Annual Report College of Engineering 2018

College of Engineering College of Engineering Contents

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Department of Civil and College of Engineering Architectural Engineering

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Department of Electrical Department of Mechanical Department of Petroleum and Computer Engineering and Industrial Engineering and Chemical Engineering College of Engineering

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Eng. Mohsen Ghanma Dr. SherifEl-Gamal Eng. MahmoodAl-Tobi

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Mr. Ibrahim Al-Saifi Dr. Ghulam Murshid Ghulam Dr. College of Engineering 5 «FOCUSING ON PUBLICATIONS OF OUR COLLEGE» OF ON PUBLICATIONS «FOCUSING PUBLICATION AND WEB COMMITTEE AND PUBLICATION Mr. Issa Salem Al-Fori (Dean’s Office) (Dean’s Issa Salem Al-Fori Mr. Mr. Sagharoun Said Al-Hammadi (Center for Educational Technology) Educational for Said Al-Hammadi (Center Sagharoun Mr. Photographs by: Photographs Athra Hamed Al-Amri (Center for Educational Technology) Educational for Hamed Al-Amri (Center Athra Designed by: Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen (Dean, College of Engineering) (Dean, College Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Directions by: Directions Mr. Ibrahim Mattar Al-Saifi (Director of Administration, Dean’s Office) Dean’s of Administration, (Director Al-Saifi Mattar Ibrahim Mr. Eng. Mahmood Nasser Al-Tobi (College Computer Engineer, Dean’s Office) Dean’s Engineer, Computer (College Eng. Mahmood Nasser Al-Tobi Eng. Mohsen Ghanma (Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering) of Civil and Architectural Eng. Mohsen Ghanma (Department Dr. Ghulam Murshid (Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering) and Chemical of Petroleum (Department Ghulam Murshid Dr. Dr. Nasra Al-Maskari (Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) and Industrial of Mechanical (Department Al-Maskari Nasra Dr. Dr. Ahmed Chiheb Ammari (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Computer of Electrical Ahmed Chiheb Ammari (Department Dr. Dr. Sherif El-Gamal (Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering) of Civil and Architectural Sherif El-Gamal (Department Dr. Prof. Sabah Ahmed Al-Suleiman (Chair, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) and Industrial of Mechanical Department Sabah Ahmed Al-Suleiman (Chair, Prof. College of Engineering 6

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Thanks to all our faculty members who are involved in driving research and postgraduate studies at our our and postgraduate studies at all our faculty members who are involved in driving research Thanks to The number of admitted postgraduate students is still in the rise this year. In 2018, the College of Engineering The number of admitted postgraduate students is still in the rise this year. In the year 2018, our faculty members were able to secure double the research funds available in 2017. A double the research funds available secure in 2017. members were able to our faculty year 2018, the In The primary mission of our office is to administer postgraduate The Charter of the Sultan Qaboos University states that one of the states that one Qaboos University of the Sultan The Charter EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE Dr. Abdullah Al-Saidy Abdullah Dr. College of Engineering Assistant Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research (ADPSR), College. Thanks also to our technical and administrative staff who play an essential role in assisting faculty our technical and administrative staff Thanks also to College. are looking forward and students to facilitate their end needs related to research and postgraduate studies. We to another great academic year with the help of all our dedicated faculty and staff. admitted 163 students in the MSc programs and 9 students in the PhD programs. In 2018, a total of 39 MSc expansion of the regard to College Engineering. With the of from students and one PhD student graduated our postgraduate programs, the fall semester of 2018 witnessed launching the of the Master of Science in Architectural Engineering with a batch of 17 students admitted to the program. In response to the market in a Master of Science in Construction Engineering is planned to be offered need in the construction industry, the fall semester of 2020 once approved Board and other SQU councils. by the Postgraduate Studies total amount of 779,000 OMR was the research fund received by the College from internal grants, externally externally internal grants, College from the research fund received by was the 779,000 OMR amount of total The College is also targeting strategic research and consultancy services. funded research grants, contracts, coming year. the Fund for Trust Majesty His possible funding by for proposals submitting seven by Oman to Dissemination of findings from research activities is reflected by the number of publications of articles in top indicated as in the list ranked refereed international journals (140 articles) and conference proceedings (110) of publications included in this report. education and research in the College of Engineering, Engineering, enhance the College of to in the education and research of engineeringstrength and vitality research by identifying new opportunities, and government units. industry, developing collaborations and establishing partnerships between faculty, University’s University’s objectives is “to uphold scientific tool in establishing accurate problem facts, solving and the effective research as the most fields the in research undertaking as well as patterns social of prediction and of technology in relation to the Omani environment, in particular, other environments, in general, in order to enhance the intellectual capabilities Omani as a whole and of and quality of life of mankind society in particular”. College of Engineering Assistant DeanforUndergraduateStudies(ADUS), CollegeofEngineering Dr. IssamBaitBahadur graduation. to achievethismissionperfectlybycontinuously: with critical analysisof area of information. complex their specializations The Collegehasadoptedstrategies in the knowledge and skills comprehensive their advance with manyattributesthatfosterand are equipped endeavor. career andfuture specializations their in efficiently is notonlytoandresearchbutalso assist, provide teaching advise andguidethestudentsto progress and socially.professionally A largepartofoursuccesscomesfromtop-notchfaculty. The roleofourfaculty of Preparatory Studies, Students Counselling Center) toenrichstudents’of PreparatoryStudies,StudentsCounselling to grow academicexperience Weand intheirprosperousfutureafter of Engineering wish ourstudentsallthesuccessinCollege 4. 3. 2. 1. Today’s arefar more complexthanever. challenges engineering Toour students meetthesechallenges, 12

Building stronglinkwiththegovernmentandprivatesectors. Enhancing students’ Upgrading coursecontents,books,computersandlaboratoryfacilitiestocopewithcutting-edgetechnology Improving undergraduateprogramsinbothteachingandlearningmethods. professionalabilitiesforanalyticalandimaginativethought. of of Admission andRegistration,DeanshipStudents Affairs, Center EXECUTIVE SUMMARY current student population has increased to 3200 students during the to 3200studentsduring has increased current studentpopulation academic year2018-2019,comparedto only 92studentsin1986. Amongst these students, thereareabout598femalestudents. The College positioned itself as a leader in engineering education inOman in engineering itself asaleader positioned College by offering eight programs accreditedby the Board for Accreditation Engineering and Engineering Technologya vibrantlearning (ABET) whichprovide College of Engineering hasgrownrapidlysinceits start in 1986. The culture and ample leadership opportunities for opportunities ourstudents. culture andampleleadership coordinates with the other units in the University (e.g., Deanship with theotherunitsinUniversity coordinates The Office of the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies forUndergraduate Dean Assistant the of Office The . College of Engineering 13

I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to all the organizations sincere gratitude and appreciation all the to express my this opportunity to take would like to I The ADTCS fosters community building community within the CollegeADTCS fosters the Omani community by maintaining and with The The relationship between the College and its alumni continues long after graduation day. The College is College The graduation day. alumni continues long after College and its relationship between the The The office of Assistant Dean Training for and Community Services EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE Dr. Al-Rawas Ghazi Dr. and Community Service (ADTCS), College of Engineering Assistant Dean for Training and individuals that have supported us by providing high quality training for our students as well as provide regular feedback on our programs and activities. These inputs had a significant role inshaping our training programs towards the excellence and maintaining the dynamicity of our curriculum and its delivery. the spirit of public service at the College and offering opportunities to participate in community service and the spirit of public service at the College and offering The College also strengthen its relationship with the supporting student-sponsored initiatives. social action educational and College in performing its the organizing which assist and events, community by activities extending all forms of knowledge Moreover, the Omani community. research goals, and to serve and develop programs. other and seminars, workshops, courses, training short holding through to awareness scientific and keen to maintain links with its alumni, and keep them aware of the educational, research and social activities the College, always has close ties and continuous by its nature, interaction within the College. Moreover, ADTCS maintains its strong relationship with the alumni by inviting them The with the industry and beyond. to participate in activities and conferences organized by the College; exchange information and opinions; and social and professional activities. alumni’s shares information related to (ADTCS) is responsible (ADTCS) for providing engineering through students its involved are usually sectors. Students both public and private links with These activities in a range of activities during their training period. regulatory and analysis, manufacturing, testing, include design, The international At the level, the College is a full member of affairs. Technical of Students for Association for the Exchange International established The IAESTE-Oman in 2001 with a Experience (IAESTE). vision of connecting companies, universities and students in Oman to foster cross-border collaboration in R&D and increase the mobility of engineers. Oman representative 2018, IAESTE In elected as the President of Asia and Pacific IAESTE Forum (APIF). College of Engineering 14 14

Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen Mr. Ibrahim Al-Saifi Mr. Syed MuneerUddin Dr. AbdullahAl-Saidy

Mrs. Shaima Al-Zadjali

Dr. Issam Bait Bahadur

Mrs. Hanan Al-Shuaili Hanan Mrs. Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Ghazi Dr. College of Engineering 15

Ms. Iman Suliem Al-Sumri Coordinator Mrs. Noura Hamood Al-Abri Noura Mrs. Office Clerk, Dean’s Mrs. Saida Hamed Al-Mashaikhi Mrs. ADUS Coordinator, Mrs. Hanan Abdulla Al-Shuaili Mrs. Clerk, ADPSR Mrs. Shaima Majid Al-Zadjali Mrs. Office Dean’s Coordinator, Mr. Syed Muneer Uddin Muneer Syed Mr. Office Dean's Coordinator, Mr. Ibrahim Mattar Al-Saifi Mattar Ibrahim Mr. and Acting Director of Administration Director Assistant Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. Professor Assistant and Community Service (ADTCS) Training Dean for Assistant Dr. Issam Bait Bahadur Dr. Professor Assistant (ADUS) Studies Undergraduate Dean for Assistant Dr. Abdullah Al-Saidy Dr. Professor Associate (ADPSR) and Research Studies Postgraduate Dean for Assistant Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Professor Dean DEAN’S OFFICE DEAN’S College of Engineering

Mr. Hamed Al-Khanbashi

16 16 Mr. Ahmed Al-Kharboushi Mr. AbdullahAl-Ojaily Mr. IssaAl-Saifi

Mr. Ghareeb Al-Mazrouey

Mr. Moadh Al-Zadjali

Mrs. Sophie Tayco Sophie Mrs. Mr. Pyata H. Rao H. Pyata Mr. College of Engineering 17 Mr. Pyata H. Rao Pyata Mr. TJER Editor, Technical Mr. Ghareeb Khalfan Al-Mazrouey Khalfan Ghareeb Mr. Administration Clerk, College Mr. Issa Mattar Al-Saifi Issa Mattar Mr. Storekeeper Material Mr. Hamed Hamood Al-Khanbashi Mr. Administration Clerk, College Mrs. Sophie Tayco Soldevilla Sophie Tayco Mrs. ADUS Coordinator, Mr. Moadh Ahmed Al-Zadjali Moadh Ahmed Mr. Clerk, ADTCS Mr. Abdullah Omar Al-Ojaily Abdullah Mr. Clerk, ADTCS Mr. Ahmed Mahfood Al-Kharboushi Ahmed Mahfood Mr. ADPSR Coordinator, College of Engineering 18 18

Eng. Mahmood Al-Tobi

Mr. Mohammad Al-Sabti Eng. Khalfan Al-Abri

Eng. Mohamed Al-Mufarji

Mr. Khalfan Al-Rubkhi Mr. Issa Al-Fori Issa Mr. College of Engineering 19 Mrs. Rahma Salim Al-Bulushi Mrs. Engineer Computer College Mr. Khalfan Masi Al-Rubkhi Khalfan Mr. Messenger College Mr. Mohammad Said Al-Sabti Mr. Book Store Storekeeper, Mr. Issa Salem Al-Fori Mr. Administration Clerk, College Eng. Mohamed Hussain Al-Mufarji Eng. Mohamed Hussain Engineer Computer College Eng. Khalfan Salem Al-Abri Salem Eng. Khalfan Engineer Computer College Eng. Mahmood Nasser Al-Tobi Eng. Mahmood Engineer Computer College College of Engineering 20 20

Prof. Sabah Al-Suleiman

Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Prof. RashidAl-Maamari Dr. SherifEl-Gamal

Prof. Farouq Mjalli

Dr. Chefi Triki

Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhtaseb Ala’a Dr. Dr. Mahad Bawaain Mahad Dr. College of Engineering 21

Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhtaseb Ala’a Dr. Professor Associate Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department Dr. Chefi Triki Chefi Dr. Professor Associate Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department Dr. Sherif El-Gamal Dr. Professor Associate Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. Professor Associate Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Dr. Mahad Bawaain Dr. Professor Associate Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Prof. Farouq Mjalli Farouq Prof. Professor Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari Prof. Professor Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department Prof. Sabah Al-Suleiman Prof. Professor Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department COLLEGE NEWS COLLEGE Winners Competitions and Awards College of Engineering 22 22

Dr. Ahmed Al-Maashari

Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Ashraf Saleem Ashraf Dr. Dr. MohammadUsman College of Engineering 23 Dr. Mohammad Usman Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department Dr. Ashraf Saleem Ashraf Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering and Computer of Electrical Department Dr. Ahmed Al-Maashari Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering and Computer of Electrical Department College of Engineering 24 24

Dr. Hassen Ouakad

Dr. Ashraf Elazouni Dr. Hakan Gultekin Dr. IslamSallam

Dr. Khashayar Nasrifar

Dr. Hayder Khan

Dr. Jawhar Ghommam Jawhar Dr. Dr. Belal Abu Tarboush Abu Belal Dr. College of Engineering

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Dr. Ashraf Elazouni Ashraf Dr. Professor Associate Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Islam Sallam Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Khan Hayder Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Ghommam Jawhar Dr. Professor Associate Engineering and Computer of Electrical Department Hassen Ouakad Dr. Professor Associate Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department Gultekin Hakan Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department Nasrifar Khashayar Dr. Professor Associate Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department Belal Abu Tarboush Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department New Academic Staff Academic New College of Engineering 26 26 Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha

Dr. Salim Al-Oraimi Dr. Talal Al-Wahaibi Dr. RanjithPerera

Dr. Fahad Bait-Shiginah

Dr. Omar Houache

Eng. Yaqoub Al-Alawi Yaqoub Eng. Dr. Jamil Abdo Jamil Dr. College of Engineering

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Eng. Yaqoub Al-Alawi Eng. Yaqoub Civil Engineer Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Laila Al-Hasani Mrs. Coordinator Engineering and Computer of Electrical Department Dr. Salim Al-Oraimi Dr. Professor Associate Engineering Architectural of Civil and Department Ranjith Perera Dr. Professor Associate Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Bait-Shiginah Fahad Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering and Computer of Electrical Department Jamil Abdo Dr. Professor Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department Ahm Shamsuzzoha Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department Al-Wahaibi Talal Dr. Dean of Deanship of Research and Assistant Professor Associate Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department Omar Houache Dr. Professor Associate Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department Former Staff Staff Former College of Engineering 28 28 Mrs. HananAl-Khatri

Mrs. Suad Al-Zakwani

Mrs. Aliya Al-Hashim

Mr. SaidAl-Abri Mr. Mohammad Al-Lawati Mohammad Mr. College of Engineering 29 Scholarships

Mr. Said Salim Al-Abri Mr. Lecturer Engineering and Computer of Electrical Department Mrs. Suad Al-Zakwani Mrs. Lecturer Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department Mr. Mohammad Al-Lawati Mohammad Mr. Lecturer Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department Mrs. Aliya Al-Hashim Al-Hashim Aliya Mrs. Lecturer Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Academic Staff on on Staff Academic Hanan Al-Khatri Mrs. Lecturer Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department College of Engineering 30 30

Dr. Amer Al-Hinai

Dr. Farouq Mjalli Dr. MohammadBait-Suwailam Dr. Gholamreza Nejad

Dr. Medhat Awadalla

Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas

Dr. Sherif El-Gamal Sherif Dr. Dr. Nasser Al-Azri Nasser Dr. College of Engineering 31

Dr. Nasser Al-Azri Dr. Professor Associate to Professor Assistant From Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department Dr. Medhat Hussein Awadalla Medhat Dr. Professor Associate to Professor Assistant From Engineering and Computer of Electrical Department Dr. Mohammad Bait-Suwailam Dr. Professor Associate to Professor Assistant From Engineering and Computer of Electrical Department Dr. Amer Al-Hinai Dr. Professor Associate to Professor Assistant From Engineering and Computer of Electrical Department Dr. Sherif El-Gamal Dr. Professor Associate to Professor Assistant From Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. Professor Associate to Professor Assistant From Engineering of Civil and Architectural Department Dr. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad Gholamreza Dr. Professor to Professor Associate From Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department Promotions Mjalli Farouq Dr. Professor to Professor Associate From Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department College of Engineering 32 32

Dr. Riadh Zaier

Dr. AbdullahÖzer Dr. Omar Houache Omar Dr. College of Engineering 33 Dr. Omar Houache Dr. Professor Associate to Professor Assistant From Engineering and Chemical of Petroleum Department Dr. Abdullah Özer Dr. Professor Associate to Professor Assistant From Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department Dr. Riadh Zaier Dr. Professor Associate to Professor Assistant From Engineering and Industrial of Mechanical Department College of Engineering increased to around 3223 students during the year 2018, compared to only 92 students in 1986. The College of Engineering has grown rapidly since its start in 1986 and currently the student population has 34

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Number of Students A5 Sent 10 20 30 40 50 60 : 0 Students' Exchange within IAESTA and Other Programs over the past 5 years years 5 overpast the Programs Other and within IAESTA Exchange Students' Number of Students' NumberStudents' of Exchange within IAESTAOther and Programs Received 51 0421 0621 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 48 29 Other 44

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32 College of Engineering 39 Dean (Chair) ADPSR ADUS ADTCS CAE HoD, ECE HoD, MIE HoD, PCE HoD, CAE Member, CAE Member, ECE Member, MIE Member, MIE Member, PCE Member, Deputy DoA Secretary Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Dr. Abdullah Al-Saidy Dr. Issam Bait Bahadur Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh Dr. Mahmood Al-Kindi Dr. Rashid Al-Maamari Prof. Ali Al-Harthy Prof. Mohammad Al-Shahri Dr. Abdullah Al-Badi Prof. Pervez Tasneem Prof. Amur Al-Yahmadi Dr. Vakili-Nejad Gholamreza Prof. Al-Saifi Ibrahim Mr. Muneer uddin Syed

COLLEGE COLLEGE

College Board College COMMITTEES College of Engineering Committee Communication Technology Information and Research Committee Postgraduate Studiesand Executive Committee Space Allocation Committee 40 Eng. MahmoodAl-Tobi Mr. Ibrahim Al-Saifi Dr. AdelAl-Ajmi Dr. AhmedAl-Maashari Dr. MahmoodAbdEl-Gelil Dr. Farooq Al-Jahwari Dr. AshishGujarathi Dr. MajidAl-Moharbi Dr. Mustafa Mesbah Dr. MahadBaawain Dr. AbdullahAl-Saidy Prof. HadjBourdoucen Mr. Ibrahim Al-Saifi Prof. RashidAl-Maamari Dr. MahmoodAl-Kindi Dr. NasserHosseinzadeh Dr. AliAl-Nuaimi Dr. GhaziAl-Rawas Dr. IssamBaitBahadur Dr. AbdullahAl-Saidy Prof. HadjBourdoucen Mr. Ibrahim Al-Saifi Prof. RashidAl-Maamari Dr. MahmoodAl-Kindi Dr. NasserHosseinzadeh Dr. AliAl-Nuaimi Prof. HadjBourdoucen Computer Engineer Deputy DoA PCE ECE CAE MIE (Chair) PCE MIE ECE CAE ADPSR (Co-Chair) Dean (Chair) Deputy DoA HoD, PCE HoD, MIE HoD, ECE HoD, CAE ADTCS ADUS ADPSR Dean (Chair) Deputy DoA HoD, PCE HoD, MIE HoD, ECE HoD, CAE Dean (Chair) College of Engineering 41 MIE (Chair) CAE ECE PCE CAE ECE MIE MIE PCE Deputy DoA MIE (Chair) CAE ECE MIE PCE CAE Engineer Computer Deputy DoA ADTCS (Chair) ADTCS CAE ECE MIE PCE Deputy DoA Dean (Chair) MIE (Co-Chair) ADUS MIE PCE PCE ECE IND CAE CAE ECE ECE MCTE Dr. M. Abdullah Al-Mamun Dr. Lazhar Khriji Dr. Belal Abu Tarboush Dr. Eng. Juma Al-Ruzaiqi Eng. Sulaiman Al-Kalbani Eng. Mohammad Al-Hadhrami Al-Khatri Eng. Faisal Eng. Nasser Al-Mandhari Al-Saifi Ibrahim Mr. Sabah Al-Suleiman Prof. Sherif El-Gamal Dr. Ahmed Ammari Dr. Al-Maskari Nasra Dr. Ghulam Murshid Dr. Eng. Mohsen Ghanma Eng. Mahmood Al-Tobi Al-Saifi Ibrahim Mr. Dr. Sayyad Zahid Qamar Zahid Sayyad Dr. Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. Al-Alawi Mubarak Dr. Amir Abdulghani Dr. Alam Khurshid Dr. Mohammad Al-Abri Dr. Al-Saifi Ibrahim Mr. Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Dr. Amur Al-Yahmadi Dr. Issam Bait Bahadur Dr. Arunachalam Ramanathan Dr. Al-Hashmi Abdulaziz Dr. Gujarathi Ashish Dr. Mnif Faical Dr. Sujan Piya Dr. Awni Shaaban Prof. Sana Ahmed Dr. Ahmad Afaq Prof. Naser Al-Tarhuni Dr. Riadh Zaier Dr. Publication and Web and Publication Committee College Risk Management Risk Management College Committee Industrial Training and Training Industrial Alumni Accreditation Committee Accreditation College of Engineering Social ActivityCommittee Advisors Committee EngineeringSociety Committee Curriculum andTimetabling Committee Staff/Student Liaison 42 Dr. Mohammad Al-Badi Dr. Jamil Naser Dr. Majid Al-Maharbi Dr. Hossam Hassan Dr. IssamBaitBahadur Prof. HadjBourdoucen Mrs. BasmaAl-Farsi Mr. MoadhAl-Zadjali Mr. HamedAl-Khanbashi Mr. AhmedAl-Karboshi Mr. Mohamed Al-Mufarji Mr. Ibrahim Al-Saifi Dr. AbdulAzizAl-Hashmi Dr. AbdullahAl-Janabi Dr. Medhat Awadalla Dr. IssaAl-Harthy Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhtaseb Mr. Ibrahim Al-Saifi Dr. AdelAl-Ajmi Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhtaseb Dr. Ashraf Saleem Dr. Farooq Al-Jahwari Dr. Chefi Triki Dr. Jowher Al-Habib Dr. IssaAl-Harthy Dr. GhaziAl-Rawas Dr. JamilNaser Dr. HamoudAl-Hadrami Dr. AbdullahAl-Janabi Dr. MohammedKhadem Dr. Faical Mnif Dr. HassanAl-Lawati Dr. ZiaNadir Dr. NaimaBenkari Dr. MohammadAl-Shahri Dr. JosephJervase Dr. IssamBaitBahadur ECE PCE MIE CAE ADUS (Co-Chair) Dean (Chair) Coordinator Clerk Clerk Coordinator Computer Engineer Deputy DoA PCE MIE ECE CAE PCE (Chair) Deputy DoA(Coordinator) PCE PCE MCTE MIE MIE ECE CAE ADTCS (Chair) PCE PCE MIE MIE MCE ECE ECE CAE CAE ECE ADUS (Chair) College of Engineering 43 HoD, MIE (Chair) HoD, (Co-Chair) ECE HoD, Coordinator) MIE (Program ADUS ECE ECE MIE MIE ADUS CAE MIE (Chair) ECE CAE ECE MIE PCE Dean (Chair) CAE ECE ECE PCE MIE MIE Dean (Chair) ADPSR ADUS ADTCS CAE HoD, ECE HoD, MIE HoD, PCE HoD, (SQU Representative) ECE Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh Dr. Riadh Zaier Dr. Issam Bait Bahadur Dr. Mnif Faical Dr. Saleem Ashraf Dr. Amur Al-Yahmedi Dr. Al-Maskari Nasra Dr. Ahmed Sana Dr. Qamar Zahid Dr. Joseph Jervase Dr. Sherif El-Gamal Dr. Al-Abri Dawood Dr. Nasser Al-Azri Dr. Jamil Naser Dr. Dr. Mahmoud Al-Kindi Dr. Issam Bait Bahadur Dr. Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Hassan Hossam Dr. Metwally Ibrahim Prof. Abdullah Al-Badi Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari Prof. Pervez Tasneem Prof. Amur Al-Yahmadi Dr. Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Dr. Abdullah Al-Saidy Dr. Issam Bait Bahadur Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi Dr. Hosseinzadeh Nasser Dr. Al-Kindi Mahmood Dr. Al-Maamari Rashid Prof. Jervase Joseph Dr. College Instructional Instructional College Development (CIDC) Committee Agriculture-Engineering Agriculture-Engineering Committee Program Steering Committee for Committee Steering Engineering Mechatronics Program College Academic Academic College Committee Promotions College Strategic Planning Planning Strategic College and Development Committee College of Engineering Media Committee College AdvisingCommittee Technical Staff Training Committee for Advising Unit(PAAU) Pre-Specialization Academic 44 Mr. IssaAl-Fori Eng. MahmoodAl-Tobi Dr. SherifEl-Gamal Dr. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad Dr. AbdullahAl-Janabi Dr. AmirAbdulghani Dr. JamilNaser Dr. RiadhZaier Dr. MajidAl-Maharbi Dr. SherifEl-Gamal Prof. Afaq Ahmad Dr. IssamBaitBahadur Eng. NasserAl-Mandhary Eng. Faisal Al-Khatri Eng. MohammadAl-Hadhrami Eng. SalehAl-Yazidi Eng. JumaAl-Ruzaiqi Mr. Ibrahim Al-Saifi Dr. GhaziAl-Rawas Dr. AdelAl-Ajmi Dr. HassanAbdellatif Dr. NasserAl-Azri Dr. Edris Hassan Dr. AhmedAmmari Dr. Mustafa Mesbah Dr. IslamSalam Dr. Mubarak Al-Alawi Dr. Chefi Triki Dean’s Office Computer Engineer CAE PCE MIE ECE (Chair) PCE MIE MIE CAE ECE ADUS, Chair PCE MIE Workshop ECE CAE Deputy DoA ADTCS (Chair) PCE PCE MIE MIE ECE ECE CAE CAE MIE (Chair) College of Engineering 45 Dean (Chair) CAE ADPSR ADTCS CAE HoD, ECE HoD, MIE HoD, PCE HoD, Council Member of State General CEIAB, Vice-Chair, Oilfield FALCON Manager, Services Mazoon Manager, General Electricity Company of Oman Sultanate BP, President, for General Secretary Assistant The and Program, Research Council Research and Council Member of State Parsons Managing Director, & Co International Sohar Aluminium CEO, Fund Oman Technology CEO, Oman Broadband CEO, Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Prof. Ali Al-Harthy Prof. Abdullah Al-Saidy Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi Dr. Hosseinzadeh Nasser Dr. Al-Kindi Mahmood Dr. Al-Maamari Rashid Prof. Al-Hinai AlKhattab Hon. Shaikh Prof. Al-Oufi Eng. Zahran Al-Abri Eng. Zaher Al-Ojaili Eng. Yousuf Saif Abdullah Al-Hiddabi Dr. Eng. Salim Al-Kamyani Eng. Said Al-Masoudi Ali Al-Harthy Eng. Yousuf Eng. Said Al-Mandhari College Industrial Advisory Industrial College board College of Engineering Centre ofExcellence inTeaching andLearning University Ranking Committee Board ofResearch Board ofPostgraduate Studies Centre Technical Committee Earthquake Monitoring Safety andSecurityCommittee Committee University CurriculumandAcademic Policies Student Grievances Committee PDO/SQU LiaisonCommittee Library Committee Quality Assurance Committee Academic Promotions Committee 46 Dr. Dawood Al-Abri(ECE) Dr. Nasser Al-Azri(MIE) Dr. Joseph Jervase (ECE) Dr. Abdullah Al-Saidy(ADPSR) Dr. Abdullah Al-Saidy(ADPSR) Dr. GhaziAl-Rawas (CAE) Dr. Sayyad Zahid Qamar(MIE) Dr. JosephJervase (ECE) Dr. IssamBaitBahadur(ADUS) Prof. RashidAl-Maamari(HoD, PCE) Dr. AbdullahAl-Saidy(ADPSR) Dr. LumindaHewawasam (CAE) Dr. AmurAl-Yahmedi (MIE) Prof. AliSalemAl-Harthi(CAE) COMMITTEES UNIVERSITY College of Engineering 47 Civil and Architectural Engineering Civil and Architectural Engineering

Civil and Architectural Engineering Civil and Architectural Engineering HoD, DepartmentofCiviland Architectural Engineering Dr. AliAl-Nuaimi OMR. of432,000 projects withabudget external another M.Sc.programinConstructionEngineeringandManagement. students wereadmittedtothesepostgraduateprograms. The departmentisintheprocessofoffering Architectural Engineering. The Department alsohasaPh.D.programinCivilEngineering.In2018,32 (Water Resources),M.Sc.inEnvironmentalEngineering,Geomaticsand In 2018, the Department securedthreeinternalresearchgrantswitha total budget of 29,800 OMR and eight The Departmentoffered 8postgraduatecoursesinSpring2018andotherfall2018. 50 programs leading to the degrees of M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, M.Sc. in Civil Engineering EXECUTIVE SUMMARY distinct undergraduate programs in Civil Engineering and Engineering inCivil programs distinct undergraduate Architectural Engineering. The totalenrollmentinthetwoprogramsat the endof Fall- 2018 was318students. There are81studentsgraduatedfromCivil Engineering Program and 7 graduated from Program and7graduated Engineering Architectural Engineering Program at the graduation ceremony in 2018. ceremony at thegraduation Program The Department of Civiland The Department offersArchitectural Engineering two In fall 2018, 52 undergraduate courses wereoffered.In fall 2018,52undergraduate In spring 2018,the Department offeredcourses. 50undergraduate At the postgraduate level, the Department offers five different five offers Department the level, postgraduate the At Civil and Architectural Engineering 51 2 31 13 45 33 37 88 32 16 12 11 318 103 2018 2 8 9 31 14 45 89 17 11 31 23 343 114 2017 1: Summary Table B Table Staff Faculty and Administrative Technical Total leave On-study Undergraduate Program Undergraduate Enrolment offered Courses Graduates Graduate Program Graduate Enrollment New offered Courses Thesis completed Research and contracts grants New Publications journals Refereed proceedings Conference Civil and Architectural Engineering 52 52

Prof. Ali Al-Harthy

Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi Dr. AbdulWahid Hago Prof. AmerAl-Rawas

Dr. Yahia Mohamedzein

Prof. Khalifa Al-Jabri

Prof. Awni Shaaban Awni Prof. Dr. Hossam Hassan Hossam Dr. Civil and Architectural Engineering 53

Dr. Hossam Hassan Dr. Professor Associate Materials, By-Product and Waste of Recycling and Design, Evaluation Mixtures Materials, Pavement Interests: Research Pavements of Rehabilitation and Maintenance Performance, Pavement on Effect Environmental Dr. Yahia Mohamedzein Mohamedzein Yahia Dr. Professor Associate Element Finite and Soil Dynamics, Engineering Earthquake Soils, Expansive Interaction, Soil-Structure Interests: Research Analysis Dr. Abdul Wahid Hago Abdul Wahid Dr. Professor Associate Aided Design Computer Walls, Shear Properties, Concrete Materials, Pozzolanic Interests: Research Dr. Ali Al-Harthy Dr. Professor Concrete and Optimization, Reliability Mechanics, Structural Interests: Research Dr. Awni Shaaban Dr. Professor Regions in Hot-Arid Architecture Architecture, Design, Sustainable Environmental Interests: Research Dr. Khalifa Al-Jabri Khalifa Dr. Professor Engineering, Materials Construction Dynamics, Fire Structural Structures, Interests: Research Dr. Amer Al-Rawas Dr. and Community Service Affairs Academic for and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Materials Waste By-Pass Use of Materials, Pozzolanic Calcined Soils, Soil Stabilization, Expansive Interests: Research Soils and Oil-Contaminated Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi Ali Al-Nuaimi Dr. and Head of Department Professor Associate Design and Analysis Structural Interests: Research DEPARTMENTAL PROFILE DEPARTMENTAL Civil and Architectural Engineering Prof. AwniShaaban

Dr. Mohammed Al-Aghbari 54 54

Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. SherifEl-Gamal Dr. AhmedSana

Dr. Abdullah Al-Saidy

Dr. Ashraf Elazouni

Dr. Mahad Bawaain Mahad Dr. Dr. Issa Al-Harthy Al-Harthy Issa Dr. Civil and Architectural Engineering 55 Dr. Issa Al-Harthy Issa Al-Harthy Dr. Professor Assistant in on Community Noise, Human Behaviour Survey of Urban Environment, Sound Characterization Interests: Research Facilities Architectural Dr. Ashraf Elazouni Ashraf Dr. Professor Associate Contractor works, construction Subcontracting control, scheduling and project Construction Interests: Research Project financial management and selection, evaluation Dr. Sherif El-Gamal Dr. Professor Associate of Rehabilitation Materials, Composite FRP Structures, Concrete Engineering, Reinforced Structural Interests: Research Health Monitoring Structural Structures, Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. and Community Service Training Dean for Assistant Professor, Associate (GIS), Hydrology System Information Sensing and Geographical Remote Interests: Research Dr. Mahad Bawaain Dr. Professor Associate Fluid Mechanics Technologies, Treatment and Wastewater Engineering, Water Environmental Interests: Research Dr. Abdullah Al-Saidy Dr. Studies and Research Postgraduate Dean for Assistant Professor, Associate of Application Structures, PC and Composite RC, of Behaviour of Structures, Rehabilitation Interests: Research in Civil Engineering Structures Composites Fibre Advanced Dr. Ahmed Sana Ahmed Sana Dr. Professor Associate Resources Water Hydroinformatics, Transport, Sediment Turbulence, Boundary Layers, Wave Interests: Research Management Dr. Mohammed Al-Aghbari Al-Aghbari Mohammed Dr. Professor Associate Skirts with Structural Capacity of Foundations Dams, Bearing in Soil and Under Problems Seepage Interests: Research Civil and Architectural Engineering 56 56 Dr. Luminda Hewawasam

Dr. Khalid Al-Shamsi Dr. MohammedMeddah Dr. MuhammadBilal

Dr. Mohammed Al-Shahri Dr. Mahmoud Abd El-Gelil

Dr. Muhammed Al-Mamun Muhammed Dr. Dr. Naima Benkari Naima Dr. Civil and Architectural Engineering 57 th Century, Architectural Education Systems. Education Architectural 19th Century, Dr. Naima Benkari Dr. Professor Assistant Al Waqf Built Heritage, and Islamic Countries, in Arab and Urban Design Architecture Contemporary Interests: Research during the Environment the Built Regulating in and its Implementation Dr. Mohammed Al-Shahri Dr. Professor Assistant and Mapping Multi-Sensor Integration Engineering Surveying, Photogrammetry, Interests: Research Dr. Mohammed Meddah Dr. Professor Assistant and Concrete Cement Material, Concrete and Durable Sustainable and Structure, Materials Interests: Research and Fiber-Reinforced in Concrete By-Products and Waste/Recycled Use of Materials, Construction Technology, Concrete Dr. Luminda Hewawasam Dr. Professor Assistant Flood Analysis Land Use Change, Change, Climate Hydrology, Interests: Research Dr. Muhammed Abdullah Al-Mamun Muhammed Abdullah Dr. Professor Assistant Environmental and Reuse, Quality Control Water Treatment, Wastewater Energy, Renewable Interests: Research Microbiology Dr. Mahmoud Abd El-Gelil Dr. Professor Assistant Analysis Data Gravimeter Superconducting Geophysics, Positioning, and Satellite Geodesy Interests: Research Dr. Syed Muhammad Bilal Waris Muhammad Bilal Syed Dr. Professor Assistant Engineering Earthquake Analysis, Vibration Interaction, Dynamics, Fluid-Structure Structural Interests: Research Dr. Khalid Al-Shamsi Dr. Professor Assistant Design and Maintenance Pavement Materials, of Bituminous Characterization Interests: Research Civil and Architectural Engineering 58 58

Dr. Mubarak Al-Alawi

Dr. Saleh Al-Saadi Dr. ChahamAlalouch Dr. Hayder Khan

Dr. Mohamed Salah-Eldin

Dr. Islam Sallam

Eng. Hanan Al-Khatri Hanan Eng. Dr. Kazi Abu Sohel Abu Kazi Dr. Civil and Architectural Engineering 59 Eng. Hanan Al-Khatri (On study leave) (On study Eng. Hanan Al-Khatri Lecturer Engineering Architectural Interest: Research Dr. Islam Sallam Dr. Professor Assistant Urban planning and Urban Design Architecture, Interest: Research Dr. Hayder Khan Hayder Dr. Professor Assistant Systems and HVAC Mechanical Interest: Research Dr. Mubarak Al-Alawi Mubarak Dr. Professor Assistant Management Construction Interest: Research Dr. Kazi Abu Sohel Kazi Dr. Professor Assistant Dynamics of Structures Structures, Composite Light-Weight Structures, Composite Steel-Concrete Interests: Research Dr. Mohamed Salah-Eldin Saleh Mohamed Salah-Eldin Dr. Professor Assistant and Culture Design, Architecture Architectural Technology, Building Construction Interests: Research Dr. Chaham Alalouch Dr. Professor Assistant Design, Space Syntax, Building Design, Health and Built Environment Healthcare Sustainable Interests: Research in the Design Process Engagement and Stakeholder Design Evaluation Psychology, Environmental Dr. Saleh Al-Saadi Dr. Engineering Program of Architectural Coordinator Professor, Assistant Indoor Total Design, Systems HVAC in Buildings, Management and Conservation Energy Interests: Research in Applications Energy and Sustainable Renewable on Occupants, and its Impact Quality in Buildings Environmental Buildings Civil and Architectural Engineering 60 60

Eng. Jamil Al-Yaqoobi Eng. Aliya Al-Hashim Eng. SalemAl-Ruzaiqi Eng. JumaAl-Ruzaiqi

Eng. Taiseer Al-Riyami Eng. Suleiman Al-Kindi

Eng. Abdulrahman Numeiri Abdulrahman Eng. Eng. Mohsen Ghanma Mohsen Eng. Civil and Architectural Engineering 61 Eng. Abdulrahman Numeiri Eng. Abdulrahman Engineer Surveying Interest: Research Eng. Taiseer Al-Riyami Eng. Taiseer Engineer Civil Engineering Interest: Research Eng. Salem Al-Ruzaiqi Engineer Surveying, Highway Interests: Research Eng. Jamil Al-Yaqoobi Engineer Civil Engineering Interest: Research Eng. Mohsen Ghanma Architect Engineering Architectural Interest: Research Eng. Suleiman Al-Kindi Engineer Engineering Geotechnical Interest: Research Eng. Juma Al-Ruzaiqi Superintendent Department Engineer, Highway Interest: Research Eng. Aliya Al-Hashim (On study leave) study Al-Hashim (On Eng. Aliya Lecturer Engineering Architectural Interest: Research Civil and Architectural Engineering 62 62

Eng. Osama Al Hashemi

Mrs. Wafa Al-Nabhani Mrs. Raya Al-Sharji

Mr. Nafeer Abu Alhuda

Mr. SaidAl-Abri Mr. Induka Nilupul Induka Mr. Civil and Architectural Engineering 63 Mr. Said Al-Abri Mr. Staff Administrative Mrs. Wafa Al-Nabhani Wafa Mrs. Coordinator Mr. Induka Nilupul Halwalage Induka Mr. Technician Engineering Structural Interest: Research Mr. Nafeer Abu Alhuda Nafeer Mr. Technician Hydraulics Interest: Research Mrs. Raya Al-Sharji Raya Mrs. Technician Engineering Environmental Interest: Research Eng. Osama Al Hashemi Eng. Osama Engineer Surveying Structures, Interests: Research Civil and Architectural Engineering Table B3: Courses AREN2111 Code AREN2313 AREN2411 AREN3113 AREN3313 AREN3412 AREN3812 AREN3814 AREN3816 AREN4115 AREN4818 64 Courses Offered inSpring2018 Architectural DesignI Title Architectural Graphics History ofArchitecture I Architectural DesignIII Working Drawing History ofArchitecture II Architectural Acoustics Climate Responsive Design Building Mechanical Systems Graduation Project I Building Electrical Systems Dr. MohamedHassanien Instructor(s) Dr. ChahamAlAlouch Dr. NaimaBenkari Dr. ChahamAlAlouch Dr. MohamedHassanien Dr. NaimaBenkari Dr. IssaAl-Harthy Prof. AwniShaaban Dr. Saleh AlSaadi Prof. Awni Shaaban Dr. Naima Benkari Dr. Saleh AlSaadi UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Civil and Architectural Engineering 65 Dr. Mubarak Al -Alawi Mubarak Dr. Dr. Mohammed Meddah Dr. Dr. Mohamed Al-Shahri Dr. Dr. Abdullah Al Mamun Dr. Prof. Khalifa Al-Jabri Khalifa Prof. Dr. Mubarak Al -Alawi Mubarak Dr. Dr. Mubarak Al -Alawi Mubarak Dr. Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. Dr. Mahad Baawain Dr. Dr. Yahia Zein Yahia Dr. Dr. Mahmoud Abd El-Gelil Dr. Dr. Syed Waris Ali Waris Syed Dr. Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi Dr. Dr. Luminda Hewawasam Dr. Dr. Abdullah Al Mamun Dr. Dr. Salim Al-Araimi Dr. Dr. Salim Al-Araimi Dr. Dr. Mohamed Al-Shahri Dr. Dr. Kazi Abu Sohel Kazi Dr. Dr. Yahia Zein Yahia Dr. Dr. Mohammed Meddah Dr. Prof. Ali Al-Harthi Prof. Prof. Khalifa Al-Jabri Khalifa Prof. Dr. Khalid Al-Shamsi Khalid Dr. Dr. Khalid Al-Shamsi Khalid Dr. Dr. Luminda Hewawasam Luminda Dr. Dr. Luminda Hewawasam Luminda Dr. Dr. Abdelwahed Mohamed Abdelwahed Dr. Dr. Hossam Hassan Hossam Dr. Dr. Sherif El Gamal Sherif El Dr. Dr. Sherif El Gamal Dr. Dr. Issa Al-Harthy Dr. Instructor(s) Dr. Mohamed Hassanien Dr. Research Project II Project Research Building Materials Introduction to Photogrammetry Introduction Environmental Engineering 2 Environmental Fire Safety in Buildings Safety Fire Engineering Economic Engineering Economic GIS in Water Resources GIS in Water Membrane Technology Membrane Soil Improvement GPS & Civil Engineering Applications Steelwork Design Steelwork Concrete Design Concrete Hydraulics Fluid Mechanics Structures II Structures Structures II Structures Probability & Statistics Probability Basic Mechanics Geotechnical Engineering I Engineering Geotechnical Construction Materials Construction Mechanics of Materials Mechanics of Materials Transportation Engineering Transportation Transportation Engineering Transportation Engineering Hydrology Engineering Hydrology Drawing II Drawing Drawing II Drawing Structures I Structures Structures I Structures Practice and Ethics and Practice Modern Building Construction Systems Construction Modern Building Title CIVL5994 CIVL5662 CIVL5600 CIVL5326 CIVL5270 CIVL5204 CIVL5204 CIVL5160 CIVL5154 CIVL5133 CIVL5111 CIVL4216 CIVL4206 CIVL4146 CIVL4046 CIVL4016 CIVL4016 CIVL4006 CIVL3216 CIVL3106 CIVL3096 CIVL3086 CIVL3086 CIVL3076 CIVL3076 CIVL3066 CIVL3066 CIVL3046 CIVL3046 CIVL3036 CIVL3036 CIVL2401 AREN5802 Code Civil and Architectural Engineering Table B4: CIVL5995 Code AREN2312 Code CIVL5996 AREN3112 CIVL5996 AREN3211 CIVL5996 AREN3312 AREN3811 AREN3815 AREN4114 AREN4205 AREN4813 AREN4817 AREN5116 AREN5819 CIVL2401 CIVL3002 CIVL3002 CIVL3036 CIVL3056 CIVL3056 CIVL3056 CIVL3086 CIVL3086 CIVL3096 66 Courses Offered in Fall 2018 Project I Title Architectural Drawing Title Project II Architectural DesignII Project II Architectural DesignTheory Project II Introduction to CAAD Building Construction MetHoDs Sustainable DesigninHotClimates Architectural DesignIV Residential Planning Building Illumination Sanitary andPlumbing Graduation Project II Specifications andQuantities Professional Practice and Ethics Drawing I Drawing I Structures I Surveying Surveying Surveying Mechanics ofMaterials Mechanic ofMaterials Construction Materials Dr. HossamHassan Dr. Abdelwahed Mohamed Dr. AhmedSana Dr. IslamSallam Instructor(s) Instructor (s) Dr. Abdelwahed Mohamed Dr. NaimaBenkari Dr. HossamHassan Dr. NaimaBenkari Dr. AhmedSana Dr. ChahamAl-Alouch Dr. MohamedHassanien Prof. AwniShaaban Dr. IslamSallam Dr. IslamSallam Dr. SalehAlSaadi Dr. Hayder Khan Dr. MohamedHassanien Dr. SherifElGamal Dr. SalehAlSaadi Dr. MohamedHassanien Dr. IssaAl-Harthy Dr. SherifElGamal Dr. IssaAl-Harthy Dr. Kazi AbuSohel Dr. MahmoudAbdEl-Gelil Dr. MahmoudAbdEl-Gelil Dr. Mahmoud AbdEl-Gelil Dr. Abdullah Al-Saidi Prof. Ali Al-Harthi Dr. Mohammed Meddah Civil and Architectural Engineering Civil and Architectural Engineering 67 Dr. Ahmed Sana Dr. Mohamed Abdelwahed Dr. Hossam Hassan Dr. Dr. Ahmed Sana Dr. Dr. Hossam Hassan Dr. Dr. Abdelwahed Mohamed Abdelwahed Dr. Dr. Mubarak Al-Alawi Mubarak Dr. Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi Dr. Dr. Ashraf Elazouni Ashraf Dr. Dr. Mubarak Al-Alawi Mubarak Dr. Dr. Ashraf Elazouni Ashraf Dr. Dr. Hossam Hassan Dr. Dr. Mohamed Al-Shahri Dr. Dr. Mohamed Al-Shahri Dr. Dr. Mohamed Al-Aghbari Dr. Dr. Mubarak Al -Alawi Mubarak Dr. Dr. Mohamed Al-Aghbari Dr. Dr. Yahia Zein Yahia Dr. Dr. Sayed Waris Ali Waris Sayed Dr. Dr. Sayed Waris Ali Waris Sayed Dr. Dr. Abdelwahed Mohamed Abdelwahed Dr. Dr. Sherif El Gamal Sherif El Dr. Dr. Luminda Hewawasam Luminda Dr. Dr. Luminda Hewawasam Luminda Dr. Dr. Abdullah Al Mamun Abdullah Dr. Dr. Mahad Baawain Mahad Dr. Dr. Abdullah Al Mamun Abdullah Dr. Dr. Khalid Al-Shamsi Dr. Dr. Khalid Al-Shamsi Dr. Instructor (s) Instructor Dr. Kazi Abu Sohel Abu Kazi Dr. Project II Project Project I Project Project I Project Project I Project Research Project I Project Research Administration of Contracts Administration Construction Management Construction Construction Management Construction Specifications and Contracts and Specifications Airport Design Numerical MetHoDs Numerical Numerical MetHoDs Numerical Slope Stability Construction Engineering Construction Foundation Engineering Foundation Foundation Engineering Foundation Steelwork Design Steelwork Steelwork Design Steelwork Concrete Design Concrete Concrete Design Concrete Hydraulics Hydraulics Environmental Engineering I Environmental Environmental Engineering I Environmental Fluid Mechanics Highway Engineering Highway Highway Engineering Highway Basic Mechanics Title CIVL5996 CIVL5995 CIVL5995 CIVL5995 CIVL5993 CIVL5678 CIVL5336 CIVL5336 CIVL5306 CIVL5226 CIVL5146 CIVL5146 CIVL5106 CIVL5102 CIVL4226 CIVL4226 CIVL4216 CIVL4216 CIVL4206 CIVL4206 CIVL4146 CIVL4146 CIVL4136 CIVL4136 CIVL4046 CIVL4036 CIVL4036 CIVL3216 Code Civil and Architectural Engineering Figure B1: Postgraduate Students’ Enrolment for the Past SixYears 68

stnedutS fo rebmuN fo stnedutS 10 15 20 25 30 35 5 0 2014 20 -2013 2015 24 -2014 2016 25 Acadamic Year Acadamic -2015 2017 27 062018 -2016 17 -2017 POSTGRADUATE 2019 STUDIES 32 -2018 Civil and Architectural Engineering 69 Supervisors Dr. Mohammed Meddah Dr. Hago Abdul Wahid Dr. Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi Dr. Ali Waris Syed Dr. Abu Sohel Kazi Dr. Al-Saidi Abdullah Dr. - Al Mamun Abdullah Dr. Baawain Mahad Dr. Sana Ahmed Dr. Mahad Baawain Dr. Mahad Baawain Dr. Prof. Awni Shaaban Prof. Chaham Al-Alouch Dr. Mohammed Meddah Dr. Zein Yahia Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. Abdullah Al Mamun Dr. Mahad Baawain Dr. Ahmed Sana Dr. Mahad Baawain Dr. Mahad Baawain Dr. Instructor(s) Project Title Project Investigation of the Use of Mixed Glass as Substitute of Color Waste Natural Sand in Concrete Production Advanced Concrete Structures Concrete Advanced MetHoDs Element Finite Design Steel Advanced Rehabilitation Structures Adjustment Data Processes Physical-Chemical-Biological Engineering Air Pollution Hydrology Groundwater Project Research PhD Thesis Sustainable Architectural Eng. Architectural Sustainable Human Factors Technology Concrete Advanced Engineering Foundation Sensing Remote Advanced of Water and Microbiology Chemistry Processes Transport Contaminant Hydrology Surface Project Research PhD Thesis Title CIVL6110 CIVL6150 CIVL6160 CIVL6165 CIVL6311 CIVL6725 CIVL6750 CIVL6925 CIVL7000 CIVL8000 AREN6101 AREN6212 CIVL6135 CIVL6320 CIVL6400 CIVL6715 CIVL6780 CIVL6935 CIVL7000 CIVL8000 Code Students’ Projects in Year 2018 in Year Projects Students’ Postgraduate Courses Offered in Year 2018 in Offered Courses Postgraduate Student Name Student Wasila Al-Kiyoumi Wasila 1 No Spring 2018 Semester Fall 2018 Table B6: Table Postgraduate Students’ Projects Projects Students’ Postgraduate Table B5: Table Courses Civil and Architectural Engineering 2 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 70 Fathiya Al-Azri Sheikah Al-Malki Hind Al-Shukaili Al-Shaima Al-Saadi Harith Al-Amri Saba Humaid Al-Abri Abdullah Wajahat HusaainBhutta Marwan Al-Ruhaili Sattar Md Abdus Khalil IbrahimMubarak Al-Hashmi Raya HilalMohammed Al-Lamki Governorate Mayh Catchment Area inMuscat Flood Risk Assessment forWadi For SultanateofOman Duration-Frequency (IDF) Curves Development ofRegionalIntensity- Loads with FRP BarsunderConcentrated Behavior of Arch SlabsReinforced Sand withandwithoutScour Analysis ofLaterally-LoadedPilesin Concrete Performance ofHotMix Asphalt Effect of FerrochromeonRutting Against CarImpact Protection ofBuildingColumns Building Seismic Fragility Analysis ofSQUH Reinforced PolymerBarsandSpirals Reinforced withGlassFiber Strength ConcreteColumns Performance ofCircularHigh Seawater Desalination for ElectricityProductionvia Microbial DesalinationCellSystem Optimizing ExternalLoadin Subgrade soil forPossibleUseasPavement Stabilization of Adam Expansive using MODFLOWandMT3DMS and Salinityin Al-Suwayq Catchment Assessment ofGroundwaterLevel Dr. Dr. HossamHassan Dr. Yahia Mohamedzein Dr. AhmedSana Dr. LumindaHewawasam Dr. MahadBaawain Dr. AhmedSana Dr. LumindaHewawasam Dr. GhaziAl-Rawas Dr. Luminda Hewawasam Dr. Mahad Baawain Dr. Ahmad Sana Dr. AliAl-Nuaimi Dr. SherifEl-Gamal Dr. AliAl-Nuaimi Prof. Khalifa Al-Jabri Dr. Yahia Mohamedzein Dr. KhalidAl-Shamsi Prof. Khalifa Al-Jabri Dr. HossamHasan Dr. MuhammadBilalWaris Prof. Khalifa AlJabri Dr. Kazi AbuSohel Dr. IssaEl-Hussain Prof. Khalifa Al-Jabri Dr. MuhammadBilalWaris Prof. Khalifa Al-Jabri Dr. AbdullahAl-Saidy Dr. SherifEl-Gamal Dr. AlaaALMuhtaseb Dr. MahadBaawain

MohamedAl-Mamun

Civil and Architectural Engineering Civil and Architectural Engineering 71 Ministry of Ministry and Transport Communication Funded by Helmholtz Potsdam Center Germany Pultron Pultron Composites Middle east Dhofar for for Dhofar Development 600 99,800 15,000 15,120 (OMR) Budget Budget

Investigator(s) Dr. Hossam Hassan (PI) Dr. Khalid Al-Shamsi Dr. Dr. Saleh Al-Saadi (PI) Dr. Dr. Sherif El-Gamal (PI) Dr. Dr. Naima Benkari (PI) Naima Benkari Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. New Grants, Contracts and Consultancies by Faculty Members in Year 2017 Year in Members Faculty by and Consultancies Contracts Grants, New RESEARCH Investigation of Truck Weights, Overload, and Weights, Truck of Investigation on Oman Pavements on Flexible their Effects – Phase 1 Road Research Title Research Cooling Load Calculation of a Social Center of a Social Center Cooling Load Calculation Phase III Building un Muscat Investigation the Tensile Properties of Newly Properties of Tensile the Investigation Glass Fiber Reinforced Screwed Developed Bars Polymer Heritage Study and Guidelines for Al Hafa Al Hafa Study and Guidelines for Heritage plan Development Mixed-Use Grants and Contracts and Contracts Grants B7: Table Civil and Architectural Engineering Refereed JournalPapers Publications (PI) =PrincipalInvestigator 3. 2. 1. Concrete Production Waste GlassasSubstitute ofNatural Sandin Investigation oftheUseLocally Generated Industry Constructability inOman’s Construction Investigating theImplementation of Protection ofColumnsAgainst ImpactLoad Reinforced Polymer Bars Tensile Strength andModulusofGlassFiber Ferrochrome Slags Sustainable Management ofSteel and Block Review ofSite Investigation Report,Abu Tubal Research Title Iron Ore Stock PilesinVale Developing Dust Suppression Alternatives for

72 Al-Alawi, M., Bouferguene, A. and Mohamed, Y. 2018. Random Generation of Industrial Pipelines’ Data Pipelines’ Industrial of Generation Y.Random Mohamed, 2018. and A. Bouferguene, M., Al-Alawi, 14(4):20170353. Seaweed Extracts Red Treated of Characterization by 2018. Water,M.S. Rahman, Acid and and I. Alkaline Al-Marhubi, Solutions. A., P.,Al-Mamun, Chitra, A., Al-Alawi, Slag. Copper Containing Mixes Abdelfattah, H.F., Al-Shamsi, K. and Al-Jabri, K. 2018. Evaluation of Rutting Potential for Asphalt Concrete forAsphalt Potential Rutting of Evaluation 2018. K. Al-Jabri, and K. H.F.,Abdelfattah, Al-Shamsi, International Journal of Pavement Engineering Pavement of Journal International Dr. AbdulWahid Hago Dr. MohammedMeddah(PI) Dr. MahadBaawain Prof. Khalifa Al-Jabri Dr. AliAl-Nuaimi Dr. Mubarak Al-Alawi (PI) Prof. Khalifa Al-Jabri Dr. Kazi AbuSohel(PI) Dr. SherifElGamal(PI) Dr. Kazi AbuSohel Dr. MohammedMeddah Dr. KhalidAl-Shamsi Dr. HossamHasan Prof. Khalifa Al-Jabri Dr. MahadBaawain (PI) Dr. MohamedAl-Aghbari Dr. Yahia Mohamedzain Prof. AliAl-Harthi(PI) Dr. El-SaidEl-Shafey Dr. Yahia Mohamedzain Dr. MahadBaawain (PI) Investigator(s) International Journal of Food Engineering 230,000 Budget (OMR) 10,000 10,000 67,900 , 19(7):630-640. 9,800 2,400 1,200 Grant SQU –Internal Grant SQU –Internal Grant SQU –Internal Middle East Composites Pultron zone Sohar Port Free Company Oman Oil Funded by Vale Oman , Civil and Architectural Engineering Civil and Architectural Engineering , , 73 Arch- , 12(3):183-205. , Journal of Cleaner The Journal of Engineering Environment Environment International ASCE Journal of Materials in Materials of Journal ASCE , 10(5):390-393. , , 17(1):96-102. , , Geosciences of Journal Arabian Journal of Building Engineering , 157:51-64. , , 12(2):162-181. Journal of Construction Applied Clay Journal Science Human and Ecological Risk , 24(5):1181-1196. Assessment Arch-Net Arch-Net International Journal of Architectural Research Advanced Advanced Engineering 38:725-745. , Informatics , 30(8):1-10. , 151:73-81. Baawain, M.S., Al-Futaisi, A.M., Ebrahimi, A. and Omidvarborna, H. 2018. Characterizing Leachate Leachate Characterizing H. 2018. A. and Omidvarborna, A.M., Ebrahimi, M.S.,Al-Futaisi, Baawain, (TDEM) Imaging. Journal of Applied Domain Using Time Electromagnetic Landfill in a Site Contamination Geophysics Benkari, N. 2018. Archaeological Site of Bat-Oman, Management and Public Perception: Community Amoatey, P., Omidvarborna, H., Baawain, M.S. and Al-Mamun, A. 2018. Indoor Air Pollution and Exposure Exposure and Pollution Air Indoor 2018. A. Al-Mamun, and M.S. Baawain, H., Omidvarborna, P., Amoatey, Assessment of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries:Critical A Review. Production, 183:458-480. and Their Kiln andDust Cement of Sarooj factors Alnuaimi, A.J., A.and Hago 2018. Efficiency Al-Rezaiqi, of Blended Concrete. on Properties Effects Pavement Asphalt Trafficked Lightly a of Cracking to Contribution Binder 2018. H. Hassan and K. Al-Shamsi, Technology and Engineering of Journal International Made with Clear Binder. Omidvarborna, H. P., Amoatey, and Baawain, M.S. 2018. The Modeling and Health Risk Assessment of PM2.5 from Oil Tema Refinery. Al-Mamun, A., Ahmad, W., Baawain, M.S., Khadem, M. and Dhar, B.R. 2018. A Review of Microbial of Microbial B.R. 2018. A Review M.S., Khadem, M. and Dhar, Baawain, Al-Mamun, A., Ahmad, W., Desalination Cell Technology: Configurations, Optimization Applications. and and Development Professional of Evaluation Al-Mohsin, M., Al Hadithi, B. and Alnuaimi, A. 2018. Critical in Baghdad. Civil Engineers for Programs Training Aljubori, L. and Alalouch, C. 2018. Finding Harmony in Deconstructive Chaos: Architecture. The Role of the Golden Rectangle in Al-Maktoumi, A., Zekri, S., El-Rawy, M., Abdalla, O., M., Al-Wardy, Al-Rawas, G. and Charabi, in Oman. 2018. Y. aquifers on coastal change of climate impact of the Assessment Al-Jabri, K., Shoukry, H., Khalil, I., Nasir, S. and Hassan, H. 2018. Reuse of Waste Ferrochrome Slag S. in and the Hassan, Ferrochrome H., H. Khalil, 2018. of I., Al-Jabri, Reuse Waste Nasir, K., Shoukry, Performance. Mechanical and Thermal Improved with Mortar of Production Net Net International Journal ofResearch Architectural Al-Azri, N. and Al-Saadi, S.N. 2018. Variant Developments of Typical Meteorological Years (TMYs) Seeb, Oman and for Their Impact on Energy Simulation ofResidential Buildings. Research , 15(2):129-141. (TJER) Aldahdooh M.A., Jamrah A., Alnuaimi A., Martini M.I., Ahmed M.S. and Ahmed A.S. 2018. Influence of Various Plastics-Waste Aggregates on Properties of Normal Concrete. 17:13-22. Engineering Civil 11(501):1-14. Using Markov Chain Model. Using Markov Thinking Alalouch, in Parametric C. Early Design 2018. Approach Studios. to Integrate Pedagogical 121:491-506. 121:491-506.

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636:437-448. Review. Critical A countries: Council Cooperation Gulf the of Study AssessmentExposure and Quality Air Ambient viaAERMOD. 2018. A. Al-Mamun, and Baawain,M. H., Omidvarborna, Communities on Nearby Assessment, 190(11):655-667. Industry Iron an and from Monitoring Environmental Iron Particles of Fugitive Estimation Deposition and Dispersion 2018. A.H. Al-Muhtaseb, and A. Al-Mamun, M., Baawain, H., Omidvarborna, 166:400-412. Binary of Evaluation Performances 2018. Concrete H. Silica Designedwith Metakaolin. Fumeand Fitriani, and S.E. El-Gamal, M.A., Ismail, M.S., Meddah, Approach. Stochastic A Systems:Energy-Water Food- Sustainable of Optimization Towardsthe 2018. M. Baawain, and Mohtar, R. S., Asadi, E., Karan, Communities. Microbial 2018. M. into Ghasemi, Insight an with and Cell Desalination Microbial a M.S. in Removal Salt and Baawain, Sulphate Organics, Simultaneous A., Al-Mamun, A.F., Ismail, S.A., Aljlil, W.R., Daud, T.,Jafary, 93(3):1419-1434. Oman. SultanateMuscat,of Inventory of Building the forEarthquakeAssessment Risk 2018. K. Al-Jabri, and E. Safak, G., Al-Rawas, E., Cakti, A., Deif, K., Sesetyan, I., El-Hussain, Hancilar,U., Hydrology Research in the Number of Wet Days andIts Effect onFuture Intense Precipitation andAnnual inNorthern Oman. Gunawardhana, L.N., Al-Rawas, G.A., Kwarteng, A.Y., Al-Wardy, M. and Charabi, Y. 2018. Potential Changes Frequency of Hourly Extreme Rainfall Attributed Climate Change in Oman. Enough? Doing We Are Syndrome: Building Sick and 2018. Tookey, D. J. Clements-Croome, C., Alalouch, Omrany, Al-Waer, H., H., A., Ghaffarianhoseini, and Building Materials Journal Polymer Bars Conditioned in Moist Seawater-Contaminated Concrete under Sustained Load. El-Maaddawy,H., El-Hassan, T., Durability2018. Fiber-ReinforcedA. Glass Al-Saidy of and A. Al-Sallamin, Journal of Engineering Sciences. Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt, 46(5):599-616. El-Feki, S. and Saleh, M.S. 2018. Post-Occupancy Evaluation Study of a University Premises in Cairo, Egypt. Sultanate of Oman.Transportation D: EnvironmentResearch and Part Transport , 59:108-120. City, Salalah of Study Pollutants from Case of Emitted Dispersion A the Vehicles: on Season Monsoon of Charabi,Y., Abdul-Wahab, Al-Rawas,S., Al-Wardy,G., Fadlallah,and M. Investigating 2018. S. Impact the InvolvementArchaeological in Heritage ManagementPlanning. and aaeet n Ssanbe Development, 8(3):293-308. Sustainable and Management Gunawardhana, L.N., Al-Rawas, G.A. and Al-Hadhrami, G. 2018. Quantification of the Changes in Intensityand , 49:237-250. Desalination , 175:1-13. , 445:204-212. Journal of Cleaner Production, 171:662-674. Cleaner of Journal Architectural Science Review, 61(3):99-121. Science Architectural Construction and Building Materials Journal Materials Building and Construction Science of the Total EnvironmentTotal, the of Science Natural Hazards ora o Clua Heritage Cultural of Journal , 92:1649-1664. Natural Hazards, Natural Construction , Civil and Architectural Engineering

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80 Project with Pultrun Composites Middle East, Dubai, UAE, 15 April 15 May,15 April 2018. 15 UAE, East,Dubai, Middle Composites Pultrun with Project Diameters.Big Reinforcedwith BarsFiber Polymer Glass Tensileof S.E. Modulus El-Gamal, Strengthand Bars. Project with Pultrun Composites Middle East, Dubai, UAE, 1 December 2018 – 28 February 2019. Sendai, Japan, 2 July - 30 Sep, 2015. Baawain, M.S. with Tanaka, H. Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6 July - 3 August, 2018. Alalouch, C. Working Group Urban Climate and Health, Institute of Meteorology, Free University of Berlin, Nizwa, Oman, 2018. Architecture,and NizwaUniversity,Engineering of College ArchitectureInteriorDesign, C. and Alalouch, of University Planning), Urban UK. 2018. Dundee, & (Architecture Sciences Social of School S. Al-Saadi, and C. Alalouch, Inc.14-16 ABET, (EAC), October, 2018. Commission Accreditation Engineering Visit Evaluation Program A. Harthy Al El-Gamal, S.E. Investigating the Tensile Properties of Newly Developed Screwed Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Civil and Architectural Engineering Civil and Architectural Engineering 81 International International nd National Conference on Civil & Architectural Engineering (NCCAE (NCCAE Engineering Architectural & Civil on Conference National st National Conference on Civil & Architectural Engineering (NCCAE 2018), Muscat, Muscat, 2018), (NCCAE Engineering Architectural & Civil on Conference National st Sustainable Sustainable Urban Planning & Climate , Resilience El Gouna, Egypt, 19 December, 2018. Al-Saadi, Al-Saadi, S. and Saleh, M. Green Building Design and TechnologyConstruction Implementation. For PDO Sultanate of Oman, 26-28 March, 2018. of Oman, 26-28 March, Sultanate through the center for community service and continuing education, 25-27 November, 2018 (Short Course). (Short 2018 November, 25-27 education, continuing and service community for center the through Baawain, Baawain, M. 2018. Air Quality Modeling Using Workshop AERMOD Software. SQU, 17-18 2018 January, (Workshop). service community for center the through PDO For Fundamentals. Systems HVAC H. Khan, and S. Al-Saadi, Course). (Short 2018 November, 25-27 education, continuing and CAE Department. The 1 CAE Department. Baawain, Baawain, M.S. Environmental and Water Issues in Oman: Challenges and Opportunities. Tohoku Invited University, Talk. Sendai, Japan, 15 September, 2018. Baawain, S. Environmental Engineering Research in Oman: Challenges and Opportunities.Talk. Invited The Research Institutefor Humanity and Nature (RIHN),Kyoto, Japan, 10 August, 2018. of Oman Center Talk. Invited of MosquesWorld. in the in Architecture the Trends N. New Benkari, 2018. 21 October, Architects, Al-Rawas, G. Flash Floods in Oman: Challenges and Opportunities. Guest Speaker. World Water Day 2018, Day Water World Speaker. Guest Opportunities. and Challenges Oman: in Floods Flash G. Al-Rawas, 2018. March, 25 University, Qaboos Sultan Al-Rawas, G. The Importance of Using GIS for Flash Floods Infrastructure Early Services. Warning System Keynote and Speaker. Its GIS Impact Salalah on Conference, Salalah, 5-6 August, 2018. Al-Nuaimi, A.S. Keynote Speaker. The 1 The Speaker. Keynote A.S. Al-Nuaimi, Al-Rawas, G. Climate Change and Extreme Events Modelling on workshop in Arid Regions. Guest Speaker. DAAD Alalouch, C. From Sustainability to Smart Cities: A Future Outlook. Keynote Speech. The 2 Keynote Outlook. Smart Cities: A Future to Sustainability Alalouch, C. From Hassan, H.F. and Al-Shamsi, K. Investigation Truck Communication, of and Weights, Transportation Overload,of Ministry with project research joint A andRoads. Oman on their Pavements Effectson Flexible January 2018- December 2018. 2018), Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 26-28 March, 2018. March, of Oman, 26-28 Sultanate Muscat, 2018), Conference on Green Urbanism, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy, 4 December, 2018. 4 December, Italy, Rome, University, Tre Urbanism, Roma on Green Conference

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2018. Flexure Behavior of FRP Bars after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures. st National Conference on Civil & ‐ WayFiber using Slabs Civil and Architectural Engineering . . 83 https://soundcloud.com/ National Conference in Civil Architectural and st Place in Sultan Qaboos University Award for Student nd Engineering, 26 March 2018. 2018. Engineering, 26 March Al-Balushi, H., Al-Hashmi, R. and Al-Balushi, A. 2 El-Gamal, S.E. External Reviewer of New Post Graduate Programs - The Ministry of Higher Oman, 2018. Education, Oman, 2018. of Nizwa, – University Projects of Final Year Reviewer El-Gamal, S.E. External 2018. Oman, Muscat, College, East Member of the Middle El-Gamal, S.E. Advisory Board Baawain, M.S. Research fellow of the Research Institute for Humanity and nature, Kyoto-Japan, 2018. Kyoto-Japan, and nature, for Humanity Institute of the Research fellow M.S. Research Baawain, 2018. September, Japan, 2 July-30 Fellowship, Foundation International N. Matsumae Benkari, 2018. Forum, 22 January, IAESTE Asia-Pacific for as President G. Elected Al-Rawas, oman_radio/alamara_almostadama2692018 2018 SQU Day, of Engineering, Qaboos University, College Sultan Award. Teacher El-Gamal, S.E. Best G. NationalAl-Rawas, Secretary Service Award from IAESTE Annual Conference 2018, Berlin, Germany, 21 January 2018. Baawain, M.S. Best Researcher Award. College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, SQU Day, 2018 SQU Day, of Engineering, Qaboos University, College Sultan Award. Researcher M.S. Best Baawain, Benkari, Benkari, N. and Al-Jabri, H. Interview by Ali Jaafar Al-Lawati. The Sustainable in Architecture Oman, The of Architecture Mosques (in Arabic), Muscat, 2 May 2018, Radio. Al-Nuaimi, A.S. Sustainability and Reinforced Concrete. 26 September 2018, Alalouch, C. 2018. Interview on Oman Radio. on Oman The 1 Interview Alalouch, C. 2018. Research Projects- the Scientific Research Category, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, April 2018. April Oman, Muscat, University, Qaboos Sultan Category, Research Scientific the Projects- Research Chaham Alalouch. Supervisor:D.

Students Awards Students 1. 6. 5. 3. 4. 1. 2. Other Achievements 3. 2. Faculty Awards Faculty 1. 2. 3. 1. Articles and Interviews in Public Media and Interviews Articles Civil and Architectural Engineering for their discipline through exhibitions, seminars and competitions. The society organized thefollowing society organized The events2018. in competitions. and seminars exhibitions, through discipline their for and Architectural Engineering disciplines. The Society serves to enhance students’ self-assurance and passion Civil across development skill and University. sharing collaboration,Qaboos knowledge Sultanenables CAES at Engineering of College the in society active an is (CAES)Architectural Engineering and Civil of Society The Students’ Activities (Workshops, Short Training Courses andCompetitions) Activity of“LekfofakSalam”inCelebrationtheNationalDay, November2018. • • • • • • • • • • • • • 84

Engineering Society on the Occasion of theWorldSociety ontheOccasion Engineering Day,Soil 2018. November Commitment), September2018. with Municipalityof in Cooperation Samail withinthe Activities of the Awareness Campaign(Buildingand Opening CeremonyoftheSociety Participate intheEvent“BeanInspiringEngineer”at2nd“Kon”Forum,September2018. The InductionMeetingfortheNewEngineeringStudents(Cohort33), Graduates' Evening,May2018. Closing Evening,May2018. C-Cube's The FutureEngineerEvent,February2018. Introduction MeetingtoPresenttheSocietyPlanforSecondSemester Participation The Course intheBasicsofRevit Course in Receiving Annual Exhibition,March2018. Adobe Photoshop,September2018. of Students from Zainab Bent Al-Rasoul School and Showing Them the Labs of the Department n etcncl ocnc ciiy n oprto wt te ol Wtr n Agricultural and Water Soil, the with Cooperation in Activity Volcanic Geotechnical in Architectural Program,October2018. , September2018. August 2018. , February2018. Civil and Architectural Engineering 85 Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi (HoD) Dr. Awni Shaaban (Coordinator) Prof. coordinator) Chaham Alalouch (Associate Dr. Saleh Al-Saadi Dr. Islam Sallam Dr. Naima Benkari Dr. Mohammed Salah Dr. Sherif El-Gamal Dr. Khan Hayder Dr.

Departmental Committees Committees Departmental

(Architectural Engineering Program) (Architectural Accreditation Committee Committee Accreditation Table B2: Table

COMMITTEES DEPARTMENTAL DEPARTMENTAL Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi (HoD) Dr. Ahmed Sana (Coordinator) Dr. Bilal Waris (Associate Coordinator) Dr. Khazi Abusohel Accreditation Committee Dr. Yahia Zain (Civil Engineering Program) Dr. Luminda Gunawardhana Dr. Mohamed Al Shahri Dr. Mahmoud Abd El-Gelil Dr. Mubarak Al-Alawi Dr. Ashraf Elazouni Dr. Mahad Baawain (Coordinator) Dr. Khalid Al-Shamsi Dr. Yahia Zain Postgraduate Studies and Research Committee Dr. Mohammed Meddah Dr. Khazi Abusohel Dr. Bilal Waris Dr. Mohammed Salah Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi (HoD) Dr. AbdulaWahid Hago (Coordinator) Civil and Architectural Engineering Industrial Prof. Awni Shaaban Advisory Board Dr. Ahmed Sana Dr. Saleh Al-Saadi Dr. Ashraf Elazouni Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi (HoD) Dr. Mohamed Al-Shahri (Coordinator) Dr. Hossam Hassan Student-Staff Liaison Committee Dr. Saleh Al-Saadi Dr. Mahmoud Abd El-Gelil (at least 6 students; two from each cohort) Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi (HoD) Dr. Yahiya Zein (Coordinator) Dr. Naima Benkari Dr. Sherif El-Gamal Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dr. Abdullah Al-Mamun Dr. Luminda Gunawardhana Dr. Mohammed Meddah Dr. Hayder Khan Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi (HoD) Dr. Abdul Wahid Hago (Coordinator) Dr. Mohammed Al-Aghbari Staff-Recruitment Committee Dr. Saleh Al-Saadi Dr. Hossam Hassan Dr. Mahad Baawain Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawas Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi (HoD) Dr. Hossam Hassan (Coordinator) Academic Promotion Committee Prof. Awni Shaaban Dr. Abdul Wahid Hago Dr. Mahad Baawain Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi (HoD) Dr. Abdul Wahid Hago (Coordinator) Dr. Mahad Baawain Development and Strategic Planning Dr. Khalid Al-Shamsi Committee Dr. Saleh Al-Saadi Dr. Mohamed Al-Shahri Dr. Islam Sallam Civil and Architectural Engineering Textbooks Orders Architectural EngineeringFYPs Review Courses Review Architectural EngineeringDesignStudio Admission Architectural EngineeringUndergraduate Admission Architectural EngineeringPostgraduate Student AdvisingCommittee 88 Dr. Ashraf Elazouni Dr. AbdullahAlMamun Dr. LumindaGunawardhana Dr. MohammedMeddah Dr. AbdulWahid Hago Dr. NaimaBenkari Dr. ChahamAl-Alouch Dr. HossamHassan Dr. SherifEl-Gamal(Coordinator) Dr. AliAl-Nuaimi(HoD) Dr. Abdullah Al-Mamun Construction) Dr MohammedSalah(Building Dr ChahamAlalouch(Architecture) Dr. SherifEl-Gamal(Structure) Dr. Hayder Khan(MEP) Prof. AwniShaaban(Coordinator) Dr. MohammedSalah Dr. ChahamAlalouch Dr. NaimaBenkari Dr. IslamSallam(Coordinator) Dr. NaimaBenkari Dr. IslamSallam Prof. AwniShaaban(Coordinator) Dr. Hayder Khan Dr. SalehAl-Saadi Dr. NaimaBenkari Dr. IslamSallam Dr. ChahamAlalouch Prof. AwniShaaban Dr. MohammedSalah(Coordinator) Civil and Architectural Engineering 89 Dr. Hayder Khan Hayder Dr. (Coordinator) Naima Benkari Dr. Eng. Mohsen Ghanma Eng. Mohsen Ghanma Dr. Issa Al-Harthy Dr. Khan Hayder Dr. Ali Al Harthy Prof. Hago Abdul Wahid Dr. Hossam Hassan Dr. Ali Al-Nuaimi (HOD) Dr. Ali Al-Harthy Prof. Zein Yahia Dr. Sherif El Gamal Dr. Mahmoud Abd El-Gelil Dr. Luminda Gunawardhana Dr. Naima Benkari Dr. Khan Hayder Dr. Mahad Baawain Dr. Chaham Al-Alouch Dr. Al-Alawi Mubarak Dr. Sherif El Gamal Dr. Hossam Hassan Dr. Mohammed Salah (Coordinator) Dr. Eng. Mohsen Ghanma Dr. Mubarak Al-Alawi (Coordinator) Al-Alawi Mubarak Dr. Al-Ruzaiqi Eng. Juma Al-Kindi Eng. Suliman (Coordinator) Sherif El-Gamal Dr. Gunawardhana Luminda Dr. Al-Shahri Mohammed Dr. Al-Aghbari Mohammed Dr. Al-Abri Said Mr. Hassan Hossam Dr. Architectural Engineering Facilities Engineering Facilities Architectural Architectural Engineering Meeting Secretary Secretary Engineering Meeting Architectural Engineering Alumni and Architectural Survey Employers’ IWAN Publication/Web Secretary Department 1st International conference on Unmanned conference International 1st Oman System Aircraft Engineering Journal (Associate Editors) Engineering Journal (Associate Information and Communication Technology and Communication Information Consultants Accreditation Programs Secretary Advisor CAE Society Social Activities Seminars and Publicity Seminars Timetabling Industrial Training Supervision Training Industrial Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is the largest department in the College of Engineering and offers B.Sc, M.Sc, and Ph.D degrees in all streams of Electrical and Computer Engineering disciplines. The Department provides students with a comprehensive electrical and computer engineering background including four specialized tracks: Computer Systems and Networks (CSN); Communication and Signal Processing (CSP); Electronic Instrumentation and Control (EIC) and Power Systems and Energy (PSE). The Department collaborates with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) in offering a jointly B.Sc degree in Mechatronics Engineering. Furthermore, a new specialization track in the area of Biomedical Engineering is currently under development. The undergraduate programs offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are designed to provide sound education with solid foundation in basic sciences and electrical engineering. Engineering design concepts are introduced early in the curriculum, with hands-on activities being enriched through required instructional laboratories. The programs impart a broad awareness of social, cultural, and ethical issues together with a good understanding of the role of engineers in the community, leading to an internationally recognized degree. The programs offered by the Department have been developed based on

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical the criteria and recommendations of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), based in the USA. As a result, the undergraduate programs are ABET accredited. The ECE faculty conducts research in various areas including communication systems, computer architectures and networks, control systems, electrical power systems, renewable energy, microgrids, smart grid, electronic instrumentation, network security, wireless communications, high-voltage engineering, power electronics, embedded systems, PLC and industrial automation, SCADA, robotics, signal processing, biomedical signals and devices, etc. The research laboratories at the ECE Department are available for undergraduate as well as postgraduate students. The graduate programs allow students to deepen their professional knowledge, and enhance their communication and hands-on skills.

Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh HoD, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

92 Electrical and Computer Engineering 93 1 8 8 7 38 17 55 18 37 29 73 407 140 2018 1 7 8 37 17 54 84 15 17 34 41 436 143 2017 ECE students along with the Department staff are the backbone of our department’s achievements and are achievements our department’s backbone of are the staff Department students along with the ECE Being the recipient of several internal and external research grants and contracts in collaboration contracts grants and with local and external research severalinternal recipient of Being the Staff Faculty Support staff Total leave On-study Table C1: Summary Table Undergraduate Program Undergraduate (Y2-5) Enrolment offered Courses Graduates Graduate Program Graduate Enrolment offered Courses Graduates Research Grants Publications Journals Refereed Proceedings Conference also engaged in academic and professional activities. The IEEE Students Society Branch in the Department Students The IEEE also engaged in academic and professional activities. regularly organizes workshops and activities for the benefit of students and undertakesMechatronics Society Also, the acclaim in international Department student gatherings. which have won the students’ projects which is related area. departments has similar activities, but related to the mechatronics to both ECE and MIE industries and organizations, the Department is a masthead of excellence in the College Engineering. in the excellence During of masthead of is a industries and organizations, the Department many professional short courses and invited talks, organized and delivered ECE faculty offered the year, several training workshops and seminars. Dr. Zia Nadir

Prof. Abdullah Al-Badi Dr. Mohammed Al-Badi Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical

Prof. Ibrahim Metwally

Prof. Afaq Ahmad Prof. Abdulnasir Hossen Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen

94 Electrical and Computer Engineering 95 31)

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Dr. Mohammed H. Al-Badi Dr. 1 May (From Head of the Department Assistant Professor, Associate Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh Dr. the Department Head of Professor, Associate Education Engeering Stability, Systems Power Smart Grid, Microgrids, Systems, Power Electrical Interests: Research DEPARTMENTAL PROFILE DEPARTMENTAL Dr. Afaq Ahmad Ahmad Afaq Dr. Professor Coding Modelling and Analysis, Computing,System Fault-Tolerant Design and Test, System Digital Interests: Research Detection Error Theory, Dr. Ibrahim Metwally Metwally Ibrahim Dr. Professor Overvoltage Quality, Power Systems, Power in Transients Fields, Coronas, Electromagnetic Interests: Research Corrosion and Lines, Stray-Current Switchgear Gas-Insulated Protection, Dr. Abdulnasir Hossen Dr. Centre Research and Information Communication of the Director Professor, Artificial Communication, Digital Signal Processing, Biomedical Signal Processing, Digital Interests: Research Networks Neural Intelligence, Dr. Hadj Bourdoucen Dr. of Engineering Dean of the College Professor, and REs Electronics Integrated ICT, FOSS Deployment, Systems, QoS in Cellular Instrumentation, Intelligent Interests: Research Dr. Zia Nadir Dr. April (until Head of the Department Assistant Professor, Associate Abdullah Al-Badi Dr. Professor Quality, Power Electronics, Power Machines, Drives, Electrical Systems, Energy Renewable Interests: Research Voltage and High Interference Research Interests: Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation, Distribution Systems, Demand-Side Management, Demand-Side Management, Systems, Distribution Generation, and Distributed Energy Renewable Interests: Research Economics System Power and Planning, Operation System Power System RF Communications Electronics, Compatibility, Electromagnetic Interests: Research Dr. Faical Mnif

Dr. Lazhar Khriji Dr. Arif Malik Dr. Joseph Jervase Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical

Dr. Hisham Soliman

Dr. Mustafa Mesbah Dr. Muhammed Shafiq Dr. Hassan Yousef

96 Electrical and Computer Engineering 97 Dr. Mustafa Mesbah Mustafa Dr. Professor Associate Signal Processing Biomedical Signals and Systems, Interests: Research Dr. Hisham Soliman Dr. Professor Associate and Drive System Power of Application Control Systems, Large-Scale Optimization, Control, Robust Interests: Research Dr. Muhammed Shafiq Dr. Professor Associate Robotics of and Control Tracking Control, Adaptive of Non-Linear Dynamic Systems, Tracking Interests: Research Dr. Hassan Yousef Dr. Professor Associate Power and to Electric Machine Drives Applications Control Fuzzy Control, and Adaptive Intelligent Interests: Research of Electric Machines Motion Control High Performance Control, Nonlinear Systems, Large-Scale Systems, Dr. Lazhar Khriji Dr. Professor Associate Coding, Filtering, Image Nonlinear Filtering, Adaptive and Analysis, Processing Signal and Image Interests: Research Algorithms of DSP Implementation Hardware Intelligence, Artificial Dr. Faical Mnif Faical Dr. Professor Associate Robotics Systems, Control Interests: Research Dr. Arif Malik Dr. Professor Associate and Planning Policy Energy Interests: Research Dr. Joseph Jervase Dr. Professor Associate Propagation and Antennas Microwave Interests: Research Dr. Jawhar Ghommam

Dr. Amer Al-Hinai Dr. Ahmed C. Ammari Dr. Tariq Jamil Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical

Dr. Dawood Al-Abri

Dr. Amir Abdulghani Dr. Medhat Awadalla Dr. Mohammed Bait-Suwailam

98 Electrical and Computer Engineering 99 Dr. Amir M. Abdulghani Dr. Professor Assistant and (IoT) of Things Internet as such (ICTs) technologies communication and Information cities, Smart Interests: Research Communications Wireless Dr. Dawood Al-Abri Dawood Dr. Professor Assistant Networks Computer Communications, Interests: Research Dr. Medhat Hussein Awadalla Medhat Dr. Professor Associate Processing Parallel Systems, Real-Time Engineering, Systems, Computer Computer Interests: Research Dr. Mohammed M. Bait-Suwailam Dr. Professor Associate Antennas and High-Speed in of Electromagnetics Applications Systems, Communication Wireless Interests: Research boards Circuit Printed Dr. Amer Al-Hinai Dr. Professor Associate Power to Control of Application Systems: Multi-Agent and Operation, Control Systems- Power Interests: Research Systems Power to Techniques and Applications Optimization Systems, Dr. Jawhar Ghommam Jawhar Dr. Professor Associate Research Interests: Motion Controlfor VehicleNonholonomic/Underactuated Systems, Nonlinear and Adaptive Control; Intelligent and Autonomous Control of Networked Unmanned Systems, Team Networks. Sensor Cooperation, Consensus Achievement, Dr. Ahmed C. Ammari Dr. Professor Associate Hybrid Electric transfer, power and data wireless Inductive systems, time Real Embedded systems, Interests: Research Optimization Modeling and level System systems, Storage Energy Dr. Tariq Jamil Tariq Dr. Professor Associate Information Arithmetic, Computer Systems, Digital Processing, Parallel Architecture, Computer Interests: Research Technology Dr. Hassan Al-Lawati

Dr. Nasser Tarhuni Dr. Rashid Al-Abri Dr. Ahmed Al-Maashari Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical

Dr. Abdelsalam Elhaffar

Dr. Razzaqul Ahshan Dr. Ashraf Saleem Dr. Mahmoud Masoud

100 Electrical and Computer Engineering 101 Sayyed Dr. Samir Al Busaidi Dr. Sayyed Professor Assistant Telecommunications Systems, Communication Optical Interests: Research Dr. Razzaqul Ahshan Razzaqul Dr. Professor Assistant Systems, Power to generation renewable of Integration Microgrids, Energy, Smart Grid, Renewable Interests: Research and Instrumentation Control Dr. Abdelsalam Elhaffar Dr. Professor Assistant Protections Systems Power Interests: Research Dr. Ashraf Saleem Ashraf Dr. Professor Assistant Systems of Mechatronics Control and Modeling, Identification Interests: Research Dr. Mahmoud I. Masoud Dr. Professor Assistant of Applications Applications, Electronics Power Multiphase Machines, Drives, Machine Electrical Interests: Research Electronics on Machines and Power Systems Energy Renewable Dr. Nasser Jumaa Tarhuni Dr. Professor Assistant Networks, Sensor CDMA, Wireless Optical Signal Processing, Digital Communication, Wireless Interests: Research of Signal Processing Applications Dr. Hassan Al-Lawati Dr. Professor Assistant Communication Wireless and Propagation, Antennas Interests: Research Dr. Rashid Al-Abri Dr. Professor Assistant Power Energy, and Renewable Sustainable Quality, System Power and Drives, Electronics Power Interests: Research Stability System Dr. Ahmed Al-Maashari Ahmed Dr. Professor Assistant Developments Software Microprocessors, Networking, Computer Interests: Research Eng. Salem Al-Hinai

Eng. Taha Al-Saadi Dr. Firdous Kausar Dr. Osman Elgawi Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical

Mr. Suleiman Al-Kalbani

Mr. Mohammed Al-Harrasi Eng. Khalaf Al-Ufi Eng. Saleh Al-Yazidi

102 Electrical and Computer Engineering 103 Mr. Mohammed Al-Harrasi Mr. Lab Supervisor B Machines Electrical Interest: Research Mr. Suleiman Al-Kalbani Mr. Lab Supervisor A High-Voltage Interest: Research Eng. Khalaf Al-Ufi Eng. Khalaf Engineer A Chief Electronics Interest: Research Eng. Saleh Al-Yazidi Superintendent Department Electronics Interest: Research Eng. Taha Al-Saadi Eng. Taha Demonstrator Systems Control Interest: Research Eng. Salem Al-Hinai Lecturer Systems Control and Protection, Systems Power Interests: Research Eng. Said Al-Abri leave) (on study Lecturer Systems Control Communication, Interest: Research Dr. Firdous Kausar Kausar Firdous Dr. Professor Assistant Networks. Sensor Wireless Security, and Information Network Interests: Research Dr. Osman Elgawi Osman Dr. Professor Assistant Automation and Robotics Electronics, and Industrial Systems Embedded Interests: Research Eng. Suleiman Al-Sinani

Mr. Iftaquaruddin Mohammed Eng. Jaber Al-Balushi Eng. Saleem Al-Rashdi Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical

Mr. Sami Al-Jaafari

Eng. Rona George Allwyn Dr. Nabil Hamza Eng. Abbas Teirab

104 Electrical and Computer Engineering 105 Eng. Rona George Allwyn George Eng. Rona Engineer B Machines Electrical Interest: Research Mr. Sami Al-Jaafari Mr. Technician Electronics Interest: Research Dr. Nabil Hamza Dr. Lab Supervisor C Logic Design Digital Interest: Research Eng. Abbas Eissa Teirab Engineer B Systems Communication Antennas, Interests: Research Mr. Iftaquaruddin Mohammed Iftaquaruddin Mr. Technician Technology Information Chips, Digital Interests: Research Eng. Suleiman Al-Sinani Engineer A Machines Electrical Interest: Research Eng. Yousef Al-Shuaili Eng. Yousef Senior Engineer B Systems Control Interest: Research Eng. Jaber Al-Balushi Senior Engineer B Logic Design Digital Interest: Research Eng. Saleem Al-Rashdi Eng. Saleem A Engineer Chief Machines Electrical Interest: Research Mr. Said Al-Hajri

Mrs. Salwa Al-Bahri

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical Eng. Naeema Al-Gaithi

106 Electrical and Computer Engineering 107 Mr. Arnold Herrera Mr. Staff Administrative Mr. Said Al-Hajri Mr. IT Officer Networks Computer Technology, Information Interests: Research Mrs. Salwa Al-Bahri Salwa Mrs. C Technician Electronics Interest: Research Eng. Naeema Al-Gaithi Eng. Naeema Engineer B Electronics Interest: Research UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Courses

Table C3: Courses Offered in Spring 2018w Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical Code Title Instructor(s) ECCE1000 Electricity Generation from Solar Photovoltaics Dr. Rashid Al Abri ECCE2016 Circuit Analysis I Dr. Razzaqul Ahshan ECCE2016 Circuit Analysis I Prof. Ibrahim Metwally ECCE2016 Circuit Analysis I Dr. Hassan Al-Lawati ECCE3015 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals Dr. Abdelsalam Elhaffar ECCE3015 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals Dr. Tamer Hassan ECCE3016 Circuit Analysis II Prof. Ibrahim Metwally ECCE3016 Circuit Analysis II Dr. Jawhar Ghommam ECCE3022 Electromagnetics I Dr. Mohammed M. Bait-Suwailam ECCE3022 Electromagnetics I Dr. Hassan Al-Lawati ECCE3038 Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation Dr. Hassan Yousef ECCE3038 Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation Eng. Taha Al-Saadi

108 Electrical and Computer Engineering 109 Dr. Amir Abdulghani Dr. Zia Nadir Dr. Naser Tarhuni Dr. Al Busaidi Samir Dr. Sayyed Chiheb Ammari Ahmed Dr. Ahmad Afaq Prof. Jamil Tariq Dr. Elhaffar Abdelsalam Dr. Hassan Tamer Dr. Ahmad Afaq Prof. Shafiq Mohammed Dr. Amir Abdulghani Dr. Mohammed M. Bait-Suwailam Dr. Salim Al-Hinai Mr. Salim Al-Hinai Mr. Joseph Jervase Dr. Joseph Jervase Dr. Nasser Tarhuni Dr. Mesbah Mustafa Dr. Zia Nadir Dr. Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Osman Elgawi Dr. Ahmed Chiheb Ammari Dr. Hussein Medhat Dr. Al Abri Dawood Dr. Kausar Firdous Dr. Bait Shiginah Fahad Dr. Abdulnasir Hossen Prof. Mohammed Al-Badi Dr. Mahmoud Masoud Dr. Mesbah Mustefa Dr. Hassan Yousef Dr. Hisham Soliman Dr. Hisham Soliman Dr. Electronics I Electronics I Electronics Logic Design Digital Logic Design Digital Logic Design Digital Programming Applied Engineering Technology Electrical Technology Electrical Skills and Professional Engineering Design Ethics and Professional Engineering Design Ethics and Professional Engineering Design II Electromagnetics skills Professional skills Professional Communications Principles of Analog and Digital Communications Principles of Analog and Digital Communications Principles of Digital Signal Processing Digital II Electronics II Electronics Embedded Systems Embedded Systems Embedded Systems Networks to Computer Introduction Systems Operating Engineers for and Algorithms Applied Programming Intelligence Artificial II Analysis System Power Machines Electrical Systems Linear Control Systems Linear Control Systems Linear Control Systems Linear Control Signals and Systems Signals and ECCE3152 ECCE3152 ECCE3206 ECCE3206 ECCE3206 ECCE3258 ECCE3352 ECCE3352 ECCE4009 ECCE4010 ECCE4010 ECCE4022 ECCE4082 ECCE4082 ECCE4122 ECCE4122 ECCE4126 ECCE4142 ECCE4158 ECCE4158 ECCE4227 ECCE4227 ECCE4227 ECCE4242 ECCE4254 ECCE4255 ECCE4272 ECCE4316 ECCE4358 ECCE4416 ECCE4416 ECCE4416 ECCE4416 ECCE3142 ECCE4436 Industrial Control System Design Dr. Jawhar Ghommam ECCE4455 Sensors and Actuators Dr. Ashraf Saleem ECCE4467 Power Electronics and Drives Dr. Rashid Said Al-Abri ECCE5004 Engineering Management and Economics I Dr. Arif Saed Malik ECCE5004 Engineering Management and Economics I Dr. Arif Saed Malik ECCE5099 Project (Part II) Dr. Hassan Yousef ECCE5099 Project (Part II) Dr. Hassan Yousef ECCE5099 Project (Part II) Dr. Hassan Yousef ECCE5124 Wireless Communications Dr. Waleed Ejaz ECCE5124 Special Topics in communications Dr. Waleed Ejaz ECCE5143 Advanced Digital Signal Processing Dr. Lazhar Khriji ECCE5214 Advanced Logic and Computer Interfacing Dr. Ahmed Al Maashri ECCE5215 Computing Systems for Engineering Applications Dr. Ahmed Al Maashri ECCE5223 Advanced Embedded Systems Design Dr. Osman Elgawi ECCE5231 Industrial Networks and Operating Systems Dr. Firdous Kausar ECCE5232 Computer Architecture and Organization I Dr. Tariq Jamil ECCE5282 Computer Network Security Dr. Dawood Al Abri ECCE5303 Power Distribution System Engineering Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh ECCE5316 Renewable Power Generation Dr. Dr. Mohammed Al-Badi ECCE5432 Programmable Logic Control Systems Dr. Mohammed Shafiq ECCE5445 Control Systems Design Dr. Faical Mnif

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical ENGR2216 Fortran programming for Engineers Dr. Medhat Hussein ENGR2217 Programming for Engineers Dr. Fahad Bait Shiginah ENGR1501 Introduction to Engineering Eng. Taha Al-Saadi

110 Electrical and Computer Engineering 111 Instructor(s) Dr. Rashid Al Abri Dr. Amer Al Hinai Dr. Ahshan Razzaqul Dr. Masoud Mahmoud Dr. Soliman Hisham Dr. Soliman Hisham Dr. Magdy Mohammad Dr. Magdy Mohammad Dr. Magdy Mohammad Dr. Al-Lawati Hassan Dr. Al-Lawati Hassan Dr. Saleem Ashraf Dr. Ghommam Jawhar Dr. Mesbah Mustafa Dr. Mnif Faical Dr. Hisham Soliman Dr. Zia Nadir Dr. Naser Tarhuni Dr. Ahmed Afaq Prof. Jamil Tariq Dr. Ahmed Afaq Prof. Hussein Medhat Dr. Hussein Medhat Dr. Abdullah Al-Badi Prof. Abdullah Al-Badi Prof. Mohammed Shafiq Dr. Joseph Jervase Dr. Eng. Salim Al-Hinai Eng. Salim Al-Hinai Amir Abdulghani Dr. Amir Abdulghani Dr. Lazhar Khriji Dr. Zia Nadir Dr. Ahmed Chiheb Ammari Dr. Title Electricity Generation from Solar Photovoltaics Solar from Generation Electricity Electricity Generation from Solar Photovoltaics Solar from Generation Electricity I Analysis Circuit I Analysis Circuit Engineering Fundamentals Electrical Engineering Fundamentals Electrical II Analysis Circuit II Analysis Circuit II Analysis Circuit I Electromagnetics I Electromagnetics and Instrumentation Measurements Electrical and Instrumentation Measurements Electrical Signals and Systems Signals and Systems Signals and Systems I Electronics I Electronics Logic Design Digital Logic Design Digital Logic Design Digital Applied Engineering Programming Applied Engineering Programming Technology Electrical Technology Electrical Engineering Design II Electromagnetics Skills Professional Skills Professional Communications Analog and Digital Communications Analog and Digital Signal Processing Digital II Electronics II Electronics Courses Offered in Fall 2018 in Offered Courses Code ECCE2001 ECCE2001 ECCE2016 ECCE2016 ECCE3015 ECCE3015 ECCE3016 ECCE3016 ECCE3016 ECCE3022 ECCE3022 ECCE3038 ECCE3038 ECCE3142 ECCE3142 ECCE3142 ECCE3152 ECCE3152 ECCE3206 ECCE3206 ECCE3206 ECCE3258 ECCE3258 ECCE3352 ECCE3352 ECCE4010 ECCE4022 ECCE4082 ECCE4082 ECCE4122 ECCE4122 ECCE4142 ECCE4158 ECCE4158 Table C4: Table ECCE4227 Embedded System Dr. Osman Elgawi ECCE4227 Embedded System Dr. Osman Elgawi ECCE4227 Embedded System Dr. Medhat Hussein ECCE4242 Introduction to Computer Networks Dr. Dawood Al Abri ECCE4312 Power System Analysis I Dr. Mohammed Al-Badi ECCE4312 Power System Analysis I Dr. Mohammed Al-Badi ECCE4358 Electrical Machines Dr. Razzaqul Ahshan ECCE4358 Electrical Machines Dr. Mahmoud Masoud ECCE4416 Linear Control Systems Dr. Hassan Yousef ECCE4416 Linear Control Systems Eng. Taha Al-Saadi ECCE4422 Digital Control Systems Dr. Hassan Yousef ECCE4467 Power Electronics and Drives Dr. Rashid Al-Abri ECCE5004 Engineering Management and Economics I Dr. Arif Malik ECCE5004 Engineering Management and Economics I Dr. Kaamran Raahemifar ECCE5004 Engineering Management and Economics I Dr. Kaamran Raahemifar ECCE5009 Project (Part I) Dr. Hassan Yousef ECCE5009 Project (Part I) Dr. Hassan Yousef ECCE5009 Project (Part I) Dr. Hassan Yousef ECCE5112 Antennas Dr. Joseph Jervase ECCE5123 Optical Communications Sayyed Dr. Samir Al Busaidi ECCE5124 Wireless Communications Dr. Naser Tarhuni ECCE5142 Image and Video Processing Dr. Lazhar Khriji

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical ECCE5143 Advanced DSP Dr. Mustafa Mesbah ECCE5231 Industrial Networks and Operating Systems Dr. Firdous Kausar ECCE5242 Advanced Computer Networks Dr. Dawood Al Abri ECCE5265 Database Engineering and Applications Dr. Firdous Kausar ECCE5292 Selected Topics in Computer Engineering Dr. Tariq Jamil ECCE5302 Power System Protection Dr. Abdelsalam Elhaffar ECCE5302 Power System Protection Dr. Abdelsalam Elhaffar ECCE5332 High Voltage Engineering Prof. Ibrahim Metwally ECCE5332 High Voltage Engineering Prof. Ibrahim Metwally ECCE5422 Selected Topics in Control Dr. Faical Mnif ECCE5452 Computer Aided Instrumentations Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen ENGR2217 Programming for Engineering Dr. Ahmed Al Maashri MCTE3240 Engineering System Design Dr. Riyadh Zaier MCTE4145 Instrumentation & Measurements Dr. Jawhar Ghommam

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Table C5: Postgraduate Courses Offered in Year 2018 Semester Code Title Instructor(s) ECCE6213 Directed Studies Dr. Mohammed Bait-Suwailam ECCE6262 Real Time Systems Dr. Medhat Hussein ECCE6375 Neural Networks and Intelligent Systems Dr. Lazhar Khriji ECCE6355 Distributed Generations Dr. Amer Al Hinai Spring 2018 ECCE6400 Optimization Techniques in Engineering Dr. Faisal Mnif ECCE6431 Control of Electrical Drives Dr. Razzaqul Ahshan ECCE7000 Project Dr. Ahmed Al-Maashri ECCE8001 PhD Thesis Prof. Afaq Ahmad ECCE6122 Digital Signal Processing Prof. Abdulnasir Hossen ECCE6132 Linear System Theory Dr. Mohammed Shafiq ECCE6134 Special Topics in Control Dr. Waleed Ejaz ECCE6213 Directed Studies Dr. Lazhar Khriji ECCE6292 Special Topics in Computer Engineering Dr. Ahmed Chiheb Ammari Fall 2018 ECCE6319 Microgrids & Smart Grids Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh ECCE6319 Microgrids & Smart Grids Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh ECCE6325 Integrated research Planning Dr. Arif Saed Malik ECCE7000 Project Dr. Ahmed Al Maashri Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical ECCE8001 PhD Thesis Prof. Afaq Ahmad

114 Electrical and Computer Engineering 115 Supervisors Dr. Arif Malik Dr. Saadi, Saleh Al Dr. Al Badi, Abdullah Prof. Hinai Amer Al Dr. Yousef Hassan Dr. Al-Abri Rashid Dr. Soliman Hisham Dr. Saleem Ashraf Dr. Mesbah Mustafa Dr. Ahmed Al Maashri Dr. Hassan Yousef Dr. Mohammed Al Badi Dr. Amer Al Hinai Dr. Mesbah Mustafa Dr. Lazhar Khriji Dr. Al Mashaikhi Talal Dr. Saleem Ashraf Dr. Mohammed Shafiq Dr. Issam Bahadoor Dr. Rashid AL Abri Dr. Amer Al Hinai Dr. Arif Malik Dr. Amur Al-Yahmadi Dr. Muhammed Shafiq Dr. Riadh Zaier Dr. Project Title Project Energy Saving Potential in Residential Residential in Potential Saving Energy Impact on & its Buildings Sector Planning: A Case Study of Main Power (MIS) System Interconnected a Microgrid Design of Modeling and Control Obstacle- Robot Vision-Based Mobile Deep Learning. using Avoidance for Control Design of Nonlinear Excitation Systems Power Multi-Machine Fatigue in of Detection Automatic Sparse using an EEG the Workplace Technique. based Representation of Dynamics Modeling and Control Micro-positioning For Actuators Piezoelectric Applications. Street for System PV/Battery of Optimization Feasibility Study in Oman and Lighting Prediction of Human Based Optimization Gait ’ Projects Students Students’ Projects in Year 2018 in Year Projects Students’ Student Name Student Abdullah AL Wahaibi (MS) Abdullah AL Wahaibi Ahmed Al-Issaei (MS) Khedija Al-Jabri (MS) (MS) Mohamed El Badawi (MS) Muna Tageldin (MS) Musabah Al Hattali Allwyn (MS) George Rona ElSeed (MS) Abbasher Sarra 1 No 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Table C6: Table Postgraduate Postgraduate RESEARCH

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Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical Budget Research Title Investigator(s) Funded by (OMR) Design of a Simulator and Testing Dr. Abdelsalam Elhaffar (P.I.) 5,500 SQU Schemes for Micro-Grid Protection Dr. Amer Al Hinai Dr. Naser Tarhuni Study Of Electromagnetic Radiation Hassan Al-Lawati (P.I.) 6,700 SQU Pollution in Oman -SQU as a Case Study Dr. Zia Nadir Secure Cloud-Assisted Healthcare Dr. Firdous Kauser (P.I.) 3,000 SQU Internet of Things Dr. Dawood Al-Abri Dr. Waqas Aman Microgrid, Renewable Energy, Dr. Razzaqul Ahshan (P.I.) 9,820 SQU Modelling, Control, Energy Dr. Abdullah Al-Badi Management. Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh

116 Electrical and Computer Engineering , 56 117 The Journal of ITA BP Oman TRA , 37(12):5253–5278. , 5,000 51,000 20,000 Chinese Journal of Physics , Conversion Energy on Transactions IEEE

, 15(2): 102-113. 102-113. 15(2): , Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing Dr. Ahmed Al Maashri (P.I.) Ahmed Dr. Al-Abri Dawood Dr. Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al Maashri (P.I.) Ahmed Al Maashri Dr. Saleem Ashraf Dr. Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Prof. Hadj Bourdoucen (P.I.) Hadj Bourdoucen Prof. Ahmed Al Maashri Dr. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and , 6(2):225- Informatics 15(1): 1-13. 1-13. 15(1): Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 13(1):14-21. The Journal of Engineering Research (3):974-987. Albadi, M. H., Al Maghdri, A. H., Al Hinai, A. S., El-Saadany, E. F., Awladthani, M. S., Al Hinai, S. , Al Jabri, Albadi, M. E. H., F., Al Maghdri, A. H., Al Hinai, A. S., El-Saadany, A. , Al Azani K. and Al Maqrashi, A. Loss 2018. ReductionTechnical in Rural Areas - The Case of Saih Al Khairat. Al-Abri, Z., Al Maashri, A., Al-Abri, D. and 2018. Bait Using Shiginah, SDN F. Enabler as for a Technology Distance Learning Applications. 234. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 27: 141–149. and Assessments, Technologies Energy Sustainable Engineering Research, Mesbah, M. and Hossen, A.,M., Hassan, M.O., Mukaddirov, Al-Hashmi, K.M., Al-Abri, M.A., Jaju, D.S., Al-Sabti, H.A. 2018. Cardio-Autonomic Functions and Sleep IndicesBefore andAfter Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Albadi, M.H., Al Farsi, F.N., Hosseinzadeh, N. and Al Badi, A. H., 2018. Effect of Considering Transmission Transmission Considering of Effect 2018. A.H., Badi, Al and N. Hosseinzadeh, F.N., Farsi, Al M.H., Albadi, Losses in Economic Dispatch–A Case Study of Oman’s Main Interconnected System. Albadi, M. H., El-Rayani, Y. M., El-Saadany, E. F. and Al-Riyami, H. A. 2018. Impact of Solar Power H. A. 2018. Impact of Solar Power Al-Riyami, and E. F. M., El-Saadany, Y. Albadi, M. H., El-Rayani, Losses in Oman. on LMP and Transmission Projects Ahmad, I., Shafiq, M. and Shahzad, M. 2018. Externally Finite-Time Global Perturbed Multi-Switching Chaotic Synchronization Oscillators. of 33(2):639-651. Ahmad, I., Shafiq, M. and Al-Sawalha, Control ofSynchronization M. Chaotic forSystems Secure Communications. 2018. Globally Exponential Multi Switching-Combination Acharya, Acharya, S., El-Moursi, M. and Al-Hinai, Capability. Management Side Demand With Microgrid Islanded A. 2018. Coordinated Frequency Control Strategy for an

Consultancy in Linux Administration in Linux Administration Consultancy The Establishment of “Embedded & of “Embedded The Establishment Vision System“ Interconnected DNS Traffic Analytics for Trends and Trends for Analytics DNS Traffic Intelligence Threat 5. 4. 8. 7. 6. 3. 2. 1. Publications Journal Papers Refereed 9. Ashkezari, A.D., Hosseinzadeh, N., Chebli, A. and Albadi, M. 2018. Development of an Enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) Integration with Smart Grid. Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 14:25-34. 10. Awadalla, M. 2018. A Smart Traffic Information System. International Journal of Computer Applications, 180(31):7-11. 11. Awadalla, M. 2018. Spiking Neural Network and Bull Genetic Algorithm for Active Vibration Control. International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications, 10(2):17-26. 12. Eladawy, M. and Metwally, I.A. 2018. A Novel Five-Leg Design for Performance Improvement of Three- Phase Presaturated Core Fault Current Limiter. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (TMAG), 54(7):1-10. 13. Eladawy, M. and Metwally, I.A. 2018. Design and Performance Analysis of Single-Phase Pre-saturated Core Fault Current Limiters. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (PWRD), 33(6):2603-2612. 14. Ghommam, J., El Feriik, S. and Saad, M. 2018. Robust Adaptive Path-Following Control of Underactuated Marine Vessel with Off-Track Error Constraint. International Journal of Systems Science,49(7):1540-1558. 15. Hosseinzadeh, N., Al-Shereiqi, A., Albadi, M. and Al-Hinai, A. 2018. A Multi-Microgrid with the Inclusion of Renewable Energy in Oman’s Rural Power System. The Journal of Engineering Research, 15(1):61-72. 16. Jamil, T., Awadalla, M. and Mohammed, I. 2018. Design and Implementation of a Complex Binary Adder. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13(7):1813-1828. 17. Malik, A.S. 2018. The Main Driver of Social Unsustainability and its Remedy. International Journal of Social Economics, 45:973-988. 18. Malik, A.S., Al Badi, M., Al-Jabri, M., Bani-Araba, A., Al-Ameri A. and Al Shehhi, A. 2018. Smart Grid Scenarios and their Impact on Omani Power Sector. Sustainable Cities and Society, 37:213-221.

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical 19. Masoud, M.I., Saleem, A. and Al-Abri, R. 2018. Real-time Gating Signal Generation and Performance Analysis for Fully Controlled Five-phase, 10-pulse, Line-commutated Rectifier. IET Transaction on Power Electronics, 11(4):744-754. 20. Mehri, S., Ammari, A.C., Ben Hadj Slama, J. and Sawan, M. 2018. Design Optimization of Multiple-Layer PSCs with Minimal Losses for Efficient and Robust Inductive Wireless Power Transfer.IEEE Access Journal, 6:31924-31934. 21. Moawwad, A., El-Saadany, E., El Moursi and M., Albadi, M.H. 2018. Critical Loading Characterization for MTDC Converters using Trajectory Sensitivity Analysis.IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery,33:1962-1972. 22. Mohanan, N., Ahmad, A., Al-Busaidi, S., Khiriji, L., Abdulghani, A. and Al Nadabi, N. 2018. Use of Mathematical Morphology in Vehicle Plate Detection. Oriental Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 11(4):1-6. 23. Mondal, S., Ghommam J. and Saad M. 2018. Homogeneous Finite-Time Consensus Control for Higher- Order Multi-Agent Systems by Full Order Sliding Mode. Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, 31(5):1186-1205.

118 Electrical and Computer Engineering , , IEEE 119 International International Journal of Intelligent , 62(6):635-646. , TechTrends , 279:27-35. , The International JournalTechnology, of , 40(8):2546-2559. , IEEE Transactions onAutomation Science and International Journal of Computing and Digital , 2018(2563834):1-12. , Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and of Control Measurement of the Institute Transactions Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Computer and Engineering Electrical of Journal Turkish Complexity Sensors and A: Actuators Physical , 116:75-82 , Treatment Water Desalination and , 15(3):1138-1151. , 7(1):51-58. Tutunji, T. and Saleem, A. 2018. Weighted Parametric Model Identification of Induction Motors with Variable with Motors of Induction Identification Model Parametric A. Saleem, Weighted and 2018. T. Tutunji, Yuan, Yuan, H., Bi, J., Zhou, MC. and Ammari, A.C. 2018. Time-Aware Multi-Application Task Scheduling With Saleem, Saleem, A., Soliman, H., Al-Ratrout, S. and Mesbah, M. 2018. Design of Fractional Order PID Controller 40(5):1645-1658. Transactions on Circuits andSystems II: Express65(10):1420-1424. , Briefs Guaranteed Delay Constraints in Green Data Centers. Trigui, A., Ali, M., Ammari, A.C., Savaria, Y. and A., Sawan, M. Ali, 2018. Trigui, M., A Ammari, 1.5 Y. A.C., pJ/bit, Savaria, 9.04 Mbit/s Carrier-Width Demodulator for Data Transmission over an Inductive Link SupportingPower andData Transfer. Algorithm. and NN2TF Structure Loads Using FNN Soliman, H.M., Saleem, A., Tutunji, T.A. and Al-Ratrout, S. 2018. Robust Pole-Placer for Electric Drives Electric Drives for Pole-Placer S. 2018. Robust and Al-Ratrout, T.A. Soliman, H.M., Saleem, A., Tutunji, based on Uncertain Diophantine Equation andTransactions Interval of the Mathematics Institute of MeasurementHardware-in-the-Loop. Using Control Saturated Robust and Control Decentralized 2018. K. El-Metwally, and R. Al-Abri, H.A., Yousef, H.M., Soliman, Sets. Reachable Using Systems Power of Engineering Shafiq, M., Laxman, K. and Dutta, J. 2018. Estimation of Ion Adsorption Using Iterative Analytical Model Iterative Analytical Shafiq, M., J.Estimation K. of Laxman, 2018. andIon Adsorption Using Dutta, Process. in Deionization Capacitive of Tracking Trajectory Shafiq,for M., Saleem, A. and Control Mesbah, Driven M. 2018. Data Model-Free Actuator. an Amplified Piezoelectric Soliman, H.M. and Al-Hinai, A. 2018. Input with Control Saturated Using Automatic Generation Robust Transactions on International Method. Electricthe Ellipsoid 28(2):1-16. , Energy Systems Journal of Modelling Identification and30(3):239-251. , Control 26:2768-2778. Sensor Networks of Wireless the Resilience K.H. Improving 2018. Z. and Omar, B., Nadir, Saqib, A., Taisira, Against Security Threats: A Survey and Open Research Issues. 9(4):828-839. Sarrab, M., Al-Shihi, H., Al-Manthari, B. and Bourdoucen, H. 2018. EducationalToward Requirements Education. Higher in Adoption and Development Learning Mobile for Model with Application to Induction Motor Drive. Drive. Motor Induction to Application with Pullayikodi, Pullayikodi, S.K., Tarhuni, N., Ahmad, A. and Bait Shiginah, 2018. F. Performance Evaluation of OFDM to Robust MultipathBased SpatialWatermarking Shifts. Electric Design for Speed Control S. and Masoud, M.I. Robust 2018. A.,Saleem, Soliman, H., Al-Ratrout, Motors Using the Kharitonov Theorem and Genetic Algorithms: An Experimental Study. Nouiri, M., A., Bekrar, Jemai, A., S. Niar, and Ammari, A.C. 2018. An Effective and Distributed Particle Swarm OptimizationAlgorithm Flexiblefor Job-Shop Scheduling Problem. Manufacturing Manufacturing (JIM), 29(3):603-615. Systems,

37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. Refereed Conference Papers 1. Abdelhedi, R., Lahyani, A., Ammari, A.C., Sari, A. and Venet, P. 2018. Reinforcement Learning-Based Power Sharing Between Batteries and Supercapacitors in Electric Vehicles. In: Proceeding of the 19th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Lyon, France, 20-22 February, 2018. 2. Abid, N., Ouni, T., Loukil, K., Ammari, A.C. and Abid, M. 2018. Parallel Implementation for Real Time Person Matching System. In: Proceeding of the 30th IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM), Sousse, Tunisia, 16-19 December, 2018. 3. Ahmad, A. 2018. On Implementation of Energy Aware Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Calculation Unit for Data Integrity Check Applications. In: Proceedings of the IEEE 7th International Conference on Reliability, Infocom Technologies and Optimization (ICRITO’2018) - (Trends and Future Directions), IEEE Conference Record No. 43735, Noida, India, 29-31 August 2018. 4. Ahmad, A. 2018. On Optimized Modeling of Pseudorandom Number Generators for Cryptographic Applications. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Vijnana Parishad of India on Recent Trends of Computing in Mathematics, Statistics and Information Technologies (ICRTCMSIT- ,2018) Jhansi, India, 9-11 March 2018. 5. Ahmad, A., Al‐Busaidi, S., Khriji, L., Abdulghani, A. and Elgawi, O. 2018. An Effective Vehicle Plate Detection Technique Based on Mathematical Morphology. In: Proceeding of the 7th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology (BICET2018), Brunei Darussalam, 12-14 November 2018. 6. Ahshan, R., Al-Badi, A.H., Hosseinzadeh, N. and Shafiq, M. 2018. Small Wind Turbine Systems for Application in Oman. In: Proceedings of the IEEE 5th International Conference on Electric Power and Energy Conversion Systems (EPECS), Kitakyushu, Japan, 23-25 April, 2018. 7. Ahshan, R., Shafiq, M., Hosseinzadeh, N. and Al-Badi, A.H. 2018. Distributed Wind Systems for Moderate Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical Wind Speed Sites. In: Proceedings of the IEEE 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy: Generation and Applications (ICREGA), Al-Ain, UAE, 25-28 February 2018. 8. Ahshan, R., Sohel, K. M. A., Khadem, M. and Al-Mamun, A. 2018. Effect of Mobile Phone Usage in Classroom Settings for Engineering Students: a Case Study. In: Proceedings of the 28th Arab Engineering Conference, Muscat, Oman, 11-13 December, 2018. 9. Al Badi, H., Boland, J., Bruce, D., and Albadi, M. 2018. Dust Impacts on Photovoltaic Systems: Role of Humidity in Soiling and Self-Cleaning. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE). UOIT, Ontario, Canada, 12-15 August 2018. 10. Al Saadi, A., Al Rashdi, M., Al Nassri, H., Nadir Z. and Mumtaz, R. 2018. Impact of RF and LEDs on the Growth of the Plants. In: Proceedings of the 7th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology (BICET2018), Brunei, 12-14 November 2018. 11. Al Saidi, A. and Firdous, K. 2018. Security Attacks and Countermeasures on Cloud Assisted IoT Applications. In: Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Smart Cloud (SmartCloud 2018), New York, USA, 21-23 September 2018.

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22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 23. Mohammed, N., and Albadi, M., 2018. Impact of Demand Response on Short-Term Generation Planning. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE). UOIT, Ontario, Canada, 12-15 August 2018. 24. Nadir, Z., and Al Lawati, H. 2018. LTE Path-Loss Prediction Models Comparative Study for Outdoor Wireless Communications. In:Proceedings of the 7th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology (BICET2018), Brunei, 12-14 November 2018. 25. Rkhissi-Kammoun, Y., Ghommam, J., Boukhnifer, M. and Mnif, F. 2018. Current Sensor Fault-Tolerant Control Scheme for Induction Machine in Electric Vehicle Applications using RISE-Algebraic Estimation Approach. In: Proceedings of the 19th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Lyon, France, 20-22 February 2018. 26. Rkhissi-Kammoun, Y., Ghommam, J., Boukhnifer, M. and Mnif, F. 2018. New Fault Tolerant Induction Motor Control Architecture for Current Sensor fault in Electric Vehicles. In: Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Multi-conference on Systems Signals and Devices, Hammamet, Tunisia, 19-22 March 2018. 27. Saleem, A. Al-Ratrout, S. and Mesbah, M. 2018. A Fitness Function for Parameters Identification of Bouc- Wen Hysteresis Model for Piezoelectric Actuators. In: Proceeding of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE2018), Istanbul, Turkey, 3-5 May 2018. 28. Tageldin, M., Al-Mashaikki, T., Bali, H. and Mesbah, M. 2018. EEG Sparse Representation Based Alertness States Identification Using Gini Index. In: Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP2018), Siem Reap, Cambodia, 13 -16 December, 2018. 29. Trigui, A., Ali, M., Ammari, A.C., Savaria, Y. and Sawan, M. 2018. A 1.5 pJ/bit, 9.04 Mbit/s Carrier-Width Demodulator for Data Transmission over an Inductive Link Supporting Power and Data Transfer. In: Proceeding of the 1st International Symposium on Integrated Circuits and Systems (ISICAS2018), Taormina,

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical Italy, 2-3 September 2018.

Books 1. Ali, S., Al Balushi, T., Nadir, Z. and Hussain, O.K. 2018. Cyber Security for Cyber Physical Systems, in Studies in Computational Intelligence. Springer, ISBN- 978-3-319-75880-0 (Online) 978-3-319-75879-4 (Print).

Book Chapters 1. Albadi, M.H., Al Abri, R.S., Al Hinai, A.S. and Al-Badi, A.H. 2018. Harmonics Temporal Profile in High Voltage Networks. Power System Harmonics - Analysis. In: Effects and Mitigation Solutions for Power Quality Improvement, Intechopen Publishing, pp. 1-16. 2. David, W., Al-Mubarak, I., Al-Badi, A.H. and Shreekar, P. 2018. Overview of Energy Supply and Demand in the GCC. In: The Economics of Renewable Energy in the Gulf, Taylor and Francis, pp. 10-40.

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Intechopen Intechopen le Performance of Wind Turbines, , volume 762, pp. 461-476. pp. 762, volume , Power Quality and System Stability Stability System and Quality A. Power 2018. Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-Agent Multi-Agent and Holonic in ServiceOrientation and Elhaffar, Elhaffar, and F.A. F.A. Stability Stability Control and Reliab Mohamed Mohamed (Eds.). K. E. (Eds.). J., J., Wafi, Wafi, Okedu, ., ISBN: 978-1-78984-147-3, pp. 39-57. 978-1-78984-147-3, ISBN: El Naily, N Naily, El S.M., Nouiri, N., Bekrar, A., Jemai, A., Trentesaux, D., Ammari, A.C. and Niar, S. 2018. A New Rescheduling Heuristic Heuristic Rescheduling New A 2018. S. Niar, and A.C. Ammari, D., Trentesaux, A., Jemai, A., Bekrar, N., Nouiri, Impact of Large-Scale Distributed Generation on the In: Derna Wind Farm. Distribution Network: Case Study of 60 MW Khriji, L. 2018. Mobile Healthcare System for Monitoring and Diagnosis in Oman. Technical Manufacturing, book series, Studies in Computational Intelligence Computational in Studies series, book Manufacturing, IntechOpen, Publishing, pp. 23-40. report submittedto Omantel, Project NoEG/SQU-OT/18/01, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, December 2018. Saad, Soliman, H.M., Al Abri, R. and Albadi, M. Identification, System 2018. and Control Vibration and In: Noise Suspension with Input Constraint. Design of Robust Digital Pole Placer for Car Active for Flexible Job Shop Problem with Machine Disruption. In: In: Disruption. Machine with Problem Shop Job Flexible for

1. Technical Reports Technical 5. 4. 3. DEPARTMENTAL NEWS

Cooperation with Local and Foreign Organizations • Ammari, A.C. 2018. Inductive Data and Power Transfer for Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs), Collaboration with Prof. Mohamed Sawan, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Canada. Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical • Ammari, A.C. 2018. Design Optimization of Hybrid Electrical Energy Storage Systems for Electrical vehicles, Collaboration with Prof. Pascal Venet, INSA Lyon, France. • Ammari, A.C. 2018. System Modeling and Optimization of Green Cloud Computing Systems, Collaboration with Prof. MengChu Zhou, New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA. • Ghommam, J. 2018. Cooperative Control of Under Actuated Marine Vehicles, Collaboration with Prof. Maarouf Saad, Ecole de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, Canada. • Ghommam, J. 2018. Swarms Algorithm for the Navigation of Autonomous Vehicles, Collaboration with Dr Lamia Iftekhar, North South University, Daka, Bangladesh. • Mesbah, M. 2018. Range Entropy: A Bridge between Signal Complexity and Self-Similarity, Collaboration with Dr. Amir Omidvarnia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. • Abdulghani, A. and Al Busaidi, S. S. Collaboration with Dell on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for ECE-SQU, 2018. • Abdulghani, A. and Elhaffar, A. Collaboration between Siemens and ECE-SQU, 2018.

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Bourdoucen, Bourdoucen, H. and Abdulghani, A. for Talks collaboration with the Queen’s University of Belfast(Prof. Sakir Sezer) and ECE-SQU, 22 Technologies and Optimization (ICRITO’2018), Noida,Technologies India, 30August 2018. Ahmad, A. On Applications. Optimized Keynote Speech. Modeling The 2 Mathematics, Pseudorandomof Number Generators Cryptographic for Abdulghani, Abdulghani, A. from Delegate Oman at International Chair’s Congress of IEEE Communication Society in Abu Dhabi UAE, which comprises of around 50 country chairs, 7-9 Al-Badi, A. Developing, Optimizing, and Integrating Sustainable Energy Debates. and Technologies. Sustainable New Panel Energy and Technology Summit, Muscat, Oman, 11-12 December Energy Debates. Panel 2018. Stakeholders. GCC the and EU the between Partnership Foster to A. Al-Badi, How Efficiency: Key A Driver for CleanTransitionWorkshop, Executive Energy Muscat, Oman, 28-29 October 2018. Al-Badi, A. Nearly Net-Zero Energy Building: SQU Eco-House as a Efficiency: Key Case A Driver for CleanTransitionWorkshop, Executive Energy Muscat, Study. Oman, 28-29 Panel October Debates. Energy 2018. Al-Badi, A. Performance of Desert type PV and Eco-House in SQU. Keynote Speech. Sustainable Energy and Summit, Technology Muscat, Oman, 11-12 December 2018. Energy and Education Smart Speech. Keynote Oman. of Sector Electricity in Energy Renewable M. Al-Badi, 2018. March 27 Oman, Technology, of College Ibra (SETS2018), Symposium Al-Badi, M. Impact of Solar Power Projects on Locational Marginal Prices Oman, Muscat, Speech. Oman. IEEEKeynote PES Oman Smart Grid Sultan Qaboos Seminars, University, Transmissionand Losses in 15 May 2018. January 22 Oman, Muscat, Hotel, Intercontinental Table, Round Mobility Future The Panelist. M. Al-Badi, 2018. Al-Badi, M. Future Perspectives of RenewableEnergy in Defense College, Oman Ministry (in Arabic). of Defense, Invited Oman, Bayt Muscat, National Speech. forum, Al day Industry Speech. Falaj, Keynote Oman, Loads. Industrial for 18 Conservation Energy February A. Al-Hinai, 2018. 2018. February 8 Ahmad, A. On Implementation of Energy Aware Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Calculation Unit for Data Data for Unit Calculation (CRC) Check Redundancy Cyclic Aware Energy of Implementation On A. Ahmad, Integrity Check Applications.Keynote Speech. The 7 Ahshan, R. ofEffect Mobile Phone Usage in Classroom Settings for Engineering Students: a Case Study. Keynote Speech. The 28 • • • • • • • • • • • • Invited Talks Talks Invited • • • Al-Hinai, A. From Petroleum to Energy Transition. Keynote Speech. Middle East Mediterranean Summer Summit, Lugano, Switzerland, 25-26 August 2018. • Al-Hinai, A. Renewable Energy in Oman - Current Status and Future Perspectives. Keynote Speech. Ministry of Defense, Muscat, Oman, 27 February 2018. • Bourdoucen, H. Keynote Speech. College of Engineering and OMREN, Strengthen Cooperation by OMREN, TRC Research Forum, Muscat, Oman, 9 December 2018. • Bourdoucen, H. Trends in Engineering Education for the IR4.0 Challenges. Keynote Speech. Oman IR4.0 Summit, HCT Muscat, Oman, July 2018. • Hossen, A. Artificial Intelligence Research at the Communication and Information Research Center. Keynote Speech. The International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing and Technologies (3ICT’2018), Manama, Bahrain, 17-19 November 2018. • Masoud, M. Invited Speaker. CETL SQU, FHEA, April 2018. • Masoud, M. Invited Speaker. IEEE Oman Section, FHEA, May 2018. • Mesbah, M. Brainwave Signals: Selected Engineering Applications. Invited Speaker. The Second International QU-SQU Workshop on Engineering in Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, 23 December 2018.

Organized Conferences/Workshops/Short Courses/Seminars • Al Rashdi, S. Teaching Engineering in Schools, 22nd March 2018 (Seminar). • Banejad, M. Droop in Inverter Based Microgrids: Notion, Application and Prospective, 5th February 2018 (Seminar).

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical • Bushnak, S. The Great War of Semiconductor, 18th March 2018 (Seminar). • Camps, A. Small Satellites and Earth Observation. The UPC Nanosat Program, 21st March 2018 (Workshop). • Camps, A. The ESA SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Mission: Principles of Operation and Land Applications, 21st March 2018 (Workshop). • Company Representative, Designsoft TINA Software for SQU – Talk and Demo 6th March 2018 (Seminar). • El-Tarhuni, M. Nayif‐1: UAE’s 1st Nano‐Satellite Project, 15th February 2018 (Seminar). • Hijer, R. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, th14 November 2018 (Seminar). • Kebir, N. Berlin’s Micro-energy International’s Renewable Energy Project, 30th October 2018 (Seminar). • Massei, C. Siemens Latest Innovation, 3rd May 2018 (Seminar). • Murphy, M. Role of University in Creating Jobs, 14th March 2018 (Seminar). • Priestley, D. Preparing Graduates for Employment, 14th March 2018 (Seminar).

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Science Applications and Technologies (ACSAT 2018), Langkawi Malaysia, 10-12 December 2018. December 10-12 Malaysia, Langkawi 2018), (ACSAT Technologies and Applications Science Bourdoucen, H. Steering Committee Member, SCS’18. SCOPUS-Smart Cities Symposium, Universityof Bahrain & IET UK, Bahrain, April 2018. Bourdoucen, H. Technical Program Committee Member, 2 of engineering, Sultan October Qaboos 2018 University, (Seminar). N. Science and Tarhuni, Course. Training Technology Presented at Sultan Qaboos Center University, for Community Services & ContinuingEducation, 16-20 December2018 (Short Course). Tarhuni, N. Tarhuni, Sezer, S. IoT Security Threats, Security Challenges and IoT Security Research and Technology Trends, 22 Trends, and Technology Security S. and Challenges IoT IoT Security Security Threats, Research Sezer, Engineering and Informatics (ICon EEI 2018), Batam, Indonesia, October 16-17 2018. March 2018 (Seminar) 2018 March Oman, 3 Siemens Automation Substation Engineer. Siemens Sri Lanka, 20-21 August 2018. 20-21 August Sri Lanka, 6 the of Member Committee H. Bourdoucen, Abdulghani, A. Chaired IEEE Communication Society (USA) Oman Chapter, January2018. Oman Chapter, (USA) Society IEEE Communication Abdulghani, A. Chaired Abdulghani, A. Steering Committee Member, IEEE 4th MEC International Conference on BigData and Smart City, 2018-2019. Al-Badi, A. External Oman Reviewer, Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA), International Maritime College, Oman, January 2018. Al-Badi, A. Program Evaluator for Electrical Commission, Engineering University of Program, West ABET, Florida, Engineering Florida, Accreditation USA, Ammari, October A. 2018. C. Steering Committee Member, IEEE (ICM), Sousse, Tunisia, 16-19 December, 2018. December, 16-19 (ICM), Sousse, Tunisia, 4 Member, Board Advisory H. Bourdoucen, Electronics Electronics Engineering (ICEEE 2018), Istanbul, May Turkey, 2018. Abdulghani, A. Award for Outstanding efforts for Community Service and Publicity, College of Engineering, of College Publicity, and Service Community for efforts Outstanding for Award A. Abdulghani, 2018. May 2 Al Maashri, A. DistinguishedTeaching Excellence Award. College of Engineering, University Day, Sultan Qaboos University, 2 May 2018. Saleem, A. Excellent Oral PresentationAward. The 5 • • • • • • • • • • Other Achievements Other Achievements • • • Faculty Awards Awards Faculty • • • • Bourdoucen, H. Technical Program Committee Member, and reviewer, IEEE 13th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (IIT’18), UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE, 18-19 November 2018. • Bourdoucen, H. Technical Program Committee Member, ISTA Workshop on Metaheuristic Techniques and Applications (MTA’18), Bangalore, India, 19-22 September 2018. • Bourdoucen, H. Technical Program Committee Member, OpenSym 2018, the 14th International Symposium on Open Collaboration, Paris, France, 22-24 August, 2018. • Masoud, M. Organizing Chair for IEEE Symposium of Engineering Education (ISEE’18), Graduates and Future Employment, March 2018.

Student Awards • Al Maawali, W. and Al Naabi, A. Upgrading Award: Upgrading graduation projects into Start-up Company. Unmanned Surface Vessel for Oil Spillage Detection. TRC, Sultanate of Oman, September 2018, (Supervisor: Dr. Ashraf Saleem). • Al Maawali, W., Al Naabi, A. and Al Yaarubi, M. First Place, 10th Engineering Students Gathering. Unmanned Surface Vessel for Oil Spillage Detection. Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 2018, (Supervisor: Dr. Ashraf Saleem). • Al Yafie, Q., Al Nabhaani, Z. and Al Riyami. M. First Place, VEXU robotics challenge, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, 24th February 2018, (Supervisor: Dr. Ashraf Saleem).

Students’ Activities (Workshops, Short Training Courses and Competitions)

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical • Technical Workshops Organised by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Society for ECE Students (Arduino, Raspberry PI, Matlab, Java Programming, Proteus, Pspice, Illustrator and Computer Workshops). • Glance Think Competition Event Organised by ECE Student Society, Sultan Qaboos University, 18 April, 2018. • Visit to SQU Male Gym and its Associated Facilities for a FYP Project on the Design and the Analysis of an On-Site Renewable Energy System for SQU Stadium. • Visit to SQU Sub-Station with the FYP Students for their Project On the Design of a System to Reduce Energy Losses in the MEDC Network.

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Departmental Committees Departmental

Strategic Planning Committee Strategic Accreditation Committee Accreditation Table C2: Table

COMMITTEES DEPARTMENTAL DEPARTMENTAL Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh (Chair) Dr. Zia Nadir Prof. Afaq Ahmad Prof. Abdullah Al-Badi Prof. Ibrahim Metwally Curriculum Review and Program Development Dr. Hassan Yousef Dr. Joseph Jervase Dr. Faical Mnif Dr. Mustafa Mesbah Dr. Mohammed Al-Badi Dr. Hassan Yousef (Chair) Dr. Lazhar Khriji Dr. Medhat Hussein Dr. Abdulsalam Elhaffar Dr. Kaamran Raahemifar Final-Year Projects Eng. Salem Al-Hinai Eng. Jabir Al Balushi Dr. Nabil Hamza Mr. Said Al-Hajri Mr. Iftaquaruddin Mohammed Dr. Mahmoud Masoud (Chair)

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical Dr. Razzaqul Ahshan Dr. Naser Tarhuni Laboratories and Teaching Facilities Dr. Dawood Al Abri Eng. Saleh Al-Yazidi (Superintendent) Eng. Khalaf Al-Ufi Dr. Lazhar Khariji (Chair) Health, Safety and Environment Committee Mr. Suleiman Al-Kalbani

130 Electrical and Computer Engineering 131 Sayyid Dr. Samir Al-Busaidi (Chair) Samir Dr. Sayyid Hosseinzadeh Nasser Dr. Amer Al-Hinai Dr. Amir Abdulghani Dr. Amir Abdulghani (Chair) Dr. Rashid Al-Abri Dr. Kausar Firdous Dr. Ahmed C. Ammari (Chair) Dr. Jamil Tariq Dr. Arif Malik Dr. Said Al-Hajri Mr. Mesbah (Chair) Mustafa Dr. Hisham Soleiman Dr. Ahmed Al-Maashri Dr. Arif Malek Dr. Lazhar Khriji Dr. Osman Elgawi Dr. Mohammed Shafiq Dr. Ghommam (Chair) Jawhar Dr. Raahemifar Kaamran Dr. Hussein Medhat Dr. Al-Saadi Eng. Taha Prof. Abdullah Al-Badi (Chair) Abdullah Al-Badi Prof. Nasser Hosseinzadeh Dr. Amer Al-Hinai Dr. Samir Al-Busaidi Dr. Sayyid Mnif Faical Dr. Al Abri Dawood Dr. Amir Abdulghani Dr. (Chair) Hosseinzadeh Nasser Dr. Amer Al-Hinai Dr. Representatives Industry Student Societies and Social Activities Societies Student Committee Postgraduate Studies and Research Committee and Research Studies Postgraduate Publication and Web Committee and Publication Community Services and Publicity Committee Industrial Outreach Committee Outreach Industrial Industrial Advisory Board Committee Advisory Board Industrial Human Resources Committee Resources Human Dr. Zia Nadir (Chair) Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh Student Staff Liaison Committee Mr. Salem Al-Hinai Selected students from cohorts Dr. Hassan Al Lawati ( Chair) Dr. Rashid Al-Abri Timetabling Committee Dr. Dawood Al-Abri Eng. Saleh Al-Yazidi (Superintendent) Eng. Abbas Tirab Prof. Afaq Ahmed Dr. Mohammed Al-Badi Student Advisement Prof. Abdulnasir Hossen Eng. Salem Al-Hinai Dr. Mustafa Mesbah Dr. Nasser Hosseinzadeh (chair) Dr. Mohammed Al-Badi Misconduct Committee Prof. Abdulnasir Hossen Dr. Joseph Jervase Mr. Arnold Herrera Coordinators and IT Support Mrs. Theresa Ragudo Mr. Said Al-Hajri Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Electrical

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Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Mechanical and Industrial Engineering HoD, DepartmentofMechanical andIndustrialEngineering Dr.Mahmoud Al-Kindi and communityservices. research best graduates, with the OmaniCommunity provide continue will Industrial Engineering and The mechanical feedback form The Departmentalsoreceive industry to improve degreeplansandincreaseourvisibility. its industry.and theoutside Alumni Someofour serve asourIndustrial Alumni Advisory BoardMembers. skills. Finally, ourstudentswithentrepreneurial to enhance 2003 with relationship has agood theDepartment since course has adedicated as theDepartment innovation and entrepreneurship in is leading department Engineering, Thermo-fluids, Dynamics and Control, Applied Mechanics, and Material and Manufacturing. The Industrial includes: focus group and wehaveseveral teaching in multidisciplinary The Departmentbelieves and designprojects. These experimentsfor courses andresearchareperformedina state of art laboratories. combined theory and practicalexperience. Therefore, manycoursesoffered includelaboratoryexperiments its studentswitha In addition,theDepartmentiscommittedtoproving as students,public,orprofessionals. seminars, workshopsandshortcourses. attended bydifferentThese seminarsandworkshops entities such aspects. engineering and industrial mechanical on several a speech 6 provides also in2018 The Department attend conferencesandsymposiumslocallyglobally. Indeed, therewere11 invitations to attend andgive conferences. In addition, ourfacultymembersreceivedvariousinvitationto in international papers published 36 and 2018 in published papers scientific 46 are There visibilities. research its improving in results which 136 The Department successfully attractedgrantsandvariousconsultancies, successfully The Department EXECUTIVE SUMMARY established in 1986 since the opening of theUniversity.in 1986sincetheopening established The Department offersIt also and IndustrialEngineering. Engineering BScinMechanical offers MScandPhDinbothmajorsaswell. The Departmentrecently celebrated its32 growth and development of our beloved Oman. of ourbeloved growth anddevelopment The Departmenthas gradually grow in its capabilities in research,teaching,andcommunity grow initscapabilities gradually The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering was and IndustrialEngineering The DepartmentofMechanical among best paper awards and local and international recognition. among bestpaperawardsandlocalinternational service. In 2018 alone,ourfacultyhaswon5awardsdistributed nd batchandits Alumni holds contributedinthe Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 137 2 8 1 46 36 74 47 14 31 25 56 326 109 2018 1 8 5 5 30 26 56 92 32 46 36 343 105 2017 Staff Faculty Support staff Total leave On-study Table D1: Summary Table Undergraduate Program Undergraduate Enrolment offered Courses Graduates Graduate Program Graduate Enrolment offered Courses Graduates Research Grants Publications Journals Refereed Proceedings Conference Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 138

Dr. Nabeel Al-Rawahi Dr. Mahmoud Al-Kindi Dr. MajidAl-Maharbi Dr. AmurAl-Yahmadi

Prof. Sabah Al-Suleiman

Dr. Khalid Al-Zebdeh

Dr. Sayyad Zahid Qamar Zahid Sayyad Dr. Prof. Tasneem Pervez Tasneem Prof. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 139

Dr. Sayyad Zahid Qamar Zahid Sayyad Dr. Professor Associate Reliability Analysis, Failure Engineering Design, and Manufacturing, Applied Materials Interests: Research Dr. Khalid Al-Zebdeh Dr. Professor Associate Bio-composites, Materials, Modelling, Advanced Stochastic of Composites, Micromechanics Interests: Research & Economics Management Project Manufacturing, Dr. Amur Al-Yahmadi Dr. Professor Associate Control Robotics & Multibody Dynamics, Modeling and Simulation, Interests: Research Dr. Nabeel Al-Rawahi Dr. Professor Associate Desalination Water Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flow, Fluid Mechanics, Computational Interests: Research Dr. Tasneem Pervez Tasneem Dr. Professor Mechanics, Finite Applied Materials, Modeling, Modeling, Multiscale Composite Computational Interests: Research Engineering Education Drilling & Delivery, in Oil Well Elastomers & Swelling Tubular Expandable Analysis, Element Dr. Majid Al-Maharbi Dr. Head of the Department Assistant Professor, Assistant Materials, Metallic of Deformation Plastic Severe Science and Engineering, Corrosion, Materials Interests: Research Engineering & Microstructure Texture Crystallographic Sabah Al-Suleiman Dr. Professor Neural Atmosphere, in the of Air Pollution Dispersion Modelling of the and Environment, Energy Interests: Research Desalination Water Analysis, & Statistical Network Dr. Mahmoud Al-Kindi Mahmoud Al-Kindi Dr. Head of the Department Professor, Assistant Planning Production making under Uncertainties, Six Sigma, Decision Risk Analysis, Interests: Research DEPARTMENTAL PROFILE DEPARTMENTAL Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 140 140

Dr. Nasser Al-Azri

Dr. Chefi Triki Dr. AbdullahAl-Shabibi Dr. RiadhZaier

Dr. Mohammed Khadem

Dr. Hassen Ouakad

Dr. Hakan Gultekin Hakan Dr. Dr. Sujan Piya Sujan Dr. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 141 Dr. Sujan Piya Dr. Professor Assistant Optimization Process Management, Supply Chain & Logistics Planning & Control, Production Interests: Research Dr. Mohammed Khadem Dr. Professor Assistant between Integrating System, Decision Support and Optimization, Simulation Lean Manufacturing, Interests: Research Safety Industrial Factors, Human Planning and Control, & Supply Chain, Production and FMS, Logistic E-Manufacturing Dr. Riadh Zaier Dr. Professor Associate Robotics Nonlinear Control Automation, Systems, Mechatronics Interests: Research Dr. Nasser Al-Azri Dr. Professor Associate & Optimization Integration Process Solar Thermal Analysis, Analysis, Energy For Data Weather Interests: Research Dr. Hakan Gultekin Hakan Dr. Professor Associate Energy Systems, Manufacturing Flexible Systems, Support Decision Research, Applied Operations Interests: Research Heuristics Optimization, Multi-Criteria Optimization, Production Scheduling, Discrete Optimization, Systems Dr. Hassen Ouakad Dr. Professor Associate Research Interests: Computational Mechanics, Linear/Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibrations System & Control, Micro and Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems Modeling & Characterization (MEMS & NEMS), SmartHarvesting Devices for Energy Clean Dr. Abdullah Al-Shabibi Dr. Professor Associate of Contact Modeling Problems, Modeling of Engineering Element Applied Mechanics, Finite Interests: Research Instability Thermoelastic Problems, Dr. Chefi Triki Chefi Dr. Professor Associate Optimization Resources Supply Chain Management, & Logistics Optimization, Stochastic Interests: Research Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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Dr. Mojtaba Ghodsi Dr. Khurshid Alam Dr. NasrAl-Hinai

Dr. Edris Masoud Hassan

Dr. Afzal Husain

Dr. Issam Bahadur Issam Dr. Dr. Emad Summad Summad Emad Dr. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 143 Dr. Emad Summad Dr. Professor Assistant on Adoption Perspectives New Ecosystems, Innovation Orchestrating Modelling for Agent-Based Interests: Research Economy Knowledge-Based in the & Innovation Entrepreneurship for Policy Issues and Diffusion of Innovations, Dr. Edris Masoud Hassan Edris Dr. Professor Assistant to due Failure Fatigue Drillstring & Smart Structures, Modeling of Composites Based Multi-scale Interests: Research Performance of Drilling Fluid for Enhancement Modes, Nano-composites Vibrational Dr. Khurshid Alam Khurshid Dr. Professor Assistant Material Characterization, Modeling, Element Material Orthopaedics, Bone Mechanics, Finite Interests: Research Mechanics Modeling, Fracture Dr. Mojtaba Ghodsi Mojtaba Dr. Professor Assistant & Motors Actuators, & Structures, Materials Smart Evaluation, Non-Destructive Mechatronics, Interests: Research Harvesters Energy Transducers, Dr. Issam Bahadur Dr. Professor Assistant Automation, Industrial Instrumentation, Biomedical Systems, Micro/Nano-Electro-Mechanical Interests: Research and Vibration Smart Materials Dr. Afzal Husain Afzal Dr. Professor Assistant Heat Micro-Scale Blood Flow, Artery Micromixing, Fluid Engineering,Microfluidics, Computational Interests: Research Design Optimization Energy, Renewable Impingements, Jet Cooling, Transfer, Enhanced Heat Electronics Transport, Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Professor Assistant Project Product Design, Management, Scheduling, Operations Production Research, Operations Interests: Research Management Dr. Ramanathan Arunachalam Ramanathan Dr. Professor Assistant and Development Composites Matrix Metal Casting,Machining, Pulse Electrodeposition, Interests: Research Products for Design Conceptual Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 144

Dr. Abdullah Al-Janabi

Dr. Salman Khan Eng. MohamedAl-Lawati Dr. MusaabZarog

Dr. Morteza Mohammadzaheri

Eng. Faisal Al-Khatri

Eng. Mohammad Al-Hadhrami Al-Hadhrami Mohammad Eng. Dr. Farooq Al Jahwari Al Farooq Dr. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 145 2 1 and Eng. Mohammad Al-Hadhrami Eng. Mohammad Al-Hadhrami Superintendent Workshop College Workshop Manufacturing, Solid Mechanics, Ergonomics, Eng. Faisal Al-Khatri Eng. Faisal Superintendent Technical Department Lab Thermodynamics Lab, A/C and Refrigeration Eng. Mohamed Al-Lawati Lecturer Engineering Mechatronics Interest: Research Dr. Nasra Al- Maskari Al- Maskari Nasra Dr. Professor Assistant Bionispired Design, Bio-memetic, Design, Bioinspired Design, Product Engineering Mechanical Interests: Research for Oil and Gas Industry Turbodrill Design of Desing Optimization, Design, Bioinspired Material Dr. Salman Khan Dr. Professor Assistant Analysis Blood Flow Analysis, Element Finite Medium, in Porous Transfer Heat Interests: Research Dr. Farooq Al Jahwari Farooq Dr. Professor Assistant and Polymers of and Characterization Analysis and Design, Processing, Analysis Element Finite Interests: Research of Design & Fabrication Cellular Structures, Smart Materials, Molecular Dynamics, Impact Mechanics, Composites, Impact Attenuation for High Damping Materials Dr. Morteza Mohammadzaheri Morteza Dr. Professor Assistant Intelligence of Artificial Applications Engineering Identification, System Control, Intelligent Interest: Research Dr. Musaab Zarog Dr. Professor Assistant Modeling Element Finite MEMS, Mechatronics, Interests: Research Dr. Abdullah Al-Janabi Abdullah Dr. Professor Assistant Techniques Mitigation Fouling Vehicles, Electrical Environment, & Energy Technologies, Energy Renewable Interests: Research Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

146 Eng. Abdullah Al-Omrani

Dr. Sulaiman Al-Obaidani Eng. MahmoodAl-Riyami Eng. SaeedAl-Mughairy

Eng. Mohammad Al-Hadhrami

Eng. Said Al-Qarni

Eng. Nasser Al-Azizi Al-Azizi Nasser Eng. Eng. Hadid Al-Alawi Hadid Eng. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 147 Eng. Hadid Subeit Al-Alawi Engineer B Chief Workshop Eng. Said Al-Qarni Engineer A Thermodynamics Lab Eng. Mahmood Al-Riyami Lab Engineer Lab Control Automatic Eng. Nusiba Al-Kharusi Lab Engineer Lab Mechatronics Eng. Nour Al-Rasbi Lab Engineer Lab Lab, Vibration System Industrial Ergonomics, Eng. Abdullah Al-Omrani Lab Engineer CIM Lab Eng. Nasser Al-Azizi Eng. Nasser Al-Azizi Lab Engineer Fluid Mechanics Lab Eng. Mohammad Al-Hadhrami Lab Engineer Fluid Mechanics Lab Eng. Saeed Al-MughairyEng. Saeed Senior Engineer Lab Al-Hail Desalination Lab, Materials Dr. Sulaiman Al-Obaidani Sulaiman Dr. Researcher Associate Transfer Heat treatment, Water Distillation, Membrane Desalination, Technology, Membrane Interests: Research Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 148

Eng. Abdulaziz Al-Harasi

Mr. Yahia Al-Agbari Mr. AhmedSayed Faiz Mr. Marshal Miranda

Eng. Mohammed Al-Salmi

Mr. Hamood Al-Mahrizi

Mr. Mahfoudh Al-Sharji Mahfoudh Mr. Mr. Saleh Al-Malki Saleh Mr. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 149 Mr. Saleh Al-Malki Mr. Technician Workshop Mr. Hamood Al-Mahrizi Mr. A Senior Technician Workshop Mr. Marshal Miranda Marshal Mr. Technician Workshop Mr. Yahia Al-Agbari Yahia Mr. Technician Workshop Mr. Mahfoudh Al-Sharji Mahfoudh Mr. Technician Workshop Eng. Mohammed Al-Salmi Support Engineer Workshop Mr. Ahmed Sayed Faiz Ahmed Sayed Mr. Mechanic Assistant Workshop Eng. Abdulaziz Al-Harasi Eng. Abdulaziz Engineer Senior Support Workshop Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 150

Mr. Sultan Al-Hammadi Mr. Fawzi Al-Maashri

Mr. Issa Al Saifi Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 151 Ms. Iman Al-Harthi staff Administrative Ms. Basma Al-Farsi Coordinator Mr. Issa Al Saifi Mr. Keeper Store Mr. Fawzi Al-Maashri Fawzi Mr. Technician Workshop Mr. Sultan Salim Ali Al-Hammadi Ali Al-Hammadi Salim Sultan Mr. Technician Workshop Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Table D3: MEIE3161 MEIE3142 MEIE3159 MEIE3122 MEIE3121 MEIE3109 MEIE3107 MEIE3102 MEIE2289 MEIE2181 MEIE2129 MEIE2102 ENGR2216 ENGR1000 Code 152 Courses Offered inSpring2018 Title Materials Science Thermodynamics II Thermodynamics I Machine Dynamics Dynamics Product Design Drawing andComputer Graphics Solid Mechanics Fundamentals ofInnovation andEntrepreneurship WorkShop II Basic Mechanics Statics Numerical Methods for Engineers Edutainment Robotics Intructor(s) Dr. Abdullah Al-Janabi Dr. Nabeel Al-Rawahi Dr. Issam BaitBahadur Dr. AmurAl-Yahmedi Dr. Ramanathan Arunachalam Dr. Ramanathan Arunachalam Dr. AbdullahAl-Shabibi Dr. EmadSummad Eng. MohammadAl-Hadrami Dr. Farooq Al-Jahwari Dr. Khurshid Alam Prof. SabahAl-Suleiman Dr. RiadhZaier Dr.

Zahid Qamar UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 153 Dr. Morteza Mohammadzaheri Morteza Dr. Dr. Farooq Al-Jahwari Farooq Dr. Triki Chefi Dr. Sujan Piya Dr. Hassan Edris Dr. Zarog Mussab Dr. Husain Afzal Dr. Khan Salman Dr. Khan Salman Dr. Amur Al-Yahmedi Dr. Majid Al-Maharbi Dr. Mohammadzaheri Morteza Dr. Mohammad Khadem Dr. Hassan Edris Dr. Mohammad Khadem Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Ahm Shamsuzuha Dr. Mohammadzaheri Morteza Dr. Ghodsi Mojtaba Dr. Pervez Tasneem Prof. Amur Al-Yahmedi Dr. Amur Al-Yahmedi Dr. Riadh Zaier Dr. Husain Afzal Dr. Pervez Tasneem Prof. Alam Khurshid Dr. Sabah Al-Suleiman Prof. Al-Jahwari Farooq Dr. Husain Afzal Dr. Mahmood Al-Kindi Dr. Mahmoud Al-Kindi Dr. Emad Summad Dr. Mohammad Khadem Dr. Electromechanical Systems Electromechanical Properties and Strength of Materials Strength and Properties Methods of Operations Research of Operations Methods Engineers for Statistics and Probability Machine Design I and Control Engineering System Fluid Mechanics Transfer Heat Thermal Science Modeling and Simulation Engineering Materials Seminar Mechanical and Safety Ergonomics Processes Manufacturing Models Simulation Design and Logistics Facilities Engineering Economics Seminar Mechatronics Engineering Vibration Design System & Piping Vessel Pressure Systems of Engineering Modelling and Simulation Dynamics & Identification Modelling and Simulation Systems Robotics Design of Thermal Systems Design Capstone Biomechanics Engineers for Methods Numerical I Project II Project Safety Occupational and Statistics Probability Advanced Engineering and Reliability Maintenance Design System Industrial MEIE3181 MCTE3230 MEIE3271 MEIE3281 MEIE4102 MEIE4122 MEIE4141 MEIE4144 MCTE4230 MCTE4150 MEIE4161 MEIE4191 MEIE4201 MEIE4262 MEIE4272 MEIE4275 MEIE4285 MCTE4298 MEIE5101 MEIE5106 MEIE5121 MCTE5133 MCTE5142 MEIE5145 MEIE5149 MEIE5182 MEIE5190 MEIE5193 MEIE5194 MEIE5201 MEIE5224 MEIE5233 MEIE5262 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Table D4:Courses Offered in Fall 2018 MEIE5295 MEIE5292 MEIE5291 MEIE5288 MEIE5286 MEIE5273 MEIE4125 MEIE4122 MEIE4102 MEIE3292 MEIE3284 MEIE3281 MEIE3269 MCTE3240 MEIE3181 MEIE3161 MEIE3141 MEIE3141 MEIE3122 MEIE3122 MEIE3121 MEIE3109 MEIE3107 MEIE3102 MEIE2181 MEIE2129 MEIE2102 MEIE2102 MEIE1000 ENGR2216 Code 154 Title Seminar Project II Project I Innovation andEntrepreneurship Supply ChainManagement Product Design andManufacturing Instrumentation andMeasurement Engineering System andControl Machine DesignI Work System Analysis andDesign Industrial Information System Design Probability andStatistics forEngineers Mathematics ofLinearProgramming Engineering System Design Electromechanical Systems Materials Science Thermodynamics I Thermodynamics I Machine Dynamics Machine Dynamics Dynamics Product Design Drawing andComputer Graphics Solid Mechanics WorkShop II Basic Mechanics Statics Statics Solar Calculation andEnergy Numerical Methods for Engineers Intructor(s) Dr. Mojtaba Ghodsi Dr. Mussab Zarog Dr. Edris Hassan Dr. Sujan Piya Dr. MohammadKhadem Dr. KhalidAl-Zebdeh Dr. Chefi Triki Dr. RiadhZaier Dr. Morteza Mohammadzaheri Dr. Zahid Qamar Dr. Afzal Hussain Dr. NasserAl-Azri Dr. HassanAoukad Dr. IssamBahadur Dr. MussabZarog Dr. Nasra AlMaskari Dr. Khurshid Alam Dr. AbdullahAl-Shabibi Eng. MohammadAl-Hadrami Dr. Farooq Al-Jahwari Dr. OmarAl-Abri Dr. SulaimanAl-Obaidani Dr. NasserAl-Azri Prof. SabahAl-Suleiman Dr. Morteza Mohammadzaheri Dr. KhalidAl-Zebdeh Dr. KhalidAl-Zebdeh Dr. EmadSummad Dr. Chefi Triki Dr. NasrAl-Hinai Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 155 Dr. Abdullah Al-Janabi Dr. Dr. Salman Khan Dr. Dr. Amur Al-Yahmedi Dr. Dr. Majid Al-Maharbi Dr. Prof. Sabah Al-Suleiman Sabah Prof. Dr. Morteza Mohammadzaheri Morteza Dr. Dr. Mahmoud Al-Kindi Mahmoud Dr. Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Dr. Sujan Piya Dr. Dr. Salman Khan Salman Dr. Dr. Ramanathan Arunachalam Ramanathan Dr. Dr. Chefi Triki Chefi Dr. Dr. Khalid Al-Zebdeh Dr. Dr. Abdullah Al-Shabibi Dr. Dr. Nasser Al Huniti Dr. Dr. Amur Al-Yahmedi Dr. Dr. Hassan Aoukad Dr. Dr. Riadh Zaier Dr. Dr. Afzal Husain Afzal Dr. Prof. Tasneem Pervez Tasneem Prof. Dr. Zahid Qamar Zahid Dr. Prof. Tasneem Pervez Tasneem Prof. Dr. Morteza Mohammadzaheri Morteza Dr. Dr. Farooq Al-Jahwari Farooq Dr. Dr. Afzal Husain Afzal Dr. Dr. Abdullah Al-Shabibi Dr. Dr. Emad Summad Dr. Dr. Hakan Gultekin Hakan Dr. Dr. Hakan Gultekin Hakan Dr. Dr. Riadh Zaier Dr. Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Dr. Emad Summad Dr. Dr. Khalid Al-Zebdeh Dr. Dr. Khalid Al-Zebdeh Dr. Dr. Abdullah Al-Shabibi Dr. Fluid Mechanics Heat Transfer Heat Modeling and Simulation Modeling Engineering Materials Engineering Numerical Methods for Engineers for Methods Numerical ME Seminar Advance Probability and Statistics and Probability Advance Facilities Design Facilities Quality Engineering and Six Sigma Quality Engineering Thermal Sciences Thermal Sciences Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing Stochastic Optimization Stochastic Engineering Economics Seminar I Vibration Modeling & Simulation of Engineering Systems of Engineering Modeling & Simulation Applied Multibody Dynamics Robotics Design of Thermal Systems Capstone Design Capstone Introduction to Fracture Mechanics to Fracture Introduction Composite Material Composite Special Topic Project I Project Project II Project Seminar II Maintenance Industrial System Design System Industrial Computer Integrated Manufacturing Integrated Computer Automated Industrial Systems Industrial Automated Project Management Project Innovation and Entrepreneurship Innovation FYP I FYP II Seminar MEIE4141 MEIE4144 MCTE4150 MEIE4161 MEIE4183 MEIE4191 MEIE4218 MEIE4222 MEIE4224 MCTE4230 MEIE4262 MEIE4265 MEIE4285 MCTE4298 MEIE5101 MEIE5121 MEIE5122 MCTE5142 MEIE5145 MEIE5167 MEIE5165 MEIE5167 MEIE5190 MEIE5193 MEIE5194 MEIE5198 MEIE5233 MCTE5255 MEIE5262 MEIE5267 MEIE5287 MEIE5288 MEIE5291 MEIE5292 MEIE5295 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Table D5:Postgraduate Courses Offered in Year 2018 Spring 2018 Semester 156 ENGR6911 ENGR6912 MEIE6016 MEIE6111 MEIE6212 MEIE7001 MEIE8001 Code Title Engineering Managements Engineering Economic Analysis Thermodynamics Advanced Measurement &Instrumentation Directed Studies Thesis PhD Thesis POSTGRADUATE Instructor(s) Dr. KhalidAl-Zebdeh Dr. KhalidAl-Zebdeh Dr. NabeelAl-Rawahi Dr. Mojtaba Ghodsi Dr. NasrAlHinai Dr. MajidAlMaharbi Dr. MajidAlMaharbi STUDIES Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 157 Dr. Majid Al Maharbi Majid Al Dr. Dr. Majid Al Maharbi Majid Al Dr. Dr. Majid Al Maharbi Majid Al Dr. Dr. Mohammad Khadem Mohammad Dr. Dr. Nasser Al Huniti Nasser Dr. Dr. Nasser Al Huniti Dr. Dr. Farooq Al Jahwari Farooq Dr. Prof. Sabah Al-Suleiman Prof. Dr. Nasr Al Hinai Dr. Crystallographic Texture and Flow and Flow Texture Crystallographic Recycled of Solid State Anisotropy Channel Using Equal Magnesium Alloy Angular Pressing Optimization Based Prediction of Human Prediction of Human Based Optimization Gait Natural Fiber Reinforced Bio-Composites Fiber Reinforced Natural Study of Utilization the Heat Pump in Water Water in Pump Heat the Utilization of Study and Challenges Cooled Chiller: Potential Optimization of Processing Framework of Framework Processing of Optimization Date Eco-Sustainable High-Performance (DPPCs) Composites Plastic Palm Analysis of Product and Tooling Defects in Defects and Tooling of Product Analysis Extrusion Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Molecular Dynamics Simulation Polymers Functional Process Modeling and Optimization of Date Date of Modeling and Optimization Process A Production: Bio-Composite Plastic Palm Approach Statistical Project Title Project Dr. Majid Al-Maharbi Dr. Dr. Riadh Zaier Dr. Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Dr. Abdullah Al-Janabi Dr. Sabah Al-Suleiman Prof. Dr. Khalid Al-Zebdeh Dr. Dr. Zahid Qamar Zahid Dr. Prof. Tasneem Pervez Pervez Tasneem Prof. Al-Jahwari Farooq Dr. Supervisor(s) Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Khalid Al-Zebdeh Dr. PhD Thesis Thesis Advanced Engineering Materials Advanced Occupational Ergonomics Occupational Advance Vibration Advance Advance Engineering Materials Engineering Advance Special Topics in ME (Finite Element Method) Element (Finite in ME Special Topics Advanced Numerical Methods for Engineers for Methods Numerical Advanced Project Design and Management Design Project (MSc)

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st th 171 Sultanate of Oman, April Sultanate (workshop). Industry Platform. College of International Oil and Gas Conference, Dubai, Dubai, Oil and GasInternational Conference, nd Product Product Life Cycle (Development) & CAD/CAM: Transformative UAE, 3-5 December 2018. 3-5 December UAE, Zaier Zaier R., Roboticsfor Kids. participants: 180 students, Sultan Qaboos University. Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 15-26 July 2018 (workshop). of Sultanate Muscat, Conference, Engineering Arab 28th the In Robotics. via Skills STEM Teaching R., Zaier (workshop). 2018 Oman, 11-13 December Al-Yahmadi, A., Teaching STEM Skills via Robotics during the 28AEC: The 28th Arab Engineering Conference. Conference. Engineering Arab 28th The 28AEC: the during Robotics via Skills STEM Teaching A., Al-Yahmadi, (workshop). 2018 11-13, of Oman, December Sultanate Muscat, Hotel, Sheraton Hassan, E. Al-Hinai, N., Fundamentals of Project Management and Risk 15 Analysis. Sultan – Qaboos 18 University, 2018 (short course). October Al-Hinai, N., Fundamentals of Project Management and Risk 19 Analysis. Sultan – Qaboos 22 University, (short course). 2018 March Zarog, Zarog, M., Mechanical Engineering: Introduction and ItsRelation with College Other Engineering of Disciplines, Engineering, Sultan Qaboos Univeristy, Sultanate of Oman, 2 December 2018. Triki, Triki, C. Optimization Models for E-Procurement the Transportation of Services. Invited Speaker. 1 Engineering & Independent Learning SQU, Center, Sultanate of Oman, 2018 Triki, Triki, C. Multi-Period Planning of thePetrol Distribution toRetail Stations. Invited Speaker at the 11 Qamar, Qamar, S.Z. Use of Swelling Elastomers in Drilling and 2 Development Speaker. of Keynote Qaboos Sultan at University. Research Oil and Gas Wells; Elastomer Summad, E., An Innovative Risk Management Methodology: Applying Lean Six-Sigmafor a Selected Oil Muscat, University, Qaboos Sultan Program, Conference Management Risk Oman, in Companies Gas and of Sultanate Oman, 18-21 February 2018. Qamar, Qamar, S.Z. Pervez, T. Akhtar, M. Swelling Elastomers in Petroleum of Drilling Material Operations: Models. Comparison Keynote Speaker. International Conference Materials on Technology, Dubai, Science UAE, 9-11 Graphene and April 2018. International Conference of Iranianthe Operations Research Society, Kermanshah, Iran, May 2018. andResearch its Muscat, Applications, on Operations Conference International 2018.

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Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Table D2:Departmental Committees Department Board 174 Eng. Faisal Al-Khatri Eng. MohamedAl-Hadhrami All academic staff Dr. EmadSummad Dr. MajidAlMaharbi Dr. MahmoudAl-Kindi Invited Member Invited Member Members Secretary ME program coordinator Chair DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 175 ME FYP I Coordinator ME FYP I Coordinator Chair ME FYP II Coordinator, IE FYP Coordinator Chair & ME PGR Coordinator IE PGR Coordinator Member Member Chair ME Coordinator IE Coordinator Chair Member Member Member Member Member IE Coordinator, Chair Chair IE Coordinator, FGC Thermofluids ME Coordinator, FGC Dynamics and Control Applied Mechanics FGC FGC and Manufacturing Materials Chair Coordinator ABET ME ABET IE Coordinator Advisor Advisor Member Member Member Member Member Member Dr. Afzal Husain Afzal Dr. Khalid Al-Zebdeh Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Sabah Al-Sulaiman Prof. Musaab Zarog Dr. Zaheri Morteza Dr. Emad Summad Dr. Abdullah Al-Shabibi Dr. Mahmoud Al-Kindi Dr. Sabah Al-Suleiman Prof. Pervez Tasneem Prof. Triki Chefi Dr. Majid Al-Maharbi Dr. Dr. Farooq Al Jahwari Al Jahwari Farooq Dr. Ghodsi Mojtaba Dr. Al-Maskari Nasra Dr. Dr. Mohammed Khadem Mohammed Dr. Abdullah Al-Janabi Dr. Amur Al-Yahmedi Dr. Hassan Edris Dr. Majid Al-Maharbi Dr. Prof. Tasneem Pervez Pervez Tasneem Prof. Dr. Ramanathan Arunachalam Ramanathan Dr. Sujan Piya Dr. Amur Al-Yahmadi Dr. Majid Al-Maharbi Dr. Riadh Zaier Dr. Qamar Zahid Dr. Al Janabi Abdullah Dr. Khadem Mohammed Dr. Al-Zebdeh Khalid Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Department Recruitment Recruitment Department Committee Department Publications/web Publications/web Department Committee Department Postgraduate Postgraduate Department (DPGSR) Studies and Research Committee Final Year Project (FYP) Project Final Year Coordinators Department Curriculum and Department Committee Timetabling Department Accreditation Accreditation Department (DAC) Committee Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Committee Department Lab/HSE Academic AdvisingCommittee Seminar Committee Committee Textbook and Library Committee Industrial Training andAlumni Committee Department Strategic Planning Social ActivitiesCommittee Committees (ME andIE) Student-Staff Liaison Student Societies Advisors Industrial Board Advisory (IAB) 176 Dr. Mohammed Khadem Dr. Majid Al-Maharbi Dr. Khaled Al-Zebdeh Dr. Khurshid Alam Dr. Morteza Zaheri Dr. KhaledAl-Zebdeh Dr. Edris Hassan Dr. Nasra Al-Maskari Dr. Khurshid Alam Dr. Chefi Triki Dr. AmurAl-Yahmadi Prof. Tasneem Pervez Dr. NasserAl-Azri Dr. MahmoudAl-Kindi Dr. KhaledAl-Zebdeh Dr. AbdullahAl-Janabi program 2 Students percohort per Dr. MohammedKhadem Dr. AmurAl-Yahmadi Dr. MajidAl-Maharbi Dr. MahmoudAl-Kindi Dr. Farooq AlJahwari Dr. Chefi Triki Dr. MajidAl-Maharbi Prof. Tasneem Pervez Dr. Edris Hassan Dr. MahmoudAl-Kindi Mr. Faisal Al-Khatri Eng. MohamedAl-Hadhrami Dr. SalmanKhan Dr. MusaabAbdallah Dr. Khurshid Alam Dr. Zahid Qamar Member (IE) Chair (ME) Member Member Chair IE Coordinator ME Coordinator, Chair Member Chair Member Member Member Coordinator Chair Member Chair Members IE Coordinator ME Coordinator Member Chair SME Advisor IES Advisor Member Member Coordinator Chair Member Member Member Member Member Chair Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 177 Chair Member Member Chair Member Chair Member Chair Member Member Member Dr. Nasser Al-Azri Nasser Dr. Al-Kindi Mahmoud Dr. Al-Jahwari Farooq Dr. Dr. Afzal Husain Husain Afzal Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Al-Kindi Mahmoud Dr. Dr. Nasr Al-Hinai Dr. Nasser Al-Azri Dr. Al-Sulaiman Sabah Prof. Amur Al-Yahmedi Dr. Emad Summad Dr. Department Administrative Administrative Department Committee Improvement Department Outreach Outreach Department Committee Students Disciplinary Students Committee Peer Review of Teaching Teaching of Review Peer Committee Managing Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Petroleum and Chemical Engineering EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering (PCED) in the College of Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University was established in 1986 under the name of Petroleum and Mining Engineering. Considering the country’s industrial development, the Department thereafter underwent several transformations to meet the job market. In 2003, a comprehensive self-study led to two independent undergraduate degree programs in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering (PNGE) and Chemical and Process Engineering (CHPE). Both PNGE and CHPE Programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). Currently, Graduate degree program at both Master and Doctorate levels are offered in both CHPE and PNGE majors. The Department aims at providing a comprehensive state-of-the-art education for its students and thus equipping the students with essential skills needed to prepare them for the challenging and highly competitive job market in the Petroleum/ Chemical sectors.

This is achieved through a progressive sequence of subjects well-tailored to build a deep and sound understanding of the principles of engineering, emphasizing reasoning and engineering application in problem solving. All the programs are solidly constructed, with an excellent technology base, to provide sound and internationally acclaimed engineering education. The programs were designed in such a way to allow broad perspective, engendering social, cultural, ethical components, all combined to produce the engineer who is well aware of his/her leading role in the community.

Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari HoD, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

180 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and Chemical Petroleum Table E1: Summary 2017 2018 Staff Faculty 21 20 Support staff 8 8 Total 29 28 On-study leave 1 1 Undergraduate Program Enrolment 310 284 Courses offered 57 57 Graduates 83 91 Graduate Program Enrolment 32 18 Courses offered 15 15 Graduates 20 12 Research Grants 4 8 Publications Refereed Journals 39 26 Conference Proceedings 19 9

The Department houses highly qualified and active academic staff in teaching and research. In addition, the Department is supported by strong technical staff. The Department has several educational and research

laboratories that support the undergraduate and post graduate teaching and research. The faculty publications Petroleum and Chemical Engineering included 26 refereed journal articles, 1 book chapter, 9 conference proceedings papers, 6 technical reports, and 8 newly approved research grants.

In the year 2018, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering offered several professional short courses, training workshops and seminars. The faculty also participated in various scientific conferences as invited speakers to share their research and academic expertise.

The research in the Department covers many areas such as enhanced oil recovery, wastewater treatment, green engineering, modelling and control, CO2 capture, process optimization, desalination, multiphase flow, mineral resources, reservoir simulation, rock mechanics and reaction engineering. The formation of research groups at the department and college level is encouraged to enhance the research output.

181 Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad

Prof. Farouq Sabri Mjalli Dr. Ali Soud Al-Bemani Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari

Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi

Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhtaseb Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Hashmi Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

182 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and Chemical Petroleum DEPARTMENTAL PROFILE Dr. Rashid Al-Maamari Professor, Head of the Department Research Interests: Enhanced Oil Recovery (Chemical, Thermal), Treatment and Utilization of Oilfield Produced Water

Dr. Ali Soud Al-Bemani Associate Professor and Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University Research Interests: Well Testing, Reservoir Engineering, Rock and Fluid Properties, Water Flooding, EOR, PVT, Formation Damage Studies and Computer Application in Petroleum Engineering

Dr. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad Professor Research Interests: Applied Statistical Thermodynamics, Applied Hydrocarbon Thermodynamics, Characterization of Petroleum Fluids, Nano-Thermodynamics, Nano-Fluids

Dr. Farouq Sabri Mjalli Professor Research Interests: Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents Applications as Green Solvents, Adsorptive Natural Gas Storage using Biomaterials, Application of Advance Model-Based Process Control Strategies, Neural Network Based Modeling and Control

Dr. Yahya M. Al-Wahaibi Associate Professor and Dean of Research Research Interests: Enhanced Oil Recovery with Emphasis on EOR, WAG Injection, Chemical Injection and VAPEX, Ionic Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Liquids Applications as Green Solvents, Flow and Diffusion in Porous Media, Multiphase Flow and Mixing

Dr. Abdul Aziz R. Al-Hashmi Associate Professor Research Interests: Polymer Enhanced Oil Recovery, Polymer Flow and Retention in Porous Media, Use of High Molecular Weight Polymers in Oil Field Applications, Water Conformance/Control from the Oil and Gas Wells, Polymer Rheology

Dr. Adel M. Al-Ajmi Associate Professor Research Interests: Rock Mechanics, Petroleum Engineering

Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhtaseb Associate Professor Research Interests: Biofuel Production from Bio-Waste, Fuel and Environment, Wastewater Treatment

183 Dr. Khalid Al-Rawahi

Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Dr. Khashayar Nasrifar Dr. Hasan Abdellatif

Dr. Jamil Naser

Dr. Ashish Gujarathi Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri

184 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and Chemical Petroleum Dr. Hasan Abdellatif Hasan Associate Professor Research Interests: Renewable Energy, Colloid Science, Water Treatment

Dr. Khashayar Nasrifar Associate Professor Research Interests: Multiphase Flow, Hydrates, Thermodynamic and Phase Equilibria

Dr. Khalid Hilal Al-Rawahi Assistant Professor Research Interests: Mineral Resources, Geology, Economic Analysis, Sustainable Development

Dr. Hamoud K. Al-Hadrami Assistant Professor Research Interests: Formation Damage, Drilling Engineering, Simulation Modeling, Geological Modeling

Dr. Rashid S. Al-Hajri Assistant Professor Research Interests: Engineering of Catalytic Processes for the Synthesis of Intermediates and Fine Chemicals, Modeling of Reaction Kinetics in Laboratory-Scale Catalytic Reactors, Methodologies for Efficient Catalyst Recycle, Chemical EOR

Dr. Majid A. Al-Wadhahi Assistant Professor Research Interests: Reservoir Simulation, -3Phase Flow in Porous Media, Artificial Neural Network Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Dr. Jamil Naser Assistant Professor Research Interests: Environmental Engineering, Water Quality, Green Solvents, Liquid Phase Sintering in Microgravity

Dr. Ashish M Gujarathi Assistant Professor Research Interests: Process Optimization, Evolutionary Computation, Modeling and Simulation, Bio-Waste Utilization

185 Dr. Mohammed Usman

Dr. Belal Abu Tarboush Dr. Mohammad Al-Abri Dr. Ghulam Murshid

Sabri Al-Khusaibi

Hamdan Al-Amri Eng. Nasser Al-Mandhary Suaad Al-Zakwani

186 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and Chemical Petroleum Dr. Ghulam Murshid Assistant Professor

Research Interests: CO2 Separation via Reactive Absorption (Amines, Amino Acids), Synthesis of MOFs for CO2 Capture

Dr. Mohammad Al-Abri Assistant Professor Research Interests: Desalination, Water Treatment, Nanotechnology, Membrane Technology, Water Quality

Dr. Mohammed Rashid Usman Assistant Professor Research Interests: Catalysis, Reaction Engineering

Dr. Belal Abu Tarboush Assistant Professor Research Interests: Energy, Membranes and Adsorbents

Suaad Salim Hilal Al-Zakwani Lecturer (Study Leave) Research Interest: Chemical Engineering

Eng. Nasser Mohammed Al-Mandhary Technician Superintendent

Research Interest: Surface Area Analysis Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

Sabri Salam Al-Khusaibi Chief Technician C Research Interest: Rheology

Hamdan Saif Al-Amri Lab Supervisor B Research Interests: Rock and Fluid Properties, Drilling Technology

187 Salim Ali Al-Mazrui

Eng. Mazin Al-Mahrezi Nayyar Afzal

Marycon Cordova

Adel Al-Rubkhi

188 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and Chemical Petroleum Nayyar Afzal Lab Supervisor A Research Interest: Core Flooding-EOR

Eng. Mazin Al-Mahrezi Engineer Research Interest: Process Control

Salim Ali Al-Mazrui Lab Supervisor B Research Interests: Produced Oil Field Water, Cleaning and Utilization

Adel Awadh Al-Rubkhi Technician B Research Interest: Chemical EOR

Marycon B. Cordova Coordinator Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

189 UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Table E2: Courses offered in Spring 2018 Code Title Instructor(s) CHPE3102/10 Engineering Thermodynamics Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhtaseb CHPE3103/10 Professional Practice Dr. Hasan Abdellatif Hasan CHPE3112/10 Principles of Chemical Processes Dr. Jamil Nasser CHPE3302/10 Fluid Flow Dr. Talal Khamis Al-Wahaibi CHPE3302/20 Fluid Flow Dr. Ghulam Murshid CHPE3402/10 Heat Transfer Dr. Abdul Aziz Rashid Al-Hashmi CHPE4114/10 Comp Aided Design Dr. Ashish Gujrathi CHPE4114/20 Comp Aided Design Dr. Ashish Gujrathi CHPE4192/10 Chemical Engineering Practice Dr. Ghulam Murshid CHPE4402/10 Natural Gas Processing Dr. Muhammad Rashid Usman CHPE4412/10 Process Heat Transfer Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad CHPE4412/20 Process Heat Transfer Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad CHPE4512/10 Chemical Reaction Engineering Dr. Rashid Salim Al-Hajri CHPE4512/20 Chemical Reaction Engineering Dr. Rashid Salim Al-Hajri

190 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and Chemical Petroleum Code Title Instructor(s) CHPE4612/10 Unit Operation II Dr. Mohammed Zaher Al Abri CHPE4612/20 Unit Operation II Dr. Mohammed Zaher Al Abri CHPE4912/10 Special Topics II Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad CHPE5207/10 Petroleum Refining Dr. Abdul Aziz Rashid Al-Hashmi CHPE5116/10 Biochemical Engineering Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhtaseb CHPE5212/10 Chemical Engineering Lab III Prof. Farouk Sabri Mjalli CHPE5212/20 Chemical Engineering Lab III Prof. Farouk Sabri Mjalli CHPE5512/10 Project II Dr. Abdul Aziz Rashid Al-Hashmi CHPE5512/20 Project II Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhtaseb CHPE5512/30 Project II Dr. Ghulam Murshid CHPE5512/40 Project II Prof. Farouk Sabri Mjalli CHPE5512/50 Project II Dr. Omar Houache CHPE5512/60 Project II Dr. Jamil Nasser CHPE5512/70 Project II Dr. Rashid Salim Al-Hajri CHPE5512/80 Project II Dr. Ashish Gujrathi CHPE5512/90 Project II Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad CHPE5512/100 Project II Dr. Mohammed Zaher Al Abri CHPE5512/110 Project II Dr. Talal Khamis Al-Wahaibi CHPE5512/120 Project II Dr. Hasan Abdellatif PETM3006/10 Engineering Geology Dr. Khalid Al-Rawahi PNGE2102/10 Basic Mechanics Dr. Farook Khalfan PNGE3202/10 Numerical Methods Prof. Farouk Sabri Mjalli

PNGE3202/20 Numerical Methods Prof. Farouk Sabri Mjalli Petroleum and Chemical Engineering PNGE3212/10 Rock & Fluid Properties Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami PNGE4101/10 Statistics for Engineers Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi PNGE4101/20 Statistics for Engineers Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi PNGE4512/10 Formation Evaluation Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami PNGE4612/10 Well Testing Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari PNGE4712/10 Reservoir Simulation Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi PNGE5102/10 Health, Safety & Environment Dr. Omar Houache PNGE5103/10 Engineering Economy Dr. Hasan Abdellatif PNGE5103/20 Engineering Economy Dr. Hasan Abdellatif PNGE5203/10 Management for PCE Dr. Khalid Al-Rawahi PNGE5215/10 Project II Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi PNGE5412/10 Field Process of NG Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

191 Table E3: Courses Offered in Fall 2018 Code Title Instructor(s) CHPE3101/10 Materials Engineering Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Hashmi CHPE3102/10 Engineering Thermodynamics Dr. Khashayar Nasrifar CHPE3102/20 Engineering Thermodynamics Dr. Khashayar Nasrifar CHPE3103/10 Professional Practice Dr. Hasan Abdellatif CHPE3103/20 Professional Practice Dr. Hasan Abdellatif CHPE3112/10 Principles of Chemical Processes Dr. Jamil Naser CHPE3302/10 Fluid Flow Dr. Ala Al Muhtaseb CHPE3402/10 Heat Transfer Dr. Muhammad Rashid Usman CHPE4112/10 Chemical Eng. Thermodynamics Dr. Ghulam Murshid CHPE4112/20 Chemical Eng. Thermodynamics Dr. Ghulam Murshid CHPE4212/10 Unit Operations I Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri CHPE4212/20 Unit Operations I Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri CHPE4302/10 Desalination Dr. Mohammed Al Abri CHPE4312/10 Chemical Engineering Lab I Dr. Jamil Naser CHPE4312/20 Chemical Engineering Lab I Dr. Jamil Naser CHPE4712/10 Chemical Engineering Lab II Prof. Farouq Sabri Mjalli CHPE4712/20 Chemical Engineering Lab II Prof. Farouq Sabri Mjalli CHPE5112/10 Chemical Process Control Prof. Farouq Sabri Mjalli CHPE5112/20 Chemical Process Control Prof. Farouq Sabri Mjalli CHPE5312/10 Project I Dr. Ashish Gujrathi CHPE5312/20 Project I Dr. Ala'a Al-Muhataseb CHPE5312/30 Project I Dr. Ala'a Al-Muhataseb CHPE5312/40 Project I Dr. Jamil Naser CHPE5312/60 Project I Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi CHPE5312/70 Project I Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad CHPE5312/80 Project I Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri CHPE5312/90 Project I Dr. Mohammed Al Abri CHPE5312/100 Project I Prof. Farouk Sabri Mjalli CHPE5312/110 Project I Dr. Hasan Abdellatif CHPE5312/120 Project I Dr. Ghulam Murshid CHPE5312/130 Project I Dr. Muhammad Rashid Usman CHPE5412/10 Plant & Process Design Dr. Hasan Abdellatif CHPE5412/20 Plant & Process Design Dr. Hasan Abdellatif

192 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and Chemical Petroleum Code Title Instructor(s) CHPE5612/10 Chemical Process Safety Dr. Belal Abu Tarboush CHPE5612/20 Chemical Process Safety Dr. Belal Abu Tarboush PETM3006/10 Engineering Geology Dr. Khalid Al-Rawahi PNGE3111/10 Chemistry for Petroleum Engineering Dr. Muhammad Rashid Usman PNGE3112/10 Introduction to PNGE Dr. Mahvash Karimi PNGE3202/10 Numerical Methods Dr. Ashish Gujrathi PNGE4101/10 Statistics for Engineers Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi PNGE4212/10 Drilling Technology Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami PNGE4312/10 Drilling Technology Lab Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami PNGE4412/10 Reservoir Engineering Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari PNGE5103/10 Engineering Economy Dr. Ashish Gujrathi PNGE5112/10 Production Engineering Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi PNGE5115/10 Project I Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi PNGE5122/10 Introduction to Rock Mechanics Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi PNGE5203/10 Management for PCE Dr. Khalid Al-Rawahi PNGE5212/10 Secondary Oil Recovery Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

193 POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

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Figure E1: Postgraduate Students’ Enrolment for the Past Six Years

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Courses

Table E4: Postgraduate Courses Offered in Year 2018 Semester Code Title Instructor(s) CHPE6200/10 Advanced Chemical Thermodynamic Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad CHPE7001/10 Thesis Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad CHPE8001/10 PhD Thesis Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad Fall 2018 PNGE6001/10 Transport Processes Dr. Nader Mosavat PNGE6108/10 Thermo physical Properties of Fluids Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad PNGE7001/10 Thesis Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi PNGE8001 /10 PhD Thesis Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad CHPE6100/10 Advanced Transport Phenomena Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad CHPE6300/10 Advanced Chemical Reaction Dr. Ashish Gujrathi CHPE7001/10 Thesis Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad Spring 2018 CHPE8001/10 PhD Thesis Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad PNGE6002/10 Advanced Reservoir Engineering Dr. Nader Mosavat PNGE7001/10 Thesis Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi PNGE8001 /10 PhD Thesis Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi

Postgraduate Students’ Projects

Table E5: Students’ Projects in Year 2018

No Student Name Project Title Supervisors Petroleum and Chemical Engineering 1 Mahmood Mohammad Optimization of Smart water Shock Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami Flooding Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad Dr. Nader Mosavat 2 Rashid Hamed Al-Habsi An Experimental Study of Wetting Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari Behavior of Oil-Wet Carbonates using Dr. Jamil Naser Alkali in the Absence and Presence of Dr. Mahvash Karimi Anionic/Nonionic Surfactant Mixture 3 Monthr Salim Al Application of Theoretical-based Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi Manthari Combining Rules to Cubic Equations of Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad State for the Study of PVT Behavior of Hydrocarbon Mixtures

195 No Student Name Project Title Supervisors 4 Meriem Nessal Experimental investigation of Wettability Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari Alteration in Oil-Wet Carbonate Surfaces Prof. Mohamed Aoudia using Modified LSW: The Effect of Dr. Mahvash Karimi Combined Potential Determining Ions (Mg2+,SO42-) and (Ca2+,SO42-) 5 Intisar khalifah Al Busaidi Impact of Different Carboxylic Acids and Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari Asphaltene on Wettability of Calcite Dr. Jamil Naser, Dr. Mahvash Surfaces Karimi 6 Amira Salim Al Hajri The Role of Viscoelasticity on Enhancing Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi on Polymer Flooding Recovery of Dr. Yahya Al Wahaibi Residual Oil Dr. Talal Al Wahaibi 7 Ali Zaid Salim Kuddah Foam Injection for Mobility Control in an Dr. Yahya Al Wahaibi Omani Reservoir Dr. Svetlana Rudyk 8 Asma Khalid Al Harthi Modelling, Simulation and Optimization Dr. Ashish Gujrathi of Lactic Acid Production Processes Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad 9 Ahmad Saleh Suleiman An Experimental and Modeling Dr. Ali Al-Bemani Approach to Estimate the Minimum Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad Miscibility Pressure of Nitrogen Using Deadv oil Measurements 10 Shamsaa Ahmed Al Theoretical and Experimental Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad Haddabi Investigation of Surface Tension of Dr. Majid Al Wadhahi Organic Liquids and Their Binary and Ternary Mixtures 11 Mundhir Battashi Treatment of Oily Produced Water with Dr. Mohammed Al-Abri Alkaline Surfactant Polymer Using Prof. Rashid Al Maamari Ceramic Membrane, Coalulation and Flotation 12 Moza Mohammed Al Membrane Distillation for Produced Dr. Mohammed Al-Abri Salmi Water Treatment Prof. Rashid Al Maamari Dr. Sulaiman Al-Obaidani

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Grants, Contracts and Consultancies

Table E6: New Grants, Contracts and Consultancies by Faculty Members in Year 2018 Research Title Investigators Sponsor Budget (OMR) Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Polymer EOR in PDO- Phase II (PDO) Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari PDO 166,000

Modification of the Extended Spiegler – Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad (PI) SQU 8,000 Kedem Model for Simulation of Multiple Dr. Hasan Abdellatif Hasan Solute System in Nano filtration- Based Water Desalination Process High Flux NF/UF Antifouling membranes Dr. Mohammed Al-Abri PDO 8,000 for Application in Industrial Wastewater Purification Energy Storage Material for Water Dr. Hasan Abdellatif Hasan (PI) SQU 5,000 Temperature Control and Desalination Dr. Jamil Naser

197 In search of high performance anode Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad (PI) SQU 9,000 materials for Mg batteries: ab-initio study Dr. Ashish Gujarathi Catalytic and Hydrocracking of Waste Plastic Dr. Muhammad Rashid Usman (PI) SQU 7,500 to High Quality Liquid Fuels Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri

Synthesis of novel green solvents for CO2 Dr. Ghulam Murshid (PI) SQU 3,000 capture. Dr. Jamil Naser Carbon based nano-materials from locally Prof. Farouq Mjalli (PI) SQU 5,900 available waste hydrocarbon precursors Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Hashmi

Publications

Refereed Journal Papers

1. Jamil, F., Al-Muhatseb, A.H., Myint, M.T.Z., Al-Hinai, M., Al-Haj, L., Baawain, M., Al-Abri, M., Kumar, G.K. and Atabani, A.E. 2018. Biodiesel Production by Valorizing Waste Phoenix Dactylifera L. Kernel Oil in the

Presence of Synthesized Heterogeneous Metallic Oxide Catalyst (Mn@MgO-ZrO2). Energy Conversion and Management, 155:128-137. 2. Hasan, A.O., Al-Rawashdeh, H., Al-Muhtaseb, A.H., Abu-jrai, A., Ahmad, R. and Zeaiter, J. 2018. Impact of Changing Combustion Chamber Geometry on Emissions, and Combustion Characteristics of a Single Cylinder SI (Spark Ignition) Engine Fueled with Ethanol/Gasoline Blends. Fuel, 231:197-203. 3. Diwakar, J., Viswanadham, N., Saxena, S.K., Kumar, S. and Al-Muhtaseb, A.H. 2018. Liquid-Phase Solvent-less Reactions for Value Addition of Glycerol and Phenols over Nano Porous Aluminosilicates. Materials Today Communications,15:260-268. 4. Sharma, G., Sharma, S., Kumar, A., Al-Muhtaseb, A.H., Naushad, M., Ghfar, A.A. Mola, G.T. and Stadler, F.J. 2018. Guar Gum and its Composites as Potential Materials for Diverse Applications: A Review. Car- bohydrate Polymers, 199:534-545. 5. Hasan, A.O., Elghawi, U.M., Al-Muhtaseb, A.H., Abu-jrai, A., Al-Rawashdeh, H. and Tsolakis, A. 2018. Influence of Composite after-Treatment Catalyst on Particle-bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons- Vapor-Phase Emitted from Modern Advanced GDI Engines. Fuel, 222:424-433. 6. Al-Enizi, A.M., Naushad, M., Al-Muhtaseb, A.H., Ruksana, Alshehri, S.M., Alothman, Z.A. and Ahamad, T.

2018. Synthesis and Characterization of Highly Selective and Sensitive Sn/SnO2/N-doped Carbon Nano-

composite (Sn/SnO2@NGC) for Sensing Toxic NH3 Gas. Chemical Engineering Journal, 345:58-66.

198 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and Chemical Petroleum 7. Jamil, F., Al Haj, L., Al-Muhtaseb, A.H., Al-Hinai, M., Baawain, M., Rashid, U. and Ahmad, M.N.M. 2018. Current Scenario of Catalysts for Biodiesel Production: A Critical Review. Reviews in Chemical Engineer- ing, 34:267-297. 8. Kumar, A., Kumar, A., Sharma, G., Al-Muhtaseb, A.H., Naushad, M., Ghfar, A.A. and Stadler, F.J. 2018.

Quaternary Magnetic BiOCl/g-C3N4/Cu2O/Fe3O4 Nano-junction for Visible Light and Solar Powered Deg- radation of Sulfamethoxazole from Aqueous Environment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 334:462-478. 9. Ramkumar, A., Sivakumar, N., Gujarathi, A.M. and Victor, R. 2018. Production of Thermotolerant, Deter- gent Stable Alkaline Protease using the Gut Waste of Sardinella Longiceps as a Substrate: Optimization and Characterization. Scientific Reports,8:12442. 10. Nair, A.S., Al-Battashi, H., Al-Akzawi, A., Annamalai, N., Gujarathi, A.M. and Al-Bahry, S. 2018. Waste Office Paper: A Potential Feedstock for Cellulase Production by a Novel Strain Bacillus Velezensis ASN1. Waste Management, 79:491-500. 11. Ahmed, O.U., Mjalli, F.S., Talal, A.W., Al-Wahaibi, Y. and Al Nashef, I.M. 2018. Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel using Modified Pyrollidinium and Phosphonium Based Ionic Liquid Solvents. Journal of Solution Chemistry,47(3):468-483. 12. Aljumaily, M. M., Alsaadi, M.A., Hashim, N.A., Alsalhy, Q.F., Mjalli, F.S., Atieh, M. A. and Al-Harrasi, A. 2018. PVDF-co-HFP/Superhydrophobic Acetylene-based Nanocarbon Hybrid Membrane for Seawater Desalination via DCMD. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 138:248-259. 13. Fiyadh, S.S., Alsaadi, M.A., Alomar, M.K., Fayaed, S.S., Mjalli, F.S. and El-Shafie, A. 2018. BTPC-based DES-Functionalized CNTs for AS3+ Removal from Water: NARX Neural Network Approach. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 144(8):04018070. 14. Garg, S., Murshid, G. and Mjalli, F.S. 2018. Physical properties of aqueous blend of diethanolamine and sarcosine: experimental and correlation study. Chemical Papers, 71(10):1799-1807 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering 15. Mousa, H. and Mjalli, F.S. 2018. Solar Water Desalination Using Plate-like Desalination Unit Enhanced by Air Flow. Journal of Engineering Research, 6(2):1-12. 16. Murshid, G., Ghaedi, H., Ayoub, M., Mjalli, F.S. and Garg, S. 2018. Volumetric Properties of Non-Aque- ous Binary Mixture of Diethanolamine (DEA) and Dimethylformamide (DMF). Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6(5): 6390-6398. 17. Murshid, G., Mjalli, F.S., Naser, J., Al-Zakwani, S. and Hayyan, A. 2018. Novel Diethanolamine based

Deep Eutectic Mixtures for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture: Synthesis and Characterization. Physics and Chemistry of Liquids, 1-18. 18. Abu-Arabi, M., Al-Harahsheh, M., Mousa, H. and Alzghoul, Z. 2018. Theoretical Investigation of Solar Desalination with Solar Still having Phase Change Material and Connected to a Solar Collector. Desali- nation,448:60-68.

199 19. Mousa, H. and Mjalli, F. 2018. Solar Water Desalination Using Plate-like Desalination Unit Enhanced by Air Flow. Journal of Engineering Research, 6:1-12. 20. Souayeh, M., Al-Maamari, R.S., Aoudia, M., Karimi, M. and Hadji, M. 2018. Experimental Investigation of Wettability Alteration of Oil-wet Carbonates by Nonionic Surfactant. Energy and Fuels, 32:11222-11233. 21. Souayeh, M., Aoudia, M. and Al-Maamari, R.S. 2018. Clouding Behavior of C13EOx (x = 10-19) Micelles in a Wide Range of Salinity and Hardness: Concomitant Effects of Salinity and Degree of Ethoxylation. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 12215. 22. Irfan, M.F., Usman, M.R. and Rashid, A. 2018. A Detailed Study of Heterogeneous, Homogeneous and Nucleation Models for Dissolution of Waste Concrete Sample for Mineral Carbonation. Energy, 158:580-591. 23. Chawla, M., Rafiq, S., Jamil, F., Usman, M.R., Khurram, S., Ghauri, M., Muhammad, N., Al-Muhtaseb, A.H. and Aslam, M. 2018. Hydrocarbons Fuel Upgradation in the Presence of Modified Bi-functional Catalyst. Journal of Cleaner Production, 198:683-692. 24. Munir, D., Irfan, M.F. and Usman, M.R. 2018. Hydrocracking of Virgin and Waste Plastics: A Detailed Review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 90:490-515. 25. Vakili-Nezhaad, G.R., Al-Maamari, R., Gujarathi, A.M. and Ahmad, W. 2018. Thermophysical Properties for the Binary Mixtures of tert-Amyl methyl ether with n-Hexane, Cyclopentane, Benzene and m-Xylene at Different Temperatures. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 252:475-487. 26. Vakilinejad, A., Aroon, M.A., Al-Abri, M., Bahmanyar, H., Myint, M.T.Z. and Vakili-Nezhaad, G.R. 2018. Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Thermal Conductivity of Some Water-based Nanofluids. Chemical Engineering Communications,205:610-623 .

Conferences

1. Al-Ani, Z., Gujarathi, A.M., Vakili-Nezhaad, G.R. and Al-Wahaibi, T. 2018. Multi-objective Optimization of Industrial Processes. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Optimization, Lisboa, Portugal, 17-19 September 2018. 2. Mohammadi, M., Al-Wadhahi, M., Gujarathi, A.M., Al-Maamari, R. and Vakili-Nezhaad, G.R. 2018. Mo- lecular Dynamics Simulation of Water-Graphene Nanofluid. In: Proceedings of the International Nano- tech Conference, Paris, France, 27-29 June 2018. 3. Munir, D. and Usman, M.R. 2018. Plastic Mixture Hydrocracking by Pt Supported Mesoporous Compos- ite Zeolites. In: Proceedings of the XXIX Inter-American Congress of Chemical Engineering Incorporating the 68th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Toronto, Canada, 28-31 October 2018.

200 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and Chemical Petroleum 4. Usman, M.R. and Mateen, A. 2018. Environmentally Friendly Fuel by n-heptane Isomerization: Kinetics of Catalyst Deactivation. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, 20-22 June 2018. 5. Souayeh, M., Al-Maamari, R.S., Aoudia, M., Karimi, M. and Hadji, M. 2018. Wettability Alteration of Oil- Wet Carbonate Minerals using Low Salinity-non-ionic Surfactant: A Mechanistic Study. In: Proceedings of the 92nd American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Pennsylvania, USA, 10-13 June 2018. 6. Farouq, S.M., Mustafa, M.A., Mohammed, A.A., Awanis, N.H. and Qusay, F.A. 2018. The Impact of Super-Hydrophobic Coating Carbon Nanomaterials Membrane on the Performance of Membrane Distil- lation, In: Proceedings of the Meeting on Nanotechnology: Principles and Applications,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-23 November 2018. 7. Mustafa, M.A., Mohammed A.A., Awanis N.H., Farouq S.M. and Mohamed, K.A. 2018. Seawater Desalina- tion by CNT-Modified Composite Super-Hydrophobic Membrane in DCMD System, In: Proceedings of the Meeting on Nanotechnology: Principles and Applications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-23 November 2018. 8. Al-Ani, Z., Gujarathi, A.M., Vakili-Nezhaad, G.R. and Al-Wahaibi, T. 2018. Multi-objective Optimization of Industrial Processes. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Optimization, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-19 September 2018. 9. Al-Muhtaseb, A.H. 2018. Biofuel Production from Biomass Grown in Arid Land Areas. In: Pro- ceedings of the 6th International Conference on Emerging and Renewable Energy: Generation and Automation (ICEREGA18), Sousse, Tunisia, 28-30 October 2018.

Book Chapters Petroleum and Chemical Engineering

1. Al-Malah, K. and Mousa, H. 2018. Protein Adsorption Kinetics: Adsorption Theory, Modelling, and Analysis. In: Surface Chemistry, Marcel Dekker Publisher, pp. 847-870.

Technical Reports

1. Adel, A. and Edris, H. 2018. Study of Probation Students in the Pre-Specialization Academic Unit: Inter- nal College Report, May 2018. 2. Mjalli, F.S., Al-Wahaibi, T. and Al-Hashmi, A.A. 2018. Deep Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel in Microchan- nel Using Deep Eutectic Solvents. SQU-UAEU Collaborative Research Grant, CL/SQU-UAE/16/02, Prog- ress Report, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.

201 3. Mjalli, F.S. and Al-Hashmi, A.A. 2018. Carbon Based Nanomaterials from Locally Available Waste Hydro- carbon Precursors: Internal Grant Proposal. Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman 4. Abdel, J.N., Ibrahim, T. and Mjalli, F.S. 2018. Electrochemical Studies on the Corrosion Behaviour of Common Metals in Eutectic Ionic Liquids: Internal Grant Proposal, SQU, UAEU. 5. Al-Nashef, I., Kroon, M. and Mjalli, F.S. 2018. Water Treatment Using Novel Green Solvents, CIRA grant, Khalifa University, UAE. 6. Khan, I. and Mjalli F.S. 2018. Ionic liquids/Surfactant Mixtures as New Alternatives in Enhanced Oil Re- covery: Internal Grant Proposal, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.

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Cooperation with Local and Foreign Organizations

• Vakili-Nezhaad, G.R. and Mousa, H. 2018. Modification of the Extended Spiegler–Kedem Model for Simulation of Multiple Solute Systems in Nano Filtration-based Water Desalination Process. Collaboration with Dr. Shivani B Mishra, Department of Nanotechnology and Water, University of South Africa, South Africa. Petroleum and Chemical Engineering • Murshid, G. 2018. Prediction of Hydrates Formation in Live Feed Stream of Natural Gas from Omani Gas Field. Collaboration with Dr. Qazi Nasir, Department of Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman.

• Murshid, G. 2018. Synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks for CO2 Capture. Collaboration with Dr. Wameath Abdul-Majeed, Department of Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman.

• Murshid, G. 2018. Synthesis of Deep Eutectic Green Solvents for CO2 Capture. Collaboration with Dr. Muhammad Ayoub, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia. • Mjalli, F.S. 2018. Electrochemical Studies on the Corrosion Behavior of Common Metals in Eutectic Ionic Liquids. Collaboration with Prof. Nabil Jabbar, The American University of Sharja, UAE.

203 • Mjalli, F.S. 2018. Carbon Nanomaterials from Palm Tree Waste. Collaboration with Dr. Mohammad Al- Saadi, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman. • Nasrifar, K. 2018. Experimental Measurements of Carbon Dioxide Clathrate Hydrate Conditions in the Presence of Cyclopentane as Promoter. Collaboration with Prof. Jamal Javanmardi, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran. • Vakili-Nezhaad, G.R. 2018. Modelling of Two-Phase Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media. Collaboration with Prof. Fabio Inzoli, Department of Energy at Polytechnico de Milano, Milano, Italy.

Invited Talks/Guest Speaker

• Al-Muhtaseb, A.A. 2018. On Roadmap for Biofuel Application in Oman. Keynote Speech. Sultanate of Oman, 10 May 2018.

Organized Conferences/Workshops/Short Courses/Seminars

• Al-Wadhahi, M.A. 2018. t-Navigator Training Course for Petroleum Engineering Students of the Department, Sultan Qaboos University, 7-10 January 2018 (Workshop).

Faculty Awards

• Mjalli, F.S. Best Researcher Award, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, SQU Day, 2018. • Al-Muhtaseb, A.H. The National Research Award (TRC), Muscat, Oman 2018. • Usman, M.R. Best Presentation Award at the 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Prague, 20-22 June 2018.

Other Achievements

• Murshid, G. External Reviewer, Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), National University of Science and Technology, Sultanate of Oman, May 2018. • Murshid, G. External Reviewer, Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Muscat University, Sultanate of Oman, June 2018.

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• Souayeh, M. First Place, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Student Paper Contest (Middle East Region), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 2018, (Supervisor: Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari).

Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Students Societies

There are two student societies working in petroleum and chemical engineering department (PCED); Society of chemical engineers (SchemE) and society of petroleum engineers (SPE) SQU chapter. Both societies organize various activities under the supervision of their departmental coordinators. There were following events organized by both societies in 2018.

Society of Chemical Engineers (SchemE)

• Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Students Annual Engineering Gathering, February 2018. • Engineering Ideas Competition, February 2018. • Green Fuel: Chem E Car Competition, March 2018. • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) student chapter SQU, member ship drive, September 2018. • SchemE Rest Annual Festival, November 2018. Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) SQU Chapter

• Workshop on Entrepreneurship for Petroleum Engineers, October 2018. • Petro-field Competition for Petroleum Engineering Students, December 2018. • Activities and Recreational Events with Chemical Engineering Students (SchemE), November 2018. • National Day Celebrations, November 2018.

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Table E7: Departmental Committee Dr. Ashish Gujrathi (Chair) PCED Postgraduate Studies and Research Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi Committee Dr. Khashayar Nasrifar PCED Publication and Web Coordinators Dr. Ghulam Murshid PCED Information and Communication Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi Committee Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hashmi Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari (Chair) Dr. Muhammad Rashid Usman PCED Curriculum and Accreditation Committee Dr. Ashish Gujarathi Dr. Hamoud Al-Hadrami (PNGE timetabling officer) Dr. Jamil Naser (CHPE timetabling officer) PCED Industrial Training Committee (In-House Dr. Mohammed Al-Abri (Chair) and Summer)

206 Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and Chemical Petroleum Dr. Belal Abu Tarboush (Chair) PCED HSE Committee Mr. Nasser Al-Mandhari Mr. Salim Al-Mazrui Dr. Adel Al-Ajmi (SPE, SQU) PCED Societies Advisors Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhatseb (SCHEME) Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari (HoD) PCED Staff-Student Liaison Dr. Jamil Nasser Prof. Farouq Mjalli (Chair) Dr. Hasan Abdellatif Hasan PCED Strategic Planning and Development Dr. Khashayar Nasrifar Committee Dr. Muhammad Rashid Usman Prof. Gholamreza Vakili-Nejad Dr. Ghulam Murshid PCED Book and Library Coordinator Dr. Muhammad Rashid Usman PCED Industrial Outreach and Community Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri (Chair) Services Committee Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi Prof. Rashid Al-Maamari (Chair) Prof. Farouq Sabri Mjalli Dr. Majid Al-Wadhahi PCED Appointment Committee Dr. Khalid Al-Rawahy Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri Dr. Yahya Al-Wahaibi

Dr. Ala’a Al-Muhatseb (Chair) Petroleum and Chemical Engineering PCED Social Activity committee Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Hashmi PCED Board Secretary Dr. Belal Abu Tarboush

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