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Dr. Mohamed N. Nounou
Professor
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Chemical Engineering
MS in Chemical Engineering
Entity
College of Science and Engineering
Biography
Mohamed Nounou is a Professor at the College of Science and Engineering. He received the B.S. degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX in 1995 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, in 1997 and 2000, respectively. Before joining HBKU, he was a Professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar for 18 years. He also worked for the industry at PDF Solutions, a consulting company in San Jose, California.
His research interests are in the area of process systems engineering with a particular emphasis on data-driven techniques for improved process operations. He is the author of a book and numerous book chapters and papers in prestigious journals and conferences. He also served on the editorial boards of several journals and the organizing committees for various conferences. He is currently an Associate Editor for the Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics journal.
Dr. Nounou is also a dedicated teacher. He received both the College-Level and University-Level Distinguished Achievement Awards in Teaching at Texas A&M University in 2011 and 2012, respectively, and the Faculty Excellence Award in 2013. He is a senior member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
PhD in Chemical Engineering
Ohio State University, United States
2000
MS in Chemical Engineering
Ohio State University, United States
1997
BS in Chemical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude)
Texas A&M University, College Station, United States
1995
- Process systems engineering with emphasis on data-driven methods for improved process operations
- Data-driven modeling
- fault detection
- and fault identification of chemical processes
- Machine learning for process optimization and experimental design
- Applied mathematics and statistics in chemical engineering
Professor
College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2024 - Present
Professor
College of Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar
2014 - 2024
Associate Professor
College of Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar
2009 - 2014
Assistant Professor
College of Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar
2006 - 2009
Assistant Professor
College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
2002 - 2006
Development Engineer
PDF Solutions, Inc, United States
2000 - 2002
Malluhi, B., Fezai, R., Kravaris, C., Nounou, H., Al-Rawashdeh, M., & Nounou, M. (2024). Guided experimental design for static nonparametric modeling. Chemical Engineering Science, 298, 120327.
Basha, N., Kravaris, C., Nounou, H., & Nounou, M. (2023). Bayesian-optimized Gaussian process-based classification in industrial processes. Computers and Chemical Engineering, 170, 108126.
Malluhi, B., Basha, N., Fezai, R., Ibrahim, G., Choudhury, M., Nounou, H., Elbashir, N., & Nounou, M. (2023). Multiscale Bayesian PCA for robust process modeling of a Fischer-Tropsch bench scale process. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 240, 104921.
Sheriff, M. Z., Karim, M. N., Kravaris, C., Nounou, H., & Nounou, M. (2022). An operating economic-driven perspective on monitoring and maintenance in multiple operating regimes: Application to monitor fouling in heat exchangers. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 184, 233–245.
Mansouri, M., Harkat, M. F., Nounou, H., & Nounou, M. (2020). Data-driven and model-based methods for fault detection and diagnosis. Elsevier.
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- Outstanding Presentation Awards, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Spring Conference, 2017 and 2019.
- TAMUQ Student Government Association (SGA) Chemical Engineering Educator of the Year Award, 2016.
- TAMUQ Student Organization Advisor of the Year Awards, 2014 and 2016.
- TAMUQ Chemical Engineering Faculty of the Year Awards, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021.
- Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) Faculty Excellence Award, 2013.