Principal Investigator (PI)

Pedro Castano

Associate 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

Rushana Khairova

Research Specialist 2024-...

Research Interests: CO2 valorization, Zeolites, Catalyst synthesis, High throughput testing, Oligomerization

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)

Gontzal Lezcano

Postdoctoral Fellow 2024-...

PhD Student, Graduated 2024

Research Interests: Hydroprocessing, Micro kinetic modeling , C1H, Oxidative coupling of methane, CO2 valorization

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

Naydu Paola Zambrano Urrutia

PhD Student

Research Interests: Crude to chemicals, 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

Xueqin Bai (Bruce)

PhD Student

Research Interests: C-H activation, Gas-solid reactors, Catalyst synthesis

Co-affiliated PhD students (PhD)

Isa Al Aslani

PhD Student

Mohammed Albuali

PhD Student

Masters Students (MSc)

Salman Aldossary

MSc Student

Research Interests: Catalytic Cracking, Catalyst deactivation, Fluidized beds

Zainab Almoruhen

MSc Student

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