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of isotope geochemistry in ocean and atmospheric circulation, petroleum and sedimentary

geochemistry, paleoecology, and in understanding biogeochemical cycles and processes.

Prerequisite Enrollment in the PGS PhD program, or consent of instructor

Co-requisite None

Restriction None

(3 – 0 – 3)

PGEG 693 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCES

To introduce special areas of importance and of interest to petroleum geosciences as selected

by the faculty and which are not covered in regular courses listed in the curriculum

Prerequisite PhD Standing or Instructor’s consent

Co-requisite None

Restriction None

(1-3 credit hours)

PGEG 699 PhD DISSERTATION RESEARCH

Research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty leading to a PhD

dissertation

Prerequisite PhD standing.

Co-requisite none

Restriction none

(1 to 36 credit hours)

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Graduate Courses in Communications

COMM 501 TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WRITING

This course imparts the essential knowledge and skills of academic, technical and scientific

writing. It includes an examination of academic articles in Engineering and Applied Science

and drafting practice in a variety of required genres such as proposal drafting.

Prerequisite None

Co-requisite None

Restriction None

(1 – 0 – 1)

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Graduate Courses in Engineering (General)

ENGR 508 ADVANCED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS

The course is intended for students who undertake graduate studies after some time away

from school, as well as for practicing engineers and scientists in the field. The course comprises

of the following three advanced engineering analysis modules: (a) Engineering Mathematics:

Linear algebra, differential equations, partial differential equations, computational methods in

engineering mathematics, (b) Applied Mechanics: Strength of materials, materials science, (c)

Thermofluids: Classical and applied thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, multi-phase heat

transfer, transport phenomena.

Prerequisite Graduate standing

Co-requisite None

Restriction None

(3 – 0 – 3)

ENGR 531 TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

The course provides a general framework for the role of technology and innovation in modern

business world. The unprecedented technological evolution of the last 30 – 40 years and the

globalization of the world economy are the major challenges that drive corporate success and

will be discussed thoroughly here.

Prerequisite Instructor’s consent

Co-requisite None

Restriction None

(3 – 0 – 3)

ENGR 535 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

The course is an introduction to current global environmental problems and especially those

generated by human activity. The course is for non-specialists and attempts to provide critical

assessments and their implications for business activities at regional, national and

international level.

Prerequisite Instructor’s consent

Co-requisite None

Restriction None

(3 – 0 – 3)

ENGR 552 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

The course focuses on analyzing and responding to complex organizational situations from a

general manager's perspective. In order to do that, the course will analyze the firm’s external

and internal environment i.e. focus on the international business environment including the

industrial structure as well as the internal competences and resources a firm should possess

and develop in order to gain a sustainable competitive position in global markets. Special

emphasis is given to the international network of operations and their contribution in shaping

successful corporate strategies. The processes of strategizing, the impact of organizational

contexts and the subsequent strategic tensions are explored so as to understand the adoption

of various strategic practices.

Prerequisite Instructor’s consent

Co-requisite None

Restriction None

(3 – 0 – 3)

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Graduate Courses in Mathematics

MATH 565 NUMERICAL METHODS I

In this first course on Numerical Methods, basic tools for numerically solving linear algebra

problems that arise in various branches of science and engineering are explored. The course

covers solution of a linear system of algebraic equations, finding roots of nonlinear equations

and a nonlinear system of equations, the linear least squares (curve fitting) problem and

eigenvalue problems.

Prerequisite None

Co-requisite None

Restriction None

(3 – 0 – 3)

MATH 575 MATHEMATICAL MODELING IN ENGINEERING

In this course, we explore the underlying principles of various mathematical models arising in

various branches of engineering – chemical, electrical, mechanical and petroleum. These

principles are used in the approximation and validation of a variety of models which include

simple mechanical, fluid flow and thermal systems, reaction-diffusion and heat conduction,

matter transport in porous media, electromagnetism and elastostatics.

Pre-requisite None

Co-requisite None

Restriction None

(3 – 0 – 3)

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Directory of the Institute

Governing Board Chairman – Chief Executive Officer - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
(ADNOC)
H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber Deputy Chairman – Director Exploration, Development & Production -
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
Mr. Abdul Munim Saif Al Kindy Member - Country Manager - UAE, British Petroleum (BP)
Mr. Salem Ashoor Member – Director and General Manager - Japan Oil Development
Mr. Yuzo Sengoku Company (JODCO)
Mr. Ali Al Janabi Member - Country Chair Abu Dhabi & VP Abu Dhabi & Syria - Shell
Mr. Hatem Nuseibeh Member - President Total EP - TOTAL
Dr. Nigel Middleton Member - Senior Vice President, Strategic Enterprises - Colorado School
Dr. Thomas Hochstetler of Mines
Dr. LaJuana Mooney Member (non-voting) - President - The Petroleum Institute (PI)
Institutional Advisory Board Member (non-voting) - Secretary - The Petroleum Institute (PI)
Mr. Abdulla S. Al Minhali
Dr. Adel Sedra Manager ADNOC, OPCOs Coordination and Support Division
Mr. Ali K. Al Shamsi
Mr. Nick Cochrane-Dyet Distinguished Professor Emeritus, U. of Waterloo, Electrical Engineering
Ms. Aseel Najem Al-Deen Humoodi
Dr. Khalid Aziz Director, CPC, ADNOC

Dr. Frank Bates Special Advisor to the Chief Representative, BP
Mr. Fareed Alsayed Abdulla,
Dr Hisham Saadawi, Vice President Talent & Capability Management, ADCO
Dr. Darryll J. Pines
Dr. Frederic (Rick) Sarg Otto N. Miller Prof of Earth Sciences & Prof of Petroleum Engineering,
Dr. Chunming Xu, Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University
Regents Professor, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science,
University of Minnesota
Senior Vice President, BAB & Gas, ADCO

Former Vice President Technical Center, ADCO

Farvardin Professor and Dean, University of Maryland
Research Professor, Colorado Energy Research Institute,
Colorado School of Mines
Vice President Research, China University of Petroleum, Beijing

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Institute Administration President
Thomas Hochstettler, PhD Senior Vice President Academics and Provost
Murray Gray, PhD Senior Vice President for Research and Development
Marc Durandeau, PhD
Hala Al Suwaidi Acting Senior Vice President for Administration Support
Youssef Lotfy Abdel Magid, PhD Dean of the Graduate School
Ali Almansoori, PhD Dean of Engineering
Ahmed Al Shoaibi, PhD Dean of Academic Affairs
Muna Abdulla Balfaqeeh, PhD Dean of Student Life
Joud Jabri Pickett Director of Women Campus
Basem Saif Mohamed Al Shaabi Director of Men Campus
Hamad Karki, PhD Dean, Arts and Sciences
Brian John Knight Acting Director, Advanced University Placement
Ebrahim Al Hajri, PhD Director, External Relations and Collaboration, Continuing Education
Khalifa Hassan Al Hosani, PhD Director of Internship
Mohamed Saeed Al Shehhi, PhD Director of Strategic Planning
Fatima Al Shaali Director of Finance
LaJuana Mooney, PhD Director, Institutional Research and Assessment
Fawzi Banat, PhD Chair, Chemical Engineering
Panos Liatsis, PhD Chair, Electrical Engineering
Nader Vahdati, PhD Acting Chair, Mechanical Engineering
Pawel Nawrocki, PhD Acting Chair, Petroleum Engineering
Thomas Steuber, PhD Chair, Petroleum Geosciences

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Position Title
Chair (ex officio) Senior Vice President Academics & Provost
Secretary (non-voting) Provost Office Administrative Assistant
Member (ex officio, voting) Dean of Graduate School
Member (ex officio, voting) Dean of Engineering
Member (ex officio, voting) Dean of Student Life
Member (ex officio, voting) Dean of Academic Affairs
Member (ex officio, voting) Director of Arts and Sciences
Member (ex officio, voting) Director of Academic Bridge Program

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Graduate Council Title
Dean of Graduate School
Position Graduate Studies Administrative Assistant
Chair (ex officio, non-voting) Chemical Engineering Chair or Deputy Chair
Secretary (non-voting) Electrical Engineering Chair or Deputy Chair
Member (ex officio, voting) Mechanical Engineering Chair or Deputy Chair
Member (ex officio, voting) Petroleum Engineering Chair or Deputy Chair
Member (ex officio, voting) Petroleum Geosciences Chair or Deputy Chair
Member (ex officio, voting) Arts and Sciences Representative (Chemistry)
Member (ex officio, voting) Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Officer
Member (voting) HSE Graduate Program Representative
Member (ex officio, non-voting) Graduate Student Council President (or designee)
Member (voting) Dean of Engineering
Member (ex officio, voting)
Member (ex officio/non-voting)

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Full-Time Faculty

Arts & Sciences Department

Chemistry

Dr. Avin Pillay, Professor, Head of Department, Professor, PhD London University, U.K, 1982, MSc B.S., University of
Durban-Westville, South Africa 1979, 1977

Dr. Issam Kobrsi, Assistant Professor, PhD, Inorganic Chemistry, Wayne State University, USA, 2006, BSc, Honors
Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, Canada, 2000
Dr. Sulafudin Vukušić, Assistant Professor, PhD, Polymer Science and Technology, University of Leeds, U.K.,
2000,MSc, Polymer Science and Technology, University of Manchester, U.K.,B.S. (Hons), Chemistry, University of
Sussex, U.K.

Dr. Paul Rostron, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Northumbria, U.K., 1996 ,BSc (Hons), Newcastle Polytechnic,
U.K. 1990

Dr. Mutasem Sinnokrot, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, PhD Georgia Institute of Technology (2004), M.S. Georgia
Institute of Technology (2000), B.S. University of Jordan (1998)

Dr. Mirella Elkadi, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 1993, Certificate of Higher Studies,
University of Lausanne, 1988, B.S., Lebanese University, 1986

Dr. Mohammad Abu Haija, Assistant Professor, PhD in Physical Chemistry Technical University of Berlin Germany
2006, MSc Yarmouk University 1997, BSc Yarmouk University 1995

Communication

Dr. Caroline Brandt, Associate Professor, Head of Department, PhD University of East Anglia, U.K.,
2004, M.A. University of Surrey, U.K., 1996, M.A., University of Edinburgh, U.K., 1980
Dr. Roger Nunn, Professor, PhD, University of Reading, UK, 1996 M.A., University of Reading, UK, B.A.,
, University College, Cardiff, 1975
Dr. Asli Hassan, Assistant Professor, Assistant to the Dean of Women in Science & Engineering (WiSE),
PhD, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2011 , M.A., , University of Findlay, USA, 1996, B.A.,
Marshall University, USA 1995
Dr. Muna A. Balfaqeeh, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of London, UK, 2007 , M.A., University
London, UK, 2003, B.A.,UAE University, UAE, 1995
Dr. Hwee Ling Lim, Associate Professor, PhD, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, 2006,M.A., B.A.,
National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 1993,1986
Dr. Tanju Deveci, Assistant Professor, PhD Ankara University, Turkey; 2011, M.A. Middle East
Technical University, Turkey; M.A. Ankara University, Turkey 2003; B.A. Ankara University, Turkey 2002
Dr. Andrea Dallas, Assistant Professor, PhD ,University of Florida, USA, 2008, M.A., University of
Florida, USA, 2004, M.Ed., Framingham State College, USA 2001, B.A., Florida International University,
USA, 1999

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Dr. Nicholas Dimmitt, Assistant Professor,, PhD University of Southern California, USA; 1994 M.A. San
Francisco State University, USA; 1985, B.A. San Francisco State University, USA, 1983
Dr. Nader Ayish , Assistant Professor, PhD, George Mason University, USA 2003, M.A., Educational,
University of Houston, USA 1996, B.A., English, The Ohio State University, USA 1989
Dr. Andrea Dallas, Assistant Professor, PhD in Linguistics, 2008, University of Florida, 2004, M.A.
University of Florida, 2001, M.Ed., Framingham State College, Framingham, Massachusetts, B.A., Florida
International University, Miami, Florida, 1999

General Studies

Dr. Nausheen Pasha-Zaidi, Assistant Professor, STEP, College of Arts & Sciences, PhD, , The Chicago School
of Professional Psychology, IL, USA 2012 ,MEd, Arizona State University, AZ, USA 2004 ,MEd, , Rutgers
University, NJ 1996 ,BA, Pace University, NY 1991
Dr. Sevket Benhur Oral, Assistant Professor, PhD, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA, 2007 , MA,
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 2002, BA, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2000
Dr. Jaby Mohammed, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Louisville, KY, USA 2006, MS, University of
Louisville, KY, USA 2003, MBA, , India, 2000, B-TECH, University of Kerala, India 1997
Dr. Abdallah F. Al-Dwairi , Visiting Faculty, PhD, Saint-Petersburg State University of Technology and Design
(SUTD), 1994, Higher Diploma (MSc) Mechanical Engineering (with Honors), SUTD, 1990
Dr. Samuel Cubero, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Southern Queensland, 1998, B.E. (Hons)
University of Queensland, 1993

Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Mark Hayman, Assistant Professor, Head of Department, PhD University of Warwick, M.A.,
University of Birmingham, B.A., University of Birmingham
Dr. Matthew Webb, Assistant Professor, PhD, Australian National University, 2001, M.P.P.M., Monash
University, 2010, M.Ed., Charles Sturt University, 2004 , M.A., Victoria University, 1996 , B.A. (Hons),
Victoria University, 1991
Dr. Mashhad Al-Allaf, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Tennessee—Knoxville, TN, USA 1995, MA
in University of Baghdad—Baghdad, Iraq 1985, BA, University of Baghdad—Baghdad, Iraq, 1981
Dr. Elrashid Yousif Mohamed Abbas, Assistant Professor, PhD Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Dr. Amani Abdullatif Omer, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Manchester, U.K., 2004, M.A.,
University of Manchester, U.K. 1998 , B.ScUniversity of Khartoum, Sudan, 1991
Dr. Sarah Jackson , Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A, 2006,
M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A, 2001, B.S., Western Washington University,
U.S.A, 1999

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Mathematics

Dr. Ryan I. Fernandes, Associate Professor, Head of Department, PhD, University of Kentucky,
Lexington KY, USA, 1991, MSc, BSc, Mathematics, University of Bombay, India, 1981,1979

Dr. Amjad Mahdi Tuffaha , Associate Professor, PhD, University of Virginia, USA, 2007., MS,
University of Virginia, USA, 2004., BA, Colby College, USA, 2002.

Dr. David Allison, Assistant Professor, PhD, Council for National Academic Awards (C.N.A.A.), United
Kingdom 1986 , MSc, University of Kent, United Kingdom 1981 , MSc, Loughborough University, United
Kingdom 1989 , BSc, University of London, United Kingdom 1979

Dr. Xun Wang, Assistant Professor, PhD, Manchester University, UK, 2003, B.S., Shandong University, P
R China, 1997

Dr. Gary Miller, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, PhD, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 1994,
MSc Queen's University, Canada, 1990, Diploma, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 1994

Dr. Andriy Victor Didenko, Assistant Professor, PhD, Odessa National University, 1986 , M.Sc in
Applied Mathematics, Odessa National University, 1978

Dr. Khaled Dib, Assistant Professor, PhD, North Dakota State University, 1999 , MSc, Eastern New
Mexico University, 1992, MSc ,Iowa State University, 1990, B.S., Iowa State University, 1988

Dr. Alip Mohammed, Assistant Professor, PhD, Free University of Berlin, Germany, 2002, MSc, Dresden
University of Technology (TUD), Germany, 2004

Dr. Fawaz Hjouj, Assistant Professor, PhD, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA 2004,
MSc, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine 1999, BA, , Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan 1986

Dr. Ernest Afari, Lecturer, PhD, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, 2012, MSc The University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1989, BSc (Hons) & Dip.Ed, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Dr. Trung Tran, Assistant Professor, PhD, The University of Melbourne, March 1999, BSc, Mathematics,
The University of Melbourne, December 1994

Dr. Mohamed Soufiane Jouini , Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Bordeaux 1, France, 2009, M.
Sc., Signal and Image processing, Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, France, 2005, MEng, ENSEEIHT
Toulouse, France, 2004

Physics

Dr. Abdellatif Bouchalkha, Associate Professor, Head of Department, PhD, Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, OK, 1993, M.S., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 1989, B.S., Central State
University, Edmond, OK, 1986

Dr. Curtis Bradley , Associate Professor, PhD, Rice University, Houston TX, 1997, M.S., Rice University,
Houston TX, 1992, B.S., Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, 1985

Dr. Jean Pierre Atanas, Assistant Professor, PhD, France, 1999, D.E.A., Diploma of advanced studies in
physics, Paris 6 (UPMC), France, 1996, Project Management Certificate, CESI school of engineering,
Bagneux, France,2000, Computer science for scientists, Paris 6 (UPMC), France, 2000

Dr. Kevin Dean, Associate Professor, PhD, King's College, London University, U.K., 1982, MEng,
Liverpool University, U.K., 1978, BSC(Hons), Physics, Hull University, U.K., 1977

Dr. Jamal Hajsaleh, Associate Professor, PhD, Molecular Spectroscopy, University of North Texas,
U.S.A, 1993, MSc, Physics, University of North Texas, U.S.A.

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Dr. Kofi Agyeman, Professor, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA, 1976, S.M.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA, 1973, BSc(Hons), University of Ghana, Legon,
1970

Dr. Reza Najafzadeh, Associate Professor, PhD, Lehigh University, USA, 1987, M.S., Lehigh University,
USA, 1980

Dr. Sufian Abedrabbo, Associate Professor, PhD., New Jersey Institute of Technology/ Rutgers
University 1998, Ms., New Jersey Institute of Technology/Rutgers University 1997, BS. Rutgers University
1993.

Chemical Engineering

Dr. Fawzi Banat, Professor, Chair, PhD, McGill University, 1995, MSc, University of Jordan, 1991, BSc,
University of Jordan, 1988

Dr. Cornelis Peters, Distinguished Professor, PhD, M.S., B.S., Delft University of Technology, The
Netherlands, 1986, 1978, 1975

Dr. Ricardo Noguiera, Total Chair Professor, HDR Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI 2004,
PhD Electrochemistry, Pierre et Marie Curie University (Paris VI) / COPPE-UFRJ, Brazil 1992, M.S.
Metallurgical and Materials Science, UFRJ, Brazil 1987, B.S. Metallurgical and Materials Science, UFRJ,
Brazil 1984

Dr. Donald Reinalda, Shell Chair Professor, Gas Research Centre at PI, PhD Leiden University, the
Netherlands, 1979, MSc Leiden University, the Netherlands, 1974, BSc Leiden University, the
Netherlands,1971

Dr. C. S. Kannan, Professor, PhD, Indian Institute of Technology, 1993, M.Tech., Coimbatore Institute of
Technology, 1989, B.E., Annamalai University, 1987

Dr. Akram Alfantazi, Professor, PhD, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingstone,
Canada 1990–1994, M.S., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingstone, Canada
1988–1990, B.S., Extractive Metallurgical Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada 1984-1988

Dr. Ali Al Mansoori, Associate Professor & Dean of Engineering, PhD, Imperial College London,2006
EMBA, London Business School, London, UK 2011, B.S., Florida Institute of Technology, 2002

Dr. Ahmed S. AlShoaibi, Associate Professor, Dean of Academic Affairs, PhD, M.S., Colorado School of
Mines, 2008, 2006, B.S., Florida State University, 2001

Dr. Kean Wang, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Queensland, 1998, M.E., Beijing University of
Chemical Technology, 1989, B.E., Zhejiang University, 1984

Dr. Vikas Mittal, Associate Professor, PhD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 2006, M. Tech., Indian
Institute of Technology, 2001, B. Tech., Punjab Technical University, 2000

Dr. Abdallah Sofiane Berrouk, Associate Professor, PhD. The University of Manchester, 2007, M.S.,
University of Aberdeen, 2003, M. Eng., National Institute of Mechanical Engineering, 1995

Dr. Saeed M. Alhassan , Assistant Professor & GRC Director, Al Hassan, Saeed, PhD, Case Western
Reserve University, 2011, M.S., Colorado School of Mines, 2006, B.E. Vanderbilt University, 2003

Dr. Abhijeet Raj, Assistant Professor, PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge, United
Kingdom (2010), B. Tech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India (2006)

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