Dr. Irshad Ahmad

Dr. Yaqub Mahnashi
Chairman

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Prof. Jackie Ying
Visiting Distinguished Professor and Senior Consultant to the President

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Dr. Georg Wieselthaler, MD
Consultant

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Dr. Ibraheem Al-Naib
Professor

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Dr. Amjad Bajes Khalil
Professor

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Dr. Alexis Nzila
Professor

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Biography:

Professor Ahmad joined KFUPM in September of 2014, and has since made significant contributions in the fields of cellular metabolic engineering, microbial biotechnology, and nanobiotechnology. Before joining KFUPM, Professor Ahmad held the position of Post-doctoral Fellow at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. He was awarded his Ph.D. degree in Biological Sciences in 2011 from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), located in Daejeon, South Korea. Professor Ahmad has dedicated his career to pioneering research in microalgae biotechnology, the biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by various microalgae strains, and microalgae process engineering for CO₂ fixation applications in fuels, chemicals, food, and nutraceuticals. He has published more than 50 papers and serves on the editorial boards of several international scientific journals.

Education:

Ph.D., Biological Sciences/ Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, 2011
M.S., Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Pakistan, 2003
B.S., Agri. Entomology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University, Pakistan, 2001

Courses Taught in KFUPM:

BIOL 233	Biology for engineers
BIOL 233	Biology for engineers (LAB)
LS 541	Cellular and Molecular Biology
LS 542	Biotechnology
LS 599	Seminar
BIOE 320	Molecular Biology
BIOE 484	Introduction to Genetic Engineering
BIOE 501	Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering