DR. Wail I. Harasani
Assistant 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 |
Aerospace
Engineering |
Cranfield University |
2005 |
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MS |
Aerospace
Engineering |
Kansas
University |
1999 |
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BS |
Aeronautical
Engineering |
King Abdul
Aziz University |
1997 |
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Service in KAU |
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Date of
original appointment: |
1997 |
Number of years of service: |
4 |
Years |
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From |
to |
Academic
Rank |
Department |
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2005 |
2008 |
Assistant
Professor |
Aeronautical
Engineering Dept. |
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Other Related Experience
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Courses Taught |
Aircraft Design, Fleet Planning,
Introduction to Engineering Design II, and Aircraft
Materials |
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Industrial Experience |
1997-1998 |
Saudi
Airline |
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1998-1999 |
Aero-Tech Corporation (U.S.A) |
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Consulting, Funded
Research Projects and Patents |
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1.
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UAV Design Project. |
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Honors and Awards |
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1. |
Member of the Kansas Universities Design Team that worked on
the project “Aladdin.” The team comprised members from four
Kansas universities. Aladdin won a national general
aviation competition sponsored by NASA, the Federal Aviation
Administration, and the U.S. Air-force Research Laboratory
in 1999. |
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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
Alumni, Industrial Relations and Training Committee, AE
Dept., KAU, 2006-present. |
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Member of
the Student Affairs Committee, AE Dept., KAU, 2006-present. |
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Percentage of time available for academic activities |
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Research: |
40% |
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Teaching:
50% |
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Other
academic activities: |
10% |
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Percentage of time committed to the program:
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100% |
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Principal publications of the last five years
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1. |
Wail I. Harasani, "Predicted
Engine Maintenance man-hours through Operational Modeling".,
Cranfield Multi-Strand Conference, U.K. (CMC), 2008. |
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2. |
Wail I. Harasani, "Evaluation
and Selection of a Fleet of Aircraft Located in Madniah,
Saudi Arabia". Paper No 96, ATR Air Transport research
society (ATRs) the 2008 world conference of air transport
research society in Athens, Greece, 2008. |
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3. |
Wail I. Harasani, "Evaluation
and selection of a fleet of aircraft for a local airline",
Paper No. ME/553/0127, Journal of King Abdul Aziz
University, 2006. |
