• Instructional Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution,
  • Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology
Ahmed Abdelaal profile image

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Toledo – 2017
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Alexandria University – 2009

Research Interests

    • Experimental Thermo-Fluid
    • Severe Weather Mitigation
    • Sensor Development
    • Wind Energy
    • Combustion Engines
    • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
    • Atmospheric Icing

Selected Publications

  • Abdelaal, A., Nims, D., Jones, K., & Sojoudi, H. (2019) Prediction of Ice Accumulation on Bridge Cables During Freezing Rain: A Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Study. Cold Region Science and Technology 164:102782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2019.102782
  • Abdelaal, A., Sarayloo, M., Nims, D. (2019). Experimental Study of Precipitation Icing on an Architectural Polycarbonate Open Mesh. Proceedings, 18th International Workshop on Atmospheric Icing of Structures (IWAIS).
  • Rizvi, R., Nguyen, E., Kowal, M., Mak, W., Rasel, S., Islam, M., Abdelaal, A., Joshi, A., Zekriardehani, S., Coleman, M., Kaner, R. (2018). High Throughput Continuous Production of Shear Exfoliated 2D Layered Materials Using Compressible Flows. Advanced Materials, 1800200. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201800200
  • Nemani, S.K., Annavarapu, R.K., Mohammadian, B., Raiyan, A., Haque, M. A., Comstock, J., Abdelaal, A., and Sojoudi, H. (2018). Surface Modification of Polymers: Methods and Applications. Advanced Materials Interfaces. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201801247.
  • Abdelaal, A., Mirto, C., Nims, D., Ng, T., Jones, K., Ryerson, C., Helmicki, A., Hunt, V. (2015). Investigation of Using Icephobic Coatings on a Cable Stayed Bridge. Proceedings, 16th International Workshop on Atmospheric Icing of Structures (IWAIS), pp. 133-138.