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Dr. Antar Mohammed A
Department Chairman

Senior Research scholar, IRC-Membranes and Water Security 63 - 351 +966(13)860-2964 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept) antar@kfupm.edu.sa
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Professor

Education         
                      
  • Ph.D.    Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville-Virginia, USA ,1999. 
  • M.Sc.    Metallurgy, University of Connecticut, Storrs-Connecticut, USA, 1994.                            
  • M.Sc.    Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM,1992.                          
  • B.Sc      Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM,1989.                          
                                                
Courses Taught

  • ME 205                     Materials Science                                
  • ME 215                     Materials Science                                
  • ME 472                     Corrosion Engineering                         
  • ME 474                     Physical Metallurgy                             
  • ME 476                     Non-Metallic Materials                          
  • ME 574                     Advanced Materials Science                            
  • ME 575                     Advanced Corrosion Engineering                                 
  • ME 579                     Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Senior Research Scholar

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials (IRC-AM)


Research Areas

  • Fatigue and fracture: metallic alloys and metallic matrix composites
  • Metallurgy and mechanical properties: ferrous alloys and Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Aqueous Corrosion, High Temperature Corrosion
  • Environment assisted cracking of metallic alloys (SCC and hydrogen embrittlement)
  • Metallurgical failure analysis
  • Thermal spray coatings
  • Materials characterization techniques including scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy         
Representative Publications   

  • Kumar, AM; Rahman, MM; Gasem, ZM ; A promising nanocomposite from CNTs and nanoceria: nanostructured fillers in polyurethane coatings for surface protection ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Adsorption and corrosion inhibition characteristics of strawberry fruit extract at steel/acids interfaces: experimental and theoretical approaches ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Obot, IB ;  Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) leaf extract as an eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1M hydrochloric acid solution ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Macdonald, DD; Gasem, ZM ; Density functional theory (DFT) as a powerful tool for designing new organic corrosion inhibitors. Part 1: An overview ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Gasem, ZM ; Effect of degree of hydrolysis of polyvinyl alcohol on the corrosion inhibition of steel: theoretical and experimental studies ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ;  Effect of functionalization of carbon nanotubes on mechanical and electrochemical behavior of polyaniline nanocomposite coatings ;2015
  • Hassan, SF; Tun, KS; Gasem, ZM; Al-Aqeeli, N; Gupta, M ; Effect of hybrid reinforcement on the high temperature tensile behavior of magnesium nanocomposite ;2015
  • Umoren, S; Obot, IB; Gasem, Z; Odewunmi, NA ;  Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Red Apple Fruit Extract as Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in HCl Solution ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Babu, RS; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Fabrication of nitrogen doped graphene oxide coatings: experimental and theoretical approach for surface protection ;2015
  • Sasikumar, Y; Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM; Ebenso, EE ; Hybrid nanocomposite from aniline and CeO2 nanoparticles: Surface protective performance on mild steel in acidic environment ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ;  In situ electrochemical synthesis of polyaniline/f-MWCNT nanocomposite coatings on mild steel for corrosion protection in 3.5% NaCl solution ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Latthe, SS; Sudhagar, P; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; In-situ synthesis of hydrophobic SiO2-PMMA composite for surface protective coatings: Experimental and quantum chemical analysis ;2015
  • Odewunmi, NA; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Ganiyu, SA; Muhammad, Q ; L-Citrulline: An active corrosion inhibitor component of watermelon rind extract for mild steel in HCl medium ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Gasem, ZM ; Performance evaluation of pectin as ecofriendly corrosion inhibitor for X60 pipeline steel in acid medium: Experimental and theoretical approaches ;2015
  • Nemitallah, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Habib, MA; Ahmed, WH; Toor, IH; Gasem, ZM; Badr, HM ; Solid Particle Erosion Downstream of an Orifice ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM ; Surface protection of mild steel using benzimidazole derivatives: experimental and theoretical approach ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Suleiman, R; El Ali, B ;Theoretical prediction and electrochemical evaluation of vinylimidazole and allylimidazole as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in 1 M HCl ;2015
  • Odewunmi, NA; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM ;  Utilization of watermelon rind extract as a green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acidic media ;2015
  • Madhankumar, A; Ramakrishna, S; Sudhagar, P; Kim, H; Kang, YS; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZMA ;  An electrochemical, in vitro bioactivity, and quantum chemical approach to nanostructured copolymer coatings for orthopedic applications ;2014
  • Hassan, SF; Paramsothy, M; Gasem, ZM; Patel, F; Gupta, M ;Effect of Carbon Nanotube on High-Temperature Formability of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy ;2014
  • Al-Qadhi, M; Merah, N; Gasem, ZM; Abu-Dheir, N; Aleem, BJA ;  Effect of Water and Crude Oil on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Nagarajan, S; Ramakrishna, S; Sudhagar, P; Kang, YS; Kim, H; Gasem, ZM; Rajendran, N ; Electrochemical and in vitro bioactivity of polypyrrole/ceramic nanocomposite coatings on 316L SS bio-implants ;2014
  • Malik, J; Toor, IH; Ahmed, WH; Gasem, ZM; Habib, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Badr, HM ;  Evaluating the Effect of Hardness on Erosion Characteristics of Aluminum and Steels ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Sudhagar, P; Ramakrishna, S; Kang, YS; Kim, H; Gasem, ZM; Rajendran, N ; Evaluation of chemically modified Ti-5Mo-3Fe alloy surface: Electrochemical aspects and in vitro bioactivity on MG63 cells ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Sudhagar, P; Fujishima, A; Gasem, ZM ; Hierarchical polymer nanocomposite coating material for 316L SS implants: Surface and electrochemical aspects of PPy/f-CNTs coatings ;2014
  • Umoren, S; Gasem, Z ; Influence of Molecular Weight on Mild Steel Corrosion Inhibition Effect by Polyvinyl Alcohol in Hydrochloric Acid Solution ;2014
  • Ranjitha, A; Muthukumarasamy, N; Thambidurai, M; Velauthapillai, D; Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ; Inverted organic solar cells based on Cd-doped TiO2 as an electron extraction layer ;2014
  • Malik, J; Toor, IH; Ahmed, WH; Gasem, ZM; Habib, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Badr, HM ;Investigations on the Corrosion-Enhanced Erosion Behavior of Carbon Steel AISI 1020 ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM; Umoren, SA ; Molecular Level Understanding of the Mechanism of Aloes Leaves Extract Inhibition of Low Carbon Steel Corrosion: A DFT Approach;2014
  • Madhankumar, A; Thangavel, E; Ramakrishna, S; Obot, IB; Jung, HC; Shin, KS; Gasem, ZM; Kim, H; Kim, DE ;Multi-functional ceramic hybrid coatings on biodegradable AZ31 Mg implants: electrochemical, tribological and quantum chemical aspects for orthopaedic applications ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Theoretical evaluation of corrosion inhibition performance of some pyrazine derivatives ;2014
  • Yilbas, BS; Bhushan, B; Aleem, BJA; Gaseem, Z ;  Tribology and Superhydrophobicity of Laser-Controlled-Melted Alumina Surfaces with Hard Particles ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM; Umoren, SA ;  Understanding the Mechanism of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole Adsorption on Fe (110), Cu (111) and Al (111) Surfaces: DFT and Molecular Dynamics Simulations Approaches ;2014
  • Gasem, ZM; Cracking in a multiple gas-nitrided H13 aluminum extrusion mandrel ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Deposition, characterization and electrochemical properties of silica-phosphate composite coatings formed over A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Eco-friendly, cost-effective silica-based protective coating for an A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ; Effect of changing the silica coating pH on the corrosion characteristics of A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite in chloride media ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Electrochemical behavior of a discontinuously A6092/SiC/17.5p metal matrix composite in chloride containing solution ;2013
  • Gasem, ZM; Ali, SS ;  Low-cycle fatigue behavior of powder metallurgy 6061 aluminum alloy reinforced with submicron-scale Al2O3 particles ;2013
  • Al-Qadhi, M; Merah, N; Gasem, ZM ;  Mechanical properties and water uptake of epoxy-clay nanocomposites containing different clay loadings ;2013
  • Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Obot, IB ;Natural Products for Material Protection: Inhibition of Mild Steel Corrosion by Date Palm Seed Extracts in Acidic Media ;2013
  • Loeffel, K; Anand, L; Gasem, ZM ;  On modeling the oxidation of high-temperature alloys ;2013

Senior Research scholar, IRC-Advanced Materials Bldg-63 Room-347 966-13-860 2569 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept) zuhair@kfupm.edu.sa

Associate Professor

Education         
                      
  • Ph.D.    Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville-Virginia, USA ,1999. 
  • M.Sc.    Metallurgy, University of Connecticut, Storrs-Connecticut, USA, 1994.                            
  • M.Sc.    Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM,1992.                          
  • B.Sc      Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM,1989.                          
                                                
Courses Taught

  • ME 205                     Materials Science                                
  • ME 215                     Materials Science                                
  • ME 472                     Corrosion Engineering                         
  • ME 474                     Physical Metallurgy                             
  • ME 476                     Non-Metallic Materials                          
  • ME 574                     Advanced Materials Science                            
  • ME 575                     Advanced Corrosion Engineering                                 
  • ME 579                     Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Senior Research Scholar

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials (IRC-AM)


Research Areas

  • Fatigue and fracture: metallic alloys and metallic matrix composites
  • Metallurgy and mechanical properties: ferrous alloys and Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Aqueous Corrosion, High Temperature Corrosion
  • Environment assisted cracking of metallic alloys (SCC and hydrogen embrittlement)
  • Metallurgical failure analysis
  • Thermal spray coatings
  • Materials characterization techniques including scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy         
Representative Publications   

  • Kumar, AM; Rahman, MM; Gasem, ZM ; A promising nanocomposite from CNTs and nanoceria: nanostructured fillers in polyurethane coatings for surface protection ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Adsorption and corrosion inhibition characteristics of strawberry fruit extract at steel/acids interfaces: experimental and theoretical approaches ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Obot, IB ;  Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) leaf extract as an eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1M hydrochloric acid solution ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Macdonald, DD; Gasem, ZM ; Density functional theory (DFT) as a powerful tool for designing new organic corrosion inhibitors. Part 1: An overview ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Gasem, ZM ; Effect of degree of hydrolysis of polyvinyl alcohol on the corrosion inhibition of steel: theoretical and experimental studies ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ;  Effect of functionalization of carbon nanotubes on mechanical and electrochemical behavior of polyaniline nanocomposite coatings ;2015
  • Hassan, SF; Tun, KS; Gasem, ZM; Al-Aqeeli, N; Gupta, M ; Effect of hybrid reinforcement on the high temperature tensile behavior of magnesium nanocomposite ;2015
  • Umoren, S; Obot, IB; Gasem, Z; Odewunmi, NA ;  Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Red Apple Fruit Extract as Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in HCl Solution ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Babu, RS; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Fabrication of nitrogen doped graphene oxide coatings: experimental and theoretical approach for surface protection ;2015
  • Sasikumar, Y; Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM; Ebenso, EE ; Hybrid nanocomposite from aniline and CeO2 nanoparticles: Surface protective performance on mild steel in acidic environment ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ;  In situ electrochemical synthesis of polyaniline/f-MWCNT nanocomposite coatings on mild steel for corrosion protection in 3.5% NaCl solution ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Latthe, SS; Sudhagar, P; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; In-situ synthesis of hydrophobic SiO2-PMMA composite for surface protective coatings: Experimental and quantum chemical analysis ;2015
  • Odewunmi, NA; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Ganiyu, SA; Muhammad, Q ; L-Citrulline: An active corrosion inhibitor component of watermelon rind extract for mild steel in HCl medium ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Gasem, ZM ; Performance evaluation of pectin as ecofriendly corrosion inhibitor for X60 pipeline steel in acid medium: Experimental and theoretical approaches ;2015
  • Nemitallah, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Habib, MA; Ahmed, WH; Toor, IH; Gasem, ZM; Badr, HM ; Solid Particle Erosion Downstream of an Orifice ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM ; Surface protection of mild steel using benzimidazole derivatives: experimental and theoretical approach ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Suleiman, R; El Ali, B ;Theoretical prediction and electrochemical evaluation of vinylimidazole and allylimidazole as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in 1 M HCl ;2015
  • Odewunmi, NA; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM ;  Utilization of watermelon rind extract as a green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acidic media ;2015
  • Madhankumar, A; Ramakrishna, S; Sudhagar, P; Kim, H; Kang, YS; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZMA ;  An electrochemical, in vitro bioactivity, and quantum chemical approach to nanostructured copolymer coatings for orthopedic applications ;2014
  • Hassan, SF; Paramsothy, M; Gasem, ZM; Patel, F; Gupta, M ;Effect of Carbon Nanotube on High-Temperature Formability of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy ;2014
  • Al-Qadhi, M; Merah, N; Gasem, ZM; Abu-Dheir, N; Aleem, BJA ;  Effect of Water and Crude Oil on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Nagarajan, S; Ramakrishna, S; Sudhagar, P; Kang, YS; Kim, H; Gasem, ZM; Rajendran, N ; Electrochemical and in vitro bioactivity of polypyrrole/ceramic nanocomposite coatings on 316L SS bio-implants ;2014
  • Malik, J; Toor, IH; Ahmed, WH; Gasem, ZM; Habib, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Badr, HM ;  Evaluating the Effect of Hardness on Erosion Characteristics of Aluminum and Steels ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Sudhagar, P; Ramakrishna, S; Kang, YS; Kim, H; Gasem, ZM; Rajendran, N ; Evaluation of chemically modified Ti-5Mo-3Fe alloy surface: Electrochemical aspects and in vitro bioactivity on MG63 cells ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Sudhagar, P; Fujishima, A; Gasem, ZM ; Hierarchical polymer nanocomposite coating material for 316L SS implants: Surface and electrochemical aspects of PPy/f-CNTs coatings ;2014
  • Umoren, S; Gasem, Z ; Influence of Molecular Weight on Mild Steel Corrosion Inhibition Effect by Polyvinyl Alcohol in Hydrochloric Acid Solution ;2014
  • Ranjitha, A; Muthukumarasamy, N; Thambidurai, M; Velauthapillai, D; Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ; Inverted organic solar cells based on Cd-doped TiO2 as an electron extraction layer ;2014
  • Malik, J; Toor, IH; Ahmed, WH; Gasem, ZM; Habib, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Badr, HM ;Investigations on the Corrosion-Enhanced Erosion Behavior of Carbon Steel AISI 1020 ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM; Umoren, SA ; Molecular Level Understanding of the Mechanism of Aloes Leaves Extract Inhibition of Low Carbon Steel Corrosion: A DFT Approach;2014
  • Madhankumar, A; Thangavel, E; Ramakrishna, S; Obot, IB; Jung, HC; Shin, KS; Gasem, ZM; Kim, H; Kim, DE ;Multi-functional ceramic hybrid coatings on biodegradable AZ31 Mg implants: electrochemical, tribological and quantum chemical aspects for orthopaedic applications ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Theoretical evaluation of corrosion inhibition performance of some pyrazine derivatives ;2014
  • Yilbas, BS; Bhushan, B; Aleem, BJA; Gaseem, Z ;  Tribology and Superhydrophobicity of Laser-Controlled-Melted Alumina Surfaces with Hard Particles ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM; Umoren, SA ;  Understanding the Mechanism of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole Adsorption on Fe (110), Cu (111) and Al (111) Surfaces: DFT and Molecular Dynamics Simulations Approaches ;2014
  • Gasem, ZM; Cracking in a multiple gas-nitrided H13 aluminum extrusion mandrel ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Deposition, characterization and electrochemical properties of silica-phosphate composite coatings formed over A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Eco-friendly, cost-effective silica-based protective coating for an A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ; Effect of changing the silica coating pH on the corrosion characteristics of A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite in chloride media ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Electrochemical behavior of a discontinuously A6092/SiC/17.5p metal matrix composite in chloride containing solution ;2013
  • Gasem, ZM; Ali, SS ;  Low-cycle fatigue behavior of powder metallurgy 6061 aluminum alloy reinforced with submicron-scale Al2O3 particles ;2013
  • Al-Qadhi, M; Merah, N; Gasem, ZM ;  Mechanical properties and water uptake of epoxy-clay nanocomposites containing different clay loadings ;2013
  • Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Obot, IB ;Natural Products for Material Protection: Inhibition of Mild Steel Corrosion by Date Palm Seed Extracts in Acidic Media ;2013
  • Loeffel, K; Anand, L; Gasem, ZM ;  On modeling the oxidation of high-temperature alloys ;2013

Senior Research scholar, IRC-Advanced Materials Bldg-63 Room-347 966-13-860 2569 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept) zuhair@kfupm.edu.sa

Assistant Professor

Education         
                      
  • Ph.D.    Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville-Virginia, USA ,1999. 
  • M.Sc.    Metallurgy, University of Connecticut, Storrs-Connecticut, USA, 1994.                            
  • M.Sc.    Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM,1992.                          
  • B.Sc      Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM,1989.                          
                                                
Courses Taught

  • ME 205                     Materials Science                                
  • ME 215                     Materials Science                                
  • ME 472                     Corrosion Engineering                         
  • ME 474                     Physical Metallurgy                             
  • ME 476                     Non-Metallic Materials                          
  • ME 574                     Advanced Materials Science                            
  • ME 575                     Advanced Corrosion Engineering                                 
  • ME 579                     Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Senior Research Scholar

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials (IRC-AM)


Research Areas

  • Fatigue and fracture: metallic alloys and metallic matrix composites
  • Metallurgy and mechanical properties: ferrous alloys and Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Aqueous Corrosion, High Temperature Corrosion
  • Environment assisted cracking of metallic alloys (SCC and hydrogen embrittlement)
  • Metallurgical failure analysis
  • Thermal spray coatings
  • Materials characterization techniques including scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy         
Representative Publications   

  • Kumar, AM; Rahman, MM; Gasem, ZM ; A promising nanocomposite from CNTs and nanoceria: nanostructured fillers in polyurethane coatings for surface protection ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Adsorption and corrosion inhibition characteristics of strawberry fruit extract at steel/acids interfaces: experimental and theoretical approaches ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Obot, IB ;  Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) leaf extract as an eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1M hydrochloric acid solution ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Macdonald, DD; Gasem, ZM ; Density functional theory (DFT) as a powerful tool for designing new organic corrosion inhibitors. Part 1: An overview ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Gasem, ZM ; Effect of degree of hydrolysis of polyvinyl alcohol on the corrosion inhibition of steel: theoretical and experimental studies ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ;  Effect of functionalization of carbon nanotubes on mechanical and electrochemical behavior of polyaniline nanocomposite coatings ;2015
  • Hassan, SF; Tun, KS; Gasem, ZM; Al-Aqeeli, N; Gupta, M ; Effect of hybrid reinforcement on the high temperature tensile behavior of magnesium nanocomposite ;2015
  • Umoren, S; Obot, IB; Gasem, Z; Odewunmi, NA ;  Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Red Apple Fruit Extract as Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in HCl Solution ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Babu, RS; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Fabrication of nitrogen doped graphene oxide coatings: experimental and theoretical approach for surface protection ;2015
  • Sasikumar, Y; Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM; Ebenso, EE ; Hybrid nanocomposite from aniline and CeO2 nanoparticles: Surface protective performance on mild steel in acidic environment ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ;  In situ electrochemical synthesis of polyaniline/f-MWCNT nanocomposite coatings on mild steel for corrosion protection in 3.5% NaCl solution ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Latthe, SS; Sudhagar, P; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; In-situ synthesis of hydrophobic SiO2-PMMA composite for surface protective coatings: Experimental and quantum chemical analysis ;2015
  • Odewunmi, NA; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Ganiyu, SA; Muhammad, Q ; L-Citrulline: An active corrosion inhibitor component of watermelon rind extract for mild steel in HCl medium ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Gasem, ZM ; Performance evaluation of pectin as ecofriendly corrosion inhibitor for X60 pipeline steel in acid medium: Experimental and theoretical approaches ;2015
  • Nemitallah, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Habib, MA; Ahmed, WH; Toor, IH; Gasem, ZM; Badr, HM ; Solid Particle Erosion Downstream of an Orifice ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM ; Surface protection of mild steel using benzimidazole derivatives: experimental and theoretical approach ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Suleiman, R; El Ali, B ;Theoretical prediction and electrochemical evaluation of vinylimidazole and allylimidazole as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in 1 M HCl ;2015
  • Odewunmi, NA; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM ;  Utilization of watermelon rind extract as a green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acidic media ;2015
  • Madhankumar, A; Ramakrishna, S; Sudhagar, P; Kim, H; Kang, YS; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZMA ;  An electrochemical, in vitro bioactivity, and quantum chemical approach to nanostructured copolymer coatings for orthopedic applications ;2014
  • Hassan, SF; Paramsothy, M; Gasem, ZM; Patel, F; Gupta, M ;Effect of Carbon Nanotube on High-Temperature Formability of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy ;2014
  • Al-Qadhi, M; Merah, N; Gasem, ZM; Abu-Dheir, N; Aleem, BJA ;  Effect of Water and Crude Oil on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Nagarajan, S; Ramakrishna, S; Sudhagar, P; Kang, YS; Kim, H; Gasem, ZM; Rajendran, N ; Electrochemical and in vitro bioactivity of polypyrrole/ceramic nanocomposite coatings on 316L SS bio-implants ;2014
  • Malik, J; Toor, IH; Ahmed, WH; Gasem, ZM; Habib, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Badr, HM ;  Evaluating the Effect of Hardness on Erosion Characteristics of Aluminum and Steels ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Sudhagar, P; Ramakrishna, S; Kang, YS; Kim, H; Gasem, ZM; Rajendran, N ; Evaluation of chemically modified Ti-5Mo-3Fe alloy surface: Electrochemical aspects and in vitro bioactivity on MG63 cells ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Sudhagar, P; Fujishima, A; Gasem, ZM ; Hierarchical polymer nanocomposite coating material for 316L SS implants: Surface and electrochemical aspects of PPy/f-CNTs coatings ;2014
  • Umoren, S; Gasem, Z ; Influence of Molecular Weight on Mild Steel Corrosion Inhibition Effect by Polyvinyl Alcohol in Hydrochloric Acid Solution ;2014
  • Ranjitha, A; Muthukumarasamy, N; Thambidurai, M; Velauthapillai, D; Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ; Inverted organic solar cells based on Cd-doped TiO2 as an electron extraction layer ;2014
  • Malik, J; Toor, IH; Ahmed, WH; Gasem, ZM; Habib, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Badr, HM ;Investigations on the Corrosion-Enhanced Erosion Behavior of Carbon Steel AISI 1020 ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM; Umoren, SA ; Molecular Level Understanding of the Mechanism of Aloes Leaves Extract Inhibition of Low Carbon Steel Corrosion: A DFT Approach;2014
  • Madhankumar, A; Thangavel, E; Ramakrishna, S; Obot, IB; Jung, HC; Shin, KS; Gasem, ZM; Kim, H; Kim, DE ;Multi-functional ceramic hybrid coatings on biodegradable AZ31 Mg implants: electrochemical, tribological and quantum chemical aspects for orthopaedic applications ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Theoretical evaluation of corrosion inhibition performance of some pyrazine derivatives ;2014
  • Yilbas, BS; Bhushan, B; Aleem, BJA; Gaseem, Z ;  Tribology and Superhydrophobicity of Laser-Controlled-Melted Alumina Surfaces with Hard Particles ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM; Umoren, SA ;  Understanding the Mechanism of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole Adsorption on Fe (110), Cu (111) and Al (111) Surfaces: DFT and Molecular Dynamics Simulations Approaches ;2014
  • Gasem, ZM; Cracking in a multiple gas-nitrided H13 aluminum extrusion mandrel ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Deposition, characterization and electrochemical properties of silica-phosphate composite coatings formed over A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Eco-friendly, cost-effective silica-based protective coating for an A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ; Effect of changing the silica coating pH on the corrosion characteristics of A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite in chloride media ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Electrochemical behavior of a discontinuously A6092/SiC/17.5p metal matrix composite in chloride containing solution ;2013
  • Gasem, ZM; Ali, SS ;  Low-cycle fatigue behavior of powder metallurgy 6061 aluminum alloy reinforced with submicron-scale Al2O3 particles ;2013
  • Al-Qadhi, M; Merah, N; Gasem, ZM ;  Mechanical properties and water uptake of epoxy-clay nanocomposites containing different clay loadings ;2013
  • Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Obot, IB ;Natural Products for Material Protection: Inhibition of Mild Steel Corrosion by Date Palm Seed Extracts in Acidic Media ;2013
  • Loeffel, K; Anand, L; Gasem, ZM ;  On modeling the oxidation of high-temperature alloys ;2013

Senior Research scholar, IRC-Advanced Materials Bldg-63 Room-347 966-13-860 2569 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept) zuhair@kfupm.edu.sa

Lecturer

Education         
                      
  • Ph.D.    Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville-Virginia, USA ,1999. 
  • M.Sc.    Metallurgy, University of Connecticut, Storrs-Connecticut, USA, 1994.                            
  • M.Sc.    Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM,1992.                          
  • B.Sc      Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM,1989.                          
                                                
Courses Taught

  • ME 205                     Materials Science                                
  • ME 215                     Materials Science                                
  • ME 472                     Corrosion Engineering                         
  • ME 474                     Physical Metallurgy                             
  • ME 476                     Non-Metallic Materials                          
  • ME 574                     Advanced Materials Science                            
  • ME 575                     Advanced Corrosion Engineering                                 
  • ME 579                     Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Senior Research Scholar

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials (IRC-AM)


Research Areas

  • Fatigue and fracture: metallic alloys and metallic matrix composites
  • Metallurgy and mechanical properties: ferrous alloys and Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Aqueous Corrosion, High Temperature Corrosion
  • Environment assisted cracking of metallic alloys (SCC and hydrogen embrittlement)
  • Metallurgical failure analysis
  • Thermal spray coatings
  • Materials characterization techniques including scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy         
Representative Publications   

  • Kumar, AM; Rahman, MM; Gasem, ZM ; A promising nanocomposite from CNTs and nanoceria: nanostructured fillers in polyurethane coatings for surface protection ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Adsorption and corrosion inhibition characteristics of strawberry fruit extract at steel/acids interfaces: experimental and theoretical approaches ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Obot, IB ;  Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) leaf extract as an eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1M hydrochloric acid solution ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Macdonald, DD; Gasem, ZM ; Density functional theory (DFT) as a powerful tool for designing new organic corrosion inhibitors. Part 1: An overview ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Gasem, ZM ; Effect of degree of hydrolysis of polyvinyl alcohol on the corrosion inhibition of steel: theoretical and experimental studies ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ;  Effect of functionalization of carbon nanotubes on mechanical and electrochemical behavior of polyaniline nanocomposite coatings ;2015
  • Hassan, SF; Tun, KS; Gasem, ZM; Al-Aqeeli, N; Gupta, M ; Effect of hybrid reinforcement on the high temperature tensile behavior of magnesium nanocomposite ;2015
  • Umoren, S; Obot, IB; Gasem, Z; Odewunmi, NA ;  Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Red Apple Fruit Extract as Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in HCl Solution ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Babu, RS; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Fabrication of nitrogen doped graphene oxide coatings: experimental and theoretical approach for surface protection ;2015
  • Sasikumar, Y; Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM; Ebenso, EE ; Hybrid nanocomposite from aniline and CeO2 nanoparticles: Surface protective performance on mild steel in acidic environment ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ;  In situ electrochemical synthesis of polyaniline/f-MWCNT nanocomposite coatings on mild steel for corrosion protection in 3.5% NaCl solution ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Latthe, SS; Sudhagar, P; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; In-situ synthesis of hydrophobic SiO2-PMMA composite for surface protective coatings: Experimental and quantum chemical analysis ;2015
  • Odewunmi, NA; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Ganiyu, SA; Muhammad, Q ; L-Citrulline: An active corrosion inhibitor component of watermelon rind extract for mild steel in HCl medium ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Gasem, ZM ; Performance evaluation of pectin as ecofriendly corrosion inhibitor for X60 pipeline steel in acid medium: Experimental and theoretical approaches ;2015
  • Nemitallah, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Habib, MA; Ahmed, WH; Toor, IH; Gasem, ZM; Badr, HM ; Solid Particle Erosion Downstream of an Orifice ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM ; Surface protection of mild steel using benzimidazole derivatives: experimental and theoretical approach ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Suleiman, R; El Ali, B ;Theoretical prediction and electrochemical evaluation of vinylimidazole and allylimidazole as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in 1 M HCl ;2015
  • Odewunmi, NA; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM ;  Utilization of watermelon rind extract as a green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acidic media ;2015
  • Madhankumar, A; Ramakrishna, S; Sudhagar, P; Kim, H; Kang, YS; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZMA ;  An electrochemical, in vitro bioactivity, and quantum chemical approach to nanostructured copolymer coatings for orthopedic applications ;2014
  • Hassan, SF; Paramsothy, M; Gasem, ZM; Patel, F; Gupta, M ;Effect of Carbon Nanotube on High-Temperature Formability of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy ;2014
  • Al-Qadhi, M; Merah, N; Gasem, ZM; Abu-Dheir, N; Aleem, BJA ;  Effect of Water and Crude Oil on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Nagarajan, S; Ramakrishna, S; Sudhagar, P; Kang, YS; Kim, H; Gasem, ZM; Rajendran, N ; Electrochemical and in vitro bioactivity of polypyrrole/ceramic nanocomposite coatings on 316L SS bio-implants ;2014
  • Malik, J; Toor, IH; Ahmed, WH; Gasem, ZM; Habib, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Badr, HM ;  Evaluating the Effect of Hardness on Erosion Characteristics of Aluminum and Steels ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Sudhagar, P; Ramakrishna, S; Kang, YS; Kim, H; Gasem, ZM; Rajendran, N ; Evaluation of chemically modified Ti-5Mo-3Fe alloy surface: Electrochemical aspects and in vitro bioactivity on MG63 cells ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Sudhagar, P; Fujishima, A; Gasem, ZM ; Hierarchical polymer nanocomposite coating material for 316L SS implants: Surface and electrochemical aspects of PPy/f-CNTs coatings ;2014
  • Umoren, S; Gasem, Z ; Influence of Molecular Weight on Mild Steel Corrosion Inhibition Effect by Polyvinyl Alcohol in Hydrochloric Acid Solution ;2014
  • Ranjitha, A; Muthukumarasamy, N; Thambidurai, M; Velauthapillai, D; Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ; Inverted organic solar cells based on Cd-doped TiO2 as an electron extraction layer ;2014
  • Malik, J; Toor, IH; Ahmed, WH; Gasem, ZM; Habib, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Badr, HM ;Investigations on the Corrosion-Enhanced Erosion Behavior of Carbon Steel AISI 1020 ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM; Umoren, SA ; Molecular Level Understanding of the Mechanism of Aloes Leaves Extract Inhibition of Low Carbon Steel Corrosion: A DFT Approach;2014
  • Madhankumar, A; Thangavel, E; Ramakrishna, S; Obot, IB; Jung, HC; Shin, KS; Gasem, ZM; Kim, H; Kim, DE ;Multi-functional ceramic hybrid coatings on biodegradable AZ31 Mg implants: electrochemical, tribological and quantum chemical aspects for orthopaedic applications ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Theoretical evaluation of corrosion inhibition performance of some pyrazine derivatives ;2014
  • Yilbas, BS; Bhushan, B; Aleem, BJA; Gaseem, Z ;  Tribology and Superhydrophobicity of Laser-Controlled-Melted Alumina Surfaces with Hard Particles ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM; Umoren, SA ;  Understanding the Mechanism of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole Adsorption on Fe (110), Cu (111) and Al (111) Surfaces: DFT and Molecular Dynamics Simulations Approaches ;2014
  • Gasem, ZM; Cracking in a multiple gas-nitrided H13 aluminum extrusion mandrel ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Deposition, characterization and electrochemical properties of silica-phosphate composite coatings formed over A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Eco-friendly, cost-effective silica-based protective coating for an A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ; Effect of changing the silica coating pH on the corrosion characteristics of A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite in chloride media ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Electrochemical behavior of a discontinuously A6092/SiC/17.5p metal matrix composite in chloride containing solution ;2013
  • Gasem, ZM; Ali, SS ;  Low-cycle fatigue behavior of powder metallurgy 6061 aluminum alloy reinforced with submicron-scale Al2O3 particles ;2013
  • Al-Qadhi, M; Merah, N; Gasem, ZM ;  Mechanical properties and water uptake of epoxy-clay nanocomposites containing different clay loadings ;2013
  • Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Obot, IB ;Natural Products for Material Protection: Inhibition of Mild Steel Corrosion by Date Palm Seed Extracts in Acidic Media ;2013
  • Loeffel, K; Anand, L; Gasem, ZM ;  On modeling the oxidation of high-temperature alloys ;2013

Senior Research scholar, IRC-Advanced Materials Bldg-63 Room-347 966-13-860 2569 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept) zuhair@kfupm.edu.sa

Graduate Assistants

Education         
                      
  • Ph.D.    Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville-Virginia, USA ,1999. 
  • M.Sc.    Metallurgy, University of Connecticut, Storrs-Connecticut, USA, 1994.                            
  • M.Sc.    Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM,1992.                          
  • B.Sc      Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM,1989.                          
                                                
Courses Taught

  • ME 205                     Materials Science                                
  • ME 215                     Materials Science                                
  • ME 472                     Corrosion Engineering                         
  • ME 474                     Physical Metallurgy                             
  • ME 476                     Non-Metallic Materials                          
  • ME 574                     Advanced Materials Science                            
  • ME 575                     Advanced Corrosion Engineering                                 
  • ME 579                     Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Senior Research Scholar

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials (IRC-AM)


Research Areas

  • Fatigue and fracture: metallic alloys and metallic matrix composites
  • Metallurgy and mechanical properties: ferrous alloys and Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Aqueous Corrosion, High Temperature Corrosion
  • Environment assisted cracking of metallic alloys (SCC and hydrogen embrittlement)
  • Metallurgical failure analysis
  • Thermal spray coatings
  • Materials characterization techniques including scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy         
Representative Publications   

  • Kumar, AM; Rahman, MM; Gasem, ZM ; A promising nanocomposite from CNTs and nanoceria: nanostructured fillers in polyurethane coatings for surface protection ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Adsorption and corrosion inhibition characteristics of strawberry fruit extract at steel/acids interfaces: experimental and theoretical approaches ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Obot, IB ;  Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) leaf extract as an eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1M hydrochloric acid solution ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Macdonald, DD; Gasem, ZM ; Density functional theory (DFT) as a powerful tool for designing new organic corrosion inhibitors. Part 1: An overview ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Gasem, ZM ; Effect of degree of hydrolysis of polyvinyl alcohol on the corrosion inhibition of steel: theoretical and experimental studies ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ;  Effect of functionalization of carbon nanotubes on mechanical and electrochemical behavior of polyaniline nanocomposite coatings ;2015
  • Hassan, SF; Tun, KS; Gasem, ZM; Al-Aqeeli, N; Gupta, M ; Effect of hybrid reinforcement on the high temperature tensile behavior of magnesium nanocomposite ;2015
  • Umoren, S; Obot, IB; Gasem, Z; Odewunmi, NA ;  Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Red Apple Fruit Extract as Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in HCl Solution ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Babu, RS; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Fabrication of nitrogen doped graphene oxide coatings: experimental and theoretical approach for surface protection ;2015
  • Sasikumar, Y; Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM; Ebenso, EE ; Hybrid nanocomposite from aniline and CeO2 nanoparticles: Surface protective performance on mild steel in acidic environment ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ;  In situ electrochemical synthesis of polyaniline/f-MWCNT nanocomposite coatings on mild steel for corrosion protection in 3.5% NaCl solution ;2015
  • Kumar, AM; Latthe, SS; Sudhagar, P; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; In-situ synthesis of hydrophobic SiO2-PMMA composite for surface protective coatings: Experimental and quantum chemical analysis ;2015
  • Odewunmi, NA; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Ganiyu, SA; Muhammad, Q ; L-Citrulline: An active corrosion inhibitor component of watermelon rind extract for mild steel in HCl medium ;2015
  • Umoren, SA; Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Gasem, ZM ; Performance evaluation of pectin as ecofriendly corrosion inhibitor for X60 pipeline steel in acid medium: Experimental and theoretical approaches ;2015
  • Nemitallah, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Habib, MA; Ahmed, WH; Toor, IH; Gasem, ZM; Badr, HM ; Solid Particle Erosion Downstream of an Orifice ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Madhankumar, A; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM ; Surface protection of mild steel using benzimidazole derivatives: experimental and theoretical approach ;2015
  • Obot, IB; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Suleiman, R; El Ali, B ;Theoretical prediction and electrochemical evaluation of vinylimidazole and allylimidazole as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in 1 M HCl ;2015
  • Odewunmi, NA; Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM ;  Utilization of watermelon rind extract as a green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acidic media ;2015
  • Madhankumar, A; Ramakrishna, S; Sudhagar, P; Kim, H; Kang, YS; Obot, IB; Gasem, ZMA ;  An electrochemical, in vitro bioactivity, and quantum chemical approach to nanostructured copolymer coatings for orthopedic applications ;2014
  • Hassan, SF; Paramsothy, M; Gasem, ZM; Patel, F; Gupta, M ;Effect of Carbon Nanotube on High-Temperature Formability of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy ;2014
  • Al-Qadhi, M; Merah, N; Gasem, ZM; Abu-Dheir, N; Aleem, BJA ;  Effect of Water and Crude Oil on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Nagarajan, S; Ramakrishna, S; Sudhagar, P; Kang, YS; Kim, H; Gasem, ZM; Rajendran, N ; Electrochemical and in vitro bioactivity of polypyrrole/ceramic nanocomposite coatings on 316L SS bio-implants ;2014
  • Malik, J; Toor, IH; Ahmed, WH; Gasem, ZM; Habib, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Badr, HM ;  Evaluating the Effect of Hardness on Erosion Characteristics of Aluminum and Steels ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Sudhagar, P; Ramakrishna, S; Kang, YS; Kim, H; Gasem, ZM; Rajendran, N ; Evaluation of chemically modified Ti-5Mo-3Fe alloy surface: Electrochemical aspects and in vitro bioactivity on MG63 cells ;2014
  • Kumar, AM; Sudhagar, P; Fujishima, A; Gasem, ZM ; Hierarchical polymer nanocomposite coating material for 316L SS implants: Surface and electrochemical aspects of PPy/f-CNTs coatings ;2014
  • Umoren, S; Gasem, Z ; Influence of Molecular Weight on Mild Steel Corrosion Inhibition Effect by Polyvinyl Alcohol in Hydrochloric Acid Solution ;2014
  • Ranjitha, A; Muthukumarasamy, N; Thambidurai, M; Velauthapillai, D; Kumar, AM; Gasem, ZM ; Inverted organic solar cells based on Cd-doped TiO2 as an electron extraction layer ;2014
  • Malik, J; Toor, IH; Ahmed, WH; Gasem, ZM; Habib, MA; Ben-Mansour, R; Badr, HM ;Investigations on the Corrosion-Enhanced Erosion Behavior of Carbon Steel AISI 1020 ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM; Umoren, SA ; Molecular Level Understanding of the Mechanism of Aloes Leaves Extract Inhibition of Low Carbon Steel Corrosion: A DFT Approach;2014
  • Madhankumar, A; Thangavel, E; Ramakrishna, S; Obot, IB; Jung, HC; Shin, KS; Gasem, ZM; Kim, H; Kim, DE ;Multi-functional ceramic hybrid coatings on biodegradable AZ31 Mg implants: electrochemical, tribological and quantum chemical aspects for orthopaedic applications ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM ; Theoretical evaluation of corrosion inhibition performance of some pyrazine derivatives ;2014
  • Yilbas, BS; Bhushan, B; Aleem, BJA; Gaseem, Z ;  Tribology and Superhydrophobicity of Laser-Controlled-Melted Alumina Surfaces with Hard Particles ;2014
  • Obot, IB; Gasem, ZM; Umoren, SA ;  Understanding the Mechanism of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole Adsorption on Fe (110), Cu (111) and Al (111) Surfaces: DFT and Molecular Dynamics Simulations Approaches ;2014
  • Gasem, ZM; Cracking in a multiple gas-nitrided H13 aluminum extrusion mandrel ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Deposition, characterization and electrochemical properties of silica-phosphate composite coatings formed over A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Eco-friendly, cost-effective silica-based protective coating for an A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ; Effect of changing the silica coating pH on the corrosion characteristics of A6092/SiC/17.5p aluminum metal matrix composite in chloride media ;2013
  • Hamdy, AS; Alfosail, F; Gasem, Z ;  Electrochemical behavior of a discontinuously A6092/SiC/17.5p metal matrix composite in chloride containing solution ;2013
  • Gasem, ZM; Ali, SS ;  Low-cycle fatigue behavior of powder metallurgy 6061 aluminum alloy reinforced with submicron-scale Al2O3 particles ;2013
  • Al-Qadhi, M; Merah, N; Gasem, ZM ;  Mechanical properties and water uptake of epoxy-clay nanocomposites containing different clay loadings ;2013
  • Umoren, SA; Gasem, ZM; Obot, IB ;Natural Products for Material Protection: Inhibition of Mild Steel Corrosion by Date Palm Seed Extracts in Acidic Media ;2013
  • Loeffel, K; Anand, L; Gasem, ZM ;  On modeling the oxidation of high-temperature alloys ;2013

Senior Research scholar, IRC-Advanced Materials Bldg-63 Room-347 966-13-860 2569 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept) zuhair@kfupm.edu.sa