Ali Chamkha
Mechanical Engineering Department
Prince Sultan Endowed Chair for Energy and Environment
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU)
P.O. Box 1664
Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Office Phone: (966)138498800
Mobile Phone: (966)562597794
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://alichamkha.net
CURRENT POSITION
Full Professor and Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Prince Sultan
Endowed Chair for Energy and Environment at Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University,
Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville,
Tennessee, USA. December 1989 (GPA: 3.9/4.0)
Dissertation Title: "Boundary-Layer Flow of a Particulate Suspension Past a Flat Plate"
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville,
Tennessee, USA. August 1987 (GPA: 4.0/4.0)
Thesis Title: "The Asymptotic Suction Profile For a Two-Phase Suspension"
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville,
Tennessee, USA. June 1986 (GPA: 3.4/4.0)
Concentration Area: Thermal Sciences
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Prince Sultan Endowed Chair for Energy and Environment, March 2016 – Present,
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU), Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Chairman and Full Professor, November 2014 – Present, Mechanical Engineeing
Department, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU), Al-Khobar, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia.
Managing the Department activities, establishing the vision and setting the strategic goals.
Currently teaching heat transfer, fluid mechanics and learning outcome assesment III
courses.
Managing Director, May 2014 – November 2014, Future Projects International for
Trading and Consultation Company, Kuwait.
Managed and performed studies on establishing training and educational institutes projects.
General Manager, February 2014 – May 2014, Accredited Skills Institute, Kuwait.
Managed the Institue activities and plans and performed various training courses.
Consultant, June 2013 – September 2013, Aldhabi Trading and Consultation Company,
Kuwait.
Assisted in studies dealing with environmental, sugar plant and trading projects.
Chief Executive Officer, October 2012 – May 2014, Marat Trading and Consultation
Company, Kuwait.
Managed environmental and electrical consultation projects.
Full Professor, January 2009 – September 2012, The Public Authority for Applied
Education & Training, Kuwait.
Taught qaulity control, materials technology, industrial management, basic materials
technology and manufacturing engineering projects courses.
Adviser to Director General of Public Authority for Industry, May 2010 – May 2011
Office of the Director General of the Public Authority for Industry, Janoob Al-Surra,
Kuwait.
Associate Professor, September 2003 – December 2008, The Public Authority for Applied
Education & Training, Kuwait.
Proposed a new comprehensive and unique program of study named ‘‘Quality Engineering
Technology’’.
Engineering Adviser, April 2003 – September 2003
Office of the Director General of the Public Authority for Applied Education & Training,
Adylia, Kuwait.
Adjunct Professor, September 2004 – December 2008, College of Management Sciences,
Kuwait University
Taught mathematics for management sciences and operations management courses.
Associate Professor, May 1997 – January 2003, Kuwait University.
Applied for promotion to the rank of Full Professor in January 2002. Promotion approved
by the Department on January 22, 2003. Taught engineering dynamics, fluid mechanics,
thermodynamics, heat transfer, engineering probability and statistics, aerodynamics,
graduate continuum mechanics, graduate gas dynamics, advanced aerodynamics, advanced
conduction heat transfer, advanced convection heat transfer, advanced multiphase flow,
and special topics in heat transfer, advanced engineering thermodynamics courses.
Assistant Professor, September 1993 -- April 1997, Kuwait University
Taught engineering dynamics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, engineering
probability and statistics, graduate gas dynamics, and advanced conduction heat transfer
courses.
Assistant Professor, January 1990 -- May 1991, Tennessee Technological University
Taught dynamics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, vibrations, and fluid mechanics
laboratory courses. to Engineering students. Was associated with the university as a
consultant, and served on a Ph.D. graduate advisory committee.
Graduate Teaching Instructor, September 1987 -- December 1989, Tenn. Tech.
University
Taught dynamics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, vibrations, and fluid mechanics
laboratory courses to Engineering students.
Instructor, Tenth and Eleventh Annual Introduction to Engineering and Computer
Workshops, Tennessee Tech University (Summers of 1988 and 1989).
Responsibilities included lecturing and supervising lab activities in aerodynamics, and
grading assignments in various other subjects.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 1986 -- June 1987
Taught fluid mechanics laboratory course.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
During my teaching career, I have taught the following courses at the undergraduate and
graduate levels:
Engineering Statics Undergraduate
Engineering Dynamics Undergraduate
Engineering Thermodynamics Undergraduate
Mechanical Vibrations Undergraduate
Fluid Mechanics I and II Undergraduate
Fluid Mechanics Lab Undergraduate
Heat Transfer Undergraduate
Aerodynamics Undergraduate
Engineering Mechanics Undergraduate
Quality Control Undergraduate
Probability and Statistics Undergraduate
Operations Management Undergraduate
Senior Project Design Undergraduate
Industrial Management Undergraduate
Storage Principles Undergraduate
Materials Handling Technology Undergraduate
Metallic Materials I Undergraduate
Engineering Materials Undergraduate
Basic Materials Technology Undergraduate
Workshop Technology Undergraduate
Electric Circuits Undergraduate
Manufacturing Engineering Projects Undergraduate
Mathematics for Management Sciences Undergraduate
Introduction to Computers Undergraduate
Learning Outcome Assessment III Undergraduate
Continuum Mechanics Graduate
Advanced Aerodynamics Graduate
Advanced Conduction Heat Transfer Graduate
Advanced Convection Heat Transfer Graduate
Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics Graduate
Special Topics in Heat Transfer Graduate
Multiphase Flow Graduate
Gas Dynamics Graduate
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Throughout my industry and university careers after my Ph.D. graduation in December
1989, I was and still is involved in many broad research areas. These areas include
Multiphase Fluid-Particle Dynamics
Energy Systems Modelling
Nanofluids Flow Modelling
Transport in Porous Media
Heat and Mass Transfer
Magnetohydrodynamics
Fluid-Particle Separation
Graduate Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech University
Ph.D. Dissertation research was concerned with the development of a boundary-layer
theory for particulate suspension flows. The theory was applied for numerical modeling of
two-phase flow past a semi-infinite flat plate.
Graduate Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech University
M.S. Thesis research was in two-phase flow. Its purpose was to investigate the possibility
of developing a consistent two-phase model allowing for both inertial transport and
diffusion of particles.
Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Electric Power, Tennessee Tech University
(June 1987 -- September 1987)
Assisted in modeling unsteady heat transfer problems.
Theoretical Physics Research Assistant, Physics Department, Tennessee Tech University
(September 1985 -- December 1985)
Wrote and modified FORTRAN and ACSL programs.
Utilized SAS for large data base.
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
Staff Research Engineer, Fleetguard, Inc., Cookeville, Tennessee
(May 1991 -- September 1993)
Performed research in filtration and applied it for predicting performance of flat sheets,
pleated media, and stacked discs.
Developed a thermodynamic model for relative humidity and condensation rate in an
air intake system of an engine.
Developed several FORTRAN programs for design purposes.
Served on Fleetguard's Technology Council.
Coordinated research activities with universities and firms.
Initiated and approved a proposal for acquiring a supercomputer.
Completed a training course on using FLUENT and FLUENT/BFC.
Analyzed filtration systems using FLUENT and FLUENT/BFC.
Analyzed and designed new filtration products.
Published several research papers on filtration and CFD.
Taught a three-month fluid mechanics course.
Completed short courses on DOS, Microsoft Project, and Windows.
Completed short courses on Quality Control, FMEA, and ISO9000.
Completed short course on Design of an experiment (Taguchi).
Learned and used several software (SigmaPlot, WordPerfect, TableCurve, Excel,
Harvard Graphics, and Microsoft Word).
Worked as Quality Auditor.
Temporary Drafter, International Specialty Supply, Cookeville, Tennessee (August 1987)
Designed machine drawings used in the agricultural industry.
COMPUTER EXPERTISE
ACSL, CAD/CAM, FORTRAN, PASCAL, MATLAB, FLUENT, FIDAP, VMS and
UNIX operating systems, and several graphing software such as TECHPLOT, ORIGIN,
GRAPHER and SURFER.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Workshop on The Art of Speed Achievement, PAAET, 28-30 November, 2011.
Workshop on Endnote, PAAET, 2009.
Workshop on Quality Teaching, PAAET, 2008.
Workshop on Test Construction, PAAET, 27-29 March, 2004.
Workshop on the Curriculum Development for the Mechanical Engineering Program
(Chairman for Multi-Section Courses), Kuwait University, 1996.
Workshop on Excellence in Teaching, Kuwait University, December 1995.
Fluid-Particle Separation: Theory and Experiments, AFS, Cookeville, TN, June 1992.
Workshop on Power Plant instrumentation, Tennessee Technological University, July
1987.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
Awarded ASME Students’ Choice Award for Outstanding Chairman, Prince
Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2015.
Awarded Highly Commended Award Winner, Emerald Literati Network Awards for
Excellence, 2013. Winning Paper in International Journal for Numerical Methods in
Heat and Fluid Flow, Volume 22, pp. 1073-1085, 2012.
Awarded Khwarizmi International Award in Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2012.
Awarded Most Outstanding Reviewer Award for International Journal for Numerical
Methods in Heat and Fluid Flow, Literati Network Awards for Excellence, 2012.
Awarded Highly Commended Award Winner, Emerald Literati Network Awards for
Excellence, 2012. Winning Paper in International Journal for Numerical Methods in
Heat and Fluid Flow, Volume 21, pp. 418-433, 2011.
Awarded Khalifa Award for Distinguished University Professor in Scientific
Research at the Arab World Level, Khalifa Education Awards, Abu Dhabi, 2011.
Awarded Senior Scientist Award, American Filtration and Separation Society, 2007.
Awarded Outstanding Teaching Award, University Level, Kuwait University, 2001.
Awarded Outstanding Research Award in Basic and Applied Sciences, University
Level, Kuwait University, 2001.
Awarded Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering and Petroleum
Level, Kuwait University, 2001.
Awarded Outstanding Research Award, College of Engineering and Petroleum
Level, Kuwait University, 2001.
Awarded Young Arab Researcher Award in Engineering Sciences, Abdul-Hamid
Shoman Foundation, Amman, Jordan, 1998.
Awarded Outstanding Teaching Award, Kuwait University, 1997.
Awarded Certificate for Outstanding Teaching, Kuwait University, 1996.
Awarded Pi Tau Sigma Students’ Choice Award for Best ME Professor, Tennessee
Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, 1991.
Awarded Achievement Award for Engineering & Technology, Fleetguard,Inc.,1993.
Awarded certificate of appreciation by Tennessee Technological University, 1986.
Awarded certificate of appreciation by the American Filtration and Separation
Society, 1993.
Awarded certificate of appreciation by ASHRAE-Kuwait, 1999.
Completed all degrees in a record time of five years.
Who's Who in the World (Millennium Edition)
Who's Who in Science and Engineering (2nd Edition, Page 136)
Who's Who in Science and Engineering (3rd Edition, page 155)
Who's Who in Science and Engineering (5th Edition, page 207)
Registered as an Engineer-In-Training (EIT), Certificate Number 10659.
Profile appeared in Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, September 1993.
Order of the Engineer
EDITORIAL BOARD SERVICES
Associate Editor for the ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering
Applications (2015-present)
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Recent Patents on Mechanical
Engineering (2015-present)
Member of the International Editorial Advisory Board for Journal of Applied and
Computational Mechanics (2015-present)
Member of the Honrary Editorial Board for Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Research (2014-present)
Member of the Editorial Board for Journal of Mathematical Modeling (2014-present)
Member of the Editorial Board for Journal of Nanofluids (2013-present)
Member of the Editorial Board for International Journal of Fluids and Thermal
Sciences (2012-present)
Member of the Editorial Board for American Journal of Engineering and Applied
Sciences (2012-present)
Associate Editor for the International Research Journal of Engineering Science,
Technology and Innovation (2012-present)
Member of the Editorial Board for International Journal of Advanced Renewable
Energy Research (2011-present)
Deputy Editor-in-Chief for International Journal of Energy & Technology (2011-
present)
Member of the Editorial Board for International Journal for Microscale and
Nanoscale Thermal and Fluid Transport Phenomena (2011-present)
Member of the Advisory Editorial Board for International Journal for Numerical
Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow (2011-present)
Member of the Editorial Board for International Journal of Industrial Mathematics
(2011-present)
Editor for Communications in Numerical Analysis journal (2011-present)
Associate Editor for Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics (2011-present)
Editor for Hindawi ISRN Mechanical Engineering journal (2010-present)
Associate Editor for International Journal of Energy & Technology (2009-2011)
International Editor-in-Chief for Fluid/Particle Separation Journal (2001-2003)
Associate Technical Editor for Fluid/Particle Separation Journal (1992-2001)
PROFESSIONAL REVIEWING SERVICES
Reviewer for International Journal of Engineering Science
Reviewer for International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Reviewer for International Journal of Thermal Sciences
Reviewer for ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering
Reviewer for ASME Journal of Heat Transfer
Reviewer for ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics
Reviewer for ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications
Reviewer for International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
Reviewer for Acta Mechanica Journal
Reviewer for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics Journal
Reviewer for Journal of Porous Media
Reviewer for Heat Transfer Engineering Journal
Reviewer for International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research
Reviewer for Applied Mathematical Modelling Journal
Reviewer for International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
Reviewer for International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow
Reviewer for Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
Reviewer for Heat and Mass Transfer Journal
Reviewer for Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A
Reviewer for Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Research
Reviewer for Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics
Reviewer for Journal of Propulsion and Power Research
Reviewer for Journal of Computational Physics
Reviewer for Journal of Environmental Management
Reviewer for Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
Reviewer for Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computations
Reviewer for International Journal of Fluids and Thermal Sciences
Reviewer for Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Reviewer for Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Basic and Applied Sciences
Reviewer for World Journal of Nano Science and Engineering
Reviewer for Journal of Nanofluids
Reviewer for Meccanica Journal
Reviewer for Chemical Engineering Journal
Reviewer for Chemical Engineering Communications
Reviewer for Computers & Mathematics with Applications
Reviewer for International Journal of Energy & Technology
Reviewer for Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control
Reviewer for International Journal of Heat & Technology
Reviewer for International Journal of the Physical Sciences
Reviewer for Journal of Petroleum and Gas Engineering
Reviewer for Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering
Reviewer for Journal of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Reviewer for Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulations
Reviewer for Alexandria Engineering Journal
Reviewer for Thermal Science, Belgrade
Reviewer for Canadian Journal of Physics
Reviewer for Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Reviewer for Latin American Applied Research Journal
Reviewer for Mathematical and Computer Modelling
Reviewer for Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Reviewer for International Journal of Industrial Mathematics
Reviewer for Hindawi Journal of Applied Mathematics
Reviewer for Hindawi ISRN Mechanical Engineering journal
Reviewer for The Open Transport Phenomena Journal
Reviewer for Physica Scripta Journal
Reviewer for Journal of Computational and Applied Mechanics
Reviewer for Il Nuovo Cimento B
Reviewer for Applied Mathematics Research Express
Reviewer for Korean Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Reviewer for Fluid/Particle Separation Journal
Reviewer for Mechanics Research Communications
Reviewer for Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS)
Reviewer for Research Administration at Kuwait University
Reviewer for Iraq Research and Development Initiative Round III Grant Competition
Reviewer for International Journal of Microscale and Nanoscale Thermal and Fluid
Transport Phenomena
Reviewer for SRX Physics
Refree for International Contest for Engineering Inventions, Kuwait, October 2007
and October 2008.
Refree for The Prince Outstanding Fatcories Award, Kuwait, 2007 and 2010.
Refree for KEFAS Scientific Award, Kuwait, November 2007.
Refree for International Contest for Engineering Inventions, Kuwait,October 2008.
Vice Chairman of the Scientific Committee for the 2004 International Mechanical
Engineering Conference (IMEC-2004) held in Kuwait, December 5-8, 2004.
Chaired several technical sessions at the IMEC-2004 meeting.
Member of the Scientific Committee for the American Filtration and Separation
Society, 2009-present.
Member of the International Scientific Committee for The 6th IASME / WSEAS
International Conference on Continuum Mechanics (CM '11) held in Cambridge,
United Kingdom, February 23-25, 2011.
Member of the International Scientific Committee for for The 6th IASME / WSEAS
International Conference on Water Resources, Hydraulics & Hydrology (WHH '11)
held in Cambridge, United Kingdom, February 23-25, 2011.
Member of the International Scientific Committee for The 5th IASME / WSEAS
International Conference on Geology and Seismology (GES '11) held in Cambridge,
United Kingdom, February 23-25, 2011.
Member of the International Scientific Committee for International Symposium on
Convective Heat and Mass Transfer in Sustainable Energy (CONV-09) held in Tunisia,
April 26- May 01, 2009.
Member of the International Scientific Committee for The 4th IASME / WSEAS
International Conference on Water Resources, Hydraulics & Hydrology (WHH '09)
held in United Kingdom, February 24-26, 2009.
Member of the International Scientific Committee for The 4th IASME / WSEAS
International Conference on Continuum Mechanics (CM'09) held in United Kingdom,
February 24-26, 2009.
Member of the International Scientific Committee for The 6th WSEAS International
Conference on Fluid Mechanics (FLUIDS'09) held in China, January 10-12, 2009.
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Member of the International Scientific Committee for The 5th WSEAS International
Conference on Fluid Mechanics (FLUIDS'08) held in Mexico, January 25-27, 2008.
Member of the International Scientific Committee for The 6th IASME/WSEAS
International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics (FMA'08) held in
Greece, August 20-22, 2008.
Member of the International Scientific Committee for 3rd International Conference
on Applications of Porous Media held in Morocco, May 29- June 03, 2006.
Member of the International Scientific Committee for 3rd IASME / WSEAS
International Conference on Heat Transfer, Thermal Engineering and Environment held
in Greece, August 20-22, 2005.
Member of the Education and Publication Committees for AFS
Vice Chairman and Faculty Advisor for ASME - Kuwait Chapter (1994-1995)
Chaired technical sessions at the 1992-1996 and 1998 AFS meetings.
Co-chaired the 1993 AFS Education Conference.
Reviewed papers for and chaired a technical session at the first and second
International Conference on Energy Research and Development, Kuwait, 1998 and
2002.
Appointed Treasurer and a member of the Board of Governors for ASHRAEKuwait,
1998.
HONORS AND SOCIETIES
Phi Kappa Phi -- National Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi -- National Engineering Honor Society
Sigma Xi -- The Scientific Research Society
NSPE -- National Society of Professional Engineers
AIAA -- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
ASME -- American Society of Mechanical Engineering
AFS -- American Filtration and Separation Society
ANS -- American Nano Society
SES -- Society of Engineering Science
TAS -- Tennessee Academy of Science
ASHRAE -- American Society for Heating, Refrigeration
and Air conditioning Engineers
DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES AT KUWAIT UNIVERSITY
Served on university-level Salary Adjustment Committee for Scientific Assistants
(Fall 1997).
Chaired a college-level committee for common Engineering courses (1998-1999).
Served on Teaching Schedule Committee (1997-1998) and (1998-1999).
Served as Annual Report Coordinator (1996-1997) and (1997-1998).
Served on Departmental Research Committee (1993-1994, 1999-2000).
Served on College Research Committee (1993-1994).
Served on Student Advisory Committee (1993-2003).
Served on Computer Committee (1993-1994).
Chairman of Departmental Research Committee (1994-1997).
Thermodynamics and Dynamics Coordinator (1994-1995) and (1998), respectively.
Engineering Conference Coordinator (Spring 1994).
ASME-Kuwait Vice Chairman and Faculty Advisor (1994-1995).
Member of the Center for Research and Experimental Thermal Sciences (CRETS).
Served on the Teamwork Committee for ABET 2000 (Fall 1997).
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Served on Curriculum Development Committee for ABET 2000 (1997-1998).
Served on Alumni Committee for ABET 2000 (1999-2000).
Served on Outcome Assessment Committee for ABET 2000 (2000-2003).
Served on Academic Development Committee for ABET 2000 (2000-2001).
Served on Laboratory Committee (2000-2003).
Served as Thermofluids Teaching Area Group Coordinator (2000-2002)
Served on the Department Budget Committee (1998-1999).
Supervisor of the Department Energy Laboratory (2000-2003)
Served on Undergraduate Program Committee (2001-2003).
Served on Graduate Program Committee (2001-2002).
Served on Student Advisement Committee (2001-2003).
DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES AT PAAET
Served on the Promotion Committee (2003-2007, 2009, 2010)
Served on the Curriculum Development Committee (2003-2004, 2009-present)
Served on the Research Committee (2003-present)
Served as President of Department Scientific Society (2004-2007)
Served as Chairman of ABET Committee (2009-present)
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Taught a five-days short course entitled “Managerial and Technical Report Writing
Skills,” Ministry of Communications, Kuwait, Costa Del Sol Hotel, 28/9-2/10/ 2014.
Taught a three-days short course entitled “Strategic Planning Skills,” PIC Managers,
Kuwait, Holiday Inn-Salmiya, 19-21/8/2014.
Taught a five-days short course entitled “Time and Self Management Skills,” Kuwait,
Accredited Skills Institute, 23-27/3/2014.
__________Taught a three-days short course entitled “Leadership, Planning and Outstanding
Customer Service,” Kuwait, Accredited Skills Institute, 8-10/3/2014.
Participated in a two-days Conference/Worksop on Filtration and Separation with
training lectures entitled “Industrial Filtration,” Kuwait, Radisson Blue Hotel, 16-
17/12/2013.
Participated in a two-days Conference/Worksop on Business Ethics with training
lectures entitled “Business Ethics and Decision Making,” Kuwait, Regency Hotel, 24-
25/11/2013.
Taught a three-days short course entitled “Skills for Executive Control over
Operational and Productive Processes,” Kuwait, Costa Del Sol Hotel, 20-22/05/
2013.
Taught (with Dr. A. Aloraier) a five-days short course entitled “Leadership and
Management Skills,” Kuwait, Ebn Al-Haitham Center, PAAET, 13-17/11/2011.
Taught (with Dr. A. Aloraier) a five-days short course entitled “Leadership and
Management Skills,” Kuwait, Ebn Al-Haitham Center, PAAET, 27-31/3/2011.
Taught (with Dr. A. Aloraier) a five-days short course entitled “Leadership and
Management Skills,” Kuwait, Ebn Al-Haitham Center, PAAET, 5-9/12/2010.
Taught (with Dr. A. Aloraier) a five-days short course entitled “Strategic Planning,”
Kuwait, Ebn Al-Haitham Center, PAAET, 7-11/11/2010.
Taught (with Dr. Abu Yizid) a five-day short course entitled “Design, Operation and
Maintanence of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems,” Kuwait, 17-
21/3/2006.
Taught a two-days short course entitled “Quality Audits,” Kuwait, May 2006.
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Taught a two-days short course entitled “Quality Audits,” Kuwait, April 2006.
Taught a two-days short course entitled “Quality Managment,” Kuwait, May 2005.
Taught a two-days short course entitled “Quality Managment,” Kuwait, January 2005.
Taught a three-months short course entitled “Materials Technology,” PAAET,
Kuwait, 1/3/-1/6/2005.
Taught (with Professor J. Al-Hajji) a five-day short course entitled “Valves
Technology,” Kuwait, 14-18/12/2002.
Taught (with Professor J. Al-Hajji) a five-day short course entitled “Flow
Measurements and Valve Selection for Optimum System Performance,” Kuwait, 9-
13/3/2002.
Taught (with Dr. I. Khorshid) a five-day short course entitled “Filtration and
Separation Technology,” Kuwait, 12-16/1/2002.
Taught (with Dr. O. Al-Hawaj) a five-day short course entitled “Pumps and
Pressurized Piping Systems: Performance, Computer Selection and Applications,”
Kuwait, 15-19/5/1999.
Taught (with Dr. M. Eleshaky) a five-day short course entitled “Flow Measurements
and Valve Selection for Optimum System Performance,” Kuwait, 12-16/12/1998.
Taught (with Dr. S. Kassab and Dr. M. Eleshaky) a five-day short course entitled
“Flow Measurements and Valve Selection for Optimum System Performance,”
Kuwait, 28/3-1/4/1998.
Taught (with Professor T. Al-Sahhaf) a five-day short course entitled “Industrial
Filtration,” Kuwait, 8-12/3/1997.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
“Development of a Multiphase Filtration Theory.” Invited Keynote Speaker, The
22nd Annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Chamran
University, Ahvas, Iran, May 22-24, 2014.
“Heat Transfer Characteristics of Nanofluids.” Invited Keynote Speaker, Basrah
International Conference for Mechanical Engineering, University of Basrah, Iraq, May
8-10, 2014.
“A Unified Filtration Model Based on Multiphase Flow Theory.” Invited Speaker,
Islamic Azadi University, Tehran, February 6, 2012.
“A Systematic Approach to Filtration Modeling.” Invited Keynote Speaker, ICoMS
2007, Johr Bahru, Malaysia, May 28-29, 2007.
“Reality of Scientific Research in the State of Kuwait.” Abdul-Hamid Shoman
Foundation, Amman, Jordan, November 27, 1999.
"Computer-Aided Modeling of Fluid Systems." Invited Speaker, Society of
Automotive Engineers, Tennessee Tech. University Chapter, USA, November 5, 1992.
COLLEGE & DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS
"Heat Transfer Characteristics and Applications of Nanofluids", College of
Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, March 8, 2015.
"Critical Thinking - The Art of Problem Solving and Argumentation", Production
Engineering Technology Department, PAAET, October 5, 2010.
"A Multiphase Theory for Filtration Modeling", Production Engineering
Technology Department, PAAET, Febuary 22, 2009.
"ABET Accreditation Requirements", Production Engineering Technology
Department, PAAET, January 18, 2009.
"Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Verification of Multiphase Flows",
College of Technological Studies, PAAET, 2006.
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REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. A.J. Chamkha and J. Peddieson, "Boundary-Layer Flow of a Particulate
Suspension Past a Flat Plate", International Journal of Multiphase Flow,
Volume 6, pp. 805-808, 1991.
2. A.J. Chamkha, "Exact Solutions for Hydromagnetic Flow of a Particulate
Suspension," AIAA Journal, Volume 30, No. 7, pp. 1922-1924, 1992.
3. A.J. Chamkha, "Convective Heat Transfer of a Particulate Suspension," AIAA
Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Volume 6, No. 3, pp. 551-553,
1992.
4. A.J. Chamkha and J. Peddieson, "Singular Behavior in Boundary-Layer Flow of a
Dusty Gas", AIAA Journal, Volume 30, No. 12, pp. 2966-2968, 1992.
5. A.J. Chamkha, "Unsteady Flow of a Power-Law Dusty Fluid With Suction,"
ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Volume 115, No. 2, pp. 330-333, 1993.
6. A.J. Chamkha, "Thermal Flat Plate Boundary-Layer Solutions For a Particulate
Suspension With a Finite Volume Fraction," International Journal of
Multiphase Flow, Volume 19, No. 3, pp. 539-540, 1993.
7. M. Allaham, J. Peddieson and A.J. Chamkha, "Simulation of Collection
Efficiencies For Shallow Filters", Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, Volume 6,
pp. 119-122, 1993.
8. A.J. Chamkha, "Temperature and Heat Transfer Solutions for Aeromagnetic Dusty
Gas Flow," AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Volume 7, No.
3, pp. 529-531, 1993.
9. A.J. Chamkha, "Thermal Convection in a Particle-Laden Boundary Layer Flow
Past a Flat Plate," Mechanics Research Communications, Volume 21, pp. 457-
464, 1994.
10. A.J. Chamkha, "Flow of Non-Newtonian Particulate Suspension with a
Compressible Particle Phase," Mechanics Research Communications, Volume
21, pp. 645-654, 1994.
11. A.J. Chamkha, "Transient Power-Law Fluid Flow in a Porous Medium Channel,"
Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, Volume 7, No. 1, pp. 4-7, 1994.
12. A.J. Chamkha, "Power-Law Dusty-Fluid Flow Between Two Parallel Porous
Plates," Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, Volume 7, pp. 184-187, 1994.
13. A.J. Chamkha, "Unsteady Flow of a Dusty Conducting Fluid Through a Pipe,"
Mechanics Research Communications, Volume 21, No. 3, pp. 281-288, 1994.
14. A.J. Chamkha and J. Peddieson, "Boundary Layer Theory of a Particulate
Suspension," ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Volume 116, pp. 147-153,
1994. This paper won the 1995 Kinslow Research Award in the College of
Engineering at Tennessee Technological University.
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15. A.J. Chamkha, "Analytical Solutions For Flow of a Dusty Fluid Between Two
Porous Flat Plates," ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Volume 116, pp. 354-
356, 1994.
16. A.J. Chamkha, "Effects of Particulate Diffusion on the Thermal Flat Plate
Boundary Layer of a Two-Phase Suspension," ASME Journal Heat Transfer,
Volume 116, pp. 236-239, 1994.
17. A.J. Chamkha, "Two-Phase Thermal Asymptotic Suction Profile," ASME
Journal Heat Transfer, Volume 116, pp. 270-272, 1994.
18. A.J. Chamkha, J. Peddieson and M. Allaham, "Evaluation of a Finite Difference
Method for Filtration", Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, Volume 8, No. 1,
pp. 22-28, 1995.
19. M. Allaham, J. Peddieson and A.J. Chamkha, "Applications of the Method of
Characteristics to Filtration Simulations", Fluid/Particle Separation Journal,
Volume 8, No. 2, pp. 125-131, 1995.
20. M. Allaham, J. Peddieson and A.J. Chamkha, "Filtration Solutions for Variable
Inputs". Separations Technology, Volume 5, pp. 105-113, 1995.
21. A.J. Chamkha, "Time-Dependent Two-Phase Channel Flow Due to an Oscillating
Pressure Gradient" Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, Volume 8, pp. 196-203,
1995.
22. A.J. Chamkha, "Hydromagnetic Two-Phase Flow in a Channel," International
Journal of Engineering Science, Volume 33, pp. 437-446, 1995.
23. A.J. Chamkha, "Unsteady Hydromagnetic Two-Phase Pipe Flow," Fluid/Particle
Separation Journal, Volume 8, pp. 204-210, 1995.
24. A.J. Chamkha, "Compressible Two-Phase Boundary-Layer Flow with Finite
Particulate Volume Fraction," International Journal of Engineering Science,
Volume 34, pp. 1409-1422, 1996.
25. A.J. Chamkha, "Magnetohydrodynamics of a Particulate Suspension," AIAA
Journal of Propulsion and Power, Volume 12, pp. 438-440, 1996.
26. A.J. Chamkha, "Compressible Dusty-Gas Boundary-Layer Flow Over a Flat
Surface," ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Volume 118, pp. 179-185,
1996.
27. A.J. Chamkha, "Solutions for Fluid-Particle Flow and Heat Transfer in a Porous
Channel," International Journal of Engineering Science, Volume 34, pp. 1423-
1439, 1996.
28. A.J. Chamkha, "Non-Darcy Hydromagnetic Free Convection From a Cone and a
Wedge in Porous Media," International Communications in Heat and Mass
Transfer, Volume 23, pp. 875-887, 1996.
29. A.J. Chamkha, "Steady and Transient Magnetohydrodynamic Flow and Heat
Transfer in a Porous Medium Channel." Fluid/Particle Separation Journal,
Volume 9, pp. 129-135, 1996.
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30. A.J. Chamkha, "Steady Parallel Flow of a Power-Law Dusty Fluid."
Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, Volume 9, pp. 228-238, 1996.
31. A.J. Chamkha, "MHD Free Convection from a Vertical Plate Embedded in a
Thermally Stratified Porous Medium." Fluid/Particle Separation Journal,
Volume 9, pp. 195-206, 1996.
32. M. Elsayed and A.J. Chamkha, "Analysis and Performance of Radial Flow
Rotary Desiccant Dehumidifiers". ASME Journal of Solar Energy
Engineering, Volume 119, pp. 35-43, 1997.
33. A.J. Chamkha, "Solar Radiation Assisted Natural Convection in a Uniform Porous
Medium Supported by a Vertical Flat Plate." ASME Journal of Heat Transfer,
Volume 119, pp. 89-96, 1997.
34. A.J. Chamkha, "Unsteady Free Convection Flow in a Porous Medium Channel
Subjected To a Transverse Magnetic Field". Fluid/Particle Separation Journal,
Volume 10, pp. 22-27, 1997.
35. A.J. Chamkha, "Hydromagnetic Free Convection Flow Over an Inclined Plate
caused by Solar Radiation". AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat
Transfer, Volume 11, pp. 312-315, 1997.
36. A.J. Chamkha, "A Note on Unsteady Hydromagnetic Free Convection From a
Vertical Fluid Saturated Porous Medium Channel." ASME Journal of Heat
Transfer, Volume 119, pp. 638-641, 1997.
37. A.J. Chamkha, "Unsteady Flow of an Electrically Conducting Dusty-Gas in a
Channel Due to an Oscillating Pressure Gradient." Applied Mathematical
Modelling, Volume 21, pp. 287-292, 1997.
38. A.J. Chamkha, "Transient Non-Newtonian Flow of a Suspension with a
Compressible Particle Phase." Mechanics Research Communications, Volume
24, pp. 41-47, 1997.
39. A.J. Chamkha, "Similarity Solution for Thermal Boundary Layer on a Stretched
Surface of a Non-Newtonian Fluid". International Communications in Heat and
Mass Transfer, Volume 24, pp. 643-652, 1997.
40. A.J. Chamkha, "Similarity Solutions for Buoyancy-Induced Flow of a Power-Law
Fluid over a Horizontal Surface Immersed in a Porous Medium". International
Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 24, pp. 805-814, 1997.
41. A.J. Chamkha, "Hydromagnetic Flow and Heat Transfer of a Heat-Generating
Fluid over a Surface Embedded in a Porous Medium". International
Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 24, pp. 815-825, 1997.
42. A.J. Chamkha, "MHD Free Convection from a Vertical Plate Embedded in a
Porous Medium with Hall Effects." Applied Mathematical Modelling, Volume
21, pp. 603-609, 1997.
43. M. Al-Aradah, A.J. Chamkha, and K. Khanafer "Flow and Heat Transfer of a
Non-Newtonian Fluid in a Porous Medium", Fluid/Particle Separation Journal,
Volume 10, pp. 67-72, 1997.
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44. A.J. Chamkha, "Numerical Investigation for a Two-Phase Compressible Boundary
Layer." Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, Volume 10, pp. 160-170, 1997.
45. A.J. Chamkha, "Transient MHD Free Convection from a Porous Medium
Supported by a Surface." Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, Volume 10, pp.
101-107, 1997.
46. A.J. Chamkha, "Non-Darcy Fully Developed Mixed Convection in a Porous
Medium Channel with Heat Generation/Absorption and Hydromagnetic Effects,"
Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, Volume 32, pp. 653-675, 1997.
47. A.J. Chamkha, "Hydromagnetic Natural Convection from an Isothermal Inclined
Surface Adjacent to a Thermally Stratified Porous Medium." International
Journal of Engineering Science, Volume 35, pp. 975-986, 1997.
48. A.J. Chamkha and H. Ramadan, "Analytical Solutions for the Two-Phase Free
Convection Flow of a Particulate Suspension Past an Infinite Vertical Plate".
International Journal of Engineering Science, Volume 36, pp. 49-60, 1998.
49. A.J. Chamkha, "Hydromagnetic Plane and Axisymmetric Flow Near a Stagnation
Point with Heat Generation". International Communications in Heat and Mass
Transfer, Volume 25, pp. 269-278, 1998.
50. A.J. Chamkha, "Particulate Viscous Effects on the Compressible Boundary-Layer
Two-Phase Flow Over a Flat Plate." International Communications in Heat and
Mass Transfer, Volume 25, pp. 279-288, 1998.
51. K. Khanafer and A.J. Chamkha, "A Numerical Investigation for Hydromagnetic
Natural Convection in a Square Porous Medium-Filled Enclosure". Fluid/Particle
Separation Journal, Volume 11, pp. 25-38, 1998.
52. A.J. Chamkha and K. Khanafer, "A Numerical Study For the Two-Phase
Compressible Boundary-Layer Flow Over an Isothermal Surface". Fluid/Particle
Separation Journal, Volume 11, pp. 107-115, 1998.
53. A.J. Chamkha, "Effects of Particulate Diffusion on the Compressible Boundary-
Layer Flow of a Two-Phase Suspension Over a Horizontal Surface." ASME
Journal of Fluids Engineering, Volume 120, pp. 146-151, 1998.
54. A.J. Chamkha, "Mixed Convection Flow along a Vertical Permeable Plate
Embedded in Porous Medium in the Presence of a Transverse Magnetic Field".
Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, Volume 34, pp. 93-103, 1998.
55. A.J. Chamkha, "Hydromagnetic Mixed Convection Stagnation Flow with Suction
and Blowing". International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer,
Volume 25, pp. 417-426, 1998.
56. A.J. Chamkha, "Unsteady Hydromagnetic Flow and Heat Transfer on a Non-
Isothermal Stretching Sheet Immersed in a Porous Medium". International
Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 25, pp. 899-906, 1998.
57. K. Khanafer and A.J. Chamkha, "Hydromagnetic Natural Convection from an
Inclined Porous Square Enclosure with Heat Generation". Numerical Heat
Transfer, Part A, Volume 33, pp. 891-910, 1998.
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58. A.J. Chamkha, "Magnetohydrodynamic Free Convection Flow Over a Vertical
Wedge Due to Solar Radiation". Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, Volume 11,
pp. 266-283, 1998.
59. A.J. Chamkha, "Magnetohydrodynamic Mixed Convection from a Rotating Cone
Embedded in a Porous Medium with Heat Generation". Journal of Porous Media,
Volume 2, pp. 87-106, 1999.
60. A.J. Chamkha, "Hydromagnetic Three-Dimensional Free Convection on a Vertical
Stretching Surface with Heat Generation or Absorption". International Journal of
Heat and Fluid Flow, Volume 20, pp. 84-92, 1999.
61. H. Ramadan and A.J. Chamkha, "Two-Phase Free Convection Flow Over an
Infinite Permeable Inclined Plate with Non-Uniform Particle-Phase Density".
International Journal of Engineering Science, Volume 37, pp. 1351-1367, 1999.
62. A.J. Chamkha and K. Khanafer, "Non-Similar Combined Convection Flow Over a
Vertical Surface Embedded in a Variable Porosity Medium". Journal of Porous
Media, Volume 2, pp. 231-249, 1999.
63. K. M. Khanafer and A.J. Chamkha, "Mixed Convection Flow in a Lid-Driven
Enclosure Filled with a Fluid-Saturated Porous Medium". International Journal
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