Professor
أ.د. أحمد محمد خليل ابو جري

Curriculum Vitae
  • Major: Mechanical Engineering
  • College: College of Engineering
  • Department(s): Environmental Engineering Department , Mechanical Engineering Department
  • E-mail: ahmad_abujrai@ahu.edu.jo

Professor Ahmad Abu Jrai is a Jordanian academician who is specialized in Hydrogen Reforming and Emissions Reductions. He is currently the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (AHU) in Jordan. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in 2007. Prof. Abu Jrai has published more than 44 articles in prestigious journals and proceedings with more than 1087 citations. Prof. Abu Jrai was awarded the AUSTIN ROVER Prize in 2006 for the best paper published in that year. He was also awarded the prestigious Fulbright visiting scholar at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA in 2013. He conducted several scientific research visits at the Institute of Thermodynamics, Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany. 

He joined three funded international projects; a team member of the Mediterranean partner in eQTeL (Project co-funded by TEMPUS program), a representative of the Mediterranean partner AHU in SERMANTEQ Project (Co-funded by TEMPUS), and AHU Representative for Dual Study program (Funded by GIZ). Moreover, he was successfully granted three funded research projects with total budget of ($268000) from the Scientific Research Support Fund / Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific research in Jordan and from AHU

Effect of reformed gases on the selective catalytic reduction of diesel emissions (mainly NOx); Environmental catalysts and catalytic systems; Combustion and emission control; Hydrogen reforming; Alternative fuels (Biofuels).


 

Feb. 2005

 

Technical Paper and Report Writing

School of Engineering

University of Birmingham

United Kingdom

 

April 2004 – May 2004

Comprehensive Course in Education Skills

School of Education

University of Birmingham

United Kingdom

 

April 2004

Laboratory Demonstration

Engineering School

University of Birmingham

United Kingdom

 

Feb. 2004

Engineering Safety

Engineering School

University of Birmingham

United Kingdom

 

 

July 1999 – Sept. 1999

Practical Engineering Training, “fluid mechanics and

laser techniques”

University of Friberg

Germany

 

·         Engineering training internship at Freiberg Technical University, Germany, 1999.

·         Scholarship from AHU, Jordan to pursue a Ph.D. in the Mechanical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK, 2004 to 2007.

·         AUSTIN ROVER Prize, UK for the best scientific paper published in 2006.

·         DFG Research Visits, Germany for years 2009, 2011, and 2012.

·         Fulbright Scholarship Program at West Virginia University, USA, 2013.


May. 2017 – Present

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering &

Department of Environmental Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Ma'an, Jordan

 

May. 2012 – May. 2017

Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Environmental Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Ma'an, Jordan

 

May 2007 – May 2012

Assistant Professor

Department of Environmental Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Ma'an, Jordan

 



Sep. 2014 – Sep. 2019

Director of Admission and Registration Unit

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Ma’an, Jordan

 

Dec.  2009 – Dec. 2010

Vice Dean of Studentship Affairs

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Ma'an, Jordan

 

Sept. 2008 –Sept. 2010

Head of the Environmental Engineering Department

Faculty of Engineering

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Ma'an, Jordan

 

 

Sep. 2018 – Present

 

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Ma'an, Jordan

 

Jun. 2018 – Sep. 2018

Member of Board of Trustees

The Hashemite University

Al-Zarqa, Jordan

 

Academic qualifications and certificates

 Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Internal            Combustion     Engines           and      Air       Pollution)

M.Sc. Degree in Mechanical Engineering

B.Sc. Degree in Mechanical Engineering

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