Dr. Shahid Ali is an Assistant Professor (Research Scientist-III) at Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), KFUPM. In 2017, he received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Chemistry, KFUPM. His work concentrates on the development of advanced colloidal nanomaterials, fluorescent quantum dots, sensing materials, energy storage materials, redox flow battery systems, and MRI/CT contrast agents for oil reservoir applications. He has been actively involved in various research projects funded by Saudi Aramco, NSTIP, MoE, DSR, and IRC-HES. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed research articles in reputable international journals and holds several US patents.