Ibrahim Alnutaifi

PhD Student

Email: ibrahim.alnutaifi.19@ucl.ac.uk

Office: Room 225, Roberts Building, UCL.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahim-al-nutaifi-7069b772

Research

Ibrahim's research activities are primarily in the area of heterogeneous catalysis development for refineries and petrochemicals to create value.

He worked on a crude to chemicals program based on thermal and catalytic cracking of crude to chemical technologies that directly convert low-value crude oil to high-value petrochemicals to diversify Saudi Aramco products and increase profits.

His Ph.D. research project is funded by Saudi Aramco and supervised by Prof. Coppens where he will focus on the continuous synthesis of hierarchically structured zeolites catalysts by aerosol assisted evaporation-induced self-assembly and catalytic testing

Education:

MSc, Chemical Engineering, University College London (2019 - Present)

MBA, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (2016-2019)

BSc, Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (2007- 2013)

Biography

Ibrahim has received his bachelor's degree (BSc) in Chemical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in 2013 and he worked for seven months for CHIYODA Corporation in Japan as part of the university COOP program where he optimized refinery configuration based on crude quality and economics along with the detailed design study for the naphtha hydrotreating unit.

After graduation, he has joined Saudi Aramco Research and Development Centre and built extensive experience at various positions which enlightened him to realize the importance of capturing IP and developing new technologies at a faster pace than usual. In a dynamic world, this requires significant skills in research accommodated with a strong business acumen which leads him to persuade a part-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) at KFUPM and receive this degree in 2019.