​Mohammed Qurban is the manager of marine studies in the center of environment and water in King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and the Vice-Chairman of Environmental Technology and Management Association (ETMA). Mr. Qurban is a member of many associations including Saudi Arabian Biological Society, Air and Waste Management Association, and Society of Computer science.  He held a position as a research assistant at National Oceanographic Center, Southampton, UK from 2009-to date. In  2003 to 2008, Mr. Qurban was a research assistant at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution in Fort Pierce, Florida, USA. ​