1. King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Welcome to the College of Engineering Sciences End of the Year Party

2. Reading from the Quraan

3. Dean’s Address Dr. Samir A. Al-Baiyat
Dean, Colleges of Engineering Sciences & Applied Engineering

4. College Statistics

5. Undergraduate Students Total=2373

6. Graduate Student Total= 216

7. Graduating 2003/2004 Total=485

8. Total Faculty Total=218

9. Professorial Rank Faculty Total=168

10. Accomplishments of the College and the Departments
2003/2004

11. Journal Publications Total=241

12. Conference presentations Total=134

13. Funded Projects
Total=114

14. Short Courses
Total=42

15. Utilization of Computers in Education
More than 78% of the college faculty utilize WebCT or Blackboard for teaching their courses.

16. Program Assessments and Accreditation
The college of Applied Engineering has submitted a dossier to ABET to extend the Substantial Equivalency of the its programs till 2008.
The EE & ME departments have undertaken Program self Assessments .
The remaining departments will carry out program self assessment

17. Aerospace Engineering
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between AE and Royal Saudi Air Force. The memo has been approved by H.R.H Prince Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz, 2nd Deputy & Minister of Defense & Aviation & General Inspector.
The proposed AE Master program has been approved.

18. Aerospace Engineering
Four new labs are being established in the department (Aerodynamics, flight dynamics, flight structure and propulsion).

19. Chemical Engineering
The Department established an Industrial Advisory Committee to promote cooperation with the industry. The Committee met twice this year.
Professor Tomoyuki Inui joined the Department as the Saudi Aramco Chair Professor for Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals.

20. Chemical Engineering
The Department upgraded its polymer research laboratory with state of the art equipment.
The Department organized an Open Day and Exhibition for the prep-year students in association with Saudi Aramco and Sabic.

21. Chemical Engineering
Three undergraduate students won the 2nd place in a National senior design competition sponsored by SABIC.
The department established the Polymer Research Group: An interdisciplinary research group that includes 10 faculty from three different departments.

22. Chemical Engineering
The department co-organized three meetings of the Saudi Section of AIChE.
The department co-organized the 4th Annual Award Banquet for the Best Design and Co-op Report in the Department.
The department selected three adjunct professors in the areas of environmental engineering (Texas A&M), polymer engineering (University of Waterloo) and Thermodynamics (Rice University).

23. The department established a new Engineering Graphics Laboratory.
Civil Engineering
The department established a new Engineering Graphics Laboratory.
Structural Analysis Laboratory has been fully upgraded and instrumented.

24. Civil Engineering
The Department offered 12 courses to teach and train Highway Engineers across the Kingdom. "Superior performing Mixes Superpave".
NDT (Non-Destructible Testing) Laboratory has been acquired to meet the current demand in NDT testing.

25. Electrical Engineering
Establishment of the Scientific Society of Saudi electrical engineers. 200 engineers joined the society.
Organization of the 11th IEEE meeting on April, Five hundred people participated in the meeting and 17 papers were presented.

26. Electrical Engineering
The department established an industrial advisory committee to promote cooperation with the industry.
Several labs in the department have been computerized and upgraded with new equipment.

27. Electrical Engineering
Several EE Faculty Members were selected as Associate Editors for International Journals as well as Members of the Technical Committees of International Conferences.

28. Electrical Engineering
Dr. Asrar Shaikh:
Was elected fellow of IEEE, the only fellow in Saudi Arabia.
Published a book titled “Wireless Communications: Theory & Techniques”, published by Kluwer Academics.

29. Mechanical Engineering
The ME advisory committee met several times.
Restructuring of courses in module form was started to enable participation of industry in teaching ME courses

30. Mechanical Engineering
Several ME Faculty Members were selected as Associate Editors for International Journals as well as Members of the Technical Committees of International Conferences.

31. Petroleum Engineering
The department organized a technical exchange meeting with Schlumberger and the Centre for Petroleum & Minerals on December 2003.
The Department of Petroleum Engineering’s and centre for Pet & Minerals jointly organized the 2nd annual KFUPM-Aramco research review workshop on May 4, 2004.

32. Petroleum Engineering
The department offered a 10 module training program for Saudi Aramco Engineers.
PETE PC lab has bee upgraded with new PC’s and a new server.

33. Petroleum Engineering
Dr. Mohammad Aggour published a book titled: petroleum and gas field processing, Marcel Dekker, NY, 2003.
Several PETE Faculty Members were selected as Associate Editors for International Journals.

34. Long and Short Term Strategies of the College

35. Short Term Objectives of the College

36. Improvement in Teaching
Emphasis of Course Projects & Seminars to improve Student’s Communication Skills
Use of experienced and qualified industrial experts in teaching some of the senior and graduate courses.

37. Improvement in Teaching (Contd.)
Re-training of technical support staff.
Engineering labs will be upgraded and equipped.
Encouragement of faculty to visit the students at the COOP training locations.
Company supervisors should be invited and hosted for a meeting at KFUPM.

38. Improvement in Teaching (Contd.)
Faculty placement with industry through summer assignments and other arrangements.
Establishment of a training program for recent PhD graduates, Graduate Assistants, Lecturers and Research Assistants

39. Improvement in Research
Creation of Centers of Excellence in certain areas by recruiting highly specialized faculty for the job.
Review and update the financial package for graduate students.

40. Improvement in Research (Contd.)
Simplify the process of recruiting RA.
Establish More Endowment Chair Professorships.

41. Long-Term Objectives of the College

42. Long-Term Strategies
Enhance cooperation with the industry in training and research.
Direct research towards serving National needs.

43. Long-Term Strategies
Collaborate with International Reputable Institutions in teaching, research and faculty development.
Develop specialized sub-programs that have the potential of growing into separate departments in the future.

44. H.E. The Rector Dr. Khalid Al-Sultan

45. College of Engineering Sciences Recognition & Awards

46. Recipients of the University Excellence in Research Awards
Dr. Shahzada Z. Shuja Dr. Basel Abu-Sharkh Dr. Naser Al-Shayea
ME CHE CE

47. Recipients of the University Excellence in Teaching Awards
Dr. Ahmad Al-Qarni Dr. Youssef Abdel-Magid

48. Recipients of the University Patent Awards
Dr. Ahmad Al-Qarni Dr. Mohammad Abul-Hamayel

49. Winners of the College of Engineering Research Awards
Dr. Sleem ur-Rahman, CHE
Dr. Dr. Abu El-Maati, EE
Dr. Bekir Yilbas, ME
Dr. AbdulFazal Arif, ME
Dr. Mohammad Al-Marhoun, PE

50. Winners of the college of engineering teaching awards
Dr. Basel Abu-Sharkh, CHE
Dr. A. K. Azad, CE
Dr. Mahmoud Dawoud, EE
Dr. Mohammad Antar, ME
Dr. Sidqi Abu-Khamsin, PETE

51. College of Engineering Science Short Course Award
Dr. Ahmad Al-Qarni, AE
Dr. Sulaiman Al-Khattaf, CHE
Dr. Mohammad Shwaihdi, EE
Dr. Majed AL-Sharawi, ME
Dr. Hasan Al-Hashim, PETE

52. College of Engineering Science Funded Projects Award
Dr. Ibrahim El-Amin, EE
Dr. Sayed Said, ME
Dr. Mohammad Aggour, PETE

53. College of Engineering Science Department Service AwardAE
Mr. Ahmad Jamal
Mr. Ayman Abdallah
CHE
Dr. Kevin Loughlin
Dr. Nadhir Baghli
Dr. Ramazan Kahraman CE
Dr. Husain Al-Gahtani

54. College of Engineering Sciences Department Service Award
Dr. Munir Al-Absi
Dr. Saud Al-Semari
Dr. Abdulah Al-Ahmari ME
Dr. Zafarullah Khan
Dr. Iyad Al-Zaharnah
PETE
Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Majid

55. College of Engineering Sciences Staff Service AwardAE
Mr. Jovencio Trinidad
Mr. Essa Al-Dossary
CHE
Mr. Riasat Khan
Mr. Romeo Capreso CE
Mr. Muhammad Saleem

56. College of Engineering Sciences Staff Service Award
Mr. Shamsu ur-Rahman Jan
Mr. Farazi 
Mr. Qusay Al Gheriyafi ME
Mr. Saleh Al-Abbas
Mr. Ahmad Abdrabulnabi
PETE
Mr. Ali Al-Sheikh
Mr. AbdulSamad Iddrisu
CES
Hussein Dhaif
Abdullah Al-Abdallah

57. College of Engineering Sciences Sports Award
Dr. Faleh Al-Suleiman
Dr. Habib Zughbi
Dr. Mahmoud Kassas

58. Leaving Faculty

59. Dr. Mehmet Pakdemirli, ME Professor Mohamed Aggour, PETE
Leaving Faculty
Dr. Ashraf Fatehi, CHE
Dr. Ashi Ishaq, CE
Dr. Mehmet Pakdemirli, ME
Dr. Gareth Davies, ME
Professor Mohamed Aggour, PETE

60. CES Outstanding Student Award
Salman Al-Fifi, AE
Mohammad Al-Nuwaiser, AE
Fahad Sayer Al-Mutairi, CHE
Muhammad Ba-Saffar, CHE
Amro Al-Tamimi, EE
Faisal Adnan Sabir, EE
Muhammad Abdullah Ba-Hattab, ME
Adeil Muhammad Ahmad Al-Ghamdi, ME
Muhammad I. Al-Kharashi, PETE 
Husain A. Al-Imran, PETE

61. Members of the CES Special Functions Committee
Mr. Abdul Aleem
Dr. Dr. Hasan Al-Yousef
Dr. Zakariya Al-Hamouz
Mr. Mustafa Bouchama
Dr. Basel Abu-Sharkh

62. Activities of The Special Functions Committee
Organizing sports activities for the college: Volleyball, basketball and football.
Coordinating the college teams in the Rector’s cup competitions:
Finalist in volleyball (Final on Wednesday)
1st place in basketball
2nd place in Tennis
2nd place in squash
Organizing the welcome party.
Organizing the end of year party and awards.

63. Thanks
To H. E. The Rector Dr. Kalid Al-Sultan for his guidance and support to the college.
To members of the Industrial Advisory Committees of all departments.
To those who supported the continuing education and research activities of the college.

64. Thank you