Mohammed Khaliq Naik
Mr. mohammed khaliq naik Lab Engineer Chemical & Petroleum Engineering

Contact Information
mohammed.naik@ku.ac.ae +971 2 312 3245

Biography

Mr. Mohammed Khaliq Naik is working as a Lab Engineer in the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, UAE since 2012. Main activities are to teach lab courses like Reservoir Rock Properties, Reservoir Fluid Properties, and Special Topics in Petroleum Engineering; also to deliver short training sessions on Petroleum Software like PROSPER, KAPPA for lecture and senior design courses. Contributing to the department research activities and providing technical support for both experimental teaching and specialized research equipment including, but not limited to equipment operate and troubleshooting to the graduate students and researchers. Managing petroleum academic and research lab equipment’s (Maintenance, Testing and Calibration), teaching multiple undergraduate labs, maintenance and inventory of lab equipment including procurement and budget, departmental service, and design and research activities.


Mohammed Khaliq Naik previously worked at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Petroleum Research Center in Saudi Arabia from 2006 to 2012. He made a significant contribution to many Saudi Aramco projects, particularly in the area of laboratory experimental work for both CCAL and SCAL analysis. In addition, Mohammed Khaliq Naik was also supporting students, researchers and faculty with teaching assignments of undergraduate labs for the Petroleum Engineering Department.


Education
  • Master of Science (M.S.), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KSA
  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Osmania University, India

Teaching
  • Reservoir Fluid Properties (PEEG219)
  • Reservoir Rock Properties (PEEG218)
  • Special Topics in Petroleum Engineering (PEEG495)


Research
Research Interests
  • Conventional Core Analysis (CCAL)
  • Special Core Analysis (SCAL)
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
  • Rock Mechanics Studies