Dr. Thibault Guiberti is a research assistant professor of mechanical engineering at KAUST. His research applies advanced laser imaging techniques to address combustion-related problems for clean fuel solutions. Guiberti is active in the Clean Energy Research Platform at KAUST, a consortium of subject experts focused on combustion science and its role in advancing a sustainable future. He received the Silver Combustion Medal of the Combustion Institute for the development of a novel quantitative imaging technique applied to high-pressure hydrogen flames. The work builds on investigations conducted during his Ph.D. studies at CentraleSupelec, France into the impact of hydrogen enrichment on gas-turbine like swirl flames. Professor Guiberti’s research appears in leading journals such as International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Combustion and Flame and Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.​

Dr. Guiberti's research interests focus on reactive flows and optical diagnostics, with special emphasis on the combustion of carbon-free fuels (e.g., hydrogen and ammonia) at practically-relevant conditions, namely high pressure and turbulence. He is also interested in the development of optical diagnostics for the measurement of temperature and species concentration, including laser-induced fluorescence, Raman spectroscopy and chemiluminescence. Through his research, he hopes to contribute to the promotion of carbon-free fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia, in practical combustion devices.​