Areas of Expertise
Chemical Engineering field, especially with Microfluidic Systems and their applications and simulation, Nanotechnology: Nanoparticles and their applications, Water treatment: dyes and heavy metals removal, and Biodiesel production, and Carbon Capture. Miniaturization and Microfabrication Techniques, analytical measurements. Extensive experience in designing, teaching, supervising, and managing programs in education and professional leadership.
Education
From Latest to oldest:
- Microsoft Certified Educator-USA
- Associate Fellowship for Advanced Higher Education-UK
- Associate Fellowship for Advanced Higher Education-UK Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP)
- PhD. Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, UK
- M.Sc., Instrumentation and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester (with Distinction)
- B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain (with first class Honor )
- Associate Diploma in Chemical Engineering, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain (with first class Honors, 3.95:4.00, 98.8%)
Biography
Dr. Hayat Abdulla Yusuf is the Head of Scientific Research at the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research at UoB. She is an Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering at UoB, and a Senior Fellow in Advanced Higher Education. She has held various positions within the Unit of Teaching Excellence and Leadership UTEL, including Acting Director of UTEL, coordinator, lecturer, and mentor in the PCAP Program. She has an active role in preparing, teaching, supervising, and managing most of the UTEL’s programs. Dr. Yusuf has extensive expertise in her field. Her research interests include miniaturization, microfabrication, microfluidic systems, nanotechnology, water treatment, and biodiesel production, and Carbon capture. She has published numerous papers in these areas and is recognized for her contributions to the field. Dr. Yusuf is actively involved in faculty development initiatives at UoB, assuming various roles in programs’ preparation, review processes, program delivery, and accreditations. She has conducted several workshops on education, professional development, and her research areas. Her outstanding achievements have been acknowledged through several awards, including the Leadership Excellence for Women Awards for Best Academic Achievement in the Middle East region, the Bahraini Woman Award, and the Best Mentorship Award from LEWAS.
Achievements
- Honoring by Her Highness Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, Member of the Supreme Council for Women, of the distinguished women who received regional and international awards in 2025.
- LEWAs Award: Leadership Excellence for Women Awards, Best Academic Achievement, LEWAs under the patronage of His Excellency Shaikh Khalid Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Bahraini Woman Award, IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE)-Bahrain Section.
- Shaikh Khalid Bin Hamad Award for Outstanding Graduation Projects-supervision
- Leadership Excellence Women Awards-Mentorship Award (LEWAS), MEPEC 2015
- Outstanding Teaching performance (Rank 1 on university level) during the Academic years 2013-2014 to 2014-2015
- ‘Sliver’ of blackboard LMS-UOB : outstanding IT user technology in teaching and education, for the academic year 2012-2013
- Ph.D. Scholarship by University of Bahrain-Bahrain and University of Manchester-UK (partially funded),
- Duncan Davies price: Outstanding M.Sc. course student [Best student in Instrumentation and Analytical Science program], Manchester-UK.
- Academic Excellency during the Annual Education Day for the (B.Sc. with first-class honors), Kingdom of Bahrain
Affiliations
- Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Head of Scientific Research Department, Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific research
Grants & Contracts Awarded
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Publications & Presentations
- Mohammad Redha, Z., Abdulla Yusuf, H., Jasim Mohammed ,F, Sayah, M. , and Jaffar, S. “Optimization of Green Synthesis for Zn-Doped CuFe₂O₄ Nanoparticles Via Response Surface Methodology: Enhanced Catalytic Performance and Antibacterial Activity,” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, November 2025, https://doi: 10.1007/s13369-025-10873-9
- Hayat Abdulla, H., Mohammad Redha, Z., Shafeeq Ashoor, M., Hussain Nasiri,A., Mohamed Alkhulaqi, T. Investigating the Performance of Microfluidic-Based Chemical Absorption Technology for Carbon-Dioxide Capture, , 6th Sustainability and Resilience Conference: Integration of Nature-Based Solutions in Industrial and Developmental transitions (22-23 Dec. 2024), University of Bahrain, Bahrain http://dx.doi.org/10.12785/src/1571095050
- Abdulla Yusuf, H, Al Abbasi, O., Alalqam, W., Alwadi, A., Alnajim, M. Experimental and CFD simulation studies of biodiesel production in an in-house tesla-shaped microreactor, Cleaner Energy Systems, April 2024, 100098, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cles.2023.100098
- Abdulla Yusuf, H., Abdulla, A.F, Radhi, F.A, A. Hussain, Z.J Optimization of Biodiesel Production in a High Throughput Branched Microreactor, Energy Nexus Journal, February 2024,100276, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2024.100276
- Abdulla Yusuf, H., Hossain, S.M.Z., Aloraibi, S., Alfayhani, M.A., Almedfaie, H.J. Fabrication of novel microreactors in-house and their performance analysis via continuous production of biodiesel, Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 2022, 172, 108792, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2022.108792
- Abdulla Yusuf, H, Hossain, S. M.Z, Khamis, Ahmed Ali, Radhi, H.T. Jaafar, A.S., Fielden, P.R. A Hybrid microfluidic differential carbonator approach for enhancing microalgae growth: inline monitoring through optical imaging, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-05353-9.
- Mohammad Redha Z, Abdulla Yusuf H, Burhan S, Ahmed I, Facile synthesis of ZnO nanospheres by co-precipitation method for photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes: optimization via response surface methodology, 2021, International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 12(3), 453-466 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-020-00380-y
- Abdulla Yusuf, H., Analytical modelling, CFD simulation, and experimental validation of n-butanol-diesel/biodiesel fuel blends in a microfluidic System, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-05073-6
- Abdulla Yusuf, H., Hossain, S.M.Z., Khamis, A.A., Radhi, H.T., Jaafar, A.S.: Optimization of CO2 biofixation rate by microalgae in a hybrid microfluidic differential carbonator using response surface methodology and desirability function. J. CO2 Util. 42, 101291 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101291
- Abdulla Yusuf, H., Elkanzi, E.M., Hossain, S.M.Z., Alsaei, A.M., Alhindy, A.H., Ebrahem, E.: Design and performance assessment of an in-house fabricated microreactor for enzyme-catalysed biodiesel synthesis. Arab J. Basic Appl. Sci. 27, 239–247 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1080/25765299.2020.1766789
- Abdulla Yusuf, H. , Mohammed Redha, Z , Zia, S. , Sohail, Z , Kombaiah, K. , Bououdina, M. , Judith Vijaya, J. , An efficient miniaturised flow cell loaded with magnetic nanoparticles for continuous removal of heavy metal ions, Desalination and Water Treatment, 204 (2020) 189–203. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2020.26239
- Yusuf, H.A., H.A., Redha, Z.M., Al Meshal, A.J., Shehab, H.J.: Experimental and mathematical modelling of reactive dyes decolorization using fenton oxidation process in a microfluidic system. Desalin. Water Treat. 116, 305–316 (2018). https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2018.22534
- Abdulla Yusuf, H., Mohammed Redha, Z., Baldock, S.J., Fielden, P.R., Goddard, N.J.: An analytical study of the electrochemical degradation of methyl orange using a novel polymer disk electrode. Microelectron. Eng. 149, 31–36 (2016). https://doi.org/1
