Equinor

- Electrolysis lead for green hydrogen project.
- Project manager (Equinor) of syzygy plasmonics pilot demonstration.
- Task manager of clean hydrogen production solution development project.
- Hydrogen production startups technology evaluation and assessment.
-Technical Researcher Hydrogen for Steel industry decarbonization.
- Task leader Hydrogen production process simulations.
- Research and development, technology assessment, and partnership creation of new hydrogen production technologies (Electrolysis, Reforming, Pyrolysis, etc).
-Hydrogen Production Equinor contact for Eqator EU project, Hydrogeni, low emission and HyValue research centers.
-Technical due diligence of methanol production technologies.

Projects:
1. Clean hydrogen to Europe 
2.Tjeldbergodden methanol plant development project 
3.Mongstad refinery industrial transformation
4.Syzygy plasmonics field trial for advanced reforming to jet fuel production

Technology Project Manager

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

External Examiner for Master thesis on catalytic layers for AEM water electrolysis

External M.Sc. Examiner

•	Scale-up catalyst, electrode fabrication, design of electrodes, and techno-economic analysis (capex – opex) for cost-efficient hydrogen production by water electrolyzers, the project is funded by EU Horizon 2020.
•      Participated in developing and validating fabrication and testing procedures for electrolyzer stack components.
•	Manage and organize project technical deliverables and milestones through collaboration with various academic and industrial partners (such as Evonik, Shell, Enapter, SINTEF, FZ Julich).
•	In situ and ex situ analysis of electrolyzer electrodes and components for performance and durability. 
•	Lecturing electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in the electrochemical methods course, Fall 2020.
•	Supervising master and bachelor students in catalysts for water electrolysis projects.



https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/875088

Postdoctoral Researcher

Project : Hydrogen Production by Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Electrolysis

o	Research and development of electrolyzer materials and electrodes for hydrogen and oxygen production by water electrolysis systems using in anion exchange membrane for the HAPEEL project funded by the Norwegian research council, Energix program.

Investigated catalyst physical characteristics by electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-Ray spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy techniques.

Assessed inorganic materials chemical and electrochemical characterization.

Constructed and developed cell design for in-situ Raman characterization of catalysts intermediates under actual reaction conditions.

Optimized electrode manufacturing and electrochemical diagnostics and operational procedures of electrolyzers performance and durability. 

Led and advised master and bachelor students in electrochemistry and materials science.

Evaluate and analyze electrode composition (ionomer-catalyst) and electrolyte influence on hydrogen and oxygen evolution in water electrolysis.

Collaborated in water electrolysis research with other NTNU departments (Energy and process engineering/Prof Bruno Pollet), national institutes ( SINTEF/ Dr. Alejandro Barnett and Thulile Khoze), and international research institutions (University of Toronto, Canada/Prof. Donald Kirk (research visit 07/2019–08/2019), and North-West University (South Africa/Prof.RJ (Cobus) Kriek).

Courses: 
Applied Heterogeneous Catalysis
Doing Science: Methods, Ethics and Dissemination
Surface- and Colloid Chemistry
Electrochemical Methods

Under the supervision of: 
Prof. Svein Sunde,  Norwegian University of Science and Technology 
Prof. Frode Seland,  Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Dr. -Ing Alejandro Oyarce, SINTEF Industri New Energy Solutions

PhD Research Fellow

University of Toronto

Working on optimization of Anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers

Visiting Researcher

Institut Néel CNRS

Worked in Micro et Nano magnetism Department  on synthesis and characterization multi-layer magnetic nanotubes for 3D spintronics devices.

Research Intern

Electronics Research Institute

Worked in newly established laboratory of Nano materials for electronic and electrical applications to develop zinc oxide and graphene based devices.

Research Assistant

American University in Cairo

Worked in Energy Materials Lab , Physics Department on preparation and investigation of core-shell nanowires via anodization for photoelectrochemical  water splitting.

Clausthal University of Technology

Internship in polymer institute at TU clausthal to work on determination viscoelastic properties of glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) to be used in petrochemical industry.

Summer Intern

Technology project manager with 10 years of experience on hydrogen production technologies.

My passion is a cleaner future with carbon free electricity and hydrogen for a sustainable society.
Skills in hydrogen production, electrolyzers, materials science, electrochemistry, and reforming technologies.

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