Dr. Shakeel Ahmed is a Research Scientist at the Center for Refining & Advanced Chemicals, Research Institute of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Ahmed's major interests are in the areas of industrial catalysis, inorganic synthesis, and instrumental analysis. He is also teaching graduate course in heterogeneous catalysis. He managed several client funded research projects in the area catalysis for petroleum refining and petrochemicals. Currently he is developing a novel technology for hydrogen production from liquid hydrocarbon fuels for stationary as well as remote power generation applications. He has over 180 publications in international journals and conference. He is also co-inventor of 76 patents related to catalysis for various energy and environmental applications. He received several awards including Gold Medal for standing first in M.Sc., chemistry, 1987 by the president of Pakistan; Engineering Services award 2007 from VP, Saudi Armco; best research paper award from Japan Petroleum Institute, 2002; three times distinguished researcher-RI award 2007-2019; top cited paper for 2011-2012, Elsevier, distinguished project team leader-RI award 2013; inventor award 2014, Pterobras; and several Patent Incentive Awards, 2014-2020, KFUPM. Recently, he received a Gold Medal from the Grand Jury of 41st Geneva Inventions, and 1st prize for computer implemented inventions from the International Federation of Inventors Association, 2103, Gen