
Hassan Arafat
Senior Director
The move
MoveFrost & Sullivan → Research & Innovation Center for Graphene and 2D Materials (RIC-2D) at Khalifa University
TitleConsultant → Senior Director
LocationSaudi Arabia → Abu Dhabi
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveYes · Saudi Arabia → United Arab Emirates
Native languageArabic
Years in UAE23.8
Total experience25.6 years
Career arc
- Senior DirectorJun 2022 — PresentRResearch & Innovation Center for Graphene and 2D Materials (RIC-2D) at Khalifa University· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- ConsultantJan 2019 — Dec 2019
Frost & Sullivan· Saudi Arabia· Contract
- Director, Center for Membrane & Advanced Water Technology (CMAT)Jul 2018 — Jul 2022
Khalifa University· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- ConsultantJan 2016 — Dec 2017UUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)· Lebanon· Contract
- ProfessorSep 2015 — Present
Khalifa University· Abu Dhabi, UAE· Full-time
- Visiting ScholarJun 2010 — Dec 2010MMassachusetts Institute of Technology· Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States· Full-time
- Associate ProfessorJun 2010 — Aug 2015MMasdar Institute of Science and Technology· Abu Dhabi, UAE· Full-time
- ConsultantJan 2010 — Jun 2010GGerman Technical Cooperation (GTZ PEVOT)· Palestinian Authority· Contract
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Biological Eng. Dept.Jul 2009 — Jul 2012
Utah State University· Logan, Utah, United States· Seasonal
- Assistant/Associate ProfessorSep 2003 — Jun 2010AAn Najah National University· Nablus, West Bank· Full-time
- Research Staff, Chemical Technology DivisionSep 2001 — Aug 2003AArgonne National Laboratory· Lemont, Illinois, United States· Full-time
- Postdoctoral ResearcherJul 2000 — Aug 2001AArgonne National Laboratory· Lemont, Illinois, United States· Full-time
Education
- University of JordanBachelor of Science (B.S.) · Chemical Engineering1991 — 1996
- University of CincinnatiPhD Chemical Engineering · Chemical Engineering1996 — 2000
Languages
- Turkish · Elementary
- English · Full professional
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- German · Elementary