Zaki Ahmad
COMSATS Institute of Information and Techonology, Pakistan
Biography
Zaki Ahmad is a Professor Emeritus of King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his PhD from Leeds University, UK in Metallurgy. He is an Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering Department of Comsats Institute of Information and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. He is a Chartered Metallurgical Engineer (CEngg) of the Engineering Council of UK and a Fellow of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM). He is a member of European Federation of Corrosion and a Fellow of Institute of Metal Finishing, Nanotechnology, Professional TMS member USA and member of International Society of Professional Innovation Management. He founded Centre of Excellence Labs at the Institute of Water and Energy at AMUT, Tehran, Iran. He initiated and developed nanotechnology in Saudi Arabia in 2002 and contributed to the development of Centre of Excellence in Nanotechnology. He was a member of a committee to establish a nanotechnology program in KFUPM. He is the Author and Editor of five books published by Elsevier and In-Tech Europe rated highly in the international institutions. He was the Guest Editor to several special issues of Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering. He has written over 120 research papers in international journals, several invited book chapters and over forty papers in international research conferences. He has been an invited speaker at several international forums. He is on the Scientific Editorial Board of INTECH International. He has offered over thirty five short courses and workshops to industry in Saudi Arabia and Middle East