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Dr. BASSAM S. TAWABINI
CURRENT ADDRESS
Earth Sciences Department
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Mineral
(KFUPM)
P.O. Box # 189, Dhahran 31261, KSA
Tel.: +966-3-860-7643
Fax: +966-3-860-2595
Mobile: +966-5-214-5429
Website: http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/ES/bassamst
E-Mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
2002 Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering). King Fahd University of Petroleum and
Minerals KFUPM.
1987 M.Sc. Civil Engineering (Water Resources & Environmental Engineering). KFUPM, Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia.
1984 B.Sc. Civil Engineering. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia. Graduated with honor.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2014-Present Acting Director, Environment & Sustainability at the Environment,
Health and Safety Department, KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
2007 – Present Assistant Professor at the MSc program in Environmental Sciences
Earth Sciences Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
2005 – 2007 Research Engineer-III & Head, Central Analytical Laboratory
Center for Environment and Water (CEW)
Research Institute, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
1999 - 2005 Research Engineer-III
Center for Environment and Water (CEW)
Research Institute, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
1992-2000 Engineer-I Center for Applied Physical Sciences (CAPS),
Research Institute, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
1987-1992 Engineer-II Center for Engineering Research (CER),
Research Institute, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
1984 - 1987 Research Assistant
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Division
Civil Engineering Department, KFUPM
TEACHING ACTIVITIES (MSc program in Environmental Sciences-College of Science, KFUPM)
1. ENVS 522: Environmental Chemistry
2. ENVS 525: Advanced Environmental Pollution
3. ENVS 546: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)-new course
4. ENVS 510: Advanced Environmental Geology
5. ENVS 523: Advanced Analytical Geochemistry
6. ENVS 606: Independent Research
7. ENVS 590: Special Topics-I
8. ENVS 599: ENVS Seminar
9. CHEM 643: Environmental Analytical Chemistry. Chemistry Department, KFUPM. Partial
10. GEOL 446: Environmental Geology. Earth Sciences Department, KFUPM, Partial
11. ENVE 503: Environmental Impact Assessment. Env. Engineering Department. Dammam
University. KSA, Partial
Research Interest
Investigation the fate of organic and inorganic pollutants in the water, air and soil environments.
Assessment, monitoring and remediation of water, groundwater and soils contaminated with
hazardous pollutants.
Assessing the fate of the Disinfection By-products (DBPs) formed when disinfecting water using
chlorine, ozone and chlorine dioxide.
Currently, working on the treatment of groundwater contaminated with MTBE, BTEX and other
VOCs using Advanced Oxidation Processes (i.e. the combination of Ultraviolet light (UV),
hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and ozone (O3))
Also doing intensive research on the treatment of contaminated water using nano-scale photo-
catalytic degradation by Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs), Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) and N-Doped
Titania.
Funded Research Projects
Work as the Principle/Co Investigator for a number of Funded-Projects including:
1. Co-I: Synthesis and Characterization of Micro and Nano Carbon Materials Coated with
Polyelectrolyte for Removal of Heavy Metal from Water. Funded By KACST-NSTP. (On-going)
2. Co-I: Removal of MTBE from water using Saudi Aramco Fly Ash. Funded by KACST (On-
going).
3. PI: Treatment of Water Contaminated With MTBE By Photo-TiO2 System And Carbon
Nanotubes (CNTs). Funded By KACST-NSTP. (completed-2012)
4. Co-I: Microbial Dynamics In Oil Field Systems. Funded By Saudi Aramco.(2011, completed)
5. Co-I: Production Of Carbon Nanotubes By Using A Vertical Orifice Chemical Vapor Deposition
(VO-CVD) For Water Purifications And Polymerization Of Polystyrene Nanocomposite. Funded
By KACST-NSTP.(completed2011)
6. PI: Assessing the Fate of Inorganic and Organic Disinfection By-Products In Saudi Arabian
Drinking Water. Funded By KFUPM.(2012, completed)
7. Co-I: Environmental Impact Assessment For Drilling Exploration In The Shallow Waters of The
Northern Red Sea. Funded by Saudi Aramco. (2011-completed)
8. PI: Remediation of MTBE-Contaminated Groundwater Using Advanced Oxidation Technology.
Funded by Saudi Aramco (2008-completed)
9. Co-I: The Potential For Water Saving In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Using Hydrobond
Polymers. Funded by Bugshan Group, Saudi Arabia (completed, 2007)
10. Co-I: Environmental Program of Works. SFC No. 079. Funded by Rabigh Refining and
Petrochemicals Company (Petro Rabigh). Saudi Arabia.
11. Co-I: Determination and Assessment of Organotin Compounds In The Saudi Marine
Environment. Funded By KACST. (2013-completed)
12. Co-I: Photooxidation of MTBE In The Presence Of Hydrogen Peroxide. Funded By KFUPM.
(2007-completed).
13. PI: Developing An Innovative Advanced Oxidation Technology For The Removal Of Trace
Organics And Bacteria In Water. Funded By KACST.(2014-completed)
14. PI: A Pilot Study On The Removal Of MTBE From Contaminated Groundwater By Advanced
Oxidation Processes – Phase II. Funded By Saudi Aramco.(2013-completed)
15. Co-I: A Pilot Project To Evaluate And Develop A Groundwater Remediation Technology. Funded By KACST-NSTP.(on going)
16. PI: Monitoring and Assessment of Water Quality of Al-Asfar Lake in Al-Hasa Region.
Funded By Eco-Australia Co. Australia. (completed, 2012) 17. PI: Technical Support for Conducting Solid Waste Management Studies in Al-Hasa Region.
Funded By Eco-Australia Co. Australia. (completed, 2013)
18. PI: Developing an online course ENVS 525: Advanced Environmental Pollution. Funded
by KFUPM-DAD. (completed, 2013)
19. Co-I: Developing an online course GEOL 446: Environmental Geology. Funded by
KFUPM-DAD. (in progress)
Supervision of MSc / PhD Thesis
1. Chairman, MSc. Thesis titled: Environmental Pollution at Dammam Gas Stations. By Ali Al-
Qahtani at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences". Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.(2005)
2. Member, MSc. Thesis titled: Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
Technique for the Determination of Nitrogen and Total Organic Carbon ". By Nemr Mehanna at
Chemistry Department, KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.(2007)
3. Member, MSc. Thesis titled: Optimization of photochemical oxidation processes for MTBE
Degradation using ESR spectroscopy”. By Qasem Al-Sherari, ENVS Program, Earth Sciences
Department, KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.(2007)
4. Member, MSc. Thesis titled ”Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Of Natural Gas and Crude
Oil Fuel At Qurayyah Power Plant”. By Adel Al-Khalifah, ENVS Program, Earth Sciences
Department, KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (2008)
5. Member, MSc. Thesis titled” Evaluation of Tropospheric Ozone Concentrations in the Eastern
Province of Saudi Arabia." By Mathker Otaibi, ENVS Program, Earth Sciences Department,
KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (2008)
6. Chairman, MSc. Thesis Titled” Removal of arsenic and mercury from water by multiwalled
carbon nanotubes" By Salman Al-Khaldi, ENVS Program, Earth Sciences Department, KFUPM.
Dhahran, KSA. (2009)
7. Chairman, MSc. Thesis Titled” The Fate of Bromate Formation in Water Treated by Ozone-
Based Advanced Oxidation Processes ". By Abdulrazaq Zubair, ENVS Program, Earth Science
Department, KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.(2009)
8. Member, MSc. Thesis Titled” Lead and Chromium Removal From Polluted Water Using Carbon
Nanotubes". By Omer Bakatheer, ENVS Program, Earth Science Department, KFUPM. Dhahran,
KSA. (2009)
9. Chairman, MSc. Thesis titled” Environmental Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Tarout
Island, Eastern Saudi Arabia”. By Raeid Sadiq, ENVS Program, Earth Sciences Department,
KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.(2010)
10. Member, MSc. Thesis Titled” Bioremediation of petroleum contaminated sites by indigeneous
bacteria". By Feras Salamah, ENVS Program, Earth Science Department, KFUPM. Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia.(2011)
11. Chairman, MSc. Thesis titled” Quantitative Assessment of Disinfection By-Products Formed by
Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide and Ozone in Saudi Arabian Drinking Water. By Mohammed Al-
Mutair. Earth Sciences Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.(2011)
12. Chairman, MSc. Thesis titled” Management of the Drilling Waste in Eastern Province of Saudi
Arabia. By Ali Al-Zahrani, ENVS Program, Earth Sciences Department, KFUPM. Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia. (2012)
13. Chairman, MSc. Thesis titled” Degradation of MTBE using photo-TiO2 and CNTs”, By Musah
Muhyeddin, ENVS Program, Earth Sciences Department, KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia.(2012)
14. Member, MSc. Thesis titled” Determination of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and
Organophosphate Pesticides (OPPs) in the Arabian Gulf”, By Jamal Al Amri, ENVS Program,
Earth Sciences Department, KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (2013)
15. Chairman, MSc. Thesis titled” Removal of MTBE From Water Using Non-Modified and
Modified Fly Ash. By Adepayo Segun. ENVS Program. Earth Sciences Department, KFUPM.
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (2014)
16. Chairman, MSc. Thesis titled” Treatment of Fuel Oxygenate in Water Using UV/Chlorine
Photochemical Degradation Method. By Jemal Amana. ENVS Program. Earth Sciences
Department, KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (2014)
17. Chairman, MSc. Thesis titled” Spatial Distribution of the levels of trace metals in the Topsoil of
Dammam area, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. By Adetoro John. ENVS Program. Earth Sciences
Department, KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.( On-going)
18. Chairman, MSc. Thesis titled” Investigating the Phytoremediation Potential of Selected Saudi
Arabian Plants In Removing Pollutants From Contaminated Waters. By Akeem Bello. ENVS
Program. Earth Sciences Department, KFUPM. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (On-going).
Selected Workshops, Seminars and Conferences
10th Meeting of the Geosciences. KFUPM, Dhahran. 15 – 17 April, 2013.
Waste Management Middle East Forum Abu Dhabi. 5 – 6 December 2010.
Fourth Saudi Science Conference March 21-24th, 2010 Scientific Programs
Research Team Leadership: Developing Capacity for Research Team Leadership. KFUPM,
Dhahran, KSA. November 15-16, 2009.
LABTECH 2008. Bahrain, Oct 20-22, 2008.
The Future and Rehabilitation of Al-Asfar Lake in Al-Hasa Region.
Capacity Building for Carbon Dioxide (CO2): Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF),
Observer, Saudi Arabian Delegate, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Joint KFUPM-EAGE: Geological History of CO2: Atmospheric Change and Natural
Sequestration" by Alain-Yves Huc Institut Français du Pétrole. KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA.
Workshop on the Future of Clean Energy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. KFUPM. Dhahran,
KSA.
SAWEA Workshop on The Design of Water & Wastewater Pumping Stations. Al-Khobar, KSA.
Joint KFUPM-JCCP Environmental Symposium” GCC Environment and Sustainable
Development”. Jan. 28-30, 2008. KFUPM. Dhahran, KSA.
Saudi Aramco’s First Drilling Symposium. Dec. 1-2. 2007. Khobar, KSA.
Research Team Leadership. By The UK Leadreship Foundation for Higher Education.
Strategies For Success in Grant Proposal Writing. Organized by Deanship Scientific Research,
KFUPM.
Measuring Research Performance . Organized by Deanship Scientific Research, KFUPM.
Selected Public Seminars
Restoration of Al-Asfar Lake in Al-Hasa Region, Eastern Saudi Arabia. University of
Dammam on the Event of World Water Day. Presented on 18 March 2014. Dammam, KSA.
Oil Industry & the Environment Example of Drilling Waste Management. Presented at The
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Workshop on Environmentally Sustainable Technology
and Management in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry. 27-28 May 2012, Al-Khobar, KSA.
Investigating the Efficiency of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) in Removing Inorganic and Organic
Pollutants from Contaminated Waters. Presented at The 85th Meeting of the Petroleum
Environmental Research Forum (PERF) Water Conservation & Waste Minimization and
Management.
The2nd
Groundwater Technical Exchange Meeting Agenda. March 12, 2012. Saudi Aramco,
Dhahran, KSA
Management of Drilling Waste: An Overview. Presented at the International Association of
Drilling Contractors (IADC) Meeting Al-Khobar, Feb 15, 2012.
Water Disinfection by Ozonation and the Bromate Issue. Presented at the American Chemical
Society (ACS)- Saudi Arabian Chapter . Jan. 19th 2010, Al-Khobar, KSA.
Environmental Impacts of Drilling Wastes Disposal in Sabkha Areas. Presented at the Waste
Management Middle East Conference. Abu Dhabi, UAE. 5-6th December 2010.
Application of Nanotechnology for the treatment of water. Presented at the Environment Day
Meeting. Dammam, KSA. June 2009.
Human Impacts on the Environment: General Overview and Assessment. Organized by
Dhahran Geosciences Society (DGS). Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Nov. 2008.
Phthalates Removal by UV/Oxidation Technique, Presented at Boston College. Boston, USA.
Advanced Oxidation Technology: An Emerging technology for the Treatment of Contaminated
Waters”. The Environment Day 2007. The Royal Commission of Jubail, June 5th – 6
th, 2007.
E-learning: Teaching and Learning skills for Online Education. Presnted at Several Saudi
Universities. 2009-2010.
I. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
A. Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
Extensive experience in the area of environmental science and engineering including: water, soil,
and air pollution assessment and control; water and wastewater treatment; and management of
industrial and hazardous waste. Responsibilities include: proposal writing, project planning and
management, information acquisition, filed study and report writing. Selected projects include:
Water & Wastewater Treatment Projects
o The potential for water saving in the K.S.A. using hydrobond polymers.
o Determining the levels of chlorination by-products (THMs and other organic pollutants) in Saudi
Arabian drinking waters.
o Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater Using Advanced Oxidation Technology.
o Assessing and Evaluation of the wastewater treatment facilities at the Arabian Oil Co. (AOC) in
Al-Khafji City, Saudi Arabia.
o Evaluating a dissolved Air flotation (DAF) system for the treatment of an API oily wastewater
effluent.
o Application of Photo-Oxidation Process of the Removal of MTBE in the Presence of H2O2.
Waste Management Projects
o Management of Solid Wastes in Tri-cities of Dammam, Al-Khobar and Dhahran.
o Nitrogen Removal in Compartmentalized Activated Sludge System
o Nation-Wide Solid Waste Management initiative. Naqaa Al-Tabee’ah Co.
o Establishment of an Integrated Hazardous Waste Management Facility in Yanbu industrial city.
o Solid Waste Management Studies In Al-Hasa Region.
Assessment of Contaminated Site
o Assessment of the soil and groundwater contamination by MTBE in industrial facilities.
o Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater Using Advanced Oxidation Technology.
o Determination and Assessment of Organotin Compounds in the Saudi Marine Environment.
o Evaluating the extent of contamination of a shredder waste dumping area by the Toxicity
Characteristics Leachate Procedure (TCLP).
o Assessment of the environmental damages incurred by the Kingdom due to the Second Gulf War.
o Assessment of the Oil-Contaminated Sites in Kuwait. Rezayat Co. 2004.
o Monitoring the levels of Arsenic in Fish from the Arabian Gulf.
o Environmental protection studies “Corrosion Research Contract: Attack of Structural
Foundations by Seawater Intrusion.
o Soil bioremediation treatability study using the novel biotreatment (MED) technology.
o Environmental Site Assessment for Ras Tanura Integrated Projects. Saudi Aramco.
o Phase I: Environmental Site Assessment for Prince Mohammed Resort. Arensco, KSA
o Environmental Auditing Services for Amiantit Fiberglass Industries Ltd. Saudi Arabia.
o Conduct an Updated baseline environmental assessment specification for Rabigh Development
Project. Rabigh, Saudi Arabia.
Air Pollution Projects
o Studying the impact of the in-house respirable and non-respirable dust particles in Hadeed Co.
working and storage area.
o Air Dispersion Modeling (BREEZE-AIRMOD). By Trinity Consultants, USA.
B. Environmental Analysis
Coordinator - Water Quality and Environmental Testing Laboratory
1987-2007, Research Institute, KFUPM
Chemical Analysis
Extensive hands-on experience on environmental and chemical analytical services. Conducted
analytical work using state-of-the-art instruments including: GC, GC/MS, HPLC, FTIR, IC,
ICP, UV/VIS ...etc.
Characterize water, sediments, wastewater, sludge, solid and hazardous wastes as well as air
samples for their organic and inorganic constituents such as VOCs; SVOCs; PAHs; PCBs; BTEX;
TOC; Oil &Grease; Phenols; TPH; Pesticide, heavy metals…etc, based on USEPA, SW-846,
SMEWW, OSHA, NIOSH and ASTM standard methods.
Familiar with quality assurance/quality (QA/QC) control procedures and guidelines. Prepare
quality assurance manuals (QAM) and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Familiar with the local and international environment regulations and standards.
C. Training, Workshops, Short Courses
Evening Short Course on “Water Resources and Desalination”. Delivered to the BSc. Students
at KFUPM. 2013, 2014.
A workshop on “Sustainable Solutions to Environmental Challenges”. Organized by
Environmental Technology & Management Association (ETMS), at PetroEnvironment 2014.
Khobar, KSA. 23 Feb. 2014.
A Workshop on “Environmental Awareness”. Safaniyah Offshore Operations. Saudi Aramco.
Nov. 2012.
Saudi Aramco Short Course: Utilities: Steam Turbines . Organized by the Chemical
Engineering department.
A Short Course on "Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Desalination Technology".
Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Oct. 20 -23, 2012.
A Short Course on "Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Desalination Technology". Jubail
Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. July 8-11, 2012.
Air Quality & Waste Management in Saudi Arabia. Organized by ETMA and Academic
Institutions. May 15-16 2012.
Environment and the Petrochemical Industry. Organized by KFUPM and Environmental
Technology & Management Association (ETMS), at Petrochem Arabia 2011. Dammam, KSA.
10-11 October 2011.
Principles of Environmental Risk Assessmnet, Al-Khobar. 8-10 Jan. 2011, Organized by
ETMA.
Introduction to Teaching Online. The University of Illinois and the Illinois Online Network.
USA, December 2009.
Introduction to Safety, Health and Environment Management (SHEM) System. United Co.
SABIC. Nov. 2008. Covered the following sessions:
o Water Resources and Uses
o Ground Water Pollution
o Industrial Wastewater Sampling,
Analyis & Control
o Ntroduction to Waste Management.
o Contamination Site Assessment.
o Air Pollution and Ambient Air
Quality Monitoring.
o Air quality and fugitive emissions.
o Environmental Legislation and
organisations
o Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) Methodology
o Basics of Environmental
Management System (EMS)
o Introduction to Health & Industrial
Hygiene (Heat Stres, Illumination,
Noise, Carcinogens, Toxics Chemical
Exposure, communication…etc)
o Risk Assessment
o Waste Management
Workshop on Hazardous Waste Management. KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA
Workshop on Air Dispersion Modeling. Presented by Trinity Consultants, USA. March 2009.
Ground Water Contamination. KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA
Workshop on Trace Analysis. KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA
Workshop on Pollution Control in Chemical Industries (air, water & soil). KFUPM. KSA
Workshop on Civil Engineering and the Environment. KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA
II. CONSULTANCY WORK
Participated in the following Projects
EIA : Shaybah 250 MBCD AXL Crude Expansion.
EIA: Environmental Baseline Survey – Rabigh Development Project.
EIA: Saffania Plant Expansion.
EIA: Upgrade Drinking Water Production Facilities in Dhahran & Dammam.
EIA: Yanbu Gas Plant Expansion.
EIA: Environmental Baseline Study for Manifa Crude Oil Program
EIA: Jabal Sayid Mining Project. Environmental Baseline Study.
EIA study for Wafra Central Gas Utilization Joint Operations (JO) Exploratory Well.
Updated baseline environmental assessment specification for Rabigh Development
Environmental Site Assessment for Prince Mohammed Resort. Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
Environmental Auditing Services. Amiantit Fiberglass Industries Ltd. Saudi Arabia.
Environmental Site Assessment Works for Ras Tanura Integrated Project. Saudi Arabia
Environmental Site Assessment for Ras Tanura Integrated Projects. Saudi Aramco.
Phase I: Environmental Site Assessment for Prince Mohammed Resort. Arensco, KSA
Environmental Auditing Services for Amiantit Fiberglass Industries Ltd. Saudi Arabia.
EIA: KAUST Research Park Utilities. Red Sea Coast, Saudi Arabia 2010.
EIA Study: Feed for Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) GAS and NGL Export System.
Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Maaden’s Aluminum Mining Site in Al-Qassim.
Remediation of Groundwater Contaminated with BTEX using Vacuum Enhanced, Dual Phase
Extraction (VEDPE)/Air Sparge (AS) System. Western Province, KSA
Developing an ISO 14001-Based Environmental Management System (EMS) for Safaniya Off-
Shore Producing Department. Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, KSA. 2011-2012.
Deveolping an ISO 14001-Based Environmental Management System (EMS) for Abqaiq Plants
Operations Engineering Division. Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, KSA, 2011-2012.
III. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
High Diploma in “Sustainable Development” at Boston College, USA, 2001.
The Economic System and the Environment. Prof. J. Harris, Tufts University, USA.
Cleaner Production and Pollution Prevention. Prof. Don Huisingh, University of Tennesse,
USA.
Ecosystem Management. Watson Institute for International Studies. Dr. Richard Wetzler, Brown
University.
Sustainability, Trade, and Environment. Technology and Policy. Prof. Nicholas Ashford,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). USA.
Experience with Computer and Software Packages
Microsoft word, excel , power point, access….etc
Air Dispersion Modeling (AERMOD).
Rainfall/Runoff Models: ILLUDAS, STORM, MODFLOW, SWMM,
Water Resources Planning Models: TORA, SIMPLEX, LINDO
Design Software : AUTOCAD, SURFER,…etc
Water Treatment Design Packages: ROSA and CSM 2000 (RO Simulation Models).
Extra Activities
Conference Organization and Scientific Committees:
Chair : 10th meeting of the Saudi Soecity for Geosciences Conference. KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA.
Co-Chair: First International Conference on Environmental Management and Technology. Amman,
Jordan, 1-3 Nov. 2010.
Scientific Committee Member for the following Conferences:
o 2nd International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Applications, 19-21 Aug.
2011, China.
o International Conference on Environmental, Biomedical and Biotechnology, ICEBB 2011,
Shanghai, China. August 19 - 21, 2011
o 1st Middle East Waste Management Forum, Abu Dhabi
o 2011 International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment that will be held at the
American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 14-17 November 2011
o 2nd
Middle East Waste Management Forum
Peer Reviewer For Reports and Scientific Papers:
Reviewed proposals and projects’ reports for KACST, SABIC. ..etc.
Worked as a reviewer for scientific journals:
Int’l J. of Chemical Reactor Engineering. Perkely Electronic Press, and USA
J. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
J. of Environmental Technology
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, KFUPM
J. Of Hazardous Materials.
University Of Sharjah Journal for Pure & Applied Science
Arabian J. of Geosciences...etc.
Value Engineering
Participated in the Value Engineering of three Saudi Aramco Environmental Standards:
SAEP-13: Project Environmental Impact Assessment.
SAEP-1661: Waste Minimization Opportunity Assessments.
SAEP-32: Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA).
Safety Coordinator
Chairman, Health Subcommittee at the HSS Committee at KFUPM 2012.
Work as Lab Development and Safety Coordinator at the Earth Sciences Department.
Worked as a safety coordinator at the Research Institute.
Memberships at Professional Societies
International Water Association (IWA).
American Chemical Society & the Saudi International Chemical Sciences Chapter. (ACS-
SASC)
Global Network for Environmental Science and Technology (GNEST), Greece.
European Desalination Society (EDS). Italy.
International Assoc. of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT),
Singapore.
Air & Waste Management Association, Saudi Arabian Section (ETMA).
Saudi Arabian International Group, American Society of Civil Engineers (SAIG/ASCE).
Dhahran Geoscience Society (DGS), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Jordanian Engineers Association. (JEA)
AWARDS
1. Best Teaching Award. College of Sciences, KFUPM. 2011.
2. Nominee for the Best Research Award. Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute,
KFUPM, 2007.
3. Long Services Award of 30 years, KFUPM. Dhahran, KSA. 2014.
4. Long Services Award of 20 years, KFUPM. Dhahran, KSA. 2004.
5. Long Services Award of 10 years, KFUPM. Dhahran, KSA. 1994.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
1. Tawabini, B., Khararjian, H. and Fayad, M. “Trihalomethanes (THMs) Formation in a distillation
process”. Desalination, 66 (1987), pp. 403-414.
2. Attar, K.; B. Tawabini; Pambid, E. and A. Abdel-Aal “Trace Elements in the Leachate of
Automobile-Scrap Shredder Waste”. J. Waste Management, Vol. 11, No. 4, (1991), pp. 283-286.
3. Fayad, N. and Tawabini, B. “Survey of Saudi Arabian Drinking Water for Trihalomethanes”. J. of
Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (1991) 6:305-312.
4. Tawny H. M., N. Sridhar, B. Tawabini, N. M. Abbas and T. N. Rhys-Jones “Thermal Stability of
Pt-Aluminide Coating on Nickel-Base Superalloys”. Journal of Materials Science 27, (1992), pp
6463-6474.
5. Attar, K.; El-Faer, M., Rawdah, T. and B. Tawabini “Levels of Arsenic in Fish from the Arabian
Gulf”. J. Marine Pollution Bull., Vol. 24, No. 2, (1992), pp 94-97.
6. Iob, F. Al-Yousef, B. Tawabini, A. Mohammed, and N. Abbas “Simultaneous Determination of
Benzotriazole Copper Inhibitor and Microbiocidal Isothiazolinenones by HPLC”. Journal of
Chromatography, Vol. 661, Nos 1+2, Feb. (1994), pp. 245-248.
7. Iob A., B. Tawabini et al. “Hydrocarbon Group (PONA) Analysis of Reformate by FTIR
Spectroscopy”. FUEL journal, Vol. 75, No. 9, (1995), pp. 1060-1064.
8. Iob A., B. Tawabini et al. “Prediction of Research Octane Number of Reformed Gasoline by FTIR
Spectroscopy”. FUEL journal, Vol. 74, No. 2, (1995), PP. 227-231.
9. Tawabini and H. Abdel-Aal “Extraction of Energy from Sabkha Deposits in Saudi Arabia”.
Perspectives in Energy, Vol. 4, (1997-1998), pp. 255-260.
10. Abuzaid, N.; Al-Malack, M.; Nakhla, G.; Essa, M. and Tawabini, B. “Effects of Dissolved Oxygen
and Surfactant Treatment on the Sorptive Capacity of a Local Soil for Phenol’. J. of Environmental
Science & Health, A35 (3), (2000), pp. 263-280.
11. Tawabini B, M. Al-Suwyian “Removal of Dimethyl Phthalate from Water by UV/H2O2 Process”.
Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science. Vol. 3 (2004), pp. 289 – 294.
12. Tawabini, B. “Treatment of Water Contaminated with D-n-Butyl Phthalate by Photo-Fenton
Process” Global NEST: The International Journal. Special issue on Waste Water: Treatment,
Disposal and Reuse. Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 23-28 (2003).
13. Tawabini, B., Khararjian, H. and Fayad, M. “Trihalomethanes (THMs) Formation in a distillation
process”. Proceeding of the 3rd World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse, Cannes, France,
September 14-17, 1987. Vol. III. pp. 403-314.
14. Iob A., B. Tawabini et al. “Analysis of Ethoxylated Sulfonates in the presence of crude oil”.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Meeting of Chemists, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, (1989).
pp 407-415.
15. Tawabini and N. Fayad “Simulated Laboratory Study of THMs Formation in a Seawater Distillation
Process”. Proceedings of The International Conference on Chemistry in Industry, Manama, Bahrain,
14-16 Nov. (1992). pp 107-122.
16. Iob, F. Al-Yousef, B. Tawabini, A. Mohammed. and N. Abbas “Simultaneous Analysis of
Benzotriazole Copper Inhibitor and Microbiocidal Isothiazolinenones By HPLC”. Proceedings of
the 17th International Symposium on Column Liquid Chromatography, Hamburg, Germany, May 9-
14, 1993.
17. Iob, M. A. Ali, B. Tawabini and N. Abbas “Prediction of PONA Contents of Reformate by FTIR
Spectroscopy”. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Chemistry in Industry, Bahrain
in October 24-26, (1994), pp. 1333-1337.
18. B. Tawabini, M. Maslehuddin and O. Al-Amoudi “Evaluating the Performance of Portland and
Blast Furnace Slag Cements”. Proceedings of the 4th Saudi Engineering Conference, King Abdul-
Aziz University, Saudi Arabia, 5 - 8 Nov. (1995), pp. 225 - 232.
19. B. Tawabini and H. Abdel-Aal “Energy Generated from Sabkha Deposits in Saudi Arabia”.
Proceedings of the 5th Saudi Engineering Conference, Umm Al-Qura University, Mekkah, Saudi
Arabia, 1-4 March (1999), pp. 324-328.
20. Tawabini B. and M. Al-Zahrani “Forecasting Water Demand in The City of Al-Khobar Using Time
Series Modeling”, Presented at the 1st Workshop on Water Resources Development and Water
Conservation”, Organized by the Saudi Ministry of Water and Agriculture, Riyadh, 16-19 April
(2000).
21. Tawabini B., “Treatment of Water Contaminated with D-n-BP by Photo-Fenton Process”.
Proceedings of the 7th Conference on Environmental Science and Technology”, Ermoupolis, Syros
Island, Greece, 03 - 06 September (2001), pp. 861-867.
22. Tawabini, B., M. Al-Suwaiyan, R. Allayla, M. Al-Malack, A. Abulikbash, and A. Al- Arfaj
“Degradation of Dimethyl Phthalate By Fenton’s Reagent”, Proceedings of the 5th Chemistry in
Industry Conference , Manama, Bahrain, 14 – 16 October (2002).
23. Tawabini, B., M. Al-Suwaiyan, R. Allayla, M. Al-Malack, A. Abulikbash, and A. Al- Arfaj,
”Removal of Phthalates From Contaminated Water Using Ultraviolet Oxidation Process”.
Proceedings of the 6th Saudi Engineering Conference,, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 14 - 17
December (2002), pp. 497 – 506.
24. Tawabini, B., M. Al-Suwaiyan and R. Allayla “Remediation of Groundwater Contaminated with
Phthalates by Advanced Oxidation Technology”. Proceedings of the 6th Gulf Water Conference,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 8 - 12 March (2003), pp. 197-205.
25. Tawabini, B., “The Removal of Dimethyl Phthalate (DMP) From Contaminated Water By
Advanced Oxidation Processes In The Presence of Methanol”. Proceedings of the International
Water Association (IWA) 3rd Conference on Oxidation Technologies for Water and Wastewater
Treatment. Goslar, Germany, 18 - 22 May (2003), pp. 958 - 963.
26. Tawabini, B, “An Overview on Recent Development in Greywater Recycling Technology”.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Water Conference in the Arab Countries. Beirut, Lebanon, 7 –
10 July (2003), pp. 139 – 148.
27. Tawabini, B., M. Al-Suwaiyan, A. Abulikbash, M. Al-Malack, A. Al- Arfaj and R. Allayla
“Optimization of UV/H2O2 Process Used to Treat Water Contaminated with Phthalate ”, presented
at the 4th Specialty Conference on Environmental Progress , Manama, Bahrain, 22 - 24 February
(2004).
28. Tawabini, B. and Alnaizy R., “MTBE Removal from Contaminated Groundwater By Advanced
Oxidation Processes”, 6th International Conference and Exhibition on Chemistry in Industry,
September 27-29, 2004, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
29. R. Alnaizy and Tawabini, B.,“ Effects of Light Intensity in Hydrogen Peroxide Based AOP for
MTBE Removal from Contaminated Groundwater”, AIChE 2004 Annual Meeting, November 2004,
30. Tawabini B., “Overview on Recent Developments in Grey Water Recycling Technology”. Arab
Water World. September-October 2003, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 06-10.
31. Tawabini, B and Ali Qahtani “The Environmental Pollution Resulted From Fuel Stations in
Dammam City”. Proceedings of the National Conference For Environment: Between Protection and
Pollution. Al-Qassim University, Al-Qassim, 18 – 20 March (2007).
32. Chandana Senaratne, Emmanuel Y. Osei-Twum, B. S. Tawabini and Abdulrahman A. Al-Arfaj.
”Organotin Compounds in the Marine Environment”. The 7th International Conference and
Exhibition on Chemistry in Industry (CHEMINDIX). Manama, Bahrain. March 26-28, 2007.
33. Tawabini, B. N. M. Fayad, H. Al-Utaibi, L. Litorja and I. Kazi. “Investigating the Efficiency of
MTBE Removal from Contaminated Groundwater by Advanced Oxidation Processes”. The 5th
Specialty Conference on Environmental Progress in Oil & Petrochemical Industries” (EnviroArabia
2007). Manama, Bahrain, April 23-25, 2007.
34. Mehanna N., Jaber, A., Sultan, S., and B. Tawabini. Determination of Total Organic Carbon (as
non-purgable organic carbon) By ICP-AES. Proceedings EnviroArabia 2007, Manama, Bahrain, 22-
25 April 2007.
35. M. A. Morsy, Q. Al-Sharari, B. Tawabini and N. Baghli.”Hydroxyl Radical Generation in Advanced
Oxidation Processes: An ESR Investigation of MTBE Remediation”. The 41st Annual International
Meeting, University College London, UK, 6-10 April 2008.
36. Tawabini, B. “Services and capabilities of a standard environmental chemistry laboratory”. Presented
at the Labtech 2008 Conference from October 20-22, 2008, Bahrain.
37. Tawabini B., "The Impact of Groundwater Quality on the Removal of MTBE Using Advanced
Oxidation Technology". Presented at the IWA international Conference. Germany from 30 March-
03 April, 2009.
38. Tawabini B., and A. Shaibani "Environmental Impact Assessment of Disposing Onshore Drilling
Wastes in Sabkha Deposits". Presented at the 8th Saudi Meeting of Geosciences that will be held in
Jeddah from 9 – 12 March 2009.
39. Tawabini B., N. M. Fayad and M. Morsy "The Impact of Groundwater Quality on the Removal of
MTBE Using Advanced Oxidation Technology". Water Science and Technology. Volume 60 No. 8.
(2009). pp 2161-2165.
40. Tawabini B. Industrial Wastes Generated at a Fuel Gas Station: A Case Study for Dammam, Saudi
Arabia. Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Environmental Science and
Development (CESD 2010). Singapore 26-28 February 2010.
41. B. Tawabini,, S. Al-Khaldi, M. Atieh and M. Khaled. Removal of Mercury From Water By
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs). Water Science and Technology. Vol. 61. No. 3, 2010.
pp. 591-598.
42. Muataz Ali Atieh, Omer Yahya Bakather, B. Tawabini, Alaadin A. Bukhari, Mazen Khaled,
Mamdouh Alharthi, Mohammed Fettouhi, and Faraj Ahmad Abuilaiwi. “Removal of Chromium
(III) from Water Using Modified and Nonmodified Carbon Nanotubes”. Journal of Nanomaterials.
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 232378, 9 pages.
43. M. Atieh, O. Bakatheer, B. Tawabini, A. Bukhari, Faraj Abuilaiwi, and M. Fattouhi. Effect of
carboxylic Functional Group Functionalized on Carbon Nanotubes Surface on the removal of Lead
from Water. Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications. Dec. 2010. Volume 2010, Article ID
603978, 9 pages, doi:10.1155/2010/603978.
44. B. Tawabini, S. Al-Khaldi, M. Atieh, and M. Khaled. Assessing the Efficiency of Locally
Produced Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) in Treating Water Contaminated with
Mercury. Proceedings of EnviroArabia 2010 Conference. Manama, Bahrain, 18-21 April 2010.
45. B. Tawabini, S. Al-Khaldi, M. Khaled and M. Atieh,. Removal of Arsenic from water by iron
oxide nanoparticles impregnated on carbon nanotubes”. Journal of Environmental Science and
Health, Part A, Vol. 46. No. 03.February 2011, pp. 215-223.
46. B. Tawabini,, and Abdulrazaq Zubair. Bromate control in phenol-contaminated water treated by UV
and ozone processes. Desalination 267 (2011). Pages 16-19.
47. B. Tawabini. "Environmental Management of Drilling Fluid Wastes: An Overvie". The 3rd Joint
SQU-JCCP Environmental Symposium. Sultan Qabou University, Oman. 19-21 Dec. 2010.
48. R. Al-Sadeq, B. Tawabini, M. Makkawi, and A. Al-Shaibani. Assessment of Groundwater Quality
in Tarout Island, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The 9th Arabian Conference for Geosciences.
April 26-28, 2011. Saudi Society for Geosciences, Riyadh, KSA.
49. Omar Hussein and B. Tawabini. Forecasting Of Ground Level-Ozone Exceedences in Eastern
Province of Saudi Arabia Using Zaitun Time Series Model. Jubail International Environment
Conference.Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY), 5-6 June, 2011, Jubail, KSA.
50. B. Tawabini and Mohammed Mutair. Chlroination By-products formed during disinfecting Blended
Waters with chlorine. Proceedings of the 11th Hajj Meeting. Hajj Research Institute. Um Al-Qura
University. Mekkah, 12-16 June 2011. Saudi Arabia
51. B. Tawabini. M. Al-Mutair, and A. Bukhari. Formation Potential of Trihalomethanes (THMs) in
Blended Water Treated with Chlorine. J. of Water Reuse and Desalination. Vol. 01, No. 3, 2011, pp.
172-178.
52. A.Adebayo1 and B.Tawabini. Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production- a Balance between
Benefits to the Society and Impact on the Environment. J. of Pet Environ Biotechnol 2012, 3:3.
53. B. Tawabini. Potential Formation of Bromoform and Bromate in Blended Water Samples
Disinfected with Chlorine and Ozone. Presneted at the Sixteenth International Water Technology
Conference (IWTC16). Istanbul – Turkey. 7 – 10 May 2012.
54. B. Tawabini. Effect of blending ratio on the formation of bromoform and bromate in blended water
samples disinfected with chlorine or ozone. Int. J. Environmental Engineering. (In press).
55. B. Tawabini, B. Abu Saud; A. Khalil and M. Sievers. Assessing the Removal Efficiency of MTBE
and Benzene from Water Using UV- Peroxide Advanced Oxidation Processes. Presented at The 6th
IWA-Conference on Oxidation Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment (AOP6) May in
Goslar, Germany, 7th- 9th May 2012.
56. B.Tawabini, A. Khalil, B. Abu Saud. Reduction of Escherichia Coli Bacteria from Water by
hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and Ozone (O3) combined with Ultraviolet light (UV). Water Science
and Technology: Water Supply. Vol 13 No 3 pp 782–789.
57. B. Tawabini. Assessment of the Quality of Water and Sediment At Al-Asfar Lake, Al-Hasa, Saudi
Arabia. 10th SGS Meeting. KFUPM, Dhahran, 15-17 April 2013.
58. B. S. Tawabini, M. Atieh, and M. Mohyeddin. Effect of Ultraviolet Light on the Efficiency of Nano
Photo-Catalyst (UV/ CNTs/TiO2) Composite in Removing MTBE from Contaminated Water. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, Vol. 4, No. 2, April 2013
59. B. Tawabini and A. Qahatani. A Survey of Waste Produced At Gas Stations in Dammam City,
Saudi Arabia. Presented at the IWWG 14th International Waste Management and Landfill
Symposium-Sardinia 2013. Sardinia, Italy.30 Sep-4 Oct 2013.P. 171
60. B. Tawabini. Simultaneous Removal of MTBE and Benzene from Contaminated Groundwater
Using Ultraviolet-Based Ozone and Hydrogen Peroxide. International Journal of Photoenergy.
Volume 2014, Article ID 452356, 7 pages.
61. B. Tawabini. Removal of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) from Contaminated Water Using
UV-Assisted Nano Composite Materials. Desalination and Water Treatment.
DOI:10.1080/19443994.2014.924035. Pages 1-6. 62. B. Tawabini. A Pilot Study on the Removal of MTBE From Contaminated Water By Advanced
Oxidation Technology. 7th Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Progress in the Petroleum
& Pterochemical Industry (PetroEnvironment 2014). Khobar, KSA. 24-26 Feb. 2014
63. B. Tawabini, O. K. M. Ouda and Syed A. Raza. Investigating waste to energy potential as a
renewable energy resource in Al-Hasa Region, Saudi Arabia.. The IWWG 5th International
Syposium on Energy from Biomss and Waste. 17-20 Nov. 2014. Venice . Italy.
64. B. Tawabini and A. Shaibani. The Potential Environmental Impacts of Disposing Drilling Wastes in
Drilling Pits Constructed in Sabkha Deposits: A Case Study. AAPG 2014 International Conference &
Exhibition14 – 17 September 2014 Istanbul, Turkey.
65. M. Makkawi and B. Tawabini. Pilot System to Remediate Contaminated Groundwater in Arid
Regions: Challenges and Achievements. AAPG 2014 International Conference & Exhibition14 – 17
September 2014 Istanbul, Turkey.
66. Danmaliki Gaddafi Ibrahim and Bassam Shafiq Tawabini. Advances in microbial desalination.
(TDWT-2014-1728). Desalination and Water Treatment (submitted).
BOOKS
1. Environmental Management & Technologies. M. Sievers, B. Tawabini and M. Al-Sharif. Al-
Atheen. Amman, Jordan. ISBN: 978-9957-546-00-7, Nov. 2010. 2. PhD Dissertation. Treatment of Water Contaminated with Dimethyl Phthalate By Fenton, Photo-
Fenton and UV/H2O2 Processes. Civil Eng. Dept., KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA. Feb. 2002. 3. MSc. Thesis. Trihalomethanes (THMs) Formation in a Distillation Process. Civil Eng. Dept.,
KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA. Jan. 1987.
