Name

Hussam Jihad Khasawneh

Title

Chairman of the National Center for Innovation (NCI)

Acting Assistant Secretary General for Scientific and Technological Affairs at HCST

Email Address

h.khasawneh@hcst.gov.jo

Degrees

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering – The Ohio State University – USA (2015)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering -  The Ohio State University – USA (2011)

B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering – The University of Jordan – Jordan (2008)

Research Interests

Energy; Mechatronics Systems; Automotive Systems, Green Growth

Starting Date

19th of September 2021

Academic Ranks

• Associate Professor of Mechatronics Engineering, The University of Jordan (Feb. 2020 – Present)
• Assistant Professor of Mechatronics Engineering, The University of Jordan (May 2015 - Feb. 2020)

Previous Administrative Experience

• Chair of Mechatronics Engineering Department, The University of Jordan (Mar. 2021 - Sep. 2021)
• National Secretary, The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) / Jordan Office (Sep. 2019 - May 2021)
• Assistant Dean for Students’ and Training Affairs        at The School of Engineering, The University of Jordan (Sep.  2019  -  Mar.  2021)
• Deputy Director, Water, Energy and Environment Center (WEEC), The University of Jordan (Sep.  2016 - Sep.  2018)

Awards

• IAESTE National Secretary Service Award, 2021
• Newton-Khalidi  Fund  Researchers  Links  Workshop  Grant,  2019.
• IEEE  Industry  Applications  Magazine  Prize  Article  Award-second place, USA, 2016.
• ”Made in the Arab World” Graduation Project Award-first place, Arab Science and Technology Foundation, Egypt, 2009.
• ”Made  in  Jordan” Graduation Project Award-second place, The Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE), Jordan, 2009.

Committee Involvement

• National Judging and Selection Panel, The Study UK Alumni Awards (2022/23 cycle), The British Council, Jordan, Dec. 2022- Mar. 2023.
• Organizing Committee, The First International Conference on the Red Sea Ecosphere: Aspects and of Conservation and Management of Red Sea Marine Environment, Jordan, Jan. 2022- Nov. 2022.
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee, Scientific Research and Innovation Fund, Jordan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Jordan, Jan. 2022-present.
• Supervisory Board, National Fund for Enterprise Support (NAFES), The Higher Council  for Science and Technology (HCST), Jordan, Feb. 2022-present.
• Nuclear Safety Committee, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, Jordan, 2018-present.
• Technical Program Committee of the 2019 IEEE Jordan International Joint Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (JEEIT), Amman, Jordan, Aug. 2018-Apr. 2019.
• Technical Committee for studying and evaluating the bids of the 16-MW on-grid PV-system at the University of Jordan campus, 2018.