This department focuses on research and education in environmental engineering science, energy systems and chemical engineering. Apparently, producing and using energy in ways that are sustainable, economical and environmentally friendly is a major challenge to society and to future chemical engineers and the goal we’re seeking in this department of Petrotex is very much related to that. We hope to create a good scientific forum for all interested ones to benefit from. In addition, we are planning to hold training courses in different countries with the aid of our professional committee members.
Name | Profile Picture | Email and Phone | University | Research Interest |
Daniela Mainardi |  | Email: mainardi@latech.edu Office: (318) 257-5126 | (USA) | Biotechnology and energy application: Fuel oxidation in chemical and bio-chemical fuel cells, Fischer-Tropsch reactions for fuel production, Catalysts for NOx and O2 gas exhaust sensors |
Alex Yip |  | Email: alex.yip@canterbury.ac.nz Phone: +64 3 364 2987 xtn. 6534 | University of Canterbury (New Zealand) | Energy and environmental catalysis |
Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Raman |  | Email: azizraman@um.edu.my Phone: 03-79675300 Fax: 03-79675319 | University of Malaya (Malaysia) | Environment and energy |
Wei-Yin Chen |  | Email: cmchengs@olemiss.edu Phone: 662-915-5651 Fax: 662-915-7023 | (USA) | Environment and energy |
Mohd Ali Bin Hashim |  | Email: alihashim@um.edu.my Office: 79675296 Fax: 03-79675319 | University of Malaya (Malaysia) | Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Water Resources |
Fawzi Banat |  | Email: fbanat@pi.ac.ae Office: +971 2 607 5099 | (UAE) | Desalination and water purification processes, membrane separation processes, wastewater treatment, and coupling desalination processes with renewable energy sources. |
Moinuddin Sarker |  | Email: msarker@naturalstateresearch.com; msarker@optonline.net; sarkermm@yahoo.com | (USA) | waste conversion to energy (Academic: Chemistry) |
Mohammed Abu Zahra |  | Email: mabuzahra@masdar.ac.ae Office: +971 2 810 9181 | Post-combustion capture systems development and characterization, Capture process concept development and techno-economic evaluation, Environmental impact and wastes management | |
David DiBiasio
|  | Phone: +1-508-831-5372 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute (USA) | Environmental engineering: understanding learning in hands-on labs compared to virtual or remotely operated labs; learning in international contexts; and how safety, ethics, and social responsibility can be effectively integrated into the chemical engineering curriculum |