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The Mechanical engineering department is considered presently as
the largest department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and
Minerals. The department is receiving momentous support from the
university administration that is associated with ample of hope
and expectations. This has stowed tremendous responsibilities on
the shoulders of all faculty members at the department to excel
in all three strategic directions of the university; Teaching,
Research and Community service. Also the Mechanical department
has been entrusted to lead the most important strategic
collaboration in the history of the university with MIT. The
collaboration started on September 2008 and spans over eight
years of joint research and educational projects that extend
across many departments at King Fahd University. Teaching is
the most important activity and the Mechanical Engineering
Department has been consciously improving its program and
updating its content and methodology. The latest update of the
program is focusing on design skills at early stages of the
program, new multi-disciplinary courses, and improving hands-on
experience. The department is also getting sustained support
from the administration to upgrade the laboratories assuring
state-of-the-art equipment being used for best hands-on
experience for its distinguished students. New teaching labs
have been established in the area of design for manufacturing,
reverse engineering and rapid prototyping and mechatronic.
Continuous feedback from all stakeholders including ABET, NAAC,
the administration, faculty members, students, industrial
advisory committee, and alumni helps the department in its self
assessment efforts to close the loop for sustained improvement
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Even though teaching is the most important activity research
have been improving substantially over the past few years. This
was a natural result of improved research environment at the
university with the presence of many initiatives including the
deanship of scientific research, national strategic technology
research programs, and programs of King AbdulAziz City of
Science and Technology. The research collaboration with MIT is
focusing on two of the most important strategic issues to Saudi
Arabia: Water and Energy. It is hoped that new technologies will
emerge from the collaborative research that would have
significant contribution and impact in the fields of water
desalination and renewable green energy. The mechanical
engineering department as part of the university considesr the
student as its most precious product and is committed to do its
best to assure quality education and ethics for future leaders
in their filed. We also seek to improve our contribution to the
society and humanity through knowledge dissemination and new
technologies. I am proud of being part of KFUPM and the
mechanical engineering department and proud of our students who
are always proving that they can lead to a prosperous future of
our nation.
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Dr. Amro Al-Qutub, Office Location: 22/251, Phone # 860-2677, Fax # 860-2949
e-mail: aqutub@kfupm.edu.sa |
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Dr. Amro Al-Qutub
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Associate Professor
Tel: 966-3-860 2677 (Office)
Fax: 966-3-860 2949 (ME Department)
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