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Dr. Bassam Mohammed Alhamad

Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering
17876109
31-105
balhamad@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Process Modeling, Simulation, Process Control and Optimization, Process Systems Engineering,

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering, MSc in Instrumentation and Control, BSc in Chemical Engineering, Professional Practitioner Certificate, Member of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Biography

Bassam AlHamad is a researcher in process systems engineering. This includes the areas of modelling, simulation, control, and optimization in the fields of oil and gas processing industries. His recent research is in the area of soft sensors in oil industrirs, simulation and optimization of ammonia and methonal reactors, applying advanced control as a digital twin in gas industries, optimization of energy consumption using heat integration and exergy analysis, exploring artificial neural network applications in enhancing water treatment applications. He was involved in research collaborations with several companies such as Bapco Energies, GPIC, ALBA, etc. He is also an Expert in Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education. Dr. AlHamad is the Former Director of the Quality Assurance & Accreditation Centre (QAAC) at University of Bahrain (UOB). He holds a PhD degree in Process Systems Engineering. He is an affiliate member of INQAAHE, an ABET Program Evaluator since 2014 undergoing reviews up to date, and an ISO Expert in ISO 9001:2008, ISO 10015 and ISO17025. He is also a member of the Higher Education Academy, and the representative person for University of Bahrain who is an Associate member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education. He worked in various projects that included Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, National Qualification Frameworks, Development and Management of Quality Systems, Development of Quality Manuals and Policies at the institution, national and international levels. At the governance and management level, he worked in Strategic Planning, Quality Management System in companies and industries, Quality Assurance and Enhancement Policies and Processes at program and institutional level, Organizational Structure Re- Engineering. He acted as an assessor and evaluator and provided consultancy as part of the Government Excellence Program, involved in the areas of Value based management, Change Management, Government Competitiveness, Organizational Governance.

Achievements

  • Excellence Award, PhD in Chemical Engineer (Process Control), University of Sydney, Australia, 2005
  • Distinction. Awarded: Course Prize as the best student in the programme of the Institution for 2000/2001, MSc. in Instrumentation and Analytical Science.
  • Academic Excellency During the Annual Education-Day under the Patronage of his H. the Prince of Bahrain (M.Sc. with Distinction), Bahrain, 2001
  • Academic Excellency During the Annual Education-Day under the Patronage of his H. the Prince of Bahrain (B.Sc. with Distinction), Bahrain, 1999
  • Approved and registered in the Database of Consultants in APQN/INQAAHE, ABET Program Evaluator, World Quality Award

Affiliations

University of Bahrain

Grants & Contracts Awarded

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Publications & Presentations

  1. Alhamad, B., Marjeen, H.S., Sarhan, N.J., Al-Jamal, A.Q., and Alhamad, B.M., 2024. Program Accreditation Manual for Programs in Colleges of Computer and Information Technology. Bahrain: Editorial Team: Dr. Hussein Salem Marjeen (Libya), Dr. Nasser Bin Mohammed Jamil Sarhan (Saudi Arabia), Dr. Ahmed Qasem Al-Jamal (Lebanon), Dr. Bassam Mohammed Alhamad (Bahrain). ISBN 978-9959-9771-0-6. Available at: https://foulabook.com/ar/book/كتاب-دليل-الاعتماد-البرامجي-لبرامج-كليات-الحاسوب-وتكنولوجيا-المعلومات-pdf [Accessed 20 Sep. 2024].
  2. Alhamad, B., 2023. Challenges to Digital transformation in higher education institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Fifth Regional Conference of the ANQAHE: Exploring the Future of Higher Education Quality, Sultanate of Oman, 6-8 December 2023.
  3. Alhamad, B., 2023. Chapter 2: Quality Assurance breaking down barriers with external stakeholders: An investigation of current and potential roles of stakeholders. In: Quality Assurance in Middle East. Springer.
  4. Alhamad, B., 2022. Sustainable Leadership and Academic Excellence. International Conference, IEEE Xplore Conference proceeding publication.
  5. Ahmed, M.S., Alhamad, B., and Suleiman, S., 2021. Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Forensic Fingerprint Laboratories in Bahrain and Dubai: Comparative Study. International Journal of Science and Research, Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2021, p.5. Available at: https://www.ijsr.net/get_count.php?paper_id=SR21329024251 [Accessed 20 Sep. 2024].
  6. Alhamad, B., 2021. Enhancing Employability through Student Empowerment in the Light of Economical Challenges. Asian ESP Journal, Volume 17, Issue 4. Available at: https://www.asian-esp-journal.com/volume-17-issue-4-may-2021/[Accessed 20 Sep. 2024].
  7. Alhamad, B., Aladwan, R., 2019. Balancing centralization and decentralization management at University of Bahrain. Quality Assurance in Education.
  8.  Alhamad B., Challenges to Digital transformation in higher education institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain, The Fifth Regional Conference of the ANQAHE: Exploring the Future of Higher Education Quality: The Impact of Smart Technologies and Internationalization on the Education Quality System, Sultanate of Oman, 6-8 December, 2023
  9. Alhamad B., Chapter 2: Quality Assurance breaking down barriers with external stakeholders: An investigation of current and potential roles of stakeholders, in “Quality Assurance in Middle East”, Springer, 2023
  10. Bassam Alhamad and Abdulrahman Darwish, Optimizing tendering process through the implementation of improved version of E - Tendering in a natural gas treatment company, International Journal of Science and Research, 2023, Optimizing Tendering Process through the Implementation of Improved Version of E-Tendering in a Natural Gas Treatment Company (ijsr.net)
  11. Bassam Alhamad, Sustainable Leadership and Academic Excellence, International Conference, IEEE Xplore Conference proceeding publication, 2022
  12. Enhancing Employability through Student Empowerment in the Light of Economical Challenges (Journal) Main Author Asian ESP Journal Volume 17 Issue 4, https://www.asian-esp-journal.com/volume-17-issue-4-may-2021/May, 2021
  13. Alhamad B., Aladwan R., “Balancing centralization and decentralization management at University of Bahrain"", Quality Assurance in Education, 2019, accepted to be published (Journal Article)
  14. Karakhanyan S., Aboulela B., Al-Sindi T., Alhamad B., Scoping Study on Higher Education Quality Assurance in the Arab Region, INQAAHE, Springer, 2019
  15. Alhamad B., “Balancing National and International Accreditation Requirements to Achieve National Strategic Trends”, in Staub D., “Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Foreign Language Education - Models and Best Practices from the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and Eastern Europe, Springer, 2019, (Book)

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Dr. Bassam Mohammed Alhamad

Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering
17876109
31-105
balhamad@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Process Modeling, Simulation, Process Control and Optimization, Process Systems Engineering,

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering, MSc in Instrumentation and Control, BSc in Chemical Engineering, Professional Practitioner Certificate, Member of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Biography

Bassam AlHamad is a researcher in process systems engineering. This includes the areas of modelling, simulation, control, and optimization in the fields of oil and gas processing industries. His recent research is in the area of soft sensors in oil industrirs, simulation and optimization of ammonia and methonal reactors, applying advanced control as a digital twin in gas industries, optimization of energy consumption using heat integration and exergy analysis, exploring artificial neural network applications in enhancing water treatment applications. He was involved in research collaborations with several companies such as Bapco Energies, GPIC, ALBA, etc. He is also an Expert in Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education. Dr. AlHamad is the Former Director of the Quality Assurance & Accreditation Centre (QAAC) at University of Bahrain (UOB). He holds a PhD degree in Process Systems Engineering. He is an affiliate member of INQAAHE, an ABET Program Evaluator since 2014 undergoing reviews up to date, and an ISO Expert in ISO 9001:2008, ISO 10015 and ISO17025. He is also a member of the Higher Education Academy, and the representative person for University of Bahrain who is an Associate member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education. He worked in various projects that included Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, National Qualification Frameworks, Development and Management of Quality Systems, Development of Quality Manuals and Policies at the institution, national and international levels. At the governance and management level, he worked in Strategic Planning, Quality Management System in companies and industries, Quality Assurance and Enhancement Policies and Processes at program and institutional level, Organizational Structure Re- Engineering. He acted as an assessor and evaluator and provided consultancy as part of the Government Excellence Program, involved in the areas of Value based management, Change Management, Government Competitiveness, Organizational Governance.

Achievements

  • Excellence Award, PhD in Chemical Engineer (Process Control), University of Sydney, Australia, 2005
  • Distinction. Awarded: Course Prize as the best student in the programme of the Institution for 2000/2001, MSc. in Instrumentation and Analytical Science.
  • Academic Excellency During the Annual Education-Day under the Patronage of his H. the Prince of Bahrain (M.Sc. with Distinction), Bahrain, 2001
  • Academic Excellency During the Annual Education-Day under the Patronage of his H. the Prince of Bahrain (B.Sc. with Distinction), Bahrain, 1999
  • Approved and registered in the Database of Consultants in APQN/INQAAHE, ABET Program Evaluator, World Quality Award

Affiliations

University of Bahrain

Grants & Contracts Awarded

-

Publications & Presentations

  1. Alhamad, B., Marjeen, H.S., Sarhan, N.J., Al-Jamal, A.Q., and Alhamad, B.M., 2024. Program Accreditation Manual for Programs in Colleges of Computer and Information Technology. Bahrain: Editorial Team: Dr. Hussein Salem Marjeen (Libya), Dr. Nasser Bin Mohammed Jamil Sarhan (Saudi Arabia), Dr. Ahmed Qasem Al-Jamal (Lebanon), Dr. Bassam Mohammed Alhamad (Bahrain). ISBN 978-9959-9771-0-6. Available at: https://foulabook.com/ar/book/كتاب-دليل-الاعتماد-البرامجي-لبرامج-كليات-الحاسوب-وتكنولوجيا-المعلومات-pdf [Accessed 20 Sep. 2024].
  2. Alhamad, B., 2023. Challenges to Digital transformation in higher education institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Fifth Regional Conference of the ANQAHE: Exploring the Future of Higher Education Quality, Sultanate of Oman, 6-8 December 2023.
  3. Alhamad, B., 2023. Chapter 2: Quality Assurance breaking down barriers with external stakeholders: An investigation of current and potential roles of stakeholders. In: Quality Assurance in Middle East. Springer.
  4. Alhamad, B., 2022. Sustainable Leadership and Academic Excellence. International Conference, IEEE Xplore Conference proceeding publication.
  5. Ahmed, M.S., Alhamad, B., and Suleiman, S., 2021. Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Forensic Fingerprint Laboratories in Bahrain and Dubai: Comparative Study. International Journal of Science and Research, Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2021, p.5. Available at: https://www.ijsr.net/get_count.php?paper_id=SR21329024251 [Accessed 20 Sep. 2024].
  6. Alhamad, B., 2021. Enhancing Employability through Student Empowerment in the Light of Economical Challenges. Asian ESP Journal, Volume 17, Issue 4. Available at: https://www.asian-esp-journal.com/volume-17-issue-4-may-2021/[Accessed 20 Sep. 2024].
  7. Alhamad, B., Aladwan, R., 2019. Balancing centralization and decentralization management at University of Bahrain. Quality Assurance in Education.
  8.  Alhamad B., Challenges to Digital transformation in higher education institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain, The Fifth Regional Conference of the ANQAHE: Exploring the Future of Higher Education Quality: The Impact of Smart Technologies and Internationalization on the Education Quality System, Sultanate of Oman, 6-8 December, 2023
  9. Alhamad B., Chapter 2: Quality Assurance breaking down barriers with external stakeholders: An investigation of current and potential roles of stakeholders, in “Quality Assurance in Middle East”, Springer, 2023
  10. Bassam Alhamad and Abdulrahman Darwish, Optimizing tendering process through the implementation of improved version of E - Tendering in a natural gas treatment company, International Journal of Science and Research, 2023, Optimizing Tendering Process through the Implementation of Improved Version of E-Tendering in a Natural Gas Treatment Company (ijsr.net)
  11. Bassam Alhamad, Sustainable Leadership and Academic Excellence, International Conference, IEEE Xplore Conference proceeding publication, 2022
  12. Enhancing Employability through Student Empowerment in the Light of Economical Challenges (Journal) Main Author Asian ESP Journal Volume 17 Issue 4, https://www.asian-esp-journal.com/volume-17-issue-4-may-2021/May, 2021
  13. Alhamad B., Aladwan R., “Balancing centralization and decentralization management at University of Bahrain"", Quality Assurance in Education, 2019, accepted to be published (Journal Article)
  14. Karakhanyan S., Aboulela B., Al-Sindi T., Alhamad B., Scoping Study on Higher Education Quality Assurance in the Arab Region, INQAAHE, Springer, 2019
  15. Alhamad B., “Balancing National and International Accreditation Requirements to Achieve National Strategic Trends”, in Staub D., “Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Foreign Language Education - Models and Best Practices from the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and Eastern Europe, Springer, 2019, (Book)

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