Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering — KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2024
• M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering — KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2020
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering — KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2018

Research Areas

• Laser-based sensors & advanced laser diagnostics
• Combustion kinetics and multi-speciation shock-tube studies
• Hydrogen and alternative fuels
• Environmental monitoring 

Selected Journal Publications 

• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Nawaf Abualsaud, Mhanna Mhanna, Mohamed Sy, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.

“Integrated Optical Gas Sensing and Wireless Communication in the Mid-Infrared.”

Applied Optics (2025).

https://doi.org//https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.559367

• Ali Elkhazraji, Qi Wang, Manuel Monge-Palacios, Jiabiao Zou, Amjad Alshaarawi, Adrian Cavazos Sepulveda, Mani Sarathy, and Aamir Farooq.
  “Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide and CO₂ Mixtures: Laser-based Multi-speciation and Kinetic Modelling.”
  Chemical Engineering Journal 486 (2024): 150421.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150421
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohamed Sy, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Aamir Farooq.
  “A Mid-Infrared Laser Diagnostic for Simultaneous Detection of Furan and Nitric Oxide.”
  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 40(1–4) (2024): 105366.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105366
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Marco Lamperti, Khaiyom Hakimov, Khalil Djebbi, Riccardo Gotti, Davide Gatti, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.
  “High-Resolution Molecular Fingerprinting in the 11.6–15 µm Range by a Quasi-CW Difference-Frequency-Generation Laser Source.”
  Optics Express 31(3) (2023): 4164–4178.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.480107
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Nawaf Abualsaud, Mhanna Mhanna, Mohamed Sy, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.
  “Laser-Based Sensing in the Long-Wavelength Mid-Infrared: Chemical Kinetics and Environmental Monitoring Applications.”
  Applied Optics 62 (2023): A46–A58.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.481281
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Adil, Mhanna Mhanna, Nawaf Abualsaud, Ahmed Ayidh Alsulami, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Marco Marangoni, Binod Giri, and Aamir Farooq.

“A Mid-IR Laser Diagnostic for HCN Detection.”

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 39(1) (2023): 1485–1493.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.09.054

• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohamed Sy, Mhanna Mhanna, Joury Aldhawyan, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Aamir Farooq.

“Selective BTEX Detection Using Laser Absorption Spectroscopy in the CH Bending Mode Region.”

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (2023).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2023.111090

• Ali Elkhazraji, Abdulrahman Mohammed, Sufyan Jan, Jean-Baptiste Masurier, Robert Dibble, and Bengt Johansson.
  “On Maximizing Argon Engines' Performance via Subzero Intake Temperatures in HCCI Mode at High Compression Ratios.”
  SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1133 (2020).
  https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-1133

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering — KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2024
• M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering — KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2020
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering — KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2018

Research Areas

• Laser-based sensors & advanced laser diagnostics
• Combustion kinetics and multi-speciation shock-tube studies
• Hydrogen and alternative fuels
• Environmental monitoring 

Selected Journal Publications 

• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Nawaf Abualsaud, Mhanna Mhanna, Mohamed Sy, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.

“Integrated Optical Gas Sensing and Wireless Communication in the Mid-Infrared.”

Applied Optics (2025).

https://doi.org//https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.559367

• Ali Elkhazraji, Qi Wang, Manuel Monge-Palacios, Jiabiao Zou, Amjad Alshaarawi, Adrian Cavazos Sepulveda, Mani Sarathy, and Aamir Farooq.
  “Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide and CO₂ Mixtures: Laser-based Multi-speciation and Kinetic Modelling.”
  Chemical Engineering Journal 486 (2024): 150421.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150421
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohamed Sy, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Aamir Farooq.
  “A Mid-Infrared Laser Diagnostic for Simultaneous Detection of Furan and Nitric Oxide.”
  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 40(1–4) (2024): 105366.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105366
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Marco Lamperti, Khaiyom Hakimov, Khalil Djebbi, Riccardo Gotti, Davide Gatti, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.
  “High-Resolution Molecular Fingerprinting in the 11.6–15 µm Range by a Quasi-CW Difference-Frequency-Generation Laser Source.”
  Optics Express 31(3) (2023): 4164–4178.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.480107
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Nawaf Abualsaud, Mhanna Mhanna, Mohamed Sy, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.
  “Laser-Based Sensing in the Long-Wavelength Mid-Infrared: Chemical Kinetics and Environmental Monitoring Applications.”
  Applied Optics 62 (2023): A46–A58.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.481281
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Adil, Mhanna Mhanna, Nawaf Abualsaud, Ahmed Ayidh Alsulami, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Marco Marangoni, Binod Giri, and Aamir Farooq.

“A Mid-IR Laser Diagnostic for HCN Detection.”

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 39(1) (2023): 1485–1493.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.09.054

• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohamed Sy, Mhanna Mhanna, Joury Aldhawyan, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Aamir Farooq.

“Selective BTEX Detection Using Laser Absorption Spectroscopy in the CH Bending Mode Region.”

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (2023).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2023.111090

• Ali Elkhazraji, Abdulrahman Mohammed, Sufyan Jan, Jean-Baptiste Masurier, Robert Dibble, and Bengt Johansson.
  “On Maximizing Argon Engines' Performance via Subzero Intake Temperatures in HCCI Mode at High Compression Ratios.”
  SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1133 (2020).
  https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-1133

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering — KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2024
• M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering — KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2020
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering — KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2018

Research Areas

• Laser-based sensors & advanced laser diagnostics
• Combustion kinetics and multi-speciation shock-tube studies
• Hydrogen and alternative fuels
• Environmental monitoring 

Selected Journal Publications 

• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Nawaf Abualsaud, Mhanna Mhanna, Mohamed Sy, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.

“Integrated Optical Gas Sensing and Wireless Communication in the Mid-Infrared.”

Applied Optics (2025).

https://doi.org//https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.559367

• Ali Elkhazraji, Qi Wang, Manuel Monge-Palacios, Jiabiao Zou, Amjad Alshaarawi, Adrian Cavazos Sepulveda, Mani Sarathy, and Aamir Farooq.
  “Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide and CO₂ Mixtures: Laser-based Multi-speciation and Kinetic Modelling.”
  Chemical Engineering Journal 486 (2024): 150421.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150421
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohamed Sy, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Aamir Farooq.
  “A Mid-Infrared Laser Diagnostic for Simultaneous Detection of Furan and Nitric Oxide.”
  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 40(1–4) (2024): 105366.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105366
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Marco Lamperti, Khaiyom Hakimov, Khalil Djebbi, Riccardo Gotti, Davide Gatti, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.
  “High-Resolution Molecular Fingerprinting in the 11.6–15 µm Range by a Quasi-CW Difference-Frequency-Generation Laser Source.”
  Optics Express 31(3) (2023): 4164–4178.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.480107
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Nawaf Abualsaud, Mhanna Mhanna, Mohamed Sy, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.
  “Laser-Based Sensing in the Long-Wavelength Mid-Infrared: Chemical Kinetics and Environmental Monitoring Applications.”
  Applied Optics 62 (2023): A46–A58.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.481281
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Adil, Mhanna Mhanna, Nawaf Abualsaud, Ahmed Ayidh Alsulami, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Marco Marangoni, Binod Giri, and Aamir Farooq.

“A Mid-IR Laser Diagnostic for HCN Detection.”

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 39(1) (2023): 1485–1493.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.09.054

• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohamed Sy, Mhanna Mhanna, Joury Aldhawyan, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Aamir Farooq.

“Selective BTEX Detection Using Laser Absorption Spectroscopy in the CH Bending Mode Region.”

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (2023).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2023.111090

• Ali Elkhazraji, Abdulrahman Mohammed, Sufyan Jan, Jean-Baptiste Masurier, Robert Dibble, and Bengt Johansson.
  “On Maximizing Argon Engines' Performance via Subzero Intake Temperatures in HCCI Mode at High Compression Ratios.”
  SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1133 (2020).
  https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-1133

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering — KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2024
• M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering — KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2020
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering — KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2018

Research Areas

• Laser-based sensors & advanced laser diagnostics
• Combustion kinetics and multi-speciation shock-tube studies
• Hydrogen and alternative fuels
• Environmental monitoring 

Selected Journal Publications 

• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Nawaf Abualsaud, Mhanna Mhanna, Mohamed Sy, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.

“Integrated Optical Gas Sensing and Wireless Communication in the Mid-Infrared.”

Applied Optics (2025).

https://doi.org//https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.559367

• Ali Elkhazraji, Qi Wang, Manuel Monge-Palacios, Jiabiao Zou, Amjad Alshaarawi, Adrian Cavazos Sepulveda, Mani Sarathy, and Aamir Farooq.
  “Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide and CO₂ Mixtures: Laser-based Multi-speciation and Kinetic Modelling.”
  Chemical Engineering Journal 486 (2024): 150421.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150421
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohamed Sy, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Aamir Farooq.
  “A Mid-Infrared Laser Diagnostic for Simultaneous Detection of Furan and Nitric Oxide.”
  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 40(1–4) (2024): 105366.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105366
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Marco Lamperti, Khaiyom Hakimov, Khalil Djebbi, Riccardo Gotti, Davide Gatti, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.
  “High-Resolution Molecular Fingerprinting in the 11.6–15 µm Range by a Quasi-CW Difference-Frequency-Generation Laser Source.”
  Optics Express 31(3) (2023): 4164–4178.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.480107
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Nawaf Abualsaud, Mhanna Mhanna, Mohamed Sy, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.
  “Laser-Based Sensing in the Long-Wavelength Mid-Infrared: Chemical Kinetics and Environmental Monitoring Applications.”
  Applied Optics 62 (2023): A46–A58.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.481281
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Adil, Mhanna Mhanna, Nawaf Abualsaud, Ahmed Ayidh Alsulami, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Marco Marangoni, Binod Giri, and Aamir Farooq.

“A Mid-IR Laser Diagnostic for HCN Detection.”

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 39(1) (2023): 1485–1493.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.09.054

• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohamed Sy, Mhanna Mhanna, Joury Aldhawyan, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Aamir Farooq.

“Selective BTEX Detection Using Laser Absorption Spectroscopy in the CH Bending Mode Region.”

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (2023).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2023.111090

• Ali Elkhazraji, Abdulrahman Mohammed, Sufyan Jan, Jean-Baptiste Masurier, Robert Dibble, and Bengt Johansson.
  “On Maximizing Argon Engines' Performance via Subzero Intake Temperatures in HCCI Mode at High Compression Ratios.”
  SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1133 (2020).
  https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-1133

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering — KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2024
• M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering — KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2020
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering — KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2018

Research Areas

• Laser-based sensors & advanced laser diagnostics
• Combustion kinetics and multi-speciation shock-tube studies
• Hydrogen and alternative fuels
• Environmental monitoring 

Selected Journal Publications 

• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Nawaf Abualsaud, Mhanna Mhanna, Mohamed Sy, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.

“Integrated Optical Gas Sensing and Wireless Communication in the Mid-Infrared.”

Applied Optics (2025).

https://doi.org//https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.559367

• Ali Elkhazraji, Qi Wang, Manuel Monge-Palacios, Jiabiao Zou, Amjad Alshaarawi, Adrian Cavazos Sepulveda, Mani Sarathy, and Aamir Farooq.
  “Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide and CO₂ Mixtures: Laser-based Multi-speciation and Kinetic Modelling.”
  Chemical Engineering Journal 486 (2024): 150421.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150421
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohamed Sy, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Aamir Farooq.
  “A Mid-Infrared Laser Diagnostic for Simultaneous Detection of Furan and Nitric Oxide.”
  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 40(1–4) (2024): 105366.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105366
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Marco Lamperti, Khaiyom Hakimov, Khalil Djebbi, Riccardo Gotti, Davide Gatti, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.
  “High-Resolution Molecular Fingerprinting in the 11.6–15 µm Range by a Quasi-CW Difference-Frequency-Generation Laser Source.”
  Optics Express 31(3) (2023): 4164–4178.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.480107
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Nawaf Abualsaud, Mhanna Mhanna, Mohamed Sy, Marco Marangoni, and Aamir Farooq.
  “Laser-Based Sensing in the Long-Wavelength Mid-Infrared: Chemical Kinetics and Environmental Monitoring Applications.”
  Applied Optics 62 (2023): A46–A58.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.481281
• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohammad Adil, Mhanna Mhanna, Nawaf Abualsaud, Ahmed Ayidh Alsulami, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Marco Marangoni, Binod Giri, and Aamir Farooq.

“A Mid-IR Laser Diagnostic for HCN Detection.”

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 39(1) (2023): 1485–1493.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.09.054

• Ali Elkhazraji, Mohamed Sy, Mhanna Mhanna, Joury Aldhawyan, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Aamir Farooq.

“Selective BTEX Detection Using Laser Absorption Spectroscopy in the CH Bending Mode Region.”

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (2023).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2023.111090

• Ali Elkhazraji, Abdulrahman Mohammed, Sufyan Jan, Jean-Baptiste Masurier, Robert Dibble, and Bengt Johansson.
  “On Maximizing Argon Engines' Performance via Subzero Intake Temperatures in HCCI Mode at High Compression Ratios.”
  SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1133 (2020).
  https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-1133