Faseeh Kulangara Kandiyil

Postdocs (PD)

Postdoctoral Fellow 2025-...

Current

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B3, L4, 4287-WS07

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Biography

Postdoctoral researcher specializing in hydrogen technologies, including PEM fuel cells and hydrogen production. Experienced in experimental system-level studies, process and multiphysics modeling, machine learning–based predictive modeling, and techno-economic analysis.

Selected Publications

  • Abdulrahman F, Ismail MS, Sarathy SM., Comparative analysis and optimization of performance of air-breathing and conventional PEM fuel cells, Fuel, (2025) 390. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134723
  • Abdulrahman F, Wang Q, Angikath F, Sarathy SM.,Hydrogen sulfide methane reforming: A kinetic modeling and techno-economic analysis study, Int J Hydrogen Energy, (2024) 67:750-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.04.213
  • Technoeconomic assessment of hydrogen production from natural gas pyrolysis in molten bubble column reactors. Angikath F, Abdulrahman F, Yousry A, Das R, Saxena S, Behar O, et al., Int J Hydrogen Energy, (2024) 49:246-62. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.07.308
  • Hydrogen Evolution from Hydrocarbon Pyrolysis in a Simulated Liquid Metal Bubble Reactor.
    Angikath F, Abdulrahman F, Khandavilli M, Zhang X, Sarathy SM., Energy & Fuels, (2021 ) 18:14597-609. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c01880

Education

  • PhD in Chemical Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
  • MTech in Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, India
  • BTech in Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, India

Awards

  • Department Topper Award (Chemical Engineering), sponsored by Chevron
  • Bluestar Fellowship for Academic Excellence

KAUST Affiliations

  • KAUST Catalysis Platform

Research Interests Keywords

Heat transfer enhanced catalyst Computational fluid dynamics Gas-solid reactors Fluidized beds