NESREEN GHADDAR

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FACTUAL INFORMATION
A-Resident Instruction and Continuing Education
B-Research, Creative, and Other Scholarly Activities
C-Service 
D-Other Service
E-Improvement Activities

  1. Department          Mechanical Engineering               

      Date    Jan. 8, 2004    

  2. Name  Nesreen Ghaddar     (Mrs. Cheaib)                                   

  3. Present Academic Rank           Professor                                          

 4. Administrative Title      Chairperson of ME Department &   

                                    Energy Research Group Coordinator

 5 Degrees               Field                            Institution                   Date Awarded

BE         Mechanical Engineering               Kuwait University      June, 1980

MS         Mechanical Engineering               MIT                          June, 1982

PhD         Mechanical Engineering               MIT                          June, 1985

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 6. Academic Positions at A.U.B.  and elsewhere (rank, institution, inclusive dates)

   (show % if you hold multiple appointments)

* AUB, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Energy Research Group Coordinator at AUB 2000-2001 
Professor: July 1, 1998 – present
Associate Professor: July 1, 1993 – June 30, 1998
Visiting Associate Professor: March 1, 1992 - June 31, 1993
Senior Lecturer: Dec. 15, 1990 - Feb. 6, 1992

 * Kuwait University, College of Engineering and Architecture:
Assistant Professor:  Sept., 1985- August, 1990

*Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Ma, USA
Summer 1985 : Post Doctoral Research Associate With Prof. Anthony Patera.

 
7.      a.  Other Professional Employment (title, organization, location, inclusive dates)

           Kuwait Institute For Scientific Research, Kuwait.

     Research Assistant  Summer 1978 & 1979 :  Worked on data acquisition and analysis on  thermal response of buildings.

Research Assistant Summer 1980: Worked on a project on analyzing energy loads in buildings using DOE-2 Computer Code.
      

          b.  Major Consulting Activities (list organization and location)

1.    Participated in and gave a presentation on “GHG emissions inventory update and recommendation for the Lebanese industrial sector”, Climate Change Enabling Activity – Phase II, First National Workshop, Training/Awareness and Dissemination, August 1, 2002, Beirut – Lebanon.

2.    Amideaest-USAID: Transparacy and Accountability Grant: “Professional ethics for Engineers with Local Case Studies: www.ethicsengineering.org,” 2001-2002

3.  Preparation of Project Document on Capacity Building of for the Adoption and Application of Energy Codes for Buildings in Lebanon.          Agency: UNDP- Beirut –Lebanon ( Feb-March 2000).

4.   Worked on a Climate Change Project for UNDP to estimate Greenhouse Gases Emissions of the Industrial Sector in Lebanon for the base year 1994 and performed a mitigation study to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in that sector.       Agency: UNDP and Ministry of Environment, Beirut-Lebanon (1997-1999). 

5.   Design curricula, space requirements for classes and labs and propose lab equipment for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Technical Degrees (3 programs) for the American University of Sharja, United Arab Emirates.          Agency: AUB/REP  Beirut –Lebanon (1995-1996)

         c.  Professional Registrations (field, location, date)

1-  Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineering, ASME since 2001, member since 1978.

2-   American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA, member since 1991.

3-      American Society of Heating, Ventilating and Air-conditioning, ASHREA, member since 1995. 

4-       American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), member since 1999.

5-       American Solar Energy Society, member since 2000.

 8.         Prestigious Awards

         (fellowships, lectureships, prizes and other merit recognition or honor; year awarded)

        1. Received Outstanding Reviewer Award for the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer for   the year 2003.

2. Received ASME Fellow grade on June, 2001, Heat Transfer Division. 

3. Received support from USAID for one month environmental study visit to the US Environmental Protection Agency in Philadelphia, which took place from March 23 to April 6, 1996 and to the Environmental Institute at Carnegie Mellon University by Invitation of the Institute Director, Prof. Cliff Davidson from April 8 to April 22, 1996.

4. Received long term faculty development grant from University Research Board to conduct research at the Mechanical Engineering Department of MIT, with Prof. Bora Mikic during the summer of 1995.

5. Received DAAD scholarship from the German Foreign Exchange Services to conduct research at the Technical University of Berlin, Herman Fottinger-Institute for thermo and fluid dynamics. The grant was awarded  for the summer period of July and August 1993.

      6. Received best paper award in Thermophysics for 1984. The award is presented by AIAA Thermophysics Committee for the paper entitled "Heat Transfer Enhancement of Oscillatory Flow in a Grooved Channel", by Ghaddar, Patera and Mikic.

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FACTUAL INFORMATION

A.     Resident Instruction and Continuing Education

1.  Resident Instruction (verify the information on the appended page for sections in which you had primary responsibility; pencil in corrections)

Teaching  (U = Undergraduate, G = Graduate, all are 3 credit courses except where indicated differently)

(AUB, 1991-present)

1-         MCEG815  Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (G)
2-         MCEG804  Advanced Thermodynamics (G)
3-         MCEG044  Thermodynamics  (U)
4-         MCEG814  Advanced Heat Transfer  (G)
5-         MCEG 119  Aerodynamics (U)
6-         MCEG802  Noise & Vibration Control (G)
7-         MCEG073  Hydrodynamics and boundary Layers (U)
8-         MCEG805  Advanced Fluid Mechanics (G)
9-         MCEG085  Heat and Mass Transfer (U), 4-credit.
10-       MCEG818  Energy Conservation & Utilization (G)
11-       MCEG065 Compressible Flow (U)
12-       MCEG017 Engineering Mechanics (U)
13-       MCEG110 Project (U)
14-       MCEG899 Thesis (G)

15-      ASST200 Introduction to Engineering I (U)

       (Kuwait University 1985-1990)

1- ME 203 Dynamics (U)
2- ME 208 Thermodynamics A. (U)
3- ME 331 Fluid Mechanics (U)
4- ME 332 Fluid Machinery (U)
5- ME 371 Engineering Lab A. Kinematics and Vibrations (U)
6- ME 421 Heat Transfer (U)
7- ME 532 Computational Fluid Dynamics & Heat Transfer (G)

         2. Continuing Education (credit courses only)

         Year         Course         # of Students         Delivery method*

         Nov. 6-7, 2000           AUB Service Excellence         25                   Interactive Seminar

                                       Training 2-day workshop                   & lecture  

        Nov. 30, 2002    Half-day workshop on preparation of teaching portfolio for faculty  25  Interactive Seminar  (co-facilitator: Prof. Nuhad Doumit from the School of Nursing)

         Dec. 13, 2002       Half-day workshop on preparation of teaching portfolio for faculty  25  Interactive Seminar   (co-facilitator: Prof. Nuhad Doumit from the School of Nursing)

         Jan. 10, 2003        Half-day workshop on preparation of teaching portfolio for faculty  25  Interactive Seminar (co-facilitator: Prof. Nuhad Doumit from the School of Nursing)

         Nov. 14, 2003       Half-day workshop on preparation of teaching portfolio for faculty  25  Interactive Seminar   (co-facilitator: Prof. Nuhad Doumit from the School of Nursing)

         Jan 10, 2004         Half-day workshop on preparation of teaching portfolio for faculty  25  Interactive Seminar     (co-facilitator: Prof. Nuhad Doumit from the School of Nursing)

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 B.         Research, Creative, and Other Scholarly Activities

 a. Chapters in Books

 1-   Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment Vol. 5 within the book series “Energy, Combustion and the Environment” Edited by Scott Samuelsen, Article Title: “Environmental and Economic Assessment of Mitigation Options for Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Lebanese Industrial Sector”, by N.Ghaddar and T. Mezher. Gordon and Breach Publishers, 2000.

2-      “First National Communication”, MOE, Lebanaon - UNDP & IPCC, pp. 1999.

3-      “The First National Inventory of Greenhouse Gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks” MOE, Lebanon, UNDP (1998). pp 2-1 to 2-11.

 b. Monographs [longer than an article, but shorter than a book] 
    (None)

 c. Articles in Journals

 1.       N.K. Ghaddar and M.A. El-Masri, "One Dimensional Thermocapillary Motion", Journal Of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 69, No. 2, (1983)

2.       A.W. Waked and N.K. Ghaddar, "Predictions of The Hourly Temperature in a Kuwaiti House", Solar and Wind Technology, Vol. 2, No.3/4, pp 183-189, (1985)

3.       N.K. Ghaddar, M.G. Greiner, A.T. Patera and B.B. Mikic, "Heat Transfer Enhancement by Oscillatory Perturbation of a Stable Separated Flow", Int. Comm. of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp 369, (1985)

4.       (*) N.K. Ghaddar, G.E. Karniadakis and A.T. Patera, "A Conservative Isoparametric Spectral Element  Method   for Forced Convection; Application to Fully-Developed Flow in Periodic  Geometries", Numerical heat Transfer, Vol.  9, pp 227-300, (1986)

5.       (*) N.K. Ghaddar, K.Z. Korczak, B.B. Mikic, A.T. Patera, "Numerical Investigation of Incompressible Flow in Grooved Channels. Part 1: Stability and Self-Sustained Oscillations" Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 163, pp 99-127, (1986)

6.       (*) N.K. Ghaddar, M. Magen, B.B. Mikic and A.T. Patera, "Numerical Investigation of Incompressible Flow in Grooved Channels. Part    2: Oscillatory Heat Transfer Enhancement" Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 168, pp 541-567, (1986)

7.       N.K. Ghaddar, A.M. Al-Marafie and A. Al-Kandari, "Numerical Simulation Of Stratification Behavior of Thermal Storage Tanks" Applied Energy Journal, Vol. 32, pp. 225-239, (1989)

8.       N.K. Ghaddar and A.M. Nawwar, An Approach to Modelling High Pressure Waterjet Oil barriers", Environmental Software Journal, Vol. 5, No.  3, pp. 125-134 (Sept. 1990)

9.       A. Al-Maraffie, A. Al-Kandari and N. Ghaddar, "Diffuser Design Influence on the Performance of Solar Thermal Storage Tanks", Int. Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 15, pp. 1-10, (1991)

10.   (*) N.K. Ghaddar, "Numerical Investigation of Free Convection Heat Transfer From a Uniformly Heated Cylindrical Element in a Rectangular Enclosure", Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 35, No. 10, pp.2327-2334, (1992)

11.   F. Sakkal, N. Ghaddar and J. Diab, "Solar Collectors for Beirut Climate", Journal of Applied Energy, Vol. 45, No.4 (1993).

12.   N.K. Ghaddar and A.M. Nawwar, "High Pressure Water Jets for Oil Containment in Calm and Wavy waters; A Parametric Study" Water, Air and Soil Pollution, the Int. Journal of Environmental Pollution, Vol. 73, pp.345-361 (1994).

13.   (*) N. Ghaddar  and F. Thiele, "Natural Convection Over a Rotating Cylindrical Heat Source in a Rectangular Enclosure", Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 701-718, (Dec-1994).

14.   N.Ghaddar, ”Theoretical and Experimental Study of Stratified Storage Tank Influence on Performance of Solar water Heaters tested in Beirut”, Renewable Energy Journal, Vol. 4, No.  8, pp. 911-925 ,(Nov.-1994) 

15.   (*) (!) N.Ghaddar, “Effect of Rotating Cylindrical Heat Source Position in Rectangular Enclosures on Natural Convection Heat Transfer”, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer of AIAA, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 303-312, (1996).

16.   N. Ghaddar and A.R. Al-Maarafie, "Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Charging of Liquid Storage Tank", International Journal of  Energy Research, Vol. 21, 411-427 (April, 1997).

17.   N. Ghaddar and F.Bdeir, "Performance of Solar Absorption Systems for Space Cooling in Beirut", Renewable Energy Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 535-558, (1997).

18.   (*) N. Ghaddar, “Numerical Simulation of a Vertical Thermosyphonic Loop placed in a Transverse Magnetic Field”. Numerical Heat Transfer, Vol. 32, No.2, pp. 231-246 (1997).

19.   N.Ghaddar and A.Bsat," Energy Conservation of Residential Buildings in Beirut", International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 32, No.2, pp.523-546 (1998).

20.   N. Ghaddar, “Analytical Model of Thermal Energy Conversion to Electrical Energy via a Thermosyphonic Magnetohydrodynamic Gener” International Journal of Engineering Sciences, Vol. 36, No. 7/8, pp.783-800 (1998)

21.   (*) (!) N.Ghaddar, “ Analytical Model of a Side-Heated Free Convection Loop Placed in a Transverse Magnetic Field” ASME Journal of Fluid Engineering , Vol. 120, pp. 62-69, (1998).

22.   (*) N. Ghaddar, “ Analytical Model of Induced Electric Current from a Free-Convection Loop Placed in a Transverse Magnetic Field”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 41, No. 8-9, pp. 1075-1086, (1998).

23.   N.Ghaddar and  Yvonne Nasr,” Experimental Study of a Refrigerant-Charged Heat Pipe Solar Water Heater”, International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 22, No. 7, pp.625-638, (1998)

24.   N. Ghaddar,”Numerical Simulation of Side-Heated Thermosyphonic Loop placed in Transverse Magnetic Field; The Induced Electric Current”,  The International Journal for Numerical Methods in Heat and Fluid Flow,Vol.  8, No. 7, pp. 814-840, (1998)

25.   N. Ghaddar, “Turbulent Hydromagnetic Flow in Bottom-Heated Thermosyphonic Closed Loop; The Induced Electric Current”, Energy Conversion & Management, Vol 40, No. 12, pp. 1341-1356 August 1999.

26.   (*) N. Ghaddar and T. Mezher,” Modeling of Current and Future Energy Intensity and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Lebanese Industrial Sector; Assessment of Mitigation Options”  Applied Energy Journal, Vol. 063, No. 1, pp. 53 – 74, 1999. Abstract

27.   (*) N. Ghaddar and A. Al-Hajj, “Numerical Study of Heat Transfer Augmentation of Modulated Flow in Corrugated Channels”,  Heat Transfer Engineering,  HTE 494 21(5), pp. 1-12, (2000).

28.   R. Chedid, N. Ghaddar, F. Chaaban, S. Shehab and T. Mattar,” assessment of energy efficiency measures: The case of the Lebanese energy sector”  Int. Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 25, pp. 355-374, 2001. 

29.      K. Ghali, N.Ghaddar, and B. Jones,” Multi-Layer Three-Node Model Of Convective Transport Within Cotton Fibrous Medium” Journal of Fibrous Media, Vol. 5(1), pp. 17-31, 2002.

30. M. Elfadel, M, Zeinati, N. Ghaddar and T. Mezher, “ Uncertainiy in Estimating and Mitigating Industrial Related GHG Emissions” , Energy Policy Journal, Vol. 29, pp.1-13, 2001.

31.       K. Ghali, N.Ghaddar, and B. Jones,” Empirical Evaluation of Convective Heat and Moisture Transport Coefficients in Porous Cotton Medium; ASME Transaction, Heat Transfer Journal, Vol. 124, No. 3, 2002, pp.530-537.

32. K. Ghali, N.Ghaddar, and B. Jones, Modeling of Heat and Moisture Transport By Periodic Ventilation of Thin Cotton Fibrous Media, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 45, pp. 3703-3714, 2002.

33. E. Sawaya, N. Ghaddar and F. Chaaban “Evaluation of the Hall Parameter of Electrolyte Solutions in Thermosyphonic MHD Flow”, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 40, pp. 2041-2056, 2002.

34. Ghaddar N., and Elie Sawaya “Testing and Modeling Thermosyphonic MHD flow of Electrolytes.” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, in press, 2003.

35.       Ghaddar, N., Ghali, K., and Jones, B., “Integrated Human-Clothing System Model for Estimating the Effect of walking on Clothing Insulation” International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 42, issue 6, pp 605-619, 2003.

36.      N. Ghaddar, K. Ghali & A. Najm, “Use of Desiccant Dehumidification to Improve Energy Utilization in Air-conditioning Systems” International Journal of Energy Research, in press, 2003.

37.       K. Ghali, N. Ghaddar, B. Jones, and J. Harathani, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Phase Change Materials on Clothing  and during Periodic Ventilation” Textile Research Journal, to appear, 2004.

d. Articles in Conference Proceedings

1-      N.K. Ghaddar and A.T. Patera, "Stability and Resonance in Grooved Channel Flows", Proceedings ICASE/NASA-Langely Workshop on Stability and Time Dependent Flows, Hampton, Virginia, 1985.

2-      M. Greiner, N.K. Ghaddar, B.B. Mikic and A.T. Patera "Resonant Convective Heat Transfer Enhancement in Grooved Channels", Proceedings of the Eighth Int. Heat Transfer Conference, Paper No. 86-IHTC-74, San Francisco, Aug. (1986).

3-      N.K. Ghaddar and A. M. Nawwar, "An Approach To Modeling of High Pressure Waterjet Oil Barriers", Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Development and Application of Computer Techniques to Environmental Problems, Porto Carrace, Greece, Sep. 1988.

4-      N.K. Ghaddar, A.M. Nawwar and M.M. Sidawi, " High Pressure Water for Oil Containment in Calm and wavy Waters; a Parametric Study", Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Development and Application of Computer Techniques to Environmental Problems, Montereal, Canada, pp. 337-356, Sep. 1990.

5-      M.M. Saied, M.A. Abdelrahman, N.K. Ghaddar and H.M. Ettouney, "Teaching of Large Classes Versus Teaching and Co-ordination of Multi-sessions in basic Engineering Courses", Proceedings of ASEE 1991 Annual Conference.

6-      F. Sakkal & N. Ghaddar, "Global and Diffuse Solar Radiation in Beirut; Comparison With Models", Proceedings of the second Int. Conference on Energy Conservation in  Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Amman, Jordan, pp.154-170 April (1992).

7-      F. Sakkal & N. Ghaddar, "Modeling of sky emissivities equations using sky infrared radiation", Proceedings of the second Int. Renewable Energy Conference, Amman, Jordan, pp. 865-873 June 22-26 (1992).

8-      F. Sakkal, N. Ghaddar and J. Diab, "Optimization of Design of Solar Collectors for Beirut Climate", Proceedings of the second International Renewable Energy Conference, Amman, Jordan, pp.67-84  June 22-26,(1992).

9-      N. Ghaddar and I. Kebbe, "Experimental and Numerical Study of Stratified-Tank Solar Water Heating System in Beirut", Proceedings of The Forth Arab International Solar Energy Conference, Amman, Jordan, pp.975-987 Nov. 1993.

10-   N. Ghaddar and I. Kebbe, "Experimental and Numerical Study of a Radiative Cooling System in Beirut", Proceedings of The Forth Arab International Solar Energy Conference, Amman, Jordan, pp.801-820, Nov. 1993.

11-   N. Ghaddar and R. Nuwayhid, “Natural Convection Loop in a Transverse Magnetic Field”,  presented at  AIAA 32nd Conference of  Thermophysics, paper # AIAA-97-2519, Atlanta, Georgia, June 23-25 (1997).

12-   N.Ghaddar, “ Numerical Study of Side-Heated Convection Loop placed in Transverse Magnetic Field”,  Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Thermal Problems”, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK, pp. 115-126,  July 1997.

13-   N. Ghaddar, “Numerical Study of free Convection Loop placed in Transverse Magnetic Field”,  Proceedings of  the Second International Conference  on Computer Simulation, Beirut-Lebanon, pp. 421-428, September 1997.

14-   N. Ghaddar, “A Novel MHD Electrical Generator Using Turbulent Hydromagnetic Flow in a Side-Heated Thermosyphonic Loop” Proceedings of the 33^rd Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC),  Colorado Springs, CO, pp. 51, August 2-6, 1998.

15-   N. Ghaddar,” Analytical Model of a Novel Turbulent Thermosyphonic MHD Electrical Generator” Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy Research and Development (ICERD), Kuwait, pp. 1174-1184, November 1998.

16-   N. Ghaddar and A. A. El_Hajj,” Numerical Study of Heat Transfer Augmentation of  Supercritical Flows and Pulsating Flows in Corrugated Channels”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific Computations ICSC99,  pp. 447-468,  Beirut – Lebanon, March 15-17, 1999.

17-   N. Ghaddar and T. Mezher,” Modeling of Current and Future Energy Intensity and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Lebanese Industrial Sector; Assessment of Mitigation Options” Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Technologies and Combustion for a Clean Environment, pp. 415-424, Lisbon – Portugal, July 12-15, 1999.

18-   F.B. Chaaban, N.K.Ghaddar and A. Nahle, “ Experimental Study of a Novel Thermosyphonic MHD Electric Generator”  Proceedings of the 34^th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), British-Colombia –Canada, August, 1999.

19-   F. Mrad, N. Ghaddar and N. Sabah, ”Adopted Techniques Towards ABET EC2000 Accreditation at the American University of Beirut” 2000 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, America’s Center, St. Louis, MO, USA, June 18-21, 2000.

20-   (*) N.Ghaddar and F. Chaaban,” Analytical and experimental study of a  thermosyphonic closed loop MHD generator” Accepted for presentation to ASME 2000 National Heat Transfer Conference (NHTC2000-12152), Pittsburgh-USA, August 20-22, 2000.

21-   (*) K. Ghali, N.Ghaddar, and B. Jones,”Study of Convective Heat and Moisture Transport Within Porous Cotton Fibrous Medium” Proceedings of ASME 2000 National Heat Transfer Conference (paper No. NHTC-12072), Pittsburgh-PA, USA, August 20-22, 2000.

22-   N.K. Ghaddar,” Economic And Environmental Assessment Of Improving Energy Efficiency In Lebanese Industrial Sector” COMPLES 2000, Miditeranean Conference on Energy and Environment, Beirut – Lebanon, Nov. 16-18, 2000.1-      COMPLES'2k Proceedings published by IEEE, pp.48.

23-      K. Ghali, N.Ghaddar, B. Jones and N. Awar, ”Modeling of Heat and Moisture Transport By Periodic Ventilation of Cotton Fibrous Media” ASME 35^th National Heat Transfer conference, Anaheim, California, June 10-12, 2001

24-      N.K. Ghaddar and F. Moukallid, “  "American Grade Inflation Demeaning Overseas Good Students: Experience at the American University of Beirut" 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 24-27, 2001.

25-      N. Ghaddar, K. Ghali, and B. Jones ““Multi-Layer Three-Node Model Of Convective Heat and Mass Transport Within Cotton Fibrous Medium” ICERD-2 Second International Conference on Energy Research and Development, Kuwait, November 6-8, 2001.

26-      F. B. Chaaban, R.B. Chedid and N.K. Ghaddar, “Energy Efficiency as a Tool for Sustainable Development in Non-Annex I Nations”, Conference-Kyoto Compliance Review, the 12^th Global Warming International Conference and Exposition, Cambridge, UK, April 8-11, 2001.

27-      N. Ghaddar, K. Ghali, and B. Jones “Multi-Layer Three-Node Model Of Convective Heat and Mass Transport Within Cotton Fibrous Medium” Proceedings of the ICERD-2 Second International Conference on Energy Research and Development, Kuwait, April 6-8, 2002, Volume II, pp. 893-909.

28-      Ghaddar, N., Ghali, K., and Jones, B., “Integrated Model of a Walking Human and a Hygroscopic Porous Clothing System” Proceedings of the Twelfth International ASME Heat Transfer Conference, Grenoble, France, August 18-23, 2002 pp. 171-176.

29-      Ghaddar N., “Energy Efficiency in Lebanon: Status and Prospects” Keynote paper to the Training Workshop on Renewable Energy Technologies for Clean Environment and Sustainable Development, INRES, Amman- Jordan, March 26-29, 2002.

30. N. Ghaddar, K. Ghali & A. Najm, “Performance of Solar-assisted Hybrid Air-conditioning Liquid Desiccant System in Beirut”, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Sustainable Energy, Planning and Technology in Relationship to the Environment, Helkdiki, Greece, 14 - 16 May 2003, pp. 241-254, WIT press.

31-      N. Ghaddar, K. Ghali & A. Najm, “Seasonal Performance of Solar-assisted Liquid-desiccant Hybrid Air-conditioning System in Beirut” Accepted for presentation in the Renewable Energy Sources and Utilization Conference, Syrian-Lebanese Research week, Beirut – Lebanon 16-17 March, 2003.

32-      K. Ghali, N. Ghaddar, B. Jones, and J. Harathani, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Phase Change Materials on Clothing  and during Periodic Ventilation” Accepted in ASME, 36^th National Heat Transfer Conference, July 20-23, 2003, Las Vigas, US

34-      N. Ghaddar, K. Ghali, B. Jones. “Thermal Dynamic Modeling of an Integrated Walking Human-Clothing System”. Accepted for presentation in the 3rd Conference on Modeling and Simulation in Biology, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Beirut, Lebanon, May 2003.

35-      F. Moukalled, Z. Fawaz, N. Ghaddar, S. Abdallah, K. Khalaf, Y. Saleh, R. Kozeluh.  “Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of the Thermal Signatures of Buried Landmines for Detection Purposes”, Proceedings of  EUDEM2-SCOT-2003: International Conference on Requirements and Technologies for the Detection, Removal, and Neutralization of Landmines and UXO. September 15-18, 2003, Brussels – Belgium.

e. Bulletins or Reports

 1.       Publication of the Climatological Monthly Bulletin of Beirut (March 1991 up to Aug. 1999)

2.        Publication of the Climatological Summary of Beirut weather for the years (1992- 1998).

2.      Grants, contracts and gifts received for your research and teaching

(So far this calendar year and the preceding years, list the contracts, grants or gifts that support your work and that were received during the year.)

                    a)   For Research: Principal Investigator of all the Following projects

 Year      Brief Title or Description      Source of Funds      Amount     

        4.  Areas of Research

 My research is in the area of thermal fluid sciences that include research activities in computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer, resonant heat transfer enhancement, renewable energy, energy conversion in MHD thermosyphonic flows, modeling of moisture and heat flow in cotton fibers and in environmental impact assessment of thermal systems.

        5.        Graduate Thesis Research Advising (list co-advisor, if any)

       (a) M.S. Degrees Granted:             5

      (List names of student, title of thesis, and year degree granted)

 - Mai Saidawi (1990): Modeling of high pressure water jet oil barriers; a parametric study (Kuwait University)

- Ibrahim Kebbe (Oct. 1994, AUB): “Experimental and Numerical Study of Solar Heating and Radiative Cooling Systems for Storing Thermal Energy.”

-  Fadl Bdeir (Feb. 1996, AUB): Modeling Simulation of Heating and Cooling of Buildings using Solar Energy Absorption System

-    Yvonne Nasr (May, 1997, AUB): Experimental Study of Refrigerant-Charged Heat Pipe Solar Collector

-       Ahmad El-Hajj (June, 1998, AUB): Numerical Study of Heat Transfer Augmentation of Flow in Corrugated Channels

-       Elie Sawaya (August,  2001): Experimental and Analytical Study of Thermosyphonic MHD Flow and Characteristics. Advisor and Chair of the Thesis Committee: N. Ghaddar

-  Antoine Najm (June, 2002): “Use of Desiccant Dehumidification to Improve Energy Utilization in Air-conditioning Systems in Beirut”.

      (b) M.S. Thesis Students Supervised at Present:           

      (List names of students)

1-      Jihad Harathani

2-      Mohamad Salam

3-   Maher salloum

4-  Houssam Kabbani

5-  Ezzat Jaroudi

6. Other Scholarly Activities in the past five years (conferences organized or chaired, unpublished

        presentations, etc.)

 1.    N.Ghaddar” Solar Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation in Buildings’, The Third Symposium on Research Projects supported by the National Council for Scientific Research. July 4, 1996.
2.    N.K. Ghaddar” Solar Energy Applications and Energy Code of Practice in Residential Buildings” The first National Symposium on Renewable Energy, LNCSR, Beirut, September 18, 1997.
3.    N.K.Ghaddar and  Ivon Nasr,” Refrigerant-Charged Heat Pipe Operated Solar Water Heater”, accepted for presentation at the First Conference and Exhibition on Industrial Research and Development in Lebanon,  Beirut Lebanon, October 9-12, 1997.
4.    N.Ghaddar, “Analytical and Experimental Study of Refrigerant Charged Heat Pipe Solar Collector” The Fourth Symposium on Research Projects supported by the National Council for Scientific Research. Beirut-Lebanon, June 26, 1997. 
5.    Presentation of the Inventory of Greenhouse Gas emissions from Industrial Sources in Lebanon, One-day Workshop organized by the Ministry of Environment and UNDP on “Climate Change and the First National Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions” Beirut – Lebanon, May, 1998.
6.    N.K. Ghaddar, “ Energy Conservation Measures of Residential Buildings in Beirut”,  UNDP and EDL Two-day Workshop on “Reforms for the Efficient Use of Energy in Arab States” Beirut, Lebanon. Sept. 16 & 17, 1998.
7.    N.K.Ghaddar, and F. Chaaban, “ Experimental Study of a Novel Thermosyphonic MHD Electric Generator” Thirteenth Science Meeting, Beirut, Lebanon, November 3-5, 1999.
8.    N.K. Ghaddar,” Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategy for the Industrial Sector”, National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. One-day Workshop organized by the Ministry of Environment and UNDP, Beirut – Lebanon, Sept. 14, 1999.
9.    Presentation on Energy Conservation in Residential Buildings for Beirut. Mechanical Engineering Week Seminar organized by the Lebanese Order of Engineers, Beirut - Lebanon, 2-4 June, 1999.
10.Ghaddar N, Numerical Study of Unsteady Heat Transfer in an Enclosure with Varying Wall Heat Fluxes, ” Fourteenth Science meeting Nov. 23-25, 2000 Beirut- Lebanon.
11.Ghali K., N. Ghaddar and B. Jones, “ Predictions of Convective Heat and Moisture Transport Coefficients in Porous Cotton Fibrous Medium” Fourteenth Science meeting Nov. 23-25, 2000 Beirut- Lebanon.
12.Ghaddar N & Chaaban F. “Thermosyphonic MHD Generator, ” LIRA, Fourth Conference and Exhibition July 18-23, 2000, Beirut- Lebanon.
13.Ghaddar N & Chaaban F. “Experimental Study of a Thermosyphonic MHD Generator, ” Fourteenth Science meeting Nov. 23-25, 2000 Beirut- Lebanon.
14.Attended the “Climate Change Mitigation in Asia”, May 2-4, 1998, Goa, India. The workshop is sponsored by the World Bank, UNEP and UNDP.
15.Presentation on outcome-based effective teaching and learning styles in the FEA Retreat to discuss the TQM-Activity Report, March-1999.
16.Participated among other FEA faculty members in the ASME Engineering Student/Faculty Communication Forum Held at FEA on April 4, 2000.
17.Attended a one-day two-session workshop at University of Minnesota Teaching and Learning Services on Critical Thinking & Getting Students to be Partners in the Learning Process, by Dr. Judith Puncochar & Dr. Dr. Joyce Weinsheimer (April 24, 2000).
18.Attended a workshop at Harvard Derek Bok Center for Teaching by Dr. Maurer and Dr. Robin Gottlieb about Teaching and Learning Strategies and Styles. (April 25, 2000).
19.Attended a workshop at MIT on Captivating Classes: Meeting the Lecture Challenge, Dr. Lori Breslow from the Teaching and Learning Lab. (April 29, 2000).
20.Attended a one-day workshop on Cooperative Learning in Higher Education at AUB. The workshop was supported by AUB Mellon Grant on Improving Undergraduate Teaching Excellence and was presented by Johnson & Johnson from the Cooperative Learning Center at the University of Minnesota, USA. (May 10, 2000).
21.Attended a one-day workshop on Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness in Higher Education at AUB. The workshop was supported by AUB Mellon Grant on Improving Undergraduate Teaching Excellence and was presented by Dr. Yezdi Bhada from Georgia State University, USA. (June 8, 2000).
22.Attended a 5-day workshop in AUB on Online Learning and the use of Asymmetric Tool Book, Librarian and Photoshop. (Aug.8-12, 2000).

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C. Service

         1.         Professional Society (list membership; office held, with dates; major committees or boards)

Reviewed papers for the following scientific journals:
-          ASME Journal of Heat Transfer Engineering
-          Numerical Heat Transfer, An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
-          International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow
-          ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering
-          Journal of Computational Physics.
-          IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies.
-          International Journal of Thermal Sciences.

         2.         University (department, college and campus committees, administration, etc.)

         Kuwait Universit (1985-1990)

      1-  Treasurer of  Mechanical Engineering Department Council for a period of two years (1987-1988)

      2-  Organization  of cultural activities and  the arrangement of scientific seminars (1985-1990).

      3-  Editor of  the  Mechanical  Engineering  Newsletter  MECHAL

      4-  Performance of a study on  merits of co-ordination and  exam unification in  multi-session classes  versus  large  classes with a single instructor (1989).

      5-  Coordinator   for  the  multi-session   class   of  Dynamics (6-sessions) (1989).

      6-  Department  representative  in   the  college  committee  for student affairs (1989).

      7-  Department  representative  of   Engineering  users  Liaison  committee.(1989-1990)

      8-  Member  of  a departmental  committee  on   use  of  computer  in engineering courses (1990)

      9-  Member of a joint committee  from Kuwait University and KISR on establishing the specification and costs for a wind tunnel Laboratory (1986).

         AUB (1992-present)

·         Member in departmental committee for modifying the ME  Graduate Program (1992-1993)

·         Member of the Faculty Research Committee (1993-95)

·         Member of the Faculty Graduate Studies Committee (1993-95)

·         Academic Advisor for ME Students,  (1994 – present)

·         Chairperson of the Faculty Research Committee (1994-1995)

·         Chairperson of the Faculty Graduate Studies Committee (1995-2001)

·         Member of  a University committee for developing a 5-year plan of NCSR strategic research areas. The committee was chaired by the Vice-President for Research and External Programs (1995-1996).

·   Member in FEA Adhoc Total Quality Management Committee. (1997)

·   Chairperson of a departmental committee for review of the ME curriculum (1997)

·   Member of FEA Open House Committee, Jan. 1998.

·   Member of FEA Adhoc Task Force on career guidance program for pre-Bacc. Students.(Spring, 1998)

·   Member of a departmental committee to prepare the Department educational goals. (Spring, 1998)

·   Member of the Faculty Total Quality Management Committee TQM (1998- January, 2000)

·   Preparation and participation in the FEA TQM retreat, March, 2000. Presentation on Outcome-based teaching and learning and cooperative and active learning.

·  Preparation and presentation of an FEA Seminar, along with Dr. F. Mrad from ECE Dept., on the TQM report and newly proposed program structure for FEA.

·   prepared the syllabi of five common engineering courses.

·   Chairperson of FEA Graduate Studies Committee (1995-2000)

·   Member of FEA Advisory Committee (1998-2002)

·   Member of the Executive Committee of the AUB Faculty Association (1998-2000)

·   Member of AUB Task-Force Committee on Undergraduate Teaching Excellence (Mellon Grant Proposal 1999-2000) and member of the TF subcommittee on preparation of AUB student survey of their learning experiences, and chairperson of the following TF subcommittees: 1) Assessment Workshops  and 2) Preparation of Summary Report on the Task Force Trip to Teaching and Learning Centers in Elite US Universities.

·   Member of ME Adhoc Committee for Thermal Fluid Science Course Syllabi Preparation. (prepared syllabi of five ME courses for the new curriculum)

·   Member of AUB University Committee on Discrimination and Harassment (2000-2003)

·   Search Committee member to select Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. (Oct. 2000)

·   Member of FEA Graduate Studies Committee (2000-2001)

·   Quality Initiative trainer to AUB managers and supervisors on Service Excellence: Conducted a workshop on Service Excellence at AUB, attended by 25 AUB managers for two full days.

·   Member of AUB Task Force on Promotion Criteria and procedures (2001-2002).

         3. Public (government commissions or panels, community, industrial extension, etc.)

-    Conducted outreach activities with Ministry of the Environment and UNDP through participating as consultant and speaker in the Climate Change Training Workshops on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Mitigation Options for the industrial sector in Lebanon.

-    Worked with the Lebanese Ministry of Environment and the Climate Change Project, for training employees on means of conducting inventories for greenhouse gas emissions for the industrial sector.

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D.     Other Service

·   Installation and operation of the AUB automatic Weather Station at the Faculty of Engineering.

·   Issuing the Climatological Data - Monthly Bulletin for Beirut city.(1991-1999). The Bulletin provided hourly data on solar and weather conditions. Also Production of formatted weather data files of Beirut compatible with DOE-2 Energy Analysis Programs (1991-1999).

·   Upgrading the weather station data acquisition system, which has resumed operation on October 2000. Work with the help of Prof. Ali El-Hajj is on going to directly link the data files to the web for display and retrieval.

·   Certification obtained on IPCC Guidelines on Green House Gas Inventory, United Nations, 1998

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E.         Improvement Activities (List any specific programs in which you have participated to improve

         teaching and professional competence)

1. FEA Total Quality Management Committee: Focus on outcome-based teaching and learning and finding proper techniques to assess the learning experience of the students. Participation in the development and preparation of Introduction to Engineering I & II courses for the new curriculum. Restructure of the FEA first common year and wrting the outline of 5 of these courses in the format proposed by the TQM.

2. Working towards establishing a multidisciplinary  Energy Research Group (2000).

3.Preparation of a development plan for the Renewable Energy Lab, Heat Transfer lab and Fluid Mechanics Lab 1994,1998 and then 2000).

4. Upgrade of FEA weather station.

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