Dr. Habis S. Al-Zoubi

Faculty member Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia , PO BOX 1982

Personal Data

Nationality | Jordanian

Date of Birth | 15/10/1970

Department | Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

Official UoD Email | hsalzoubi@uod.edu.sa

Office Phone No. |31713

Language Proficiency

Language Read Write Speak

Arabic Excellent Excellent Excellent

English Excellent Excellent Excellent

Others

Academic Qualifications (Beginning with the most recent)

Date Academic Degree Place of Issue Address

2007 PhD The University of UK Nottingham

1996 M.Sc. Jordan University of Jordan

Science and Technology

1993 B.Sc. Jordan University of Jordan Science and Technology

PhD, Master or Fellowship Research Title: (Academic Honors or Distinctions) PhD Pretreatment in desalination: Prediction of Nanofiltration Membranes Performance using Atomic

Force Microscopy and Modelling

Master Characteristics Study of Jordanian Jojoba Oil

Professional Record: (Beginning with the most recent)

Job Rank Place and Address of Work Date

Associate Professor Department of Environmental Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Dammam 13 Sep. 2013-Present

Saudi Arabia.

Associate Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal 13 Sep. 2012-12 Sep 2013 University (AHU), Ma'an , Jordan.

Assistant Dean for Faculty of Engineering, AHU, Ma'an , Jordan. 9 Sep. 2012- 12 Sep 2013 student’s affairs

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal 20Sep. 2009- 12 Sep. 2012 University (AHU), Ma'an , Jordan.

Research Visitor Research Visitor, Center for Energy and Environmental 1 Aug. 2011-31 Jan. 2012 Resources, The University of Taxes at Austin, USA.

Lecturer Department of Chemical Engineering, AHU, Ma'an , Jordan 13 Sep. 2007-19Dec. 2009

Assistant lecturer Chemical Eng. Dep., Tafila Applied University College, Al-Balqa Oct. 1998 – Sep. 2003 Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan

Administrative Positions Held: (Beginning with the most recent)

Administrative Position Office Date

ABET Department of Environmental Engineering November, 2015- Present

Head of Summer Training,

community service and Alumni

committee Department of Environmental Engineering Sep. 2017-present

Head of Summer Training and College of Engineering Sep. 2014- Sep. 2015 Alumni Unit.

Assistant Dean for student’s affairs Assistant Dean for student’s affairs

Scientific Achievements

Published Refereed Scientific Researches (In Chronological Order Beginning with the Most Recent)

# Name of Investigator(s) Research Title Publisher and Date of Publication

1

Ahmed A. Alshahrani, H. Al-Zoubi,

Long Nghiem and Marc in het

Panhuis

Characterization of casting of

MWNT/chitosan and

MWNT/chitosan-crosslinked

Buckypaper membranes for

desalination Desalination, 2017

2 H. Al-Zoubi, K. Aref, K. Abu- Removal of heavy metals from Journal of water process Sbeih wastewater by economical engineering, 2015.

polymeric collectors using

dissolved air flotation process

3 M. Al-Harahsheh, M. Batiha, S. Precipitation treatment of Separation and Purification

Kraishan H. Al-Zoubi effluent acidic wastewater Technology,2014. from phosphate-containing

fertilizer industry:

characterization of solid and

liquid Products.

4 H. Al-Zoubi, S. Al-Thyabat, Treatment of a Jordanian Mine Water and the

Phosphate Mine Wastewater Environment,2012.

by Hybrid Dissolved Air

Flotation and Nanofiltration,

5 1. . Al-Thyabat , M. Preliminary investigations into published by the society for mining,

Harareh, K. Tarawneh , the use of Jojoba oil as a Metallurgy and Exploration, Florida, H. Al-Zoubi. possible collector in USA, 2012. phosphate flotation, book

chapter (41), Beneficiation of

phosphates: New ideas, New

Technologies, New

Developments.

6 1. S. Al-Thyabat, H. Al- Purification of Phosphate International Journal of mineral Zoubi, Beneficiation Wastewater: Processing,2012. Separation of phosphate from

Eshydia Mine (Jordan) by

Column-DAF Flotation

Process.

7 H. Al-Zoubi, P. Steinberger , W. Optimization study for Journal of separation science and Pelz , R. Haseneder , G. Härtel, treatment of Acid Mine technology, 2010.

Drainage using membrane

technology

8 H. Al-Zoubi, P. Steinberger , W. Nanofiltration of Acid Mine Desalination and Water Treatment,

Pelz , R. Haseneder , G. Härtel. Drainage. 2010.

9 H. Al-Zoubi and W. Omer. Rejection of Salt mixture at The Korean Journal of Chemical

high Salinity by Nanofiltration Engineering, 2009.

Membranes.

10 Al-Zoubi, Al-Thyabat and Al- A hybrid flotation–membrane Desalination and Water Treatment, Khatib. process for wastewater 2009.

treatment: an overview.

11 W. Omar, H. Al-Zoubi and J. Ulrich Seeded Crystallization of Desalination and Water Treatment, Calcite and Aragonite in 2009.

Seawater as a Pretreatment

Scale Control Process, a Study

of Supersaturation Limits.

12 Mohammed, N. Hilal, H. Al-Zoubi, Prediction of permeate fluxes Journal of membrane science, 2007. N. Darwish and rejections of highly

concentrated salts in

Nanofiltration membranes

13 N. Darwish, N. Hilal, H. Al-Zoubi, A. Neural Networks Simulation of Chemical Engineering Research and W. Mohammed, the Filtration of Sodium Design, 2007.

Chloride and Magnesium

Chloride Solutions Using

Nanofiltration Membranes,

14 N. Hilal, H. Al-Zoubi, N. A. Darwish, Performance of Nanofiltration Separation Science and Technology, A. W. Mohammed, membranes in the treatment 2007.

of synthetic and real seawater,

15 H. Al-Zoubi, N. Hilal, N. Darwish, Rejection and modelling Desalination, 2007. A. W. Mohammed, of Sulfate and Potassium

salts by Nanofiltration

membranes: Neural

network and Spiegler

Kedem Model.,

16 H. Al-Zoubi, N. Hilal, N. Darwish, Rejection and modelling Desalination,2007. A. W. Mohammed. of Sulfate and Potassium

salts by Nanofiltration

membranes: Neural

network and Spiegler

Kedem Model. 17 N. Hilal, H. Al-Zoubi, N. A. Darwish Nanofiltration of magnesium Separation Science and Technology,

and A. W. Mohammed. chloride, sodium carbonate 2005.

and calcium sulphate in salt

solutions.

18 N. Hilal, H. Al-Zoubi, N. A. Darwish, Nanofiltration of highly Desalination 2005. A. W. Mohammed. concentrated salt solutions up

to seawater salinity.

19 N. Hilal, L. Al-Khatib, H. Al-Zoubi, Atomic force microscopy , Desalination 2005. R. Nigmatullin, study of membranes modified

by surface grafting of cationic

polyelectrolyte.

20 N. Hilal, H. Al-Zoubi, N. A. Darwish, Characterisation of Desalination 2005. A. W. Mohammed. nanofiltration membranes

using Atomic force

microscopy.

21 N. Hilal, H. Al-Zoubi, N. A. Darwish, a comprehensive review of Desalination 2004. A. W. Mohammed and M. Abu Nanofiltration membranes:

Arabi. Treatment, Pretreatment,

Modelling, and Atomic Force

Microscopy.

22 Abu-Arabi, M.A. Allawzi, H. Al- Extraction of Jojoba oil by Chemical Engineering Journal, 2000. Zoubi, .KA. Tamimi, pressing and leaching,

23 M.A. Allawzi, M.K. Abu-Arabi1, H. Physicochemical JAOCS, 1998.

Al-Zoubi, A. Tamimi,“ Characteristics and Thermal

Stability of Jordanian Jojoba

oil”.

Scientific Research Papers Presented to Refereed Specialized Scientific Conferences

# Name of Investigator(s) Research Title Conference and Publication Date

1 G. Cook, Geoffrey M. Effect of Mixed Monovalent and AIChE conference, USA, October 31 Geise, H. Al-Zoubi, Divalent Ion Feeds On Sulfonated 2012

B.Freeman, K. Lee, Polysulfone Desalination Membrane

B.Sundell and J. Performance

McGrath. 2 S. Al-Thyabat, H. Al- Application of Dissolved Air Flotation 60th Canadian Chemical Engineering

Zoubi. (DAF) in Halite removal from Dead Sea Conference, Saskatoon, Canada from

brine October 24 to 27, 2010 3 S. Al-Thyabat, H. Al- Jordanian Phosphate wastewater 60th Canadian Chemical Engineering

Zoubi treatment: phosphate recovery from Conference, Saskatoon, Canada from

slime by column-DAF Flotation October 24 to 27, 2010

technology, (Part one) 4 H. Al-Zoubi, S. Al- Jordanian Phosphate Wastewater . 60th Canadian Chemical Engineering

Thyabat Treatment: A hybrid process of Conference, Saskatoon, Canada from

Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) - October 24 to 27, 2010.

Nanofiltraion membrane (part two). 5 H. Al-Zoubi, P. Nanofiltration of Acid Mine Drainage Desalination for the Environment:

Steinberger, A. Rieger, Clean Water and Energy”,

W. Pelz, R. Haseneder, Kongresshaus, Baden-Baden,

G. Härtel.“ Germany, 17-20 May 2009 6 H. Al-Zoubi Nanofiltration of highly concentrated IChemE Fluid Separation Processes,

salt solutions up to seawater salinity Subject Group (FSPG) at BP Sunbury,

London –UK, on 26 May 2005.

7 M.Allawzi, M.K. Abu- “Characteristics Study and Thermal Chemical Engineering Conference II, Arabi, H. Al-Zoubi, and Stability of Jordanian Jojoba Oil Sep. 2-4,1996 Irbid-Jordan.

A. Tamimi.

Completed Research Projects

# Name of Investigator(s) Research Title Report Date

(Supported by)

1 H. Al-Zoubi, O. Aga, N. Optimization of Dissolved Air Flotation October 2016. Jarrah. The University of Technology for Treatment of Oily

Dammam, Dammam, Waste Water

KSA.

2 M. Al-Harahsheh ,H. Al- Treatment of effluent water from May 2016 Zoubi, M. Batiha. phosphate-containing fertilizer

Ministry of Higher industry for reuse and production of Education and Scientific useful Compounds-Phase II

Research, Jordan,

3 H. Al-Zoubi, K. Aref, K. Dissolved air flotation process for May 2013 Abu-Sbeih,. water purification using different

Abdul hammed shoman economical polymeric coagulants

Foundation, Amman,

4 - H. Al-Zoubi, S. Al- The Application of Dissolved Air February 2010

thyabat. Flotation in Water Treatment

King Abdullah II fund for

Development – KAFD,

Jordan.

5 H. Al-Zoubi, S. Al- Development of an economical December 2008 thyabat. Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF)

Ministry of Higher apparatus with membrane technology

Education and Scientific for treatment of wastewater produced

Research, Jordan. from Jordanian phosphate industry

Current Researches

# Research Title Name of Investigator(s)

1 Modeling and Experimental Testing of Fahid Al-Amri, H. Al-Zoubi.

Membrane Distillation Process for

Water Desalination.

2

production of Biodiesel

from jojoba oil as a future

alternative for renewable

energy using nano-particles

metal oxide catalyst

H. AlZoubi, A. Manda,

, A. Matani

Contribution to Scientific Conferences and Symposia

# Conference Title Place and Date of the Conference Extent of Contribution

1 Water Arabia 2015 17-19 February 2015 20% conference and Location: Le Merdian Khobar, Saudi

exhibition. Arabia

2 Water Arabia 2017

Location

LeMerdiam

Khobar Saudi Arabia

conference and Date: 17-19

October 2017 30%

exhibition.

Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies and Organizations Jordan Engineers Association, Chem. Eng. Division,

Member Association of Fulbright Alumni, USA

Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)-UK, Affiliate Member Jordan Desalination and Reuse Association, Jordan

Teaching Activities

Undergraduate

# Course/Rotation Title No./Code Extent of Contribution

(no. of lectures/Tutorials. Or labs, Clinics)

1 Environmental ENVEN 311 3 credits lecture Engineering

Fundamentals

2 Waste Water 3 credits lecture Engineering II ENVE 531

3 Environmental Law & HUMN 512 2 credits lecture

Regulations

4 Unit Operations & 3 credits lecture

Processes II ENVEN 514

5 Desalination ENVEN 514 3 credits lecture

Technologies

6 Chemical process safety ENVEN 594 3 credits lecture

7 Water Supply ENVEN 342 3 credits lecture

Engineering

8 Library Skills HUMN 201-02 2 credits lecture

Student Academic Supervision and Mentoring

# Level Number of Students From to

1 5th students 3 Sep 2013 May 2014

2 5th students 3 Sep 2014 May 2015

3 5th students 4 Sep 2015 May 2016

4 5th students 3 Sep 2017 May 2018

Administrative Responsibilities, Committee and Community Service (Beginning with the most recent)

Administrative Responsibilities

# From To Position Organization

1 13 Sep. 2014 12 Sep. 2015 Head of Summer College of Engineering, UoD, KSA

Training and

Alumni Unit

Committee Membership

# From To Position Organization

1 December Present ABET Committee College of Engineering, UoD, KSA

2015

Personal Key Competencies and Skills: (Computer, Information technology, technical, etc.)

1 AFM 2 DAF 3 Computer programming, IT administration

Last Update

…30/10/2017