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Samer Adham

Samer Adham

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Engineering and Technology
Qatar
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
43
Citations
6457
World Ranking
6256
National Ranking
13

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
7779
World Ranking
7059
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Qatar Leader Award

Overview

Samer Adham is affiliated with Qatar University in Qatar. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Engineering, Environmental Science, and Materials Science. Their work primarily addresses Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, among other subfields.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the domain of membrane technologies and water treatment. Their main research topics include:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods

Their recent papers reflect a diverse focus on membrane applications and water treatment technologies. Notable recent publications include:

  • Membrane distillation: recent technological developments and advancements in membrane materials (2021), published in Emergent Materials
  • Salinity gradient energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis: A review (2020), published in Desalination
  • Designing Flexible and Porous Fibrous Membranes for Oil Water Separation-A Review of Recent Developments (2020), published in Polymer Reviews
  • Protocol for Preparing Synthetic Solutions Mimicking Produced Water from Oil and Gas Operations (2021), published in ACS Omega
  • Validation and application of a membrane filtration evaluation protocol for oil-water separation (2021), published in Journal of Water Process Engineering

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Samer Adham include Joel Minier-Matar, Mariam Al Ali Al-Maadeed, Mashael Al-Maas, Mohammad K. Hassan, and Alamgir Karim.

The researcher's work appears repeatedly in specific venues, indicating a focused contribution to these journals and conferences. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Desalination
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Emergent Materials
  • Water
  • ACS Omega

Best Publications

  • Role of membranes and activated carbon in the removal of endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals

    Shane A. Snyder;Samer Adham;Adam M. Redding;Fred S. Cannon

  • Adsorption of organic pollutants by natural and modified clays: A comprehensive review

    Abdelrahman M. Awad;Shifa M.R. Shaikh;Rem Jalab;Mona H. Gulied

  • Mechanism of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and MS2 virus removal by MF and UF

    Joseph G. Jacangelo;Samer S. Adham;Jean-Michel Laîné

  • Application of Membrane Distillation for desalting brines from thermal desalination plants

    Samer Adham;Altaf Hussain;Joel Minier Matar;Raul Dores

  • Investigation of seawater reverse osmosis fouling and its relationship to pretreatment type.

    Manish Kumar;Samer S. Adham;William R. Pearce

  • Innovative beneficial reuse of reverse osmosis concentrate using bipolar membrane electrodialysis and electrochlorination processes

    Mohammad Badruzzaman;Joan Oppenheimer;Samer Adham;Manish Kumar

  • Effect of coagulation on the size of MF and UF membrane foulants.

    Kerry J. Howe;Ashish Marwah;Kuang-Ping Chiu;Samer S. Adham

  • Predicting and Verifying Organics Removal by PAC< in an Ultrafiltration System

    Samer S. Adham;Vernon L. Snoeyink;Mark M. Clark;Jean Luc Bersillon

  • The status of forward osmosis technology implementation

    Abdelrahman M. Awad;Rem Jalab;Joel Minier-Matar;Samer Adham

  • Membrane applications and opportunities for water management in the oil & gas industry

    Samer Adham;Altaf Hussain;Joel Minier-Matar;Arnold Janson

  • Are membrane bioreactors ready for widespread application

    Glen T. Daigger;Bruce E. Rittmann;Samer Adham;Gianni Andreottola

  • Perchlorate and nitrate treatment by ion exchange integrated with biological brine treatment.

    S. Geno Lehman;Mohammad Badruzzaman;Samer Adham;Deborah J. Roberts

  • Effect of operational parameters on distillate flux in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD): Comparison between experimental and model predicted performance

    Yehia M. Manawi;Majeda Khraisheh;Ahmad Kayvani Fard;Farid Benyahia

  • Feasibility of the membrane bioreactor process for water reclamation

    S. Adham;P. Gagliardo;L. Boulos;J. Oppenheimer

  • Characteristics and costs of MF and UF plants

    Samer S. Adham;Joseph G. Jacangelo;Jean-Michel Laîné

  • Hydrogen-based hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) for removing oxidized contaminants

    B.E. Rittmann;R. Nerenberg;K.-C. Lee;K.-C. Lee;I. Najm

  • UF with pretreatment for removing DBP precursors

    Joseph G. Jacangelo;Jean-Michel Laîné;Edward W. Cummings;Samer S. Adham

  • Beneficial phosphate recovery from reverse osmosis (RO) concentrate of an integrated membrane system using polymeric ligand exchanger (PLE).

    Manish Kumar;Mohammad Badruzzaman;Samer Adham;Joan Oppenheimer

  • A predictive model for the assessment of the temperature polarization effect in direct contact membrane distillation desalination of high salinity feed

    Yehia M. Manawi;Majeda A.M.M. Khraisheh;Ahmad Kayvani Fard;Farid Benyahia

  • Membrane distillation: recent technological developments and advancements in membrane materials

    Altaf Hussain;Arnie Janson;Joel Minier Matar;Samer Adham;Samer Adham

  • Low‐pressure membranes: assessing integrity

    Samer S. Adham;Joseph G. Jacangelo;Jean-Michel Laîné

Frequent Co-Authors

Majeda Khraisheh
Majeda Khraisheh Qatar University
Mustafa S. Nasser
Mustafa S. Nasser Qatar University
Anthony G. Fane
Anthony G. Fane University of New South Wales
Deepalekshmi Ponnamma
Deepalekshmi Ponnamma Qatar University
Joseph G. Jacangelo
Joseph G. Jacangelo Johns Hopkins University
Alamgir Karim
Alamgir Karim University of Houston
Simon Judd
Simon Judd Cranfield University
Rong Wang
Rong Wang Nanyang Technological University
Bruce E. Rittmann
Bruce E. Rittmann Arizona State University

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