Furqan Tahir, Ph.D.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Environmental Science and Engineering, Saudi Arabia
Editorial Vision
"As Associate Editor for Scholarly Open: Environmental Science, I am dedicated to championing high-impact, transparent, and reproducible research in sustainability, environmental engineering, life-cycle decarbonization, and the water-energy nexus."
Citations
3,274+
Google Scholar Citations
H-Index
29
Scholarly H-Index
Publications
81
56 Journal Articles & 17 Conference Papers
Research Grants
>$4M
Funded Research Projects Involved
Editorial Mandate
Managed Sections
Specialist Expertise
Biography
Dr. Furqan Tahir is an environmental engineer and researcher at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in the Environmental Science and Engineering program. He earned his Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar. His research expertise spans Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), environmental sustainability of desalination processes, the water-energy nexus, and systems-level decarbonization strategies.
Editorial & Advisory Appointments
Honors, Academies & Accolades
Selected Publications
A cloud-based Geo-AI framework for automated high-resolution flood mapping with explainable machine learning
Academic Roadmap
Associate Editor — Scholarly Open
Appointed Associate Editor for Scholarly Open: Environmental Science, overseeing peer-review, editorial triage, and open science excellence.
Research Scientist / Instructor
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia. Developing national sustainability frameworks for Oil and Sustainability Program (OSP), Ministry of Energy.
Higher Education Teaching Certificate
Harvard Online. Advanced pedagogy and inclusive curriculum development.
Postdoctoral Researcher / Instructor
KAUST, Saudi Arabia. CFD analysis of urban microclimates, national water emissions database development, and life cycle assessment of industrial sectors.
Postdoctoral Researcher / Instructor
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar. $4.4M QNRF cluster project on resilient water/energy systems, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD), and climate change impact modeling.
Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar (3.94 CGPA). Research on thermal desalination, multi-effect distillation, and sustainable thermodynamic cycles.
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (3.91 CGPA). Focus on thermo-fluid modeling and energy systems.
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (Gold Medalist)
NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan (4.0 CGPA, Top of Class Gold Medalist).
Submit Your Research to Dr. Tahir
Dr. Tahir is welcoming original submissions and proposal reviews in life cycle assessment (lca), desalination environmental impacts, water-energy nexus, sustainable energy systems, and decarbonization.. Submit now to receive high-quality peer review and rapid publication.
Scholarly Open Contributions
Editorial activity and publication history
Dr. Tahir joined our board as a founding Associate Editor in 2026.
While the editorial board is actively coordinating upcoming peer reviews, handled manuscripts will appear here once publication rounds conclude.