• Membrane distillation hybrids for water production and energy efficiency enhancement: A critical review 
  N. Ghaffour, S. Soukane, J.-G. Lee, Y. Kim, A. Alpatova
  Applied Energy, volume 254, pp. 113698, (2019)
• Direct contact membrane distillation module scale-up calculations: Choosing between convective and conjugate approa... 
  S. Soukane, J.-G. Lee, N. Ghaffour
  Separation and Purification Technology, volume 209, pp. 279-292, (2019)
• Total water production capacity inversion phenomenon in multi-stage direct contact membrane distillation: A theoret... 
  J.-G. Lee, A.S. Alsaadi, A.M. Karam, L. Francis, S. Soukane, N. Ghaffour
  Journal of Membrane Science, volume 544, pp.126-134, (2017)
• Effect of feed flow pattern on the distribution of permeate fluxes in desalination by direct contact membrane disti... 
  S. Soukane, M.W. Naceur, L. Francis, A. Alsaadi, N. Ghaffour
  Desalination, volume 418, pp. 43-59, (2017)

• Ph.D., Process Engineering, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France
  
• M.Sc., Process Engineering, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France
  
• B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Ecole Nationale Polytechnique d'Alger, Algeria

• 2019-present: Research scientist, WDRC, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
  
• 2015-2019: Associate professor, National Institute of Marine Science and Coastal Management. Algiers, Algeria
  
• 2010-2015: Associate professor, Chemical engineering department, University of Blida, Algeria
  
• 2008-2010: Process integration manager, Advanced Technologies Research Center, Algeria
  
• 2002-2008: Senior researcher, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  
• 2000-2002: Research engineer, Applied Materials Inc., CA, USA
  
• 1998-2000: Post-doctoral research associate, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, USA.

​Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC)

Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE)