• Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • TAMUQ Faculty Ombuds Officer
Ibrahim Galal Hassan

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., University of Manitoba — 1995
  • PDF, University of British Columbia — 1998

Research Interests

    • Energy and Thermal Fluid Sciences
    • Gas Turbine Cooling Technology
    • Multiphase Flow in Heat Exchangers and Pipelines
    • District Cooling and Heating
    • Urban Building Energy Modeling

Awards & Honors

  • 2021 Faculty Excellence Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service
  • 2020 - Present ASHRAE Fellow
  • 2017 - Present ASME Fellow
  • 2010-2013 Received the Prestigious NSERC “National Science and Research Council of Canada” Discovery Accelerator Supplement (DAS) Award
  • 2000-2023 Awarded Major Research Grants, e.g., from NSERC, PWC, CRIAQ, MDEIE, CFI (Canada); TEES-Texas A&M University (USA); and QNRF (Qatar)
  • 2002-Present Member of the Society of Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada

Selected Publications

  • 1 Hassan, I., “Thermal-Fluid MEMS Devices: A Decade of Progress and Challenges Ahead”, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 128, Issue 11, pp. 1221-1233, 2006.
  • 2 Saleh, W., Bowden, R.C., Hassan, I., and Kadem, L., “Techniques of PIV in Stratified Two- Phase Headers”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, v 35, n 1, pp. 82-95, 2011.
  • 3 C. El Ayoubi, W. S. Ghaly, and I. G. Hassan, "Aerothermal Optimization and Experimental Verification for Discrete Turbine Airfoil Film Cooling," Journal of Propulsion and Power, (2015), volume 31, No. 2, 2015.
  • 4 Athanasios I. Papadopoulos, Dimitris Gkouletsos, Vassilis Champilomatis, Alexandros Giannakakis, Vergis Kousidis, IbrahimHassan, Panos Seferlis, Systematic Assessment of Working Fluid Mixtures for Absorption Refrigeration based on Techno-Economic, Environmental, Health and Safety Performance, Energy Conversion and Management 223, pp. 113262, 2020.
  • 5 Kamal Athar, Hassan Ibrahim, Rahman Mohammad, Albettarb, Maher, Katalb, Ali, Wang (Leon) Liangzhu, Abdullah Mudher Noaman. Impact of Urban Characteristics on Microclimatic Conditions and Cooling Loads in a Developed City, will be presented at the ASHRAE 13th International conference, August 15-18, 2021, Toronto, Canada.