CX: Hydrogen Mobility

Taqeem · December 12, 2024, 7:40am

Hydrogen Mobility Concentration Program

Overview / نظرة عامة

This interdisciplinary concentration covers all components of the hydrogen supply chain network from production to use as a clean fuel for transportation. This includes hydrogen generation using solar or wind powered water electrolysis, biomass gasification, natural gas steam reforming and heavy oil residue catalytic partial oxidation. It also covers physical methods of hydrogen storage, such as fuel cells, batteries and super capacitors, and at compressed, liquefied and cryo-compressed conditions as well as material-based methods, including metal hydrides, liquid organic carriers, and adsorbents. The application of hydrogen in fuel cell electric vehicles and internal combustion engines is covered extensively from a technical (design), economic, and environmental point of view. The concentration also covers large-scale hydrogen storage and its interaction with power infrastructure.

يغطي هذا التخصص جميع مكونات شبكة سلسلة إمداد الهيدروجين، بدءًا من الإنتاج وصولاً إلى استخدامه كوقود نظيف للنقل. يشمل ذلك إنتاج الهيدروجين باستخدام التحليل الكهربائي للماء بالطاقة الشمسية أو الرياح، تغويز الكتلة الحيوية، إعادة تشكيل بخار الغاز الطبيعي، والأكسدة الجزئية التحفيزية لبقايا النفط الثقيل. كما يغطي الطرق الفيزيائية لتخزين الهيدروجين، مثل خلايا الوقود، البطاريات والمكثفات الفائقة، وكذلك التخزين في الحالات المضغوطة، المسالة، والمضغوطة بالتبريد، بالإضافة إلى الطرق القائمة على المواد، بما في ذلك هيدريدات المعادن، الحوامل العضوية السائلة، والممتزات. يتناول التخصص بشكل واسع تطبيق الهيدروجين في المركبات الكهربائية بخلايا الوقود ومحركات الاحتراق الداخلي من منظور تقني (التصميم)، اقتصادي، وبيئي. كما يغطي التخصص تخزين الهيدروجين على نطاق واسع وتفاعله مع البنية التحتية للطاقة.

Application for the Concentration Program

Eligibility Criteria

Requirements:

Minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all BSc KFUPM students.
Students with applied major cannot enroll in concentrations.
Students who completed (79 – 115 hours).
Students who finished all junior-level courses of the specific majors are eligible to enroll in the concentration after completing the prerequisites.

Timeline:

Applications open at the end of the first semester of the Junior year ( around November ) till the middle of the following semester ( around February)
Applications are reviewed at the end of the second semester or early summer.

Hosting Department:

Chemical Engineering

For more information about concentration programs, visit the general information page.

To apply for the concentration program, please visit the official application page provided by the university.

Offered To:

Major	Pre/Co-requisites	Notes
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	ME 204 and ME 315 and MATH 102	-
Chemical Engineering (CHE)	CHE 300 and CHE 303 and MATH 102	-

Courses in the Concentration

Course	Course Title	Brief Description	Pre-requisites	Instructors	Average GPA	Notes
CHE 444	Fuel Cells, Batteries and Supercapacitors	Fuel cells, electrochemistry, energy storage, and hybrid management.	ME 204 or CHE 303	Dr. Wael Fouad , Dr. Zuhair Alyousef	-	-
ME 432	Internal Combustion Engines	Engine design, combustion, cycles, performance, emissions, and control.	ME 204 or CHE 303	Dr. Ahmed Abdelhafez, Prof. Mohamed Habib, Prof. Mohammed Antar, Dr. Medhat Nemitallah, Dr. Fahad AlZahrani
EE 458	Hydrogen and Electricity Infrastructures	Hydrogen energy chain, mobility, storage, optimization, and grid integration.	ME 204 or CHE 303	Dr. Ali T. Al-Awami
CHE 404	Hydrogen production and storage	Alternative hydrogen production, storage options, and future needs.	ME 204 or CHE 303	Prof. Mohammad Mozahar Hossain

Semester	Course 1	Course 2
First Semester (Fall)	CHE 444	EE 458
Second Semester (Spring)	CHE 404	ME 432

Special Benefits

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Resources

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Instructors

Photo	Name	Courses	Office Number	Email	Telephone	Office Hours	Department	Specialization	Taqeem Post	Coordinator
Prof. Mohammad Mozahar Hossain496×614 128 KB	Prof. Mohammad Mozahar Hossain	CHE 404	Building 16 Room 214	mhossain@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 1478	-	Chemical Engineering	Hydroprocessing	Taqeem Post	Program Coordinator
Dr. Ali Al-Awami681×599 58.2 KB	Dr. Ali Al-Awami	EE 458	Building 59 Room 2096	aliawami@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 2712	-	Electrical Engineering	Energy systems planning and operation	Taqeem Post
Dr. Zuhair Alyousef320×390 22.7 KB	Dr. Zuhair Alyousef	CHE 444	Building 16 Room 261	zyousef@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 2757	-	Chemical Engineering	Fuel Cells	Taqeem Post
Prof. Mohamed Habib300×300 29.3 KB	Prof. Mohamed Habib	ME 432	Building 63 Room 301	mahabib@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 4467	-	Mechanical Engineering	Combustion	Taqeem Post
Prof. Mohammed Antar512×512 38.4 KB	Prof. Mohammed Antar	ME 432	Building 63 Room 355	antar@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 2759	-	Mechanical Engineering	Energy	Taqeem Post
Dr. Medhat Nemitallah191×160 40.3 KB	Dr. Medhat Nemitallah	ME 432	Building 15/5 Room 132	medhatahmed@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 4959	-	Aerospace Engineering	Combustion	Taqeem Post
Dr. Fahad Alzahrani500×490 75.4 KB	Dr. Fahad Alzahrani	ME 432	Building 63 Room 110	fahadmz@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 4062	-	Mechanical Engineering	Internal Combustion Engines	Taqeem Post
Dr. Ahmed Abdelhafez300×188 10.9 KB	Dr. Ahmed Abdelhafez	ME 432	Building 63 Room 312-3	obaidallah@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 7869	-	Mechanical Engineering	Low-Emission Combustion Technologies, Hydrogen Energy	Taqeem Post
Dr. Wael Ahmed Fouad3696×4499 2.56 MB	Dr. Wael Ahmed Fouad	CHE 444	Building 16 Room 246	wael.ahmed@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 1429	-	Chemical Engineering	Waste Heat Recovery	Taqeem Post