Associate Professor

Dr. Mohammad Mousa Shalby

College of Engineering / Department of Department of Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering - Renewable Energy

mohammad.shalby@ahu.edu.jo

Dr. Mohammad Shalby is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with over 20 years of technical, teaching, and leadership experience at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (AHU). He is currently a Research Affiliate at the Australian Centre for Robotics (University of Sydney) and a Visiting Research Associate at the University of Wollongong. He previously served as Director of the Center for Studies, Consultations, and Community Development (20222026), Director of the Human Resources Unit (2023), and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department (20192022) at AHU. He holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (2005), an M.Sc. in Engineering Management from Mu'tah University (2012), and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Technology Sydney (2019). He specializes in optimizing mechanical energy systems, including wind, solar, and wave technologies. His research output includes 25 journal papers and 8 conference papers, with a Scopus h-index of 13 and a Google Scholar h-index of 15.

Academic Qualifications

Degree / Major	University	Year	GPA
PhD — Mechanical Engineering	University of Technology Sydney	2019
Master's Degree — Engineering Management	Mu'tah University	2012	85.78
Bachelor's Degree — Mechanical Engineering	Jordan University of Science and Technology	2005

Academic Experience

Position	University / Department	Period
Research Affiliate	University of Sydney Faculty of Engineering — Australian Centre for Robotics	2026/02 - Present
Visiting Research Associate	University of Wollongong Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences — Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences	2026/02 - Present
Associate Professor - Teaching advanced courses in Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy Engineering. - Leading research in solar, wind, and wave energy systems. - Aligning program learning outcomes with the Jordanian National Qualifications Framework (NQF), contributing to quality assurance and educational effectiveness in higher education.	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University College of Engineering — Department of Mechanical Engineering	2024/07 - Present
Director of the Human Resources Unit - Managed university HR operations, including staffing and organizational development.	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University — Human Resources Unit	2023/05 - 2023/08
Director of the Center for Studies, Consultations, and Community Development - Managed community outreach, consultation services, and training programs. - Led strategic partnerships with public and private sector institutions.	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University — Center for Studies, Consultations, and Community Development	2022/10 - 2026/01
Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department - Led academic planning, staff mentoring, and departmental development.	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University College of Engineering — Department of Mechanical Engineering	2019/09 - 2022/10
Assistant Professor	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University College of Engineering — Department of Mechanical Engineering	2019/07 - 2024/07
Teaching Assistant - Supported undergraduate teaching in Mechanical Design, Advanced Manufacturing, and Engineering Fundamentals.	University of Technology Sydney — Mechanical Engineering	2019/03 - 2019/06
Technical Assistant - IT Services and Support Technical Assistant.	University of Technology Sydney — IT Services and Support	2018/01 - 2018/10
Director of Engineering Workshops Department - Managed university workshop operations, technical staff, and student training, supporting practical engineering education and research infrastructure.	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University College of Engineering — Engineering Workshops Department	2010/06 - 2015/01
Associate Lecturer - Taught core engineering subjects and supervised key thermal and fluid labs, emphasizing practical, application-based learning.	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University College of Engineering — Department of Mechanical Engineering	2010/06 - 2015/01
Technical Support Engineer	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University — Technical Support	2006/02 - 2015/06

Administrative Experience

Position	Institution	Period
Director of the Human Resources Unit - Managed university HR operations, including staffing and organizational development.	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University — Human Resources Unit	2023/05 - 2023/08
Director of the Center for Studies, Consultations, and Community Development - Managed community outreach, consultation services, and training programs. - Led strategic partnerships with public and private sector institutions.	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University — Center for Studies, Consultations, and Community Development	2022/10 - 2026/01
Academic Advisor for the Dual-Study Program (Renewable Energy Track)	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University — Dual-Study Program	2022/01 - 2025/12
Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department - Led academic planning, staff mentoring, and departmental development.	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University — Department of Mechanical Engineering - College of Engineering	2019/09 - 2022/10
Director of Engineering Workshops Department - Managed university workshop operations, technical staff, and student training, supporting practical engineering education and research infrastructure.	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University — Engineering Workshops Department	2010/06 - 2015/01

Publications & Articles

Development and Assessment of Novel Thermoelectric Generator by Thermal Energy Scavenging Techniques in HVAC System Ismail, F.B., Al-Muhsen, N.F., Sultan, T., Mohammed, M.A.A., Kazem, H.A., Chaichan, M.T., Shalby, M. and Salah, A. | Journal of Engineering Science and Technology | 2026

Modelling Study of Utilizing Dry and Wet Cooling in Solar Tower Power Plant in Jordan Ahmed, M., Shalby, M. and Gomaa, M.R. | International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER) | 2026

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure with Hybrid Renewable Energy: A Feasibility Study in Jordan Salah, A., Shalby, M., Al-Soeidat, M. and Alhomaidat, F. | World Electric Vehicle Journal | 2025

Working Fluid Selection and Performance Analysis for Subcritical Organic Rankine Cycles Shalby, M., Marashli, A. and Salah, A.A. | Results in Engineering | 2025

Energy and Economic Comparative Study of Dry and Wet Cooling in Solar Tower Power Plants Shalby, M. and Ahmed, M. | International Review of Mechanical Engineering (IREME) | 2024

Numerical Life Cycle Assessment of Lithium Ion Battery, Li-NMC Type, Integrated with PV System Marashli, A., Al-Kassab, A.I., Gab-Allah, D.M., Shalby, M. and Salah, A. | Results in Engineering | 2024

Design and Development of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Jordan Salah, A.A., Shalby, M. and Al-Soeidat, M.R. | 2024 4th International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (SGRE) | 2024

The Status and Potential of Renewable Energy Development in Jordan: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities Salah, A.A., Shalby, M. and Ismail, F.B. | Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy | 2023

An Investigation of a 3D Printed Micro-Wind Turbine for Residential Power Production Shalby, M., Salah, A.A., Ghayda'A, M., Marashli, A. and Gomaa, M.R. | International Journal of Renewable Energy Development | 2023

Impact of the Air Filtration in the Nacelle on the Wind Turbine Performance Shalby, M., Gomaa, M.R., Salah, A., Marashli, A., Yusaf, T. and Laimon, M. | Energies | 2023

Design of a Concentrated Pilot Solar Power Tower in Al Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan Salah, A.A., Shalby, M. and Dorrell, D.G. | 2022 IEEE PES 14th Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC) | 2022

Evaluating and Enhancing the Energy Efficiency of Representative Residential Buildings by Applying National and International Standards Using BIM Albdour, M.S., Shalby, M., Salah, A.A. and Alhomaidat, F. | Energies | 2022

Determination of Carbonyls Compound, Ketones and Aldehydes Emissions from CI Diesel Engines Fueled with Pure Diesel/Diesel Methanol Blends Al-Rawashdeh, H., Hasan, A.O., Gomaa, M.R., Abu-jrai, A. and Shalby, M. | Energies | 2022

Assessment of Dust Properties in Ma'an Wind Farms in Southern Jordan Shalby, M., Abuseif, A., Gomaa, M.R., Salah, A., Marashli, A. and Al-Rawashdeh, H. | Jordan Journal of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering | 2022

Comparing the Global Warming Impact from Wind, Solar Energy and Other Electricity Generating Systems through Life Cycle Assessment Methods (A Survey) Marashli, A., Gasaymeh, A. and Shalby, M. | International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER) | 2022

Control Mechanism of Unbalanced Magnetic Pull in Doubly Fed Induction Generator Using Extra Pole-Specific Stator Windings Salah, A.A., Dorrell, D.G. and Shalby, M.M. | IET Electric Power Applications | 2022

Modelling Single-Effect of Lithium Bromide-Water (LiBr–H2O) Driven by an Evacuated Solar Tube Collector in Ma'an City (Jordan) Case Study Marashli, A., Alfanatseh, E., Shalby, M. and Gomaa, M.R. | Case Studies in Thermal Engineering | 2022

Impact of Accumulated Dust on Performance of Two Types of Photovoltaic Cells: Evidence from the South of Jordan Marashli, A., Al Shabaan, G., Al-Twaissi, W., Shalby, M. and Al-Rawashdeh, H. | International Journal of Renewable Energy Development | 2022

Overview of Whole-Building Energy Engines for Investigating Energy-Related Systems Albdour, M.S., Baranyai, B. and Shalby, M.M. | Pollack Periodica | 2022

Feasibility Study of Wind Energy Generation Systems in Masirah Island: Real Case Study Ismail, F.B., Mahdi, M.N., Salah, A.A., Al-Muhsen, N.F., Shalby, M.M. and Al Nafie, Y.K. | 2021 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics (ICEEI) | 2021

Effect of Specific Geometrical Parameters on the Performance of Small Straight Blade–Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (SB-VAWTs) of Darrieus-Type Marashli, A., Gasaymeh, A., Al-Rawashdeh, H. and Shalby, M. | International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER) | 2021

Statistical Analysis of Wind Speed Distribution Based on Five Weibull Methods for Wind Power Evaluation in Maan, Jordan Marashli, A., Alburdaini, M., Al-Rawashdeh, H. and Shalby, M. | Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy | 2021

Experimental Investigation of the Small-Scale Fixed Multi-Chamber OWC Device Shalby, M., Elhanafi, A., Walker, P., Dorrell, D.G., Salah, A. and Gomaa, M.R. | Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering | 2021

Experimental Investigation of Basic Properties Biodiesel Fuels (B100, B20, B5) Produced from Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) Using Trans-Esterification Process Hani, E.B., Marashli, A., Shalby, M. and Al-Rawashdeh, H. | International Journal of Renewable Energy Sources | 2021

A State-of-the-Art Review on a Thermochemical Conversion of Carbonaceous Materials: Production of Synthesis Gas by Co-Gasification Process-Part I Gomaa, M.R., Matarneh, G.A., Shalby, M. and Rawashdeh, H.A.A. | Current Alternative Energy | 2021

Theoretical Model of a Fluidized Bed Solar Reactor Design with the Aid of MCRT Method and Synthesis Gas Production Gomaa, M.R., Al-Dmour, N., Al-Rawashdeh, H.A. and Shalby, M. | Renewable Energy | 2020

An Experimental Investigation into the Wave Power Extraction of a Small-Scale Fixed Multi-Chamber OWC Device Shalby, M., Dorrell, D.G., Walker, P. and Elhanafi, A. | 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) | 2019

CFD Modelling of a Small-Scale Fixed Multi-Chamber OWC Device Shalby, M., Elhanafi, A., Walker, P. and Dorrell, D.G. | Applied Ocean Research | 2019

Validation of a Numerical Model for a Small-Scale Fixed Multi-Chamber OWC Device Shalby, M., Walker, P., Dorrell, D.G. and Elhanafi, A. | Proceedings of the Thirteenth Pacific-Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium, Jeju, Korea | 2018

Multi-Chamber Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters and Air Turbines: A Review Shalby, M., Dorrell, D.G. and Walker, P. | International Journal of Energy Research | 2018

Modelling of the Multi-Chamber Oscillating Water Column in Regular Waves at Model Scale Shalby, M., Walker, P. and Dorrell, D.G. | Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (ICEER 2017), Energy Procedia, Porto, Portugal | 2017

The Investigation of a Segment Multi-Chamber Oscillating Water Column in Physical Scale Model Shalby, M., Walker, P. and Dorrell, D.G. | Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), Birmingham, UK | 2016

The Characteristics of the Small Segment Multi-Chamber Oscillating Water Column Shalby, M., Walker, P. and Dorrell, D.G. | Proceedings of the 3rd Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC 2016), Singapore | 2016

Conferences

Conference / Paper	Location	Period
Frontiers of Science in Jordan Symposium Renewable Energy Issues in South Jordan	Royal Scientific Society (RSS), Amman, Jordan	2021/01/01 -
IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (IEEE-ECCE 2019) An Experimental Investigation into the Wave Power Extraction of a Small-Scale Fixed Multi-Chamber OWC Device	Baltimore, MD, USA	2019/09/29 - 2019/10/03
The 13th Pacific-Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium (PACOMS 2018) Validation of a Numerical Model for a Small-Scale Fixed Multi-Chamber OWC Device	Jeju, South Korea	2018/10/14 - 2018/10/17
4th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (ICEER 2017) Modelling of the Multi-Chamber Oscillating Water Column in Regular Waves at Model Scale	ISEP (Polytechnic of Porto), Porto, Portugal	2017/07/17 - 2017/07/20
3rd Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC 2016) The Characteristics of the Small Segment Multi-Chamber Oscillating Water Column	Singapore, Singapore	2016/10/24 - 2016/10/28

Workshops & Training Courses

Workshop	Organizer / Location	Date
Manisa Celal Bayar University International Staff Week	Manisa Celal Bayar University Manisa, Turkey	2023/04/01
UMinho International Staff Week	University of Minho Braga, Portugal	2022/07/01
EPSRC International Partnership – Wave Energy in South Africa (Meeting)	University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK	2022/04/01
IREEDER Renewable Energy Training Workshop	IREEDER Project Patras, Greece	2021/11/01
Frontiers of Science in Jordan Symposium	Royal Scientific Society (RSS) Jordan	2021/01/01

Research Interests

My primary research interests focus on advancing renewable energy technologies to support sustainable development. I am particularly interested in the design and development of oscillating water column devices to efficiently harvest energy from ocean waves. Additionally, I work on improving the performance and sustainability of wind and solar energy systems. A significant part of my research explores the potential of utilizing Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (CSP) technology for electricity generation in Jordan, addressing the country’s energy needs through innovative solutions. I am also dedicated to investigating the use of small-scale turbines for domestic wind power generation, aiming to promote decentralized and accessible renewable energy sources for local communities.

Teaching Fields

Engineering Drawing
Machine Drawing
Engineering Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics)
Fluid Mechanics
Theory of Machinery
Fluid Power Control
Engineering Measurements
Energy Conversion
Renewable Energy Systems

Other Information

Research Interests: - Design and development of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) devices for ocean wave energy harvesting. - Efficiency and sustainability of wind and solar energy systems. - Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (CSP) generation. - Small-scale turbines for domestic wind power generation. Courses Taught: Engineering Drawing, Machine Drawing, Engineering Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics), Fluid Mechanics, Theory of Machinery, Fluid Power Control, Engineering Measurements, Energy Conversion, Renewable Energy Systems. Key Achievements: - Established the Renewable Energy Engineering Department at AHU (study plans, course catalogs, accreditation, laboratories). - Academic advisor for the Dual-Study Program (Renewable Energy track) at AHU, 20222025. - AHU representative at international staff weeks in Manisa, Turkey (2023) and Braga, Portugal (2022), and at the Frontiers of Science in Jordan Symposium (2021). - Ph.D. scholarship at UTS (2014) and two-time Vice-Chancellor's Postgraduate Conference Travel Fund, UTS. - Reviewer for Scopus/WoS journals (e.g., Renewable Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Energies) and for Clarivate fellowship applications. - Supervised 2 MSc theses and served on 9 MSc examination committees. Profiles: ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0177-5986 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?userLapl0x8AAAAJ Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId57193865156 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammad-Shalby LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-shalby-a61a12b4