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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Electrical Engineering Department

DR. AHMED YAMANI

Associate Professor
 

My Biography

Professional Qualification

NDT LEVEL III in Ultrasound, LEVEL II in Radiography, Magnetoscopy, and Liquid Penetrant

Education

1984, Doctor of Philosophy Degree , in EE (ultrasonic and microwave imaging). Title of thesis: ” Depth of field improvements and automatic focusing technique in long wavelength imaging systems”. University of Sheffield, UK

1981, First Class Honors B.SC. (Eng.) in Electrical Engineering, (Electronics and Communications).University of Sheffield, UKin Electronic Engineering, KFUPM

Employment

1988 - Present

  • Assistant Professor then Associate Professor at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.

  • In addition to my academic duty at the Electrical Engineering, I was heavily involved in research in the area of nondestructive testing of materials. I was the principal investigator of many research projects in NDT that were granted by King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) and by local industries such as, ARAMCO, Saudi Transformer Co., and Sabic.

  • I conducted many consulting projects for NDT companies in the region (Saudi ARAMCO, VETCO, Saudi Bechtel, and Saudi transformers), and delivered many short courses for engineers in the Gulf states. I also organized the first NDT workshop jointly with Saudi Aramco. Extensive experience has been gained in operating immersion tanks and data acquisition and processing of ultrasonic signals.

  • Trained a dozen of SONATRACH Engineers on the Automated Ultrasound Equipment (Revolution) of WELDSONIC for the Multinational In Saleh Gas Project pipeline, BECHTEL, Hassi R'mel, Summer 2002.

  • Evaluated the Magnetic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (MEIS) developed by HD Labs, Washington, USA, for Saudi ARAMCO, March 2004 to March 2005.

 

1984 - 1988

  • Research Officer and Head of the Nondestructive Testing Laboratory at the Higher Commission for Research (HCR) "Haut Commissariat a la Recherche" Algiers, Algeria.

  • I have created the first NDT laboratory nationwide, and have been challenged to meet the high expectations and trust put in my person to head this institution. The nature of the work was to carry out R&D projects. As welding and many NDT techniques were new to me, I had attended many specialized short courses and extensive trainings in Europe.

  • During this four years, I have supervised seven Master students, and taught many NDT courses such as Ultrasound, Eddy current, magnetoscopy, acoustic emission, and radiography.

 

1981 - 1984

  • Teaching Assistant, University of Sheffield, UK.

  • Graduate student at the University of Sheffield reading for the Ph.D. Degree.

Honours and Awards

  1. First Class Honors in every year of undergraduate study at the University of Sheffield UK.

  2. Ranked First among Sheffield graduate candidates for the Sheffield University Grant.

  3. Received the Sheffield University Grant to sponsor the Ph.D. work

Professional Memberships

  1. Senior Member IEEE (Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

  2. Member ASNT (American Society of Non Destructive Testing)

  3. Member NYAS (New York Academy of Sciences)

  4. Listed in " Who Is Who in the World "

  5. Listed in " Who Is Who in Science and Engineering"

  6. Member, IEEE Antenna Society

  7. Member, IEEE UFFC (Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control) Society

Technical Activities

Short Courses

  • Coordinator and Lecturer, " Non Destructive Testing of Material ", Organized by KFUPM Continuing Education, May 1990.

  • Lecturer, " Antenna Theory and Application", a Closed Short Course for Aramco Personnel, Organized by KFUPM Continuing Education, 1991

  • Lecturer, " Basic Communication Engineering", Organized by KFUPM Continuing Education, May 1992

  • Lecturer, " Antenna Arrays: Design and Applications", Organized by KFUPM Continuing Education, April 1993

  • Coordinator and Lecturer, " Modern Antenna Elements and Arrays. ", Organized by KFUPM Continuing Education, May 25-29, 1996. Cancelled due to low enrollment.

  • Lecturer, "Telecommunication Engineering", Organized by KFUPM, Continuing Education, December 7 - 11, 1996.

  • Coordinator and Lecturer of the first NDT workshop organized with the collaboration of Saudi Aramco and held in KFUPM , May 1998.

  • Coordinated and Lectured " A to Z Ultrasonic examination of a weld", short course presented at CAPS for Saudi ARAMCO, April 2002.

Reviewing

  • Reviewer for the Third and Fourth Saudi Engineering Conference

  • Reviewer for the ICM Conference held in KFUPM

  • Reviewer for the Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE)

  • Reviewer for the Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

  • Reviewer for the IEEE Transaction on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control (UFFC)

Other Technical and Professional Activities

  • Chairman, National committee for research proposal reviewing (NDT section), HCR, 1986-1988.

  • Head of a National Nondestructive testing Laboratory, HCR, 1984-1988.

  • Principal Investigator of many research projects conducted at both HCR and KFUPM.

  • Session Chairman, 6th International Conference on Composite Engineering, Orlando, July, 1999.

  • Session Chairman, 7th International Conference on Composite Engineering, Denver, Colorado, July, 2000.

  • Coordinator of many short courses in NDT at KFUPM.

  • Coordinator and Lecturer of the first NDT workshop organized with the collaboration of Saudi Aramco and held in KFUPM , May 1998.

  • Reviewed many KACST Projects in the area of Antennas and Nondestructive Testing.
    Trained a dozen of NDT personnel for BECHTEL Algeria, (Hassi R’Mel), in UT level I, Level II, and finally in Automatic Ultrasonic Testing (AUT) on the Weldsonix system REVOLUTION (Summer 2002).

  • Evaluated the Magnetic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (MEIS) developed by HD Labs, Washington, USA, for Saudi ARAMCO, March 2004 to March 2005.
 
 

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