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Dr. Majeed Safar Jasim

Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering
+973 17866189
31-108
mjasim@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Sustainable Process Technologies, Process Intensification, Environmental Engineering, Wastewater Treatment, CO₂ Capture, Air Quality, Artificial Intelligence Applications, Modeling & Simulation.

Education

  • 2002 Ph.D. Chemical & Process Engineering, Newcastle upon Tyne University, UK
  • 1998 M.Eng. Chemical & Process Engineering (Hons), Newcastle upon Tyne University, UK
  • 1993 Associated Diploma in Chemical Engineering, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
  • 2010 Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP), York St. John University, UK

Biography

Dr. Majeed S. Jassim is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bahrain. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical & Process Engineering from Newcastle University (UK) in 2002, specializing in process intensification and CO₂ capture technologies. His research spans environmental engineering, wastewater treatment, air quality, and applications of artificial intelligence in sustainable systems. He has published extensively in leading international journals and conferences. Dr. Jassim has also served as Head of the Chemical Engineering Department and contributed to numerous academic, industrial, and professional committees.

Achievements

  • Certificate of Excellence (Bronze), University of Bahrain, for effective use of Blackboard LMS (2012/2013).
  • Research article on CO₂ absorption/desorption in rotating packed beds ranked among Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research’s most accessed (2007).
  • Paper on innovative CO₂ capture configurations recognized as one of the most accessed in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research special issue (2006).
  • Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for postdoctoral research at the University of Texas at Austin (2004–2005).
  • Awarded Japan Foundation Scholarship on “Climate Change and Human Development” research in Japan (2008).
  • Won scholarships from Norsk Hydro for PhD at Newcastle University and from Bapco for MEng studies in the UK.

Affiliations

  • Senior member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
  • Associate member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (AMIChemE), UK.
  • Member of Higher Education Academy, UK.

Grants & Contracts Awarded

  • Grant No.: DE-FG02-04ER84111, Integrating MEA Regeneration with CO2 Compression Peaking to Reduce CO2 Capture Costs”, U.S. Department of Energy, Technical Report, June 2005.
  • Research Grant (No. 2004/17) by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), UOB, funding project titled “Simulation Gas Processing Unit”, (Principal Investigator): 5000 BD

Publications & Presentations

  1. Jassim, M.S., Hammad, S. & Coskuner, G., 2025. AI-Driven Optimization Models for Prediction of Effluent Quality Parameters in a Wastewater Treatment Plant. Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, pp.1–17.
  2. Jassim, M.S., Coskuner, G., Sultana, N. & Hossain, S.Z., 2023. Forecasting domestic waste generation during successive COVID-19 lockdowns by Bidirectional LSTM super learner neural network. Applied Soft Computing, 133, 109908.
  3. Herrera-Uribe, J., Naylor, P., Rajab, E., Mathews, B., Coskuner, G., Jassim, M.S., Al-Qahtani, M. & Stevenson, N.J., 2022. Long-term detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in Bahrain. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 100082.
  4. Hossain, S.Z., Sultana, N., Jassim, M.S., Coskuner, G., Hazin, L.M., Razzak, S.A. & Hossain, M.M., 2022. Soft-computing modeling and multiresponse optimization for nutrient removal using microalgae. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 45, 102490.
  5. Jassim, M.S., Coskuner, G. & Zontul, M., 2022. Comparative performance analysis of SVR and ANN for prediction of municipal solid waste generation. Waste Management & Research, 40(2), pp.195–204.
  6. Munir, S., Coskuner, G., Jassim, M.S., et al., 2021. Changes in air quality during COVID-19 lockdown in Northern England. Atmosphere, 12(4), 504.
  7. Coskuner, G., Jassim, M.S., Zontul, M. & Karateke, S., 2021. Application of AI neural networks to predict domestic, commercial and construction waste generation. Waste Management & Research, 39(3), pp.499–507.
  8. Jassim, M.S., Coskuner, G., Zaid, M. & Malik, U., 2020. Analysis of aerosol optical depth over Bahrain and Eastern Saudi Arabia using MERRA-2 model. International Journal of Environmental Science & Technology.
  9. Coskuner, G., Jassim, M.S., Nazeer, N. & Damindra, G.H., 2020. Quantification of landfill gas generation and renewable energy potential in arid countries: Case of Bahrain. Waste Management & Research, 38(10), pp.1110–1118.
  10. Jassim, M.S., Coskuner, G., Marzooq, H., AlAsfoor, A. & Taki, A.A., 2018. Spatial distribution and source apportionment of air pollution in Bahrain. Environment Asia, 11(2).
  11. Coskuner, G., Jassim, M.S. & Munir, S., 2018. Characterizing temporal variability of PM2.5/PM10 ratio in Bahrain. Environmental Forensics, 19(4), pp.315–326.
  12. Jassim, M.S. & Coskuner, G., 2017. Assessment of spatial variations of PM10 and PM2.5 in Bahrain using AQI. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 10(1).
  13. Jassim, M.S., 2016. Sensitivity analyses and optimization of a gas sweetening plant for H₂S and CO₂ capture using MDEA. Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, 36, pp.175–183.
  14. Coskuner, G. & Jassim, M.S., 2008. Correlation to study nitrification parameters in domestic wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 83, pp.299–308.
  15. Jassim, M.S., Rochelle, G., Eimer, D. & Ramshaw, C., 2007. CO₂ absorption/desorption in MEA solutions using rotating packed bed. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 46(9), pp.2823–2833.
  16. Jassim, M.S. & Coskuner, G., 2007. Environmental engineering education in the GCC. European Journal of Engineering Education, 32(1), pp.93–103.
  17. Jassim, M.S. & Rochelle, G., 2006. Innovative absorber/stripper configurations for CO₂ capture with MEA. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 45(8), pp.2465–2472.
  18. Boodhoo, K.V.K., Dunk, W.A.E., Jassim, M.S. & Jachuck, R.J., 2004. Thin film solvent-free photopolymerization of n-butyl acrylate: Static film studies. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 91(4), pp.2079–2095.

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Dr. Majeed Safar Jasim

Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering
+973 17866189
31-108
mjasim@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Sustainable Process Technologies, Process Intensification, Environmental Engineering, Wastewater Treatment, CO₂ Capture, Air Quality, Artificial Intelligence Applications, Modeling & Simulation.

Education

  • 2002 Ph.D. Chemical & Process Engineering, Newcastle upon Tyne University, UK
  • 1998 M.Eng. Chemical & Process Engineering (Hons), Newcastle upon Tyne University, UK
  • 1993 Associated Diploma in Chemical Engineering, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
  • 2010 Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP), York St. John University, UK

Biography

Dr. Majeed S. Jassim is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bahrain. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical & Process Engineering from Newcastle University (UK) in 2002, specializing in process intensification and CO₂ capture technologies. His research spans environmental engineering, wastewater treatment, air quality, and applications of artificial intelligence in sustainable systems. He has published extensively in leading international journals and conferences. Dr. Jassim has also served as Head of the Chemical Engineering Department and contributed to numerous academic, industrial, and professional committees.

Achievements

  • Certificate of Excellence (Bronze), University of Bahrain, for effective use of Blackboard LMS (2012/2013).
  • Research article on CO₂ absorption/desorption in rotating packed beds ranked among Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research’s most accessed (2007).
  • Paper on innovative CO₂ capture configurations recognized as one of the most accessed in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research special issue (2006).
  • Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for postdoctoral research at the University of Texas at Austin (2004–2005).
  • Awarded Japan Foundation Scholarship on “Climate Change and Human Development” research in Japan (2008).
  • Won scholarships from Norsk Hydro for PhD at Newcastle University and from Bapco for MEng studies in the UK.

Affiliations

  • Senior member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
  • Associate member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (AMIChemE), UK.
  • Member of Higher Education Academy, UK.

Grants & Contracts Awarded

  • Grant No.: DE-FG02-04ER84111, Integrating MEA Regeneration with CO2 Compression Peaking to Reduce CO2 Capture Costs”, U.S. Department of Energy, Technical Report, June 2005.
  • Research Grant (No. 2004/17) by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), UOB, funding project titled “Simulation Gas Processing Unit”, (Principal Investigator): 5000 BD

Publications & Presentations

  1. Jassim, M.S., Hammad, S. & Coskuner, G., 2025. AI-Driven Optimization Models for Prediction of Effluent Quality Parameters in a Wastewater Treatment Plant. Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, pp.1–17.
  2. Jassim, M.S., Coskuner, G., Sultana, N. & Hossain, S.Z., 2023. Forecasting domestic waste generation during successive COVID-19 lockdowns by Bidirectional LSTM super learner neural network. Applied Soft Computing, 133, 109908.
  3. Herrera-Uribe, J., Naylor, P., Rajab, E., Mathews, B., Coskuner, G., Jassim, M.S., Al-Qahtani, M. & Stevenson, N.J., 2022. Long-term detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in Bahrain. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 100082.
  4. Hossain, S.Z., Sultana, N., Jassim, M.S., Coskuner, G., Hazin, L.M., Razzak, S.A. & Hossain, M.M., 2022. Soft-computing modeling and multiresponse optimization for nutrient removal using microalgae. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 45, 102490.
  5. Jassim, M.S., Coskuner, G. & Zontul, M., 2022. Comparative performance analysis of SVR and ANN for prediction of municipal solid waste generation. Waste Management & Research, 40(2), pp.195–204.
  6. Munir, S., Coskuner, G., Jassim, M.S., et al., 2021. Changes in air quality during COVID-19 lockdown in Northern England. Atmosphere, 12(4), 504.
  7. Coskuner, G., Jassim, M.S., Zontul, M. & Karateke, S., 2021. Application of AI neural networks to predict domestic, commercial and construction waste generation. Waste Management & Research, 39(3), pp.499–507.
  8. Jassim, M.S., Coskuner, G., Zaid, M. & Malik, U., 2020. Analysis of aerosol optical depth over Bahrain and Eastern Saudi Arabia using MERRA-2 model. International Journal of Environmental Science & Technology.
  9. Coskuner, G., Jassim, M.S., Nazeer, N. & Damindra, G.H., 2020. Quantification of landfill gas generation and renewable energy potential in arid countries: Case of Bahrain. Waste Management & Research, 38(10), pp.1110–1118.
  10. Jassim, M.S., Coskuner, G., Marzooq, H., AlAsfoor, A. & Taki, A.A., 2018. Spatial distribution and source apportionment of air pollution in Bahrain. Environment Asia, 11(2).
  11. Coskuner, G., Jassim, M.S. & Munir, S., 2018. Characterizing temporal variability of PM2.5/PM10 ratio in Bahrain. Environmental Forensics, 19(4), pp.315–326.
  12. Jassim, M.S. & Coskuner, G., 2017. Assessment of spatial variations of PM10 and PM2.5 in Bahrain using AQI. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 10(1).
  13. Jassim, M.S., 2016. Sensitivity analyses and optimization of a gas sweetening plant for H₂S and CO₂ capture using MDEA. Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, 36, pp.175–183.
  14. Coskuner, G. & Jassim, M.S., 2008. Correlation to study nitrification parameters in domestic wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 83, pp.299–308.
  15. Jassim, M.S., Rochelle, G., Eimer, D. & Ramshaw, C., 2007. CO₂ absorption/desorption in MEA solutions using rotating packed bed. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 46(9), pp.2823–2833.
  16. Jassim, M.S. & Coskuner, G., 2007. Environmental engineering education in the GCC. European Journal of Engineering Education, 32(1), pp.93–103.
  17. Jassim, M.S. & Rochelle, G., 2006. Innovative absorber/stripper configurations for CO₂ capture with MEA. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 45(8), pp.2465–2472.
  18. Boodhoo, K.V.K., Dunk, W.A.E., Jassim, M.S. & Jachuck, R.J., 2004. Thin film solvent-free photopolymerization of n-butyl acrylate: Static film studies. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 91(4), pp.2079–2095.

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