Abdullah Bukhamsin
- Ph.D. Student (former), Bioengineering
Biography
Abdullah Bukhamsin received his B.Sc. degree in Bioengineering from Rice University (Houston, Texas) in 2018. Following that, he completed his M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Thuwal, Saudi Arabia) in 2020 under the supervision of Dr. Jurgen Kosel. In 2025, he completed his PhD degree in Bioengineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Thuwal, Saudi Arabia) under the supervision of Dr. Khaled N. Salama and co-supervision of Dr, Ikram Blilou.
Research Interests
Abdullah is interested in developing scalable micro-fabrication methods for 3D electrodes for electrochemical sensors pertaining to applications centered on physiological monitoring of biomarkers.
About
Selected Publications:
- Bukhamsin, Abdullah, et al. "In vivo dynamics of indole-and phenol-derived plant hormones: Long-term, continuous, and minimally invasive phytohormone sensor." (2025) Science Advances.
- Bukhamsin, Abdullah, et al. "Accelerating adoption of species-agnostic plant sensors for precision farming." (2025) Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering.
- Bukhamsin, Abdullah, et al. "Early and high-throughput plant diagnostics: strategies for disease detection." (2024) Trends in Plant Science.
- Bukhamsin, Abdullah, et al. "Minimally-invasive, real-time, non-destructive, species-independent phytohormone biosensor for precision farming." (2022) Biosensors & Bioelectronics.
- Bukhamsin, Abdullah, et al. "Robust, long‐term, and exceptionally sensitive microneedle‐based bioimpedance sensor for precision farming." (2021) Advanced Science.
- Bukhamsin, Abdullah, et al. "Impedimetric Plant Biosensor Based on Minimally Invasive and Flexible Microneedle Electrodes." 2020 IEEE 33rd International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). IEEE, 2020.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
- Bioengineering, Rice University, United States, 2018
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, 2020
- Doctor of Science (DS)
- Bioengineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, 2025
- Arabic
- Native or bilingual proficiency
- English
- Full professional proficiency