Mohamad Abdallah is a petroleum engineering graduate from the Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour and holds a PhD in Process Engineering from the Université de Bordeaux.
He joined the team at IFP School's Processes for Energy and Chemicals Center as a lecturer last August.
1. What has been your professional journey so far?
I started my career in September 2020 as a hydrate management engineer at TotalEnergies' Jean Féger Scientific and Technical Center (CSTJF) in Pau.
In 2021, I began a CIFRE PhD in this field, in collaboration with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) at the Rueil-Malmaison site and the Molecular Sciences Institute (ISM) at the Universié de Bordeaux.
During these three years of doctoral research, I had the opportunity to participate in European and international conferences in Singapore (ECGH2022 and ICGH10) and publish the results of my research in Energy and Fuels journal.
2. Is this your first teaching position? If so, what attracted you to teaching?
Passionate about teaching, I am excited to share my academic knowledge, research, and development experience with students, as well as my professional background. I was drawn to the international aspect of the School, and if the opportunity arises, I would like to teach abroad.
3. In your new role, what courses and/or teaching units will you be delivering?
I will be coordinating three teaching units, one for each program within the Processes for Energy and Chemicals Center:
- "Methane Production, Transport, and Economics" as part of the Energy and Processes program;
- "Energy and Utility Management, Fluid Transport and Heat Transfer Equipment" for the Processes and Polymers program; and
- "Fundamentals Project and Engineering in Industrial Plants" for the new Advanced-Master degree program - Mastère Spécialisé® on Hydrogen Project and Engineering.
The courses I will teach are related to my expertise in the field of gas and applied chemical engineering (heat exchangers, distillation, thermodynamics, modelling with Hysys).
4. In your opinion, what are the main challenges that IFP School students will face in the process sector once they graduate?
The main challenges will involve optimizing processes in terms of decarbonization. This means reducing greenhouse gas emissions by developing carbon capture, storage and utilization technologies, while also limiting the environmental impacts of processes and reducing their energy consumption.
Interview conducted by Meyling Siu