Principal Investigator (PI)

Pedro Castano

Professor

Research Scientists (RS)

Hend Omar Mohamed

Research Scientist 2023-... Postdoctoral Fellow 2019-2023

Research Interests: Reforming, Oligomerization, Heat transfer enhanced catalyst, Bio- and electro-reactors, Zeolites, Catalyst synthesis, High throughput testing, Hydroprocessing, Waste Upgrading, Catalyst deactivation

Mengmeng Cui

Research Scientist 2022-... Postdoctoral Fellow 2020-2021

Research Interests: Computational fluid dynamics, Gas-solid reactors, Fluidized beds, Operando reactors

Vijay V. Kumar

Research Scientist 2023-... Postdoctoral Fellow 2019-2023

Research Interests: C-H activation, CO2 valorization, Fluidized beds, High throughput testing, Catalyst synthesis, Zeolites, Operando reactors, Catalytic Cracking, Hydrodeoxygenation

Postdocs (PD)

José Lucas Vieira

Postdoctoral Fellow 2025-... Visiting Student, 2023-2024

Research Interests: Hydroprocessing, Waste Upgrading, algae hydrothermal liquefaction

Juan David Trueba

Postdoctoral Fellow 2024-...

Research Interests: Hydroprocessing, Process system engineering, Waste Upgrading

Manel Nasfi

Postdoctoral Fellow 2024-...

Research Interests: Waste Upgrading, Hydroprocessing, Computational fluid dynamics, Gas-solid reactors, Fluidized beds, High throughput testing

Pia Dally

Postdoctoral Fellow 2024-...

Research Interests: CO2 valorization, C-H activation, Reforming, Operando reactors, Micro kinetic modeling , Gas-solid reactors, High throughput testing

PhD Students (PhD)

Abdulrahman H. Asiri

PhD Student

Research Interests: Reforming, Waste Upgrading, CO2 valorization

Jose Ignacio Bielma Velasco

PhD Student

Research Interests: Fluidized beds, Gas-solid reactors

Kiruthika Jayaseelan

PhD Student

Research Interests: Catalyst synthesis, Oligomerization

Muhammad Arief Shafarifky

PhD Student

Research Interests: Catalyst synthesis, CO2 valorization, Bio- and electro-reactors, Waste Upgrading

Pewee Datoo Kolubah

PhD Student

Research Interests: Bio- and electro-reactors, Catalyst synthesis, CO2 valorization, Electrocatalysis

Talal Aldugman

PhD Student

Research Interests: Fluidized beds, Gas-solid reactors

Masters Students (MSc)

Daffer AlYami

MSc Student

Research Interests: Waste Upgrading, Catalytic Cracking, Crude to chemicals, Hydroprocessing, Micro kinetic modeling , Computational fluid dynamics, Gas-solid reactors

Alumni

Abdullah Gobouri

MSc Student, Graduated 2022

Abdulrahman Moosa Alzailaie

MSc Student, Graduated 2021

Ali Alkadhem

PhD student, Graduated 2024

Gontzal Lezcano

Postdoctoral Fellow 2024-2025

PhD Student, Graduated 2024

Isa Al Aslani

PhD Student, Graduated in 2025

Kenia Moreno Martínez

MSc Student, Graduated 2023

Khaled A. Alshehri

MSc Student, Graduated 2021

Marwan Alamro

MSc Student, Graduated 2022

Mohammad M. Ali

MSc Student, Graduated 2024

Mohammed Babkoor

MSc Student, Graduated 2021

Natalia Realpe

MSc Student, Graduated 2021 PhD Student, Graduated 2024

Omar A. Abed

PhD Student, Graduated 2023

Xueqin Bai (Bruce)

PhD Student, Graduated 2025

Zainab Almoruhen

MSc Student, Graduated 2025

Research Interests: C-H activation, CO2 valorization, Operando reactors, Micro kinetic modeling , Catalyst synthesis

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