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Dr. Mehdi Ghommem

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College / Department

College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Teaching areas

Dynamics, mechanical vibrations, dynamic systems, aircraft stability and control, engineering measurements.

Research areas

Nonlinear dynamics, modeling and simulation of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS), fluid-structure interactions, model reduction of large dynamic/energy systems, flow in porous media.

Education

BS, Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie, Tunisia, 2007
MS, Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie, Tunisia, 2008
PhD, Virginia Tech, USA, 2011

Professional experience

Research Scientist, Schlumberger, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2013-2016
Postdoctoral Researcher, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, 2012-2013
Research Assistant, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, 2009-2011
Teaching Assistant, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, 2008-2009

Memberships

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), International Society for Porous Media (INTERPORE), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Contact

mghommem@aus.edu
+971 6 515 4933

Dr. Mehdi Ghommem

Assistant Professor
PhD in Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech, USA

Mehdi Ghommem worked as a research scientist with Schlumberger for three years. He was involved in conducting and supporting research projects along with recommending scientific approaches, novel concepts and technical solutions to monitor and control well stimulation operations. Prior to joining Schlumberger, he had a postdoctoral experience in the Center for Numerical Porous Media at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include nonlinear dynamics, model reduction of large dynamical/energy systems, and flow in porous media. Dr. Ghommem has published more than 40 refereed journal papers and holds a couple of patents.

Publications

Sayed, M. A., Ghommem, M., and Abdelkefi, A., 2018, Nonlinear analysis and characteristics of electrically-coupled microbeams under mechanical shock. Microsystem Technologies. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00542-018-4056-2
Qiu, X., Aidagulov, G., Ghommem, M., Edelman, E., Brady, E., and Abbad, M., 2018, Towards a better understanding of wormhole propagation in carbonate rocks: linear vs. radial acid injection. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. Vol. 171, 570-583.
Al‐Abbasi, O., Abdelkefi, A., and Ghommem, M., 2017, Modeling and Assessment of a Thermochemical Energy Storage using Salt Hydrates. International Journal of Energy Research. Vol. 41(14), 2149-2161.
Ghommem, M., and Abdelkefi, A., 2017, Nonlinear Analysis of Rotating Nanocrystalline Silicon Microbeams for Microgyroscope Applications. Microsystem Technologies. Vol. 23, 5931–5946.
Ghommem, M., Gildin, E., and Ghasemi, M., 2016, Complexity Reduction of Multi-Phase Flows in Heterogeneous Porous Media. SPE Journal. Vol. 21, no. 01, 144-151. doi: 10.2118/167295-PA.
Ghommem, M. Zhao, W., Dyer, S., Qiu, X., and Brady, D., 2015, Carbonate Acidizing: Modeling, Analysis, and Characterization of Wormhole Formation and Propagation, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. Vol. 131, 18-33.
Alotaibi, M., Calo, V., Efendiev, Y., Galvis, J., and Ghommem, M., 2015, Global-Local Nonlinear Model Reduction for Flows in Heterogeneous Porous Media, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. Vol. 292, 122-137.
Calo, V., Efendiev, Y., Galvis, J., and Ghommem, M., 2014, Multiscale Empirical Interpolation for Solving Nonlinear PDEs, Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 278, 204-220.
Ghommem, M., Qiu, X., Brady, D., Crary, S., Al-Tajar, F., and Mahjoub, A., 2017, Real-Time Monitoring of Matrix Acidizing by Use of Resistivity Measurements. Journal of Petroleum Technology. Vol. 69(6), 68-69 (edited by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter).
Ghommem, M. and Calo, V.M., 2014, Flapping Wings in Line Formation Flight: a Computational Analysis, The Aeronautical Journal. 118(1203), 485-501.
Ghommem, M., Collier, N., Niemi, A.H., and Calo, V.M., 2014, On the Shape Optimization of Flapping Wings and their Performance Analysis, Aerospace Science & Technology, Vol. 32, 274-292.
Ghommem, M., Calo, V.M, and Efendiev, Y., 2014, Mode Decomposition Methods for Flows in High-Contrast Porous Media. A Global Approach, Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 257, 400-413.
Ghommem, M., Calo V.M. and Claudel C.G., 2013, Micro-Cantilever Flow Sensor for Small Aircrafts, Journal of Vibration and Control, doi: 10.1177/1077546313505636.
Ghommem, M., Presho, M., Calo, V.M, Efendiev, Y., 2013, Mode Decomposition Methods for Flows in High-Contrast Porous Media. Global-Local Approach, Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 253, 226-238.
Abdelkefi , A., Ghommem, M., Nuhait A.O., and Hajj, M.R., 2014, Nonlinear Analysis and Enhancement of Low-Aspect Ratio Wing-based Piezoaeroelastic Energy Harvesters, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 333, 166-177.
Ghommem, M., Hajj, M.R., Mook, D.T., Stanford, B.K., Beran, P.S., and Watson, L.T., 2013, Global-Local Optimization of Flapping Kinematics in Hovering Flights, International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, Vol. 5, No. 2, 109-126.
Nayfeh, A., Abdel-Rahman, E.M., and Ghommem, M., 2013, A Novel Frequency-Domain Microgyroscope, Journal of Vibration and Control. doi: 10.1177/1077546313491775.
Ghommem, M., Nayfeh, A.H., and Choura, S., 2013, Model Reduction and Analysis of a Vibrating Beam Microgyroscope, Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 19, No. 8, 1240-1249.
Ghommem, M., Abdelke fi, A., Nuhait, A.O., and Hajj, M.R., 2012, Aeroelastic Analysis and Nonlinear Dynamics of an Elastically-Mounted Wing, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 331, 5774-5787.
Ghommem, M., Hajj, M.R., Mook, D.T., Stanford, B.K. Beran, P.S., Snyder, R.D., and Watson, L.T., 2012, Global optimization of Actively-Morphing Flapping Wings, Journal of Fluids and Structures, Vol. 33, 210-228.
Ghommem, M., Qiu, X., Aidagulov, G., and Abbad, M., 2018, Streaming potential measurements for downhole monitoring of reservoir fluid flows: A laboratory study. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. Vol. 161, 38-49.
Ghommem, M. and Abdelkefi, A., 2018, Nonlinear reduced-order modeling and effectiveness of electrically-actuated microbeams for bio-mass sensing applications. International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design. pp 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10999-018-9402-0
Larkin, K., Ghommem, M., and Abdelkefi, A., 2018, Significance of size dependent and material structure coupling on the characteristics and performance of nanocrystalline micro/nano gyroscopes. Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. Vol. 99, 169-181.
Garcia, D., Ghommem, M., Collier, N., Varga, BON, and Calo, V. M., 2018, PyFly: A fast, portable aerodynamics simulator. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. Vol. 344, 875-903.
Ghommem, M., and Abdelkefi, A., 2017, Performance Analysis of Differential-Frequency Microgyroscopes Made of Nanocrystalline Material. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. Vol. 133, 495-503.
Ghommem, M., and Abdelkefi, A., 2017, Novel Design of Microgyroscopes Employing Electrostatic Actuation and Resistance-Change Based Sensing. Journal of Sound and Vibration. Vol. 411, 278–288.
Ghommem, M., and Abdelkefi, A., 2017, Novel Design of Microgyroscopes Employing Electrostatic Actuation and Resistance-Change Based Sensing. Journal of Sound and Vibration. Vol. 411, 278–288.
Aboelkassem, Y., Nayfeh, A.H., and Ghommem, M., 2010, Bio-mass Sensor Using an Electrostatically Actuated Microcantilever in a Vaccum Microchannel, Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 16, No. 10, 1749-1755.

Conference Presentations

Ghommem, M., Ahmed, M. S., and Abdelkefi, A., Modelling and Performance Study of Electrically-coupled Microbeams Subject to Shock Load for MEMS Applications. The tenth conference in the Engineering Computational Technology (ECT), Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 September 2018.
Ahmed, M. S., Ghommem, M., Abdelkefi, A., and Romdhane, L., Squeeze-Film Damping Effect on Electrically-coupled Microbeams in Shock Environments, ASME 2018 IDETC - 12th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS) Quebec City, Canada, 26-29 August 2018.
Puzyrev, V., Ghommem, M., Meka, S., and Calo, V. Reduced Order Modeling in Geophysics: pyROM Open-source Framework. The 80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 11-14, 2018.
Basta, E., Ghommem, M., Romdhane, L., Emam, S., and Abdelkefi, A., Design, Implementation, and Performance Analysis of Miniature Wind Turbine. International Symposium on Mechanics and Its applications - ISMA'18, Sharjah, UAE, March 4-6 2018.

Awards and Honors

Faculty Research Grant, American University of Sharjah, AY: 2017-2018.
Schlumberger Henri Doll Prize for Innovation, Saudi Arabia, May 2014
The Amir Chand and Dewki Bai Batra Scholarship, Virginia Tech, USA, Fall 2011
Liviu Librescu Memorial Scholarship, Virginia Tech, USA, Fall 2010
Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science Fellowship, USA, Fall 2008

Other creative/research

M. Ghommem, R. Taherian, S. Dyer, and X. Qiu, Monitoring Matrix Acidizing Operations, US Non-Provisional Patent Application, IS14.8534-US-NP, (date fi led: November 21, 2014).
C. Claudel, K. N. Salama, V. Calo, M. Ghommem, Amro M. Elshurafa, and M. Shaqura, Method and Sensors for Estimating and Predicting Air Flow Around Air Vehicles, US Non-Provisional Patent Application US 20150377915 A1 (datefiled: February 7, 2013).

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