At the College of Engineering, our exceptional faculty actively engage in innovative, cutting-edge and high-impact research that not only inspires our students but also serves society and impacts the world.
As part of our commitment to excellence, CEN has established six groundbreaking research clusters, each focusing on specific research themes closely aligned with the expertise of our esteemed faculty members. Groundbreaking ideas converge in these dynamic hubs, fostering collaborative efforts that drive pioneering solutions to real-world challenges.
By creating these research clusters, our aim is twofold: to showcase our areas of research strength within CEN and to forge impactful partnerships with industry collaborators and endowments, further enriching our research endeavors. These strategic collaborations will not only propel our institution's growth but also stimulate innovation and drive economic development.
Our research themes within these clusters not only reflect CEN's commitment to pushing boundaries but also align with the strategic national agendas of the United Arab Emirates. By addressing crucial societal and technological challenges, we contribute to the development and progress of the nation, while elevating our own research agenda and enhancing the visibility, ranking and branding of CEN on a global scale.
We invite you to explore these research clusters and learn more about the transformative work being conducted by our faculty members and students. Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to push the frontiers of engineering research, innovation and education.
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Dr. Mehdi Ghommem The Dana Gas Chair in Engineering To view his profile, click here |
Dr. Jamal Abdalla The Riad T. Sadik Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering To view his profile, click here |
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Dr. Ghaleb Husseini The Dana Gas Endowed Chair in Engineering To view his profile, click here |
The Office of the Dean allocates funds every semester for CEN undergraduate students from all programs to support their participation in, and dissemination of, independent research and scholarly and creative activities under the mentorship of college faculty. The awards are offered on a competitive basis every fall and spring semester. The guidelines below describe this initiative in more details.
Individual project: This is for an individual student who will be engaged in research, scholarly and creative activity under the mentorship of an AUS faculty member. The budget requested should not exceed AED 5,000.
Group project: This is for a project consisting of two or more students working under the mentorship of an AUS faculty member. The maximum budget is AED 10,000.
The Primary Faculty Mentor who supervises the project funded by this grant must collect and endorse a one-page minimum Final Project Report and submit it to cen_admin_office@aus.edu within 90 days of the project end date.
For more information about this grant, click here to read the guidelines. Note that the College of Engineering manages the entire process (evaluation and notification process).
Applications must be submitted by email to cen_admin_office@aus.edu by the student(s) seeking funding.
Type of Award: Undergraduate Research Grant
Application Deadlines:
Fall semester: October 15, 2024
Spring semester: February 13, 2025
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering:
Project Title: Metal Organic Framework Composite for Wastewater Treatment
Students: Dana Al-Muqbel, Hind Alqassem, Aisha Alali, Khawla Almazrooei, Abdulwahab Alaamer
Advisor: Dr. Rana Sabouni
Department of Civil Engineering:
Project Title: Advancing Sustainable Construction Through Carbon Sequestrating Concrete
Students: Abdulaziz Sharif, Khalid Aboukaram, Malak Allan
Advisor: Dr. Sherif Yehia
Department of Computer Science and Engineering:
Project Title: Autonomous Waste Detection, Collection and Classification Robot
Students: Alisha Faizan, AbdulRahman Shoaib, Hafsah Tahir, Mohammed Patel
Advisor: Dr. Michel Pasquier
Department of Electrical Engineering:
Project Title: Through-wall Pose Estimation Using Wi-Fi Signals and Key-point Deep Learning Algorithm
Students: Hanaa Sadoun, Amro Alkhatib
Advisor: Dr. Amer Zakaria
Department of Industrial Engineering:
Project Title: Barriers to primary healthcare access at MOHAP primary healthcare
Students: Lara Abdelsamad, Sara Abuiktish, Yaser Akaila, Yusur Al Mnaseer
Advisor: Dr. Hussam Alshraideh
Department of Mechanical Engineering:
Project Title: Water Quality Monitoring Robot
Students: Ibraheem Kanan, Ahmed Hisham, Momen Aldahshan, Faisal Abu Abed
Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Jaradat
The College of Engineering has the infrastructure required to perform engineering research relevant to the industry needs of today.
Our faculty members are experienced in conducting applied research. They have a proven track record of success in external cooperation and applying advanced techniques to solve difficult problems, improve system performance, design innovative solutions and assist collaborators with their research, consultation and training needs. The Engineering Outreach Program has been created to help make this engineering experience and expertise accessible to potential partners in industry and government.
Our outreach groups are ready to respond to your organization's interests and needs. Your organization can become involved in the Engineering Outreach Program through participating in collaborative research that addresses your organization's needs and problems.
Your organization is also welcomed to become an annual sponsor of ongoing research at AUS. Annual sponsors of ongoing research help guide the research priorities of the outreach groups and are entitled access to project data, reports and designs. Annual sponsors also receive recognition for their support by having their logos appear on outreach promotional materials (if desired), and by being mentioned in publications of research efforts. Priority access to outreach personnel is also granted to annual sponsors for their ongoing research, review and evaluation needs.
The fetal electrocardiogram (FECG) signal reflects the electrical activity of the fetal heart as it contains information on the health status of the fetus. Therefore, an early diagnosis of any cardiac defects before delivery increases the effectiveness of the appropriate treatment. In this project, we devised a novel technique for non-invasively extracting the FECG from abdominal and thoracic ECG recordings from the mother. The novel technique uses advanced pattern recognition and signal processing algorithms. The devised technique has been proven to yield superior results when compared with the existing state-of-the-art fetal ECG extraction methods. The technique has been patented in the USA and was published in leading journals and conferences.
This group focuses on machinability of difficult to cut materials like titanium alloys, machine tools dynamics, tool wear, process optimization, process automation, and development of sustainability metrics for machining processes.
In this project, we developed a set of solutions for automatic Arabic Sign Language (ArSL) recognition. These solutions are divided into two categories: sensor-based solutions and computer vision-based solutions. The sensor-based solutions use advanced mechatronics and signal processing techniques, while the computer vision-based solutions use advanced video and image processing algorithms with pattern recognition systems. We have published several articles on our ArSL recognition results in leading journals and conferences.
The proposed transformer health monitoring will provide assessment of the transformer health condition, which will be useful for maintenance, ensuring optimum transformer performance, increased efficiency and also increased expected life time. Several parameters can be monitored to assess the transformer health like partial discharge activities, oil and paper insulation quality.
Outdoor insulators are very important to the integrity of the power system grid. Recently, polymer insulators have been used in many countries including the United Arab Emirates. One of the major problems that face utility engineers is to evaluate the aging performance of those insulators. The proposed system automates the surface condition assessment system of polymer insulators developed by the Swedish Transmission Research Institute (STRI).
This research project proposes a technique for converting solid waste into a biofuel that can be utilized as a clean source of energy in many industrial and domestic applications. As such, this project has an advantage of managing the waste and producing a good source of alternative energy in order to minimize pollution.
This project studies and explores the electricity, desalination capacity and performance of microbial desalination cells (MDC) combined with microbial fuel cells (MFC). The aim of the project is to maximize fresh water from sea water by using electricity generated from MFC. The study covers waste water treatment as well.
This project proposes a process technology for biofilter development and testing for removal of air pollutants for industry and wastewater treatment stations. A mobile biofilter system was constructed and set up to treat H2S and waste gas. The H2S concentration in the exhaust from the stack was treated and reduced from 130ppm to 3ppm.
This research presents a comprehensive study and consistent methodology for the assessment of the nonlinear damage behavior of structural steel columns subjected to transverse impact. The intellectual merit for this proposal is to enhance the understanding of the ductile failure mechanism due to accumulation of plastic deformation that is needed to enable proper structural design and hence provide better serviceability.
The proposed RF MEMS switches in this research project are measured in micrometer scale and use a novel latching mechanism that exhibits high displacement to obtain superior RF performance in comparison with other RF MEMS switches. The switch will be designed such that it works under vacuum and can withstand low temperature conditions; such conditions do exist in the space environment. It also can stand high-power signals and temperature generated through them due to the high power up to 85˚C. Those circuits can be utilized in phase array system and triple stage switch matrices for satellite applications.
The project is aimed at determining the feasibility of recovering nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) from domestic wastewater in UAE in the form of a slow-release fertilizer. This study is a precursor to developing a sustainable process where we can consider wastewater as a resource rather than a waste/problem.
The aim of this proposal is to investigate experimentally the tensile mechanical properties of FRP sheets under elevated temperatures. The experimental matrix will be composed of CFRP, GFRP, Basalt (BFRP), and hybrid combination of GFRP/CFRP and BFRP/CFRP sheets. The specimens will be mechanically tested in tension at temperatures ranging from 25 to 250˚C. The parameters that will be considered to investigate the effectiveness of the sheets in elevated temperatures compared to room temperature include the modulus of elasticity, ultimate tensile strength, and strain at break, along with the corresponding stress-strain curves.
The paper discusses the design and implementation of a mobile application that uses the smart phone's sensors, e.g. microphone and built-in accelerometer, to record the snoring, breathing and movement patterns of users and get a sense of whether or not the user is likely to suffer from sleep apnea before continuing with more expensive and advanced sleep tests.
As part of our commitment to excellence, CEN's faculty members and students contribute to a range of groundbreaking publications that showcase our research strength and forge impactful partnerships with industry collaborators. The work featured in these publications addresses crucial societal and technological challenges, contributing to the advancement and prosperity of our community and beyond. We invite you to explore the transformative work of our faculty members and students and join us in pushing the frontiers of engineering research and innovation.
The College of Engineering welcomes applications for research positions. These roles offer unique opportunities for individuals to engage in research activities, collaborate with faculty members, and contribute to academic endeavors within our vibrant community.
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic researcher to fill a Postdoctoral Researcher position.
The postdoc will work on joint projects related to nonlinear dynamics of electromechanical systems, particularly MEMS sensors, actuators and energy harvesters in collaboration with professors/researchers from other universities. The applicant needs to have obtained a PhD in mechanical/mechatronics engineering or other closely related disciplines.
Location: College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Job starting date: 26 August 2024
Please contact Dr. Mehdi Ghommem at mghommem@aus.edu and send your CV/resume if you are interested in this opportunity.
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