King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals College

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals College of Engineering Sciences Activity Report 2001 - 2002

Activities Ø Ø Ø Ø Achievements Short Courses Offered Publications Record Undergraduate and Graduate Students Faculty Promotions Nominated Faculty for the University Awards Leaving Faculty

Master of the Ceremony Dr.

Achievements Chemical Engineering Department Ø A second Graduate PC Lab has been established in Bldg. 3. Ø Four Saudi faculty members have returned to the Department upon completion of their Ph. D. studies.

Achievements Civil Engineering Department Ø CE Graduate Program (Revised) has been approved by the University Academic Committee

Achievements Electrical Engineering Department Ø New graduate Telecommunication program Ø New graduate engineering Ø 9 th IEEE Technical Exchange Meeting was held on April 16 -17, 2002, KFUPM. program in in electrical

Achievements Mechanical Engineering Department Ø Dr. Ibrahim Dincer one of the ME Department faculty has become as: 1. An Editor-in-Chief of two international journals 2. A Regional Editor of three international journals

Achievements Mechanical Engineering Department Ø Dr. Hasan Badr one of the ME Department faculty has become as Chief Editor of AJSE Special Issue on "Heat and Fluid Flow to be published in December 2002.

Achievements Petroleum Engineering Department Ø Revised B. S. Program both in Petroleum Engineering and Applied Petroleum Engineering has been approved by the University Board. Ø Two students presented their technical papers at the European Student Paper Contest, 2001 and were awarded 3 rd and 4 th prizes. Ø The department organized a ceremony of the PETE Endowment Chair titled "Water Flooding and Improved Oil Recovery

Short Courses Department of Chemical Engineering ØPlant Engineering ØBiological Wastewater Treatment ØRheology and Polymer

Short Courses Department of Civil Engineering ØAnalysis & Design of Structures Using STAAD-III (Release 23) ØSpecifications, Analysis & Design Earthquake Resistant Structures of ØSUPERPAVE Asphalt Binder Testing and Mix

Short Courses Department of Civil Engineering ØProtection of Reinforced Concrete Structures ØCorrosion of Industrial Facilities and Its Prevention ØSUPERPAVE Asphalt Binder Testing and Mix ØWater Resources, Pollution and Treatment ØCrack Controlled Design of Concrete Structures

Short Courses Department of Electrical Engineering ØWireless Systems & Networks ØPower System Harmonic ØPower System Operation & control

Short Courses Department of Mechanical Engineering Ø Techniques and Practical Applications of Stress Analysis Ø Vibrations in Rotating Machinery: Measurements & Balancing Basics, Ø Failure of Engineering Components and fracture mechanics Design Methodology Ø Industrial Corrosion Control Ø Hydraulic Valves and Circuits

Short Courses Department of Petroleum Engineering Ø PVT and Phase Behavior of Reservoir Fluids ØVirtual Intelligence and Its Applications ill Oil and Gas Industry ØRock Mechanics for Petroleum Engineers ØClosed Short Course for Bahrain National Oil Company (BANOCO)

Publications Record Name of the Department No. of Journal Publications No. of Conference Publications Chemical Engineering 14 9 Civil Engineering 10 17 Electrical Engineering 22 20 Mechanical Engineering 78 12 36 2 Petroleum Engineering

Number of Students Name of the Department No. of Undergraduate Students F. T P. T M. Sc Chemical Engineering 400 7 - 15 1 33 Civil Engineering 125 1 3 16 3 23 Electrical Engineering 922 22 43 62 3 65 Mechanical Engineering 643 93 4 21 45 3 1 - 9 - 79 4 Petroleum Engineering No. of Graduate Students Ph. D Total

Faculty Promotions Chemical Engineering Department Dr. Basel F. Abu-Sharkh Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor

Faculty Promotions Electrical Engineering Department Dr. Hussain Masoudi Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor Dr. Saud Al-Semari Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor

Faculty Promotions Electrical Engineering Department Dr. Mohammaed Al-Sunaidi Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor Dr. Saad Al-Shahrani Promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor

Faculty Promotions Mechanical Engineering Department Dr. Mohammed Antar Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor

Faculty Nominated for University Teaching and Advising Award Chemical Engineering Department Dr. Habib D. Zughbi Dr. Habib H. Al-Ali

Faculty Nominated for the Best Teaching and Advising Award Electrical Engineering Department Dr. Yousef Abdel-Majid Dr. Hussain Al - Jamid

Faculty Nominated for the Best Teaching and Advising Award Mechanical Engineering Department Dr. Ibrahim Allam Dr. Abul Fazal Arif

Faculty Nominated for the Best Teaching and Advising Award Petroleum Engineering Department Dr. Sidqi A, Abu-Khasim Dr. Khalid A, Al-Fossail

Vision of the Dean, College of Engineering Sciences and Applied Engineering Dr. Samir Al-Baiyat

Dr. Mohammad Umar Budair Vice Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research

Faculty / Staff Department Service Award Chemical Engineering Department Dr. Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein Mr. Taher Al-Hulaili

Faculty / Staff Department Service Award Civil Engineering Department Dr. A. K. Azad Mr. Mohammed H. Essa

Faculty / Staff Department Service Award Electrical Engineering Department Dr. Zakariya Al-Hamouz Mr. Qusay Al-Gheryafi

Faculty / Staff Department Service Award Mechanical Engineering Department Dr. Anwar Khalil Sheikh Mr. Kamal Abdulghani Ali

Faculty / Staff Department Service Award Petroleum Engineering Department Dr. Hasan S. Al-Hashim Mr. Masroor Bakht