CONTACT INFORMATION
About Me
Dr. Ali M. Al-Qahtani has been working for Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu under the education sector for almost 10 years during which he worked in several different positions, starting from lecturer to a deputy of education and training affairs at Jubail Jubail Industrial College.
Education
PhD, University of Birmingham, UK, 2015-2017.
MSc, University of South Florida, USA, 2008-2009.
BSc, University of Toledo, USA, 2006-2008.
Research
Alqahtani A. Shokrollahihassanbarough F., Wyszynski M.L., (2015). Thermodynamic Simulation Comparison of AVL BOOST and Ricardo Wave for HCCI and SI engines optimisation. Combustion Engines. 161(2), 68-72. ISSN 2300-9896
Alqahtani, A. M., Wyszynski, M. L., Mazuro, P. (2016). "Investigation into the effect of bore/stroke ratio on a single cylinder two stroke opposed piston engine." Journal of Kones 23 No 2: 9-16.
Alqahtani, A. M., Wyszynski, M. L., Mazuro, P, Xu, H. (2017). Evaluation of the effect of variable compression ratios performance on opposed piston 2-stroke engine. Combustion Engines. 171(4), 97-106. DOI: 10.19206/CE-2017-417
Shokrollahihassanbarough F., Alqahtani A., Wyszynski M.L. (2015). Thermodynamic simulation comparison of opposed two-stroke and conventional four-stroke engines. Combustion Engines. 162(3), 78-84. ISSN 2300-9896
Alqahtani A, Jebaraj S. (2019). Oil Demand Forecasting in Malaysia in Transportation Sector Using Artificial Neural Network. ISSN 2455-4268
Alqahtani A, Jebaraj S. (2019). Experimental Investigation of the Performance of Vapour Compression Refrigeration System Using Various Refrigerants. RA JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH. ISSN: 2394-6709.
Jebaraj S., Alqahtani A (2019). Theoretical Investigation of the Performance of Vapour Compression Refrigeration System. International Journal of Latest Engineering and Management Research (IJLEMR). ISSN: 2455-4847
Baseer, M., Alqahtani, A., & Rehman, S. (2019). Techno-economic design and evaluation of hybrid energy systems for residential communities: Case study of Jubail industrial city. Journal Of Cleaner Production, 237, 117806. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117806
Experience
2020 - Present: Deputy, Education and Training Affairs
2018-2020: Head of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Department, Jubail Industrial College, JIC, Saudi Arabia.
2017-2018: Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Department, JIC, Saudi Arabia.
2014-2017: Assistant Teaching, ME Dept., University of Birmingham, UK.
2014-2017: Grader, ME Dept., University of Birmingham, UK.
2010-2014: Lecturer, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Department, JIC, Saudi Arabia.
2002-2005: Graduate Research, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, KACST, Saudi Arabia.
2001-2002: Assistant Engineer, SABIC, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia.
2000-2001: Assistant Engineer, Al Zamil Company, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Awards
Academic Honorary Award, PhD research, University of Birmingham, 2017
Academic Honorary Award, M.S. research, University of South Florida, 2009
Academic Honorary Award, B.A. research, University of Toledo, 2008
Excellence Award 2014,2015,2016 &2017, Saudi Cultural Mission, UK
Courses and Trainings
Technology Management Certificate.
Total Quality Concept Certificate.
Effective Personal Productivity-effectively lead performance according to the LMI model.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Periodic reports of programs, curriculums and field experience
Maintenance Planning and Management.
Power Generation Systems
Future Vehicle and Stationary Power plant
Future Fuels and their interdependency
Combustion and Emission Control
Biofuels
Renewable Energy
Fluid Mechanics.
Plant Maintenance