He holds a Master and PhD degree in Microbiology. Earlier, he worked at Seventh April University, Libya and Bharathidasan University, India. He is establishing a bioprocess laboratory at Sultan Qaboos University. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal papers, 6 book chapters, and has presented more than 30 conference presentations. He is currently supervising one Post-doc, three PhD and one Master students. His current research is focused on the production of biofuel, polyhydroxybutyrate and other value-added products from biomass and waste materials. Close