HU Research & Graduate Studies

General Information's:

Name:

Prof. Mousa S. Mohsen

General Specialization:

Mechanical Engineering

Precise Specialization:

Applied Mechanics

Department:

Mechanical Engineering

Faculty:

Engineering

FAX:

+962 5 3826348

Mobile:

+962 79 5313 755

TEL:

+962 5 390 3333 (WORK) ; +962 6 5851290 (HOME)

Office telephone:

+962 5 382 6600 Ext. 4147

E-mail:

msmohsen@hu.edu.jo

Education:
	B.Sc.	Civil Engineering State University of New York at Buffalo, New York U.S.A. 1982
	M.Sc.	Structural Engineering State University of New York at Buffalo, New York U.S.A. 1983 Thesis: Evaluation of in-situ pavement moduli
	M.Sc.	Mechanical Engineering University of Detroit, Michigan U.S.A 1988 Thesis: Improvement of noninvasive blood pressure measurement techniques
	Ph.D.	Mechanical Engineering Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan USA 1991 Thesis: A Continuum theory for wormlike macromolecule suspensions

Work Experience:

Professor Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan (Dec.2003 – present)

Associate Professor Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan (Sept.99 –Dec.2003)

Applied Science University, Amman, Jordan (Nov.98 - Sept. 99)

Assistant Professor Applied Science University, Amman, Jordan (Sept.92 – Nov.98)

Dean Scientific Research and Graduate Studies, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan (Sept.2005 -present)

Vice Dean Faculty of Engineering, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan (Sept.2003 - Sept.2005)

Chairman Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan (Sept.2002 – Sept.2003

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan (Sept.2000 – Sept.2001)

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Applied Science University, Amman, Jordan (Sept.92 – Nov.98)

General Director International Consulting Center for Technical Services and Management, Amman-Jordan (1997 –1999)

In addition to managing the center, I was responsible for conducting training courses in different engineering disciplines and management in different countries in the Middle East and the Gulf States.

Lecturer Consulting Company for Construction and Maintenance of Industrial Projects, Amman-Jordan (1996-1998)

Responsible for teaching the following training courses:

1- Industrial Lubricants (Specifications and Selection).

2- Heavy Equipments (Maintenance, Design and Selection).

3- Pumps (Design, Selection and Maintenance).

4- Compressors (Design, Selection and Maintenance).

5- Diesel Engines (Design, Selection and Maintenance).

6- Bearings (Design, Selection and Maintenance)

7- Gears (Design, Selection and Maintenance)

8-Technical Report Writing

Manager Department of Electromechanical Engineering and Research and Development, National Establishment for Export Development Group, Amman, Jordan (Feb.1992 - Sept.1992).

In addition to day-by-day supervision of Electromechanical Engineering Department in this group of Companies, I have done the technical and feasibility studies for the following

Projects:

1) Mineral Water Plant, (Sudan.)

2) Plastic containers and edible oil filling Plant, (Qatar.)

3) Industrial Workshop Project, (Qatar.)

4) Polystyrene Containers Line, (Qatar.)

5) Plastic bags line, (Qatar.)

6) Baby feeding bottles plant, (Sudan.)

7) Tooth paste production line, (Jordan)

8) Edible oil filling plant, (Jordan)

9) Metal Furniture Production Plant, (Jordan).

Researcher Jordan Automotives and Equipment Company Ltd. Amman, Jordan. (Dec.1991 to Feb. 1992)

A full technical and feasibility study for manufacturing Jordan Petroleum Company semi-trailer tankers locally in Jordan, the study included an original design for such tankers.

Research Assistant Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. (Sept.1988-Dec. 1991)

The following Research Projects had been conducted:

1) Planned and designed the installation of Nd-Yag and Dye laser systems for the purpose of

combustion temperature and species diagnostics.

2) Designed an optical system for AVL 520 single cylinder diesel engine to measure the

temperature using the techniques of (CARS).

3) Developed a computer model to solve the radiative transfer equation using the Spherical

Harmonic Approximation.

4) Evaluated and classified the applications of ceramics in reciprocating internal combustion

engines.

5) Developed a theory for the flow of wormlike macromolecule suspensions, and developed a

computer model to solve special cases of the theory.

Researcher University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A (Sept. 1986- Sept. 1988)

1) Designed and tested the equipment and instruments needed for the continuous non-invasive

measurements of blood pressure in humans.

2) Developed a computer model for Solar Energy Systems Design.

Quality Control Engineer National Projects Co., Amman, Jordan. (Sept.1985- Sept.1986)

Assigned to work as a quality control and an office engineer for different projects

conducted by the company.

Project Engineer Royal Corps of Engineers, Amman, Jordan. (Sept. 1983- Sept. 1985)

Assigned to work as a Project Engineer to the consultant staff of Leo. A. Daly Company on

Royal Command and Staff College Project in Amman, Jordan.

TRAINING COURSES:

- Technical Report Writing, SABEC, Saudi Arabia
- Projects Management, ADGAS, Abu Dhabi
- Interpretation of Engineering Drawings, ADGAS, Abu Dhabi
- Handling, Storage and Transport of Dangerous Goods, ZADCO, Abu Dhabi
- Projects Management: Bahrain Light Industries, Bahrain
- Engineering Management: Bahrain Light Industries, Bahrain
- Time Management, Bahrain Light Industries, Bahrain
- Technical Drawing: ZADCO, Abu Dhabi
- Technical Report Writing: Consulting Company for Industrial Projects, Jordan
- Diesel Engines: ZADCO, Abu Dhabi
- Wear, Friction and Industrial Lubrication: ZADCO, Abu Dhabi
- Heavy Equipments (Maintenance, Design and Selection), Arab Potash Company, Jordan
- Occupational Health and Safety, Jordan Thermal Power Station, Jordan
- Dangerous Goods Management, Consulting Company for Industrial Projects, Jordan

COURSES TAUGHT:

Introduction to Engineering, Engineering Drawing, Statics, Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Strength of Materials, Material Science, Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Energy Systems, Solar Energy, Technical Writing, Mechanical Design, Theory of Machines, Continuum Mechanics, Engineering Economy.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS:

- Jordan Engineers Association.
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
- The American Society of Automotive Engineers.

ANCILLARY SKILLS:

- Computer Modelling including Finite Elements and Finite Differences.
- CAD and CAM applications.
- Knowledge of CNC Machines.
- Knowledge of Computer Programming Languages including FORTRAN, C, and BASIC.
- Design assembly and analysis of experiments.

Publications:

1) M. S. Mohsen and B.A. Akash, "Evaluation of domestic solar water heating system in Jordan using analytic hierarchy process", Energy Conversion & Management, Vol.38 No.18, 1997, 1815-1822.

2) B. A. Akash, O.R. Al-Jayyousi, and M. S. Mohsen, "Multi-criteria analysis of non-conventional energy technologies for water desalination in Jordan", Desalination, 114, 1997, 1-12.

3) M. S. Mohsen and B. A. Akash, “Potentials of wind energy development for water pumping in Jordan”, Renewable Energy, 14, 1998, 441-446.

4) M. S. Mohsen and B. M. Saleh, “Evaluation of in-situ pavement moduli using a high resolution tiltmeter”, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 124 No.5, 1998, 443-447.

5) M. S. Mohsen and B. A. Akash, “Potentials for development of wind energy for water desalination in Jordan”, International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 22, 1998, 683-690.

6) M. S. Mohsen and B. Akash, “Energy analysis of the steel making industry”, International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 22 No. 12, 1998, 1049-1054.

7) B.A. Akash, and M. S. Mohsen, “Potentials for development of hydro-powered water desalination in Jordan“, Renewable Energy, Vol. 13 No. 4, 1998, 537-542.

8) B.A. Akash, M. S. Mohsen, O. Osta, and Y. Elian, “ Experimental study for the effect of different absorbing materials in a single-basin solar still”, Renewable Energy, Vol. 14, 1998, 307-310.

9) B. A. Akash and M. S. Mohsen, “Energy analysis of Jordan’s rural residential sector”, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 40 No.12, 1999, 1251-1258.

10) O. R. Al-Jayyousi and M. S. Mohsen, “Evaluation of fog collection in Jordan”, Water and Environmental Management Journal, Vol.13, 1999, 195-199.

11) B. A. Akash, R. Mamlook, and M. S. Mohsen, “ Multi-criteria selection of electric power plants using Analytical Hierarchy Process”, Electric Power Systems Research Journal, Vol. 52 No.1, 1999, 29- 35.

12) B. A. Akash and M. S. Mohsen, “Energy analysis of Jordan’s urban residential sector”, Energy- the International Journal, Vol.24, No.9, 1999, 823- 831.

13) M. S. Mohsen and O.R. Al-Jayyousi, “Brackish water desalination: an alternative for water supply enhancement in Jordan”, Desalination, Vol.124, 1999, 163-174.

14) B.A. Akash, M. S. Mohsen, and W. Nayfeh, "Experimental study of the basin-type solar still under local climate conditions", Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 41, 2000, 883-890.

15) M. Abu-Hilal and M. S. Mohsen, “Vibration of beams with general boundary conditions due to a moving harmonic load”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 232(4), 2000, 703-717.

16) M. S. Mohsen and B. A. Akash, “Some prospects of energy savings in buildings”, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 42 No. 11, 2001, 1307-1315.

17) J. O. Jaber and M. S. Mohsen." Behaviour of two Jordanian oil shales at drying", Oil Shale Journal, Vol.18 No.1, 2001, 47-55.

18) J. O. Jaber and M. S. Mohsen. “Evaluation of non-conventional water resources in Jordan”, Desalination, Vol. 136, 2001, 81-92.

19) J.O. Jaber, M. S. Mohsen, S.D. Probert and M. Alees, "Future electricity-demands and greenhouse- gas emissions in Jordan", Applied Energy, Vol. 69, 2001, 1-18.

20) R. Mamlook, B.A. Akash, and M. S. Mohsen, “A Neuro-fuzzy program approach for evaluating electric power generation systems”, Energy – the International Journal, Vol. 26, No.6, 2001, 619-632.

21) M. S. Mohsen and J. O. Jaber, "A Photovoltaic powered system for water desalination", Desalination, Vol. 138, 2001, 129-136.

22) O. R. Al-Jayyousi and M. S. Mohsen, "Evaluation of small home-use RO units in Jordan" Desalination, Vol. 139, 2001, 237-247.

23) M. S. Mohsen and A.M. Al-Fahed Nuseirat, “Experimental and theoretical evaluation of the performance of a compact solar water heater”, DIRASAT, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2001, 171-180.

24) J. O. Jaber, M. S. Mohsen and M. Amr, "Where to with Jordanian oil shales", Oil Shale Journal, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2001, 315-334.

25) J. O. Jaber, M. S. Mohsen and S.D. Probert, "Free-moisture removal from oil shale", International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 40, 2001, 858-863.

26) M. S. Mohsen and B. A. Akash, "On integrated solar water heating system", International Communication in Heat and Mass Transfer", Vol. 29, No. 1, 2002, 135-142.

27) M. S. Mohsen and J. O. Jaber, “Potential of industrial wastewater reuse”, Desalination, Vol. 152, 2002, 281-289.

28) M. D. Afonso, A. M. Alvas and M. S. Mohsen, "Crossflow microfiltration of marble processing wastewater", Desalination, Vol. 149, 2002, 153-163.

29) B. A. Akash and M. S. Mohsen, "Current Situation of Energy Consumption in Jordanian Industry", Energy – The International Journal, Vol. 44, 2003, 1501-1510.

30) J. O. Jaber, M. S. Mohsen and A. Al-Sarkhi, "Energy analysis of Jordan's commercial sector", Energy Policy, Vol. 31, No. 9, 2003, 887-894.

31) J. O. Jaber, A. Al-Sarkhi, B. A. Akash and M. S. Mohsen, "Medium-range planning economics of future electrical power generation", Energy Policy, Vol. 32, 2004, 357-366.

32) M. D. Afonso, J. O. Jaber and M. S. Mohsen, "Brackish groundwater treatment by reverse osmosis in Jordan", Desalination, Vol. 164, 2004, 157-171.

33) M. S. Mohsen, " Treatment and reuse of industrial effluents: Case study of a thermal power plant", Desalination, Vol. 167, 2004, 75-86.

34) M. S. Mohsen and M. J. Al-Kirshy, “An interactive computer software for disk cam system design”, Summer Computer Simulation Conference, July11-15, 1999, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A, 293-298.

35) M. S. Mohsen and M. Abu-Hilal, M. Abdeljawad and O. Al-Jurf, “A novel design for stone hammering machine”, 3rd Jordanian Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Conference, May 9-12, 1999, Amman, Jordan, 819-830.

36) B.A. Akash, W. Nayfeh and M.S. Mohsen, “Experimental study of the basin-type solar still”, 3rd Jordanian Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Conference, May 9-12, 1999, Amman, Jordan, 133-140.

37) M. S. Mohsen, “Experimental optimization study on compact solar water heater”, World Renewable Energy Congress, July 1-7, 2000, Brighton, U.K., 1019-1022.

38) M. S. Mohsen,"A Continuum theory for describing soft tissue behaviour" Second International Symposium on Mechanics of Human Movement and Biomaterials, August 5-7, 2001, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

39) M. S. Mohsen, "Economics of a solar-powered water desalination system", World Renewable Energy Congress, June 29- July 5, 2002, Cologne, Germany.

40) B. A. Akash, M. S. Mohsen and J. O Jaber, "The Jordanian experience in solar energy technologies", World Renewable Energy Congress, June 29- July 5, 2002, Cologne, Germany.

41) M. S. Mohsen and J. O Jaber, B. A. Akash and R. Mamlook, "Assessment of various residential heating systems using fuzzy sets and analytical hierarchy process methods", First International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium, July 13-17, 2003, Izmir, Turkey.

42) B. A. Sharkawy and M. S. Mohsen, “Fuzzy auto-tuning system for the conventional PID controller with application to the antilock braking”, 8^th International Conference on Production Engineering Design and Control, December 27-29, 2004, Alexandria, Egypt.

43) S. Abdallah, M. Abu-Hilal and M. S.Mohsen, "Performance of a photovoltaic reverse osmosis system under local climatic conditions", Desalination, Vol. 183, 2005, 95-104.

44) M. S. Mohsen, “Water strategies and potential of desalination in Jordan”, Desalination, submitted for publications.

Conferences

1) The sixth Arab International Solar Energy Conference, AISEC-6, 29 March – 1 April 1998, Muscat, Oman.

2) Summer Computer Simulation Conference, July11-15, 1999, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

3) World Renewable Energy Congress’ 99, June 8-11, 1999, Malaysia.

4) European Conference on Desalination and the Environment, Nov. 9-12, 1999, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

5) 3rd Jordanian Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Conference, May 9-12, 1999, Amman, Jordan.

6) Desalination Strategies in South Mediterranean Countries Conference, Sept. 11-13, 2000, Jerba, Tunisia.

7) World Renewable Energy Congress, July 1-7, 2000, Brighton, U.K.

8) European Conference on Desalination and the Environment, May 28-31, 2001, Limas sol, Cyprus.

9) ASME 2001 Design Engineering Technical Conference and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, September 9-12, 2001, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

10) Summer Computer Simulation Conference, July 15-19, 2001, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

11) Second International Symposium on Mechanics of Human Movement and Biomaterials, August 5-7, 2001, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

12) The International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, July 7-12, 2002, Toulouse, France.

13) Desalination Strategies in South Mediterranean Countries Conference May 2002, Egypt.

14) World Renewable Energy Congress, June 29-July 5, 2002, Cologne, Germany.

15) First International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium, July 13-17, 2003, Izmir, Turkey.

16) Desalination Strategies in South Mediterranean Countries Conference May 30-June 3, 2004, Marrakech, Morocco.

17) 8^th International Conference on Production Engineering Design and Control, December 27-29, 2004, Alexandria, Egypt.

European Conference on Desalination and the Environment, May 22-25 2005, Santa Margherita- Portofino- La Spezia, Italy.