Education 

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2016
• M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2011
• B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, NIT Warangal, India, 2009 

Professional Experience 

• 2019 – Present: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM
• 2017 – 2018 :    Postdoctoral Researcher, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Courses Taught 

• ME 203 Thermodynamics I
• ME 204 Thermodynamics II
• ME 316 Thermofluids Laboratory
• ME 423 Energy Conversion
• ME 495 Undergraduate Research
• ME 523 Advanced Energy Conversion
• ME 548 Combustion Phenomena
• ME 606 Independent Research

Research Areas 

• Sustainable Fuels
• Life Cycle Assessment
• Additive Manufacturing
• Laser Sensors
• Desalination

Selected Publications, Book Chapters & Patents 

• Awad BS Alquaity, and Bekir S. Yilbas. "Investigation of Spatter Trajectories in an SLM Build Chamber under Argon Gas Flow." Metals 12, no. 2 (2022): 343.
• Farooq, Aamir, Awad BS Alquaity, Mohsin Raza, Ehson F. Nasir, Shunchun Yao, and Wei Ren. "Laser sensors for energy systems and process industries: Perspectives and directions." Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 91 (2022): 100997.
• Jacobs, Sascha, Malte Döntgen, Awad BS Alquaity, Wassja A. Kopp, Leif C. Kröger, Ultan Burke, Heinz Pitsch, Kai Leonhard, Henry J. Curran, and K. Alexander Heufer. "Detailed kinetic modeling of dimethoxymethane. Part II: Experimental and theoretical study of the kinetics and reaction mechanism." Combustion and Flame 205 (2019): 522-533.
• Zhao, Chengcheng, Awad Alquaity, and S. Mani Sarathy. " Comparative assessment of LCA for PEM Fuel cell Bus with diesel and electric bus: A case study in Saudi Arabia." In Pathways to a Clean, Stable, and Sustainable Energy Future, 44th IAEE International Conference, February 4-9, 2023. International Association for Energy Economics, 2023.
• Awad BS Alquaity,  "Influence of Spatter Size on Spatter Transport in an Additive Manufacturing Build Chamber." In Proceedings of the 26thNational and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India. Begel House Inc., 2021.
• Farooq, Aamir, and Awad BS Alquaity. "Laser Absorption." In Optical Diagnostics for Reacting and Non-Reacting Flows: Theory and Practice, pp. 431-476. Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 2022.
• Javed, Tamour, Ahfaz Ahmed, Vallinayagam Raman, Awad BS Alquaity, and Bengt Johansson. "Combustion-Based Transportation in a Carbon-Constrained World—A Review." Pollutants from energy sources: Characterization and control (2019): 7-34.
• Awad Bin Saud Alquaity and Aamir Farooq. "Cavity ring-down spectroscopic system and method." U.S. Patent 9,606,093, issued March 28, 2017. 

Professional Memberships 

• Executive Board Member – Saudi Arabian Section of Combustion Institute
• Member – American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Member – Combustion Institute
• Member – International Association of Energy Economics 

KFUPM Affiliations 

• Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage