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Community NEWS
JUNE, 2019 ISSUE 4

2ND ANNUAL ENGINEERING

UNDERGRADUATE SENIOR DESIGN
PROJECT EXHIBITION & GRADUATE
STUDENTS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM P2

1ST ENGINEERING SCIENTIFIC

CLUBS EXHIBITION P2
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 COLLEGE NEWS & EVENTS
1st Engineering Scientific Clubs Exhibition
This exhibition took place on March 17 2019 in the University
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of Sharjah’s Main Building, and had the theme of 3D Printing and
Drones Technology. It was opened by Professor Hamid Al-Naimy,
Chancellor of the University of Sharjah.
Happiness Day Breakfast
At 9 am on March 19th the College of Engineering organized a
breakfast for the staff and faculty members to celebrate Happiness
Day.
2nd Annual Engineering Undergraduate
Senior Design Project Exhibition and Graduate
Students Research Symposium
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin
Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler
of Sharjah, the 2nd Annual Engineering Undergraduate Senior
Design Project Exhibition and, concurrently, the 1st Graduate
Students Research Symposium took place on May 19th. Both
events aim to showcase the designs and research projects of
engineering students from the various disciplines that aim to
serve the community. The exhibition was opened by Professor
Hamid Al-Naimy, Chancellor of the University of Sharjah.
The 40 featured projects rangerd from solar photovoltaic (PV)
energy and a fuel cell power system with a water desalination unit
to a sustainable highway, a central integrated solar vapor system
and biomass system, using bio-polymer technology to improve
soil, a project for the elderly care in the UAE, a thermal neutron
imaging system for cultural heritage research, and a project for
the sustainable management of confectionery bakeries.
Graduate Students Research Symposium
The concurrent 1st Graduate Students Research Symposium
exhibited 18 posters and held nine lectures for PhD engineering
students researching practical solutions to environmental and
governmental management problems in Sharjah and the UAE.
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 COLLEGE NEWS & EVENTS

Graduate Students Research Symposium Awards & Appreciation Day Lunch
Achievements

A college lunch on June 13th marked the end of the 2018-

Dr. Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan: First PhD EM batch, Completed the Graduation
Requirements for the Fall 2017-2018 semester, according to a decision of the College Board
on 25th January 2018.
2019 academic year. After an address by Prof. Abdul Khadir,
outstanding faculty and academic staff were presented with
certificates in appreciation of their contribution over the
academic year.

DR. YOUSIF ALHOSANI: First PhD EM batch, Completed the Graduation

Requirements for the Fall 2017-2018 semester, according to a decision of the College Board
on 25th January 2018.
Appreciation Day Ceremony
On the evening of the same day was the Appreciation Day
Ceremony organised by the college’s Women’s Engineering
Society to allow both parents the opportunity to enjoy their
daughters’ graduation.

BEST ORAL PRESENTATION: Eng. Alaa Mashan Ubaid

BEST POSTER PRESENTATION: Eng. Mohamed Alboloshi

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DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING

7th Undergraduate Research Award 2019 Architectural Engineering Department in Collaboration with
ERCO Lighting Dubai organized DIALux Workshop on Sunday,
Architectural Engineering students Fatima Alsuwaidi, Luna 7th April 2019.
Bassam, Walaa Saeed, and Rawan Abdullah Hamad, Maitha
Ahmad Almutawa, Noor Raouf Robin Khatib won 1st and 2nd
places in the Architecture category of the 7th Undergraduate
Research Award 2019, organized by Abu Dhabi University with
the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Education. There were 261
projects from 44 universities from across the GCC region.

Inaugural P&T Architects Design Competition

Architectural Engineering students Baker Maher Mahmood
Al-Zubaidi and Mohammed A. A. Wadi, and Amira Hesham
Eid were awarded an honorable mention for competing in the
Inaugural P&T Design Competition 2019. The problem was to
design a high-rise, mixed-use, live-work building for young
entrepreneurs.

Fatima Alsuwaidi,Walaa Saeed, Luna Bassam [left to right] receiving their First

Fatima Alsuwaidi, Walaa Saeed, Luna Bassam [left to right] receiving their award,

Fatima Alsuwaidi,Walaa Saeed, Luna Bassam [left to right] receiving their First

Lighting Workshops
ERCO Lighting Dubai received Architectural Engineering
students of the University of Sharjah for a Lighting Workshop
on 3rd March 2019

Fatima Alsuwaidi, Walaa Saeed, Luna Bassam [left to right] receiving their award,
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JK White Cement Design Competition

Architectural Engineering students Abdinur Mohamoud Haji,
Mohammed Faiz J Thiga, Mohamed Salem Laoufi, and Hashem
Mhd Bashar Al Sibai were awarded the Best Rated Design
at JK White Cement Design Competition. The theme was to
design murals for painting on the company’s cement silos at the
company’s plant in Ras Al Khaimah.

In addition, the team supplied the Facility Management

Department with a campus landscape design proposal applying
universal code outdoor solutions that include accessible paths,
tactile guiding and warning surfaces, ramps, curb-ramps and
staircases with handrails, parking, street crossings, bus stops,
urban furniture and vegetation. Indoor solutions include
stairs, ramps, elevators, tactile guiding and warning surfaces,
doors, windows, toilets, ablution areas, furniture, entrances
and reception areas, hearing enhancement systems, fire alarm
systems and accessible dormitories.
Front row left to right: Abdinur Mohamoud Haji, Hashem Mhd Bashar Al Sibai, Mohamed
Salem Laoufi and Mohammed Faiz J Thiga,

The Barrier-Free Campus Project

A team from the Architectural Engineering Department, led by
Mariam Hassan and Traudel Funke and supported by 12 AE-
alumni worked for 10 months to deliver this project in three
phases. In the first phase, the team surveyed every building and
outdoor space of the university campuses, identifying areas of
non-compliance with universal design codes, and recommending
measures to achieve compliance. The second phase was to create
a masterplan in which all outdoor areas and building access
were fully compliant. Stage three involved adapting all indoor
areas to achieve compliance with universal building codes, and
included the design and documentation of detailed construction
solutions, along with their specifications and a bill of quantities.

New Master’s Program!

The Master of Science in Conservation Management of
Cultural Heritage program is offered in collaboration with
the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation
and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). The
new program, beginning in the Fall semester, will accept
students from the fields of Archeology, Architecture, Urban
Planning, Heritage Conservation, Heritage Management,
Museum & Museum Studies, History of Art and History
of Architecture.
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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Workshop on Building Design for Extreme

Loads: Blasts and Earthquakes
The Sustainable Construction Materials & Structural
Systems research group of the Research Institute for Sciences
& Engineering (RISE) jointly with the Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of
Sharjah and in collaboration with the Hazard Mitigation
and Disaster Management Research Centre at University
of Ottawa in Canada and Sharjah Research Academy
in Sharjah, UAE successfully organized a workshop on
Building Design for Extreme Loads: Blasts and Earthquakes
on February 17th 2019.
The workshop was a forum for expert speakers to present
and disseminate recent North American research and
design practices in order to protect critical civilian
infrastructure from accidental or targeted blasts. The
workshop highlighted the principles of performance-based
seismic design for risk mitigation. Its purpose was to serve
the local community in that professionals, decision makers,
practitioners, researchers, and designers could explore the
benefits of protective design and seismic risk mitigation for
sustainable civil engineering infrastructure in the UAE.

Civil Engineering Undergraduate Students Won

1stplace in the 7th Undergraduate Research
Competition the Category of Civil Engineering
Omar Adel, Osama Samahi, and Marwan Naeem won the
first place in the 7th Undergraduate Research Competition in
the Category of Civil Engineering with project entitled Bio-
inspired 3D printed Root-Like anchor systems with application
of Enzyme Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) Grouting.
This research project was conducted under the supervision of
Prof. Maher Omar and Dr. Mohamed Arab. With 44 universities
participating with 261 projects from across the GCC region, the
competition was indeed very tough, as each team presenting
was very competent in every aspect. The fact that our civil
engineering students work has come out on top just goes to show
the creativity of our students and the dedication to the research
and dissemination of the knowledge.
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Sharjah Sustainability Award

Students’ research projects under the supervision of five faculty
members from the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering won three cagtegories of the Sharjah Sustainability
Award in its 7th session for the academic year 2018/2019.

The Sharjah Sustainability Award (SSE) promotes environmental

awareness programs in schools and universities as they are
considered to be amongst the most important programs in
Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) plan to foster
sustainability through the preservation of biodiversity. The SSA
is also one of the key means for raising awareness and expanding
the circle of the targeted social groups, enabling the EPAA to
achieve its goals of preserving the environment and biodiversity.
The significance the SSA lies in engaging and inspiring all
school and university students to develop their perceptions of
projects, ideas and independent activities under the supervision
of their departments and teachers, promoting the principles of
sustainability in education and to a uniform standard.

Student Name Award Award Domain Supervisors

Fatima Yousif Outstanding Student Award Applied Scientific Reserarch Prof. Salah Altoubat
Dr. M. Talha Junaid
Omar Adel Abdel Hamied Outstanding Team Award Applied Scientific Reserarch Prof. Maher Omar
Osama Samahi Eissa Dr. Mohamed G. Arab
Marwan Alaa Naeem
Emran Alotaibi
Abdalla Salim Outstanding Student Award Assessment Scientific Research Dr. Saleh Abu Dabous
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Distinguised Faculty Awards

Dr. Mohamed G. Arab, Dr. Muamer Ali M. Abuzwidah, and Dr. Khaled Hamad won the UoS Annual Faculty Incentives Awards
for Distinguished Faculty Members 2019 in the teaching category.

Dubai Road Transport Authority Award

Supervised by Dr. Muamer Abuzwidah and Dr. Khaled Hamad, master student Eng. Mariam Al Hmoudi won the Dubai’s Road
Transport Authority Award for Sustainable Transport – Best Academic Research Category – 3rd Place (11th Edition, February 2019).

NEW PhD PROGRAM!

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering received initial accreditation for a new PhD in Civil Engineering
program. Advertising and student enrollment officially begins from June 15th, 2019.
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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Cyber Security Competition Winners
Three groups of students from the ECE department won second
and third places in the Cyber Security Competition sponsored by
Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) at the IEEE Student
Day held in the American University of Ras Al- Khaimah.
Second place in the Software Engineering Group were Youssef
Mansour, Mohamad Kharsa, Tala Bazzaza, Salama Alketbi and
Sara Aljasmi.
Second place in Cyber Security Group 2 were Raneem Qawasmeh,
Mohammed Al-Haidary, Dina Jamal and Suhayla AlBatta.
Third place in Cyber Security Group 1 were Omar Mohammed
Gouda, Norah Yahya Ba Fadhl, Masa Hilal Abushamleh and
Abdelrahman Tarek Fahmy.
UoS Incentive Awards
During the 13th Annual Scientific Research Forum held on 29th
April, faculty members from ECE Department received the
following awards: Dr. Tamer Rabie (Sharjah Islamic award), Dr.
Anwar Jarndal (Scientific Research award), and Eng. Mahmoud
Abu Shammeh (Community Service award).
In other department news ...
On March 13th, Dr. Houssem Gazzah was announced
winner of a visiting scholarship following an international
call organized by the League of Arab States and the
Government of Mexico. Dr. Gazzah will visit the Facultad
de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
to present a series of lectures and conduct collaborative
research in the field of multi-dimensional signal processing.
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
& ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
Scientific Exhibition
The IEEM participated in the Scientific Exhibition and won
the 3rd place for being one of the best active booths presenting
excellent projects in the College of Engineering.
DEPARTMENT NEWS
Dr. Ali Cheaitou was promoted to Associate Professor. Dr.
Ali is Chairman of the Department of Industrial Engineering
and Engineering Management (IEEM). He is member
of SEAM Research Group and served as the Program
Coordinator of the Ph.D. and M.Sc. for the Engineering
Management Programs between 2013 and 2017. Prior
to joining University of Sharjah, Dr. Cheaitou worked
as Assistant Professor at Euromed Management (Kedge
Business School), Marseilles, France, and as Lecturer at
École Centrale Paris, France. He also spent two years in the
industry as ERP and supply chain management consultant,
with L’Oréal, Paris, France. His main research interests are
in production planning and inventory control, supply chain
management, and optimization of logistics systems.
As training coordinator, Dr. Ali arranged a summer
training seminar to all the potential students who are
planning to take their training this summer. He explained
in which specialties the students can work and gave a list
of companies that provide practical training and internship
programs. He also discussed with the students the nature
and duties of working as an intern in a company.
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Dr. Salaheddine Bendak was keynote

IISE Activities
speaker at the Traffic Safety Conference The IISE club arranged a field trip to Al Rawabi farms for
(www.tsc-saudi.com) organized by the the Supply Chain Management (SCM) course. This trip was
General Directorate of Traffic - Saudi supervised by Dr. Sharfuddin Khan and Dr. Doraid Dalalah.
Ministry of Interior on 11th-13th March
2019 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh.
,
The conference aim, in alignment with
the National Transformation Program
2020 and Vision 3030, was to discuss
the new technologies in smart traffic
management and control. Dr. Bendak's
presentation titled Enhancing Traffic
Safety Through Awareness Programs: The
Saudi Perspective and was attended by
an audience of 1000 participants in the
hotel’s main conference hall.

Dr. Mohammad Shamsuzzaman co-

authored a paper with his Ph.D. student
that received the Best Track Paper Award
in the 3rd North American International
Conference on Industrial Engineering and
Operations Management that was held One of the biggest events this academic year was the carnival
in Washington, DC, USA in September organized by the IISE Club. The event was opened by Prof. Abdul
2018. The paper was titled Investigating Kadir Hamid, the Dean of the College of Engineering.
the Relationship between Lean Six Sigma
and Innovation. Dr. Mohammed will
serve as chairman of the local organizing
committee for the 10th International
Conference on Industrial Engineering and
Operations Management (IEOM) to be
held at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dubai
March 10th-12th, 2020.

Dr. Imad Alsyouf [left] and Dr. Salah

Haridy [left, below] will be members of
the local organizing committee. IEOM
is a premier international platform
and forum for academics, researchers,
scientists and practitioners to exchange The aim of this event was to relax after the pressure accumulated
ideas and provide insights into the latest from midterms at that time. During the carnival, not only the
developments and advancements in students but also the faculty members participated in many
the fields of Industrial Engineering and activities, enjoyed the food and shared some indoor games such
Operations Management. as Heads up game, Scramble game and Swipe the cup game.

Dr. Salah Haridy’s paper titled

Exponentially Weighted Moving
Average Chart Employing Curtailed
Inspection for Monitoring Attributes was
awarded Best Track Paper in the 3rd
European International Conference on
Industrial Engineering and Operations
Management to be held in Pilsen,
Czech Republic in July 2019. The paper
is co-authored by Dr. Mohammad
Shamsuzzaman and Dr. Imad Alsyouf.
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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Mechanical & Nuclear Day
On the 15th April 2019, the MNE Club invited 120 high school
students to UoS to introduce the department and its various
fields and to give students an idea of future job opportunities
that would be available after completing the respective programs
offered by the department. The event included a short welcome,
several talks and presentations, booths and exhibits and a visit to
Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering labs.
IAEA Regional Training Course on Pressurized
Water Reactor Technology Using Nuclear
Simulators 2019
In cooperation with the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA), the Department of Mechanical & Nuclear
Engineering hosted the Middle East Regional Training Course
for pressurized water reactor (PWR) technology using nuclear
reactor simulators. The course was held for the second time, on
February 17th-27th, 2019. It was attended by 15 participants from
five countries including the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Sri
Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand. Participants were introduced to
the basic physics and technology of pressurized water reactors
and the course also included hands-on exercises using nuclear
simulators, and a trip to the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant site.
DEPARTMENT NEWS
Prof. Tahar Laoui was invited to give the Nano-Enabled
Water Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges at
the January 2019 KAUST Research Conference at King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST),
Saudi Arabia.
Prof. Tahar Laoui was invited to be a jury member for the
contest in the field of Engineering, at the 3rd AUE Student
Research Competition (AUESRC), March 26th, 2019,
American University in the Emirates, Dubai.
Dr. Muhammad Zubair was invited as Session Chair in
UAEGSRC (UAE Graduate Students Research Conference)
in track-4 (Engineering and Physical Sciences) on April
16th, 2019 at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Naser Nawayseh was invited to be a judge for
Undergraduate Student’s Projects Competition on the
sidelines of the 13th Research Forum of University of
Sharjah held on Monday April 29th, 2019.
Dr. Naser Nawayseh & Dr. Iyad Al-Qasir were invited
to be judges for 2nd Engineering Undergraduate Senior
Design Project Exhibition, University of Sharjah held on
2nd May 2019.
Dr. Muhammad Zubair was invited to be a member of
the technical committee member for the 5th International
Conference on Mechanical Structures and Smart Materials
(ICMSSM), May 27th-28th, 2019, in Xi’an, China.
Research Day Forum
In order to encourage cross-disciplinary research and
collaboration, the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear
Engineering organized the “Research Exchange Day” on January
15th, 2019. Fourteen faculty members presented their different
fields of research.
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Student Activities and Achievements
March 17, 2019
The Scientific Club of the Department of Mechanical &
Nuclear Engineering won the 1st place in the 1st Engineering
Scientific Clubs Exhibition, held by College of Engineering,
University of Sharjah.
March 26-28, 2019
Students Saleh Mohammed Salah Ahmed, Suhaib Yahia Said
Tahtamoni, Hadi Mohamed El Rabah, and Omar Mohamed
Khamis Mohamed Aljasmi with their project entitled A
Small-scale Humidification-Dehumidification & Desalination
Unit, under the supervision of Dr. Naser Nawayseh, have
won 1st place of the Undergraduate Student Poster Contest
of the 6th International Conference on Water, Energy and
Environment (ICWEE/6) that was held at the American
University of Sharjah over the period March 26th-28th, 2019.
March 27, 2019
The MNE Club went to Sharjah Library with Dr. Victor Gillette
and Dr. Bassam Khuwaileh to give a brief introduction about
the department to high school students invited by the library,
followed by an open discussion between the club members
and the high school students.
April 29, 2019
Students Athari Khalfan, Amira Ali, and Caroline Saroufil
with their project entitled Fog Density Measurement Using a
Nuclear Gauge, under the supervision of Dr. Walid Metwally,
has won the 3rd place in the 13th University Annual Research
Forum at the University of Sharjah, for the category of poster/
prototype for undergraduate students.
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DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AND
RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING
SREE Students Win 1st Prize at 2018 RTA DAST
An undergraduate student group of Israa Al-Ani, Tassnim
Alamaari and Farah Khalifeh from the Sustainable and
Renewable Energy Department, supervised by Dr. Chaouki
Ghenai, won first place prize in the Best Student Project in the
RTA Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST).
The students receiving their prize
SREE Students Take 1st Place at the 7th Sharjah
Sustainability Award 2018/2019
An undergraduate students group comprising Aya Mohamed
Motaz Almasri, Nour Samih Khalil, Jumana Sami Alrejjal from
the SREE department, supervised by Dr. Chaouki Ghenai, won
1st place prize in the 7th Sharjah Sustainability Award 2018/2019
in category "Outstanding Team Award" with their project titled
Design of Solar PV Power System Integrated with Desalination
Unit for Floating Agriculture Farm in the Sea.
The group after being presented with their award.
SREE Students Win 1st Place at the 7th Under-
graduate Research Competition, and 2nd Place in
the 13th University Annual Research Forum
The undergraduate students group of Zainab Mahmood Hassan
Sultan Almerashi, Noaf Mohammed Nasser Mohammed
Alblooki, Amina Sameer Al Kharous from the SREE department,
supervised by Dr. Abdul Hai Alami, won 1st place prize in the
7th Undergraduate Research Competition hosted in Abu Dhabi
University in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy category
with their project titled Compressed Air Energy Storage for Light
Vehicle Propulsion.
Their project also won the 2nd place in 13th University Annual
Research Forum at the University of Sharjah under the category
Sustainable and Renewable Energy.
The students, along with their project and their supervisor.
SREE Faculty Members Receive UOS Annual
Incentives Awards for Scientific Research
SREE faculty members Dr. Zafar Said, Dr. Abdul Hai Alami
and Dr. Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem received UOS Annual
Incentives Awards for Scientific Research 2018/2019.
SREE faculty members receiving their UOS Annual Incentives Awards for scientific research.
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SREE Students Win 1st and 2nd at UOS EUDPE 2019

Two SREE undergraduate student groups won 1st and 2nd
places at the Second Engineering Undergraduate Design Projects
Exhibition 2019 (EUDPE 2019) that took place on May 2, 2019 at
the University of Sharjah.

Israa Al-Ani, Farah Khalifeh and Tassnim Alamaari were

awarded first place for their project Solar PV/Fuel Cell Power
System Integrated with Desalination Unit for Sustainable and
Greener Ferry Transport supervised by Dr. Chaouki Ghenai.
Aesha Rashed, Jumana Mahdi and Shamsa Alfalasi were awarded
second place for their project Design of Integrated Central Receiver
System for HP Steam Production Using Solar and Biomass that
was supervised by Dr. Abrar Inayat.