PhD - Interdisciplinary Engineering, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States of America, (2018).
MSc - Water and Environmental Engineering, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States of America, (2014).
BSc - Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, (2007).
2023-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, University of Sharjah, UAE
2022-2024: Book Editor, Chemical Engineering, Elsevier.
2018-2022: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates.
2014-2018: Research and Teaching Assistant, Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates.
2012-2014: Research and Teaching Assistant, Water and Environmental Engineering, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates.
2011-2012: Teacher, Deeper Life School, Lagos, Nigeria.
2009-2011: Process Engineering, Mineral Oil Refinery, T.Y. Chemicals, Kaduna, Nigeria.
(1) Hazardous and emerging contaminants removal from water by plasma-based treatment: a review of recent advances
A Yusuf, HK Amusa, JO Eniola, A Giwa, O Pikuda, A Dindi, MR Bilad
Chemical Engineering Journal Advances (2023), 100443
(2) Bio-based herding and gelling agents from cholesterol powders and suspensions in organic liquids for effective oil spill clean-up
M Abuoudah, A Giwa, I Nashef, F AlMarzooqi, H Taher
Chemical Engineering Journal Advances (2022) 12, 100357
(3) Techno-economic strategies for improving economic viability of β-carotene extraction using natural oil and supercritical solvent: A comparative assessment
B Chalermthai, A Giwa, N Moheimani, H Taher
Algal Research (2022) 68, 102875
(4) Bio-Based Circular Economy and Polygeneration in Microalgal Production from Food Wastes: A Concise Review
A Giwa, F Abuhantash, B Chalermthai, H Taher
Sustainability (2022) 14, 10759
(5) Recent advances in catalytic sulfate radical-based approach for removal of emerging contaminants
A Yusuf, A Giwa, JO Eniola, HK Amusa, MR Bilad
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances (2022), 100108
(6) Recent developments in hazardous pollutants removal from wastewater and water reuse within a circular economy
M Ahmed, MO Mavukkandy, A Giwa, M Elektorowicz, E Katsou, O Khelifi, ...
NPJ Clean Water (2022) 5, 12
(7) Updated review on microplastics in water, their occurrence, detection, measurement, environmental pollution, and the need for regulatory standards
A Yusuf, A Sodiq, A Giwa, J Eke, O Pikuda, JO Eniola, B Ajiwokewu, ...
Environmental Pollution (2022), 118421
(8) Effective nutrient removal and metabolite accumulation by C. vulgaris cultivated using digested food waste and brine
A Giwa, B Chalermthai, N Moheimani, H Taher
Environmental Technology & Innovation (2021) 24, 101935
(9) Life cycle assessment of bioplastic production from whey protein obtained from dairy residues
B Chalermthai, A Giwa, JE Schmidt, H Taher
Bioresource Technology Reports (2021) 15, 100695
(10) Remediation of crude oil-contaminated saline water using novel dispersants from fish and lobster wastes
M Saleh, M Alhameli, B Chalermthai, A Giwa, H Taher
Results in Engineering (2021) 10, 100236
(11) Recent advances in advanced oxidation processes for removal of contaminants from water: A comprehensive review
A Giwa, A Yusuf, HA Balogun, NS Sambudi, MR Bilad, I Adeyemi, et al.
Process Safety and Environmental Protection (2021) 146, 220-256
(12) The global status of desalination: An assessment of current desalination technologies, plants and capacity
J Eke, A Yusuf, A Giwa, A Sodiq
Desalination (2020) 495, 114633
(13) Improving the economic feasibility of biodiesel production from microalgal biomass via high‐value products coproduction
F Khanum, A Giwa, M Nour, S Al‐Zuhair, H Taher
International Journal of Energy Research (2020) 44, 11453-11472
(14) A review of emerging trends in membrane science and technology for sustainable water treatment
A Yusuf, A Sodiq, A Giwa, J Eke, O Pikuda, G De Luca, JL Di Salvo, ...
Journal of cleaner production (2020) 266, 121867
(15) Polygeneration in desalination by photovoltaic thermal systems: A comprehensive review
A Giwa, A Yusuf, A Dindi, HA Balogun
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2020) 130, 109946
(16) Dispersion-Sorption Balance (DSB) of Pickering emulsions of polydopamine-polyethylenimine-modified activated carbon for oil spill treatment
A Giwa, H Taher
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2020) 8, 103950
(17) Novel polyethersulfone-functionalized graphene oxide (PES-fGO) mixed matrix membranes for wastewater treatment
A Giwa, SW Hasan
Separation and Purification Technology (2020) 241, 116735
(18) Electro-osmotic thermal process model for performance enhancement of forward osmosis integrated with membrane distillation
BBA Al Mahri, HA Balogun, A Yusuf, A Giwa
Separation and Purification Technology (2020) 238, 116494
(19) Biodiesel production from Nannochloropsis gaditana using supercritical CO2 for lipid extraction and immobilized lipase transesterification: Economic and environmental impact assessment
H Taher, A Giwa, H Abusabiekeh, S Al-Zuhair
Fuel Processing Technology (2020) 198, 106249
(20) Sorption and removal of crude oil spills from seawater using peat-derived biochar: An optimization study
K AlAmeri, A Giwa, L Yousef, A Alraeesi, H Taher
Journal of environmental management (2019) 250, 109465
(21) CO2 utilization from power plant: A comparative techno-economic assessment of soda ash production and scrubbing by monoethanolamine
A Yusuf, A Giwa, EO Mohammed, O Mohammed, A Al Hajaj, et al.
Journal of Cleaner Production (2019) 237, 117760
(22) 3D printing and surface imprinting technologies for water treatment: A review
HA Balogun, R Sulaiman, SS Marzouk, A Giwa, SW Hasan
Journal of Water Process Engineering (2019) 31, 100786
(23) Pyrolysis of date palm waste to biochar using concentrated solar thermal energy: Economic and sustainability implications
A Giwa, A Yusuf, O Ajumobi, P Dzidzienyo
Waste Management (2019) 93, 14-22
(24) Membrane bioreactors and electrochemical processes for treatment of wastewaters containing heavy metal ions, organics, micropollutants and dyes: recent developments
A Giwa, A Dindi, J Kujawa
Journal of Hazardous Materials (2019) 370, 172-195
(25) Combined process of electrically-membrane bioreactor and TiO2 aerogel filtration for efficient wastewater treatment
A Giwa, SM Jung, J Kong, SW Hasan
Journal of water process engineering (2019) 28, 107-114
(26) Integrating Pressure Retarded Osmosis and Membrane Distillation
A Giwa, SW Hasan
Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes (2019), 351-363 (Book Chapter)
Miral K.M. Abuoudah
Project title: Nanoporous polyethersulfone-cyclodextrin mixed matrix membrane for water treatment and post-treatment: membrane performance and fouling.
Zeinab Saeed
Project title: Nanoporous polyethersulfone-cyclodextrin membranes for forward osmosis desalination and post-treatment of wastewater: The phenomenon of reverse salt diffusion, membrane fouling, and brine regeneration.
Salma Abubaker
Project title: Characterization of hollow-fiber polyethersulfone
membrane: membrane performance and fouling.
Dina Ashraf Abdelgalil Ali
Project title: Graphene oxide-polyethersulfone mixed matrix membrane for water treatment and post-treatment: membrane performance and fouling.
Aya Zaki Shanti
Project title: Nucleophilic substitution of nanomaterials in nanomembranes with different enolates – Experimentation.
Sarvesh Selvam
Project title: Numerical modeling of osmotic membrane bioreactor for simultaneous wastewater treatment and brine management with membrane distillation draw regeneration.
Mona Bahman, Fatmah Sultan, Moza Saif Ali Saif AlHumaidi, Arwa Alshareif
Project title: Graphene oxide, SnO2, and WO3 adsorbents for the removal of ions and colloids from water.
Hena Abdul Rahiman
Project title: Numerical modeling of osmotic membrane bioreactor for simultaneous wastewater treatment and brine management with nanofiltration draw regeneration.
Mezna Saleh, Mouza Alhameli
Project title: Remediation of crude oil-contaminated saline water using novel dispersants from fish and lobster wastes (Published in Results in Engineering journal).
Technical Support:
Project on Nannochloropsis sp. microalgae production from hydrolyzed food waste and brine: Shaimaa Awadh Omar Awadh Barasheed; Zoha Fatima; Baheya Mohamed Hathbour Kaddas Alremeithi; Ahoud Adel Maktoom Ghareeb Al Dhaheri; Khoula Fareed Mohamed Alabed Aljaberi
ThinkScience SD project on Chlorella vulgaris microalgae production from hydrolyzed food waste and brine: Saeed Jamal Saeed Bazara; Saeed Mohamed Salim Mousa Alkaabi; Faisal Dawood Adnan Dawood Almardoud; Mohamad Riyad Abou Hichme; Mubarak Mohammed Redda Zaitoun Almheiri
Project report on oil dispersion in saline water using hydrolysates of proteins extracted from food waste - submitted to the Abu Dhabi Undergraduate Research Competition by Mouza Saif Fadhel Saeed Alhameli and Mezna Muneer Eissa Ismail Saleh.
Aspen Simulation on the design and prediction of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil
Characterization and analytical techniques taught during thesis and project supervision:
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), attenuated total reflectance Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (ATR FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), tensile strength analysis, rheological analysis, Brunauer Emmett and Teller (BET) particle analysis, laser scattering particle size analysis, capillary flow porometry, drop shape contact angle analysis, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, zeta potential analysis, turbidimetry, water quality analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, protein isolation, metabolite extraction from biomass, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), among others.
2022: Included in Stanford University’s list of Top 1% Scientists in the World
2021: Included in Stanford University’s list of Top 1% Scientists in the World
2020: Included in Stanford University’s list of Top 2% Scientists in the World
2020: Included in Stanford University’s list of Top 2% Scientists in the World
2019: Awarded the Certificate of Reviewing, Journal of Membrane Science, Elsevier.
2019: Awarded the Certificate of Reviewing, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Elsevier.
2018: Awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Renewable Energy Focus, Elsevier.
2018: Awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Heliyon Journal, Elsevier.
2018: Awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Energy Conversion and Management Journal, Elsevier.
2018: Awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Fuel Journal, Elsevier.
2018: Awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Journal, Elsevier.
2017: Awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Applied Energy Journal, Elsevier.
2017: Awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Desalination Journal, Elsevier.
2014: Awarded the Best Thesis Award, Water and Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Chemical Engineering, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
2014: Got the Award of Excellence, Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.0, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology – Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
2013: Got the Best Poster Award, International Conference on Hydrology and Groundwater Expo, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
2005: Got the Elf Petroleum Merit Award, Total Petroleum Plc and the AG Leventis Merit Award.
Editor, Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry Journal
Chemical Engineering Book Editor, Elsevier
Contributed to over 60 peer-reviewed publications in journals, book chapters, and abstracts/papers in conference proceedings.
Completed over 150 reviews for Elsevier, ACS, RSC, Wiley, Springer and Taylor & Francis journals, including: Water Journal, Water Environment Research Journal, Water Process Engineering, Desalination, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Environmental Management, Heliyon, Fuel, Waste and Biomass Valorization, Applied Energy, Bioresource Technology Reports, Energy Conversion and Management, Energy Conversion and Management X, Energy Conversion and Management, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Focus, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Science of the Total Environment, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Separation Science and Technology, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Cellulose, Clean Energy, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Environment, Development and Sustainability, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, RSC Advances, and Sensors Journal.
I believe that teaching occurs when the intended learning outcomes (ILOs) are achieved by students. The ILOs are statements that identify what the students will be able to demonstrate or perform at the end of teaching and learning. My teaching philosophy is that teaching occurs when students are able to achieve the understanding of the content, context of the content, and the performances included in the ILOs through the teaching and learning activities (TLAs) and assessment tasks (ATs) that have been designed/formulated. For teaching to be successful, students should be able to prove their understanding by using their own constructions and reflections to achieve the ILOs. Students should be able to construct their knowledge through the performances of the outcomes stated in the ILOs.
My teaching experience has provided me with the capability that is useful for teaching both core and threshold principles. If the ILOs required the students to ‘design’, I ensured that the students were able to ‘design’ through their TLAs. Also, I ensured that the ATs were focused on the action verb ‘design’. The grading criteria were formulated in a way that the performance of the action verb ‘design’ by the students was the focus. So, learning was achieved because the ILOs, TLAs, and ATs were in agreement. For deep learning, this structure encouraged the students to apply, reflect, hypothesize and generate their own constructions of the transferred knowledge. This constructive alignment has enabled me to achieve transformational teaching – a teaching approach through which the minds and character of the students are transformed and renewed.
Students who are not so motivated can be inspired intrinsically using real-life examples in the TLAs and ATs. Some students find it difficult to understand abstract concepts because they cannot see through the lens of the fundamentals and would need practical examples or day-to-day happenings to activate their understanding. One of the teaching approaches that I have adopted to ensure that students could transit from basic to threshold level of understanding is the use of real-world relatable situations to explain abstract concepts for deep learning. In addition, episodic, procedural and semantic memories, which would impart functional skills, can be acquired from engaging activities such as field trips, group discussions, and project-based activities. More engaging ATs, such as one-on-one meetings between the teacher and students, would also ensure that timely and continuous feedback are provided by the teacher.
