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AMR G. GUAILY BSc, MSc, PhD CANDIDATE
Amr and his son Yasser
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address (Home): 810 Harris Place NW, Calgary, AB, T3B 2V4, Canada. Address (Work): 2500 University Drive NW, MEB, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada Phones: Home: 403 282 2939 Cell: 403 891 6267 Email: agguaily@ucalgary.ca, amrgamal73@hotmail.com
PERSONAL DATA
Birth Date: Birth Place: Gender: Citizenship: Marital Status: Language Proficiency April 6th, 1980 Egypt Male Egyptian Married Arabic mother tongue English very fluent
EDUCATION
1997-2002: B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt. Grade: Excellent with honors. M.Sc. in Engineering Mechanics, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt. Major: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Thesis Title: Directionally Adaptive Least-Squares Finite Element Method for the Compressible Euler Equations.
2002-2006:
2006- Present: Seeking my Ph.D. degree at the department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Major: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Passed the Preliminary Ph.D. Courses with GPA = 4 / 4.
MAIN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Newtonian Fluid Mechanics Building codes to numerically simulate the compressible/transonic flow regimes, Heat and mass Transfer, Grid Adaptation Techniques. Building codes to numerically simulate the compressible and the incompressible flow regimes for polymeric liquids.
Viscoelastic Fluid Dynamics
NUMERICAL EXPERIENCE
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- Finite Difference Method
Courses *Computational Fluid Dynamics *Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics Projects *Complete design of a solid rocket motor: The finite difference method was used to numerically simulate the design and behaviour of a solid rocket motor. *Flow Simulation over an Aerofoil: The finite Difference Method was used simulate the flow over an aerofoil using the generalized curvilinear coordinates.
- Finite Element Method
Courses *Finite Element Method in Solid Mechanics *Finite Element in Fluid Mechanics Projects * Master of Science: Directionally Adaptive Least-Squares Finite Element Method for the Compressible Euler Equations. *Ph.D. Project (current work): Finite Element Numerical Simulation for compressible and incompressible polymeric Liquids. * West-Grid: My current PhD program was modified to run on WESTGRID (a High Performance Computing facility) which is a part of the national HPC organization Compute/Calcul Canada
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
09/2003-09/2006: Teaching Assistant at Cairo University, Egypt in the following topics o Particle Mechanics. o Rigid Body Dynamics.
09/2003-12/2003: Teaching Assistant at 6th October University, Egypt in the following topics o Linear Algebra. o Modern Physics.
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09/2006-present: Teaching Assistant at University of Calgary, AB, Canada in the following topics o Finite Element Method (ENME 547) o Mechanics of Materials II (ENME 587) o Mathematical Techniques For Engineers (ENME 633)
Summer Training Jobs
Summer (1999-2000-2001) -Summer training at Institute of Engineering & Aviation Technology – NCATO, Egypt.
SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) - Member of AUSR (The Arab Union of Scientists & Researchers).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Engineer Member in the Egyptian Engineering Syndicate. Engineer Member in the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
REFERENCES
Prof. Marcelo Epstein Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering The University of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada Tel.: +1-403-220-5791, Fax: +1-403-282-8406, Email: epstein@enme.ucalgary.ca Dr. Les Sudak Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering The University of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada Tel.: +1- 403-220-5779, Fax: +1-403-282-8406, Email: lsudak@ucalgary.ca
Dr. Salvatore Federico Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering The University of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada Tel.: +1- 403-220-5790, Fax: +1-403-282-8406, Email: salvatore.federico@ucalgary.ca
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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (most recent publications are listed first)
Submitted for Publication
[1] Amr Guaily, Adel Megahed, Adaptive Finite Element Method for the Planar/Axisymmetric Compressible Flows, Submitted to the Journal of Finite Element in Analysis and Design, L2134. [2] Amr Guaily, Marcelo Epstein, A Hybrid Finite Element/Finite Difference Algorithm for Compressible/Incompressible Viscoelastic Liquid, Submitted to the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. [3] Amr Guaily, Adel Megahed, Finite Element method for the Planar and Axisymmetric Inviscid Flows, Accepted in the International Journal of Applied Mathematics.
Published
[1] Guaily, A., Epstein M. A Least-Squares Finite Element Method for Viscoelastic Liquids. Accepted in 8th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Hong Kong SAR, China, 2010, Paper number ACFD0148-T002-A-001. [2] Mohammed Boraey, Amr Guaily and Marcelo Epstein, Numerical Simulation of Biofilm Growth on a Deformable Substratum using a Mixed Cellular Automaton/Finite Element Model, accepted for publication in the 11th Pan- American Congress of Applied Mechanics – (PACAM XI), Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná , Brazil, January 04-08, 2010. [3] Guaily A., Epstein M., A Unified Hyperbolic Model for Viscoelastic Liquids, Mechanics Research Communications Journal DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2009.12.004 [4] A. Guaily, M. Epstein, Finite Element Method for the Compressible Maxwell Fluids, CANCAM (22nd Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada, May 31st to June 4th, 2009. [5] A. Guaily, E. Cheluget, K. Lee, M. Epstein, Numerical and Experimental Studies on Polymeric Liquids, CANCAM (22nd Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics) Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada, May 31st to June 4th, 2009. [6] Amr Guaily, Mohammed Boraey, Marcelo Epstein, Biofilm on a Deformable Substratum, 44th Annual Technical Meeting Society of Engineering Science October 21–24, 2007, Collage Station, Texas, USA. [7] Amr Guaily, Directionally Adaptive Least Squares Finite Element Method for the Compressible Euler Equations, M.Sc. Thesis, 2006, Cairo University, Egypt.