Maryam Khaleel is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Khalifa University and theme lead of sustainable fuels in the Research and Innovation Center on CO2 and Hydrogen. Her research is focused on the development of innovative porous materials to accelerate the transition to clean energy, with additive-free synthesis of hierarchical materials and the discovery of new structural mechanisms governing their formation enabling sustainable catalysis to produce clean fuels and chemicals, carbon utilization, and next-generation energy storage. Her achievements includes the Innovators under 35 MIT technology review Arabia, L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship, the SWARD Award by Sandooq Alwatan, the Sheikh Rashid Award for Scientific Achievement, and several international grants and honors.