Department of
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Faculty

Dr. Mohamed Alshehhi Assistant Professor Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3004 Phone: +971 2 607 5213 Fax: +971 2 607 5194

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA 2009
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Denver, USA 2003
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA 2001

Upon graduation from high school, Dr. Alshehhi was granted a scholarship from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to pursue his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering. Five years later, (in 2001) Dr. Alshehhi earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona. In summer 2001, Dr. Alshehhi was again granted a scholarship from ADNOC to pursue his graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering. He then joined the University of Colorado at Denver and earned his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2003. In fall of 2003, Dr. Alshehhi joined the University of Maryland graduate program pursue his Ph.D. Dr. Alshehhi graduated on fall of 2009 with a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and his thesis title was “Electrostatic Gas-Liquid Separation from High Speed Streams--Application to Advanced On-Line/On- Demand Separation Techniques”.

HONORS and AWARDS

• Deans honorable list at the University of Arizona (1999-2000)
• Ingenuity Award for senior design project
• Rashid Award for Scientific Distinction in 2005
• Recipient of ASHRAE Grant-In-Aid Award Program in 2007
• Recipient of scholarship Award from the National Capital Chapter of ASHRAE in 2008
• Recipient of Sheikh Saqr Program for Government Excellence in 2010

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Member and Vice President (Financial Officer) Chapter of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• Sub-committee member of  Air to Refrigerant Heat Transfer Equipment, T.C. 8.4, ASHRAE
• Sub-committee member of Ultra-Low Temperature Systems and Cryogenics, T.C. 10.4, ASHRAE
• Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Member of The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

EXPERTISE

• Heat and mass transfer
• Separation process of liquid droplets in gas flows
• Fluid flow measurements including visualization
• Multi-Phase flows

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• High Efficiency Energy Recovery and Sulfur Separation Utilizing Advanced Microchannel Heat and Mass Exchangers
• This project aims to develop microchannel absorption systems for process intensification and waste heat recovery. The objective of the research will be to develop a prototype for a waste heat recovery system based on a microchannel absorption system and to explore and demonstrate the application of microchannel absorption technology for an efficient and cost-effective gas sweetening process.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

• Alshehhi, M., S. Dessiatoun, A. Shooshtari, M. Ohadi, and A. Goharzadeh. "Electrohydrodynamics (EHD)-Enhanced Separation of Fine Liquid Droplets from Gas Flows - Application to Refrigeration and Process Industry." Second International Energy 2030 Conference. Abu Dhabi, 2008.
• Islam, M. D., M. Alshehhi, and M. Ohadi. "Emerging Applications in Cryogenics: Nitrogen Injection for Reservoir Enhanced Oil Recovery." ASHRAE Annual Meeting. Louisville, KY, 2009.
• Alshehhi, M., A. Shooshtari, S. Dessiatoun, M. Ohadi, and A. Goharzadeh. "Parametric Performance Analysis of an Electrostatic Wire-Cylinder Aerosol Separator in Laminar Flow Using a Numerical Modeling Approach." Separation Science and Technology 45, no. 3, (2010).