Hafedh Kochkar is Full Professor in chemistry at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, in the field of materials engineering and nanomaterials for catalysis applications. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry from Claude Bernard University, France (1997), and pursued worldwide post-doctoral research positions at: Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Aachen, Germany (1998–2000), and IRCELyon of National Scientific Research Center (CNRS) in collaboration with the Renault Research Center, France (2000–2001). He worked as a scientist at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Corporation in Annandale, New Jersey, USA (2001–2004). He developed continuous flow measurements using the Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance for MTO process. Prof. Kochkar has excellent skills in kinetics and catalysis. He is a Fellow of the American Sigma Xi Research Society. Prof. Kochkar leads a group of research scholars working in the field of material engineering and catalysis. Prof. Kochkar has six patents (European, TN, US and International); two patents are used in the industry. He leads many projects with laboratories and institutes from the European Union. Prof. Kochkar has expertise in the evaluation of bilateral research projects under the umbrella of relations between the EU and Tunisia. From November 2018, he created a new catalysis unit at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University.