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Prof. Ahmad Sakhrieh received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Friedrich-Alexander University, Germany in 2006. He also received his BSc and MSc degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Jordan.

Prof. Sakhrieh joined the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý¹ÙÍø, UAE in fall 2015. Prior to that he was the chairman of the mechanical engineering department at the University of Jordan. Prof. Sakhrieh is the author and coauthor of more than 60 papers in international journals and conferences. Prof. Sakhrieh served as a co-president of the Arab German Academy for Science and Humanities (AGYA) in 2016. He is a reviewer several for International Journals such as Applied Thermal Engineering, Energy Conversion & Management, Sustainable Cities and Society and Journal of Energy.

He chaired the organizing committee of several conferences and workshop such as the International Conference on Energy, Water & Environmental Sciences (ICEWES) conference in 2018; boosting opportunities awareness for women in STEM education and career pathway: Boosting Opportunities and Awareness workshop; Energy and Water in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (EWGCC) workshop; Entrepreneurship and innovation challenges in the 21st-century students Forum.

His research includes combustion, energy and renewable energy, emission, gas engines, solar cooling, solar ponds, engineering management and diesel engine exhaust gas reduction using limestone.

• Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering (Combustion), Lehrstuhl Für Technische Thermodynamik Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, 2006.
• M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Jordan University, Jordan, 1997.
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Jordan University, Jordan, 1995.

Research Interests

• Photovoltaic systems
• Energy Efficiency in Buildings
• Combustion and alternative fuels
• Renewable energy

Publications

• A. Sakhrieh, G. Lins, F. Dinkelacker, T. Hammer, A. Leipertz, D. W. Branston, Pressure Influence on Electric Field Control of Premixed Turbulent Flames, Trends in numerical and physical modeling for turbulent processes in gas turbine combustors, Heidelberg, Germany, April 2004.
• A. Sakhrieh, G. Lins, F. Dinkelacker, T. Hammer, A. Leipertz, D. W. Branston, Electric Field Control of a Premixed Turbulent Flame at High Pressure, 30th International symposium on combustion, Poster session, July 2004.
• T. Hammer, G. Lins, A. Sakhrieh, F. Dinkelacker, D. W. Branston, A. Leipertz, Electric Field Control of Premixed Methane-Air Combustion at High Pressure, 5th Electro hydrodynamics International Workshop, Poitiers (France), August 30-31, 2004.
• A. Sakhrieh, G. Lins, F. Dinkelacker, T. Hammer, A. Leipertz, D. W. Branston, Electric Field Control of a Premixed Turbulent Flame at High Pressure, Book of abstracts of the European Combustion meeting 2005, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, April 3-6, 2005.
• A. Sakhrieh, G. Lins, F. Dinkelacker, T. Hammer, A. Leipertz, D. W. Branston, Influence of the Electric Field on Premixed Turbulent Flames at Elevated Pressure, First middle east international conference on advances in civil, mechanical and materials engineering, Amman, Jordan, May 2005.
• R. Al_Tarawneh, A. Sakhrieh, Neural Network Application in the Study of Solid Fuel Dust Explosion, First middle east international conference on advances in civil, mechanical and materials engineering, Amman, Jordan, May 2005.
• T. Hammer, G. Lins, D. W. Branston , F. Dinkelacker, A. Sakhrieh, A. Leipertz, Electro-hydrodynamic Control of Premixed Turbulent Methane Flames at Pressures Above 1 atm, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2005 Power for Land, Sea, and Air, Nevada, USA, June 6-9, 2005.
• A. Sakhrieh, G. Lins, F. Dinkelacker, T. Hammer, A. Leipertz, D. W. Branston, The Influence of Pressure on the Control of Premixed Turbulent Flames Using an Electric Field, Combustion and flame, 143, 313-322, 2005.
• M. A. Hamdan, A. Sakhrieh, Dust Explosion of Oil Shale and Olive Cake Solid Fuels: a Comparison Study, International Journal of Energy Research, 29, 871-878, August 2005.
• G. Lins, F. Dinkelacker, T. Hammer, A. Sakhrieh, L. Sun, Verbrennungssteuerung mittels elektrischer Felder, Workshop Plasmatechnik, 22. – 23. Juni 2006, Ilmenau, Hrsg. B. Dzur, pp.67-74.
• F. Beyrau, A. Sakhrieh, F. Altendorfner, A. Leipertz, T. Hammer, G. Lins und F. Dinkelacker, Einsatz von elektrischen Feldern zur Stabilisierung von Hochdruckflammen, VDI-Thermodynamik-Kolloquium, Dortmund, October 2006, Tagungsband TD-8
• A. Sakhrieh, F. Altendorfner, F. Beyrau, A. Leipertz, F. Dinkelacker, T. Hammer, G. Lins and D. W. Branston, NOx Reduction in Turbulent Methane-Air Flames Stabilized by a DC Electric Field at High Pressure, 31st International Symposium on Combustion, Heidelberg, Germany, August 2006.
• A. Sakhrieh, F. Altendorfner, F. Beyrau, A. Leipertz, F. Dinkelacker, T. Hammer, G. Lins and D. W. Branston, The Effect of Electric Fields on CO Emission of a Premixed Flame at Elevated Pressure: Optimization of Field Geometry, 31stInternational Symposium on Combustion, Heidelberg, Germany, August 2006
• F. Altendorfner, A. Sakhrieh, F. Beyrau, A. Leipertz, F. Dinkelacker, G. Lins, T. Hammer & D. W. Branston, Electric Field Effects on Emissions and Flame Stability with Optimized Electrical Field Geometry, Book of abstracts of the European Combustion meeting 2007, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania Crete, Greece, April 11-13.
• F. Altendorfner, F. Dinkelacker, Th. Hammer, Th. Kappes, G. Lins, A. Sakhrieh, Lin Sun, M. Vega, Plasma- and Electric Field Control of Natural Gas Combustion, Transactions of the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, No. 119, 5-16, 2007.
• A. Sakhrieh, RH Fouad, JA Yamin, Experimental Study of Using Emulsified Diesel Fuel on the Performance and Pollutants Emitted from Four Stroke Water Cooled Diesel Engine, Power Control and Optimization: Proceedings of the Second Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization, bali, Indonesia, 1-3 June, 2009.
• I. Al-Hinti, M. Samhouri, A. Al-Ghandoor, A. Sakhrieh, The Effect of Boost Pressure on the Performance Characteristics of a Diesel Engine: a Neuro-Fuzzy Approach, Applied Energy, Volume 86, Issue 1, 113-121, 2009.
• A. Sakhrieh, E. Abu-Nada, I. Al-Hinti, A. Al-Ghandoor, B. Akash, Computational Thermodynamic Analysis of Compression Ignition Engine, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 37, 299–303, 2010.
• A. Sakhrieh, E. Abu-Nada, , B. Akash, I. Al-Hinti, A. Al-Ghandoor, Performance of Diesel Engine using Gas Mixture with Variable Specific Heats Model, Journal of the Energy Institute, Volume 83, 217-224, 2010.
• A. Sakhrieh, M. A. Hamdan, Inhibition of Solid Fuel Dust Explosion by Burning Mixtures of Coarse and Fine Particles, Jordan Journal of industrial and mechanical engineering, Volume 4, Number 2, March, 300 – 303, 2010.
• A. Al-ahmar, J. Yamin, A. Sakhrieh, M. A. Hamdan, Engine Performance using Emulsified Diesel Fuel, energy conversion and management, Volume 51, Issue 8, 1708-1713, 2010.
• R. Haj Khalil, A. Sakhrieh, M.A.Hamdan, J. Asfar, Effect of Pressure and Inlet Velocity on the Adiabatic Flame Temperature of a Methane-air Flame, Jordan Journal of industrial and mechanical engineering, Volume 4, Number 1, Jan, 21-28, 2010.
• A. Abu Raed, A. Sakhrieh, Green Building for Low Income People, international engineering conference on hot arid regions, May 1-2, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia, 2010.
• A. Abu Raed, A. Sakhrieh, Research on Transforming a Residential into a Green Building under Jordanian Climate Conditions The 2011 International Conference on Water, Energy and the Environment, AUS, November 14 – 17, 2011.
• Al-Hinti, A. Al-Ghandoor, A. Sakhrieh, B. Akash, E. Abu-Nada, A Comparative Analysis of Energy Indicators and CO2Emissions in 15 Arab Countries, Int. J. of Environment and Waste Management, Vol.11, No.2, 129 – 147, 2013.
• A. Sakhrieh, M. Hamdan, Utilization of Jordanian Oil Shale, Proceedings of the Fifth Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization, Dubai United Arab Emirates, June 1-3, 2011.
• A. Sakhrieh, Experimental Study on Exhaust Gas after Treatment using Limestone, Thermal Science, , Vol. 17, No. 1, 49-56, 2012.
• A. Sakhrieh, A. Al-Ghandoor, Experimental Investigation of the Performance of Five Types of Solar Collectors, Energy Conversion and Management 65, 715–720, 2013.
• Y. Abdullat, M. Hamdan, E. Abdelhafez, A. Sakhrieh, Development of Neural Networks for Enhancement of Thermal Energy Storage using Phase Change Material, Int. J. of Thermal & Environmental Engineering 5, No. 2, 167-173, 2013.
• A. Fasfous, J. Asfar , A. Al-Salaymeh, A. Sakhrieh, Z. Al_hamamre, A. Al-bawwab, M. Hamdan, Potential of Utilizing Solar Cooling in The University of Jordan, Energy Conversion and Management 65, 729–735, 2013.
• A. Sakhrieh, A. Al-Salaymeh, Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Salt Gradient Solar Pond under Jordanian Climate Conditions, Energy Conversion and Management 65, 725–728, 2013.
• A. Jaber, L. Zigan, A Leipertz, A Sakhrieh, Laser-Induced Phosphorescence in Combustion Diagnostics: Calibration at Extremely High Temperatures, 11th Int. Conference on Combustion and Energy Utilization (ICCEU), Coimbra, Portugal, May 09 – 13, 2012.
• A. Jaber, L. Zigan, A Sakhrieh A Leipertz, Surface Temperature Distribution Remote Phosphor Thermometry of a Porous Media Burner Using Laser-Induced Phosphorescence Intensity Measurements, 30th International symposium on combustion, Poster session, July 2012.
• A. M. Abd -Alfattah, A. Gandour and A. Sakhrieh, Electricity And Environmental Impacts by Implementing Energy Efficiency Standards and Labels for Electrical Appliances in Jordan, Design and Innovation in Infrastructure 2012 – ZEC Infrastructure 18-20 June, Amman, 2012.
• A. Sakhrieh, W. Shreim, H. Fakhruldeen, H. Hasan and A. Al-Salaymeh, Combined Solar-Geothermal Power Generation Using Organic Rankine Cycle, Design and Innovation in Infrastructure 2012 – ZEC Infrastructure 18-20 June, Amman, 2012.
• A. Sakhrieh, Y. Abdullat, M. A. Hamdan, Enhancement of Thermal Energy Storage Using Phase Change Material Under Jordanian Climate, Design and Innovation in Infrastructure 2012 – ZEC Infrastructure 18-20 June, Amman, 2012.
• A. Abd alfattah, A. Sakhrieh, A. Gandour, Introduction Energy Efficiency Standards and Labels for Cold Appliances in Jordan, 4th. JIIRCRAC 2012, Amman-Jordan, Sept. 10th – 12th, 2012.
• A. Sakhrieh , W. Al-Azhari K. Yaseen, N. Touqan, A. Zakarneh, A. Al-Zamer, Case Study of Green Energy System Design for Cinematic Art Institute, 4th. JIIRCRAC 2012, Amman-Jordan, Sept. 10th – 12th, 2012.
• A. Jaber, L. Zigan, A. Sakhrieh, A. Leipertz, Laser-Induced Phosphorescence Applications in Surface Temperature Measurements of a Porous Media Burner, Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, 2013.
• A. Jaber, L. Zigan, A. Sakhrieh, A. Leipertz, Surface Temperature Measurements in a Porous Media Burner using a New Laser-Induced Phosphorescence Intensity Ratios Technique, Meas. Sci. Technol. 24 , 2013.
• A. Sakhrieh, R. Baltawi, H. Basheer, A. Hammad, Energy Audit for the Department of Statistics, International Conference on Renewable Energy and its Future in the Arab World 2013, 22-24 April 2013.
• R. Awwad, A. Sakhrieh, Investment Potentials of Conversion to Energy Efficient Buildings in the Housing Industry in Jordan, International Conference on Renewable Energy and its Future in the Arab World 2013, 22-24 April 2013.
• J. Yamin, N. Sakhnini, A. Sakhrieh, M.A. Hamdan, Environmental and Performance Study of a 4-Stroke CI Engine Powered with Waste Oil Biodiesel, Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 9, 32–38, 2013.
• J. Al Asfar, A. Hammad, A. Sakhrieh, M. A. Hamdan, Two-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Combustion of Jordanian Oil Shale, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, In Press.

• Engineering Foundation for Graduate Students
• Thermodynamics II
• Direct Research
• Thesis I
• Thesis II