Joseph Adam, Associate Professor

Joseph Adam

Associate Professor

jubail Industrial college

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jubail
Education
Doctorate, Chemical Engineering
Experience
36 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :36 years, 1 Months

Associate Professor at jubail Industrial college
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • My current job since August 2006

Lecturing regular diploma and bachelor courses, training technicians and operators sent by the local petrochemical companies, develop course material for both regular and industrial programs, evaluating trainees and students after finishing cooperative training programs, being part of many departmental and college committees, participate in seminars, workshops and conferences, evaluation of candidates' CVs and interviewing short listed applicants and development of the bachelor degree program in Chem. Eng. and new major of Environmental Science & Technology.

Senior lecturer/Principle lecturer at Glamorgan University
  • United Kingdom
  • September 1998 to June 2006

Lecturing, contribution to vocational courses, course material evaluation, equipment commissioning, taking strong role in research conducted in department, engagement in the delivery of post graduation courses, participation in seminars, workshops and conferences, being part of many departmental and college committees.

Principle Lecturer at Teeside University (One year sabbatical leave)
  • United Kingdom
  • September 2003 to September 2004

I was involved almost in all academic activities such as but not limited to; teaching, research, curriculum development, vocational training, industrial liaison, being part departmental committies.

Admission Officer at Glamorgan University
  • United Kingdom
  • July 1998 to September 1998

Advising new students about the courses in the School of Applied Sciences. Also, assisting other colleagues with different types of requests that are related to the school, and handling and arranging the paper work involved.

Energy efficiency advisor at Bio-Electrical Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • July 1995 to June 1998

Utility consumption, inter-process heat exchange network and minimum energy targeting adviser in a project of design and optimization of process equipment, specifically absorption columns and heat engines, for the recovery of carbon and nitrogen oxides in a closed loop in order to generate power with Zero CO2 emission using renewable bio-fuel.

Technical support officer at Welsh Water (main water treatment and distribution company in Wales, UK)
  • United Kingdom
  • January 1991 to June 1995

Working as part of a team to pack-up the running of the water treatment and desalination processes, as well as giving advice and assist in trouble shooting unusual equipment problems. Also, handling a long term assignment to investigate and optimize the conditions to develop a new technique for Killing Microorganism by using pressurized Carbon Dioxide.

Teaching Assistant and Lab Instructor at Glamorgan University
  • United Kingdom
  • September 1988 to September 1990

Running laboratory experiments, handling tutorial sessions, helping faculty member, correcting exam papers.

Trainee Production Engineer at AlDora Refinery
  • Iraq - Baghdad
  • August 1985 to April 1986

Learning under supervision the main aspects of the refinery, being involved in the daily problems of the plant, attending meetings with the decision making engineers and arranging shift rota for operators and technicians.

Education

Doctorate, Chemical Engineering
  • at Glamorgan University
  • November 1990

Integrated design of chemical plants, "The Design of an Energy Integrated Styrene Plant"

Master's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at Glamorgan University
  • September 1987

Pinch technology and its application in process design.

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at University of Baghdad
  • June 1985

Graduated with an honors degree. Hence, I was qualified for a scholarship to finish my masters and Ph.D. in United Kingdom.

Specialties & Skills

Lecturing
Plant Design
Design Development
Training
Research
Use of Pinch Technology in process design
Research & development
Use of microsoft office
Teaching & training at university level poth students and professinal individuals
Liaison, Communication, Interpersonal, Co-ordination
Development of new major/course (from scratch)

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Institute of Chemical Engineers/UK (IChemE)
  • Member
  • February 1992

Training and Certifications

Pinch Technology (Training)
Training Institute:
Process integration centre
Date Attended:
January 1988
Pinch technology (Training)
Training Institute:
Process integration centre
Date Attended:
January 1989