Awards and Recognition:
Employment History:
Editorial work:
Education:
Research Interests:
Atmospheric chemistry, iron fate in ocean microlayer, air quality, geochemistry, and environmental remediation. Click here for more on our ongoing research projects.
Google Scholar profile
Selected Publications:
Complete publications list
Memberships:
- Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry UK (2023-current)
- Hofmann Little Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service at Laurier (2023)
- The inaugural Gilead Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion from the Canadian Society for Chemistry (2022)
- University Research Professor (2021-2022)
- Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs (2020-current)
- WLU Faculty Association Merit Award (2020)
- Fullbright Canada Research Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry, Air Quality and Climate Change, Air UCI, Chemistry Department, University of California Irvine (2018-2019). Press release.
- Women in STEM poster by Ingenium Canada (2019)
- Dr. Raymond March Visiting Scientist, Chemistry Department, Trent University (2018) (See photos here)
- WLU Faculty Association Merit Award (2018)
- Environmental Science Leader by the Laurentian Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) (2018)
- Community Author, Laurier's Library (2017)
- Women Who Inspire Award (for professional excellence) by the Kitchener-Waterloo Coalition of Muslim Women (2017)
- Nominee for the KW Oktoberfest-Rogers Women of the Year (STEM) (2016)
- Canadian Arab to Watch by the Canadian Arab Institute in Toronto (2016)
- WLU Faculty Association Merit Award (2016)
- Canadian Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (2016)
- MAX Platinum Award of Excellence (2016)
- Imperial Oil University Research Award (2016)
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Division of Environmental Chemistry of the ACS (2015)
- Faculty Mentoring Award by Laurier Alumni Relations (2015), which was acknowledged and celebrated at the 2016 Laurier Teaching Awards Ceremony and Reception
- WLU Faculty Association Merit Award (2012)
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Division of Environmental Chemistry of the ACS (2012)
- Certificate of Appreciation from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications (2012)
- Early Researcher Award by Ontario's Ministry of Research and Innovation (2011-2016)
- American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund Award (2009-2012)
- Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award (2008)
- Best Poster Award from the Canadian Light Source while attending the second Synchrotron Summer School (Aug. 20-24, 2007)
- Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award (2007)
- Leaders Opportunity Fund Award from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (2006)
- University of Iowa DC Spriestersbach Dissertation Prize in Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering and University of Iowa nominee for the 2004 national competition for the Council of Graduate Schools/University Microfilms International Dissertation Prize (2004)
- NSERC Visiting Fellowship in Canadian Government Laboratories (deferred, 2003)
- National Award for Honour Students at the U.A.E. University from Her Highness Fatma Bint Mubarak (Wife of the late President of the United Arab Emirates) (1999)
Employment History:
- Full Professor and Chair, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso ('24-current)
- Full Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University ('17-'24), Adjunct Professor ('24-'27)
- Visiting Professor in the lab of Professor Antonio Valenzuela, Inter-university Research Institute of the Earth System in Andalusia (IISTA), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain (Jan-May '24)
- Adjunct Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Waterloo ('05-'24)
- Visiting Professor in the lab of Professor D. James Donaldson, Chemistry Department, University of Toronto (2011)
- Associated Graduate Faculty, Chemistry Department, University of Guelph ('07-'10)
- Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Wilfrid Laurier University ('10-'17)
- Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Wilfrid Laurier University ('05-'10)
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Professor Franz Geiger, Chemistry Department, Northwestern University ('03-'05)
Editorial work:
- Nature's Communications Chemistry (Member of the Editorial Board, 2022-2024)
- Atmosphere (Member of the Editorial Board, 2020-2023)
Education:
- Ph.D., Physical Chemistry (99-'03), University of Iowa, IA, USA, Supervisor: Professor Vicki Grassian
- B.Sc. (Honors) Chemistry (95-99), United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
Research Interests:
Atmospheric chemistry, iron fate in ocean microlayer, air quality, geochemistry, and environmental remediation. Click here for more on our ongoing research projects.
Google Scholar profile
Selected Publications:
- Hind A. Al-Abadleh*, Application of green chemistry principles to research in atmospheric chemistry, Mark Anthony Benvenuto and Lawrence Kolopajlo (Eds.), in Green Chemical Processes, Walter DeGruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston, 2024.
- Hind A. Al-Abadleh*, Iron content in aerosol particles and its impact on atmospheric chemistry (Invited Feature Article), Chemical Communications, 2024, 60, 1840-1855.
- Jason Hsu, Mohamed S. E. Houache, Yaser Abu-Lebdeh, Reagan Patton, Marcelo I. Guzman*, and Hind A. Al-Abadleh*. In-situ Electrochemistry of Formate on Cu thin films using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Langmuir, 2024, 40, 2377-2384.
- Hind A. Al-Abadleh*, Yara Khalaf, Carol Salama, and Brenda Kurorwaho. Air quality education in public schools. Science, 376(6593), 589, 2022.
Complete publications list
Memberships:
- Member, Working Group (Air Quality, Aerosol, and Gas Chemistry) for the new Medium-Long range Aircraft PLatform for Environmental Research (MAPLE) as a National Facility Enabling Interdisciplinary Environmental Research, National Research Council Canada (2023-current)
- Member, NASA Atmosphere Observing System (AOS) Applications Impact Team (AIT) (2023-current)
- Collaborator on the CSA HAWC Mission (2021-current)
- Member, University and Professional Education Committee, CMOS (2022-2024)
- Working Group on Atmosphere-Related Research in Canadian Universities (ARRCU, Chair 2022-2024, Vice-Chair 2019-2022, Member 2017-2019)
- Full Member, Working Group on aerosol trace element solubility, International Science Council, Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (2022-current)
- NanoOntario (Member of the Board of Directors, 2012-2024)
- MS2 Discovery Institute (Member, 2014-2024)
- Member, Nano Canada Committee on the Canadian Safety and Health Initiative for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology in Canada (2019-2023)
- Environment Division of the Chemical Institute of Canada (Past Chair 2022-current, Elected Chair 2019-2022, Elected Vice Chair and Outreach Coordinator 2016-2019, Elected Member at-large 2014-2016)
- Laurier's Research Theme Ambassador for Environments and Sustainability (2021-2023)
- Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (Associate Member, 2010-2017)
- Laurier Institute of Water Science (Member, 2010-2019)
- NSERC Discovery Grants for Chemistry Evaluation Group (1504), and Joint with Geoscience (1506) and Civil/Industrial/Systems Engineering (1509) groups (2018-2021)
- Executive Board Member, Abrahamic Faiths Panel, Martin Luther University College, WLU (2019)
- Science Advisor, Students for Sustainability at Laurier (2017-2018)
- Equity and Diversity Committee, Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (Member, 2017-2019)
- Working Group in Diversity and Equity (WIDE) (Member, Chemical Institute of Canada 2016-2021)
- Laurier Centre for Women in Science (Associate Director, 2012-2015)
- Canadian Geophysical Union
- American Geophysical Union
- Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology
- Canadian Society for Chemistry
- American Chemical Society