Staff Members
College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department
Department Staff Directory
A complete directory of our faculty, teaching assistants, technicians, and administrative staff — supporting excellence in applied mechanics, thermal sciences, energy systems, and materials.
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25
Full Professors
11
Associate Profs.
08
Assistant Profs.
05
Teaching Asst.
06
Technicians
02
Administrators
Section 1 of 4
Faculty Members
44 distinguished scholars across all academic ranks
Chairman of the Department
Prof. Zeyad A. Alsuhaibani
Research Area
Heat Transfer. Turbomachinery. Computational Fluid Dynamics. Energy Transfer Systems. Solar Energy. Concentrated Solar Power Systems. Thermal Energy Storage. Currently serves as Department Chair.
Prof. AbdulAziz AlMujahid
Full Professor
Research Area
Modelling of solar insolation. Conduction heat transfer. Thermal insulation.
Prof. Mahmoud Soliman
Full Professor
Research Area
Heat treatment of metals and alloys. Mechanical Behavior of metals, alloys and composite materials. Creep, high temperature deformation and superplasticity.
Prof. Ahmed Khdeir
Full Professor
Research Area
Mechanics of Composite Structures. Mechanics of smart structures. Vibrations.
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Prof. Sami Al-Sanea
Full Professor
Research Area
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer. Energy Conservation in Buildings. Optimization of Insulation and Thermal Mass in Building Envelope.
Prof. Mohammed Ali
Full Professor
Research Area
Unconventional thermal insulation materials. Recycling agro/medical waste materials. Natural and forced convection heat transfer. Nanofluid heat transfer. Stability of fluids.
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Prof. Osama Aldraihem
Full Professor
Research Area
Smart materials and structures. Piezoelectric sensors and actuators. Intelligent composites. Energy harvesting using smart structures. Vibration control of smart structures.
Prof. Obida Zeitoun
Full Professor
Research Area
Heat Transfer. Desalination. Energy. Air conditioning.
Prof. Essam Al-Bahkali
Full Professor
Research Area
Contact Mechanics. Dynamics and Vibration Analysis. Computational Mechanics and Finite Element Modeling. Multi-physics Simulations. Machine Design, Fatigue, and Optimization.
Prof. Mohamed Ramadan
Full Professor
Research Area
Internal combustion engines. Alternative fuels. Energy wasted from engines.
Prof. Hany Al-Ansary
Full Professor
Research Area
Solar thermal energy. Energy conservation. Desalination. Thermal energy storage.
Prof. Abdulmohsen Al Bedah
Full Professor
Research Area
Repair of metallic structures. Biomedical applications. Cold spray coating. Antimicrobial composites.
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Prof. Bassam Al-Bassam
Full Professor
Research Area
Vibration control of flexible structures. Time-optimal control design. Modal control of mechanical systems. Eigenstructure assignment with output feedback.
Prof. Magdy El Rayes
Full Professor
Research Area
Welding Technology and Simulation. Metal Cutting and Simulation. Thermal Spray Coating. Severe Plastic Deformation Processes. Non-Destructive Materials Characterization.
Prof. Ahmed Basfar
Full Professor
Research Area
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Engineering.
Prof. Abdulhakim Almajid
Full Professor
Research Area
Currently on secondment to Prince Sultan University. Mechanics and processing of composites. Materials engineering. Design and manufacturing of smart materials.
Prof. Abdelrahman El-Leathy
Full Professor
Research Area
Solar Energy. Concentrated Solar Power Systems. Thermal Energy Storage. Combustion.
Prof. Hamad Alharbi
Full Professor
Research Area
Materials engineering. Mechanics of materials.
Office 2C 59
Prof. Nabeel Alharthi
Full Professor
Research Area
Manufacturing Processes. Materials Characterization. Experiences in leading positions in KSU and related entities (MOE, RDIA, Islamic University of Madinah).
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Prof. Khalid Alsaif
Full Professor
Research Area
Spacecraft mechanics. Solid-fluid interaction. Optimum design of mechanical systems. Nonlinear dynamics and vibration control. Aerodynamics. Elements of spacecraft design.
Prof. Jamel Orfi
Full Professor
Research Area
Desalination systems and processes. Heat and mass transfer with evaporation and condensation. Solar/Geothermal energy and desalination. Energy and exergy analysis.
Prof. Faycal Ben Yahia
Full Professor
Research Area
Finite Element Analysis. Aircraft Structure Repair. Composite Materials. Fracture Mechanics. Manufacturing Optimization. Crashworthiness.
Prof. Abdulhamid Al-Abduljabbar
Full Professor
Research Area
Constitutive Behavior and fracture of Solids and composites. Synthesis and properties of polymer nanocomposites.
Prof. Zeyad A. Alsuhaibani
Chairman
Full Professor
Research Area
Heat Transfer. Turbomachinery. Computational Fluid Dynamics. Energy Transfer Systems. Solar Energy. Concentrated Solar Power Systems. Thermal Energy Storage.
Prof. Khaled Al-Salem
Full Professor
Research Area
Fluid Mechanics. Aeroacoustics. Turbulence Modeling. CFD. Sustainability.
Prof. Zeyad Almutairi
Full Professor
Research Area
Experimental fluid mechanics. Experimental thermal science. Modeling of energy systems. Energy storage experiment and simulation. Energy materials.
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Dr. Abdullah Nuhait
Associate Professor
Research Area
Unsteady Aerodynamics. Ground Effect. Perturbation Methods. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. Hydrodynamics.
Dr. Zakariya Kaneesamkandi
Associate Professor
Research Area
Photovoltaics. Solar thermal. Energy Efficiency. Bio Energy Conversion. Energy management.
Dr. Mahmoud Badawy
Associate Professor
Research Area
Refrigeration and air conditioning systems. Renewable energy systems (PV and CPV systems, solar heating and cooling, energy storage).
Dr. Ahmed Fouly
Associate Professor
Research Area
Materials: Metal-based nanocomposites, Nanomaterials (fibers, tubes, particles), Nanostructured Composites, Biomaterials, Hybrid materials, Polymers and Polymer composites, Cont...
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Dr. Eyyup Aras
Associate Professor
Research Area
CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing). CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Machining. Computational Geometry.
Dr. Ibrahim Alnaser
Associate Professor
Research Area
Materials Engineering: nanomaterials, metallic and non-metallic composite materials, polymers, and bonded composite materials including evaluation of the mechanical performance...
Dr. Muhammad Farzik Ijaz
Associate Professor
Research Area
Biomechanical Design. Electrospun nano membranes for desalination and water/wastewater treatment. Integrating Sustainability into Material Engineering. Waste valorization.
Dr. Thamer AlBahkali
Associate Professor
Research Area
Dynamics. Automatic Control. Robotics. Finite Element. AI Models. Materials.
Dr. Mohammed Alrasheed
Associate Professor
Research Area
Thermal engineering. Applied artificial intelligence. Machine learning, and evolutionary optimization methods. HVAC and building energy systems.
Dr. Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui
Associate Professor
Research Area
Materials. Metallurgy. Modeling and Simulation. CFD. Heat and Mass Transfer.
Dr. Khalid Alluhydan
Associate Professor
Research Area
Applied Mechanics. Dynamics. Control Systems.
Dr. Shahid Parvez
Assistant Professor
Research Area
Electric arc welding simulation. Pulsed current GTAW. Tandem TIG welding. Simulation of autogenous GTAW. Pool size in TIG welding.
Dr. Hassan Alshehri
Assistant Professor
Research Area
Solar thermal energy conversion. Hybrid renewable energy systems. Metamaterials. Plasmonics. Radiative heat transfer. Thermofluids. PV cooling. PV/T systems. Composite materials.
Office 2C 49
Dr. Mohammed Alanazi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
Noninvasive thermal sensors. Nondestructive testing. Heat Transfer measurements. Energy control systems. Renewable energy. Solar energy technologies.
Dr. Khalid Alqosaibi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
Material and Manufacturing. Polymer Processing. Injection Molding. Additive Manufacturing. Welding. Machining.
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Dr. Turki Almudhhi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
Thermofluids.
Dr. Yousef Almarzooq
Assistant Professor
Research Area
Combustion. Fuels. Alternative Fuels. Battery Safety. Metal Particle Combustion.
MA
Dr. Mohammad Alsuwaidan
Assistant Professor
Research Area
Control systems. Dynamic systems. Robotics. Space systems. Publications in IEEE and AIAA.
Office 2C 65
Dr. Redhwan Almuzaiqer
Assistant Professor
Research Area
Recycled Waste Materials. LFP Battery Thermal Management Systems (BTMS). Natural Convection Heat Transfer. Nanofluids.
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Section 2 of 4
Teaching Assistants
Lecturers and lab instructors supporting undergraduate education
AK
Er. Ahed Al-Khateeb
عاهد الخطيب
SI
Er. Saad Ibrahim
سعد إبراهيم
NS
Er. Naeim Saeed Al-Sheikh
الشيخ نعيم سعيد
MT
Er. Sheikh Mohammed Tayeb
شيخ محمد طيب
AK
Er. Abid Suhail Khan
عابد سهيل خان
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Section 3 of 4
Technicians
Skilled technical staff supporting laboratories and workshops
AD
Er. Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-Dosari
عبدالعزيز محمد الدوسري
Operations Technician
+966 11 4678527
AA
Er. Abdullah Mansour Al-Adhaibi
عبدالله منصور العضيبي
Metal Mechanic
+966 11 4678537
OQ
Er. Obaid Zaid Al-Qahtani
عبيد زيد القحطاني
Metal Mechanic
+966 11 4678537
MQ
Er. Mohammed Ali Al-Qaoud
محمد علي القعود
Technician
+966 11 4678537
YN
Er. Youssef Rashed Al-Nakhli
يوسف راشد النخلي
Machine Maintenance Technician
+966 11 4678537
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Section 4 of 4
Administrators
Department administrative office and records
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Mr. Ahmed Elshamman
أحمد الشمّان
Copyist (Records)
+966 11 4676666
Department Summary
57 Staff Members
Mechanical Engineering Department · College of Engineering · King Saud University
44
Faculty Members
5
Teaching Asst.
6
Technicians
2
Administrators
