Profile

College / Department
Teaching areas
Process Dynamics and Control, Computer Numerical Methods, Process Modeling and Simulation, Process Design, Safety, and Economics, Petroleum Refining, Fluid Flow, Statistical Design of Experiments, Advanced Process Analysis and Control.
Research areas
Advanced control, modeling, simulation, and optimization of petrochemical and environmental chemical processes, water desalination and wastewater treatment plants, drug delivery systems, and heat integration processes. Ionic liquids and its applications.
Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States, 1996
MS, Chemical Engineering, Kuwait University, 1990
BS, Chemical Engineering, Kuwait University, 1986
Professional experience
Professor, Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2010 - Present
Acting Department Head, Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, 2021 - 2021
Director, Gulf Ecosystems Research Center (gerc), American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2013 - 2015
Visiting Scholar, Nsf Science & Technology Center For Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction (cmop), Oregon Health & Science University, OR, United States, 2013 - 2013
Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2005 - 2010
Associate Professor, Jordan University of Sci. & Tech., Jordan, 2002 - 2009
Visiting Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2004 - 2005
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, University OF Wisconsin-Madison, WI, United States, 2003 - 2003
Assistant Professor, Jordan University of Sci. & Tech., Jordan, 1996 - 2002
Assistant Dean Of Engineering, Jordan University of Sci. & Tech., Jordan, 2000 - 2001
Senior Project Engineer, Advanced Optimization And Control Division, Aspen Technology, Houston, TX, USA, TX, United States, 1998 - 1999
Graduate Teaching Assistant/instructor, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 1992 - 1995
Teaching And Research Scientific Assistant, Kuwait university, Kuwait, 1986 - 1990
Memberships
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), USA, September 1992
Jordan Assoc. of Engineers, Jordan, June 1986
International Desalination Assoc., USA, September 2005 - September 2006
Contact
+971 6 515 2817