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.
|