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Dr. Rana Sabouni

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College / Department

College of Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Teaching areas

Thermodynamics, Mass Transfer, and Heat Transfer.

Research areas

Synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Carbon Dioxide Adsorption by MOFs, Drug Delivery, and Micro-pollutants Removal by MOFs.

Education

BESc, United Arab Emirates University, UAE(2005).
MESc, The University of Western Ontario, Canada(2009).
PhD, The University of Western Ontario, Canada(2013).

Professional experience

Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah, 2014-present.
Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Western Ontario, 2013-2014.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, The University of Western Ontario, Canada, 2007-2013.
Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Western Ontario, 2007-2013.
Teaching Assistant, Alhosn University, UAE, 2006-2007.

Memberships

Chemcial Enigneering Socities: The American Chemical Society &#8208 (ACS), The Chemical Institution of Canada &#8208 (CIC).

Contact

rsabouni@aus.edu
+971 6 515 4934

Dr. Rana Sabouni

Assistant 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

I. Mihad, A.H. Rana Sabouni and Ghaleb, Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery Using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Current Medicinal Chemistry, 23 (2016) 1-22.
D. Ragab, H.G. Gomaa, R. Sabouni, M. Salem, M. Ren, J. Zhu, Micropollutants removal from water using microfiltration membrane modified with ZIF-8 metal organic frameworks (MOFs), Chemical Engineering Journal, 300 (2016) 273-279.
H.G. Gomaa, R. Sabouni, Interfacial phenomena and droplet size of particle stabilized emulsions in oscillatory shear, AIChE Journal, 62 (2016) 2902-2911.
R. Sabouni, G.H. Gomaa, J. Liu, J. Zhu, Emulsification Characteristics Using a Dynamic Woven Metal Microscreen Membrane, Membranes, 6 (2016)
R. Sabouni, H.G. Gomaa, Effect of hydrodynamics on nanoparticles stability in Pickering emulsions stabilized by metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in reversing shear flow, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 484 (2015) 416-423.
R. Sabouni, H.G. Gomaa, Preparation of Pickering emulsions stabilized by metal organic frameworks using oscillatory woven metal micro-screen, Soft Matter, 11 (2015) 4507-4516.
H.G. Gomaa, J. Liu, R. Sabouni, J. Zhu, Operational characteristics of oscillatory micro-screen emulsifier: Coupling effects and energy dissipation, Chemical Engineering Science, 117 (2014) 161-172.
H.G. Gomaa, J. Liu, R. Sabouni, J. Zhu, Experimental and theoretical analysis of emulsification characteristics using a high porosity microscreen under oscillatory shear conditions, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 456 (2014) 160-168.
H.G. Gomaa, R. Sabouni, Energetic consideration and flux characteristics of roughed-surface membrane in presence of reversing shear, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 92 (2014) 1771-1780.
R. Sabouni, H. Kazemian, S. Rohani, Microwave Synthesis of the CPM-5 Metal Organic Framework, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 35 (2012) 1085-1092.
R. Sabouni, H. Kazemian, S. Rohani, Carbon dioxide capturing technologies: a review focusing on metal organic framework materials (MOFs), Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21 (2014) 5427-5449.
R. Sabouni, H. Kazemian, S. Rohani, Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Breakthrough Curves of Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on Metal Organic Framework CPM-5, Environmental Science & Technology, 47 (2013) 9372-9380.
R. Sabouni, H. Kazemian, S. Rohani, Carbon dioxide adsorption in microwave-synthesized metal organic framework CPM-5: Equilibrium and kinetics study, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 175 (2013) 85-91.
R. Sabouni, C. Briens, F. Berruti, Enhancement of the liquid feed distribution in gas solid fluidised beds by non-mechanically induced nozzle pulsations, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 91 (2013) 1161-1167.
A. Leach, R. Sabouni, F. Berruti, C. Briens, Use of pulsations to enhance the distribution of liquid injected into fluidized particles with commercial-scale nozzles, AIChE Journal, 59 (2013) 719-728.
R. Sabouni, F. Berruti, C. Briens, Comparison of the impact of flow pulsations on the performance of various liquid–gas injectors in a gas–solid fluidised bed, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 90 (2012) 51-60.
R. Sabouni, A. Leach, C. Briens, F. Berruti, Enhancement of the liquid feed distribution in gas-solid fluidized beds by nozzle pulsations (induced by solenoid valve), AIChE Journal, 57 (2011) 3344-3350.
R. Sabouni, H. Kazemian, S. Rohani, A novel combined manufacturing technique for rapid production of IRMOF-1 using ultrasound and microwave energies, Chemical Engineering Journal, 165 (2010) 966-973.

Conference Presentations

Novel synthesis of new Metal Organic Frameworks (NDC-MOFs)? , The Fifth International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment (ICWEE), American University of Sharjah, March 2017, UAE.
Metal Organic Framework and Micro-Pollutants Removal, Toronto 2016 AES-ATEMA International conference ?Advances and Trends in Engineering Materials and their Applications, Toronto, July 2016, Canada.
Indium functionalized metal organic frameworks for possible Environmental applications. (CO2 adsorption), Global Nanotechnolgy Congress and Expo 2016, Dubai, April 2016, UAE.
Functionalized metal organic frameworks for possible applications in carbon dioxide adsorption, The Third International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment (ICWEE), American University of Sharjah, March 2015, UAE.

Awards and Honors

Faculty Research Grant (FRG), American University of Sharjah, 2016-2018.
SEED Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2014.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), The University of Western Ontario, 2012-2013.
MITACs Accelerated Graduate Scholarship, The University of Western Ontario, 2011-2012.
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science, andTechnology, The University of Western Ontario, 2011-2012.

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