Dr. A. S. Hakeem currently serves as an Associate Professor/Research Scientist at the Center of Research Excellence in Nano-Technology (CENT), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM, 2010-present). He received his B.Sc. in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Punjab in 1997, his M.Sc. in Materials Engineering from the University of Leeds in 2001, and his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from Stockholms Universitet in 2007. He conducted instrumental research with Arrhenius Laboratories for the design and development of “Ln-SiON, LnSiAlON glasses, Its synthesis, and characterization” (2002) and “Novel route of oxynitride glass synthesis and their characterization” (2003-2007). His research area at the CENT is related to the synthesis of nanostructured WC-based hard metals, composites materials, light metals/composites, and the characterization of synthesized and sintered materials. Additionally, he has hands-on technical skills related to the synthesis of inorganic materials and has supervised many projects.