Current Position Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Archi. Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, Sep 2012 to Present.

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1 Assistant Professor Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Telephone: (968) , Fax: (968) , GSM: Current Position Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Archi. Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, Sep 2012 to Present. Past Positions Visiting faculty, Dept. of Civil and Archi. Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Feb 2012 to July Faculty (full time), Dept. of Environmental Science, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore, Jan 2010 to Jan Research Engineer, Centre for Water research, National University of Singapore (NUS), Aug 2009 to Dec PhD scholar, Teaching and Research Associate, Dept. of Civil and Envi. Engineering, NUS, Jul 2005 to Jul Demonstrator for Analytical equipment (GC, IC, GCMS, TOC analyzer), NUS, July 2007 to July Systech Design & Consultants, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Design Engineer, , Part-time. Academic Credentials PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Nov Research title: Development of Cost-effective bio-cathode for Microbial Fuel Cell Application B. Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Jul Major Structural and Environmental engineering Research Interests Bio-energy and biofuels - Microbial Fuel Cell for wastewater treatment and value added product generation - Microbial Desalination Cell for bio-energy and desalination, OsMFC - Complex organics to biofuels Membrane technology and water treatment - Forward Osmosis, fouling characterization and modeling - Membrane Bio-reactor, biofouling characterization and modeling - Solar desalination and Membrane dialysis Biological and Chemical wastewater treatment Bio-material development and characterization - Sea weeds to value added products - Edible bio-materials - Health applicable bio-materials Current Teaching Areas Environmental Engineering; Water and Wastewater Treatment (Physical, Chemical, Biological); Membrane Technology for Water Treatment; Air Pollution Engineering; Pollution Control and Monitoring; Sludge, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management; Bio-energy; Fluid Mechanics; Hydraulics; Engineering Ethics for Professional. Completed Research Projects Waste to Watts Producing bio-electricity using MFC, Sultan Qaboos University, Jan 2015-Dec2017. Prototype study: Open air bio-cathode MFC, Republic Polytechnic, Mar 2010 Mar Potential use of rainwater in HDB apartment, Republic Polytechnic, Mar 2010 Mar Water consumption lifestyle study, Republic Polytechnic, Mar 2010 Mar Development of cost-effective biocathode for Microbial Fuel Cell application, PhD thesis, Sep 2006 to Jul 09. Pilot study: Microbial Fuel Cell for domestic wastewater treatment, During PhD at NUS, Jun 2006 Apr Past Collaboration with Universities and Industries Biogas and composting from food waste, Collaboration with Royal Collage of Srilanka, Colombo, Sep 2010 to Sep Co-supervisor with Asst. Prof. Md. Saidul Islam, Nanyang Technological University, Climate change issue in Singapore, Co-supervisor with Dr. Probir Das, Institute of Chemical Engineering and Science (A-Star), Developing methods to harvest the microalgae biomass for bio-diesel production, Distinct Professional Achievements Project Leader, Implementing of Green amber environmental project at Siem Reap, Cambodia, Sep Project Leader, Design and implementation of Biogas, Composting plant at Colombo, Srilanka, Sep Awards and Honors 1

2 Baawain, M.S., Al-Mamun, A., Omidvarborna, H. and Al-Amri, W. Recipient of National Award for the best Scientific Research Article on Environment and Biological Research category I, The Research Council, Sultanate of Oman, Member of the Editorial Board, Iore journal of Environmental Science, IORE publishing group, London, Full Scholarship Award from National University of Singapore (Research Scholarship) for PhD, The Merit Scholarship for 4 years of Bachelors from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Professional Membership Member, International Society for Microbial Electro-chemical Technology (ISMET) (From 2015) Member, American Chemical Society (From 2014) Fellow, Singapore Water Association (From 2008) Fellow, Alumni association of NUS (From 2010) Scientific Committee Member - Organizer (Scientific and Logistic), 3 rd International Conference on Battery and Fuel Cell Technology September, 10-11, 2018 London, UK. - Guest Editor, Special Issue on Bio-energy and Bio-fuels, Current Alternative Energy, ISSN: X (Online), ISSN: (Print)., Feb 2017 to present - External of Thesis for Mr. Taha Mohammed Merghani Taha, ID: 95693/11), Title: Effects of Different Proportions of Barley and Wheat Flours on the Physico-Chemical Properties and Structure of Bread. Dept of Food Science and Nutrition, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, June 23, Member of Editorial Board, OMICS Journal of Forest Research, ISSN: March 2016 Present. - Member of Editorial Board, IORE Journal of Environmental Science,, Jan Present - Scientific committee member, 3 rd Asia and Pacific ISMET meeting, Busan, South Korea, 31 Aug 2 Sep, Scientific committee member, 5 th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC 2015), Nov. 2-4, Reviewer of The Journal of Engineering Research (TJER), Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Online ISSN: , Printed ISSN: Reviewer of African Journal of Microbiology Research (AJMR), ISSN: Reviewer of Bioresources Technology, ELSEVIER, ISSN: Scientific committee member, International Conference on Desalination, Environment and Marine Outfall Systems, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, April 13-16, Reviewer, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, April 2014 to present. Awarded Research Grants 1. PI: Abdullah Al-Mamun, Co-PI: Mahad Baawain, C-I: Shafiur Rahman, Mohab Al-Hinai, Ala a Al-Muhtaseb. Microbial Electrochemical System for Desalination through Sewage Treatment with Simultaneous Recovery of Chemical Resources and Electrical Energy. HMTF Grant Total 67,000 OR (175,000 USD), June May MD Anwarul Hasan (PI, Lead), Hany ElSayed Marei (Co-PI), Qatar University; Ghaleb Hosseini (PI), Mohammad Qasaimeh (Co-PI), American University of Sharjah; Khurshid Alam (PI), Md. Abdullah Al-Mamun (Co-PI), Sultan Qaboos University; A Novel GelMA Hydrogel based Microfluidic Blood-Brain Barrier Prototype for in vitro Studies of Cancer Metastasis. GCC Research Program. Grant No GCC , Mar Mar Grant total 250,000 OR (650,000 USD). 3. PI: Abdullah Al-Mamun, Co-PI: Mahad Said Baawain, Co-Investigator: Mushtaque Ahmed, Co-Investigator: Ala'a Al- Muhtaseb. Microbial Bio-cathode Desalination Cell for Simultaneous Treatment of Domestic Wastewater, Desalination of Seawater and Electrical Energy Recovery. The Research Council, Oman, grant amount 770,000 USD (300,000 OMR), Approved in Sep 2016 for 3 years. 4. PI: Mahad Baawain, Co-PI: Ahmed Sana, Co-PI: Abdullah Al-Mamun, Co-Investigator: Andrews Kwarteng. Feasibility of marine water quality monitoring network in the coastal region of Sultanate of Oman. Ministry of Environment and Climate affairs, grant amount 640,000 USD (250,000 OMR), Jan 2016-Jan Continuing. 5. PI: Mahad Baawain, Co-PI: Abdullah Al-Mamun, Co-PI: Ahmed Sana, Co-Investigator: Andrews Kwarteng. Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in Urban Areas of Muscat Governorate and Four Industrial Areas (Rusail, Nizwa, Sur and Raysut) in the Sultanate of Oman. Ministry of Environment and Climate affairs, Oman, grant amount 390,000 USD (150,000 OMR), Jan 2016-Jan Continuing. 6. PI: Abdullah Al-Mamun, Co-PI: Mahad S. Baawain. Waste to Watts: Green and Sustainable Electricity generation from Wastewater using Bacteria in Microbial Fuel Cell. Grant amount 22,000 USD (8500 OMR), Sultan Qaboos University Internal grant, Jan 2015 to Dec Continuing. 7. PI: Abdullah Al-Mamun, Open air bio-cathode Microbial Fuel Cell for electricity production from domestic wastewater. Grant amount 20,000 SGD. Ministry of Education, Singapore, March 2010-March

3 Patent Filled in US Provisional Ng H.Y., O. Lefebvre, A. Al-Mamun. A Two-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cell Using Biocatalyst for the Cathodic Reaction. US Provisional Patent Application No 60/914,406, Articles Published and Submitted to International Journals 1. Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Ghalib Said Al-Saidi. Thermal Mechanical Relaxation (TMR) of Biomaterials by Texture Profile Analysis (TPA) and its Relation to Glass Transition and Melting Temperature. Under review in Thermochemica Acta. 2. Ahmed Al-Alawi, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Pothiraj Chitra, Insaaf Al-Marhubi, Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, Characterization of Red Seaweed Extracts Treated by Water, Acid and Alkaline Solutions. Under Review International Journal of Food Engineering. 3. Prerana Chitrakar *, Mahad Baawain, Ahmad Sana, Abdullah Al-Mamun. Marine Pollution in the Sultanate of Oman: A Review. Under Review. 4. Mahad S. Baawain, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Hamid Omidvarborna, Amal Al-Sabti, B.S. Choudri. Public Perceptions of Reusing Treated Wastewater for Urban and Industrial Applications: Challenges and Opportunities. Under Review. 5. Mahad Baawain, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Hamid Omidvarborna, Fatema Al-Mujaini, BS Choudri. Residents Concerns and Attitudes towards a Municipal Solid Waste Management: Opportunities for Improved Management. Under Review. 6. Hamid Omidvarborna, Mahad Baawain *, Abdullah Al-Mamun. Assessment of Ambient Air Quality of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, A Critical Review. Under review. 7. Mahad Baawain, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Hamid Omidvarborna, Intisar Nasser Al-Sulaimi, Measurement, control, and modelling of H 2S emissions from a sewage treatment plant. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Al-Mamun, A., Baawain, M.S Hydrolytic-acidogenic pretreatment used for practical application of sewage treatment in bio-cathode based microbial fuel cell. Journal of Cleaner Production, Under Review. 9. Al-Mamun, A., Ahmad, W., Baawain, M.S., Khadem M., Dhar, B.R. Feb A Review of Microbial Desalination Cell Technology: Configurations, Optimization and Applications. Journal of cleaner production. In Press. 10. Baawain, M.S., Al-Mamun, A., Omidvarborna, H. and Al-Jabri, A Assessment of hydrogen sulfide emission from a sewage treatment plant using AERMOD. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189, 6, DOI: /s Jamil, F., Ala'a, H., Naushad, M., Baawain, M.S., Al-Mamun, A., Saxena, S.K. and Viswanadham, N Evaluation of synthesized green carbon catalyst from waste date pits for tertiary butylation of phenol. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. Open Access. doi.org/ /j.arabjc Al-Mamun A., Baawain M.S., Bipro Dhar, Kim I.S Improved recovery of bioenergy and freshwater in an osmotic microbial fuel cell using micro-diffuser assisted marine aerobic biofilm on cathode. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 128, Rahman, M.S., Al-Mamun, A. and Al-Amri, I.S Characteristics of pores as measured by porosimetry and microscopy considering spaghetti as a model system. International Journal of Food Engineering, 13, 8, DOI: /ijfe Baawain, M.S., Al-Mamun, A., Omidvarborna, H. and Al-Amri, W Ultimate Composition Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste in Muscat. Journal of Cleaner Production, 148, Al-Mamun, A., Baawain, M.S., Al-Muhtase, A.H., Egger, F., Ng, H.Y Optimization of a baffled-reactor microbial fuel cell using autotrophic denitrifying bio-cathode for removing nitrogen and recovering electrical energy. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 120, Al-Mamun A., Lefebvre O., Baawain M.S., Ng H.Y., A sandwiched denitrifying biocathode in a microbial fuel cell for electricity generation and waste minimization. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 13, Al-Mamun A., Baawain M.S., Accumulation of intermediate denitrifying compounds inhibiting biological denitrification on cathode in Microbial Fuel Cell. Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering, 13:81, DOI /s Lefebvre O., T.T. Ha Nguyen, A. Al-Mamun, I.S. Chang, H.Y. Ng, T-RFLP reveals high β-proteobacteria diversity in microbial fuel cells enriched with domestic wastewater. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2010, 109, 3, Lefebvre O., W. K. Ooi, Tang Zhe, A. Al-Mamun, Daniel Chua and Ng H. Y., Optimization of a Pt-free cathode suitable for practical applications of microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology, 2009, 100,

4 20. Lefebvre O., Al-Mamun A., Ooi W K, Tang Z, Chua D H C, Ng H Y; An insight into cathode options for microbial fuel cells. Water Sci Technol 2008; 57(12): Lefebvre O., Al-Mamun A., Ng H.Y., A microbial fuel cell equipped with a biocathode for organic removal and denitrification. Water Sci Technol 2008; 58(4): Book Chapters 1. Al-Mamun, A Pesticide Degradations, Residues and Environmental Concerns. In: Khan, M.S. and Rahman, M.S. (Eds). Pesticide Residue in Foods: Sources, Management, and Control, Springer, New York. ISBN , pp Al-Mamun A., Prospects of Organic Farming. In: Khan M.S. and Rahman M.S. (Eds). Pesticide Residue in Foods: Sources, Management, and Control, Springer, New York. Submitted: Articles Published in Proceedings of International Conferences 1. Al-Mamun, A Optimization of bio-cathode based microbial fuel cell suitable for practical application of wastewater treatment and electricity generation. ISMET 6 meeting, Portugal. Lisbon, 3-6 October Al-Mamun, A. and Baawain, M.S., Prospects of dissimilar electron donors on the electrochemical performance of a double-chambered microbial fuel cell. ISMET 6 meeting, Portugal. Lisbon, 3-6 October Abdullah Al-Mamun, Mahad Said Baawain. Prospects of dissimilar electron donors on the electrochemical performance of a double-chambered microbial fuel cell. Third EU-ISMET meeting, Sep 2016, Rome, Italy. 4. Al-Mamun A., Baawain M.S., Performance of an up-flow baffled channel bio-cathode microbial fuel cell for carbon and nitrogen removal. 4 th International Conference on Renewable Energy: Generation and Applications: Belfort, France, 8-10 Feb, Baawain M., Al-Mamun A., Sana A., Al-Wahaibi B., Performance of membrane bioreactor versus activated sludge at a domestic wastewater treatment plant in Oman. Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, vol. 1 (2015). 6. Al-Mamun Abdullah, Mahad S. Baawain, Application of electrochemically active marine biofilms in an osmotic microbial fuel cell for electrical energy and clean water recovery. Fifth International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC2015), Nov 2-4, 2015, Muscat, Oman. 7. Al-Mamun A., Al-Saidi A., Baawain M.S., Fixing aerobic marine biofilm cathode in a compact osmotic microbial fuel cell for freshwater recovery and power generation. In: The 5th international meeting on microbial electrochemistry and technologies, Tempe, Arizona, USA, October 1-4, Al-Mamun, A., Al-Saidi, Asaad and Al Mandhari, Said. Waste to watts: An integrated approach to generate electricity form wastewater and desalination of seawater using bacteria. In proceedings: 5th Engineering Students Renewable Energy Competition 2014, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE, May 3, Al-Mamun A. and Ng H.Y., Inhibitory effects on the cathodic bio-film of a denitrifying bio-cathode Microbial Fuel Cell. 4th NA-ISMET conference, May 13-15, 2014, Penn State. 10. Al-Mamun Abdullah, Asaad. Al-Saidi, Said. Al-Mandhari, Mahad Baawain, A new approach to water management: integration of forward osmosis into Microbial Fuel Cell. 19th IAHR - APD Congress, September 21-24, 2014, WRU, Hanoi, Vietnam. 11. Al-Mamun A., How Yong Ng., Domestic wastewater treatment in a denitrifying bio-cathode based Microbial Fuel Cell system. The Sixth International Conference on Sustainable Water Environment, July 29-31, 2010, Newark, Delaware, USA. 12. Lefebvre O., TTH Nguyen, A. Al Mamun & H.Y. Ng, Microbial diversity in MFCs (Microbial fuel cells) and its implication on the choice of an inoculums. Accepted in proceedings of ASPD 5, May 24 27, 2009, Aalborg, Denmark. 13. Lefebvre O., Y.P. Cheng, A. Al-Mamun, Z. Tang, D.H.C. Chua, H.Y. Ng., Conception of a Prototype Microbial Fuel Cell for Wastewater Treatment. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, WEFTEC 2009, Singapore, Session 11 through Session 20, pp (11). 14. Lefebvre O., Cheng Y.P., Uzabiaga A., Al-Mamun A., Ng H.Y. Conception of a membrane electrode assembly microbial fuel cell. In: The 2nd Microbial Fuel Cell Conference. June 10-12, 2009, Gwangju, South Korea. Oral presentation. 15. Lefebvre O., Al-Mamun A., Tang Z., Chua D.H.C., Ng H.Y. Challenges of microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment. In: National Conference on Anaerobic Digestion and Renewable Energy through Microbes. January 13-15, 2009, Goa, India. Oral presentation. 16. Al Mamun A., Ng H. Y.; Simultaneous domestic wastewater treatment and denitrification in an up flow horizontal channel microbial fuel cell. Proceedings in the 1 st IWA Asia-Pacific Regional Yong Water Professionals Conference. December 8-10, 2008, Gwangju, South Korea. 4

5 17. Al-Mamun A., H. Y. Ng, A bio-cathode Microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and denitrification. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Water Environment: Innovative Technologies and Energy Efficient Solutions, Singapore, November Lefebvre O., T. T. H. Nguyen, A. Al-Mamun, H. Y. Ng. Impact of Anode Configuration on Microbial Fuel Cell Performance and Bacterial Community Structure. Proceedings of the 4th IWA Young Water Professionals Conference, July 16-18, 2008, University of California Berkeley, USA. 19. Al-Mamun A., O. Lefebvre, H. Y. Ng; A microbial fuel cell equipped with a biocathode for organic removal and denitrification. Proceeding in the IWA 8 th Specialised Conference on SWWS, 6-9 February 2008, Coimbatore, India. 20. Lefebvre O., A. Al-Mamun and H. Y. Ng; A novel, compact and cost-effective microbial fuel cell for treatment of domestic and acetate wastewater. Proceedings in the AD11-11 th IWA Specialist Conference on Anaerobic Digestion: September, 2007; Brisbane, Australia. 21. Lefebvre O., A. Al-Mamun, H. Y. Ng; Prospect of microbial fuel cell application in mountainous areas. Proceedings of the IWA conference of anaerobic digestion in mountain area and isolated rural zones workshop, June 5-6, 2007, Chambery, France. Technical Reports: 1. Al-Mamun, A. and Baawain, M.S Waste to Watts: Green and sustainable electricity generation from wastewater using bacteria in microbial fuel cell. Part 2 report. Submitted to: SQU Internal grant, Sultanate of Oman. Articles and Interview in Public Media 1. Al-Mamun, A. (2017). Interview by Gautam Viswnathan. Discussion on Sultanate better prepared to tackle cyclones like Gonu, Times of Oman: Article, 4 June Issue, Workshop attended 1. One-day workshop on Preparing Effective Practitioners and Responsible Citizens for the 21st Century by Prof. Nicos J. Mourtos, San Jose State University. Organized by Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 18 th May, One-day workshop on Critical thinking skills for the 21 st century by Prof. Nicos J. Mourtos, San Jose State University. Organized by Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 16 th May, Workshop about how to use Turnitin Software - Mr. Robert Mc Mullin, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, 23 Oct, SQU RSA Water Research and Agri-Biotechnology Researcher workshop, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, Feb Patent Search Workshop. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, 30th Nov Workshop on Modeling and Simulation software for fluid flow, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Nov 5, Modeling and simulation of microbial electro-chemistry, Biodesign institute, Arizona State University, USA, 1 st Oct, How to Teach Engineering Students Process Skills. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, May Workshop on Research proposal writing, Sultan Qaboos Unversity, Muscat, Oman, Workshop on Online Questionnaire design, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Nov 13, Workshop on Plagiarism checking software- Turnitin, Sultan Qaboos Univesity, Workshop on Student Councilling, Sultan Qaboos University, Oct Workshop on ABET Program Assessment, Sultan Qaboos University, Feb Workshop on Creating market for conserving nature the experience of conservation international, National university of Singapore, Workshop on Getting started- measuring and reporting carbon footprint, Spring Singapore, Introduction to Singapore civil service, Republic Polytechnic, Woodlands, Singapore, Mar 8-12, Introduction to Problem Based Learning (PBL), Republic Polytechnic, Woodlands, Singapore, Jan 4-8, Workshop on Industrial Water Management France, Germany and Singapore: Together for Green Innovation, National University of Singapore, Workshop on Risk assessment application, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Workshop on Microbial Fuel Cell, concept to application- By Professor Byung Hong Kim (KIST) and Dr Ng How Yong (NUS), National University of Singapore, Workshop on Scientific writing, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Workshop on Singapore reclaimed water workshop- towards sustainable water reclamation solutions, The workshop covers perspectives from Germany, Singapore, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands and South Africa, Waterhub, Singapore, Workshop on Understating safety, health and environmental issues, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore,

6 Invited Talk / Guest Speaker/ Seminar 1. Al-Mamun, A. Prospects of microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and electricity generation. University of Bahrain, Manama, June 25, Al-Mamun, A. Prospects of producing bio-fuel from municipal solid waste. Haji Danesh University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, July 16, Extended Professional Service 1. Member of Editorial board of IORE Environmental Science, Current Alternative Energy. 2. External of PhD Thesis for Mr. Bankole Arowobusoye at University of Calgary, Canada. Title: Microbial fuel cell application for carbonaceous and enhanced biological nutrient remediation with cathodic nitrate reduction. Feb External of Thesis for Mr. Taha Mohammed Merghani Taha, ID: 95693/11), Title: Effects of Different Proportions of Barley and Wheat Flours on the Physico-Chemical Properties and Structure of Bread. Dept of Food Science and Nutrition, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, June 23, Trained IAESTE international student for two months, July 1- Aug 30, 2015, on Microbial Desalination Cell research project. Student details: Felix Egger, Technische Universität München, Arcisstraße 21, Munich 80333, Germany. 5. Internal of Thesis for Mr. Tariq Al balushi (m091424), Title: Sewage tank leakage effects on groundwater quality in South east of Al-Seeb, Sultan Qaboos University, Jan Trained IAESTE international student for two months, July 1- Aug 30, 2014, on Osmotic Microbial Fuel Cell research project. Student details: Basem Bandak, University of Jordan; Vinay Lalaodagar, University of Glasgow, UK. 7. Internal of Thesis for Miss Fatma Mujeine, Title: Solid waste characterization. Sultan Qaboos University, Dec Extended Community Services 1. Conduct seminar at University of Bahrain, Prospect of Microbial Fuel Cell for bioenergy recovery, June 25, Conduct seminar at Haji Danesh University of Science and Technology, Microbial Fuel Cell Application for wastewater treatment, July 16, Seminar presentation, Green building design perspective. Institute of Engineers Bangladesh, Oman chapter, Oct 2014, Alexgendria hotel, Muscat, Oman. Supervision of Graduation Project for Undergraduate Students: No Name Year Title of application Role 1. Ashtar Matwani ID: Zahir Al-Shaaibi ID: FL12-FL13 Integrating forward osmosis into bio-cathode Microbial Fuel Cell FL12-FL13 Application of forward osmotic Microbial Fuel Cell for simultaneous electricity generation and fresh water recovery 3. Said Al-Mandhari ID: FL13-FL14 Integrating forward osmosis into bio-cathode Microbial Fuel Cell using enhanced oxidation 4. Said Al Hamdani ID: Khalil Al-Zadjali ID:96485 FL14-FL15 FL16-FL17 Optimizing bio-electricity production in microbial desalination cell using algae Simultaneous electricity production and metal recovery from landfill leachate using Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Microbial community characterization. Simultaneous electricity production and metal recovery from landfill 6. Waleed Al-Mufargi FL16-FL17 ID: leachate using Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Reactor optimization. 7. Badar Abdullah Al Abri FL17-FL18 Simultaneous electreicity production and metal recovery from landfill leachate using microbial fuel cell Microbial characterization approach. 8. Haitham Ahmed Muqaibal FL17-FL18 Simultaneous electreicity production and metal recovery from landfill leachate using microbial fuel cell Microbial characterization approach 9. Saud Ibrahim Al Hinai FL17-FL18 Simultaneous electreicity production and metal recovery from landfill leachate using microbial fuel cell Optimization of reactor. 10. Sultan Said Al Qanoobi FL17-FL18 Simultaneous electreicity production and metal recovery from landfill leachate using microbial fuel cell Optimization of reactor. 6

7 M. Sc. and Ph.D. Thesis Supervision Level Name of student Thesis title Graduation Role date Fatma Mujeine Solid waste characterization Fall2013 Member Tariq Al balushi (m091424) Buthaina Mahfoodh Al Wahaibi Sewage tank leakage effects on ground water quality in South east of Al-Seeb Comparing Conventional Activated Sludge Technique with Membrane Bioreactor Technology of Al Ansab WWTP January 2014 Sep 2014 Member Co-supervisor Intisar Nasser Al Sulaimi(ID:66595/12) Evaluation of Chemical Wet Scrubber in Reducing Hydrogen Sulphide Emission from Al Ansab Sewage Treatment Plant Sep 2014 Co-supervisor Taha Mohammed (95693) Effects of different proportions of barley and wheat flours on the physico-chemical properties and structure of bread Sep 2015 External Abdullah Mohammed Al Jabri ( ID: 22568) Atmospheric Dispersion Study of Al Ansab Sewage Treatment Plant Oct 2015 Co-supervisor Wala Khamis Al-Amri (m100191) Balqis Ibrahim Al Ajmi (ID 95619) Ultimate Composition Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste in Muscat Comparison between conventional activated sludge (CAS) and Membrane bioreactor (MBR) process for characterization of MBR fouling for municipal wastewater treatment Ph.D. Prerana Chittrakar Assessment and Modeling of Marine Pollution along the Sea of Oman Coast Abdul Sattar (IDm109247) Optimization of a Microbial Desalination Cell (MDC) for electricity production and seawater desalination using membrane dialysis technique Afeef Ahmed Baqi Leachate treatment and metal recovery using microbial fuel cell. Mahmoud Mohammed Bani Uraba Analyzing the climate change-induced variations in intensityduration-frequency curves in Tawi Athir, Oman Oct 2015 Oct 2016 Nov 2017 May 2017 Co-supervisor Member Zahran Zahir Al-Busaidi (08949) Sustainable risk based analysis towards remediation of a fractured aquifer impacted by crude oil spill May, 2017 Members and Taher yousuf Al- Ghailani (89955) Alkaline biosurfactant-biopolymer process and its potential for enhancing oil recovery in Omani oil field. May, 2017 Chairman M. Sc. Nusaiba Al-Azri (45857/14) Design and simulation of antenna array for vehicle collision avoidance radar system June, 2017 Chairman PhD Buthaina Mahfoodh Al Wahaibi Evaluation of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Technologies Co- PhD Sharifa Said Al Hashmi Assessment of protection zones in Al-Khod water supply wellfield and sources of groundwater pollution PhD Sadik Rahman Cost effective Microbial Fuel Cell for treating of petrochemical produced water PhD Intisar Al-Sulaimi Helminths Ova in Wastewater and Removal Mechanism by Filtration or UV Disinfection Member Co- Sara Abbasher Elseed Optimization based prediction of human gait Jan, 2018 Chairman M. Sc. Raya Hilal Al-Lamki Assessment of groundwater flow using MODFLOW model in As Suwayq, Oman Jan, 2018 Masooma Juma Al- Lawati Inhibition to cathodic microbes in denitrifying biocathode microbial fuel cell. PhD Bankole Arowobusoye (University of Calgary, Canada) Microbial fuel cell application for carbonaceous and enhanced biological nutrient remediation with cathodic nitrate reduction. Feb 2018 External 7

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