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College / Department

College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Teaching areas

Solids and Structure Mechanics

Research areas

Metrology, Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Material, and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

Education

BS, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, 2001
MS, University of Cincinnati, USA, 2003
PhD, University of Cincinnati, USA, 2007
MBA, Xavier University, USA, 2014

Professional experience

Global NDE Leader, Engineering Manufacturing Technology, General Electric (GE) Oil & Gas, Houston, TX, USA, 2010-2012
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 2009-2010
Staff Engineer, NDE Technology, GE Aviation, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 2007-2010
NDE Research Assistant, NDE Lab, University of Cincinnati,Cincinnati, OH, USA, 2004-2007

Memberships

American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)

Contact

babunabah@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2992

Dr. Bassam Abu-Nabah

Associate Professor
PhD in Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati, USA

Bassam Abu-Nabah has diverse industrial and educational backgrounds in nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of material. Prior to joining AUS, he held a Staff NDE Engineer position for three years at General Electric (GE) Aviation. In this role, he became a research and development focal point where he led NDE programs globally at different technology readiness levels. Then he joined GE Oil & Gas as a Global NDE Leader for two years, where he won the Above and Beyond award. Currently, he serves as the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) – UAE Section VP. His research interests are in metrology and nondestructive evaluation of material.

Publications

B. A. Abu-Nabah, "Reduction of lift-off effect in high-frequency apparent eddy current conductivity spectroscopy," Measurement Science and Technology, 28, p. 055107 (2017).
B. A. Abu-Nabah, "Metallic coating thickness assessment over nonmagnetic metals using apparent eddy current conductivity spectroscopy," International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 54, pp. 77-91 (2017).
B. A. Abu-Nabah, A. O. ElSoussi, A. K. Al Alami, "Simple laser vision sensor calibration for surface profiling applications," Optics and Lasers in Engineering, pp. 51-61 (2016).
B. A. Abu-Nabah, W. T. Hassan, D. Ryan, M. P. Blodgett, and P. B. Nagy, “The effect of hardness on eddy current residual stress profiling in shot-peened nickel alloys,” JNDE, 29, pp.143-153 (2010).
B. A. Abu-Nabah, F. Yu, W. T. Hassan, M. P. Blodgett, and P. B. Nagy, “Eddy current residual stress profiling in surface-treated engine alloys,” NDT&E, 24, pp. 209-232 (2009).
B. A. Abu-Nabah and P. B. Nagy, “Lift-off effect in high-frequency eddy current conductivity spectroscopy,” NDT&E International, 40, pp. 555-565 (2007).
B. A. Abu-Nabah and P. B. Nagy, “High-frequency eddy current conductivity spectroscopy for residual stress profiling in surface-treated nickel-base superalloys,” NDT&E International, 40, pp. 405-418 (2007).
B. A. Abu-Nabah and P. B. Nagy, “Improved inversion method for eddy current profiling of near-surface residual stress in surface-treated metals,” NDT&E International, 39, pp. 641-651 (2006).
M. A. Hader, M. A. Al-Nimr and B. A. Abu-Nabah, “The dual-phase-lag heat conduction model in thin slabs under a fluctuating volumetric thermal disturbance,” International Journal of Thermophysics, 23, pp. 1669-1680 (2003).
M. A. Al-Nimr, B. A. Abu-Nabah and M. Naji, “A novel summer air conditioning system,” Energy Conversion and Management, 43, pp. 1911-1921(2002).

Conference Presentations

M. O. Hamdan and B. A. Abu-Nabah, "Solar air-conditioning: Case study of solar absorption versus photovoltaic vapor compression systems," 2017 7th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO), Sharjah, UAE, April 2017.
B. A. Abu-Nabah, A. ElSoussi, and A. Al Alami, "Simple Laser Vision Sensor Calibration Technique for Surface Profiling Applications," EMN Meeting on 3D Research, Bangkok, Thailand, November, 2015
A. ElSoussi, A. Al Alami, and B. A. Abu-Nabah, ?Virtual environment assessment for laser-based vision surface profiling,? Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 34, pp. 1326-1333 (AIP, New York, 2015).
B. A. Abu-Nabah, ?Nonmagnetic cladding thickness assessment over nonmagnetic conducting material,? ADRAC 2014, Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 2014.
B. A. Abu-Nabah, A. ElSoussi, and A. Al Alami, ?Lased-based vision surface profiling over welds,? ADRAC 2014, Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 2014.
R. Gouia, and B. A. Abu-Nabah, ?Radon transforms for nondestructive testing,? International Conference on Sustainable Systems and the Environment, Sharjah, UAE, February 2014.
B. A. Abu-Nabah, W. T. Hassan, M. P. Blodgett, and P. B. Nagy, ?Limitations of eddy current residual stress profiling in surface-treated engine alloys of various hardness levels,? Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 29, pp. 1357-1364 (AIP, New York, 2010).
B. A. Abu-Nabah, V. O?Neil, and T. Butterfield, ?Eddy current array probe technology update,? 2009 GE Wide NDE Synergy Conference, GE GRC, Niskayuna, New York, September 2009.
B. A. Abu-Nabah, W. T. Hassan, M. P. Blodgett, and P. B. Nagy, ?On the limitations of eddy current residual stress profiling in precipitation-hardened nickel-base superalloys,? 14th International Workshop on ENDE, Dayton, Ohio, July, 2009.
B. A. Abu-Nabah, T. Patton and S. Hayes, ?The feasibility of utilizing eddy current nondestructive evaluation as an alternative for nital etch inspection,? 2008 GE Wide NDE Synergy Conference, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Wilmington, North Carolina, February 2008.
B. A. Abu-Nabah and P. B. Nagy, ?Recent improvements in high-frequency eddy current conductivity spectroscopy,? Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 27, pp. 392-399 (AIP, New York, 2008).
B. A. Abu-Nabah and P. B. Nagy, ?The feasibility of eddy current conductivity spectroscopy for near-surface cold work profiling in titanium alloys,? Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 27, pp. 1228-1235 (AIP, New York, 2008).
B. A. Abu-Nabah and P. B. Nagy, ?High-frequency eddy current conductivity spectroscopy for near-surface residual stress profiling in surface-treated nickel-base superalloys,? Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 26, pp. 302-309 (AIP, New York, 2007).
B. A. Abu-Nabah and P. B. Nagy, ?Iterative inversion method for eddy current evaluation of near-surface residual stress profile in surface-treated metals,? Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 26, pp. 310-317 (AIP, New York, 2007).

Awards and Honors

Above and Beyond Award, GE Oil & Gas, 2012
2nd place QNDE Conference Student Poster Competition , 2006
Hisham Hijjawi Award for Applied Sciences, Industry and Energy Filed, 2003
University of Cincinnati Graduate Scholarship, 2001–2007
University of Cincinnati Graduate Assistantship, 2001-2002, and 2003–2007

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