CURRICULUM VITAE

ASHRAF S. SABRY

PROFESSOR

MECHANICAL POWER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - CAIRO UNIVERSITY

YEARS IN RANK : 3 YEARS

DATE OF BIRTH : OCT 25, 1956

NATIONALITY : EGYPTIAN

MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED + 3

ADDRESS : 4 OMARAT EL OBOUR,

APT.3 - EIGHTH FLOOR

HELIOPOLIS - CAIRO - EGYPT

TEL : (02) 2629036 / (012) 3186452

E MAIL : a_sabry@aucegypt.edu

EDUCATION :

Ph.D. DIVISION OF ENGINEERING, BROWN UNIVERSITY,

PROVIDENCE , RI 02912, USA , OCTOBER 1987.

THESIS TITLE : "NUMERICAL COMPUTATION OF THE NONLINEAR EVOLUTION OF GORTLER VORTICES".

M.Sc. APPLIED MATHEMATICS DEPT., BROWN UNIVERSITY,

PROVIDENCE, RI 02912, USA, JUNE 1986.

M.Sc. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPT., CAIRO UNIVERSITY,

EGYPT, JUNE 1983.

THESIS TITLE: "ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS OF THE DYNAMICS OF A SELF-CONTAINED SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM ".

B.Sc. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPT., CAIRO UNIVERSITY,

EGYPT, JULY 1979.

CAREER :

Present

PROFESSOR, MECH. POWER DEPT., FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, CAIRO UNIV.

2005-2006

VISITING PROFESSOR, MECH. ENGINEERING DEPT., THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO.

1995- 2005

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, MECH. POWER DEPT., FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, CAIRO UNIV.

1998- 2005

ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, MECH. ENGINEERING DEPT., THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO.

1988-1995

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MECH. POWER DEPT., FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, CAIRO UNIV.

1989

VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DIV. OF ENGINEERING, BROWN UNIV., PROVIDENCE , RI 02912, USA

1987-1988

POST DOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, DIV. OF ENGINEERING, BROWN UNIV., PROVIDENCE , RI 02912, USA

1984-1987

TEACHING ASSISTANT, DIV. OF ENGINEERING, BROWN UNIV., PROVIDENCE, RI 02912, USA

1979-1983

TEACHING ASSISTANT, MECH. POWER DEPT., FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, CAIRO UNIV.

PUBLICATIONS

* M. I. KAMAL,Y. P. KOHAMA, A. S. SABRY, M. A. SERAG-ELDIN, “ MEASUREMENT OF FLOW OVER A MODEL OF A FINNED HIGH SPEED TRAIN”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF FLUID DYNAMICS & PROPULSION, ICFDP8-140, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEER, CAIRO UNIVERSITY, MANSOURA UNIVERSITY AND ZAGZIG UNIVERSITY, SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT, DEC 14-17, 2006.

* M. I. KAMAL, M. A. SERAG-ELDIN, A. S. SABRY, Y. P. KOHAMA, “ EVALUATION OF TURBULENCE MODELS FOR FLOW OVER A FINNED HIGH SPEED TRAIN”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF FLUID DYNAMICS & PROPULSION, ICFDP8-141, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEER, CAIRO UNIVERSITY, MANSOURA UNIVERSITY AND ZAGZIG UNIVERSITY, SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT, DEC 14-17, 2006.

* M. I. KAMAL, M. A. SERAG-ELDIN, A. S. SABRY, Y. P. KOHAMA, “ A DETAILED COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE FLOW OVER A HIGH SPEED TRAIN WTH GUIDE VANES”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF FLUID DYNAMICS & PROPULSION, ICFDP8-142, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEER, CAIRO UNIVERSITY, MANSOURA UNIVERSITY AND ZAGZIG UNIVERSITY, SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT, DEC 14-17, 2006.

* A. S. SABRY, O. M. B. ElSHAMY, R. R. MANKBADI, S. M. MORCOS, “FLOW FIELD AND ACOUSTICS OF SUBSONIC FREE JET”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEAT TRANSFER, FLUID MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS, HEFAT2005-SA7, CAIRO, EGYPT, SEP 19-22, 2005.

* A. S. SABRY, “PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF SINGLE PASS MUFFLER USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEAT TRANSFER, FLUID MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS, HEFAT2005-SA6, CAIRO, EGYPT, SEP 19-22, 2005.

* A. S. SABRY, “MODELING OF TWO PASS CROSS - FLOW MUFFLER AT HIGH FREQUENCIES”, ENGINEERING RESEARCH JOURNAL, VOL. 100, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, HELWAN UNIV., AUG. 2005.

* A. I. ABD EL-RAHMAN, A. S. SABRY, A. M. MOBARAK, “SIMULATION OF MULTIPLE PASS PERFORATED TUBE SILENCERS BASED ON THE METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS”, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AEROACOUSTICS, VOL. 3, NO.2, PP. 137-155, 2004

* A. I. ABD EL-RAHMAN, A. S. SABRY, A. M. MOBARAK, “NON-LINEAR SIMULATION OF SINGLE PASS PERFORATED TUBE SILENCERS BASED ON THE METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS”, JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION , Vol. 278, PP. 63-81, 2004

* A.S.SABRY, M.A.SERAG EL-DIN , H. A. M. MAHMOUD, “SIMULATION OF ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN NOZZLE USING A CHARACTERISTICS BASED ALGORITHM”, JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE, VOL. 49, NO.3, JUNE 2002, PP. 547-560, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, CAIRO UNIV., JUNE 2002

* A. S. SABRY, J. KARIM, M.A.FOUAD, “ NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF OPEN ROTOR NOISE”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON FLUID DYNAMICS & PROPULSION, ICFDP7-20011019, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS AND CAIRO UNIVERSITY, CAIRO, EGYPT, DEC 18-20, 2001.

* K.A.SALLAM, A.S.SABRY, M.A.SERAG EL-DIN , M.A.FOUAD, “CHARACTERISTICS BASED NONLINEAR SIMULATION OF REACTIVE SILENCERS”, OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF FLUID DYNAMICS & PROPULSION, VOL. 2, PP. 370-385, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS AND CAIRO UNIVERSITY, CAIRO, EGYPT, DEC 29-31, 1996.

* A.S.SABRY, “ MODELING AND SIMULATION OF SOLAR CHIMNEY”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF FLUID MECHANICS, VOL. 3, PP. 1183-1195, CAIRO UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, CAIRO, EGYPT, JANUARY 2-5, 1995.

* A.S.SABRY , “ ON THE ORIGIN OF THE BUBBLES FORMATION IN FLUIDIZED BED”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR MECHANICAL POWER ENGINEERING, VOL. 2, PP. 221-235, ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, APRIL 27-29, 1993

* A.S.SABRY, M.M.K. FOUAD, M. A. EL RIFAIE, S.S.E.H. EL NASHAIE, “THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF REACTIVE FLOW IN A CATALYTIC FIXED BED REACTOR FOR THE PARTIAL OXIDATION OF ORTHO-XYLENE”, TESCE,VOL. 18, NO.2, PART I, PP. 26-37, PUBLICATION OF THE FOURTH CONFERENCE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, CAIRO, EGYPT, 27-29 DEC. 1992

* M.M.K. FOUAD, A.S.SABRY, M. A. EL RIFAIE, A. H. EL AHWANY, “ THE EFFECT OF UNEVEN COOLING MEDIUM TEMPERATURE PROFILES ON THE CONVERSION OF REACTIVE FLOW IN A CATALYTIC FIXED BED REACTOR FOR THE PARTIAL OXIDATION OF ORTHO-XYLENE”, TESCE,VOL. 18, NO.2, PART I, PP 38-55, PUBLICATION OF THE FOURTH CONFERENCE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, CAIRO, EGYPT, 27-29 DEC.1992.

* A.S.SABRY, J. T. C. LIU, “ CROSS STREAM VOIDAGE INSTABILITIES IN FLUIDIZED BED”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF FLUID MECHANICS, VOL. IV, PP. 215- 231, ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, JANUARY 28-30, 1992

* A.S.SABRY, J. T. C. LIU, “LONGITUDINAL VORTICITY ELEMENTS IN BOUNDARY LAYERS: THEIR NONLINEAR DEVELOPMENT FROM INITIAL GORTLER VORTICES AS A PROTOTYPE PROBLEM”, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, VOL 231, PP. 615-663, 1991

* A.S.SABRY, J. T. C. LIU, “CONCENTRATION AND HEAT TRANSFER IN NONLINEAR GORTLER VORTEX AND THE ANALOGY WITH LONGITUDINAL MOMENTUM TRANSFER”, PROC. OF ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, A , VOL. 432, PP. 1-12, 1991

* A.S.SABRY, X. YU, J. T. C. LIU, “SECONDARY INSTABILITIES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFLECTIONAL VELOCITY PROFILES RESULTING FROM LONGITUDINAL VORTICITY ELEMENTS IN BOUNDARY LAYERS”, PROC. IUTAM 3RD SYMP. ON LAMINAR TURBULENT TRANSITION,PP. 441-451, (R.MICHEL & D.ARNAL, EDS.). BERLIN: SPRINGER-VERLAG,1989

* A.S.SABRY, J. T. C. LIU, “NONLINEAR DEVELOPMENT OF GORTLER VORTICES AND THE GENERATION OF HIGH SHEAR LAYERS IN BOUNDARY LAYERS”, APPLIED MATHEMATICS, FLUID MECHANICS, ASTROPHYSICS, A SYMPOSIUM TO HONOR C.C.LIN, (D.J. BENNY, F.H. SHU & C. YUAN, EDS.), PP. 175-183, SINGAPORE : WORLD SCIENTIFIC,1988.

* A. BAZ, A. SABRY, A. MOBARAK, S. MORCOS, “ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS OF THE DYNAMICS OF A SELF-CONTAINED SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM”, JOURNAL OF FLUID CONTROL, VOL. 16, 1986.

* A. BAZ, A. SABRY, A. MOBARAK, S. MORCOS, “ON THE TRACKING ERROR OF A SELF-CONTAINED SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM”, TRANS. ASME, VOL.106, NOVEMBER 1984.

LECTURER OF:

FLUID MECHANICS AND TURBOMACHINERY (UNDERGRADUATE COURSE)

AUTOMATIC CONTROL IN ENERGY SYSTEMS (UNDERGRADUATE COURSE)

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MEASUREMENT LAB (UNDERGRADUATE COURSE)

ENGINEERING ANALYSIS & COMPUTATIONS (UNDERGRADUATE COURSE)

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN CONSTRUCTION UNDERGRADUATE COURSE)

GAS DYNAMICS (POSTGRADUATE COURSE)

ADVANCED FLUID DYNAMICS (POSTGRADUATE COURSE)

APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS IN ENGINEERING (POSTGRADUATE COURSE)

HYDRAULIC & PROCESS CONTROL (POSTGRADUATE COURSE)

GRADUATE THESIS SEMINAR (POSTGRADUATE COURSE)

PUMPS, FANS & COMPRESSORS (TRAINING COURSE FOR ENGINEERS)

GAS TURBINES (TRAINING COURSE FOR ENGINEERS)

PIPE NETWORK ANALYSIS & WATER HAMMER (TRAINING COURSE FOR ENGINEERS)

VALVES (TRAINING COURSE FOR ENGINEERS)

PROCESS CONTROL (TRAINING COURSE FOR ENGINEERS)

RECENT ACTIVITIES

* SECRETARY OF THE ACADEMIC PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR PETROLEUM AND ENERGY ENGINEERING, SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING, THE AMERICAN UNIV. IN CAIRO, EGYPT

* PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT FOR THE EGYPTIAN POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROJECT, EGYPTIAN ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AGENCY, FOR :-

1. THE ASSESSMENT OF A COMPLETE SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION OF DUST EMISSIONS IN THE GENERAL COMPANY FOR SILOS & STORAGE.

2. THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIAGNOSTIC AUDIT IN EIGHT PLANTS AT NORTH CAIRO FLOUR MILL COMPANY.

* APPLIED, RECEIVED AND SUPERVISED THE WORLD BANK $100K GRANT FOR FINANCING, PURCHASING AND INSTALLATION OF THE EQUIPMENT OF THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL LAB IN THE MECHANICAL POWER DEPT., FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, CAIRO UNIV.

* MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON FLUID DYNAMICS & PROPULSION, ORGANIZED BY: ASME INTERNATIONAL AND CAIRO UNIVERSITY.

HONORS :

* RECIPIENT OF THE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCY IN RESEARCH IN MECHANICAL POWER ENGINEERING- CAIRO UNIVERSITY.

* RECIPIENT OF THE BROWN UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP.

REFEREE FOR THE FOLLOWING JOURNALS :

- JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS

- PHYSICS OF FLUIDS

- JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE, CAIRO UNIVERSITY

REFERENCES :

PROF. REDA MANKBADI

DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIV., DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, USA

PROF. AMIN MOBARAK

FORMER HEAD OF THE INDUSTRIAL AND ENERGY COMMITTEE, EGYPTIAN PARLIAMENT.

FORMER HEAD OF MECH. POWER ENGINEERING DEPT., FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, CAIRO UNIV. EGYPT

PROF. M. AMR SERAG-ELDIN

FORMER MECH. ENGINEERING DEPT. HEAD, SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING, THE AMERICAN UNIV. IN CAIRO, EGYPT