Faculty

Profile

College / Department

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Teaching areas

Principles of Chemical Engineering, Heat Transfer, Air Pollution Control, Waste Management and Control, Process Design, Safety and Economics, Environmental Engineering (Graduate course)

Research areas

Biofiltration, Modeling of Chemical and Biological Reactors, Air Pollution Control, Hazardous Waste Management, Waste to Energy Technologies

Education

PhD, Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), United States, 1994

MS, Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 1989

BS, Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 1985

Professional experience

Professor, American Unviersity of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2016 - Present

Visiting Professor, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2021 - 2022

Associate Professor, American Unviersity of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - 2016

Visiting Professor, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2014 - 2014

Assistant Professor, American Unviersity of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2006 - 2008

Director Of Research, BIOREM Technologies Inc., ON, Canada, 2000 - 2006

Post Graduate Researcher, University of California, CA, United States, 1999 - 1999

Assistant Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 1994 - 1999

Memberships

Professional Engineers Association (ONTARIO, Canada)], November 2002

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2988

Dr. Zarook Shareefdeen

Professor

PhD, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), United States

Zarook Shareefdeen received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA. He has experience in Academia, Biotech Industry and Administration. Dr. Zarook Shareefdeen has taught many courses including Environmental Engineering (Graduate level), Waste Management, Heat Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Mindset, and Air Pollution Control. He has two US patents and edited two books. Areas of his research publications include Hazardous Waste Management, Odor and VOC control, Biofiltration, Bioreactor Modeling, Waste-to-Energy Technologies and Algae bioreactors for CO2 removal.

Publications

Basil Mustafa And Zarook Shareefdeen. Recent Developments in Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Steady-state and Transient Modeling of Gas-Phase Biofiltration Process, South African Journal Of Chemical Eng., July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2024

Zarook Shareefdeen And Aya Elgazar. Management of PlasticWastes through Recent Advanced Pyrolysis Processes, Applied Sciences, 15 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2024

Zarook Shareefdeen And Ali El Kamel. Toxic and Environmental Effects of Neonicotinoid Based Insecticides, Applied Sciences, 24 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2024

Zarook Shareefdeen And Hadeel Al Najjar. Pollution Effects and Management of Orbital Space Debris, Acs Omega, 25 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2024

Zarook Shareefdeen, Ali Elkamel And Zaeem Bin Babar. Recent Developments on the Performance of Algal Bioreactors for CO2 Removal: Focusing on the Light Intensity and Photoperiods, Biotech, 11 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023

Maria Nassif, Rafia Talukder, Fizza Syed, Talha Syed, Kelly Percival, Ahmed Aidan And Zarook Shareefdeen. PAPER ID: 111: Carbon Dioxide Capture Using Algae with Innovative Bioreactor Technology, November 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen. PAPER ID: 78: Comments on the biofiltration of methanol vapor, November 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen And Muhammad . A Critical Remark on the Applications of Gas-Phase Biofilter (Packed-Bed Bioreactor) Models in Aqueous Systems, Bioengineering, 5 November 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen. Development and Validation of a Practical Model for Transient Biofilter Performance, Biotech, 29 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen. Hazardous Waste Management: Advances in Chemical and Industrial Waste Treatment and Technologies, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Victoria Corbasson, Clara Castro-vaquero, Zack Clifford, Zarook Shareefdeen And Ali Elkamel. Advances in Hazardous Waste Treatment Methods, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Muhammad Qasim And Zarook Shareefdeen. Advances in Land, Underground, and Ocean Disposal Techniques, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Muhammad Qasim And Zarook Shareefdeen. Advances in Waste Collection, Storage, Transportation, and Disposal, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Qindii Shafi, Ali Elkamel And Zarook Shareefdeen. Application of Internet of Things (IoT) in Waste Management, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen And Hadeel Al Najjar. Gaseous and Solid Waste Management in Waste-to-Energy Processes, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen And Janak Bhojwani. Hazardous Waste Accidents –from the Past to the Present, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Maria Blagojevic, Shae Buchal, Max Chute, Zarook Shareefdeen And Ali Elkamel. Hazardous Waste Transport in the Environment, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen And Ali Elkamel. Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management and Control, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen, Nasim Ashoobi And Urooj Ilyas. Medical Waste Management and Treatment Technologies, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen, Elio Geara, Hassan Khan, Nooruddin Abdel Rahman And Sarah Alnimran. Pollution Prevention Methods and Related Regulations, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen And Hadeel Al Najjar. Waste-to-Energy Technologies, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Zarook Shareefdeen. Industrial Biofilter Design for Removal of Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) from Wastewater Treatment Plants

Zarook Shareefdeen And Afsana Alam Mishu. Air Emissions in Waste to Energy (W2E) Plants, Clean Technologies And Environmental Policy, March 2021

Mohamed Hassan And Zarook Shareefdeen. Recent Developments in Sustainable Management of Healthcare Waste and Treatment Technologies, Journal Of Sustainable Development Of Energy, Water And Environment Systems, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021

Mubarak Salih, Zarook Shareefdeen And Suheel Khouri. A Novel Approach to the Solution of a Steady State Biofilter Model, Environmental Engineering Research, 2020

Zarook Shareefdeen. Industrial Biofilter Case Studies, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2020

Zarook Shareefdeen. High-performance biofilters for air treatment applications, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2020

Zarook Shareefdeen. Recent Advances in Biofilter Technology for Control of Air Pollutants, March 2020

Zarook Shareefdeen. Managing Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Healthcare facilities, February 2020

Mubarak Salih, Zarook And Suheel Khouri. A Novel Approach to the Solution of a Steady State Biofilter Model, Environmental Engineering Research, 23 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019

Zarook Shareefdeen. Selection of Sustainable Technologies for Reducing Emission of Volatile Organic Compound and Greenhouse Gases, Journal Of Ocean And Climate: Science, Technology And Impacts, 24 May 2019

Zarook Shareefdeen, Layan Haddad And Hussain Ahmed. Mass Transfer Limitations and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Removal, Pollution Research

Ahmed Ibrahim, Zainab Mahmood, Zarook Shareefdeen And Ahmed Aidan. Evaluation of Pressure Drop Models for Biofilter Operations (Paper ID 66), March 2019

Waed Hussein, Ahmed Ibrahim And Zarook Shareefdeen. Review on the advances of membrane applications in wastewater treatment (Paper ID 14), March 2019

Zarook Shareefdeen, Norhan Youssef, Ahmed Taha And Catherine Masoud. Comments on waste to energy technologies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Environmental Engineering Research, 12 March 2019

Noora Darwish, Zarook Shareefdeen, Yehya Sayed, Isam Zubaidy And Ziad Sara. Design and analysis of adsorptive desulphurisation of diesel oil, International Journal Of Oil, Gas And Coal Technology, 2018

Zarook Shareefdeen, Syed Taha Taqvi Taqvi And Ali Elkamel. Air Emissions from Electronic Industries, June 2018

Noora Darwish, Zarook Shareefdeen, Yehya El Sayed, Isam Al Zubaidy And Ziad Sara. Design and analysis of adsorptive desulphurisation of diesel oil, International Journal Of Oil, Gas And Coal Technology, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2018

Zarook Shareefdeen, Hadeel Najjar, Syeda Zehra, Maryam Shahwan, Reem Al Khaja And Hadil Elshorbag. Management & Control of Air Pollutants from Waste to Energy Industries, March 2017

Ali Elkamel, Zarook Shareefdeen, R Young, M. Riazi, Rajender Gupta, M. Riazi And Rajender Gupta. Carbon Management in Coal Industry, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2016

Zarook Shareefdeen, S. Kandhro, Ali Elkamel, Saeid Eslamian And Saeid Eslamian. Modern Water Reuse Technologies, December 2015

Isam Al Zubaidi, Noora Darwish, Yehya El Sayed, Zarook Shareefdeen And Ziad Sara. Adsorptive desulfurization of commercial diesel oil using granular activated charcoal, Int. J. Adv. Chem. Eng. Biol. Sci, 2015

Zarook Shareefdeen, Muyiwa Ogunlaja And Ali El Kamel. Process Intensification and Modeling of a hybrid Air Stripping-Biofilter (ASBF) System for Removal of Benzene from Produced water, Desalination And Water Treatment, 1 November 2015

Zarook Shareefdeen. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) removal using schist packings in industrial biofilter applications, Korean Journal Of Chemical Engineering, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015

Zarook Shareefdeen, Ali Elkamel And Stanley Tse. Review of current technologies used in municipal solid waste-to-energy facilities in Canada, Clean Techn Environ Policy, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015

Nabil Jabbar, Wasim Ahmed And Zarook Shareefdeen. System Identification and Control of a Biotrickling Filter, Chemical Product And Process Modeling, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015

Wasim Ahmed, Zarook Shareefdeen And Nabil Abdel Jabbar. Dynamic modeling and analysis of biotrickling filters in continuous operation for H2S removal, Clean Technologies And Environmental Policy, December 2014

Zaeem Bin Babar And Zarook Shareefdeen. Management and control of air emissions from electronic industries, Clean Technologies And Environmental Policy, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014

Zarook Shareefdeen And Ajay Singh. Biotechnology for Odor and Air Pollution Control, June 2005

Ajay Singh, Owen Ward And Zarook Shareefdeen. Bioscrubber technology, June 2005

Zarook Shareefdeen, Brian Herner And Ajay Singh. Biotechnology for Air Pollution Control – An Overview, June 2005

Marc Deshusses, Zarook Shareefdeen And Zarook Shareefdeen. Modeling of Biofilters and Biotrickling filters, June 2005

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Creating Community Awareness on Hazardous Materials at Home and Workplaces, Beeah, August 2023 - May 2024

Grant, FRG20-S-E36, “Biofiltration of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)”, AUS, June 2020 - May 2021

Grant, FRG20-S-E37, “Medical Waste Treatment, Transport and Regulations”, AUS, June 2020 - May 2021

Grant, FRG19-S-E102, “Control of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Healthcare”,, AUS, June 2020 - January 2021

Grant, FRG19-S-E103, “Advances in Biofilter Technology and Biofilter Model Development", one course release ( sole PI).-not funded., FRG

Grant, CEN Conference Travel Grant AY 2018-2019, to attend 2nd International Conference of Recent Trends in Environmental Science and Engineering (RTESE'18), Niagara Falls, Canada, June 10 – 12, 2018,, - June 2018