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Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Work: Renewable energy Global warming Air pollution
Biographical: PROFILE SUMMARY SHAFQIUR REHMAN, M.S. KFUPM BOX # 767 DHAHRAN - 31261, SAUDI ARABIA TEL. OFF. 00966-3-860-3802, RES. 00966-3-860-6129 FAX: 00966-3-860-3996 Mobile: 00966-502085496 E-mail: srehman@kfupm.edu.sa Homepage: http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/ri/srehman 1. Awards and Honors a. Distingushed Researcher’s Award – 2007 b. Member Editorial Board: Internatinal Journal of Renewable Energy Technology published by Inderscience Publishers c. Memebr Global Network for Renewable Energy Approaches in Desert Region (GNREADER) d. Chaired a technical session of the 4th Saudi International Water, Electricity & Power Generation Conference and Exhibition held at Dhahran Expo center during April 6 – 8 2008. The technical session covered presentations on energy conservation and renewable energy utilization in Saudi Arabia. e. Chaired two technical sessions at International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC2010) held in Damascus, Syria during April 5-8, 2010. f. Chaired a technical session at World Geothermal Congress (WGC2010) held in Bali, Indonesia during April 25-30, 2010. 2. Research Interests a. Solar Energy Resource Assessment, PV Sstem Sizing, PV-Diesel Hybrid Power System Design, Techno-economical Feasibility, Hybrid Power System Optimization b. Wind Energy Resource Assessment, Potential Site Identification, Grid Connected and Off-grid wind Farm Design and Optimization, Techno-Economical Feasibility, Wind-Diesel Hybrid Powr System Design and Optimization c. Wind-PV-Diesel Hybrid Power System Design and Optimization d. Geothermal Resource Assessment e. Renewable Energy Education f. Surface and Upper air Meteorological Data Acquisition and Analysis 3. Technical Memoranda and Proposals a. Prepared fifteen technical ideas b. Some of these ideas were materialized into projects c. Prepared more than 35 proposals for client funded research d. Prepared around 10 proposals for internally and KACST funded projects 4. Client Funded Projects a. Completed Projects = 25 b. Projects coordinated = 07 c. Completed Project Quotations = 30 d. Project Task Leader in almost all projects e. On-going Projects = 05 5. Field Experience a. Upper Meterological Data Acquisition using Radiosonde at 14 locations b. Surface Meteorological Data Acquisition c. Installation of 40 tall tower for the measurement of wind speed and direction and other meteorological parameters at different heights d. Site and equipment selection to meet the project requirements e. Sensor instatlaation and data acquisition for thrust anchor project 6. Technical Reports a. Total reports written and partially written = 64 b. Large number of progress letters 7. Teaching a. Senior projects = 6 8. Research Papers a. Total research papers = 108 (Journal=59 and Conferences 49) b. Signle author papers = 13 c. First author papers = 56 d. Invited paper = 2 9. Computational Background a. Fluent in Fortran Programming b. ORACLE DataBase c. WindFarm Software – For wind farm layout design and energy optimization d. HOMER Softwrae - Wind, Diesel, PV with and without battery backup power system design e. HYBRID 2 Software - Wind, Diesel, PV with and without battery backup power system design f. MS ACCESS and othe MS softwares g. SURFER and GRAPHER and STATISTICAL SOGFTWARE h. MATLAB and FRACLAB 10. Presentations a. Keynote addresses 7 b. Presented 15 papers in international conferences c. Presented 07 papers in national conferences d. Presented poster in various international conferences 11. Citations a. Total number of citations as of May 15, 2010 = 412 (Does not include citations by any co-authors or author) b. h-index = 11 12. Refereeing a. Number of Journals for which I am refereeing = 16 (Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Applied Enrgy, Energy, Internatinal Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, WSEAS, IET, AJSE, Applied Meteorology, International Journal of Energy Resources, Energy Conversion and Management, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Energy Policy, Journal of Integrated Waste Management, Science, and Technology, Exergy, International Journal of Energy Research, etc.) b. Total papers refereed as of March 2009 = 86 c. Technical Reports Refereed = 15 13. Affiliation a. Member of seven International and National Professional Organizations
Favourite Publications: Renewable Energy Energy Applied Energy Solar Energy International Journal of Energy Reviews
Work: Renewable energy Global warming Air pollution
Biographical: PROFILE SUMMARY SHAFQIUR REHMAN, M.S. KFUPM BOX # 767 DHAHRAN - 31261, SAUDI ARABIA TEL. OFF. 00966-3-860-3802, RES. 00966-3-860-6129 FAX: 00966-3-860-3996 Mobile: 00966-502085496 E-mail: srehman@kfupm.edu.sa Homepage: http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/ri/srehman 1. Awards and Honors a. Distingushed Researcher’s Award – 2007 b. Member Editorial Board: Internatinal Journal of Renewable Energy Technology published by Inderscience Publishers c. Memebr Global Network for Renewable Energy Approaches in Desert Region (GNREADER) d. Chaired a technical session of the 4th Saudi International Water, Electricity & Power Generation Conference and Exhibition held at Dhahran Expo center during April 6 – 8 2008. The technical session covered presentations on energy conservation and renewable energy utilization in Saudi Arabia. e. Chaired two technical sessions at International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC2010) held in Damascus, Syria during April 5-8, 2010. f. Chaired a technical session at World Geothermal Congress (WGC2010) held in Bali, Indonesia during April 25-30, 2010. 2. Research Interests a. Solar Energy Resource Assessment, PV Sstem Sizing, PV-Diesel Hybrid Power System Design, Techno-economical Feasibility, Hybrid Power System Optimization b. Wind Energy Resource Assessment, Potential Site Identification, Grid Connected and Off-grid wind Farm Design and Optimization, Techno-Economical Feasibility, Wind-Diesel Hybrid Powr System Design and Optimization c. Wind-PV-Diesel Hybrid Power System Design and Optimization d. Geothermal Resource Assessment e. Renewable Energy Education f. Surface and Upper air Meteorological Data Acquisition and Analysis 3. Technical Memoranda and Proposals a. Prepared fifteen technical ideas b. Some of these ideas were materialized into projects c. Prepared more than 35 proposals for client funded research d. Prepared around 10 proposals for internally and KACST funded projects 4. Client Funded Projects a. Completed Projects = 25 b. Projects coordinated = 07 c. Completed Project Quotations = 30 d. Project Task Leader in almost all projects e. On-going Projects = 05 5. Field Experience a. Upper Meterological Data Acquisition using Radiosonde at 14 locations b. Surface Meteorological Data Acquisition c. Installation of 40 tall tower for the measurement of wind speed and direction and other meteorological parameters at different heights d. Site and equipment selection to meet the project requirements e. Sensor instatlaation and data acquisition for thrust anchor project 6. Technical Reports a. Total reports written and partially written = 64 b. Large number of progress letters 7. Teaching a. Senior projects = 6 8. Research Papers a. Total research papers = 108 (Journal=59 and Conferences 49) b. Signle author papers = 13 c. First author papers = 56 d. Invited paper = 2 9. Computational Background a. Fluent in Fortran Programming b. ORACLE DataBase c. WindFarm Software – For wind farm layout design and energy optimization d. HOMER Softwrae - Wind, Diesel, PV with and without battery backup power system design e. HYBRID 2 Software - Wind, Diesel, PV with and without battery backup power system design f. MS ACCESS and othe MS softwares g. SURFER and GRAPHER and STATISTICAL SOGFTWARE h. MATLAB and FRACLAB 10. Presentations a. Keynote addresses 7 b. Presented 15 papers in international conferences c. Presented 07 papers in national conferences d. Presented poster in various international conferences 11. Citations a. Total number of citations as of May 15, 2010 = 412 (Does not include citations by any co-authors or author) b. h-index = 11 12. Refereeing a. Number of Journals for which I am refereeing = 16 (Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Applied Enrgy, Energy, Internatinal Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, WSEAS, IET, AJSE, Applied Meteorology, International Journal of Energy Resources, Energy Conversion and Management, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Energy Policy, Journal of Integrated Waste Management, Science, and Technology, Exergy, International Journal of Energy Research, etc.) b. Total papers refereed as of March 2009 = 86 c. Technical Reports Refereed = 15 13. Affiliation a. Member of seven International and National Professional Organizations
Favourite Publications: Renewable Energy Energy Applied Energy Solar Energy International Journal of Energy Reviews
