User:Bassam Jubran

BIOGRAPHY: Born in 1955, Bassam Jubran was educated at Cardiff University (formally University of Wales), Britain, graduating in 1980 with B.Sc. Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering. He obtained a PhD, also from the University of Wales, in 1984. Bassam has over 28 years of experience in leadership, research and teaching positions. He is currently a Professor of Thermo-Fluid Engineering at Ryerson University, a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME), and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Professor Jubran joined the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Ryerson University in 2004 where he served dutifully as the Interim Chair of the Department (January - December, 2007). Between 1999 and 2004, he served as Head of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University (Oman). He took an Associate Dean position at the International Islamic University Malaysia (1997-1999). He held a faculty position at the University of Jordan from 1984-1997. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, Research Leave (Summer 1994) and at the Royal Military College of Science (Cranfield University), Britain (1991-1992). Bassam served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Research, and was on the editorial board of the International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies. He is currently on the editorial board of the International Journal of Mathematics in Engineering, Science and Aerospace. He received the Hisham Hijjawi Award in the field of Energy and Informatics, 1997 and the Shoman Award for Young Arab Scientists (Engineering Sciences), 1994. Bassam has published more than 100 refereed Journal papers and over 50 conference proceedings papers. Bassam’s lifetime funded research portfolio exceeds $5.5 million, with a research focus on energy and thermal management.