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ProfessorOmar Matar, FREng

Head of Department of Chemical Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering

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  • Head of Department of Chemical Engineering
    Department of Chemical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
  • 020 7594 9618 (Work)
  • 305 ACE, ACE Extension, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • MEMBERSHIP OF A PROFESSIONAL BODY
    Member
    14 Sep 2026
  • AWARD
    Imperial Medal
    2 Jun 2026
    Imperial College London
  • LINK WITH ANOTHER ACADEMIC BODY
    Distinguished Visiting Professor
    1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2028
    City University Hong Kong
  • EXTERNAL COMMITTEE
    Memberships and Qualifications Committee
    1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
  • EXTERNAL COMMITTEE
    RAEng Membership Committee
    1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2027
  • EXTERNAL COMMITTEE
    Scientific Committee for the International Conference on Multiphase Flow
    1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
  • COMMERCIAL SPINOFF
    2D Nano
    24 Aug 2023
  • EXTERNAL COMMITTEE
    RAEng Conduct Committee
    1 Jan 2023
  • EDITORIAL BOARD
    Droplet
    1 Jan 2022
    Associate Executive Editor
  • LINK WITH ANOTHER ACADEMIC BODY
    External Examiner
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2026
    Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
  • EXTERNAL COMMITTEE
    Heads of Chemical Engineering UK
    1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2026
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
    1 Oct 2020
    Royal Academy of Engineering
  • COMMERCIAL SPINOFF
    QUAISR
    29 Jun 2020
  • EDITORIAL BOARD
    Fluids
    1 Jan 2020 - 1 Jan 2025
    Executive Associate Editor
  • EDITORIAL BOARD
    Heat Transfer Research
    1 Jan 2020
    Editorial Board Member
  • AWARD
    Bird, Stewart & Lightfoot Medal
    1 Mar 2019
    Institution of Chemical Engineers
  • EDITORIAL BOARD
    Data-Centric Engineering
    1 Jan 2019
    Executive Associate Editor
  • INDUSTRIAL CONNECTION
    PETRONAS
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2026
    Lead of the PETRONAS Global Technology Centre - PETCEMS (PETRONAS Centre for Engineering of Multiphase Systems)
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Research Chair in Multiphase Fluid Dynamics
    1 Sep 2016
    Royal Academy of Engineering, and PETRONAS
  • AWARD
    Imperial College President's Award and Medal for Excellence in Research 2016
    1 May 2016
    Imperial College London
  • AWARD
    Student Academic Award (SACA) for best UG Teaching at Imperial College London
    1 May 2014
    Imperial College London
  • LINK WITH ANOTHER ACADEMIC BODY
    External Examiner
    1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2017
    Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey
  • LINK WITH ANOTHER ACADEMIC BODY
    External Examiner
    1 Oct 2012 - 30 Sep 2014
    Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Newcastle
  • AWARD
    Award for Teaching Excellence in Engineering Education (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2008
    Faculty of Engineering
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  • AWARD
    Lecturer of the year award 2008 (for outstanding teaching in the 1st year of the MEng Course)
    1 Jan 2008