REHAB MOTASIEM EL-MAGHRABY
Address (Work):
Earth Science and Engineering Department
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London, UK
SW7 2AZ
Mobile: +44 (0) 7825752821
E-mail: r.el-maghraby09@imperial.ac.uk
Webpage: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.el-maghraby09
EDUCATION
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2003-2008 (Suez, Egypt) MSc. in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining in Comparative
study for producing jet fuel from different sources, from Faculty of Petroleum and Mining
Engineering, Suez Canal University.
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1998-2004 (Suez, Egypt) BSc. in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining, Faculty of
Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez Canal University. Grade: very good with honor degree
(81.64%).
Graduate project: Wastewater remediation via photo catalytic degradation. Grade: Excellent.
COMPUTER SKILLS
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Have the ICDL certificate (International Computer Driving License)
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Excellent knowledge of Microsoft windows.
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Excellent knowledge of Ms Office {word, excel, power point}.
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Excellent Internet navigation skills.
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Experience in AutoCAD 2D program.
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Knowledge of LATEX program.
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Used process simulation tools { worked with HYSIS and Aspen Plus}
LANGUAGE SKILLS
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Native language Arabic
Excellent command of both written and spoken English
EXPERIENCE
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December 2009 to present (London, UK) PhD student (Petroleum related research ) in Earth
Science and Engineering Department, Qatar carbonates and Carbon Storage Research Centre,
Imperial College London.
Studying CO2 storage in underground aquifers in both sandstone and carbonates rocks, and how
much CO2 will be trapped by residual, dissolution and structural/stratigraphic trapping mechanisms.
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2010-2011 (London, UK) Demonstrator, Wytch farm postgraduate (MSc.) course.
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May 2010 (London, UK) Demonstrator, Environmental Geochemistry undergraduate laboratory
course.
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November 2003 – December 2009 (Suez, Egypt) Assistant Lecturer in the Chemical Engineering
and Petroleum Refining Department, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez Canal
University..
Teach tutorials, practical laboratories, computer based sessions, and carry out grading and
examination of students. Responsible of teaching the following courses:
Introduction to Refinery Engineering, Chemical Reactions Engineering, Principles of Chemical
Engineering, Unit Operation, Petroleum Refining, Water Treatment, Design of Petroleum Refining
Equipment, Petrochemical Industries (laboratory), Pollution Control, Petroleum Products Testing
and Evaluation (laboratory), Management and Plant Design, Unit Processes, Corrosion in Chemical
Industries (laboratory), Petroleum Refining Engineering, Petroleum Gases Engineering, Computer
Programs.
In addition to teaching computer courses (Windows, excel and power point) run by the ministry of
communication at the faculty of petroleum and mining engineering.
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July 2002 (Suez, Egypt) Safety and operation engineer training course, SUMED Company.
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August 2001 (Suez, Egypt) Operating engineer training course in processing engineering, Nasr
Petroleum Company.
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July 2001 (Suez, Egypt) Operating engineer training course in processing engineering, Suez Oil
Processing Company.
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July 2000 (Suez, Egypt) Maintenance engineer training course, Egypt Maintenance Company.
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July 1999 (Suez, Egypt) Operating engineer training course in processing engineering, Suez Oil
Processing Company.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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October 2011 (London, UK) John Archer Scholarship, Earth Science and Engineering Department,
Imperial College London.
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December 2009- now (London, UK) PhD scholarship from the department of Earth Science and
Engineering (Qatar Carbonates and Carbon Storage Research Centre), Imperial College London.
VOLUNTEER:
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October 2011 (London, UK) Volunteered as a career ambassador at Villiers High School science
career fair- run a workshop and give a presentation for secondary school students.
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October 2010- September 2011 (London, UK) Volunteered as the secretary of the Egyptian
Student Union in London.
ACTIVITIES
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January 2011 (London, UK) win poster competition arranged by the Qatar Carbonates and Carbon
Storage Research Centre, Imperial College London.
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October 2002 (Cairo, Egypt) win an award from the Academic of Scientific Research & Technology
for scientific translation of English research paper from English to Arabic.
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2010 (London, UK) Student welcomer, Imperial College London.
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2010-now (London, UK) Postgraduate Ambassador, Imperial College London.
CONFERENCE:
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30th October – 2nd November 2011 (Denver, CO, USA) Attended and presented a research paper
at the Society of Petroleum Engineer Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.
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September 2007 (Suez, Egypt) Attended and presented a research paper at the 7th Egyptian
Syrian conference in chemical and petroleum engineering.
MEMBERSHIP:
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Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineer (SPE).
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Member of the Egyptian Society of Chemical Engineers.
PUBLICATIONS:
 Journal Articles
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El-Maghraby R M, Pentland C H, Iglauer S, Blunt M, A fast method to equilibrate carbon dioxide
with brine at high pressure and elevated temperature including solubility measurements,
Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 2011, Vol:In Press, Accepted Manuscript(doi)
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Pentland C H, El-Maghraby R, Iglauer S, Blunt M, Measurements of the capillary trapping of
super-critical carbon dioxide in Berea sandstone, Geophysical Research Letters, 2011,
Vol:38(doi)
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Pentland C H, El-Maghraby R, Georgiadis A, Iglauer S, Blunt M, Immiscible Displacements and
Capillary Trapping in CO2 Storage, Energy Procedia, 2011, Vol:4, Pages:4969-4976(doi)
 Conference:
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El-Maghraby RM, Pentland CH, Blunt MJ, Core flood Measurements of CO2 Trapping, SPE
Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011(doi)
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Pentland CH, Iglauer S, El-Maghraby R, Tsuchiya Y, Okabe H, Blunt M, Measurement of
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Capillary Trapping in Core Analysis, SPE 2nd International
Conference on CO2 Capture, Storage, and Utilization, Society of Petroleum Engineers,
2010(doi)
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El-Maghraby RM, Abd El-Aleem G, Gad FK, Saad M, Effect of ammonia treatment on
mercaptan removal from kerosene, the 8th international conference of chemical engineering and
exhibition (The challenges of environment and energy in industry, The Egyptian Society of Chemical
Engineers, 2008(publication)
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El-Maghraby RM, Abd El-Aleem G, Gad FK, Saad M, Improving the quality of high mercaptan
content kerosene, the 7th Egyptian Syrian conference in chemical and petroleum engineering,
2007
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Date of birth: 18th October, 1981
Marital status: Married
Children: 2