Dr. Syed Niaz Ali Shah currently (2022/10 to date) holds the position of Research Scientist III (Assistant Professor) within Innovation and Technology Transfer at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. Before this, he served as a postdoctoral fellow (2021/02 to 2022/10) at the Center for Integrated Petroleum Research (CIPR), College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences (CPG) at KFUPM. Dr. Shah completed his postdoctoral tenure from 2017/10 to 2019/10 at the Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. His academic journey includes the attainment of his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Tsinghua University in 2017. Preceding this, he achieved his M.Phil. degree from the Department of Chemistry at Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2014, and a Master's degree from the Institute of Chemical Sciences at the University of Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2011. With a wealth of experience spanning various prestigious institutions across multiple countries, Dr. Shah brings a diverse perspective and rich expertise to his current role, contributing significantly to the academic and research landscape at KFUPM.