Sustainability: Ambitions and Goals Towards a Green Campus

This webinar presents an initiative of Jordan University of Science and Technology’s (JUST) Smarter Campus Strategy, which envisions a smart, environmentally friendly campus that utilizes renewable energy and implements energy efficiency measures to achieve net-zero energy consumption and minimum carbon emissions on its campus. This webinar targets energy managers, engineers and stakeholders that have interest in sustainability, renewable energy and energy conservation.

Guest Speaker
Dr. Ghassan Tashtoush
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Jordan University of Science and Technology

Professor Tashtoush has worked at JUST since 1999. During his tenure, he held several administrative positions, including Dean of Scientific Research (2017-2019), director of the Energy Center (2013-2014), and head of Mechanical Engineering Department (2011-2012). He has over 60-refereed journal and conference publications, with more than 20 successfully supervised graduate students. He is a Certified Assessor using the EFQM Excellence Model and a Certified Energy Efficiency Auditor by the Northwest Energy Education Institute (NEEI), USA since 2003. He received his PhD in 1997 from the University of Kentucky, USA. After that, he worked for two years as an associate researcher (post-doctoral) at the University of Kentucky in conjunction with Toyota Production Company (Lean Manufacturing System).

Moderator: Dr. Amani Al-Othman, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, AUS

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