Welcome to the College of Engineering Sciences End of the Year Party 2002 - 2003

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Welcome to the College of Engineering
SciencesEnd of the Year Party2002 - 2003
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
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Reading from the Quraan
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Deans Address

• Dr. Samir A. Al-Baiyat
• Dean,
• College of Engineering Sciences

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Achievements
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The 6th Saudi Engineering Conference

• December 14-19, 2002
• Under the Patronage of HRH Prince Sultan Bin
  Abdul-Aziz
• Conference Theme Engineering and Engineering
  Education Facing the Current Challenges

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The 6th Saudi Engineering Conference

• No. of Papers 239
• No. of Workshops 12
• No. of Panel discussions 2
• No. of Participants 1500

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Establishment of a New Department

• The Department of Aerospace Engineering was
  successfully established this academic year.

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Chair Professorship

• Renewal of the Bughshan/Bell Lab. Chair Professor
  in Telecommunication Engineering in the EE
  department
• Establishment of Saudi Aramco Chair Professor in
  Petroleum Refining Petrochemicals in the CHE
  Department.

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Funded Projects
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Publications
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Short Courses
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Aerospace Engineering

• Proposed to establish four new AE labs
  (Aerodynamics, Flight dynamics, Flight
  structures, and Propulsion).
• Dr. Ahmed Al-Garni received the distinguished
  Scientist in Engineering Prize Award supervised
  by KACST.

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Chemical Engineering

• Establishment of CHE Industrial Advisory
  Committee.
• Establishment of an award for Distinguished
  Design Project and Distinguished Co-Op Report
  (Sponsored by Saudi Arabian Section of American
  Institute of Chemical Engineers SAS-AIChE.)

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Civil Engineering

• Establishment of CE Industrial Advisory
  Committee.
• Revision and Implementation of the Graduate
  program.

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Civil Engineering

• The department has renovated and upgraded
• Building Research Station
• Structural Analysis Laboratory.
• Highway Laboratory
• Engineering Graphics Laboratory

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Electrical Engineering

• Organizing the 10th Technical Exchange Meeting,
  KFUPM, March 23-24, 2003.
• Organizing the First International Symposium on
  Wireless Systems and Networks, (ISWSN03),
  KFUPM, March 24-26, 2003.

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Electrical Engineering

• Organizing the 1st IEEE GCC Conference, Bahrain,
  May 13-14, 2003.
• Dr. Mohammad Shwehdi has been selected on the
  editorial board of the IEEE PES Letters.

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Electrical Engineering

• Dr. Asrar Shaikh has become
• Editor, IEEE Transactions on Wireless
  Communications
• On the Editorial Board of
• Wireless Personal Communications Published by
  Kluwer Academics
• Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing,
  Published by J. Wiley

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Electrical Engineering

• Dr. Hussain Al-Duwaish has been selected on the
  technical committee of the IASTED Artificial
  Intelligence and Simulation Conferences
  (2003-2006).
• The Saudi Arabia IEEE Section won the first
  runner up award of the outstanding chapter in
  IEEE/PES.

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Mechanical Engineering

• Establishment of ME Industrial Advisory
  Committee.
• ME graduate program was revised and approved
• Best Student Club Award   

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Mechanical Engineering

• Approved new Turbo-machinery Center
• Establishment of a new CAD lab for Prep year
  students
• Upgraded System Dynamics lab, Materials Science
  lab, Advanced Materials Science lab and ME
  Workshop.

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Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. Habib Abu Al-Hamayel has been appointed as a
  member of the Saudi Engineering Council
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• Dr. Basem Al-Bedoor received Shoman Award for
  Young Scientist

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Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. Ibrahim Dincer has become as
• Associate Editor and Editor-in-chief for two
  journals.
• Editorial Board Member in two international
  Journals.
• Book Series Editor Energy/Exergy/Environment/
  Sustainable Development

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Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. Shuaib, A.N. selected as a Member of
  Editorial Advisory Board Journal of Quality in
  Maintenance Engineering
• Dr. Said S.A.M. has been appointed as a member of
  the Consultative Council for Prince Mohammad Bin
  Fahd University Project

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Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. Yilbas, Bekir S. selected as a Member of
  Editorial board
• J. Materials Processing Technology.
• International J. of Machine Tool Design Research

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Petroleum Engineering

• The revised Graduate Program has been submitted
  to the University Board for final approval.
• The Department organized a series of live
  lectures for PETE students done by Industry.

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Petroleum Engineering

• The Department of Petroleum Engineerings Student
  Club Organized Open Days for KFUPM students to
  meet with
• Saudi Aramco officials ,
• Schlumberger and
• Halliburton

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Petroleum Engineering

• Guest lecturers from outside the Kingdom
• Dr. Ian Alexander Davidson, Middle East
  Regional Coordinator, UBD Global Implementation
  Team, Dubai.
• Professor Seyed Ali Danesh, Department
  Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University,
  Edinburgh, Scotland,U K

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Petroleum Engineering

• Schlumberger Company plans to up grade the
  production lab.
• PC Lab. has been upgraded for students use

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Petroleum Engineering

• Dr. Muhammad Al-Marhoun has been selected as
  Associate Editor of Energy, The International
  Journal.
• Dr. Mohamed Aggour has been elected as the
  Chairman of the SPE Forum and participated in
  several international SPE committees.  

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Petroleum Engineering

• Dr. Sidqi Abu-Khamsin represented the department
  in the SPEAsia Pacific Colloquium/University
  Development of Multidisciplinary Petroleum
  Engineering Curricula, September 12 15, 2002.
• Dr. Abdulaziz A. Al-Majed was selected as a
  representative for the Ministry of Higher
  Education for the establishment of a Regional
  Centre for Scientific and Technological
  Research in Energy.

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University Awards

• Best Teaching
• and
• Advising

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Nominees for Teaching Advising Awards
Dr. Habib Al-Ali (CHE)
Dr. Sleem-ur-Rahman(CHE)
Dr. Muhammad Al-Zahrani (CE)
Dr. S.M. Zubair (ME)
Dr. Abdel Salam Eleiche (ME) Dr. Sidqi
Abu-Khamseen (PETE) Dr. Khalid Al-Fossail
(PETE) Dr. Yousef Abdul-Magid (EE) Dr. Mohamed
Mohandes (EE)
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Winners of Teaching Advising Awards

• Dr. Muhammad Al-Zahrani
• Civil Engineering

Dr. Syed M . Zubair Mechanical Engineering
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Research Award
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Research Award

• Dr. Ibrahim Dincer
• ME
• Dr.Yousef Abdel-Magid
• EE

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Best Short Course Award

The Short Course SUPERPAVE Asphalt Binder
Testing and Mix Design, coordinated by Professor
Hamad I. Al-Abdul Wahhab
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Deans Vision
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Long-Term Strategies

• Industry-College link
• Interdisciplinary Instructional Programs
• Collaboration with International Reputable
  Institutions

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Long-Term Strategies

• Integrating Research Methodologies into
  Undergraduate programs
• Integrating IT into Academic Programs
  Curriculum.
• Faculty Professional Developments

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Short-Term Objectives

• Introduction of Course Projects Seminars to
  improve Students Communication Skills
• Revision of undergraduate programs introduction
  of Web-Based Courses
• Introduction of Design Concepts in Each Course
• Development of Co-Op Summer Programs to
  enhance student self confidence.

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Short-Term Objectives

• Program self Assessments and international
  Accreditation (ABET).
• Increase and Support Multi-Disciplinary Research
• Establish Centers of Research Excellence

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Short-Term Objectives

• Establish More Endowment Chair Professorship
  Programs
• Arrange Off-Campus Courses Training Sessions.
• Increase Cooperation with Professional
  Societies.

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H.E. The Rector Dr. Khalid Al-Sultan
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Department Service Awards
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Service Awards

• Dr. Basel Abu-Sharkh
• Chemical Engineering
• Dr. Mohamed Deriche
• Electrical Engineering

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Service Awards

• Dr. Nedal Ratrout
• Civil Engineering
• Dr. Necar Merah
• Mechanical Engineering

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Service Awards

• Dr. Hasan Al-Yousef
• Petroleum Engineering

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Service Awards

• Mr. Basheer Ahmed
• Chemical Engineering
• Mr. Abbas , Edmana
• Electrical Engineering

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Service Awards

• Mr. Mumtaz Ali Khan
• Civil Engineering
• Mr. Mohammad Karam
• Mechanical Engineering

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Service Awards

• Mr. Musa Ali Mousa
• Petroleum Engineering

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Service Awards

• Mr. Yahia Farghally
• College of Applied Engineering
• Mr. M. V. Paulose
• College of Engineering Sciences

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Leaving Faculty
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Leaving Faculty

• Electrical Engineering
• Dr. David Andy Kucar
• Mechanical Engineering
• Dr. Dincer, Ibrahim
• Dr. Spuzic, Sead
• Mr. Khan, Jameelur Rahman
• Mr. Doxford, Richard
• Mr. Cahill, David

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Leaving Faculty

• Chemical Engineering
• Mr. Usman Al-Nafaty
• Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Reesh
• Dr. R.N. Sharma

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CES Special Functions Committee
Dr. Zakariya Al-Hamouz
Dr. Mohammad Antar
Dr. Sidqi Abu-Khamseen
Dr. R. Kahraman
Dr. Hussein Al-Ghahtani
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Thank you