Dr. Yassir Makkawi (Group Leader)Dr. Yassir Makkawi is Professor of Chemical Engineering at AUS with over 30 years of academic and industrial experience. He earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University (UK). Before joining AUS, Dr. Makkawi held various academic positions with leading universities in the UK from 2003 to 2015 (Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, Sheffield and Aston). He also spent around eight years during the early years of his career serving the oil/gas industry sectors in the Middle East. His current research interest is focused on waste to energy, computational modeling of multiphase flow and reactive systems, waste recycling, hydrogen energy, solar thermal conversion, and biofuels and biochar. Dr. Makkawi is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), a Chartered Engineer (CEng), and Member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (MIChemE). |
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Dr. Halla Ibrahim (Postdoctoral Research)Dr. Halla Ibrahim is a Postdoctoral Researcher in chemical engineering, with over 10 years of experience in teaching and research. She earned a PhD in Nanotechnology (2018) from the Sudan Academy of Science and an MS in Organic Chemistry (2011) from Sudan University of Science and Technology. Dr. Ibrahim worked as a Director of the Applied Nanotechnology Center / Africa City of Technology-Sudan 2018 and organized and successfully managed multiple projects and programs. Dr. Ibrahim's current research interest includes waste-to-energy and catalytic upgrade biofuel from biomass pyrolysis. Research projects:
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Baraa Mohamad (Research Assistant)Baraa Mohamad completed her BS and MS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Khartoum (Sudan). Before joining the group, she held the position of a Graduate Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant (Materials Research and Nanotechnology Centre) at the University of Khartoum (2016-2018). Her current research interest includes computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling and producing biofuels from algae. Research projects:
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Omar Moussa (Research Assistant)Omar Moussa completed a BS (2018) and MS (2021) in Chemical Engineering at AUS. His current research interests are focused on the conversion of sewage sludge into biofuel and biochar through gasification and pyrolysis processes. Research projects:
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Nihal Ahmed (Research Assistant)Nihal Ahmed completed a BS (2017) at the University of Khartoum (Sudan) and MS (2022) at AUS, both degrees in chemical engineering. Prior to joining BSCRG, she held the positions of Graduate Research Assistant at AUS (2020-2022), working in environmental remediation using immobilized ionic liquids, and Process Design Engineer in the mineral processing industry (2018-2020). Her current research interest is in environmental science and biofuels. Research projects:
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Waqas Ahmad (PhD Student)Waqas Ahmad is a doctoral student in the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) program. He attained his master’s degree in project management (2018) and thermal energy engineering (2020) at the National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad. His current research interests include renewable energy, municipal solid waste management, waste to energy, biomass conversion, biofuels and biochar for soil amendment. Research project (PI: Samara, Co-I: Makkawi)
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Eman Basheir (PhD Student)Eman Basheir is a doctoral student in the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) program. She completed BS and MS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Khartoum (Sudan). Before joining AUS, she held the positions of Lecturer and Teaching Assistant at Sudan University of Science and Technology (2011-2013). Her current research interests include solar thermal conversion, biomass and bioenergy, and CO2 capture technologies. Research project (PI: Makkawi)
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Mohamed Omar (MS student)Mohamed Omar earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at American University of Ras al Khaimah-AURAK (UAE). Prior to attending AUS for his master's degree (2024), he worked as a part-time research assistant at AURAK and RAK Research Center (RAKRIC) from 2023 to 2024, focusing on biological water-gas-shift reactions, carbon capture, bio-hydrogen production, biofuel cells and the FTS process. His current research interest is in the area of biofuel production from algae. Research project (PI: Makkawi)
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