Academic
Mohammad Aldekheel
Assistant Professor
Dr. Mohammad Aldekheel is an Assistant Professor in the civil engineering department at Kuwait University. He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. His research focuses on indoor and outdoor air quality, particulate matter (PM), source apportionment, and public health, with several publications in prestigious environmental journals. Before pursuing graduate studies, he worked as a civil engineer at Mabanee Company in the management team of the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel and Waldorf Astoria Hotel projects at the Avenues mall in Kuwait.
Education
Degree |
Discipline |
Institution |
Year |
| Ph.D. | Environmental Engineering | University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA | August 2022 - June 2024 |
| M.S. | Civil Engineering | University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA | August 2021 - December 2022 |
| B.S. | Civil Engineering | Kuwait University | September 2014 - May 2018 |
Research Interests
• Particulate Matter (PM) Source Apportionment
• Particulate Matter (PM) Toxicity
• Environmental Health Risk Assessment
• Air Pollution Control
• Indoor Air Quality
• Real-Time Monitoring
Selected Publications
• Aldekheel, M., Altuwayjiri, A., Tohidi, R., Jalali Farahani, V., & Sioutas, C. (2022). The Role of Portable Air Purifiers and Effective Ventilation in Improving Indoor Air Quality in University Classrooms. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14558. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114558
• Aldekheel, M., Farahani, V. J., Tohidi, R., Altuwayjiri, A., & Sioutas, C. (2023). Development and performance evaluation of a two-stage cascade impactor equipped with gelatin filter substrates for the collection of multi-sized particulate matter. Atmospheric Environment, 294, 119493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119493
• Badami, M. M., Tohidi, R., Aldekheel, M., Farahani, V. J., Verma, V., & Sioutas, C. (2023). Design, optimization, and evaluation of a wet electrostatic precipitator (ESP) for aerosol collection. Atmospheric Environment, 308, 119858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.119858
• Aldekheel, M., Farahani, V. J., & Sioutas, C. (2023). Assessing Lifetime Cancer Risk Associated with Population Exposure to PM-Bound PAHs and Carcinogenic Metals in Three Mid-Latitude Metropolitan Cities. Toxics, 11(8), 697. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11080697
• Aldekheel, M., Tohidi, R., Al-Hemoud, A., Alkudari, F., Verma, V., Subramanian, P. S. G., & Sioutas, C. (2024). Identifying urban emission sources and their contribution to the oxidative potential of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Kuwait. Environmental Pollution, 343, 123165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123165
• Aghaei, Y., Aldekheel, M., Tohidi, R., Badami, M. M., Jalali Farahani, V., & Sioutas, C. (2024). Development and performance evaluation of online monitors for near real-time measurement of total and water-soluble organic carbon in fine and coarse ambient PM. Atmospheric Environment, 319, 120316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120316
• Aghaei, Y., Badami, M. M., Aldekheel, M., Tohidi, R., & Sioutas, C. (2025). Seasonal characterization of primary and secondary sources of fine PM-bound water-soluble organic carbon in central Los Angeles. Atmospheric Environment, 346, 121084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121084
• Alramzi, Y., Aghaei, Y., Badami, M. M., Aldekheel, M., Tohidi, R., & Sioutas, C. (2025). Urban emissions of fine and ultrafine particulate matter in Los Angeles: Sources and variations in lung-deposited surface area. Environmental Pollution, 367, 125651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125651
Work Experience
Institution |
Designation |
Period |
| Kuwait University, Sabah Alsalem University City, College of Engineering and Petroleum | Assistant Professor | July 2024 - Present |
Organization |
Designation |
Period |
| Mabanee Company. The Avenues Mall, Alrai, Kuwait | Civil Engineer | November 2018 - June 2021 |
Honors and Awards
• KFAS Award – Best Civil Engineering Design Project
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), June 2018.
• Presidential Honor – Kuwait University Graduation Ceremony
Recognized by the President of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, for outstanding academic achievement among top students, March 2019.
• Departmental Honor – First Kuwaiti Civil Engineering Graduate with a 4.0 GPA
Awarded by the Civil Engineering Department Chair, Kuwait University, May 2018.
• Monjez Award – Ministry of State for Youth Affairs
Recognized for outstanding academic achievement among top students in Civil Engineering, December 2018.
• Certificate of Gratitude – American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
For active participation and contributions to the ASCE Student Chapter, June 2018.
• Kuwait University Fully-Paid Scholarship – M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees
Awarded to pursue graduate studies in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC), July 2021.