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DR.
IBRAHIM A. OLWI
Associate Professor, Aeronautical Engineering Dept.,
King Abdulaziz Univ.
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Education |
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Degree |
Field |
Institution |
Year |
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PhD |
Mechanical Engineering |
Tulane University |
1984 |
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MS |
Mechanical Engineering |
Ohio State University |
1980 |
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BS |
Mechanical Engineering |
University of Petroleum & Minerals,
Saudi Arabia |
1976 |
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Service in KAU |
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Date
of original appointment: |
1976 |
Number of years of service: |
25 |
Years |
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From |
to |
Academic Rank |
Department |
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1976 |
1977 |
Graduate Assistant |
Aeronautical Engineering |
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1984 |
1991 |
Assistant Professor |
Aeronautical Engineering |
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1992 |
Date |
Associate Professor |
Aeronautical Engineering |
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Other Related Experience
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Courses Taught |
Introduction to Engineering
Design II, Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals of Flight,
Thermofluids Lab., Aerodynamics Lab., Special topics in
Aeronautical Eng., Advanced Math for Engineers. |
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Other Teaching Experiences |
1983-1984 Teaching Assistant, Tulane University
(USA) |
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Industrial Experience |
1992-2001 |
Full
Time Consultant, Ministry of Defense and Aviation,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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Consulting, Funded
Research Projects and Patents |
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1. |
Grant No. AR-7-101, King AbdulAziz City for Science and Technology,
Research Project, Development of a Passive Dry
Cooling System for Power Plants in Arid Land, 1986. |
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2. |
Grant No. 612/424, King AbdulAziz University, Research Project, Study
of Establishing a Centre for Enhancement of Thinking,
2005. |
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3. |
Grant No. 619/424, King AbdulAziz University, Research Project,
Development of Fluid Mechanics as an Active Learning
Course, 2005. |
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4. |
Grant No. 062/410, King AbdulAziz University, Research Project, Aircraft
Performance Under Wind Shear Hazard, 1990. |
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5. |
Grant No. 607/07, King AbdulAziz University, Research Project, Wake
Turbulence Effects on Nearby Flying Aircraft, 1990. |
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States or countries
in which professionally licensed or certified |
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Not Applicable |
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Scientific and professional societies of which a member |
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Society |
Rank |
Member Since |
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American Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics, AIAA |
Senior Member |
1990 |
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2. |
American
Society of Engineering Education, ASEE |
Member |
2005 |
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3. |
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, ASME |
Member |
1990 |
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4. |
Saudi Council of Engineers
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Member |
2005
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5. |
Saudi Society for Aerospace
Sciences |
Member
of the Founding Committee, currently Treasurer |
2003 |
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Honors and Awards |
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1. |
Founder
of the Center for Gifted Students, King Abdulaziz
University, 2002. |
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Department Chairman of the Year, Faculty of Engineering,
King Abdulaziz University, 1990. |
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Chairman, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME), Saudi Arabia, Central and Western Provinces
Chapter, 1988. |
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Institutional and professional service in the last five
years (administration, committees, units,
etc.) |
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1. |
Head of the Students Counseling Unit, Faculty of
Engineering, KAU, 2007-present |
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Advisor, Engineering Creativity Club, Faculty of
Engineering, 2004-present. |
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3. |
Member of the Alumni, Industrial Relations and Training
Committee, AE Dept., KAU, 2006-present. |
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Chairman, Aeronautical Engineering Department, KAU,
1987- 1991 and 2003-2005. |
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Advisor, Gifted Students Center, KAU, 2008-present. |
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Head of the Students Affairs Committee, AE Dept., KAU,
2006-present. |
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Percentage of time available for academic activities |
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Research: |
10% |
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Teaching: 80% |
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Other academic activities: |
10% |
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Percentage of time committed to the program:
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60% |
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Principal publications of the last five years
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1. |
Olwi, I.A., Infusion of Engineering
Methodology in Primary Education, 5th Global Colloquium
on Engineering Education, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil,
October 23-26, (2006). |
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2. |
Olwi, I.A., An Active Learning Fluid Mechanics
Course Based on Outcomes Assessment, ASEE Paper
2006-1880, 2006 American Society for Engineering
Education Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, June
23-26, (2006). |
