Umer Zahid, Associate Professor

Umer Zahid

Associate Professor

King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Doctorate, Chemical Engineering
Experience
10 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 7 Months

Associate Professor at King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since February 2021

Teaching, Research and Committee work.

Assistant Professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • January 2016 to February 2021

Teaching undergraduate and graduate level Chemical engineering courses, Conduct leading research, Participate in administrative committees.

Assistant Production Manager at Engro Foods Limited
  • Other
  • August 2007 to August 2009

Responsible for production of dairy products at FMCG industry.

Internee at National Refinery Limited
  • Other
  • June 2005 to July 2005

Internship. Responsible for utilities section mainly.

Education

Doctorate, Chemical Engineering
  • at Seoul National University
  • August 2015

I developed my research and engineering skills through several academic and industrial projects. I have worked on a number of conceptual design projects as well as industrial projects. During my 6 years at Seoul National University, I achieved various experiences working with analysis, design, modeling and simulation of distinct processes including carbon capture designs, biomass torrefaction, poly-silicon process, LNG terminal operations and others.

Master's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at Seoul National University
  • August 2011
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at University of the Punjab
  • March 2007

Thesis: Production of Aniline from Nitrobenzene via Vapor phase Reduction Process Project report on “Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium from Waste water”

Specialties & Skills

Natural Gas
Process Engineering
Aspen Plus
Heat Exchangers
Process designing using Aspen Plus, HYSYS.
Aspen Plus
Aspen Flare Analyzer

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Korean
Intermediate
Punjabi
Expert

Memberships

Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Alumini
  • August 2009
Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Associate Member
  • January 2015

Training and Certifications

Cost Estimation (Training)
Training Institute:
Engineering and Development Research Center
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
24 hours
Fundamentals of Process Engineering (Training)
Training Institute:
Engineering and Development Research Center
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
20 hours
Relief and Flare System Design (Training)
Training Institute:
Engineering and Development Research Center
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
20 hours
Dynamic Simulation (Training)
Training Institute:
Engineering and Development Research Center
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
20 hours
Process and Equipment Design (Training)
Training Institute:
Engineering and Development Research Center
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
20 hours

Hobbies

  • Cooking, Travelling