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Dr. Yousef Alshamlan

Academic

Dr.

Yousef E. Alshamlan

Assistant Professor

Office Location:
S03D1138

Education

Degree Discipline Institution Year
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Rice University 2022
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering Rice University 2019
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering Kuwait University 2016

Research Interests

Petroleum Refining, Phase Behavior of Complex Fluids, Flow Assurance, Asphaltene Precipitation and Deposition, Crude Oil Fouling, Crude Distillation Unit Preheat Train, Heat Exchangers.

Courses Taught

CHE
291
Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Design
CHE
472
Petroleum Refining Engineering
CHE
484
Topics in Chemical Engineering
ENG
307
Applied Numerical Methods and Programing in Engineering

Selected Publications

  • On the Development of a New Range of Asphaltene Deposition Inhibitors (Paper awaiting approval) 

  • Mechanistic Investigation of Asphaltene Under High Operating Conditions (Paper awaiting approval) 

  • Mechanistic Investigation of Asphaltene-Induced Fouling in Preheat Trains of Refinery Crude Distillation Units (Paper under review) 

Work Experience

Academic Experience
Institution Designation Year/Period
Kuwait University Assistant Professor 2023 – Now
Rice University Teaching Assistant 2018 – 2021
Kuwait University Scholarship Teaching Assistant 2017 – 2023
Industry Experience
Organization Designation Year/Period
Technical Committee / Gulf Downstream Association Committee Member 2023 – Present
Enertec Oil & Gas Consultant 2023 – Present
Local Marketing / Kuwait National Petroleum Company Depots Engineer 2016 – 2017