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Fahad  PhD

Leading researcher with 214 publications
A professional with almost 20 years of experience in leading centers, managing projects, innovative research, educational programs development; an initiator and pro-active, visionary and strategic planner, inventor and professional writer, negotiator and professional speaker. A professional who takes initiatives and responsibilities with proven records to excel his work for better achievements. Expert in renewable energy, energy efficiency, cogeneration/trigeneration, cooling, water desalination, techno-economic studies for energy systems, feasibility studies & life cycle analyses, optimization of processes, energy efficiency & energy auditing, energy policy & regulations, due diligence, and development of cutting edge technologies for commercialization potential. Director of the Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and the founding Director of the Center of Excellence in Energy Efficiency, both at KFUPM and Acting Director of the Office of Cooperation with KACARE at KFUPM. Founder and supervisor of the Students Energy Club at KFUPM. Initiator and founder of the Energy Incubator at KFUPM. Took the initiative to propose and chair the committees to establish a new MSc degree in renewable energy and another minor program in Energy for BSc students, as well as other courses and training programs in KFUPM. Participated in publishing more than 150 high-quality scientific papers and technical reports with proven records (the average impact factor for the ISI journal papers published is more than 6, h-index is 40, i10-index 70 and total citations of more than 4500). Obtained more than 10 patents in which some had been converted into pilot projects. Developed an innovative system that enhances air humidification and cooling using solar energy with better record as compared to existing similar systems, and developed a new solar chimney in which he doubled its power outputs. Received the best researcher award and won the best research project both from KFUPM for the academic year 2016-2017 with the highest rank in KFUPM. Participated in more than 35 different committees and attended more than 60 short courses and workshops in leadership, project management, research projects, entrepreneurship, educational skills, engineering skills, and dialogue skills. Attended more than 30 technical conferences and symposiums. Certified energy manager (CEM) and certified energy auditor (CEA) by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) and, in addition, certified trainer for CEM and CEA. He was/currently supervisor and committee member for tens of students for their graduate and undergraduate projects. show More

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214

Total documents

2.63

Normalized Impact

65

Highly Cited Papers (10%)

35.05

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