Professor Yousef Abdul Ghaffar Abdulla. 
   President of the Kingdom University

ACADEMIC RANK: Professor of Renewable Energy

NATIONAITY: Bahraini.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Ph.D. Energy, University of Leeds, U.K, 1983.

M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1976.

BSc. Mechanical Engineering, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1975.

EMPLOYMENT AND EXPRIENCE:

• From January 2004 President - The Kingdom University
• February 1999 - December 2002 Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department - University of Bahrain
• December 1995 to January 1999: Dean, College of Engineering - University of Bahrain
• October 1992 to November 1995: Chairman of Mechanical Engineering Department - University of Bahrain
• February 1988 to October 1992: Director of Planning, Development and Public Relations, University of Bahrain.
• February 1986 to February 1988: Director of Children and Youth Science Centre, General Organization of Youth and Sports (Seconded from University of Bahrain).
• September 1983 to January 1985: Chairman of Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Bahrain.
• October 1976 to October 1978: Technical Manager, Al-Khamis Factories.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Teaching since November 1978.  The courses taught are:

Solar Energy Utilization, Energy Management, Energy Conversion, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Power Plant Engineering, Engineering Mechanics.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSIP:

 1. International Solar Energy Society

 2.  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

 3.  American Solar Energy Society

 4.  American Society of Engineering Education

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:

• University of Bahrain Representative in the National Committee for evaluating and accrediting academic degrees and qualifications.
• Chief Editor of University of Bahrain Monthly Bulletin (1988-1991).
• Bahrain Centre for Research and Studies Referee for projects in renewable energy studies and applications.
• Member of Board of Trustees of Children and Youth Science Centre.
• Consultant to the Ministry of Education in Oman for establishing their Science Club.
• A referee for crown Prince Award in Engineering, 1991 (Bahrain).  
• A referee for Rashid Bin Humaid Award for Culture and Science-1991(U.A.E).
• A referee for Industrial Cooperation in the Arabian Gulf "Al Ta'awon Al Sina'e". A quarterly journal issued by the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC).
• A member of the International Committee of 1993 International Thermal Energy Congress in Marrakech, Morocco.
• A member of the Local Organizing Committee of the 7th International Energy Conference and Exhibition (Energex' 98), November, 19th to 21st, 1998, Bahrain.
• Advisor to the Editorial Board of Ajman University College of Science and Technology Journal.
• Member of Editorial Board of "Afaq Magazine", a Scientific Magazine.
• Writing simplified scientific books for children and youth.

NON-ACADEMIC ACTIVETIES:

v     Bahrain and GCC champion in Lawn Tennis (1979 and 1980).

v     General Secretary of Bahrain Lawn Tennis Federation, (1985-1988).

v      Vice President of Bahrain Lawn Tennis Federation, (1988-1991).
 

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RESEARCH PROJECTS SUPERVISED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN:

• Supervision of Ph.D Thesis "Solar Energy in Bahrain - prospects and Potential Use in Desalination", submitted to the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Paisley, Scotland, 1995.
• Supervision of M.Sc. Thesis in Solar Energy.
• Supervision of many B.Sc. Projects in the field of Renewable Energy.

PARTICIPATION IN SHORT COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS:

• Workshop on Strategic Foresight , 7-8 March 2007,Dusit   Dubai.
• Workshop on Energy in G.C.C. Countries, Science Club, 13-22 October 1986, Kuwait. The Paper was on future of Renewable Energy in G.C.C. Countries. (In Arabic).
• Workshop on Scientific Education for Youth, Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research, 24-26 November, 1987, Bahrain. The Paper was on the Role of Science centre in Promoting the Creativity Among the Youth (In Arabic).
• Seminar on Variation of Wind Speed with Height in G.C.C. Countries, University of Qatar, 1988.
• Workshop on Environmental Studies in Higher Education, 4-7 September, 1989, Syria.
• Series of seminars on Applications of Solar Energy in Bahrain for Secondary Schools of Ministry of Education.
• Short Courses on Designing and Manufacturing Flat Plate Collectors for Solar Water Heaters. April, 1993, Children and Youth Science Centre.
• Short courses on Gas Turbines: Theory, Operation and Maintenance, 25-29 June, 1994, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Bahrain.
• Seminar on "Children Books: Future Prospects and Challenges", Bahrain Library Association, October 29th, 1996.
• Short courses on "Theory and Applications of Solar Energy Conversion", 10th – 13th May, 1998, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain.        

HONORS AND AWARDS:

v     Award of Best  lecturer in University of Bahrain , 2000/2001.

v     Award of Best  lecturer in College of Engineering - University of Bahrain , 2000/2001.

v     Crown Prince Award for Research in Engineering, 1988 (The highest research prize in State of Bahrain).

v     Bahrain Tennis Champion, 1979 and 1980.

v     G.C.C. Tennis Champion, 1980.

v     Third Position in the Second Arab Tennis Championship, 1978 (Men's Double Event).   

PUBLICATIONS:

A. INTERNATIONAL REFEREED JOURNALS:

1.Yousef A. G. Abdalla and M.K. Baghdady, "Correlation between Global Solar Radiation with Number of Bright Sunshine Hours in Bahrain", ASME Paper no. 84-Wa/Sol-35, 1984.

2.Yousef A. G. Adballa and M.K. Baghddy, "Global and Diffuse Solar Radiation in Doha (Qatar)", Solar and Wind Technology (An International Journal), Vol. 2, 1985.

3.Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "A Calibration Method for Hot-Wire Probes at Low Axial Reynolds Numbers", International Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol., 1985.

4.Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "Solar Radiation Over Doha (Qatar)", International Journal of Solar Energy, Vol. 5, 1987.

5.Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "Experimental Study of Combined Free and Forced Laminar Convection in Vertical Annular Flow", International Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol., 1988.

6. Yousef   A. G. Abdalla and G.M. Feregh, "Contribution to the Study of Solar Radiation in Abu Dhabi", Energy Conversion and Management (International Journal), Vol. 28, 1988.

7. Yousef A. G. Abdalla and J. E. R. Coney, "Adiabatic and Diabatic Flow Studies by Shear Stress Measurements in Annuli with Inner Cylinder Rotation", Journal of Fluids Engineering (ASME), Vol. 110, 1988.

8. Shamsul Haque Alvi and Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "The Vertical Low Level Wind Speed Profiles Over Bahrain", Wind Engineering (International Journal), Vol. 14, No. 6, 1990, pp. 374-386.

9. Yousef A. G. Abdalla and B. S. Attili, "Daily and Hourly Wind Speed Distribution in Bahrain", Energy Conversation and Management (International Journal), Vol. 33, No. 4, 1992, pp. 1-5.

10. Yousef A. G. Abdalla and Shamsul Haque Alvi, "A Study of Wind profiles and Friction Layers in Bahrain", Energy Conversions and Management (International Journal), Vol. 33, No. 4, 1992, pp. 257-262.

11. Shamusl Huque Alvi and Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "Estimation of Solar Radiation for Oman", International Journal of Ambient Energy, Vol. 13, No. 1, January, 1992, pp11-18.

12. Yousef A. G. Abdalla and H. M. N. Al-Madani, "A New Method for Estimating Daily Global Solar Radiation ", International Journal of Ambient Energy, Vol. 13, No. 2, April, 1992, PP. 93-98.

13. Basem S. Attili and Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "Numerical Models for the Correlation of Global Solar Radiation with Meteorological Data for Bahrain", Energy Conversions and Management Vol. 15, No. 2, 1993, pp. 1-6.

14. H. M. N. Al-Madani, Yousef A. G. Abdalla and I. A. Olwi, "An Empirical Correlation for Monthly Global Solar Radiation with Bright Sunshine Hours of Saudi Arabia", international Journal of Ambient Energy, Vol. 15, No. 2, April 1994, pp. 103-108.

15. H.M. N. Al-Madani and Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "An Estimation of Global Solar Radiation for Gulf Cooperative Council Countries", International Journal of Ambient Energy, Vol. 15, No. 3,July 1994, pp.155-162.

16. Yousef   A. G.  Abdalla, "New Correlation of Global Solar Radiation with Meteorological Parameters for Bahrain", International Journal of Solar Energy, 1994.

17. Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "A Study of the Monthly Variations of the Wind Speed in the Lower Atmosphere of the Arabian Gulf Region", Wind Engineering (International Journal), Vol. 18, No. 5 1994, pp.257-226.

18. Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "Wind Speed and Temperature Profiles in the Lower Atmosphere of the Arabian Gulf Region" Wind Engineering (International Journal), Vol. 18, No. 6, 1994, pp. 305-315.

19. Yousef A. G. Abdalla, " The Impact of the Smoke Plumes from Kuwait Oil Fires on Climate of Bahrain", Accepted for publication in International Journal of Environment and Pollution. 

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B.INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:

1.Yousef A. G. Abdalla and I. Gourgi, "Selection of Optimal Pan Colour for Solar Water Heater", International Conference on Heliotecnique and Development, November 2-6, 1975, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

2.Yousef A. G. Adballa, A. G. Read and D. E. Turnbull, "Conditions for Minimum Tooth Tip losses in External Gear Pumps". 6th International Fluid Power Symposium, April, 8-10, 1981, Cambridge, U.K.

3.YOUSEF A. G. Abdalla and J. E. R. Coney, "An Experimental Investigation of fully- Developed Adiabatic Flow at Low Reynolds Numbers in a Vertical Annular Gap with Rotation of Inner Cylinder", 3rd Taylor Vortex Flow Working Party, April 5-7, 1983, Nancy, France.

4.Yousef A. G. Abdalla and M. A. Majid, "Performance of Various Surface Coating for Flat Plate Collectors", 7th Miami International Coference of Alternative Energy Sources, 9-11 December 1985, Florida, U.S.A.

5.Yousef A. G. Abdalla "Evaluation of Wind Energy in Bahrain", Proceeding of second Arab International Solar Energy Conference, 15-21 February, 1986, Bahrain.

6.Yousef A. G. Abadalla and G.M. Feregh, "Solar Energy Development in Bahrain", International symposium on applications of solar and renewable energy, 23-26 March, 1986, Cairo, Egypt.

7.Yousef A. G. Abdalla and B. Attili "Characteristics of Wind Energy in Bahrain", 2nd ASME-JSME-JSES Solar Energy Conference, March 22-27, 1987, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.

8.E.A. Taqi, Yousef A. G. Abdalla, and V. Narayanaan, "Hydrogen Embrittlement by Anodic Polarization", Fourth Middle East Corrosion Conference, Arranged by National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Dhahran Section, January 11-13, 1988, Bahrain.

9.Yousef A. G. Abdalla and S. A. Danish "First Solar Energy Project in Bahrain",  the Solar World Congress, September 13-18, 1987, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany.

10.Yousef A. G. Abdalla "News Equations for Predicting Wind Speed Variation in Bahrain for the Whole Year and with Different Heights", The proceeding of the 8th Miami International Conference on Alternative Energy Sources, 14-16, December 1987, Florida, U.S.A.

11.Yousef A. G. Abdalla and S. Danish , "Future of Solar Energy in State of Bahrain", Workshop on Solar Energy Applications for the Arab Gulf states, March 21-25, 1987, Kuwait (In Arabic).

12.  Shamsul Haque Alvi and Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "Variation of Wind Speed with height in Bahrain", Proceeding of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (ASME  Conference), July 31- August 5, 1988, Denver, U.S.A.

13.  Yousef A. G. Abdalla and Shamsul Haque Alvi, "Low Level Wind Velocity Profiles in Bahrain", 1st International symposium on Renewable Energy Sources, 13-16 June, 1988, Cairo, Egypt.

14.  Yousef A. G. Abdalla and Munir A. Majid, "Surface Coatings for Economical Applications", International Symposium on the Development and Management of Energy Resources, 26-28 January, 1989, Philippines.

15.Yousef A. G. Abdalla and Munir A. Majid, "Surface Coatings for Economical Applications", International Symposium on the Development and Management of Energy Resources, 26-28 January, 1989, Philippines.

16.  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "The General Properties of the Upper air Over Abu Dhabi", International Conference on Applications of Solar and Renewable Energy, 19-22 April, 1992, Cairo, Egypt.

17.  Yousef A. G. Abdalla and A.N.Dalloul, "The Effects of the Smoke from Kuwait Oil Fires on Solar Radiation in Bahrain", Proceeding of the
International Conference on Environmental Pollution (ICEP-2), Vol2, pp. 729-735, (Published by European Centre for Pollution Research).

18.Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "Wind Energy Potential in Bahrain", International Conference on Fluid and Thermal Energy Conversion, 12-15 December 1994, Bali, Indonesia.

19.K. Burashid, Yousef A. G. Abdalla, T. Hanbwry and I. H. Marshal, " The Effect of Some Meteorological Parameters on Estimating Clearness Index for Bahrain ", Proceeding of Fifth Arab International Solar Energy Conference – Part III, November 13-16, 1995, pp.5-14 (Published by Applied Energy (International Journal). Vol.52, 1995 as an special issue).

20.Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "Adiabatic and Diabetic Studies in Taylor Vortex Flow with Low Axial Reynolds Numbers", Proceeding of International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICME), Vol, II,pp. 1415-1428, Indian Institute of Science, December 20-22, 1995, Banglore, India.

21.Yousef A. G. Abdalla and K. A. Burashid, "Empirical Relations for Estimation of Solar Radiation in a Humid Country – Bahrain", 31st Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, August 11-16, 1996, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

22.Yousef A. G. Abdalla, "Future Outlook of Solar Energy Development in G.C.C. Countries", Keynote Speaker, 6th International Conference on Solar Energy, 29th March- 1st April 1998, Muscat, Oman.

C. BOOKS:

• Yousef A. G. Abdalla, Sun is the Main Source of Energy  (الشمس مصدر الطاقة)A book in Arabic, March, 1987, Bahrain.
•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, Huthaifah the Little Inventor (حذيفة المخترع الصغير), Book 1 in Scientific Series for Children, March 1991.
•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, The Amazing Drop (القطرة العجيبة), Book 2 in Scientific Series for Children, August, 1992.
•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, Bashar the Super Kid (بشار يتحدى الأذكياء), the book is about Fun with Science and Mathematics, 1992.

•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, Scientific Puzzles – Part I  ,  ألغاز وتسالي -الجزء الأول )   1995).

•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, Scientific Puzzles – Part II ,  ألغاز وتسالي-_الجزء الثاني)    1996).
•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, Fun with Science – Part I  ,  تسال الأطفال الجزءالأول)    1996).
•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, Fun with Science – Part II ,  تسال الأطفال الجزء الثاني)    1996).
•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, the Pearl (الؤلؤة), Book #1 in Educational Series for Children, 1996.
•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, Valuable Present (الهدية الثمينة), Book #2 in Educational Series for Children,  1996.
•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, True Happiness(السعادة الحقيقية), Book # 3 in Educational Series for Children, 1996.
•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, Painful Journey (الرحلة القاسية ), Book # 4 in Educational Series for Children, 1996.
•  Yousef A. G. Abdalla, Secret of the Success (سر النجاح­), Book # 5 in Educational Series for Children, 1996.