Dr. HASAN ABDULLAH  AL ABDULGADER

 


halabdulgader@kfu.edu.sa

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RANK: Assistant Professor

 

EDUCATION:

 

•     Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Swansea University, UK, 2014.

  

•      M.Sc. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2011.

 

•      B.Sc.  Chemical Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK,  2009.

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

•     Water desalination
 •     Water treatment and purification
 •    Membrane separation

 


Experiences:

•      President of the Saudi Students Club at Swansea, UK (2013 – 2014)

•      Teaching Assistant, College of Engineering, Swansea University (2012 – 2014)

o    Waste and waste water treatment

o    Desalination

o    Heat and mass transfer

•      Represented Saudi and International students in numerous official meetings with Swansea University staff and management, 2012-2014.

•      Member of the organization committee, the 2nd Annual CBE Graduate Student Symposium, University of Pennsylvania (Nov 2011).

•      Water Treatment Engineer (August 2009 – June 2010)

    • Engineering Consulting Services, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia.

•      Summer Trainee (July – August 2007)

    • CD-adapco, London, United Kingdom.

 

 

Honors & Awards

•    Distinction Award (2014), Saudi Embassy in the UK.

•   The best presented paper (2014) in the 7th Saudi Students Conference in the UK.

•   3rd best presented poster (2014) in the Postgraduate Research Poster Competition, Swansea University, UK.

•    Honor Board for academic excellence (2012-2014), Saudi Cultural Bureau in the UK.

•    The most outstanding Design Project of the year, J C Mecklenbugh Prize, College of Engineering, University of Nottingham (2008-2009).

Publications:

•       AL ABDULGADER, H. A., KOCHKODAN, V., HILAL, N., Johnson, D. 2014. A combined ion exchange–   nanofiltration process for water desalination: III. Pilot scale studies. Desalination.

•      AL ABDULGADER, H. A., KOCHKODAN, V., HILAL, N., MANDALE, S. & AL-JLIL, S. 2014. A combined ion exchange–nanofiltration process for water desalination: II. Membrane selection. Desalination.

•      AL ABDULGADER, H. A., KOCHKODAN, V., HILAL, N., MANDALE, S. & AL-JLIL, S. 2014. A combined ion exchange–nanofiltration process for water desalination: I. sulphate–chloride ion-exchange in saline solutions. Desalination.

•      AL ABDULGADER, H. A., KOCHKODAN, V. & HILAL, N. 2013. Hybrid ion exchange–Pressure driven membrane processes in water treatment: A review. Separation and Purification Technology, 116, 253-264.