P rof. Dr. Salwan Obaid Waheed Khafaji <br/>Mechanical Engineering <br/>PHD/University of Missouri at Columbia (USA) <br/> <br/> <br/>Languages: Arabic/ English <br/> <br/>Professor in the mechanical and aerospace engineering (PhD-University of Missouri at Columbia_USA) Teaching experience for 14 years at University of Babylon-Mechanical Engineering Department/Iraq). Specializing in Structural vibration and Renewable energy, System Dynamics modeling, Functional graded materials, Composite materials, finite element method. Experienced with all stages of the development projects and management. Well-versed in numerous finite element method, such as Ansys and Comsol. Strong background in structural design. <br/> <br/>Skill Highlights <br/> <br/>• Structural design <br/>• Decision maker <br/>• Programming <br/>• Optimization • Modeling and analysis <br/>• Teaching <br/> <br/>Experience <br/>Teaching staff - 04/2005 to present. <br/>Research assistant 8/2016-08/2018 IEEE member <br/>Edito in Chief for the Iraqi Journal of Mechanical and Material Engineering” belonged to the College of Engineering/Babylon University. <br/>*Reviewer for NSF (National Science Foundation-USA) for funded projects <br/>*Scientific evaluator for several projects. <br/> Reviewer for several high level journals such as: <br/>1- Nonlinear Vibration and Control <br/>2- Archive of Civil and Mechanical engineer 3- Applied Physics <br/>4- Smart materials and structures 5- Applied Sciences <br/>6- Journal of mechanical science and technology 7- Polymers <br/>8- Materials <br/>9- Micromechanics <br/>10- Mathematical problems in Engineering <br/>11- International journal of Mechanical science 12- Part G:Journal Of Automotive Engineering 13- Transaction on industrial engineering (IEEE) 14- Technologies <br/>15- Robotics <br/>Etc…… <br/>• Cooperate with several researchers and publishing more than 45 scientific journal and conference papers. <br/>• Advisor for M.Sc and PhD students <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Education <br/> <br/>1- PhD : Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering <br/> University of Missouri at Columbia (USA)- 2018 <br/> <br/>2- M.E: Master in Engineering/ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering <br/> University of Missouri at Columbia (USA)- 2016 <br/> <br/>3- M.Sc: Master in Engineering Science. <br/>Mechanical Engineering <br/>University of Babylon 2005 <br/> <br/>4- B.Sc <br/>Mechanical Engineering <br/>University of Babylon 2003 <br/> <br/> Some of My Researches: <br/> <br/>1- Performance of Multi Buckets Vertical -Axis Wind Turbine with at Different Blades Angles, February 2022, Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2(4) <br/> <br/>2- Experimental Study for Three and Six Buckets of Sim-Savonius, July 2022, DOI:10.1109/ICECET55527.2022.9873101, Conference: 2022 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET). <br/> <br/> <br/>3- ANALYTICAL POSITION CONTROL SYSTEM OF A LINEAR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR USED IN AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS, July 2023, DOI:10.17683/ijomam/issue13.25 <br/>4- Adaptive Model Predictive Control for a Magnetic Suspension System under Initial Position Dispersions and Voltage Disturbances <br/> Article, January 2022, FME Transactions <br/> Fawaz Al-Bakri, Salwan Obaid Waheed <br/> <br/>5- A Sliding Mode Control of an Electromagnetic Actuator Used in Aircraft Systems <br/> FF Al-Bakri, SK Lami, HH Ali, SOW Khafaji <br/> 2021 5th Annual Systems Modelling Conference (SMC), 1-5 2021 <br/>6- Adaptive Model Predictive Control for a TORA System under Initial Axial and angular Position Dispersions <br/> FF Al-Bakri, SOW Khafaji, HH Ali, LN Muhi <br/> 2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference … 1 <br/>2021 <br/>7- H∞ LOOP SHAPING CONTROL DESIGN OF THE ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF A HYDRAULIC MOTOR <br/> HH Ali, SOW Khafaji, FF Al-Bakri <br/>International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics, 72-79 2021 <br/>8- A NOVEL ANALYTICAL CONTROL OF A SINGLE ROTARY INVERTED PENDULUM UNDER INITIAL ANGULAR DISPERSIONS <br/> FF Al-Bakri, SOW Khafaji, HH Ali <br/> International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics, 32-42 2021 <br/>9- NATURAL CONVECTON IN SINUSOIDAL–CORRUGTED ENCLOSURE UTITIING SILVER/WATER NANOLUID WITH DIFFERENT SHAPES OF CONCENTRIC INNER CYLINDERS <br/> E Aboud, Q Al-Amir, H Hamzah, A Abdulkadhim, M Gabir, S Khafaji, F Ali <br/> Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer 17 1 <br/>2021 <br/>10- Static Analysis of elastomeric bridge bearing <br/> K Waleed, H Hadi, S Khafaji <br/> Solid State Technology 63 (6), 21371-21389 2020 <br/>11- Analyzing of Semi-Active Suspensions System of a Magnetorheological Fluid Damper for an Automobile Application under Various Excitations <br/> AY Enad, MJ Aubad, S Obaid <br/> Solid State Technology 63 (1), 704-719 2020 <br/>12- MHD effect on mixed convection of annulus circular enclosure filled with Non-Newtonian nanofluid <br/> ED Aboud, HK Rashid, HM Jassim, SY Ahmed, SOW Khafaji, HK Hamzah, ... <br/> Heliyon 6 (4), e03773 21 <br/>2020 <br/>13- Mechanical and free vibration properties of clamshell particles/polyester composites <br/> NH Mostafa, MB Hunain, SOW Khafaji <br/> Materials Research Express 7 (1), 015104 3 <br/>2020 <br/>14- Transient analysis of transversely functionally graded Timoshenko beam (TFGTB) in conjunction with finite element method <br/> SOW Khafaji, MA Al-Shujairi, MJ Aubad <br/> Archive of Mechanical Engineering 67 1 <br/>2020 <br/>15- Modal analysis and transient response of axially functionally graded (AFG) beam using finite element method <br/> MJ Aubad, SOW Khafaji, MT Hussein, MA Al-Shujairi <br/> Materials Research Express 6 (10), 1065g4 16 <br/>2019 <br/>16- Online Semi-Active Control System of a Magnetorheological Fluid Damper using LQR Algorithm <br/> MTH Mohammed A. Al-Shujairi, Mohammed JawadAubad, Salwan Obaid Waheed Khafaji <br/> International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering 19 (03 … 2019 <br/>17- Effect of Layer Thickness on Natural Convection in a Square Enclosure Superposed by Nano-Porous and Non-Newtonian Fluid Layers Divided by a Wavy Permeable Wall <br/> SOWK Mohammed Y. Jabbar, Saba Y. Ahmed, Hameed K. Hamzah, Farooq Hassan Ali1 <br/> International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering 19 (03), 26-49 5 <br/>2019 <br/>18- Sensitivity analysis and Taguchi optimization procedure for a single-shoe drum brake <br/> SOW Khafaji, N Manring <br/> Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of … 5 <br/>2019 <br/>19- ENTROPY GENERATION ANALYSIS OF A NATURAL CONVECTION INSIDE A SINUSOIDAL ENCLOSURE WITH DIFFERENT SHAPES OF CYLINDERS <br/> SOWK Hussein M. Jassim, Farooq Hassan Ali, Qusay Rashid <br/> Frontiers in Heat and Mass transfer 5* <br/>2019 <br/>20- Optimal Design of a Conventional and Magnetorheological Fluid Brakes Using Sensitivity Analysis and Taguchi Method <br/> SOW Khafaji, ND Manring, M Al-Mudhafar <br/> ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 52187 … 1 <br/>2018 <br/>21- The torque capacity of a magnetorheological fluid brake compared to a frictional disk brake <br/> SO Waheed, ND Manring <br/> Journal of Mechanical Design 140 (4) 5 <br/>2018 <br/>22- Online algorithm for controlling a cruise system under uncertainty in design parameters and environmental conditions using Monte-Carlo simulation <br/> M Laheeb, K Salwan, AB Fawaz, L Sarah <br/> 2018 IEEE 8th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference … 6 <br/>2018 <br/>23- Online algorithm for controlling an inverted pendulum system under uncertainty in design parameters and initial conditions using Monte-Carlo simulation <br/> AB Fawaz, M Laheeb, K Salwan <br/> 2018 IEEE 8th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference … 5 <br/>2018 <br/>24- Sensitivity analysis and optimal design of conventional and magnnetorheological fluid brakes <br/> SOW Khafaji <br/> University of Missouri--Columbia 2018 <br/>25- Optimal Design of a Conventional and Magnetorheological Fluid Brakes Using Sensitivity Analysis and Taguchi Method <br/> AMM Salwan Obaid Waheed Khafaji, Manring, Noah <br/> IMECE2018 2018 <br/>26- Sensitivity analysis for a single-shoe drums brake <br/> SOW Khafaji <br/> Journal of Aeronautics & Aerospace Engineering 6 (3), 57 2017 <br/>27- Sensitivity analysis for a single-shoe disk brake <br/> SOW Khafaji <br/> 5th International Conference and Exhibition on Mechanical & Aerospace … 2017 <br/>28- Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Polymers in 2015 <br/> Polymers Editorial Office <br/> Polymers 8 (1), 25 2016 <br/>29- Instability of angled pipeline arising from internal fluids flow <br/> MJ Nawras H. Mustafa, Salwan Obed Waheed <br/> The Iraqi Journal For Mechanical And Material Engineering 12 (2), 232-237 4 <br/>2012 <br/>30- Mathematical representation of bolted-joint stiffness: A new suggested model <br/> N Haidar, S Obeed, M Jawad <br/> Journal of mechanical science and technology 25, 2827-2834 44 <br/>2011 <br/>31- Nonlinear Dynamic Characteristics of a Simple Blade with Breathing Crack Using Ansys Software <br/>نورس حيدر مصطفى أل سيد حيدر ‎ <br/> University of Babylon Repository 2011 <br/>32- Nonlinear dynamic characteristics of a simple blade with breathing crack using Ansys software <br/> W Salwan Obeed, M Nawras Haidar, J Dhyai Hassan <br/> World Journal of Mechanics 2011 11 <br/>2011 <br/>33- Detection of Crack in a Simple Unswept Wing Using Free Vibration Analysis <br/> HH Obeid, NH Mostafa, SO Waheed, S Hantosh <br/> The Iraqi Journal For Mechanical And Material Engineering 9 (2) 2009 <br/>34- Buckling analysis of stringer stiffened composite cylinder <br/> NH Mostafa, SO Waheed <br/> Iraqi journal of mechanical and material engineering 8 (2) 2 <br/>2008 <br/>35- 2021 5th Annual Systems Modelling Conference (SMC) <br/> AP Rifai, AH Chara, FF Al-Bakri, HB Wangs, HH Ali, M Asadujjaman, ... <br/>36- Analytical Studyf of Effecting Labyrinth Seal Geometry on Stability of Rotor System by Using Bulk Flow Mode <br/> AS Hashim, MF Almensory, SO Waheed <br/>37- Optimum Design of Symmetric Laminated Reinforced Plate Subjected to in-Plane Compressive Loading: Buckling Analysis <br/> NH Mostafa, SO Waheed, A Saady <br/> <br/>