DR. AL-MUALLEM, H.

Associate Professor

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Contact​​​​

  • OFFICE: Biulding 4 - Room 233
  • PHONE: (966)-13-860 2378
  • FAX: (966)-13-860-4277
  • E-MAIL: hmuallem@kfupm.edu.sa
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Education​​

  • May 2000: Ph. D. Applied Chemistry Polymer Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, U.S.A.
    Thesis Title: Development of A Convergent Anionic Polymerization Method Toward Dendritic Polymers.
  • June 1992: Master of Science in Chemistry, KFUPM- Saudi Arabia.
    Thesis Title: Cycloaddition Reactions of A Heterocyclic Nitrone.
  • Sept 1989: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, KFUPM- Saudi Arabia
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Research​​

  • 1. Polymer Synthesis & Characterization
  • 2. Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • 3. Corrotion Inhibition

Representative Publications/Patents ​

  • Mohammad A. J. Mazumder, Hasan A. Al-Muallem, Shaikh A. Ali, "The effects of N-pendants and electron-rich amidin​​e motifs in 2-(p-alkoxyphenyl)-2-imidazolines on mild steel corrosion in CO2-saturated 0.5 M NaCl.", Corrosion Science,  2015, 90, 54–68.
  • Amer El-Batta, Hasan A. Al-Muallem, M. Nasiruzzaman Shaikh, Nabil Maalej, "Polymer Nanoparticles Containing 2,4,6-triiodophenol: A Potential Contrast Medium for Medical Imaging", Acta Chimica Slovenica, 2014, 61, 414–419.
  • Al-Muallem, H. A., "Polyzwitterion-to-Polyampholyte Transition Using pH-Responsive Cycloterpolymers of Diallyldimethylammonium Chloride, (N,N-Diallylammonio)methanecarboxylate and Sulfur Dioxide", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012, 125(3), 1959-1969.
  • Hasan A. Al-Muallem, "Synthesis and comparative solution properties of a cationic polyelectrolyte and its corresponding polyzwitterion from 1,1-diallyl-4-methoxycarbonylpiperidinium chloride", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2011, 119(3), 1477-1485.
  • Atiqullah, M.; Moman, A. A.; Akhtar, M. N.; Al-Muallem, H. A.; Abu-Raqabah, A. H.; Ahmed, Neaz. "Supported SiO2-nBuSnCl3/MAO/(nBuCp)2ZrCl2 catalyzing MAO cocatalyst-free ethylene polymerization: study of hydrogen responsiveness", Journal of Applied Polymer Science  2007, 106(5), 3149-3157.
  • Daniel M. Knauss, Hasan A. Al-Muallem, Tianzi Huang, and David T. Wu  "Polystyrenes with Dendritic Branching by Convergent Living Anionic Polymerization" Macromolecules 2000, 33(10), 3557-3568.
  • Sk. Asrof Ali and Hasan A. Almuallem, "1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of A Heterocyclic Nitrone", Tetrahedron 1992, 48(25), 5273-5282.​