Dr. Kamel Abou Ghali
Interim-Dean of the College of Engineering
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Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas – August 1992
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas – May 1988
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas – December 1986
B.Sc. in Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon – February 1983
- Visiting Professor & Research Scholar in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University.
- Tenured Full Professor at the American University of Beirut, 2019-2024.
- Professor & Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department at AUB, leading the department through significant curriculum enhancements and securing ABET reaccreditation, 2012-2019.
- Senior Mechanical Engineer at Dar Al-Handasah Consultants, 1994-1997.
- Post-doctoral Research Associate in Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, focusing on human body modeling, 1993-1994.
- Post-doctoral Research Associate at Kansas State University, conducting research in air quality and indoor air velocity measurement, 1992-1993.
- Research assistant, Institute for Environmental Research, Kansas State University, 1990-1992.
- Specialized in air quality, indoor air velocity measurement, and human body modeling through postdoctoral research.
- Expert in energy conservation in buildings, poultry housing, and human well-being in indoor and outdoor environments.
- Published over 300 research papers in international journals and conferences.
- Ranked among the top 2% of global scholars, according to a Stanford University study.