Mohammed Awwad is a junior chemical engineering student and minor in chemistry at King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) . He has been actively involved in the undergraduate research for the last two years.
Mohammed is an enthusiastic student with ample appetite for research and innovation . At the sophomore year , he had been working for a year in Research Institute (RI) trying to develop a novel electrocatalyst employed to produce Hydrogen (H2) from water and he participated as co-author in a published scientific paper . One year ago , he had been working on the chemical recycling of plastics wastes , particularly on the modeling and simulation of pyrolysis and gasification . His work focused on the technical and economic factors that can improve the cost competitiveness of the recycled plastics .
After graduation , Mohammed wishes to pursue higher degree in one of the reputable universities aiming to apply his knowledge as chemical engineer in order to make a positive change in our world .