Chemical engineer

looking for a challenging job position to get more experience at and to assist a good established organization and expand my both my research and technical skills.

Aug 2005 to Jan 2007: Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology Postdoctoral fellowship to pursue research in Biochemical Engineering at University of La Coruna, Spain

Mar. 2005 to Jun 2005: Visiting Research Scientist at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK

Aug 2004 to Oct 2004: Visiting Research Scientist at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK

Oct 2000 to Apr 2002: Teaching and Lab Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, Heriot Watt University, UK

Aug 1999 to Aug 2000: Sales Engineer at Star for Advanced Technology, a pharmaceutical equipment company in Jordan

Sept 1998 to Jan 1999: Postgraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Jordan, Jordan

June 1998 to Oct 1998: Research Internship at Al-Razi Pharmaceutical Industries Company, Jordan

2003: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biochemical Engineering, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, being a recipient of the prestigious James Watt Scholarship.

1999 to 2000: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemical Engineering, University of Jordan, Jordan. (Courses taken and transferred into PhD program In United Kingdom).

1999: B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of Jordan, Jordan.

1994: Secondary certificate, Scientific section, Modern Education School (presently, Modern American School), Jordan.

Research experience
Recently completed a research project in biological treatment of volatile organic compounds by utilization of bioreactors (Biofilters) working under both thermophilic and mesophilic conditions, and the possibility of isolating new biocatalyst capable of VOC’s biodegradation under extreme conditions.

Involved in a research project at Plymouth Marine Laboratory for isolation and characterization of novel marine bacteria with biotechnological importance using advanced molecular tools.

In my PhD research project, I investigated two solvent tolerant strains of bacteria identified by 16S rDNA analysis for biodegradation of high concentration isopropanol. Results show that these strains have the capacity to break down considerable amount of isopropyl alcohol involving an integrated biological pathway. I have developed an assay for identifying the enzyme/s from the bacterial crude extract which is responsible for biodegradation of isopropyl alcohol. Since my project has the potential for biotechnological application in the field of biodegradation, I have also used sustainable bioreactor technology and immobilization techniques to investigate the commercial aspect of my project

Research project associated with the commercial production of phthalic anhydride including: Bioreactor designing, environmental impact assessment and cost estimation for production of phthalic anhydride in an industrial plant