Chemical and Petroleum Department

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Chemical and Petroleum Department

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department

Overview

Mission

Enrolment and Graduation Data

Facilities

Academic Programs

Publications

Faculty & Staff

General Enquiries

Overview

The Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department offers two programs in chemical and petroleum engineering at undergraduate and graduate levels.The Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering undergraduate programs in the College of Engineering at the United Arab Emirates University are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

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We have a vibrant and supportive department with elite faculty members, laboratory specialists, research assistants and teaching assistants readily available to assist the students and to provide a world-class education.The department houses excellent laboratory facilities, which are designed to familiarize the students with theoretical and practical aspects of the various experiments and to introduce them to the aspects of industrial operations.

Our department is committed to developing the full potential of students by providing a unique and stimulating environment that promotes active learning and group work. The department is striving to reach new goals in its pursuit of academic excellence, where engineering design, innovation, and team work provide the students with the necessary tools to tackle real, multidisciplinary problems.

Our faculty members are actively involved in many research programs encompassing a wide spectrum of areas ranging from fundamental research in reservoir simulation, phase equilibria and transport phenomena to recent advances in polymer engineering, enhanced oil recovery, water desalination, nanotechnology, biotechnology, carbon capture, membrane separation, and plasma technology. Undergraduate and graduate students are also encouraged to be actively involved in many research areas.

The purpose of the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department is to graduate competent engineers to benefit the society; advance research in chemical and petroleum engineering, and related disciplines through collaboration across discipline, institution, and sector boundaries.

Mission of the Chemical Engineering Program:

“The UAEU Chemical Engineering Program is the premier Chemical Engineering Program in the nation whose mission is to meet the educational, research, and service needs of UAE society by providing programs and services of the highest quality. It contributes to the expansion of knowledge by conducting quality research and by developing and applying modern chemical engineering tools and technique. It plays a significant role in leading technical and economic development in the country.”

Mission of the Petroleum Engineering Program:

“The Petroleum Engineering Program is the premier petroleum engineering program in the nation whose mission is to meet the educational, research, and service needs of UAE society by providing programs and services of the highest quality. It contributes to the expansion of knowledge by conducting quality research and by developing and applying modern petroleum engineering tools and technique. It plays a significant role in leading technical and economic development in the country.”

Chemical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering

Students' Enrollment in the CHME Program

Students' Graduations from the CHME Program

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Students' Enrollment in the PETE Program

Students' Graduations from the PETE Program

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Laboratories

The university’s new campus includes state-of-the-art laboratories that are shared by both male and female students, on a time-segregated system. The laboratories of the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department are located in buildings E6 and E7. The laboratory spaces also include additional spaces for preparation, technician rooms, storage, and other amenities.

The department houses excellent laboratory facilities, which are designed to familiarize the students with theoretical and practical aspects of the various experiments and to introduce them to the aspects of industrial operations. The labs are managed and supervised by highly qualified lab technicians and engineers. The labs include:

Unit Operations Lab
Measurements Lab 1 and 2
Properties of Petroleum and its Products Lab
PVT Analysis Lab
Drilling Lab
Core Analysis Lab

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Academic Programs

Publications

Please click here to view the Google Scholar Profile for the College of Engineering. Please note that the publications listed on Google Scholar are categorized by faculty and not by their current place of employment. Therefore, some publications listed on this website may not have been done whilst the faculty member was employed at the United Arab Emirates University.

To view the list of conference paper, published books, and Patents presented by the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department please click on each year below:

2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |

Faculty

Note: If calling from outside the UAEU organization, dial (+971 3 713) before the extension.

Name	Position	Email	Ext.
Prof. Basim Abu-jdayil	Professor, Dept. Chair	babujdayil@uaeu.ac.ae	5317/ 5356
Prof. Abdulrazag Zekri	Professor	a.zekri@uaeu.ac.ae	5314
Prof. Mamdouh Ghannam	Professor	mamdouh.ghannam@uaeu.ac.ae	5318
Prof. Mohammad Jawaid Ziaur Rahman	Professor	jawaid@uaeu.ac.ae	5178
Prof. Mohammed Noor Al Tarawneh	Professor	mn.altarawneh@uaeu.ac.ae	5350
Prof. Nayef Mohamed Ghasem	Professor	nayef@uaeu.ac.ae	5313
Prof. Sulaiman Al-Zuhair	Professor	s.alzuhair@uaeu.ac.ae	5319
Dr. Abdulrahman Y. Alraeesi	Associate Professor	a.alraeesi@uaeu.ac.ae	5111
Dr. A. S. Mohammad Sayem Mozumder	Associate Professor	a.s.mozumder@uaeu.ac.ae	5324
Dr. Belal Al Zaitone	Associate Professor	b.zaitone@uaeu.ac.ae	5141
Dr. Iqbal, Muhammad Z.	Associate Professor	mziqbal@uaeu.ac.ae	5398
Dr. Munawar Shaik	Associate Professor	munawar@uaeu.ac.ae	5337
Dr. Jinyu Tang	Assistant Professor	j.tang@uaeu.ac.ae	5122
Dr. Joy Tannous	Assistant Professor	j.tannous@uaeu.ac.ae	5351
Dr. Kaushik Sivaramakrishnan	Assistant Professor	kausiva@uaeu.ac.ae	5386
Dr. Mohamed Alhosani	Assistant Professor	m.alhosani@uaeu.ac.ae	5366
Dr. Muhammad Hashmet	Assistant Professor	mrhashmet@uaeu.ac.ae	5352
Dr. Muhammad Tahir	Assistant Professor	muhammad.tahir@uaeu.ac.ae	5092
Dr. Musaab Elhag	Assistant Professor	m.magzoub@uaeu.ac.ae	5394
Dr. Naeema Al Darmaki	Assistant Professor	naeema.i@uaeu.ac.ae	5335
Dr. Omar Awayssa	Assistant Professor	omar.awayssa@uaeu.ac.ae	5373
Dr. Salem Shames Al Zahmi	Assistant Professor	s.alzahmi@uaeu.ac.ae	5118
Dr. Younes Alblooshi	Assistant Professor	y.alblooshi@uaeu.ac.ae	5315
Eng. Md Abdur Rauf	Instructor	md.abdurrauf@uaeu.ac.ae	5323
Eng. Nehad Salem	Instructor	nelhemali@uaeu.ac.ae	5327

Staff

Name	Position	Email	Ext.
Dr. Hussain Awad El Sayed	Lab Specialist	hawad@uaeu.ac.ae	6409
Eng. Naduvilakath Abdul Salam Anvar	Lab Specialist	n.anvar@UAEU.AC.AE	6429
Eng. Sami Abdullah Abdurrahman	Lab Specialist	Sami.Rahman@uaeu.ac.ae	6431
Ms. Eiman Saif Alnuaimi	Secretary	eimanalnuaimi@uaeu.ac.ae	5312

General Enquiries

Thank you for your interest in the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department. We welcome your query and encourage you to contact us using the information below:

United Arab Emirates University,
College of Engineering,
P.O.Box: 15551, Al Ain, UAE

Phone: +971 3 731 5312
Fax: +971 3 713-4996
Email: cp.eng@uaeu.ac.ae