Dr. Abdul Salam Abd is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, with a background in petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, sustainable development, thermodynamics, and computational reservoir simulation. He completed his Ph.D. in Sustainable Development at HBKU, where his research focused on coupling rigorous three-phase equilibrium calculations with advanced discretization and linearization schemes for computational reservoir simulations. His current work focuses on developing thermodynamic equations of state and computational models for hydrogen storage applications in abandoned petroleum subsurface reservoirs.

Research Interests

• Hydrogen storage in subsurface reservoirs
• Thermodynamics and equations of state
• Computational reservoir simulation
• Three-phase equilibrium calculations
• Enhanced oil recovery and subsurface energy applications

Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2022 - Present

Developing thermodynamic models and computational simulation tools for hydrogen storage in large abandoned petroleum reservoirs, including implementation in the advanced reservoir simulator QASR. Teaching graduate petroleum engineering and thermodynamics topics, while mentoring graduate students in research.

Teaching Assistant
Texas A&M University at Qatar
2016 - 2018

Supported and lectured courses in reservoir petrophysics, petroleum production engineering, and reservoir engineering. Prepared teaching materials, mentored students, and led review sessions.

Education/Academic Qualification

Sustainable Development, PhD
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2018 - 2022

Chemical Engineering, MSc
Texas A&M University
2016 - 2018

Petroleum Engineering, BSc
Texas A&M University
2012 - 2016