автор: Naef A. A. Qasem

Naef A.A. Qasem is currently (2023) an Assistant Professor of thermofluid sciences in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Before that (2017 – 2019), he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KFUPM. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from KFUPM in 2017. His current research focuses on desalination, renewable energy, and other fields related to thermofluid sciences. He published over seventy-five journal articles (the majority are in Q1 journals with h-index > 22), seven issued patents, and some filed. He served as a reviewer for many prestigious journals. He currently serves as “Young Editor” in the prestigious journal “Applied Energy, Elsevier, Q1, Top 10%”. Recently, he has been listed in the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide for the year 2021, published by Elsevier and compiled by Standford University Researchers. Muhammad M. Generous is currently^ 8)and one patent related to desalination and heat transfer. Bilal A. Qureshi is currently (2023) an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Before that (2014 – 2017), he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KFUPM. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engine^ 23) related to desalination, two-phase flow, and heat exchanger topics. Syed M. Zubair is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. His research interest involves applied and fundamental areas of energy and desalination systems, refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, and the fouling of heat exchangers. He has participated in several research projects, including projects supported by MIT-KFUPM Center for Clean Water and Clean Energy. The heating and dehumidification (HDH) technology he developed with MIT collaborators ended up in a commercial ^ 60) and was awarded 10 US patents. Currently, he serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Refrigeration and as Associate Editor of Nature – npj Clean Water. He has been listed in the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide for three years, 2019, 2020, and 2021, published by Elsevier and compiled by Standford University Researchers.