Alain Makhoul, Lecturer

Alain Makhoul

Lecturer

American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University, Notre-Dame University

Location
Lebanon
Education
Doctorate, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
13 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 10 Months

Lecturer at American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University, Notre-Dame University
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since February 2013

Part time lecturer in the mechanical engineering departments teaching courses for graduate and undergraduate mechanical engineering students.
Supervising technical projects and graduation senior projects.

Research Engineer at Renault
  • France
  • May 2009 to October 2010

Exhaust gases thermal energy conversion into mechanical energy throughout a Rankine cycle in order to reduce the vehicles CO2 emissions.

Research Engineer at Mines ParisTech - Center for Energy Efficiency of Systems
  • France
  • May 2008 to April 2009

Feasibility study, design and optimization of anaerobic digestion reactors for the generation of heat and electricity via bio-gas combustion.
Development of new French standards for the Heat-Pumps Seasonal COP calculations.
Design, implementation and testing of a two-phase impulse type turbine intended to be installed on an integrated cascade for enhancing the energy performance of the refrigeration cycles.

Education

Doctorate, Mechanical Engineering
  • at American University of Beirut
  • June 2013
Master's degree, Energetics Engineering
  • at Université Paris VI - ENSAM
  • July 2008
Diploma, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Lebanese University
  • June 2008

Specialties & Skills

Renewable Energy
Indoor Air Quality
Green Building
Numerical Modeling
Bioheat Modeling and Thermal Comfort
CFD simulations
Aeroacoustics
Design Builder

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

Elsevier Publishing Company
  • Peer Reviewer
  • February 2014

Training and Certifications

Professor Fateh Sakkal Renewable Energy Research Award (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2013
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Reading
  • Hiking