ABET Self-Study Report Chemical Engineering Program
Edris, Gaber
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University
Education
Degree Field of Study Institution Year
PhD BioChemical Engineering Ins. Nationale Polytechnique de Toulouse, France
2002 DEA BioChemical Engineering EcoleCentrale Paris, France 1998 MS Chemical Engineering Alexandria University, Egypt 1994 BS Chemical Engineering Alexandria University, Egypt 1990 Academic Experience
From To Institution Rank Title Full or Part
Time 1990 1996 Alexandria University,
Egypt
Gr. Assistant M. Sc. Full Time 1996 1998 EcoleCentrale de Paris,
France
Gr. Assistant D.E.A. Full Time J199
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2002 Institute
NationalePolytechnique de Toulouse, France
Gr. Assistant Ph.D. Full Time
2002 2006 Alexandria University, Egypt
Assist. Prof. Full Time
2006 Date King Abdulaziz University Assist. Prof. Full Time Non Academic Industrial Experience (including Consultations)
From To Company/Entity Title Position Description
(Brief)
Full or Part Time None
Funded Research Projects and Patents from the Past Five Years
1. Gaber Edris, Abdulrahim Alzahrani, and Yahia Alhamed, Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater by Green Microalgae, Project funded by KACST, October 2010
2. Gaber Edris, Abdulrahim Alzahrani and Yahia Alhamed “Utilization of Microalgae for Enhanced CO2 Sequestration in a Photobioreactor” - Project funded by Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, Project No. 315/135/431, October 2011
3. Gaber Edris, Abdulrahim Alzahrani and Yahia Alhamed “Treatment of Oilfield Produced Water by Rotating Biological Contactor: Pilot plant study”- Project funded by Deanship of Scientific research, King Abdulaziz University, Project No. 315/137/431, October 2011
Certifications and Professional Registrations None
Current Membership in Professional Societies and Organizations
Society/organization Rank Member Since
1. Chemical Engineers Society, Egypt Member 1990
2. Société de Génié des Procédés, France. Member 1998
3. The American Society of Microbiology Member 2004
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Institutional and Professional Services (administration, committees, units, etc.)
1. Member, Academic Accreditation Committee in Chemical & Materials Eng. Dept. at King Abdulaziz University. 2007 – 2012.
2. Coordinator, Academic Accreditation Committee in Chemical & Materials Eng. Dept. at King Abdulaziz University. 2012 – Date.
Principal Publications/Presentations from the Past Five Years
1. Gaber Edris and Abdulrahim Alzahrani, Biological Treatment Of Hydrocarbon Contaminants: Petroleum Hydrocarbon Uptake By Pseudomonas alkanolytica, presented at The International Workshop On Industrial Biotechnology, The France-Egypt Year Of Science And Technology, Egypt July 2010 2. Gaber EDRIS, Comparative Study for ex situ Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil by
Two Pseudomonas Bacterial Strains, accepted paper at 8068–New Process of World Congress of Environmental Biotechnology-2011 (WCEB-2011), Dalian, China, October 19-22/2011
3. Gaber Edris and Abdulrahim Alzahrani, Cadmium and lead biosorption by Chlorella vulgaris, presented at The Sixteenth International Water Technology Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 7-10 May 2012
4. Gaber Edris, Yahia Alhamed, Abdulrahim Alzahrani, Biosorption of Cadmium and lead from aqueous solutions by Chlorella vulgaris biomass: Equilibrium and kinetic study, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 39, Issue 1 (2014), Page 87-93
5. Walid Alalayah, Yahia Alhamed, Abdulrahim Al-Zahrani, Gaber Edris, Hamad A. Al-Turaif, Merits of utilizing an artificial neural network as a prediction model for bio-hydrogen production, REV CHIM- BUCHAREST ISSN 0034-7752, 04/2014; 65(2014):1.
Recent Professional Development Activities (Workshops, training, etc.) 1. Active learning workshop in 2010
2. ABET Program Assessment Workshop, ABET Professional Services, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 15 November, 2012
3 .
IDEAL workshop organized by IDEAL Institute for the Development of Excellence in Assessment Leadership, Gloria J Rogers, ABET Foundation, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 16 - 19September, 2013
