CURRICULUM VITAE
Prof. Dr. Tariq A. Al-Azab
Department of Material and Metallurgical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Dean of Amman University College For Financial Administrative Sciences
CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
Amman University College For Financial Administrative Sciences
Al-Balqa’ Applied University (BAU)
P.O. Box: 1705 (11118), Amman- Jordan.
Phone No.: +962-6-4639124
Fax No.: +962-6-4649125
Mobile No.: +962- 077-499465
E-mail: tazab@bau.edu.jo
E-mail: tazabblq@yahoo.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Jordanian
Place of Birth: Al-Salt-Jordan
Date of Birth: 20th October 1965
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
Institution Name: Warsaw University of Technology.
(Web Site: http://www.pw.edu.pl)
City: Warsaw (Poland).
Details of achievements:
1. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering-Technical Sciences (1995):
Ph.D. Thesis Title “Dynamics of a Self-guided Missile (rocket) into the Mobile
(maneuvering) Target with the Application of Control Laws in a Form of Non-Holonomic
Constraints.”
2. Master in Mechanical Engineering (1990):
M.Sc. Dissertation Title “Modeling and the Identification of Flight Parameters of a
Passenger Aircraft IL-62M, Taking into Account the Automatic Control System in Sloping
Channel.”
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
1. AL-BALQA’ APPLIED UNIVERSITY (BAU):
(Web Site: http://www.bau.edu.jo) 1997-Present
[A] Amman University College for Financial Administrative Sciences
o Dean: 24 oct. 2010–Present.
[B] Al-Salt University College
o Dean: 1st Sept. 2002–2010.
o Chairman of Applied Sciences Department: 13th Sept. 2001-1st Sept. 2002.
[C] Tafila Applied University College (TAUC)
Higher Ministry of Education Instructor: 1997–1999.
2. ALGARAR ESTABLISHEMENT:
Head of Mechanical Engineering Division: 1995-1997.
SPECIAL AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. Certificate of Recognition: The SETVET Canada-Jordan Twinning Program Project for
participating in the development of the new outcomes based Nursing Associated Degree
Program at SCC (2005).
2. Certificate of Appreciation: The SETVET Canada-Jordan Twinning Program Project for
facilitation and services provided in support of the SETVET Twining Project (2005).
CERTIFIED TESTS
Cambridge International Diploma in IT Skills: University of Cambridge International
Examinations (JO088 JO08814356) Certificate: Dated November, 2008 issued by Talal
Abu-Ghazaleh & Co. International (TAGI).
PROJECTS
Tempus_JEP "JoWDE" A New Jordanian M. Sc. in Water Resources and Desalination
Engineering: (Researcher) Funded by Tempus (15th January 2009-15th January 2012)
Principal Researcher: Prof. Andrea Capodaglio, University of Pavia, Italy.
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency REEE. German funded project in cooperation
with InWEnt, International Capacity Building Germany, 2010 – 2012
Biogas production from miscellaneous organic wastes in Jordan. A project submitted for
funding to the German Environmental Ministry BMU.
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP (ACADEMIC SOCIETIES)
1. Jordanian Engineers Association (JEA). Membership No. 03-7534. (Address: P.O. Box:
385, Phone: ++962-6-5606716, Fax: ++962-6-5676933, Amman (11118), Jordan).
2. Jordanian Engineers Association (Salt Branch) Scientific Committee Chairman (2004–
Present).
3. Al-Balqa' Governorate Consultants Council Member (18th Nov. 2002- 18th Nov. 2003).
4. Al-Balqa' Governorate Executive Committee Member (1st Sept. 2002–Present).
5. Al-Balqa' Governorate Directorate of Education Committee Member (7th October
2004-Present).
SUBJECTS TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY
Mechanical Drawings Engineering Drawing
Mechanical Design Control System
Heat Transfer Air Conditioning and Heating Systems
Thermodynamics Engineering Workshops
Mechanical Fluid System Analysis
Dynamics Statics
Material Science Material Resistance
RESEARCH INTEREST
1. Mechanical Engineering.
2. Environmental Impact Assessment.
3. Management and Administration.
4. Educational Development.
5. Industrial Linkage.
6. Wastewater Management.
7. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.
CURRENT JOB DUTIES
Dean (Financial, Academic and Administration duties)
Canadian-Jordanian Pilot project (Twinning Program) Leader
College Micro-Strategic Plan team Leader
Quality control of education process
Planning and Development
Community Services
Associate, Bachelor and Master Degrees curriculum preparation
Industrial consultations
Selection and evaluation of the equipment needed in various labs and workshops
(Labs and Workshops Development).
Supervise students in training courses and graduation projects.
Facilitate training courses.
Teaching and instructing
Academic staff affairs.
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COMMITTEES AT BAU
Dair-Ala’ College Establishment Committee Member.
Wadi Al-Rayan College Establishment Committee Member.
Examination Higher Committee Member.
Student Discipline Committee Member.
Employees Affair Committee Member.
Employment Housing Committee Member.
Student’s Affair Committee Member.
Associated College Sports Union Board Member.
COMMITTEES AT THE COLLEGES
Program Development Unit (PDU) Coordinator.
Twining Program Leader.
Council Chairman (2002-Present).
Micro-Strategic Plan Leader.
Library Selection and approval Committee Member
Selection and evaluation of equipment Committee Member.
Council Member (1002-2002).
OTHER COMMITTEES
Executive Council of Al-Balqa’ Governorate
Advisory Council of Al-Balqa’ Governorate, since 1001
Teachers Promotion Committee at the Ministry of Education
Local Committee of Education at Al-Balqa’ Governorate
SEMINARS/SYMPOSIUM/SHORT COURSES ATTENDED
1. 3rd Scientific Conference of Mechanics (25th -27th April 1991). Warsaw -Poland.
2. 4th Scientific Conference of Mechanics (29th -30th March 1993). Warsaw-Poland.
3. 5th Scientific Conference of Mechanics (16th-17th May 1995). Slaski -Poland.
4. 2nd International Jordanian Mechanical Conference (1997). Jordan Engineers
Association and Jordan University, Al-Salt-Jordan.
5. 3rd International Jordanian Mechanical Conference (1999). Engineers Association
and Al-Balqa' Applied University, Amman-Jordan.
6. Comprehensive English Language Course (2000). American Language Center,
Amman-Jordan.
7. Training Providers Workshop (15th May 2001). Amman-Jordan.
8. SMEs Workshop (28th May 2002). Organized by EJADA/Industrial Modernization
Program, Amman-Jordan.
9. 21st Century Quality Management in Jordan: Impacts of Jordanian-German
Cooperation (5th to 7th June 2001). Conducted by JISM in Cooperation with the
GTZ Jordanian-German MSTQ Project, Amman-Jordan.
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10. Middle Eastern Symposium on Simulation and Modeling MESM, 5 th to 7th Sept. 2001,
Amman-Jordan.
11. 3rd International Carpathian Central Conference (ICCC 2002). 27th 30th May 2002.
12. National Training of Trainers Institute (NTTI) Workshop (2nd Oct. 2002). Organized by
Euro-Jordanian Action for the Development of Enterprises (EJADA) and Al-Balqa'
Applied University, Amman-Jordan.
13. Strategic and Operational Planning Workshop (12th Dec. 2002). Organized by Al-
Balqa’ Applied University and SET-VET Project, Amman-Jordan.
14. Developing the Competent Trainer (23rd June 2003). Organized by Euro-Jordanian
Action for the Development of Enterprises (EJADA) and Al-Balqa' Applied
University, Amman-Jordan.
15. Introduction to Quality Management System (9th July 2003). Organized by United
Group Management Consultants and Al-Balqa' Applied University, Salt-Jordan.
16. Development of the NTTI and NTTI Training Foundation Certificate (14th Dec. 2003).
Organized by Euro-Jordanian Action for the Development of Enterprises
(EJADA) and Al-Balqa' Applied University, Amman-Jordan.
17. Industrial-Education Linkage: Approaches, Experiences and Strategies (16th Dec.
2003). Organized by Al-Balqa’ Applied University and SETVET Project, Amman-
Jordan.
18. Developing Learning Outcomes, Learning Steps, Activities and Resources (28 th Oct.
2004). Organized by Al-Balqa’ Applied University and SETVET Canada-Jordan
Twinning Program Project, Salt-Jordan.
19. Operationalization of Contract Training Center (CTCs) at selected Al-Balqa’ Applied
University Colleges (29th Nov. 2004). Organized by Al-Balqa’ Applied University
and SETVET Project, Amman-Jordan.
20. Program Specific Marketing and Recruitment Workshop: Marketing and Promotional
Strategies (2nd March 2005). Organized by Al-Balqa’ Applied University and
SETVET Canada-Jordan Twinning Program Project, Salt-Jordan.
21. Course Exam Development Workshop (3rd May 2005). Organized by Al-Balqa’
Applied University and SETVET Canada-Jordan Twinning Program Project, Salt-
Jordan.
22. Implementation of Quality Management in Academic Operations Workshop (14th
August 2005). Organized by Development, Planning and Quality Unit, Al-Balqa'
Applied University, Salt-Jordan.
23. Higher Education Institutes General Accreditation Criteria: Implementation
Procedures (3rd December 2005). Organized by Development, Planning and
Quality Unit, Al-Balqa' Applied University, Salt-Jordan.
24. The International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference, (July 15-20 2006,
Purdue, USA). Organized by Purdue University, USA.
25. Al-Balqa' First Engineering Conference (5th to 7th May, 2008). Organized by Jordan
Engineers Association, Al-Salt-Jordan.
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26. Computing and Computational Techniques in Sciences (23-25, 2008) Organized by
University of Cantabria and University of Alcala, Spain.
27. Global Conference on Renewable Energy Approaches for Desert Regions
[GCREADER] (31st March–2nd, April 2009). Organized by Energy Center at the
University of Jordan, in cooperation with The Jordan Europe Business
Association, International Research Centre for Renewable Energy, Germany,
Amman-Jordan.
RESEARCH PAPERS (PUBLICATIONS)
1. Al-Azab, T.A. and Al-Essa, A. H. (2009): Effect of Rectangular Perforation Aspect Ration
on Fin Performance. International Journal of Heat and Technology (In Press).
2. Al-Azab, T.A. (2009): Unsteady Mixed Convection Heat and Mass Transfer Past an
Infinite Porous Plate with Thermophoresis Effect. WSEAS Transactions on Heat and Mass
Transfer. 2 (4): 23-33.
3. Al-Azab, T.A., Al-Odat, M.Q and Al-Hussien, F. M., (2009): Experimental Investigation of
a Box Type Solar Cooker with Finned Pot: Thermal Performance in Jordan In: Global
Conference on Renewable and Energy Efficiency for Desert Regions [GCREEDER
2009] 31st March–2nd, April 2009, Amman, Jordan, Editor: Al-Salaymeh, A., University
of Jordan in partnership with Europe Commission Delegation H. K. of Jordan and
Jordan European Business Association (JEBA),313a: 1-5.
4. Fadda, E.H.R., Kakish, M. and Al-Azab, T.A. (2009): The Implementation of Satellite
Images and Associated Digital Images Processing in Addition to GIS Modelling for
Urban Mapping in Amman Area, Jordan. WSEAS Transactions on Communications, 2
(8): 300-309.
5. Abu-Hamatteh, Z.S.H., Jaber, J.O., Besieso, M.S., Al-Jufout, S.A., Al-Azab, T.A. and Al-
Shawabkeh, A.F. (2009): Utilization of Jordanian Oil Shale: Status and Future Prospects.
The ICFAI Journal of Earth Sciences, 3 (4): 65-90. ISSN: 0973-8525
6. Abu-Hamatteh, Z.S.H., Jaber, J.O., Besieso, M.S., Al-Jufout, S.A., Al-Azab, T.A. and Al-
Shawabkeh, A.F. (2008): Jordanian Oil Shale: A Promising Strategic Source of Energy.
In: Natural Resources: Economics, Management and Policy, Joshua R. White and
William H. Robinson (Eds.), New York, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 03: 89-129.
7. Al-Kharabsheh, M.R.S., Al-Azab, T.A., Al Shawabkeh, A.F. and Abu-Hamatteh, Z.S.H.
(2008): Damage Inflicted By Traffic Pollution on Historical Buildings in Al-Salt City,
Jordan. In: S Al-Kloub, S. and others (Eds.) Al-Balqa' First Engineering Conference, 5th-
7th May, 2008, Jordan Engineers Association, Al-Salt-Jordan, 01: 303-314.
8. Damesh, R.A., Al-Azab, T.A. and Al-Odat, M.Q. (2008): Unsteady Free Convection Flow
of Viscoelastic Fluid on a Stretched Vertical Plate Embedded in a Non-Darcian Porous
Medium with Constant Heat Flux. Journal of Porous Media, 11 (1):117-124.
9. Damesh, R.A., Al-Azab, T.A., Shannak, B.A. and Al-Husein, M. (2007): Unsteady Natural
Convection Heat Transfer of Micropolar Fluid over a Vertical Surface with Constant
Heat Flux. Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 31: 225-233.
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10. Al-Odat, M.Q. and Al-Azab, T.A. (2007): Influence of Chemical Reaction on Transient
MHD Free Convection Over a Moving Vertical Plate. Emirates Journal For Engineering
Research, 13 (3): 15-21.
11. Al-Azab, T.A. (2006): Radiation-Convection Interaction of a Visco-Elastic on a
Stretched Vertical Plate. Mu'tah Lil-Buhuth wad-Dirasat, 21 (2): 105-120.
12. Damesh, R.A., Al-Odat, M.Q., Al-Azab, T.A., Shannak, B.A. and Al-Hussien, F.M. (2006):
Numerical Investigations and Validation of Hyperbolic Heat Conduction Model
Applied to Fast Precooling of a Slab Food Product. Journal of Indian Institute of
Science. 86 (6): 695-703.
13. Al-Odat, M.Q., Damesh, R.A., and Al-Azab, T.A. (2006): Thermal Boundary Layer on an
Exponentially Stretching Continous Surface in the Presence of Magnetic Field Effect.
International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 11 (2): 289-299.
14. Al-Azab, T.A. and Damesh, R.A. (2006): Theoretical Model and Investigation of
Transient Thermal Performance of a Micro Channel Tube Used for Cooling Processes.
The International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference, July 15-20 2006,
Purdue, USA, R-140: 1-8
15. Al-Azab, T. A. and Abu-Sirhan, A. (2006): The Estimated Cost of Primary Tillage Using
Different Plows under Different Plowing Depths. Abhath Al-Yarmouk Journal, 15 (1): 55-
63.
16. Al-Azab, T. A. and Abu-Sirhan, A. (2006): Drip Irrigation for Steep Slop Land. Journal of
Food, Agriculture and Environment 4 (I): 84-89.
17. Al-Azab, T. A. (2005): Free Convection Heat Transfer of Visco-Elastic Fluid Past and
Infinite Vertical Porous Plate Embedded in a Nondarcian Porous Medium.
International Journal of Heat and Technology, 24 (1): 107-111.
18. Rebhhi A. Damseh and Al-Azab, T. A. (2005): Thermal Radiation Effects On Transient
MHD-Couette Flow, European Journal of Scientific Research, 5(3): 223-239.
19. Rebhhi, A. Damseh, Al-Houssian, F.M., Al-Azab, T. A. and Al-Odat, M. Q. (2005):
Hyperbolic Heat Conduction Model Applied in Precooling of a Slab Food Product.
International Conference on Latest Development in Refrigerated Storage,
Transportation and Display of Food Products(28th to 30th March), Organized by,
University of Jordan, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Amman-Jordan.
20. Abu-Hamatteh, Z. S. H., Al-Azab, T. A. and El-Amyan, M. (2003): Total Quality
Management Achievement: King Abdullah II Award for Excellence of Jordan as a
Model. Technovation, Pergamon-Elsevier, 23 (7): 649-652.
21. Al-Azab, T. A. (2002): Physical and Mathematical Modeling of Automatically
Controlled Objects. International Carpathian Control Conference (ICCC) Czech
Republic, 125-130
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