Professor

أحمد محمد خليل ابو جري

College of Engineering / Department of Department of Environmental Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

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

Academic Qualifications

Degree / Major	University	Year	GPA
See Qualifications — Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering ( Internal Combustion Engines and Air Pollution ) M.Sc. Degree in Mechanical Engineering B.Sc. Degree in Mechanical Engineering	-	2000

Academic Experience

Position	University / Department	Period
See Details 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	- — -	2000/01 -

Administrative Experience

Position	Institution	Period
See Details 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	- —	2000/01 -

Workshops & Training Courses

Workshop	Organizer / Location	Date
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	-	2000/01/01

Awards & Grants

Award / Grant	Awarding Body	Year
· 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. Award —	-	2000

Research Interests

Effect of reformed gases on the selective catalytic reduction of diesel emissions (mainly NO x ); Environmental catalysts and catalytic systems; Combustion and emission control; Hydrogen reforming; Alternative fuels (Biofuels) .