Dr. Hammad is a dedicated Research Scientist with a strong background in drilling engineering, geochemistry, and material characterization. He holds a PhD in Petroleum Geosciences from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia and two Masters in Petroleum Engineering where his research focused on developing eco-friendly Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) for shale stability and hydrates in drilling operations,. With expertise in drilling fluid rheology, CO2 sequestration and Distributed acoustic sensing for Vertical Seismic Profiling, his work spans both applied and fundamental sciences. Hammad has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, contributed to book chapters, and has experience in academia, having taught chemistry, geosciences, and drilling engineering courses.

• Drilling Fluid Design
• Sustainable Energy Technologies
• Co2 Sequestration
• Distributed Acoustic Sensing
• Rare Earth Elements Extraction
• EOR with Novel Surfactants/Chemicals

• Rasool, M.H.; Ahmad, M.; Ayoub, M. Selecting Geological Formations for CO2 Storage: A Comparative Rating System. Sustainability 2023, 15, 6599. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15086599.
• Rasool, M.H.; Ahmad, M. Reactivity of Basaltic Minerals for CO2 Sequestration via In Situ Mineralization: A Review. Minerals 2023, 13, 1154. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13091154 (Q2).
• Rasool, Muhammad Hammad, Maqsood Ahmad, and Muhammad Adeem Abbas. "A double action PD (polymer- deep eutectic solvent) based shale inhibitor in drilling mud." Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences 99, no. 1 (2022): 149-157.
• Rasool, Muhammad Hammad, Asif Zamir, Khaled Abdalla Elraies, Maqsood Ahmad, Muhammad Ayoub, and Muhammad Adeem Abbas. "Investigative review on cutting transportation ability of ionic liquid-based drilling mud." Journal of Hunan University Natural Sciences 48, no. 2 (2021).
• Rasool, Muhammad Hammad, Asif Zamir, Khaled A. Elraies, Maqsood Ahmad, Muhammad Ayoub, Muhammad Adeem Abbas, and Imtiaz Ali. "Rheological characterization of potassium carbonate deep eutectic solvent (DES) based drilling mud." Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology (2022): 1-11.
• Rasool, Muhammad Hammad, Asif Zamir, Khaled A. Elraies, Maqsood Ahmad, Muhammad Ayoub, and Muhammad Adeem Abbas. "A Deep Eutectic Solvent based novel drilling mud with modified rheology for hydrates inhibition in deep water drilling." Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 211 (2022): 110151.
• Rasool, Muhammad Hammad, Maqsood Ahmad, Muhammad Ayoub, Asif Zamir, and Muhammad Adeem Abbas. "A review of the usage of deep eutectic solvents as shale inhibitors in drilling mud." Journal of Molecular Liquids 361 (2022): 119673.
• Muhammad Hammad Rasool, Maqsood Ahmad, Asif Zamir, Muhammad Adeem Abbas; Comparative investigation of deep eutectic solvent (DES) with ionic liquids as shale inhibitors in water based mud. AIP Conf. Proc. 12 September 2023; 2827 (1): 030033.
• Rasool, M.H.; Ahmad, M.; Siddiqui, N.A.; Junejo, A.Z. Eco-Friendly Drilling Fluid: Calcium Chloride-Based Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent (NADES) as an All-Rounder Additive. Energies 2023, 16, 5533. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16145533.
• Rasool, M.H.; Ahmad, M.; Ayoub, M.; Abbas, M.A. A Novel Ascorbic Acid Based Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent as a Drilling Mud Additive for Shale Stabilization. Processes 2023, 11, 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11041135.
• Rasool, M.H., Ahmad, M. Revolutionizing shale drilling with potassium chloride-based natural deep eutectic solvent as an additive. J Petrol Explor Prod Technol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-023-01700-8 (Q1).
• Rasool MH, Zamir A, Elraies KA, Ahmad M, Ayoub M, Abbas MA. A Deep Eutectic Solvent based novel drilling mud with modified rheology for hydrates inhibition in deep water drilling. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2022 Apr 1;211:110151. Abbas.
• Muhammad Adeem, Asif Zamir, Khaled Abdalla Elraies, Syed Mohammad Mahmood, and Muhammad Hammad Rasool. "A critical parametric review of polymers as shale inhibitors in water- based drilling fluids." Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 204 (2021): 108745.
• Zamir, Asif, Khaled A. Elraies, Muhammad Hammad Rasool, Maqsood Ahmad, Muhammad Ayoub, Muhammad Adeem Abbas, and Imtiaz Ali. "Influence of alkyl chain length in ionic liquid based drilling mud for rheology modification: a review." Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology (2022): 1-8.
• Abbas, Muhammad Adeem, Asif Zamir, Khaled Abdalla Elraies, Syed Mohammad Mahmood, Navid Aslfattahi, R. Saidur, Maqsood Ahmad, and Muhammad Hammad Rasool. "Characterization of nano based drilling fluid for shale swelling inhibition." Petroleum Science and Technology 40, no. 22 (2022): 2710-2736.
• Rasool, Muhammad Hammad, and Maqsood Ahmad. "Epsom Salt-based natural deep eutectic solvent as a drilling fluid additive: A game-changer for shale swelling inhibition." Molecules 28, no. 15 (2023): 5784.
• Rasool, M.H., Ahmad, M., Siddiqui, N.A. et al. Novel application of citric acid based natural deep eutectic solvent in drilling fluids for shale swelling prevention. Sci Rep 14, 25729 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76182-7.
• Rasool, M. H., & Ahmad, M. (2023). Synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of novel Epsom salt based natural deep Eutectic solvent. Chemical Data Collections, 44, 101004.
• Rasool, M. H., Ahmad, M., & Hashmi, S. A. M. (2023). A novel potassium chloride based natural deep eutectic solvent: in-house synthesis and characterization. Moroccan Journal of Chemistry, 11(3), 11-3.
• Rasool, M. H., Ahmad, M., & Siddiqui, N. A. (2024). A Novel Metal Halide based Natural Deep Eutectic solvent utilizing Calcium Chloride Dihydrate: Synthesis and characterization: Calcium Chloride Dihydrate based NADES. Moroccan Journal of Chemistry, 12(4), 1429-1445.
• Rasool, M. H., Ahmad, M., Siddiqui, N. A., Ali, H., & Bajwa, N. T. (2024). In-House Synthesis and Characterization of Vitamin C and Glycerine Based Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent. Key Engineering Materials, 1003, 159-173.
• Rasool, Muhammad Hammad, Rabeea Jaffari, Maqsood Ahmad, Numair Ahmad Siddiqui, Aisha Zahid Junejo, and Muhammad Adeem Abbas. "Novel Deep Learning Framework for Efficient Pressure Zone Detection Via Analysis of Pore Pressure Profiling." Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2024): 1-12.
• Ali, Husnain, Zheng Zhang, Rizwan Safdar, Muhammad Hammad Rasool, Yuan Yao, Le Yao, and Furong Gao. "Fault detection using machine learning based dynamic ICA-distributed CCA: Application to industrial chemical process." Digital Chemical Engineering 11 (2024): 100156.
• Ali, H., Safdar, R., Zhou, Y., Yao, Y., Yao, L., Zhang, Z., Rasool, M.H. and Gao, F., 2024. Robust statistical industrial fault monitoring: A machine learning-based distributed CCA and low frequency control charts. Chemical Engineering Science, 299, p.120460.
• Efras, M. R., Dzulkarnain, I. B., Ridha, S., Merdeka, M. G., Rasool, M. H., Hyun, L. J., & Kwon, S. (2025). A Combined Dimensionless Number in Low Salinity Waterflood Alternating Gas Immiscible CO2 Injection to Predict Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 1-23.

• Rasool, Muhammad Hammad, Maqsood Ahmad, Ahsan Jawaad, and Numair Ahmed Siddiqui. "Perspective Chapter: Drilling Fluid Chemistry–Tracing the Arc from Past to Present." (2024).
• Rasool, Muhammad Hammad, and Maqsood Ahmad. "Deep Eutectic Solvents as a New Frontier in Drilling Fluid Design: Opportunities and Challenges." (2023).
• Gasa, B., Kabane, B., Deenadayalu, N., Rasool, M. H., Ahmad, M., Siddiqui, N. A., & Bahadur, I. (2025). Physicochemical properties of DESs through experimental techniques. In Deep Eutectic Solvents (pp. 107-121). Elsevier.

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