Majed Alrefae

Instructional Assistant Professor

Physical Science and Engineering Division

majed.alrefae@kaust.edu.sa

Dr. Alrefae’s research interests are in the large-scale processing of carbon nanostructures and their applications in sustainable energy systems.

Graphene Energy Heat Transfer

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, United States, 2018
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2008

Abdou, A. M., Mahmoud, H. A., Alrefae, M. A., Zhang, Y., Rekik, H. E., Seno, A. H., & Lubineau, G. (2026). Leveraging Processing-Induced Electromechanical Anisotropy of Laser-Induced Graphene for One-Shot Engraving of Highly Sensitive Strain Sensors. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 9(9), 4109-4121.
Bahabri, M., Figueiredo, J., Kara, Y., Lacoste, D. A., Alrefae, M. A., & Lubineau, G. (2026). Controlled growth of vertical graphene nanosheets via plasma flow screening. Nanotechnology, 37(5), 055601.
Mahmoud, H. A., AlJafari, A., Bahabri, M., Alrefae, M. A., & Lubineau, G. (2025). Processing-Controlled Seebeck Modulation in Laser-Induced Graphene for Flexible Temperature Sensors. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 7(14), 6384-6393.
Alrefae, M. A. (2025). Enhanced Performance of a Thermoelectric Module with Heat Pipes for Refrigeration Applications. Energies, 18(10), 2426.
Alrefae, M. A., Shivkumar, G., Alexeenko, A. A., Macheret, S. O., & Fisher, T. S. (2022). Roll-to-roll deposition of thin graphitic films and dependence on discharge modes in radio frequency capacitively coupled plasma. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 50(7), 2126-2137.
Alrefae, M. A., & Fisher, T. S. (2021). A heat transfer model for graphene deposition on Ni and Cu foils in a roll-to-roll plasma chemical vapor deposition system. Journal of Heat Transfer, 143(10), 103401.

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