Mechanical Engineering

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Education	Courses Taught
Research	Awards
Links	Projects
Other Activities	Contact

Education

Ph.D.	Nuclear Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, 1993
M.S.	Nuclear Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, 1990
B.S.	Nuclear Engineering, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1986

Courses Taught

Radiation Protection (as a short course), since 1993
Radiation and Health Physics
ME 201	Dynamics
ME 203	Thermodynamics I
ME 351	Coop Program
ME 435	Thermal Power Plants

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Research

Areas:

• Health Physics and Radiation Protection
• Detection and Measuring of radiation
• Detection and Measuring using Neutron Activation Analysis
• Assessment of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials
• Assessment of Personal Dosimetery
• Design and calculation of radiation shielding in nuclear structure
• Medical Physics
• Nuclear Instrumentation
• Supervising a Mobile Phone Service Center
• Electro Static Discharge Protection

Representative Publications:

W. H. Miller, M. Al-Haddad, et al "A DSP-Based, Analog-to-Digital Convertor for Nuclear Radiation Spectroscopy" Trans. Am. Nucl. Society, 65, pp. 417-18, 1992.

M. N. Al-Haddad, Chuan Lin, W.H. Miller, and R.R. Berliner "Development and testing of a flash analog-to-digital convertor based system for pulse shape discrimination of nuclear radiation pulses" IEEE Trans. on Nucl. Science, Vol. 41, No. 5, October 1994.

Abu-Jarad F., Nassar R., Al-Haddad M. N. Bard S. Nahdi K. Islam M. and Al-Jarallah M  "The radiation protection program at the energy research laboratory" JKAU: Engineering Science, Special Issue, pp. 237-245 (1413 A.H./1993 A.D)

A. Aksoy, M.N. Al-Haddad, A.A. Naqvi and K. Al-Nahdi "An 241Am-Be source based thermal NAA facility at KFUPM" Journal of Radio-analytical and nuclear chemistry, vol.181, No.1, 1994.

Abdel-Aal R. E. and M. N. Al-Haddad "Determination of radioisotopes in gamma-Ray spectroscopy using abductive machine learning", Nuclear Instruments & Method In Physics Research A 391 (1997)275-288.

Al-Haddad M. Al-Jabri I. and Abu-Jarad "Measurements of Rn-222 Concentrations in Some Water Samples in Eastern Saudi Arabia Using Liquid Scintillation Counter" The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Vol 23, Number 1C. (1998).

Aksoy A. Khiari Z. and Al-Haddad M. "Studies of Elemental Analysis and Natural Radioactivity of Some Commonly Used Fertilizers in Saudi Arabia" The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, (1998) Vol 23, Number 2A.

Al-Haddad M. Fayoumi A., Abu-Jarad F."Calibration of a liquid scintillation counter to assess tritium levels in various samples" Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 438 (1999) 356-361.

Aksoy A., Al-Jarallah M., and Al-Haddad M. "Natural radioactivity in the scale of water well pipes" Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 61 (2002) 33-40.

Abu-Jarad F., Fazal-ur-Rahman, Al-Haddad M., Al-Jarallah M. "Thermal Neutron Equivalent Dose Assessment Around the KFUPM Neutron Source storage Area Using NTDS" Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol 102, No. 4 pp. 349-354 (2002).

Aksoy A. Khiari Z. and Al-Haddad M. "Sensitivities of 14MeV Neutron Activation Analysis Using A Draft-Tube Neutron Generator At KFUPM" The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering,(2003) Vol 28, Number 1A.

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Awards

• Distinguished undergraduate student- King Abdulaziz University

• Five years master and Ph.D. scholarship from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

• 10 years service award at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

• Session Chairman, Third Safety & Occupational Health Conference, Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Fifth Session, May 28, 1996.

• Session Chairman, Safety Management and Shutdown Planning, Seminar, Bahrain, December 19, 1996.

• Appreciation certificate for participation in civil defense week and exhibition.

• Appreciation certificate form the Saudi Student Club for active enrolment during 5 years

• Appreciation certificate form the American Industrial Hygiene Association for giving a series of seminars

• Appreciation certificate from King Fahd University for organizing the Health, safety and security exhibition week.

• Appreciation certificate from Chamber of Commerce- Dammam for delivering a seminars and chairing one of the session.

• Appreciation certificate from the Safety and Occupational health for chairing the one session of the symposium

Links

  KFUPM

  Mechanical Engineering Department, KFUPM

  ME201 Dynamics (Must have an ID and password on local WebCT site)

Projects

1.   A. Al-Sinawi, M. Al-Haddad, Y. Al-Nassar, M. A. Samad and F. Ahmed, "On-Line Dynamics" Funded by ADC (Academic Development  Center), KFUPM, in progress.

2.   Z. Gassem and M. Al-Haddad, "Effects of matrix and reinforcement properties on high-cycle fatigue behavior of particulate-reinforced PMMCs", Funded by SABIC, in progress.

Other Activities

Coordinator, Dynamics "ME 201" course  of the Mechanical Engineering Dept.

Coordinator, Coop Program "ME 351"

Contact

	Tel: 966-3-860 4344 (Office), Mobile: 966-3-506105004
	Fax: 966-3-860 2949 (ME Department)
	E-mail: meyassar@kfupm.edu.sa

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