EDUCATION

1990: B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

1992: M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

1998: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland

major subject: Thermal Engineering, minor subject: Power Plant Engineering

PUBLICATIONS

1- M. Assad, Effect of feedwater temperature rise in heaters on regenerative Rankine cycle performance. Int. J. Mechanical Engineering Education, 25, 2 (1997).

2- M. Assad, Thermodynamic analysis of waste-heat thermoelectric generators. Int. J. Mechanical Engineering Education, 25, 3 (1997).

3- M. Assad, Finite-time thermodynamic analysis of combined heat engines. Int. J. Mechanical Engineering Education, 25, 4 (1997).

4- M. Assad, Thermodynamic analysis of thermoelectric coolers. Int. J. Mechanical Engineering Education, 26, 3 (1998).

5- M. Assad, Performance Characteristics of Thermal cycles and Energy Conversion Systems, Ph.D. Thesis, Acta Polytechnica Scandinavica, Mechanical Engineering Series No. 130, Helsinki University of Technology, 1998.

6- M. Assad, Well mixed model analysis in indoor air quality. Int. J. Mechanical Engineering Education, 27, 2 (1999).

7- M. Assad, Performance characteristics of an irreversible refrigerator. Recent Advances in Finite-Time Thermodynamics, Chih Wu et al. (Editors), Nova Science, 1999.

8- M. Assad and Chih Wu, Performance characteristics of a MHD power plant. Recent Advances in Finite-Time Thermodynamics, Chih Wu et al. (Editors), Nova Science, 1999.

9- M. Assad, Thermodynamic analysis of an irreversible MHD power plant. Int. J. Energy Research, 24, 10 (2000).

10- M. Assad, Performance characteristics of an irreversible refrigerator. Int. J.Energy, Environment and Economics, 10, 2 (2000).

11- R. Wiksten and M. Assad, General theory of heat exchangers. Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook, Eds. H. Goodfellow and E. Tähti, Academic Press (2001).

12- R. Wiksten and M. Assad, Plate fin-and-tube heat exchangers. Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook, Eds. H. Goodfellow and E. Tähti, Academic Press (2001).

13- R. Wiksten, M. Assad and Håkon Skistad, Heating of industrial Premises. Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook, Eds. H. Goodfellow and E. Tähti, Academic Press (2001).

14- M. J. Lampinen and M. Assad, Heat and mass transfer. Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook, Eds. H. Goodfellow and E. Tähti, Academic Press (2001).

15- M. Assad and M. J. Lampinen, Film condensation between two vertical plates. Int. J. Ambient Energy, 23, 2 (2002).

16- M. Assad and M. J. Lampinen, Mathematical modelling of liquid film evaporation process. Int. J. Refrigeration, 25, 7 (2002).

17- H. Sulamäki. M. Assad, M. Lampinen and Esko Tähti, Analysis of water hammer: basic equations and applications. Talotekniikka, 5, 2002 (in Finnish).

18- Ari Seppälä, M. J. Lampinen and M. Assad, A study on the zero flux approximation in convection-diffusion mass transfer problems. Int. Comm. Heat MassTransfer, 30, 2 (2003).

19- Ari Seppälä and M. Assad. The effect of solute leakage on the thermodynamical performance of an osmotic membrane. J Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics, 28 (2003).

20- M. Assad and Chih Wu, Performance of a regenerative MHD power plant. Int. J. Energy and Power Systems, 24, 2, (2004).

21- M. Assad, Optimum pin fin geometrical parameters. CMES-04, Proceedings of the First Cappadocia Int. Mechanical Engineering Symposium, 14-16 July 2004, Cappadocia, Turkey.

22- M. Assad,. Optimum performance of an irreversible MHD power plant. To be presented in the Third International Conference on Energy Research & Development (ICERD-3), 21-23 November 2005, Kuwait.

23- M. Assad, Optimum performance of a pin fin. To be presented in the 4^th Int. Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT 2005), 19-22 September 2005, Cairo, Egypt.

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE REPORTS

1- M. Assad and T. Noponen, Performance characteristics of porous air electrodes, Helsinki University of Technology, No. 82 (HYDROCELL company, 1995).

2- M. Hongisto, M. J. Lampinen and M. Assad, Evaporation of Isopropyl alcohol from a Printing unit, Helsinki University of Technology, No.103 (HELSINKI MEDIA company, 1997).

3- M. Assad, M. J. Lampinen and R. Tielinen, Thermodynamic Analysis of Nitric Acid Production Plant, Helsinki University of Technology (KEMIRA company, 1998).

4- M. Assad and M. J. Lampinen, Mathematical modelling of liquid film evaporation process. Helsinki University of Technology (ABB company, 1999).

5- M. Assad and M. J. Lampinen, Film condensation between two parallel plates. Helsinki University of Technology (ABB company, 2000).

6- M. Assad, Markku J. Lampinen and R. Wiksten, On the development of absorption heat cycle: heat pump and heat transformer, Helsinki University of Technology (ABB company, 2000).

7- M. Assad and Markku J. Lampinen, Analysis of water hammer: basic equations and applications, Helsinki University of Technology, No. 134, (Ministry of environment, 2002).

SEMINARS

Salinity Power, Hamburg, Germany, March 2002.

Salinity Power, Helsinki, Finland, June 2002.

Salinity Power, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2002.

Salinity Power, Lillehammer, Norway, January 2003.

Salinity Power, Trondheim, Norway, May 2003.

Salinity Power, Hamburg, Germany, September 2003.

Salinity Power, Helsinki, Finland, February 2004.

Salinity Power, Lisbon, Portugal, May 2004.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

1995- present: working as a research scientist.

1997- present: teaching heat transfer, thermodynamics, irreversible thermodynamics, chemical thermodynamice, and energy conversion systems.

COURSES TAUGHT

Energy conversion systems, thermodynamics, chemical thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer.

PRESENT RESEARCH

Heat exchangers, air conditioning systems, osmosis, absorption refrigeration and power plants.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, energy conversion systems and industrial ventilation.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, Origin, Femlab, Maple and Matlab.

MEMBERSHIP

1. Member of Finnish Technologists Society (TEK)

2. Member of Mechanical Engineering Department Advisory Board (1.1.2002-31.12.2004)

3. Member of The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering