husseini, Green Nanotechnology—A Road Map to Safer Nanomaterials, Published, pp. 133-159, 2018
Hassan Gomaa, Rana Sabouni, Performance Characteristics of a Suspended-Catalyst Oscillatory Membrane Photocatalytic Reactor, Published, Chemical Engineering and Technology, 42, pp. 1-10, 2018
Mihad Ibrahim, Rana Sabouni, Ghaleb Husseini, Synthesis of metal-organic framework from iron nitrate and 2, 6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and its application as drug carrier, Published, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 18, 8, pp. 5266-5273, 2018
Abdollah Karami, Rana Sabouni, Ahmed Aidan, Adsorptive Removal of Azo Dye Methyl Orange Using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Published, 2018
Rana Sabouni, Nadin Al-Jariry, Mohammed Al-Hasani, Sara Moawad , Sarah Fahmy, Yara Abu Dahab, , Stable Topical Curcumin Nanoemulsion for Skin Cancer Chemoprevention, Submitted, DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018
Mihad Ibrahim, Rana Sabouni, Ghaleb Husseini, Novel Synthesis of Iron-based Metal-Organic Framework for Site-specific Doxorubicin Delivery, Published, 2018
Mihad Ibrahim, Ghaleb Husseini, Rana Sabouni, Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery Using a Novel Fe-NDC-MOF Nanocarrier, Published, 2018
Abdollah Karami, Rana Sabouni, Ahmed Aidan, Metal Organic Frameworks as a Promising Adsorbent for the Removal of Micropollutants (Methyl Orange), Published, 2018
Amal Ahmed, Rana Sabouni, Ghaleb Husseini, Ultrasound Triggered Release and Cellular Uptake of Trastuzumab-Conjugated Immunoliposomes Targeting Breast Cancer, Published, 2018
Karami Abdollah, Sabouni Rana, Adsorption Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Methyl Orange (MO) on Metal Organic Frameworks (Cu-BTC, ZIF-8, Fe-BTC): Batch and Continuous Study, Published, 2017
Mihad Ibrahim, Rana Sabouni, Ghaleb A Husseini, Anti-cancer drug delivery using metal organic frameworks (MOFs), Published, Current medicinal chemistry, 24, 2, pp. 193-214, 2017
Chanyuan Zhang, Rana Sabouni, Yvaine Shao, HG Gomaa, Performance of submerged oscillatory membrane photoreactor for water treatment, Published, Journal of environmental chemical engineering, 5, 4, pp. 3330-3336, 2017
Rana Sabouni, Experimental scheme for the removal/degradation of Methylene Blue (MB), Published, 2017
M. Ibrahim, Rana Sabouni, G.A. Husseini, Novel Synthesis of New Metal Organic Frameworks (NDC-MOFs), Published, 2017
Rana Sabouni, Indium Functionalized Metal Organic Frameworks for possible CO2 Adsorption Application, Accepted, The Global Nanotechnology Congress, 2016
Rana Sabouni, Hassan Gomaa, Jiangshan Liu, Jesse Zhu, Emulsification characteristics using a dynamic woven metal microscreen membrane, Published, Membranes, 6, 2, pp. 34, 2016
HG Gomaa, Rana Sabouni, Interfacial phenomena and droplet size of particle stabilized emulsions in oscillatory shear, Published, AIChE Journal, 62, 8, pp. 2902-2911, 2016
Doaa Ragab, HG Gomaa, Rana Sabouni, M Salem, M Ren, J Zhu, Micropollutants removal from water using microfiltration membrane modified with ZIF-8 metal organic frameworks (MOFs), Published, Chemical Engineering Journal, 300, pp. 273-279, 2016
Mihad Ibrahim, Anti-cancer Drug Delivery Using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Ultrasound, Published, 2016
Rana Sabouni, HG Gomaa, Effect of hydrodynamics on nanoparticles stability in Pickering emulsions stabilized by metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in reversing shear flow, Published, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 484, pp. 416-423, 2015
Rana Sabouni, HG Gomaa, Preparation of Pickering emulsions stabilized by metal organic frameworks using oscillatory woven metal micro-screen, Published, Soft matter, 11, 22, pp. 4507-4516, 2015
Rana Sabouni, Hossein Kazemian, Sohrab Rohani, Carbon dioxide capturing technologies: a review focusing on metal organic framework materials (MOFs), Published, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21, 8, pp. 5427-5449, 2014
HG Gomaa, J Liu, Rana Sabouni, J Zhu, Experimental and theoretical analysis of emulsification characteristics using a high porosity microscreen under oscillatory shear conditions, Published, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 456, pp. 160-168, 2014
HG Gomaa, J Liu, Rana Sabouni, J Zhu, Operational characteristics of oscillatory micro-screen emulsifier: Coupling effects and energy dissipation, Published, Chemical Engineering Science, 117, pp. 161-172, 2014
Rana Sabouni, Carbon dioxide adsorption by metal organic frameworks (Synthesis, Testing and Modeling), Published, 2013
Rana Sabouni, Hossein Kazemian, Sohrab Rohani, Carbon dioxide adsorption in microwave-synthesized metal organic framework CPM-5: equilibrium and kinetics study, Published, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 175, pp. 85-91, 2013
Rana Sabouni, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti, Enhancement of the liquid feed distribution in gas solid fluidised beds by non‐mechanically induced nozzle pulsations, Published, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 91, 6, pp. 1161-1167, 2013
Rana Sabouni, Hossein Kazemian, Sohrab Rohani, Mathematical modeling and experimental breakthrough curves of carbon dioxide adsorption on metal organic framework CPM-5, Published, Environmental science & technology, 47, 16, pp. 9372-9380, 2013
Aidan Leach, Rana Sabouni, Franco Berruti, Cedric Briens, Use of pulsations to enhance the distribution of liquid injected into fluidized particles with commercial‐scale nozzles, Published, AIChE Journal, 59, 3, pp. 719-728, 2013
Rana Sabouni, Franco Berruti, Cedric Briens, Comparison of the impact of flow pulsations on the performance of various liquid–gas injectors in a gas–solid fluidised bed, Published, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 90, 1, pp. 51-60, 2012
Rana Sabouni, Hossein Kazemian, Sohrab Rohani, Microwave Synthesis of the CPM‐5 Metal Organic Framework, Published, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 35, 6, pp. 1085-1092, 2012
Rana Sabouni, Aidan Leach, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti, Enhancement of the liquid feed distribution in gas‐solid fluidized beds by nozzle pulsations (induced by solenoid valve), Published, AIChE Journal, 57, 12, pp. 3344-3350, 2011
Rana Sabouni, Hossein Kazemian, Sohrab Rohani, A novel combined manufacturing technique for rapid production of IRMOF-1 using ultrasound and microwave energies, Published, Chemical Engineering Journal, 165, 3, pp. 966-973, 2010
Rana Sabouni, Afra Al-Tayyarri, Huda Obaid, Lila Murad, Shymaa Al-Molla, Muftah El-Naas, Mohamed Abdulkarim, Design and Simulation of a Humidification-Dehumidification process for Seawater Desalination, Published, 2006
Conference Presentations
Amal Ahmed, ULTRASOUND TRIGGERED RELEASE AND CELLULAR UPTAKE OF TRASTUZUMAB-CONJUGATED IMMUNOLIPOSOMES TARGETING BREAST CANCER, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (ICMBPS-20), Germany, April, 2020
Abdollah Karami, Comparative Study of Methyl Orange Removal Using Commercial MOFs (Fe-BTC, Cu-BTC, and ZIF-8), ICEM2020-The 10th International Conference on Key Engineering Materials, Madrid, Spain, March, 2020
Bassam ElTaher, A novel MOF-based composite for mercury detection in marine aquaculture , AUS-Environmental Day Competition February- 2020, February, 2020
Mehdi Ghommem, Development and performance analysis of a novel MOF-based composite for MEMS chemical sensing application, 3rd NYU Biomedical and Biosystems Conference, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi - Emirate, United Arab Emirates, January, 2020
Ghaleb Husaini, Green Synthesis of Functionalized Metal Organic Frameworks as Promising Anticancer Drug Carriers, 6th International Conference on Water, Energy and Environmental, Sharjah, United Arab Emirate, March 26-28, 2019, March, 2019
Ghaleb Husaini, Synthesis and Characterizations of Functionalized Metal Organic Frameworks as a Promising Anticancer Drug Carriers , 7th International Conference on Nano and Materials Science (ICNMS 2019), January, 2019
Ahmed Aidan, Adsorptive Removal of Azo Dye Methyl Orange Using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), ICEWES 2018, November, 2018
Hassan Gomaa, Metal Organic Framework and Micro-Pollutants Removal, AES-ATEMA International conference "Advances and Trends in Engineering Materials and their Applications, Toronto, Ontario, July, 2016
Rana Sabouni, Indium Functionalized Metal Organic Frameworks for possible CO2 Adsorption Application, Global Nanotechnology Congress and Expo, Dubai, April, 2016
Grants and sponsorships
Liposome-Coated Metal Organic Framework (MOF) for Combination Therapy and Controlled Release of Anticancer Drugs under Ultrasound Stimulus , American University of Sharjah, 2022
MEMS Gas Sensor for Quality and Safer Working Environment, State, 2021
MEMS Device for Real-time Monitoring of Mercury Concentration in Marine Aquacultures, American University of Sharjah, 2021
Folate-targeted Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Drug Delivery Carriers using Ultrasound, American University of Sharjah, 2020
Ultrasonic Release of Anticancer Drug from Metal Organic Frameworks, American University of Sharjah, 2020
Tissue homogenizer/Gel and blot imaging and analysis/ Double Distilled Water Machine/ Fluorescent microscope., American University of Sharjah
Proposal for photovoltaic devices and thin films growth systems; MSEI Equipment grant, Approved $160,000, American University of Sharjah, 2019
Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM) , American University of Sharjah, 2019
Metal organic frameworks as potential materials for electronic devices, SRC for the Nanomanufacturing Materials and Processes (S201710)
Liposome fusion with Metal Organic Framework (MOF) for Combination Therapy for breast cancer treatment , American University of Sharjah, 2018
Emulsion-liposomes to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to cancer cells using Ultrasound, American University of Sharjah, 2018
Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Drug Delivery Carriers , American University of Sharjah
SEED Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2016
Awards and Honors
Received, Teaching Excellence Award , American University of Sharjah , 2020
Nominated, 6th UAE Undergraduate Research Competition with 2017-2018, Abu Dhabi University, 2018
Nominated, Engineering Design and Innovation Competition and Exhibition, American University of Sharjah, 2018
Nominated, Sharjah Sustainability Award, Sharjah University, 2018
