Department of
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Technical Staff

Mr. Arman Molki Senior Laboratory Engineer Office: Ruwais 3002 Phone: +971 2 607 5289 Fax: +971 2 607 5194

• Ph.D., Education Technology, Northcentral University, in progress
• M.B.A., Management of Engineering and Technology, Northcentral University, 2008
• B.Sc., Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, 2001

Mr. Molki joined The Petroleum Institute after several years working in both the industry and academia in the United States. He has broad knowledge of sensors, instrumentation, computer-based data acquisition, and computer aided design. He received his degree in computer science with upper level concentration in mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park. He also holds an M.B.A. in Management of Engineering and Technology and is pursuring a doctoral degree in education technology from Northcentral University.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Education Technology
• Sensors and Instrumentation
• Data Acquisition Systems
• Computer Aided Design

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Kappa Delta Pi (International Honor Society in Education), Member
• Delta Mu Delta (International Honor Society in Business Administration), Member
• Best Paper Award, the Clute Institute 2011 New Orleans International Academic Conference
• Recipient of the 2006 Laboratory Academic Staff Service Award (The Petroleum Institute)
• Nominated for the 2006 DELOS Best Paper Award (American Society of Engineering Education)
• Appreciation Award, the First International Energy 2030 Conference, multimedia and web development.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Member
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Member
• Delta Mu Delta (International Honor Society in Business Administration), Member
• Kappa Delta Pi (International Honor Society in Education), Member
  

JOURNALS

1. A. Molki, “Dust affects solar-cell efficiency,” Phys. Educ., vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 456-458, 2010. doi:10.1088/0031-9120/45/5/F03
   
   
2. A. Molki, “Simple demonstration of the Seebeck effect,” The Science Education Review, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 103-107, 2010.
   
   
3. Mahani & A. Molki, “Factors influencing female Emirati students’ decision to study engineering,” Global Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 26-31, 2011.
   
   
4. S. Mahani & A. Molki, "Internationalization of higher education: a reflection on success and failures among foreign universities in the United Arab Emirates," Journal of International Education Research, 2011, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 1-8, 2011.
   
   
5. A. Molki, "Effect of temperature on photovoltaic cells," Phys. Educ., vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 523-525, 2011. doi:10.1088/0031-9120/46/5/F08

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. M. Ohadi, M. Sheu & A. Molki, “An undergraduate instructional laboratory model for a modern mechanical engineering program,” in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., June 12-15, 2005. Paper Number 2005-1419.
   
   
2. P. Kalinowski, A. Goharzadeh, A. Molki & M. Ohadi, “Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC): a teaching experiment for future engineers,” in Proceedings of the First International Energy 2030 Conference, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., November 1-2, 2006.
   
   
3. A. Goharzadeh, A. Molki & M. Ohadi, “A model teaching Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system for a modern mechanical engineering program,” in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., June 18-21, 2006. Paper Number 2006-1293.
   
   
4. P. Kalinowski, A. Goharzadeh, A. Molki & M. Ohadi, “A direct methanol fuel cell experimental setup for mechanical engineering undergraduate students,” in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Education and Training, Kuwait City, Kuwait, April 9-11, 2007. Paper Number ICEET-2-1180.
   
   
5. A. Goharzadeh & A. Molki, “Enhancing the learning of surface wave dynamics in modern mechanical engineering program,” in Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., November 2-6, 2008. Paper Number IMECE2008-66923. doi:10.1115/IMECE2008-66923
   
   
6. P. Rodgers & A. Molki, “Introducing temperature measurement and control techniques to engineering undergraduate students in the Gulf region,” in Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., November 2-6, 2008. Paper Number IMECE2008-67731.doi:10.1115/IMECE2008-67731
   
   
7. A. Goharzadeh & A. Molki, “A renewable energy project for senior mechanical engineering students: a wave-powered generator,” in Proceedings of the Second International Energy 2030 Conference, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., November 4-5, 2008.
   
   
8. H. Al-Hashimi, A. C. Seibi & A. Molki, “Experimental study and numerical simulation of domes under wind load,” in Proceedings of ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, July 26-30, 2009. Paper Number PVP2009-77801. doi:10.1115/PVP2009-77801
   
   
9. A. Goharzadeh, A. Molki, P. Rodgers & S. Bojanampati, “Enhancing the learning of two-phase flow measurement techniques in a modern mechanical engineering program,” in Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S., November 13-19, 2009. Paper Number IMECE2009-11185. doi:10.1115/IMECE2009-11185
   
   
10. P. Rodgers, S. Bojanampati, A. Goharzadeh, A. Molki & V. Eveloy, “Innovative thermofluids experiments for modern mechanical engineering education,” in Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S., November 13-19, 2009. Paper Number IMECE2009-12769. doi:10.1115/IMECE2009-12769
    
    
11. S. Mahani & A. Molki, “Facilitating gulf students by means of blended learning and innovative educational technology,” in Proceedings of the International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2009), Madrid, Spain, November 16-18, 2009. Paper Number 1685. ISBN 978-84-613-2955-7.
    
    
12.  A. Molki, “Integration of virtual instrumentation in a modern mechanical engineering curriculum,” in Proceedings of the International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED2010), Valencia, Spain, March 8-10, 2010. Paper Number 242. ISBN 978-84-613-5538-9.
    
    
13. N. Kharoua, A. Molki, A. Seibi & L. Khezzar, “Experimental investigation and computational fluid dynamics of wind flow around a hemispherical dome,” in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Energy Conversion and Conservation (CICME10), Hammamet, Tunisia, April 22-25, 2010.
    
    
14.  A. Molki, “A comparative review of exception handling in Ada 95, C++, and Java,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN10), Barcelona, Spain, July 5-7, 2010. Paper Number 1722. ISBN 978-84-613-9386-2.
    
    
15. X. Qu, A. Goharzadeh, L. Khezzar & A. Molki, “Experimental characterization of air-entrainment in a plunging water jet system using Particle Image Velocimetry,” in Proceedings of the 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting (EDSM2010-ICNMM2010), Montreal, Canada, August 1-5, 2010. Paper Number EDSM2010-ICNMM2010-30225. doi:10.1115/FEDSM-ICNMM2010-30225
    
    
16. A. Goharzadeh, A. Molki, W. Liang, P. Rodgers, & S. Bojanampati, “Teaching the concept of Bernoulli equation using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV),” in Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 12-18, 2010. Paper Number IMECE2010-40312.
    
    
17. P. Rodgers, S. Bojanampati, V. Eveloy, A. Goharzadeh, & A. Molki, “Teaching of multimode heat transfer through laboratory experiments,” in Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 12-18, 2010. Paper Number IMECE2010-40447.
    
    
18. S. Mahani & A. Molki, “Globalization of higher education in the United Arab Emirates,” in Proceedings of the 2011 New Orleans International Academic Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., March 14-16, 2011. Paper Number 230. ISSN 1539-8757 and 2157-9660.
    
    
19. A.C. Seibi, I. Barsoum, & A. Molki, “Experimental and Numerical Study of Expanded Aluminum and Steel Tubes”, Procedia Engineering, Volume 10, 11th International Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (ICM11), 2011, pp. 3057-3063, ISSN 1877-7058. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2011.04.505
    
    
20. A. Molki, L. Khezzar & A. Goharzadeh, "Characterization of Air-entrainment in a Plunging Water Jet System Using Image Processing: An Educational Approach," in Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, Colorado, U.S., November 11-17, 2011. Paper Number IMECE2011-62371.