Khaoula Khaless holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Rennes 1, obtained in 2006. She has fifteen years of experience in research project management. She now occupies the position of associate professor in CBS department. Before joining UM6P, she occupied the position of Engineer/Analyst, in “Acid, Process and separation Technologies” Unit, in the R&D Department OCP Group, El Jadida
She is specialist in membrane separation process and their application in the phosphate industry and its derivatives. Her research is mainly focused on phosphoric acid, desalination, phosphogypsum, trace elements, rare earths, new products, water, separation technologies and process in different industrial sectors, in particular the purification and treatment of phosphoric acid.
She has published numerous scientific articles, international patents, and book chapters on these subjects. Since 2021, she has held the position of president of the research commission at CEDoc – CRC, dedicated to obtaining the academic authorization (HU) or authorization to supervise research. Furthermore, she serves as the principal investigator (PI) and Co-principal investigator (Co-PI) in several industrial and academic projects.