Dr. Ashraf N. Al-Khateeb
Dr. ashraf alkhateeb Senior Lecturer | Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies Aerospace Engineering

Contact Information
ashraf.alkhateeb@ku.ac.ae +971 2 312-4181

Biography

Dr. Ashraf Al-Khateeb is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Aerospace Engineering Department at Khalifa University. Prior to his current appointment, he joined the Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC) at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia as a postdoctoral fellow. During his PhD at the University of Notre Dame, he joined the Chemical Science and Engineering Department at Argonne National Lab, Illinois. USA as a visiting researcher. He is the recipient of the University of Notre Dame Kanab Center Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Al-Khateeb is a member of the AIAA, SIAM, and the Combustion Institute, and he is the advisor of the Khalifa University AIAA student branch.


Education
  • Ph.D., University of Notre Dame (USA)
  • M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame (USA)
  • M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Jordan University of Science & Technology (Jordan)
  • B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Jordan University of Science & Technology (Jordan)

Teaching
  • Advanced Fluid Mechanics (AERO640)
  • Advanced Fluid Mechanics (MEEN 604)
  • Aerodynamics II (AERO336)
  • Aerospace Propulsion (AERO440)
  • Introduction to Combustion (AERO441)
  • Thermodynamics (MEEN 240 )
  • Thermodynamics (AERO240)
  • Fluid Mechanics (MEEN335)


Research
Research Interests
  • Reactive Flow Modeling
  • Combustion Dynamics
  • Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Transfer